Syllabus
Photo 35ad

Photography for Publication

Long Beach City College

Fall 2012

LAC K130 Tues, Thurs 9:30am-12:30pm

LAC K127 Digital Lab

Jeff Smeding      jsmeding@lbcc.edu

Journalism advisor:

Cindy Frye  cfryewriter@yahoo.com

photo35ad.blogspot.com

Course Description:

This is a comprehensive course in basic and advanced photojournalism techniques. Students will gain practical experience in photography for publication in newspapers and magazines. 

Photo 35ad will collaborate with Journalism 6ad to provide the photos and stories for City Magazine.  There are eight class sessions where we meet with the journalism class.  During the spring session the magazine is laid out by an Art class, and is printed at the end of the school year.

Course Requirements:

1. Attendance

Attendance is mandatory for this class.  If you miss a class it is your responsibility to obtain notes and assignments from your classmates.  Excessive absences will affect your grade.

2. Completion of assignments  Since we will be collaborating with the journalism class, it is critical that these assignments be completed on time
3.  Class participation

Students are expected to present their work and comment on their classmate’s work during print critique and the joint class sessions

Supply List:

-35mm dSLR Camera with Video capability (some cameras are available for free day to day rental with student ID.  You are monetarily responsible)

-flash drive 4 or 8GB

Assignments and Grading

#1 1st Story 200 points

#2 2nd Story 200 points

#3  Ice breaker 100 points

#4  Blog  150 points

#5  Environmental Portrait 100 points

#6  Daily Life 150 points

#7  Sports 100 points

#8 MultiMedia 150 points

#9  Illustration 150 points

Participation 100 points

Attendance 100 points

Total 1500 points

1350-1500 points A

1200-1349 points B

1050-1199 points C

900-1049 points D

Under 900 points F

Late Assignments

There will be no late assignments accepted in this class.  You may redo an assignment for a better grade.  Redo’s are due within one week of the original due date and the new grade will be one full grade lower.

It is particularly important that you turn in your City Magazine assignments on time.  

You are a photographer working on a deadline and you will not be rehired if you do not produce.  This is true even if your assigned writer is not being responsible.

Week 1

August 28

• Intro – Syllabus

August 30

• Intro to Digital
• Workflow
• Photo Editor

Week 2

September 4  -Classes Meet Jointly  at P111 

• First group meeting
• announce staff
• story ideas
• JACC criteria discussion

September 6

• Shooting techniques -Overall, Medium, Close.  Angles, Lenses
• Develop Story Ideas
• Digital Techniques - contact sheets
• Bring your dSLR with you to class

Week 3

September 11 - Classes Meet Jointly at P111

• Presentation of Story ideas
• Writers/photographers team up
• Icebreaker Assignment #3
• Bring your dSLR with you to class

September 13 - Classes Meet Jointly at P111

•   continued from Tuesdays class

Week 4

September 18

• #3 critique  Icebreaker

September 20

•       Assignment #4 Photo Blogs

Week 5

September 25 - Classes Meet Jointly at P111

• Written/Oral report on progress

September 27

• 
  

Week 6

October 2

• Review with photo editor

October 4 - Classes Meet Jointly at P111

• First story due.  Show photos to both classes

Week 7

October 9 Flex Day, No Class

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October 11

• #5 Environmental Portrait 
• Open Computer Lab

Week 8

October 16

• Assignment #1 review with photo editor
• 
  

October 18 - Classes Meet Jointly at P111

• Photo Story #1 Final Deadline
• Environmental Portrait Critique

Week 9

October 23 - Classes Meet Jointly at P111

• Second Story Ideas Presented

October 25

• #5 Environmental Portrait Critique

Week 10

October 30

•  #6 Daily Life 
• Open Lab

November 1

• #7 Sports
• Open Lab

Week 11

November 6

• #8 MultiMedia
  
  

November 8

• Open Lab Multimedia

Week 12

November 13

• #6 Critique Daily Life

November 15

• Review with Photo Editor Assignment #2

Week 13

November 20 - Classes Meet Jointly at P111

• Final Second Stories Due

November 22 No Class, Thanksgiving Holiday

Week 14 

November 27

• #7 Critique Sports

November 29

• #9 Illustration
• Copyright
• Open Lab

Week 15

December 4

• #8 Critique MultiMedia 
• Open Lab

December 6

• Open Lab

Week 16

December 11

• #9 Illustration Critique