The photos for the first photo assignment are due in class Tuesday, Oct. 2nd. Please edit your photos down to approximately 10-20 photos. Process each with basic Photoshop adjustments and save as a .tif file and a smaller .jpg file.
The .tif file should be at your full camera's resolution and may include layers. Use 300 ppi.
the .jpg file should be save at 1600pixels max. dimension. Use 72 ppi. File-Save for web and devices is a good way to do this.
Title all of the photos with the story name, and put your name and the cutline in the file info box.
Please let me know if you will not be able to show the photos in class on Tuesday. You need to have a good reason if you won't be able to show them. Remember, you will be presenting the photos in the combined class on Thursday. This is your hard deadline! You will not work in the industry if you miss deadlines.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Assignment #4 The Blog
Assignment #4 The Blog
For this assignment you will create and maintain a free blog on one of the commercially available blog sites such as Blogger, Wordpress or Tumblr. The purpose of the blog will be to promote your interest(s) in photography and to use it as a form of advertising or social networking.
Start with signing up for a blog and customizing the layout to your liking. All of the blog sites have custom templates that you can use, and will also let you tweak these to suit your artistic needs. You can change the font and font size, the background and foreground colors, add images etc.
The first post should be an explanation of your interest in creating the blog. What motivates you to share what you are sharing with the world? What is your goal with the blog? Are you creating the blog to share your photography with others? As a source of creativity? Would you like to become better at combining writing and images together? Interested in "how to's" and explaining (with images) certain photographic techniques?
To fulfill the requirements of this assignment, you will need to post at least once a week until our last class session. The posts must be well thought out and filled with real, legitimate content. You will have at least 3 or 4 paragraphs of writing in each post, along with at least 3 or 4 relevant images. You may use photos that you have taken for this class, or other classes that you may be taking.
You are required to email me (jsmeding@lbcc.edu) the url of your blog, and we will be reviewing these periodically in class.
This assignment is worth 100 points.
For this assignment you will create and maintain a free blog on one of the commercially available blog sites such as Blogger, Wordpress or Tumblr. The purpose of the blog will be to promote your interest(s) in photography and to use it as a form of advertising or social networking.
Start with signing up for a blog and customizing the layout to your liking. All of the blog sites have custom templates that you can use, and will also let you tweak these to suit your artistic needs. You can change the font and font size, the background and foreground colors, add images etc.
The first post should be an explanation of your interest in creating the blog. What motivates you to share what you are sharing with the world? What is your goal with the blog? Are you creating the blog to share your photography with others? As a source of creativity? Would you like to become better at combining writing and images together? Interested in "how to's" and explaining (with images) certain photographic techniques?
To fulfill the requirements of this assignment, you will need to post at least once a week until our last class session. The posts must be well thought out and filled with real, legitimate content. You will have at least 3 or 4 paragraphs of writing in each post, along with at least 3 or 4 relevant images. You may use photos that you have taken for this class, or other classes that you may be taking.
You are required to email me (jsmeding@lbcc.edu) the url of your blog, and we will be reviewing these periodically in class.
This assignment is worth 100 points.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Photo Editor Info
Josh Pimienta is the photo editor for the first set of photos for City Magazine. If you have any problems working with your writer, you can contact Josh. His email is:
Josh.Pimienta@Gmail.com
Also, he is a good contact if you need photo shoot ideas and/or have technical questions.
Josh.Pimienta@Gmail.com
Also, he is a good contact if you need photo shoot ideas and/or have technical questions.
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Save the Photography Program
As you know, the photography program is in danger of being cut out completely. That means that starting in Fall of 2012, there will be no photography program and no photography classes ever again.
Please sign this online petition:
http://www.change.org/petitions/long-beach-city-college-board-of-trustees-save-the-lbcc-photography-program?fb_action_ids=4501250810463&fb_action_types=change-org%3Arecruit&fb_ref=__eXirtULumf&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%224501250810463%252
Please encourage everyone that you know to also sign the petition.
On Tuesday September 25th – 5pm (LAC Room#T-1100), the Art and Photography department will participate the BOT’s meeting. We will all wear black shirt and have camera in hand. Our students will speak to the BOT and give them the petition. Hope you will join us and encourage your students to participate.
Please sign this online petition:
http://www.change.org/petitions/long-beach-city-college-board-of-trustees-save-the-lbcc-photography-program?fb_action_ids=4501250810463&fb_action_types=change-org%3Arecruit&fb_ref=__eXirtULumf&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%224501250810463%252
Please encourage everyone that you know to also sign the petition.
On Tuesday September 25th – 5pm (LAC Room#T-1100), the Art and Photography department will participate the BOT’s meeting. We will all wear black shirt and have camera in hand. Our students will speak to the BOT and give them the petition. Hope you will join us and encourage your students to participate.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Assignment #3 Icebreaker
Photograph your partner from the journalism class. Your assignment is to photograph the person as a writer to be used on a book jacket or a magazine article. Shoot a variety of poses (at least 5 different poses, both close up and half/full body) and edit down the shoot to at most 12 photos. Remember the techniques that we talked about in class. You may use props and studio lighting (if you are familiar with studio lighting).
Watch the background, lighting, pose and composition. Props may be used.
100 points total. Due September 18 at the beginning of class.
Watch the background, lighting, pose and composition. Props may be used.
100 points total. Due September 18 at the beginning of class.