Assignment #6 Daily Life

A Feature Photo, sometimes called "Daily Life" is a photo that is designed to be run alone (not as part of a group) and is a diversion from the other types of "hard" news photographs.

Sometimes called a "visual dessert," a feature photo may be humorous, or emotion provoking, or just show an event from daily life that celebrates great photographic technique.  It is a search for moments that are worth preserving forever.

How a Feature Photo differs from "hard" news photography:

• Timelessness  - A new photo often is outdated after the event has occurred.  A feature photo should be able to be run at any time in the future.  
• Daily Life  - A feature photo doesn't necessarily show current events, but instead shows slices of daily life in a unique and timeless manner.
• Hard News ReVisioned - Sometimes there is a blurring between feature photos and hard news photos.  Instead of being a reporting of the event, it is more about one aspect of the event and how it affects those around it.  You may show the effects of weather or season, or of a firefighter taking time out at the end of a fire to interact with children watching the event.
• Emotions - Feature photos often provoke an emotion such as humor, kindness, pity, or celebration that is timeless in nature.

Look For:

• New Environments - This helps you to keep a fresh eye.
• Candids - The majority of these photos include people in un-posed situations.  Find people on the street and talk to them to gain their trust.
• Look for a unique angle - Under a trampoline or up a tree, or gain access to the roof of a building where the window washers are working.
• People - Find out where people congregate and go there.  Look for local events, especially events with interesting people or surroundings or activities.
• Great Photo Techniques  -  Don't forget about Lighting, Composition, Angles of View, Depth of Field, Fast and Slow Shutter speeds, etc.

Due:

3 Unique Photos from 3 unique situations.  Each photo should be able to stand on its own and comply with the above guidelines.

Please edit down to 3 photos only (not two, not fifteen).  You should always shoot RAW files, but we only need .jpegs for this assignment.  Process them in your usual digital workflow (cropping, levels, sharpening, etc), and output them at 1600 pixels wide at 72ppi, using the sRGB color profile.  Put the photos in a folder labeled DL-yourname.  

150 Points

Due Tuesday November 13th at 9:30am.  Photos need to be uploaded to the server by 9:45 or they will be considered late.

File Size and Dimension Info

Greetings

For the City Magazine photographs, I would like to have two files for each photo that you take; one Tiff and one Jpeg.

Tiff  -  full resolution (pixel dimension) of your camera at 300ppi resolution, Adobe RGB or ProPhoto RGB color profile.  If you import the files at 240ppi that is OK, as long as it is the full resolution

Jpeg  -  1600 pixels on the long edge, at 72ppi resolution, sRGB color profile.  Jpegs are smaller versions that can be loaded/viewed easier and are also used for the web.

Remember to fill out the File Info with your name as the author, a brief description, keywords and names of people appearing in the photo.

Assignment #5 Environmental Portrait

An environmental portrait is a portrait of a person or animal in which that person's environment is included in the photo to help the viewer understand the defining characteristics of the subject.

Assignment:
Photograph two different people, each in their unique environment.  Make sure that the viewer can see how each of the environments relates to the subject.  Include at least 3 variations of different poses/compositions of each subject.  NOTE:  Photograph two people who are strangers to you, not your friends or family.

Some good examples of whom to photograph:
-Craftsmen   Photographed in their studios with their work
-Workers   Our careers often define who we are as a person
-Collectors  Photographed with their collections
-Musicians  With their instruments or other props

Due:
Due Thursday October 25th at 9:30am
At least 6 .jpg files of two different subjects in their environment (at least 3 files of each subject).  Files should be post-processed (cropping, color balance, sharpening, density/contrast etc.) for maximum quality.  The long edge should be 1600 pixels in dimension with a resolution of 72 ppi.


Tips:
--Talk to the subject.  Ask them about their work, their environment and/or the tools they use.  This will help put the subject at ease making for a better photograph.  It may also help you come up with new ideas for the photo, such as the environment to shoot in, and tools (props) to use.

--Lighting.  You may use portable studio lighting.  Remember that sometimes the ambient lighting may be better, such as north facing windows.  You are the photographer and you are expected to make the best portrait possible, and that includes mastering the lighting.

--Choose an environment that adds interest to the photo and also helps "explain" the subject.  Remember that you can move around furniture and manipulate the light if needed.  You should "make" a photo, not "take" a photo.

--Composition.  Remember to look at all the areas inside the frame.  Think about the Rule of Thirds, Leading Lines, Symmetry, Negative Space, Repetition of Form eg. eg.  Remember to "Watch the Background!"

No Class Tuesday October 9th

Greetings Photographers

There is a LBCC faculty flex day on Tuesday, October 9th.  All classes campus-wide are cancelled.

I'll see you on Thursday, October 11th at 9:30am.

Jeff Smedig

No joint class meeting Thursday 10/4

Hello all

The journalism class cancelled the joint class meeting Thursday 10/4.  We will meet at 9:30am in K127.   The final deadline for the first round of stories will be Thursday 10/18.  Please keep working on your photo story.

Jeff Smeding