Syllabus - Summer 2013

Photo 35ad

Photography for Publication

Long Beach City College

Summer 2013
Class #50275
Mon-Thurs 9:00am - 12:20pm
June 24 - August 1

Jeff Smeding      jsmeding@lbcc.edu
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.

Since this is a summer-session class, we will not be collaborating with the journalism class, and will not be photographing for City Magazine.  We will be posting our work on the city magazine website.  www.lbcitymag.com

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.
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 Daily Life 150 points
#2 Photo Blog 150 points
#3 Environmental Portrait 150 points
#4 Photo Story 150 points
#5 Sports 150 points
#6 Photo Story II 150 points
#7 Multimedia (5x5) 150 points
#8 Illustration 150 points

In-Class Assignments  150 points
Participation/Attendance 150 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.

You are a photographer working on a deadline and you will not be rehired if you do not produce.

Week 1

6/24  - Intro, Syllabus etc
6/25  -Intro to Digital
6/26  -Digital techniques, Workflow, Non-Destructive Editing, Ice Breaker
6/27  -Weekend Assignment-Red file size (dimension, resolution) requirements for the class

Week 2

7/1  -Critique - Red, Assignment #1 Daily Life, Assignment #2 Photo Blog
7/2  -Assignment # 3 Environmental Portrait
7/3  -Assignment #4 Photo Story
7/4  -Fourth of July Holiday.  No Class.

Week 3

7/8  Critique- Assignment #1 Daily Life, Reflectors
7/9  -Critique Assignment #3 Environmental Portrait, Assignment #4 Part 1 due (idea, story, images) -Shooting techniques, Overall, Medium, Close, Angles, Lenses
7/10  -On Camera Flash, Fill Flash, writing cut lines
7/11  -Assignment #5 Sports,

Week 4

7/15  -Copyright, Ethics in journalism,
7/16  -Critique Assignment #5 Sports
7/17  -Photo Editor, editing
7/18  -Critique Assignment #4 Photo Story, Assignment #6 Photo Story II,

Week 5

7/22  -Assignment #7  MultiMedia (5x5), Shooting Video with a dSLR
7/23  - iMovie editing
7/24  Open Lab,  Ethics
7/25  -Open Lab, When/Where to shoot

Week 6

7/29  -Assignment #8 Illustration  Masking techniques, Blending Modes
7/30  - Open Lab, Critique, #7 MultiMedia
7/31  -Critique, Assignment #8 Illustration
8/1  -Critique Assignment #6 Photo Story II, Critique - Photo Blog

Week 7
8/5  -Critique, Assignment #8 Illustration
8/6 - Open Lab
8/7  -Field Trip, Los Angeles
8/8  -Field Trip Open Day

Week 8
8/12  -Open Lab
8/13  -Open Lab - Illustration Critique, Field Trip Critique
8/14  -Critique Assignment #6 Photo Story II
8/15  -Critique - Photo Blog