Assignments and Deadlines
Assignment I: Shoot Anything Aug 27 DL Sep 10
Assignment II: Lines & Curves Sep 10 DL Sep 24
Assignment III: Aperture – Getting Closer Sep 24 DL Oct 8
Assignment IV: Shutter Speed – Freezing & Blurring Oct 8 DL Oct 22
Assignment V: Animal Nov 22 DL Nov 5
Assignment VI: Mineral Nov 5 DL Nov 19
Assignment VII: Vegetable Oct 8 DL Oct 22
FINAL Aug 27 DL Dec TBA
August (19 Fall Semester Begin)
Week 1
20 Tuesday
Intro,
Project: Blog, (posted and address sent by Thursday Nov. 22)
22 Thursday
Week 2
Video: Shooting
27 Tuesday – No Class Meeting
Shooting: Manuel x2, 200/400, 50mm; The ‘Exposure Triangle’
Dynamic Range
Ideal shooting conditions
Assignment I: Shoot Anything
29 Thursday
September (Sep. 2 Labor Day)
Week 3
3 Tuesday:
Lec: The objective of the class... What constitutes good Print?
Basics of developing black & White images in Lightroom,
Catalog basics
5 Thursday
Week 4:
Video: Lightroom
10 Tuesday
Saving for and posting to your blog
Crit – Assignment I: Shoot Anything
Assignment II: Lines and Curves
12 Thursday
Week 5
17 Tuesday
Exporting to Photoshop, Converting to B&W, Levels & Curves
Printing Photographs
What is ISO
Project: ISO test
19 Thursday
Week 6
Video: collections files, folders, catalogs, and collection sets
24 Tuesday – No Class Meeting
Crit – Assignment II: Lines and Curves
Assignment III: Aperture – Getting Closer
26 Thursday
October (10 – 11 Fall Break )
Week 7
1 Tuesday
Organization: Collections, files, folders, collections, and sets
DOF, Aperture
Exercise: Aperture Experiment
3 Thursday
Week 8
8 Tuesday
Crit – Assignment III: Aperture – Getting Closer
Assignment IV: Shutter Speed – Freezing and Blurring
10 Thursday October 10 – 11 Fall Break
Week 9
15 Tuesday
Photoshop, working non-destructively
Bracketing, HDR and Faux HDR
Exercise: Bracketing
17 Thursday
Week 10
22 Tuesday – No Class Meeting
Crit – Shutter Speed – Freezing and Blurring
Assignment IV: Animal
24 Thursday
Week 11
29 Tuesday
Using Bridge
Working in Photoshop Raw
31 Thursday
November (28 – Dec. 1 Thanksgiving Break)
Week 12
5 Tuesday
Crit – Assignment V: Animal
Assignment VI: Mineral
7 Thursday
Week 13
12 Tuesday
Careers in Photography
Final and Portfolio
14 Thursday
Week 14
19 Tuesday
Crit – Assignment VII: Vegetable
Assignment VII: Vegetable
21 Thursday
Week 15
26 Tuesday – No Class Meeting
Portfolio Prep
28 Thursday Thanksgiving Break
Week 16
December (8 Finals Week)
3 Tuesday
Portfolio Prep
5 Thursday
The final portfolio is due the day of the potluck/movie day during final week. It is to be mounted and presented in the space designated for Intro to Graphic Design. Late work will not be accepted. Date to be announced.
