Here is your work from the aperture assignment. This was a much better shoot collectively than the exposure assignment. I look forward to seeing the action control assignment. Try to get it on the server by noon Tues. and I will have a mov for the critique.
The Lyrical Landscape Exhibit runs from September 14th through November 12th at the Dairy Barn in Athens.
“An invitational photography exhibition featuring various photography techniques and artists’ visions of “landscape”
An invitational exhibition of photographic works by: Kenner Bush, John Chakeres, Ted Harris, Frank Hunter, and Terrance L. Reimer
You guys should check this out. The admission for students is only $2.50. The dairy barn is down Richland Ave on the right after the entrance of campus.
Download today’s lecture on action control and shutter speeds. We did go over this quickly. For those who have any questions, please watch this again. Ask any questions via comments and I will respond. I look forward to seeing your shutter speed work next Tuesday.
Again, for those who are having issues with camera shake, make sure you get this under control with this assignment. That will ruin an image more than anything.
All images are for educational purposes only.
For those interested in entering your work in the CPOY student contest, here are the categories. I have to shoot tomorrow until about 5:15 so I should be there around 5:30. Sign up for another faculty member in the meantime. Please have an idea of what categories you might enter your images in before coming. Also, read the eligibility rules and caption requirements on their site at www.cpoy.org.
Single Picture Categories
10 images maximum may be entered in each of these categories.
01. Spot News - A picture of an unscheduled event for which no advance planning was possible. Examples: fires, accidents or natural disasters.
02. General News - A picture of a scheduled political, social or cultural event for which advance planning was possible. Examples: demonstrations, staged entertainment and promotional events.
03. Feature - Usually a found situation with strong human interest that is unposed and shows respect for the subject’s dignity.
04. Sports Action - An action picture that captures the competitive spirit. Should increase understanding of and appreciation for individual and team sports.
05. Sports Feature - An unposed sports-related picture with strong human interest that celebrates the role athletics play in the lives of athletes and fans.
06. Portrait - A picture of a person that reveals the essence of the subject’s character.
07. Pictorial - A graphic image that expresses beauty, tension, harmony, chaos and other abstract concepts through composition, tonal and color relationships more than through human interaction.
08. Illustration* - A food, product, still life, fashion or concept picture. Each entry must have a title.
ASSIGNMENT 4: SHUTTER SPEED
DUE OCT. 2
Shutter speeds and their effect on the image.
Your camera can enhance the communication of motion
Be sure to shoot at least 40 photographs for this assignment.
1. Make a series of photos of any stationary subject using a hand held camera at shutter speed on 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30 1/60 and 1/125 while you concentrate on holding the camera as steady as you can. Be sure to adjust the aperture to compensate for the exposure changes of using different shutter speeds. If you have one, do this exercise with your 50mm lens. Examine your images carefully and identify in the file name the slowest shutter speed that you can safely hand hold. Be sure to copy this group of images in to your selects folder for grading.
2. Shoot a photo where the shutter speed is set purposely slow (about 1/8, 1/15 or 1/30), and pan to make the moving subject sharp against a blurry background. At least one of these images should be copied into your selection folder for grading. Be creative.
3. Shoot a pleasing scene and hold your camera very steady by bracing it or using a tripod and have something in you scene blurred because of its movement. Use a slow shutter speed (1/30 or slower). Here, the subject should be blurred and the background sharp. At least one of these images should be copied into your selection folder for grading.
4. Shoot something in motion and use the higher shutter speeds to freeze the action. Use a high shutter speed (1/500 or higher). At least one of these additional images should be copied into your selection folder for grading.
Sept. 18
Jai Moore - Robert Capa
Sarah Hoppes - Annie Liebowitz
Sept. 25
Mariana Quevedo - Irving Penn
Rachel Yoke - Sally Mann
Oct. 2
Emily Martin - Don McCullin
Jenna Herbert - Donna Ferrato
Oct. 9
Allison McAdams - Vanessa Beecroft
Kathleen Carlson - Garry Winogrand
Oct. 16
Katelyn Schlosser - Martin Parr
Autumn Winters - James Natchwey
Oct. 23
Michelle McIntyre - David Hockney
Sean Work - Weegee
Oct. 30
Sara Spiegel - Herb Ritts
Lisa Bernheim - Ed Kashi
Nov. 6
Lindsay Calvert - Lois Greenfield
Kara Sullivan -
Nov. 13
Rachel Lemke - Margaret Bourke-White
Alex Goore-Davis - David LaChapelle
I thought this might be interesting given the presentation on Robert Capa on Thursday.
Gerda Taro has been known as Robert Capa’s girlfriend and now her photography will be revealed in a show at ICP opening this week. For many she is considered the first woman known to photograph a battle from the front lines and to die covering a war.
According to this story in the NYTimes, some of the photos she took were published under her name so it has taken some time to uncover her work.
Here’s a slideshow of Taro’s work from the NY Times.
This is the session for all students. I will hold a separate session in 302 (our classroom) around that same time if you all would like for me to edit your work. Please look at the CPOY website and be familiar with the categories before coming to the session. Also, please have your images organized in a way that we can look through them efficiently.
Below is an email that was sent to all VisCom students:
Subject: CPOY Editing Session
When: 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26
Where: 306 Seigfred
Hello all.
It’s that time of the year. The annual College Photographer of the Year contest deadline is October 5th, and we need to be ready.
NPPAOU will host a CPOY editing session on Wednesday, September 26th (that’s this Wednesday), at Siegfried Hall in room 306 starting at 5pm.
Professor and Director of Viscom Terry Eiler, Professor Marcy Nighswander, Professor Julie Elman, and Professor Pete Souza will be assisting in the editing process for the evening.
Remember, this editing process is for YOU and is to help you narrow down your photographs for the competition. Please be ORGANIZED with your images, and also please be sure to visit the CPOY site before coming and understand the rules and categories.
There is a list of great websites on the blogroll for you all to check out for inspiration. I would like to add more commercial agencies/photographers. If you have any suggestions for links for the blogroll please leave a comment with the link.
Also, as you find inspiration online, leave a comment to direct the rest of the class to it.
ASSIGNMENT 3: APERTURE
DUE SEPT. 25
Using depth of field and aperture to your advantage
Be sure to shoot at least 40 photographs for this assignment. Do not shoot this assignment in harsh noon light unless it makes sense for the photo.
1. Shoot a stationary subject that has considerable depth, such as a line of fence posts or a row of trees. The foreground object should be close enough that you can reach out and touch it. Try to focus on something interesting in the middle ground. Once you set the focus, do not change the focus. If need be, put a piece of tape on the lens to keep it from moving.
Shoot the scene at four different apertures. Start with your widest aperture (f/2.8 or f/4) and end with your smallest aperture (f/16 or f/22). Be sure to adjust the shutter speed to compensate for the changing aperture to ensure proper exposure. Record your exposures on a sheet of paper so that you become more familiar with manual exposure. Your visual grade will rely on the composition and lighting of the scene you have chosen. Copy all of these images into the selects folder.
2. Repeat #1 but with a different subject. Start with your widest aperture (f/2.8 or f/4) and end with your smallest aperture (f/16 or f/22). Copy all of these images into the selects folder.
3. Shoot photos where shallow depth of field enhances the content of the image. At least two of these images should be copied into your selection folder for grading.
4. Finish the assignment shooting good images using these techniques. At least one of these images should be copied into your selection folder for grading.
There should be at least 11 images in your selects folder.
– Please check your file info to make sure that you have complete metadata.
– Place your ALL and SELECTS folder on the server. Rename your selects and number them in the order you would like us to see them in class.