Week 7 / Feb. 27 and March 1

In-class work activity: research and lab time

Critique Assignent #3

Discussion of online photo resources: website and blogs

Assignment:
Using the Online Photo Resources on the blog, please find an article or post related to photography that is of interest to you.  Ideally, look for articles that are relevant to digital photography specifically if you can find ones, but you are not limited to only these. You can also bring a link to an article on another online resource focussed on photography than what is listed on the blog. It does not have to be the most recent post. Read the post or article, save the link, and prepare to summarize and analyze the content in a presentation to class on Tuesday, March 13. 

Week 6 / Feb. 20 and Feb. 22

In-class work activity: research and lab time

Student presentations on portrait photographers

Week 5 / Feb. 13 and Feb. 15 and Visiting Artist Lecture on Feb.16

Introduction to printing: resizing images for print, color management, settings

In-class work activity: research and lab time

Handouts:

Resizing and Resampling

Basic Sharpening

Nozzle Checks 

Extra Credit Assignment:

Visiting Artist Lecture, McNair Evans, Ball Hall Auditorium, Friday, February 16, 6pm

Write one-paragraph response to lecture 

Week 4 / Feb. 6 and Feb. 8

In-class work activity: research and lab time

Critique Assignment #2: File with retouching layer

Demo: Adjustment layers and layer masks: brightness/contrast, levels, curves, hue/saturation, color balance, selective color and shadows/highlights

Handouts: 

Adjustment Layers

Shadows & Highlights

Presentations: Through the Lens and Making Pictures of People

Assignment #3: portraits and environmental portraits with different focal lengths and presentation on portrait photographer

Research a photographer working in portraiture and write a one-page paper addressing some biographical information and an analysis of the content of the work and the photographer's relationship with his or her subjects.  Prepare to share the photographer's website in an oral presentation to class on Thursday, Feb. 22.  Shoot a series of portraits of one person or a group of people inspired by your chosen photographer. Four prints due on Tuesday, Feb. 27. 

Reading: Chapter 2 / Lens