269 Schedule Spring 2015

 :: week 1  :: week 2 ::  week 3  :: week 4 ::  week 5  :: week 6 ::  week 7  :: week 8 ::   week 9  :: week 10 ::  week 11  :: week 12 ::  week 13  :: week 14 ::  week 15  :: week 16 ::  

This schedule WILL change as the semester progresses. Revisions: This syllabus is merely a guide. It will change during the semester. Dates, deadlines, assignments, point values, and any or all policies may be changed or modified by the instructor. Changes will be announced in class or via the website. There may be unannounced quizzes during the semester.

Spring 2015 Schedule
THIS CLASS INCLUDES AN ASSIGNMENT THAT MUST BE SHOT AT THON DURING THON WEEKEND, FEBRUARY 20-22, 2015

Week 1

January 12  Monday

IN CLASS:

Introductions & Course Overview

ASSIGNMENTS:

The Viewfinder  Due Sunday by 9 pm
Ed.Ted intro to the D7000  Due before class Wednesday

READINGS:

For Wednesday: Everything You Need to Shoot Like a Pro: Pages 8-41 (Intro & Light)
Bring talking points to class – at least one question about what you didn’t understand

LINKS:

NYT Year in Photos 2014
(a personal) year in photos
A Year in 366 seconds

January 14 Wednesday

IN CLASS:

Review reading
The Camera- part 1

ASSIGNMENTS:

Good & Bad Photos
PHOTO OF THE WEEK (POW)

READINGS:

For Wednesday Everything You Need to Shoot Like a Pro: Pages 41-84 (Light)

LINKS:

WKUPJ
BOP – 2012 Feature Photos
National Geographic @ 125
Random Excellence

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Week 2

January 19  Monday

NO CLASS :: MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY

January 21  Wednesday

IN CLASS:

Good & Bad
Camera – part II
BRING BACK CARDBOARD VIEWFINDERS!

ASSIGNMENTS:

Looking

READINGS:

For Wednesday: Everything You Need to Shoot Like a Pro: Pages 84-91 (The Lens) Kobre, 468 – 481, Photoshop
For Monday Kobre, chapters four & five pages 65-95

LINKS:

The lens is standard, the photos anything but
 http://photo.comm.psu.edu camera simulator
WKU Student Work

REMINDER  your first Picture of the Week is due Sunday

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Week 3
January 26 Monday

IN CLASS:

Camera III
Treasure Hunt 1 (In Class)

ASSIGNMENTS:

Eyewitness Due Sunday at 6pm

READINGS:

LINKS:

David H. Wells Light
Women of West Point

January 28  Wednesday

IN CLASS:

POW
Photoshop/Camera Lab

All questions regarding the cameras and Photoshop and PhotoMechanic answered free of charge. YOU ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMFORTABLE WITH BOTH THE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE BY THIS POINT. ASK IF YOU’RE NOT.

ASSIGNMENTS:

See the HUB
TED ED ASSIGNMENT on DOF

READINGS:

F-Stop, Shutter Speed – For Monday bring a question to class – something you don’t understand or agree with.

LINKS:

Dove Evolution
lynda.com

Week 4

February 2 Monday

IN CLASS:

Critique Looking Assignment
Guardian Photos
Depth of Field, Motion Exercise - We will go outside, so dress for the weather

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

Kobre, 150-153, captions

LINKS:

Erica Kasan, Emma Schmeidler, Morgan Mulzet NYC Aerial
 Sarah Weber, Kristin Consorti  Andy Murray
 Niccia Griffin-McKinney  haute couture
 Donavon Stadel  Subway Dance
 Sarah Rafacz  Fireworks
 Samantha Krebs  Falling Dogs
 Victoria Burdo  el capitan
 Maria Lerario  Newspaper Archive

 Beyond Sochi

February 4 Wednesday

IN CLASS:

Captions
Edit HUB Assignment in class

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

Captions Matter – NYT

 

 

Week 5

February 9  Monday

IN CLASS:

POW
Critique  HUB

ASSIGNMENTS:

Feature Event
Language of the Image

READINGS:

Kobre, Chapter 9, 179-200

LINKS:

High School views

February 11  Wednesday

IN CLASS:

Feature Photos
The Quality of Light

ASSIGNMENTS:

THON

READINGS:

Photo Manipulation throughout History

LINKS:

Well, That Could be a Problem
Round Midnight
Moments

 

 

Week 6

February 16 Monday

IN CLASS:

Electronic Flash: Bounce and Fill

ASSIGNMENTS:

DITLO

READINGS:

Kobre, Chapter one, p. 2-25

LINKS:

Kissing
Through Our Eyes 1
Through Our Eyes 2
In the Eye of the Storm
Flash Tips from National Geographic
The Strobist

February 18 Wednesday

IN CLASS:

Critique Features Event
Portraiture

ASSIGNMENTS:

Personality Portrait

READINGS:

Kobre, chapter 3,  49-64

LINKS:

Time’s Best Portraits – 2014
Where The Wild Things Are

Week 7

February 23 Monday

IN CLASS:

InstaTHON
Studio Lighting  **Meet in Willard 316**

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

February 25 Wednesday

IN CLASS:

Pitch DITLO Ideas
InstaTHON
Sports

ASSIGNMENTS:

Sports

READINGS:

  • Kobre, Chapter six, 97-123, Sports, for Monday October 22
  • How to Shoot Football for Monday October 22
  • Kobre, Chapter 11, 228-267,
  • Photo Story, for Monday October 22

LINKS:

Guerrilla Portraiture
Arms Crossed
Dancers Among Us

 

Week 8

March 2 Monday

IN CLASS:

Critique Portrait 1
Sports

ASSIGNMENTS:

The Image, Deconstructed

READINGS:

Stand-up Guys (short but great post) Kobre, chapter 7, 125-153

LINKS:

Beyond Sochi
Picture You, Picture Me
Spring Training

March 4 Wednesday

NO CLASS

Day In The Life

Week 9

March 9 Monday

NO CLASS SPRING BREAK

March 11 Wednesday

NO CLASS SPRING BREAK

 

Week 10

March 16 Monday

IN CLASS:

Critique DITLO
Midterm Review

ASSIGNMENTS:

Return of the POW (just a reminder)

Photo Story

  • Proposal due 3/29 by 8pm* 50 points
  • First shoot due 4/15 100 points
  • Story due 4/27 300 points
  • Final corrections on story due 5/4

READINGS:

LINKS:

Mountain Workshops
Hotel Mama
Rifles Pistols and Ammunition
Clint’s Girls
March 18  Wednesday

IN CLASS:

Mid-Term Exam: Information taken from text chapters previously assigned, classroom discussions,  handouts, lab

ASSIGNMENTS:

Bob

READINGS:

Kobre, Chapter 17, 415-453

LINKS:

PTSD

Week 11

March 23 Monday

IN CLASS:

Go over Midterms
Critique Portraits II & III

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

Kobre Chapters two and three

LINKS:

Santa
Caring for Noah
Ballet Shoes
minamata
Gleason’s Gym
The Daily Life of a Grandma and Her Odd-Eyed Cat

March 25 Wednesday

IN CLASS:

Dr. Seuss

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

Week 12

March 30  Monday

IN CLASS:

Due: Photo story project ideas Presentation of ideas to class (2-3 minutes)
Dr. Seuss

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

Kobre, Chapter 13, 307-333, video

LINKS:

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April 1 Wednesday

IN CLASS:

Critique Bob
Image Deconstructed

Rights & Responsibilities NPPA code

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

 

Week 13

April 6  Monday

IN CLASS:

POW
Critique Sports Assignment
Intro to WordPress and websites

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

April 8 Wednesday

IN CLASS:

Intro to Video(Camera and shooting)
Video & Premiere Sequences

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

 

Week 14

April 13 Monday

IN CLASS:

POW
IN-Class Assignment: Interview and ‘B’ roll of your subject Take about 20 minutes to find and do a brief video interview with a ‘person on the street’. A random person you DON’T know  walking around outside.

  • Ask them two questions:
    • 1. Ask them about the weather this year, and today
    • 2. If school were cancelled today, and they could do ANYTHING they wanted, what would they do?
  • The goal is to get an interesting response that can stand alone – phrase the question so they answer it in a complete thought. If your first subject is not very good, find someone else.
  • REMEMBER – the camera needs to be VERY close to get good audio. Watch out for wind, or really loud backgrounds.
  • Make sure you are IN FOCUS, PROPERLY EXPOSED, WELL COMPOSED
  • THEN, shoot several video ‘portraits’. We need visuals of them NOT talking to cover up the bad video(but good audio) of them talking. Shoot them standing still just looking at the camera – maybe loose, head to toe, then medium, then tight, or shoot their hands, or from the side and the front. Each shot should last 10 seconds. So in the end you have a solid 30 seconds of visuals.

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

April 15 Wednesday

IN CLASS:

Critique Story first shoot

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

Week 15

NOTE: I’ll be in the lab Tuesday evening around 7pm to help with video editing and any other questions
April 20 Monday

IN CLASS:

Adobe Premiere Work on video

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

April 22 Wednesday

IN CLASS:

Critique Video assignment
Digital Portfolios

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

 

Week 16

I’ll be in the lab Tuesday evening at about 7:30 if you want help with your online portfolio

April 27 Monday

IN CLASS:

Critique Photo Story assignment

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

April 29 Wednesday

IN CLASS:

 POW
Final Portfolio presentations in class

 Victoria Burdo http://victoriaaxlynn4.wix.com/vbportfolio
 Samantha Krebs  http://samanthajanekrebs.weebly.com/
 Morgan Mulzet http://morganmulzetphotography.weebly.com
 Kristin Consorti  http://kristinconsortipsu.weebly.com
 Sarah Weber  http://sarahmweber.weebly.com/
 Emma Schmeidler  https://emmaschmeidler.wordpress.com/
 Erica Kasan https://ericakasan.wordpress.com/
 Sarah Rafacz http://sarahrafacz.weebly.com/
 Jess Kroll http://jyk5399.wix.com/jessicakroll
Michael Lee http://michaelleephotography.weebly.com
 Maria Lerario  http://marialerarioportfolio.weebly.com
 Niccia Griffin-McKinney http://nzg5060.wix.com/ngriffin-mckinney
Matt Custodio https://mattcustodio.wordpress.com/resume/
Donavon Stadel sites.psu.edu/donavonstadel