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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.
Fall 2015 Schedule
August 26Â Wednesday
IN CLASS:
Introductions & Course Overview
ASSIGNMENTS:
The Viewfinder  Due Sunday by 9 pm
Ed.Ted intro to the D7200  Due before class Friday
Broken Camera
READINGS:
For Friday: Everything You Need to Shoot Like a Pro:Â Pages 8-41 (Intro & Light)
Bring talking points to class – at least one question about what you didn’t understand
LINKS:
(a personal)Â year in photos
A Year in 366 seconds
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August 28Â Friday
IN CLASS:
Review reading
The Camera- part 1
ASSIGNMENTS:
Good & Bad Photos
PHOTO OF THE WEEKÂ (POW)
READINGS:
For Friday Everything You Need to Shoot Like a Pro: Pages 41-84 (Light)
Bring talking points to class – at least one question about what you didn’t understand
LINKS:
WKUPJ
BOP – 2012 Feature Photos
National Geographic @ 125
Random Excellence
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Week 2
September 2  Wednesday
IN CLASS:
Good & Bad
Camera – part II
BRING BACK CARDBOARD VIEWFINDERS!
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
For Friday: Everything You Need to Shoot Like a Pro: Pages 84-91 (The Lens) Kobre, 468 – 481, Photoshop
For Wednesday 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
September 4  Friday
IN CLASS:
Treasure Hunt 1 (In Class)
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
For Friday: Everything You Need to Shoot Like a Pro: Pages 84-91 (The Lens) Kobre, 468 – 481, Photoshop
For Wednesday 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
September 9 Wednesday
IN CLASS:
Composition
Intro to Photoshop
ASSIGNMENTS:
Unusual Ice Cream
Eyewitness Due Sunday at 6pm
READINGS:
LINKS:
David H. Wells Light
Women of West Point
September 11  Friday
IN CLASS:
Broken Screen
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:
READINGS:
F-Stop, Shutter Speed – For Wednesday bring a question to class – something you don’t understand or agree with.
LINKS:
Week 4
September 16Â Wednesday
IN CLASS:
Critique Looking Assignment
Guardian Photos
Depth of Field, Motion Exercise -Â We will go outside, so dress for the weather
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
Kobre, 150-153, captions
LINKS:
| MORNING | ||
| Â Ruijia | Bejing | |
| Â Kelsey Thomasson | Â Chinese Beauty Salons | |
| Emily Winters | Rice Grower | |
| Christine Kilbride | Umbrella Festival | |
| Â Alejandro Rodriguez Morgan Mallon |
Navajo Portrait | |
| Â Erin McCarthy | Â Burning Man | |
| AFTERNOON | ||
| Jen Liu | Stilt Walking | |
| Â Corrina Williams | Â Wet Tiger | |
| Â Olivia Gildea | Â Flight GE235 | |
| Antonia Jaramillo | Gravel Workers | |
| Â Connor Demsko Lauren Blum Josh Song Dominic Labrador |
 Navajo Portrait | |
| Â Brittany Kint Zhiting Liu |
 Suspect | |
| Tim Alvarez | Fishing Boat | |
September 18Â Friday
IN CLASS:
Captions
Edit HUBÂ Assignment in class
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
LINKS:
Week 5
September 23Â Â Wednesday
IN CLASS:
POW
Critique  HUB
Feature Photos
The Quality of Light
ASSIGNMENTS:
Feature Event
Language of the Image
READINGS:
Kobre, Chapter 9, 179-200
LINKS:
September 25Â Â Friday
IN CLASS: Â
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
Photo Manipulation throughout History
LINKS:
Well, That Could be a Problem
Round Midnight
Moments
Week 6
September 30Â Wednesday
IN CLASS:
Electronic Flash: Bounce and Fill
ASSIGNMENTS:
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
October 2Â Friday
IN CLASS:
Critique Treasure Hunt II
Critique Features Event
Portraiture
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
Kobre, chapter 3, 49-64
LINKS:
Time’s Best Portraits – 2014
Where The Wild Things Are
October 7 Wednesday
IN CLASS:
Studio Lighting  **Meet in Willard 316**
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
LINKS:
October 9 Friday
IN CLASS:
Pitch DITLO Ideas
Sports
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
- Carry your rights with you
- A lawyer’s take on the rights of photographers
- USAToday columnist weighs in
- One more list of your rights as a photographer
- Freedom to photograph Federal Buildings, finally
- Your Rights as a photographer
- What to Do When Police Tell You to Stop Taking Photos, Video
- Kobre, Chapter six, 97-123, Sports, for Wednesday
- How to Shoot Football for Wednesday
- Kobre, Chapter 11, 228-267,
- Photo Story, for Wednesday
LINKS:
Guerrilla Portraiture
Arms Crossed
Dancers Among Us
Week 8
October 14 Wednesday
NO CLASS
October 16 Friday
IN CLASS:
Critique Portrait 1
Sports
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
Stand-up Guys (short but great post) Kobre, chapter 7, 125-153
LINKS:
Life for the Palestinians
Picture You, Picture Me
Spring Training
October 21 Wednesday
IN CLASS:
Critique DITLO
Midterm Review
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Proposal due 11/3 by 8pm* 50 points
- Present idea in class on 11/4
- First shoot due 11/20 100 points
- Story due 12/9 300 points
- Final corrections on story due 12/14
READINGS:
LINKS:
October 23 Friday
IN CLASS:
Mid-Term Exam: Information taken from text chapters previously assigned, classroom discussions, handouts, lab
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
Kobre, Chapter 17, 415-453
LINKS:
Week 10
October 28 Wednesday
IN CLASS:
Go over Midterms
Ethics
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
October 30  Friday
IN CLASS:
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
LINKS:
Week 11
November 4Â Wednesday
Requests for Equipment for use over Thanksgiving due to me, by email, by Friday
IN CLASS:
Due: Photo story project ideas Presentation of ideas to class (2-3 minutes)
Critique Portraits II & III
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
Kobre, Chapter 13, 307-333, video
LINKS:
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November 6Â Friday
IN CLASS:
Critique Halloween
Image Deconstructed
Rights & Responsibilities NPPA code
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
LINKS:
November 11Â Â Wednesday
IN CLASS:
POW
Critique Sports Assignment
Intro to WordPress and websites
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
LINKS:
- West Point marriage by Jill KnightÂ
- Taking Time
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2eXtCuVyFM
November 13Â Friday
IN CLASS:
Intro to Video(Camera and shooting)
Video & Premiere Sequences
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
LINKS:
Week 13
November 18Â Â Wednesday
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 Thanksgiving. What are they most looking forward to, or their favorite or least favorite memory. Get them to tell you a story
- 2. If school were canceled 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:
November 20Â Friday
IN CLASS:
Critique Story first shoot
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
LINKS:
Week 14
November 25Â Wednesday
NO CLASS HAPPY THANKSGIVING
November 27Â Friday
 NO CLASS HAPPY THANKSGIVING
NOTE: I’ll be in the lab Thursday evening December 3rd around 7pm-11pm to help with video editing and any other questions
December 2Â Wednesday
IN CLASS:
Adobe Premiere Work on video
ASSIGNMENTS:
Return of the POW (just a reminder)
READINGS:
LINKS:
december 4 Friday
IN CLASS:
Critique Video assignment
Digital Portfolios
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
LINKS:
- One photographer in Boston
- Boston Big Picture
- Boston – front pages
Week 16
I’ll be in the lab Thursday evening at about 7:30 if you want help with your online portfolio
december 9 Wednesday
IN CLASS:
Critique Photo Story assignment
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
LINKS:
december 11 Friday
IN CLASS:
 POW
Final Portfolio presentations in class