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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 2016 Schedule
Week 1
August 24 Wednesday
IN CLASS:
Introductions & Course Overview
ASSIGNMENTS:
The Viewfinder  Due Sunday by 6 pm
Ed.Ted intro to the D7200
Bring your phone to class on Friday
READINGS:
 National Geographic Complete Photography: Pages 25-53 (Technology and the Art)
National Geographic Complete Photography:Â Pages 55-79 (Camera Basics)
Email me by Thursday September 1 @ 6pm – at least three questions about what you didn’t understand from first two readings (10 pts)
LINKS:
(a personal)Â year in photos
NYT Best of 2015
Huffington Post Best of
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August 26 Friday
IN CLASS:
Bring your camera phone to class
ASSIGNMENTS:
Good & Bad Photos
PHOTO OF THE WEEKÂ (POW)
READINGS:
LINKS:
WKUPJ
BOP – 2012 Feature Photos
National Geographic @ 125
Random Excellence
Week 2
August 31 Â Wednesday
IN CLASS: Â
Using the server
Viewfinder -Â BRING BACK CARDBOARD VIEWFINDERS!
The Camera Part 1
ASSIGNMENTS:
Additional Ed.Ted tutorials on the D7200
READINGS:
LINKS:
September 2 Â Friday
IN CLASS:
Syllabus Quiz
The Readings
Good & Bad
Review POW
Camera – part II
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
For Wednesday  Kobre chapters four & five pages 65-95 & 468 – 481, Photoshop
LINKS:
 http://photo.comm.psu.edu camera simulator
WKU Student Work
REMINDER  your first Picture of the Week is due Sunday
Week 3
September 7 Wednesday
EXTRA CREDIT:Â Panel Discussion: Documentary Photography in a Photoshop World
4:30 pm @ The Palmer Museum
IN CLASS:
POW
Photoshop/Camera Lab
ASSIGNMENTS:
Seeing The HUB
Guardian Eyewitness Due Tuesday at midnight
READINGS:
LINKS:
National Geo Favorites
Women of West Point
September 9 Â Friday
IN CLASS:
Look at Looking
Treasure Hunt 1 (In Class)
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
F-Stop, Shutter Speed – For Wednesday bring a question to class – something you don’t understand or agree with.
Kobre, 150-153, captions
LINKS:
Week 4
September 14 Wednesday*
IN CLASS:
Captions
DOF
ASSIGNMENTS
READINGS:
LINKS:
September 16 Friday*
IN CLASS:
Guardian Photos
Edit HUB Assignment in class
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
For Wednesday  National Geographic Complete Photography: Pages 81-111 (Composition)
LINKS:
EYEWITNESS
| Name | Link | |
| Â Megan Krause | Â Delphiniums | |
| Â James Ramos | Â Volcano | |
| Â Kat Ivanova | Â Pony Breeder | |
| Â Junior Gonzalez | Â fireworks | |
|  Sam Marzullo | laser show | |
| Â Georgi DeCarmine, Chuck Moton | Â Bee | |
|  John Sloan, Katie Mihelarakis |  Swimmers | |
| Â Devan McCluskey | Â wind farm | |
| Â Molly Kenny | Â Dive | |
| Â Charven Luo | Â poolside | |
| Â Angela Sanders | Â Hawk | |
Week 5
September 21 Â Wednesday
IN CLASS:
Critique  HUB
Feature Photos
The Quality of Light
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
Kobre, Chapter 9, 179-200
LINKS:
September 23 Â Friday
IN CLASS: Â
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
Photo Manipulation throughout History
For Wednesday  National Geographic Complete Photography: Pages 113-139 (Light)
LINKS:
Well, That Could be a Problem
Round Midnight
Moments
Week 6
September 28 Wednesday
IN CLASS:
Special Guest
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
September 30 Friday
IN CLASS:
Portraiture
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
Kobre, chapter 3, 49-64
LINKS:
Time’s Best Portraits – 2014
Where The Wild Things Are
October 5 Wednesday
IN CLASS:
Critique Features Event
Pitch DITLO ideas
ASSIGNMENTS:
Look at and read for next Friday(Pictures at top, text at bottom). Email me a question or comment by Thursday night, 6pm  (10pts)
Shooting the game
READINGS:
LINKS:
Guerrilla Portraiture
Arms Crossed
Dancers Among Us
October 7 Friday
IN CLASS:
Studio Lighting  **Meet in Willard 316**
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
- A lawyer’s take on the rights of photographers
- 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:
Week 8
October 12 Wednesday
IN CLASS
Critique Portrait 1
Mid-Term Review
ASSIGNMENTS:
LINKS:
Life for the Palestinians
Picture You, Picture Me
Spring Training
October 14 Friday
IN CLASS:
Mid-Term Exam: Information taken from text chapters previously assigned, classroom discussions, handouts, lab
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Proposal due 10/30 by 8pm* 50 points
- Present idea in class on 11/2
- First shoot due 11/18 100 points
- Story due 12/7 300 points
- Final corrections on story due 12/12
READINGS:
Stand-up Guys (short but great post) Kobre, chapter 7, 125-153
LINKS:
October 19 Wednesday
IN CLASS:
Sports
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
LINKS:
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October 21 Friday
IN CLASS:
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
Kobre, Chapter 17, 415-453
LINKS:
Extra Credit:: Washington Post photographer and multiple Pulitzer winner and amazing photographer Carol Guzy
Nov. 1, 2016 Â :: Â 7 p.m. Â :: Â Freeman Auditorium, HUB-Robeson Center
October 26 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 28 Â Friday
IN CLASS:
Critique DITLO
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
LINKS:
Week 11
Extra Credit:: Washington Post photographer and multiple Pulitzer winner and amazing photographer Carol Guzy
Nov. 1, 2016 Â :: Â 7 p.m. Â :: Â Freeman Auditorium, HUB-Robeson Center
November 2 Wednesday
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:
November 4 Friday
IN CLASS:
Image Deconstructed
Look at Red or Blue
Rights & Responsibilities NPPA code
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
LINKS:
November 9 Â Wednesday
IN CLASS:
POW
Critique Sports Assignment
Intro to WordPress and websites
ASSIGNMENTS:
Video – A person and their sound
Digital Portfolio
READINGS:
LINKS:
- West Point marriage by Jill KnightÂ
- Taking Time
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2eXtCuVyFM
November 11 Friday
IN CLASS:
Intro to Video(Camera and shooting)
Video & Premiere Sequences
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
LINKS:
Week 13
November 16 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. Who do they hope is elected President of the U.S. and why
- 2. Does it matter if they vote or not and why?
- 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’ – wide, medium, and tight. 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 18 Friday
IN CLASS:
Critique Story first shoot
Freelancing
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
LINKS:
Week 14
November 23 Wednesday
NO CLASS HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
November 25 Friday
NO CLASS HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
NOTE: I’ll be in the lab Thuraday evening December 1st around 7pm-11pm to help with video editing and any other questions
November 30 Wednesday
IN CLASS:
Adobe Premiere Work on video
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
LINKS:
December 2 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 Tuesday evening at about 7:30 if you want help with your online portfolio or story
December 7 Wednesday
IN CLASS:
Critique Photo Story assignment
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
LINKS:
December 9 Friday
IN CLASS:
 POW
Final Portfolio presentations in class