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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.
Spring 2017 Schedule
Week 1
January 11 Wednesday
IN CLASS:
Introductions & Course Overview
ASSIGNMENTS:
The Viewfinder  Due Sunday by 6 pm
Ed.Ted intro to the D7200
Selfie Intro
Syllabus & Intro Quiz (if the link doesn’t work, go to Canvas and find it under Quizzes for this class)
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 Tuesday, January 17 @ 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 2016
Huffington Post Best of
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January 13 Friday
IN CLASS:
ASSIGNMENTS:
Good & Bad Photos
PHOTO OF THE WEEKÂ (POW)
READINGS:
LINKS:
WKUPJ
BOP – 2012 Feature Photos
National Geographic @ 125
Random Excellence
Week 2
January 18 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:
January 20 Â Friday
IN CLASS:
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
Home Clips
REMINDER  your first Picture of the Week is due Sunday
Week 3
January 25 Wednesday
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
January 27 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
February 1 Wednesday
IN CLASS:
Captions
DOF
ASSIGNMENTS
READINGS:
LINKS:
February 3 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 | |
 Sarah Kahn
Julia Mendonca |
 Spain | |
 Ben Lambert |  Mosul University | |
 Callie Curley |  Jet Crash | |
 Jasmine Graham |  train passenger | |
 Cherish Crust |  Grand Prix | |
 Jill Beckman |  bride | |
 Shaquasia Fuller |  camels | |
 Anthony Solis |  Mumbai taxi | |
 Nia Reed |  Seoul Protest | |
Morgan Campbell | Â Mud Festival | |
 Shaquasia Fuller |  Desert | |
 Matthew Castle |  Wall of Death | |
 Anna Marcus |  Shoppers | |
 Gabriela Stevenson |  Opera | |
Week 5
February 8 Â Wednesday
IN CLASS:
Critique  HUB
Feature Photos
The Quality of Light
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
Kobre, Chapter 9, 179-200
LINKS:
February 10 Â Friday
IN CLASS: Â
Portraiture
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
February 15 Wednesday
IN CLASS:
Electronic Flash: Bounce and Fill
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
Kobre, Chapter one, p. 2-25
LINKS:
Japanese Internment
Kissing
Through Our Eyes 1
Through Our Eyes 2
In the Eye of the Storm
Flash Tips from National Geographic
The Strobist
February 17 Friday
IN CLASS:
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
Kobre, chapter 3, 49-64
LINKS:
Time’s Best Portraits – 2014
Where The Wild Things Are
February 22 Wednesday
IN CLASS:
Critique Features Event
Pitch DITLO ideas
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
LINKS:
Guerrilla Portraiture
Arms Crossed
Dancers Among Us
February 24 Friday
IN CLASS:
Critique Portrait 1
Midterm Review
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
March 1 Wednesday
IN CLASS
Mid-Term Exam: Information taken from text chapters previously assigned, classroom discussions, handouts, lab
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Proposal due 3/14 by midnight* 50 points
- First critique due 3/31 100 points
- Story due 4/26 300 points
- Final corrections on story due 5/1
LINKS:
Life for the Palestinians
Picture You, Picture Me
March 3 Friday
IN CLASS:
DITLO – NO CLASS Â – you’re out shooting your Day in the Life assignments
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
Stand-up Guys (short but great post) Kobre, chapter 7, 125-153
LINKS:
March 8 Wednesday
SPRING BREAK NO CLASS!!
March 10 Friday
SPRING BREAK NO CLASS!!
March 15 Wednesday
IN CLASS:
Go over Midterms
Critique Day In The Life
Sports
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
Look at and read for Friday(Pictures at top, text at bottom). Email me a question or comment by Thursday night, 6pm  (10pts)
Shooting the game
LINKS:
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March 17 Â Friday
IN CLASS:
Pitch Photo Story Ideas
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
Kobre, Chapter 17, 415-453
LINKS:
Week 11
March 22 Wednesday
IN CLASS:
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 24 Friday
IN CLASS:
Lighting in Willard 316
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
LINKS:
March 29 Â Wednesday
IN CLASS:
Image Deconstructed
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
Kobre, Chapter 13, 307-333, video
LINKS:
March 31 Friday
IN CLASS:
Critique Story first shoot
Rights & Responsibilities NPPA code
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
LINKS:
Week 13
April 5 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
April 7 Friday
IN CLASS:
NO CLASS today
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
LINKS:
Week 14
April 12 Wednesday
IN CLASS:
Intro to Video(Camera and shooting)
Video & Premiere Sequences
POW
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
LINKS:
April 14 Friday
IN CLASS:
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:
- If school were canceled today and you could anything you wanted, what would you do?
- If the world were going to end tomorrow what would you do today?
- 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:
NOTE: I’ll be in the lab Tuesday evening around 7pm-11pm to help with video editing and any other questions
April 19 Wednesday
IN CLASS:
Digital Portfolios
Adobe Premiere Work on video
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
LINKS:
April 21 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 available several evenings this week to help with any editing or posting questions/problems
Monday 7-11:30 @ Lubert 115
Wednesday 7-11:30 Lubert 213
Thursday 7-11:30 @ Carnegie 06
April 26 Wednesday
IN CLASS:
Critique Photo Story assignment
ASSIGNMENTS:
READINGS:
LINKS:
April 28 Friday
IN CLASS:
 POW
Final Portfolio presentations in class
 Sarah Kahn |
 Callie Curley |
 Ben Lambert |
 Nia Reed |
 Gabriela Stevenson |
 Jill Beckman |
 Anna Marcus |
 Morgan Campbell |
 Julia Mendonca |
 Shaquasia Fuller |
 Cherish Crust |
 Anthony Solis |