Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Final Portfolio:

Final Portfolio:


318:

Portfolio should represent all projects, with strongest images made during the course.

  • 8 matted prints
  • digital portfolio; 16-20 jpegs (can be scans of prints or negatives).
  • extra credit: blurb book

418:

Portfolio should represent all projects, with strongest images made during the course.

  • 8 matted prints
  • digital portfolio; 16-20 jpegs (can be scans of prints or negatives).
  • extra credit: blurb book 

Project 3

Due dates:

4/13 Preliminary critique
2/27 Final critique

Monday, February 27, 2017

Toning

In class: Thursday 3/2

318s:

  • Bring gelatin-silver prints to class for toning


418s:

  • Bring gelatin-silver prints to class for toning
  • Bring digital files for 2-pass digital toning

Plan to turn in total of 3 exhibition quality, toned, prints for 3/7

Project 2

Due dates:

3/21 Preliminary critique
3/30 Final critique

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Thursday, January 26, 2017

In Class Portrait Lighting Demo

Some of the examples from class. All files received minimal camera RAW adjustments. B&W conversions in camera RAW with some tonal mapping (especially the last example, with the "disappearing door"). 

Window Light
Window Light
Window Light, Reflector
Window Light, Reflector
Window Light, Reflector
Hot light (Tungsten) with ambient Daylight Background. Mixed lighting example.
Hot light (Tungsten) with ambient Daylight Background. Reflector. Mixed lighting example.
Strobe Light
Strobe Light

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Project proposal

Due: Tuesday 1/24

Length: 1-2 pages, with proper citations.
  • Description of subject, idea or theme
  • Description of aesthetic; how images might look
  • Description of technical (photographic processes, approaches, etc.)
  • 2 contemporary influences (living photographers) 
  • 2 historical influences ("old master" photographers... 1990s or earlier)