May 5th

Thursday May 5th will be a brief mandatory meeting and roll will be taken.
                              (Remember, attendance counts towards your final grade)

This will be your last chance to catch up on any back or incomplete assignments.

We will only focus on final critique Monday, May 9, 2016 @ 10am, in J110.

May 3, 2016

Like last week, If you plan on meeting with me I will be either on the 3rd floor or my office between 2pm to 3pm and  I will stick around as long as need be.

Note: on Thursday May 5th will be a mandatory meeting and roll will be taken.  

April 28, 2016

If you plan on meeting with me today I will be either on the 3rd floor or my office between 2pm to 3pm.  Note: I will stick around as long as need be.

Tuesday April 25, 2016

Class will meet in J110 briefly to go over changes in final critique.

Mandatory - Roll will be taken!

Deadline on back assignments and redo's

MAY 3rd is the final day to hand in any back assignments or redo's.

FINAL CRITIQUE

Due: May 9th @ 10am in J110 

What is Due? 
•  4-5  jpegs with diagrams and technical info.   Must be new work.
• Two 16 X 20 Matte prints as per instruction during class.  
             Please let me help in picking which ones to print and matte.   

Note: Coming to critique late or final assignment is incomplete in any way your grade will be marked down by 10 points.

This is an opportunity to produce images that originate with you. You may photograph any subject that is appropriate within the context of the class. After deciding on a subject find a background that best relates to the subject and the type of light that illustrates or interacts with that subject. You can choose a subject that interests you but make sure that the final image has a universal appeal. Don’t forget about POV, quality and direction of the light and color, etc. This is what your idea books are for.

You will be evaluated by the following criteria:

Creativity – the idea and how the images are handled along with the basic use of composition. 

Technical – Camera skills: the exposure, use of light & color, etc. (diagrams with technical info)

Presentation - quality of matting skills  

Note: Each criterion counts a total of 95 points.


Extra Credit Idea Books:  Must have diagrams, technical info, etc. for every image in your portfolio plus "tear sheets" with . 

Thursday April 21st (Note: Changing Venues)

TODAY April 21, 2016 

PHO 210 Studio Lighting 

will meet in 

WTFA 207

 Please bring your RAW files with you.

Tuesday April 19th

PORTRAIT CRITIQUE - J110 !

Thursday April 14

Mid-Term Redo's due! 

The class will meet in J110 and roll will be taken - please be on time. 

Mid-Term Redo's, etc.

April 14th is the due day of Mid-Term assignment redo's!

We will meet as a class to go over everyone redo's.  Roll will be taken!
I will also go over the itinerary for the remainder of the semester and what will be due for final review, etc.

April 12 will be an open day! 
There will be no formal class on Tuesday but I will be around to help out in the studio or look over files for the next assignment.

Thursday April 7th

The Class will meet in J110.

Assignment #6 “Location Lighting”

In this assignment you will make two portraits on location (outside the studio) to show that you have an understanding of how to establish a balance between your strobe light(s) and the available light.

Two separate shots are due for this assignment. You must photograph a person in an interior and exterior setting:

• Make two separate images (one inside, one outside)

• Shoot a minimum of 3 different compositions for each set.

• Shoot both images using a 35 mm DSLR camera.

• Show an intentional relationship between the strobe light and the available light.

• Have two different lighting situations.

• Notebook: Lighting Diagrams, Technical Info, outtakes, and ideas.

Interior setting: The strobe will be the key light, but the ambient light must be critical to the success of the image.

Exterior setting: The strobe can be either key or fill light with the ambient light being critical to the success of the image.

No images should be completely dominated by strobe or by available light.

Show a conscious and intentional balance between strobe and non-strobe light.

You must shoot outdoors and inside. You may use more than one light, as long as you're taking advantage of available light. You may use gels on your light(s) for warming, cooling or for color correction.

Assignment due:    April 19^th,  2016   

What is Due?:           10 jpegs ( 5 interior – 5 exterior)

                                    One 11 X 17 print of your best interior setting

                                    One 11 X 17 print of your best exterior setting

Idea book with lighting diagrams, technical info, etc.

Note: Assignments turned in late or not having idea book will be marked down 10 points.

Assignment #5 due Thursday

We will meet in J110.  Please have jpegs and diagrams.

Tuesday March 29th

The class will continue to work on Assignment #5.
Please bring a light colored and a dark colored shirt or blouse to wear.
Even if you have your assignment shot please come prepared to help the others. Roll will be taken and we will go over printing.

Note: Assignment # 5 Portrait Lighting Ratio deadline has been changed to March 31st  and please convert all images to b&w.

Thursday March

Please bring a light colored and a dark colored shirt or blouse to wear.

Note: Assignment #  5 Portrait Lighting Ratio

Assignment # 5 Portrait Lighting Ratio (new due date)

The role of the portrait photographer is to provide neutral territory –an area where the photographer can exercise technical control over the light and the setting and still show aspects of the subject’s personality. 

In this assignment you will make photographs of a person in the studio to show that you have an understanding of how to properly light and capture personality and/or emotion in a controlled setting. 

You will make two separate b&w portraits - one on a high key set and one on a low key set using any of the following types of light: Front/Glamour Light, Rembrandt lighting, or Side lighting. Make sure that you match the lighting ratios with the type of set that you are working on.  Example: 1:2 or 1:3 lighting ratio for high key; 1:4 to 1:6 for low key. With all images, make sure that the lighting ratio matches the emotion or personality that you are trying to illustrate. 

• All images must be made with DSLR using the Dynalite in the studio 

• Shoot two separate themes or sets (one high key/one low key) each having a minimum of 5 different compositions, expressions, etc. for each theme (5 for High Key/ 5 for Low Key) 

• Show an intentional relationship between the type of light/lighting ratio and the person/s being photographed

• In the studio only, use different lighting situations, background, etc, on the two different sets

You can use seamless or be creative and build a set but don’t let the set take over. Remember the person should be the focal point of the photograph.  All photographs must be done in the studio. Remember only one main light source!

Assignment due:    April 5, 2016  

What is Due:            10 jpegs (5 high key – 5 low key) 
                                   Note: b&w jpegs no color 

                                  One 11 X 17 print of the best high key image
                                  One 11 X 17 print of the best low key image

 (Printing technique will be apart of the valuation)
 lighting diagrams, technical info, as word or PDF file

Note: Assignments turned in late or not having idea book will be marked down 10 points.

Tuesday March 22nd

The Class will meet in the studio to go over the next assignment.  Each student will take turns being a model so everyone will need to bring a light colored and a dark colored shirt or blouse to wear.

An example of  each type of lighting will be due by the end of class:

Butterfly/Glamour lighting, 
Rembrandt lighting
Side lighting

(w/ little or no fill light)