| 3 | 09.23 |

• In class discussion of Class Blog topic
• In class PROJECTED critique of images (technical) – group decisions of how to best improve
• Digital printing - paper information
• Gallery trip assignment given
• PRINTED images from assignment #1 due Sept. 30th

For next week:

• READ/ANSWER QUESTIONS: Class Blog discussion topic
• DROPBOX: Images from Assignment #1
• PRINT: Images from Assignment #1




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Discussion Topic #3:
-posts are due before class on Sept. 30th!- 

Go to
http://www.photographmag.com/
or
http://artcards.cc/
or
http://artforum.com/guide/


Part #1 due Sept 30th!:

• Find 3 shows that interest you that are currently up and post a link to the gallery in the comments below with a link to the press release or info about the show. (For examples look at this post from last semester's class)

Part #2 due October 14th!:

Gallery Trip - Photographer Paper Assignment:

This assignment has three parts.  The first part involves analyzing the actual photograph.

Step 1)   Pick one image from the show that you have chosen to visit.

While you are at the gallery looking at the photograph, write down its title and photographer.  Write down any observations you make, and fill out the critique form (you may need more space than what is provided on your sheet for your answers).

Step 2)   At home and in the library, do some research on your photographer.  Who are they?  When were they the most active?  What kind of photography do they typically produce?  Were they part of any particular movement? What kind of camera were they using?  Try to create a short biography of their life and work.

Step 3)  Create a short essay (1-2 pages) by combining the information you have collected from Step 1 and Step 2.  If you need some help organizing your essay, begin by stating who the photographer is, what kind of photography they do, then talk about the photograph you saw in the show and your observations of it.  Finish up the essay by giving some remarks – how did learning more about the photographer effect the way you feel about the photograph you chose? Do you wish you could have seen more of their work? Etc, etc, make up some of your own conclusions.

| 2 | 09.16 |

• Slideshow of your images (introduce your work to the class - 5 min max)

• Discussion of class exhibition/publication

• Review – camera functions, digital printing

• Shooting and editing in RAW

• Assignment #1 given - download handout and reading here


For next week:


• READ/ANSWER QUESTIONS: Class Blog discussion topic

• DROPBOX: Upload Images from Assignment #1

• BRING: All flies, especially RAW files, from assignment #1

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Shooting Assignment #1

Bring all of your files to class next week:  09.23

The conceptual bases for this assignment are:

·       Psychogeography, a subfield of geography, was defined in 1955 by Guy Debord as "the study of the precise laws and specific effects of the geographical environment, consciously organized or not, on the emotions and behavior of individuals."^[1] Another definition is "a whole toy box full of playful, inventive strategies for exploring cities...just about anything that takes pedestrians off their predictable paths and jolts them into a new awareness of the urban landscape."^[2](Wikipedia)

·       And the handout “Theory of Dérive” (read it)

What to do:

o   Set aside some time, an hour, 4 hours, a day, to wander somewhere without a destination, preferably somewhere that you are not that familiar with. 

o   Shoot at least 100 images or more (depending on how long your Dérive is) while on your trip. 

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Discussion Topic #2:

Find  2 self publishing services on the web (like Blurb, Lulu, HP Mag Cloud) and list them below in the comments. Give a short description of their strengths (example: good photo reproductions, cheap, fast, lots of options, etc.)

 

| 1 | 09.09 |

• Introductions/syllabus overview/requirements
• Materials and equipment list overview
• Questionnaires/lab tour  
• Sign up for student digital printing accounts
• Lecture/slideshow about digital photography
•  In class shooting using cameraphone/digital camera
• Sign up for dropbox accounts – learn how to use dropbox to turn in homework

             
 For next week

• BLOG: Make sure you are signed up to answer blog discussion questions
• BRING: DSLR Camera, card, card reader or camera USB cable
• DROPBOX: 5-10 images you have created in the last 6 months that are representative of your work

 Discussion Topic #1:

• In these modern times we live in, many publications exist in both digital and hardcopy form.  Publications such as Triple Canopy, Excerpt Magazine, and the Site95 Journal are a few examples.

  For next week

• Do some internet research and find at least three web based publications that focus on photography or art.
• Post a link to the publications below. 
• If possible, bring to class some hardcopy photography publications (I will bring some as well)