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Instructions

To complete the exercise, consider the following guidelines:

• Identify several scenes that you feel are dramatic and could provoke a certain mood with the skillful use of light and shadow;
• Shoot at least 3-5 shots of each scene, experimenting with your compositions;
• Crop and and process your photographs using Adobe PhotoShop, or an image manipulation program of your choice;
• From the scenes you have photographed, select 3-5 overall examples that illustrate the masterful use of light and shadow;
  • Save these examples for your final portfolio;
• Read and examine the evaluation criteria listed in the rubric below and self-evaluate your selections;
• Select ONE of your photographs for evaluation.
• Follow all guidelines for proper submission of your photograph and portfolio.

Evaluation

Rating Criteria

• 4 = Excellent
• 3 = Above Average
• 2 = Average
• 1 = Below Average
• 0 = Unacceptable (improper assignment, total lack of effort, not submitted, or plagiarized)

General Assignment

Photographic Composition

Creativity and Critical Perspective

Technical Evaluation

Overall Work Quality and Effort

Since the beginning of photography, images have been combined with words to form meaning in various contexts. For this exercise, you will combine two forms of expression–writing and photography–to provide a meaningful document  suitable for publishing.

Instructions

For this assignment, you will combine a photograph and text to create a magazine cover.

• Do a search online and look at a variety of magazine covers.
  • Pick several covers that appeal to you.
  • Get ideas from the covers you like and create your own.
  • Pay close attention to typography and layout.
• The magazine cover image must in some way involve the town square in Columbia, Ky.
• The name of the magazine must be one of the following:
  • Downtown
  • Downtown!
  • Downtown Magazine
  • Downtown Columbia
  • Columbia Downtown
  • Experience Downtown
• The magazine cover should have the following four “story teasers” on the cover:
  • Cafe on the Square opens doors to community
  • Burton celebrates 30 years on Square
  • Fountain designer looks back to
  • Town Barber Shop a cut above the rest
• The size of the magazine will be 8.5 x 11 inches.
• The magazine should have a vertical orientation.
• The magazine cover must be composed and assembled with Adobe PhotoShop and Adobe InDesign.
• The finished magazine cover will be submitted in PDF format.

General Instructions

Evaluation

Design and Typography

Technical Evaluation (Photograph)

Readings and Resources

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The ability to tell a story in photographs is a valuable skill for both casual amateurs and professional photojournalists alike. For this project, you will work in a group to produce an actual photographic story. The story will be submitted to the campus newspaper, RaiderView, for publication consideration.

Readings and Resources

• Jonathan’s Battle, by Michael Schwartz

Instructions

For this assignment, you will work in groups of three to produce a photographic story. The following guidelines and procedures apply:

• Each member of the group should contribute at least 10-25 photographs to the story. Of course, you can take as many pictures as you’d like and choose what you feel are your best shots. In fact, it’s recommended that you take a wide variety of shots.
• Keep in mind that only 5-10 photographs from the group will be selected for publication (if the newspaper decides to publish your group’s photo story).
• All photographs taken for the project should be shot at the highest possible quality. No photograph under 8 megapixels in size will be accepted.
• Each photograph should be accompanied by a caption.
  • You should consider answering all relevant questions when gathering information to write your captions. Who? What? When? Where? How? Why?
  • If people are included in your composition, you should get name and hometown information. Make sure all names are properly spelled. A misspelled name will result in automatic failure of the assignment.
  • At the end of each caption, a byline should identify the photographer. EXAMPLE: Photograph by John Smith.
• You must use the LIFE Magazine formula for a photo story:
  • Introductory shot
  • Medium shot
  • Close-up
  • Portrait
  • Interaction shot
  • Signature shot
  • Clincher
• You do not have to represent all of the photo types outlined in the LIFE Magazine formula, but you should use enough to effectively tell the story.
• Each photograph should be above-average to excellent photographic quality.
• Assignment submission guidelines are as follows:
  • Each group will submit their photo story on a CD.
  • Each group member will have a separate folder on the CD with her or his photographic contributions to the project. The folder will be labeled with the group member’s last name.
  • The outside of the CD should be labeled with a permanent marker and include the following information:
    • 2153 Photo Story Project
    • Spring 2010
    • Group members (list everyone’s name in the group)
• Be creative. Your ultimate goal is to tell an engaging visual story.

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Assignment Evaluation

Overall Quality

Shot Selection and Composition

Captions and Visual Reporting Skills

Technical Evaluation

Readings and Resources

Jonathan’s Battle, by Michael Schwartz

Instructions

For this assignment, you will work together in groups of four to produce a photographic story. The following guidelines and procedures apply:

• You must use exactly eight photographs to tell your story–no more, no less. Of course, you can take as many pictures as you’d like and choose what you feel are your best shots. In fact, it’s recommended that you take a wide variety of shots.
• Each person in the group should contribute at least one photograph to the story.
• You must use the LIFE Magazine formula for a photo story:
  • Introductory shot
  • Medium shot
  • Close-up
  • Portrait
  • Interaction shot
  • Signature shot
  • Clincher
• You do not have to represent all of the photo types outlined in the LIFE Magazine formula, but you should use enough to effectively tell the story.
• The story should have a beginning, middle, and end. It should portray a rise to a climax and resolution based on our discussion of Freytag’s Pyramid and the Fitchean Curve concepts used in written narratives.
• Each photograph should be above-average to excellent photographic quality.
• The photos should be inserted in proper narrative sequence into a Microsoft Movie Maker presentation.
• The title slide should be clear, easy to read and include the title of the photo story and the names of each person in your group.
• Be creative. Your ultimate goal is to tell an engaging visual story.

Evaluation

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Since the beginning of photography, images have been combined with words to form meaning in various contexts. For this exercise, you will combine two forms of expression–writing and photography–to provide a meaningful document  suitable for publishing.

Instructions

For this assignment, you will combine a photograph and text to create an online greeting card.

• The greeting card image must in some way involve Lindsey Wilson College.
• The theme of the greeting card must be one of the following:
  • Congratulations
  • Friendship
  • Get Well
  • Graduation
  • Happy birthday
  • Holiday greetings
  • Inspirational
  • Love and Romance
  • Religious
  • Thank you
  • Thinking of you
• You are required to provide the words for the card. The words can be your own or a famous quote or saying. Do not use any words that are protected by copyright.
• The card will be  in a 3:5 ratio.
• The orientation of the card can be either vertical or horizontal, depending on your image or preference.
• The greeting card must be composed and assembled in Adobe PhotoShop.
• The greeting card will be submitted in JPEG format.

General Instructions

Evaluation

Design and Typography

Technical Evaluation (Photograph)

Readings and Resources

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Instructions

For this assignment, you will explore framing as a compositional technique in photography. To complete the exercise, consider the following guidelines:

• Identify several scenes with elements that effectively frame an appealing main subject;
• Shoot at least 3-5 shots of each scene, experimenting with your compositions;
• Crop and and process your photographs using Adobe PhotoShop, or an image manipulation program of your choice;
• From the scenes you have photographed, select 3-5 overall examples that illustrate effective framing;
  • Save these examples for your final portfolio;
• Read and examine the evaluation criteria listed in the rubric below and self-evaluate your selections;
• Select ONE of your photographs for evaluation.
• Follow all guidelines for proper submission of your photograph and portfolio.

Evaluation

Rating Criteria

• 4 = Excellent
• 3 = Above Average
• 2 = Average
• 1 = Below Average
• 0 = Unacceptable (improper assignment, total lack of effort, not submitted, or plagiarized)

General Assignment

Photographic Composition

Creativity and Critical Perspective

Technical Evaluation

Overall Work Quality and Effort

Readings and Resources

• Kaplan, John. Photo Portfolio Success. Writers Digest Books, 2003.
• Oppenheim, Selina. Portfolios That Sell: Professional Techniques for Presenting and Marketing Your Photographs, 1 ed. Amphoto Books, 2003.
• “What Makes A Good Photographic Portfolio?” By Michael Ray, Professional Photography 101

Instructions

The portfolio will be submitted on a compact disc with the following considerations:

1. The CD should be clearly labeled with the photographer’s name, course number (2153), and semester (Spring 2010).
2. The CD must be tested on at least two computers in the Slider 201 Computer Lab to ensure it loads and all photographs display properly.
3. A CD that does not load and display properly for the professor will result in an automatic failure of the portfolio assignment and course.
4. All photographs should be submitted in ‘jpeg’ format.
5. All photographs must be from the Spring 2010 semester.
6. A document should accompany each photograph and list the photographer’s name, compositional category, location, and date.
7. Each photograph should be in its own folder and labeled by assignment (see table below).
8. Failure to follow the above instructions will result in a loss of points for the assignment.

Evaluation

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Readings and Resources

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Photo by Clarence J. Gogue

Instructions

For this assignment, you will explore the rule of thirds as a compositional technique in photography. To complete the exercise, consider the following guidelines:

• Identify several scenes that you feel best illustrates the rule of thirds in photographic composition;
• Shoot at least 3-5 shots of each scene, experimenting with your compositions;
• Crop and and process your photographs using Adobe PhotoShop, or an image manipulation program of your choice;
• From the scenes you have photographed, select 3-5 overall examples that illustrate the rule of thirds;
  • Save these examples for your final portfolio;
• Read and examine the evaluation criteria listed in the rubric below and self-evaluate your selections;
• Select ONE of your photographs for evaluation.
• Follow all guidelines for proper submission of your photograph and portfolio.

Evaluation

Rating Criteria

• 4 = Excellent
• 3 = Above Average
• 2 = Average
• 1 = Below Average
• 0 = Unacceptable (improper assignment, total lack of effort, not submitted, or plagiarized)

General Assignment

Photographic Composition

Creativity and Critical Perspective

Technical Evaluation

Overall Work Quality and Effort