Trick or Treat

This is what you get when you come trick or treating to my house and you're older than 12 years.

I did give them out.

Panoramic Photography - Some Preparation

Read this thread:

What defines a panorama?

This will get you ready to start thinking about the panorama assignment. What dimensions/ratio are a panorama?

Read the thread and write what you think.

Here is a show I organized and curated several years ago.

Wide Views



Click on the above image.

Assignment #5 - 50 Shot Free Shoot (50SFS)

Take 50 (or more) pictures.

Kick it.



Due:

C Block: 10 on blog, 5 prints, Due November 6th.

Z Block: 8 on blog, 4 prints, Due November 6th.

Things that will HELP you:

1. Pay attention to the light.
2. Practice what you have learned.

Color vs. Black & White

Watch this.

Scott Stringham - Complimentary Color

Pretty sweet huh?

EXTRA CREDIT - HaLoWeEn CeMeTeRy!

Here are the rules:

1. Purely voluntary...this is 'extra' credit mind you...
2. How much you do...again, up to you. Do a little, get a little extra credit...do a lot, get a LOT of extra credit. Don't let this take up time away from other classes or other assignments for me. It's EXTRA...as in, to be done with everything else is already done.
3. You must photograph in a cemetery.
4. You must include people in your images.
5. You must use slow shutter speeds.
6. You must print and post to your blog.
7. You must turn these in *by* Haloween.
8. You must have fun with this.
9. You must respect the dead.

Grades - Some Suggestions

I am doing grades right now and there are some reasons why you guys are not doing as well as you could be. Here are some guidelines.

1. I expect that each of your assignments is titled on your blog...like this: Assignment #2 - Numbers

If I can't find your assignment on your blog, you get a 0 (zero).

2. I can't find your assignment at all on your blog. If you turned in prints, that's great, but if you didn't do the blog portion, the assignment is incomplete.

3. I am not finding required writing on your blogs. I am not seeing the essay about Irving Penn on several blogs. If I cannot find it you get a 0 (zero).

4. Notebook - if your grade was terrible on your notebook, it is your responsibility to me to show that you have improved your note-taking.

P/T Conferences are this week, let's see if I can have good things to say about you with your parents. You have to do the work to get the grade.

Monochromatic - Critique Assesment

Z Block -

YOU GUYS DID FREAKIN' AWESOME! No seriously, I am very VERY happy about how you guys did. You make me proud.

C Block -

You guys did pretty good. Oh wait, no you guys did FREAKIN' AWESOME TOO!

I love the fact that you all did very well on this assignment. LOVE IT!

Ralph Goings

Check this guy out.

Ralph Goings

Assignment #4 - Color Theory

We will be jumping into Color Theory a lot for this assignment. Ready? Here we go!

Here's the color wheel. Study it. You will need to learn how the color wheel works and how you can apply that knowledge to these assignments. It's easier than you think.



For this assignment you will concentrate on two different theories of color. That of complementary color and that of analogous color.

Let's start with complimentary color. It is the easiest. Here is a chart. If I were you I'd print this out and take it home with you so that you have it to use as a reference.



Click on the image to make it larger and easier to read. Right click on this and save it to your folder and you can print it out later.

Tessie Lammle figured out that if you think of sports teams, i.e. the Denver Broncos, the L.A. Lakers, etc...you will have a very good idea of what complimentary colors are.



Frankly I think if you remember the colors of Christmas you will be well on your way. What are the colors of Christmas? Red and green.



I want you to find OR CREATE a scene which you have two complimentary colors. I want you to take your time and find some good light, make an interesting composition, check and set your white balance (this is getting crucial right?!?!), and most importantly I want you to make a bunch of different exposures. BRACKET! Change your composition with the camera, change your composition of the objects. Get an interesting photograph! I want you to do at least one of these complimentary colors, do two if you are feeling ambitious. If you only do one you'd better work it and make sure that you have good exposures, good focus and good composition. Shoot a LOT of frames on this assignment.

Now let's talk about ANALOGOUS color. What's analogous color? Analogous color is similar to monochromatic color, but it gets to be quite a bit richer. Analogous colors are those colors that are adjacent on the color wheel. Let's look at this diagram:



Click on the image to make it larger and easier to read. Right click on this and save it to your folder and you can print it out later.

Monochromatic color got it's richness by the variations of light striking the object. Darker areas became a slightly different shade of that color, lighter areas where more light hit the object became a lighter shade of that one color.

Analogous color is *kind of* similar, except that I want you to find various colored objects that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel. Remember, to KEEP IT SIMPLE and you get to decide just how hard you make it on yourself. Don't try to choose too many colors. Stick with three...four at the most. This is something that you may want to create on your own. Ask your moms if they can help you find analogous color. They will love to show you how it works.

Here's a quick chart:



Here are some examples:









This seems like a big assignment. It kind of is. I want you to repeat for analogous color what you did for complimentary color. Shoot a LOT.

I'm not sure when this will be due yet or what the requirements will be...just start thinking about color like this and looking for ways you can fulfill the assignment.

It'll be fun. Trust me!

Here's an analogous color shot I made several years ago near Escalante, Utah.



Zebra Canyon, Near Escalante, Utah, 2002

Due by Friday, October 30th.

C Block: 12 images on the blog, 6 prints, journal from assignment.

Z Block: 8 images on the blog, 4 prints, journal from assignment.

Bigfoot?

Too bad the photographer, David Raygoza isn't taking my class. He would get an 'A' for sure!

Click the image to make it larger. Notice the .jpg artifacting and the detail that is lost by enlarging the image from such a small pat of the image.

Wow!

Watch this!  This is way cool! 


Lightness Illusion - The top video clips of the week are here

Assignment # 2 1/2 - Before / After

Take your mostest favoriteist photograph from Assignment 2, and retouch it.  Make it beautiful!  Make it sing!  Post the before and the after to your blog and tell me why you are in love with Lightroom and the controls it offers.

Next...print the before and print the after and turn them in with your names on the back.

Due...Friday, October 9th.