It seems it's been a while since the last helpful post, so I'll try to get on it here.
First, Due TODAY are your 3 Nature pics in Flickr. Make sure to load 1 to the group.
Second, your (minimum of 1) 8x10" print for the photography contest is due on Wed.
We will mat that image in class and you will fill out the entry form at that point.
May 18th at 6:30 is the time to begin viewing those images in the small gym here at LGHS.
The awards will be announced at 7:30 that night.
Third, your ABC's of Los Gatos pics should be on your mind!
Cheers.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Prints
Two 8x10" prints (one from portraits and one from table) due before spring break.
We will mat one of them in class.
Cheers.
Be Happy.
We will mat one of them in class.
Cheers.
Be Happy.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Table Project
Due Monday/Tuesday, April 4/5.
2 images from each category: home, school, "out" loaded to a flickr set and your flickr group.
2 images from each category: home, school, "out" loaded to a flickr set and your flickr group.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Up Next
Fun!!!
No, seriously.
If you come to class prepared on Thurs.
with your camera
with a charged battery
with $3
with an object(s) representing something important/special to you ( in terms of "childhood" or "everyday")
the class will break up in to two groups.
In you are a prepared one, you will have the chance to go downtown to photograph something fun.
Half of you will do that while the other half stays in class for a demo.
Then the next class period we will switch it up and, if you were/are prepared, you will then go downtown while "group 1" stays in class for a demo.
Of course, as has been stated, you will have much less fun if you do not come prepared for class.
Please do not let this be you.
No, seriously.
If you come to class prepared on Thurs.
with your camera
with a charged battery
with $3
with an object(s) representing something important/special to you ( in terms of "childhood" or "everyday")
the class will break up in to two groups.
In you are a prepared one, you will have the chance to go downtown to photograph something fun.
Half of you will do that while the other half stays in class for a demo.
Then the next class period we will switch it up and, if you were/are prepared, you will then go downtown while "group 1" stays in class for a demo.
Of course, as has been stated, you will have much less fun if you do not come prepared for class.
Please do not let this be you.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Next???
As we begin to inch towards the finish line of your portrait styles project, remember that you have 5 images due in a flickr set and in the flickr group by the end of class on Tues (unless you are in per 2/4/6 - which means it would be Mon.)
But really I want you to begin thinking about an object or objects that have personal meaning to you from your childhood. Something bigger than, say, a soda can, but something that can be brought to school.
Oh, Happy Friday!
But really I want you to begin thinking about an object or objects that have personal meaning to you from your childhood. Something bigger than, say, a soda can, but something that can be brought to school.
Oh, Happy Friday!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Annie and Avedon and Other Notes
Tomorrow, Thurs. 3/10 I will be out for Challenge Day.
Here are some links for a couple of youtube videos that should be shown in class, but if you need to see them, here they are.
First, an interview with Annie Leibovitz
Second, a slide show of some of her images
Third, a very short snippet of her words
Fourth, actually not a youtube at all, but a place to find some of her images in still form.
You should be taking notes on what you see and hear on the same page as the 1/2 page handout that was (or will be) given out in class.
You will also, on the adjacent page, be taking some notes on some images from a Richard Avedon site. (sorry, I don't have that address in front of me)
I'll want to see your notes when you come to class on Monday, along with your camera, your usb, your photo book, and a magazine.
Please come prepared as it will be a busy day.
Cheers!
Here are some links for a couple of youtube videos that should be shown in class, but if you need to see them, here they are.
First, an interview with Annie Leibovitz
Second, a slide show of some of her images
Third, a very short snippet of her words
Fourth, actually not a youtube at all, but a place to find some of her images in still form.
You should be taking notes on what you see and hear on the same page as the 1/2 page handout that was (or will be) given out in class.
You will also, on the adjacent page, be taking some notes on some images from a Richard Avedon site. (sorry, I don't have that address in front of me)
I'll want to see your notes when you come to class on Monday, along with your camera, your usb, your photo book, and a magazine.
Please come prepared as it will be a busy day.
Cheers!
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Oh
Happy Mardi Gras Day everyone.
So many reasons to be happy.
Remember, your place triptychs are due today.
In Thawspace you need to have - in a folder called place:
a sub folder with all of your "rough draft" pics
your final pics titled
place1.psd / place1.jpg
place2.psd / place2.jpg
place3.psd / place3.jpg
place_triptych.psd / place_triptych.jpg
I would probably also recommend that you include your "for web and devices" images, too.
Because of course you are saving all of your jpg's as smaller web files before uploading to Flickr, right?
On Flickr you need to have:
a SET called Place
in that set you need to put your place 1, place 2, place 3, place_triptych images
in the GROUP you need to have your place_triptych image
We are starting the new project today, too.
It will likely be due at the end of next week, but of course I'll keep you posted on that.
Don't forget to flaunt it like you're a Mardi Gras Indian ...
So many reasons to be happy.
Remember, your place triptychs are due today.
In Thawspace you need to have - in a folder called place:
a sub folder with all of your "rough draft" pics
your final pics titled
place1.psd / place1.jpg
place2.psd / place2.jpg
place3.psd / place3.jpg
place_triptych.psd / place_triptych.jpg
I would probably also recommend that you include your "for web and devices" images, too.
Because of course you are saving all of your jpg's as smaller web files before uploading to Flickr, right?
On Flickr you need to have:
a SET called Place
in that set you need to put your place 1, place 2, place 3, place_triptych images
in the GROUP you need to have your place_triptych image
We are starting the new project today, too.
It will likely be due at the end of next week, but of course I'll keep you posted on that.
Don't forget to flaunt it like you're a Mardi Gras Indian ...
Monday, February 28, 2011
Sepia, SEPIA
In grading everyone's Flickr sets of sepia photographs, I was/am ... surprised.
Theoretically, anyway, this should have been the easiest change because it required the fewest number of steps/mouse clicks to get to the end product.
The results, though, are less than stellar. Which in its own way is o.k. - sort of.
This was a "practice" round before the Place assignment, but at any rate, the results still aren't where they should be.
Mainly I say this because I can't even recall the number of times I wrote something similar to "needs more contrast pls" next to the grades when I was discussing your sepia tones prints.
But in hindsight it didn't have much to do with the sepia tone itself, but more with the contrast. I don't feel like the "sliders" in the b/w pop up box were utilized well enough. The prints were largely flat, with not enough detail in the darker values, and with the light values not quite light enough.
It would benefit all, I feel, if you spent some time on Flickr, or some place, looking at a lot of sepia images. While some of these will be not good examples - anyone can load, generally, anything they want online, but some of them will be quite good.
At least in terms of value and contrast.
You are all experienced enough to pretty much know if something is sophisticated enough or not, and you can tell if something should be influencing you positively or not. But only if you let it actually have a positive impact.
And you should constantly be looking at new images anyway. It's good for you. Kinda like vegetables and vitamins.
Theoretically, anyway, this should have been the easiest change because it required the fewest number of steps/mouse clicks to get to the end product.
The results, though, are less than stellar. Which in its own way is o.k. - sort of.
This was a "practice" round before the Place assignment, but at any rate, the results still aren't where they should be.
Mainly I say this because I can't even recall the number of times I wrote something similar to "needs more contrast pls" next to the grades when I was discussing your sepia tones prints.
But in hindsight it didn't have much to do with the sepia tone itself, but more with the contrast. I don't feel like the "sliders" in the b/w pop up box were utilized well enough. The prints were largely flat, with not enough detail in the darker values, and with the light values not quite light enough.
It would benefit all, I feel, if you spent some time on Flickr, or some place, looking at a lot of sepia images. While some of these will be not good examples - anyone can load, generally, anything they want online, but some of them will be quite good.
At least in terms of value and contrast.
You are all experienced enough to pretty much know if something is sophisticated enough or not, and you can tell if something should be influencing you positively or not. But only if you let it actually have a positive impact.
And you should constantly be looking at new images anyway. It's good for you. Kinda like vegetables and vitamins.
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