Photography, even in its least-mediated forms, is always an image which is constructed. We choose what to shoot, how to set our camera, where to stand, which frame we prefer, how to print it, etc. At the same time, it is also always real: there was something in front of the camera when we hit the button, and that gave us this image.
For this assignment, we're looking to construct a reality. It should have a story, some sort of meaning or conflict that pulls us in. Work slowly enough that you're considering and making decisions about every aspect of the image. You're building this picture, you're in control of how it will come out.
Think about the photographers we looked at in class. Think about cinematic composition and scale, the slowness of working on a tripod, the process of seeing/reacting/shooting. Remember your audience, and think about how they will see the image.
Remember composition, color, all that good stuff. Remember that you're in charge of the story. It can be whatever you want it to be.
Deliverables: 4-6 prints, ~11x17. You have three weeks, so that's perfectly reasonable. Pace yourself.
Make sure that you keep your original large files (anything we shoot is a candidate for the show), but you're also turning in a copy resized to 3000px on the long dimension, jpeg, sRGB, full quality.
IN ADDITION, you will hand in a 1-2 page writeup, describing what you intended to do, why you wanted to do it, what you thought it would accomplish, and how your final product relates to that original intent. Be smart and thoughtful. Don't just tell me what you photographed, because I can figure that out already (durrr). Save this as a PDF.
Files should be named:
Lastname_Firstname_PH341_Assig01_001.jpg, 002, 003, etc.
Lastname_Firstname_PH341_Assig01_words.pdf
Bring them in on your HD or a flash drive, but also drop them in the google drive folder the night before. No excuses.
Grading Criteria:
(5) Proper file naming
(5) Proper file size/not screwing it up digitally after you shot it
(20) Aesthetics, print quality
(20) Concept, creativity, originality, problem-solving
(20) Technique and execution of photographs (lighting, technical skills, camera handling, etc.)
(10) Presentation in Critique (cogent, thoughtful, can defend work)
(10) Write-up (reasonable analysis, thought about it ahead of time)