Flowing Water-Film Assignment

Shoot on overcast day, or shoot 'late in afternoon' (no sunlight on subject at all).

Find fast moving water. Do not shoot of small trickeling stream of water. The water must be moving at a fast pace.

A tripod or something to brace camera is required.

Shoot at slower shutter speeds (30th, 15th, 8th, 4th, 1/2 sec, 1 sec, 2 sec, 4 seconds)

Bracket you shutter speeds, while compensating you f stops. Use your meter every shot after adjusting your shutter speeds.

We are looking to have the water look like cotton. The land, should be tack sharp.

Window Light Portrait-Digital

Find a big window or sliding door at home or another location. Get yourself a peice of White cardboard, mount board or foamcore (about 16x20 or larger). Find an appropriate background.

Do NOT have direct sunlight fall on subject!!!

Must be "indirect" light. If your window faces East, shoot in afternoon. If it faces West, shoot in morning. North, anytime of day. South, do not shoot unless it is an overcast day.

Use tripod or some sort of camera brace.

Use appropriate backgrounds. Shallow depth of field. Use correct "key" (white clothing-light background=High Key. Dark clothing-dark background=Low Key. Do not mix.

Repetitive

You need to have repeating lines in the image. This can be done with similar shapes carrying on throughout the image. Digital. No image manipulation allowed on repeating images.

Studio Portraits-Wet Assignment

This one will be your toughest assignment yet. People move and have minds of their own, thus want to control you. You will need to overcome this hurdle and get a great studio portrait using either a Rembrendt or Split lighting pattern. Must be shot in classroom not at home.

Shooting Through

You must finde something within the image to shoot through to Frame the image.....

WET-Wet assignment

Make it look like it is VERY wet. Make the viewer think that it is wetter than it is. Do not shoot a lake or body of water...see examples.

Auto Angles

This assignment is a "wet" assignment. Shoot the smoothest lines that you can find on a car. Get upclose and personal. Dont want to see shots of the whole car or wheels...just flowing lines.

This is also due on Friday.

Social Change

This week we have 2 assignments due on Friday. First, Social Change. If you could change the world with a photograph, what would it be. Make it like a public service announcement. This is a digital assignment and must have "copy" (Text) .