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WELCOME TO

PHO 381

YOUR PORTFOLIO INSTRUCTIONS ARE ONLINE

GET YOUR PORTFOLIO COVER SHEET

Get Your Survival Kit Here

Get Your Spring 2010 Syllabus Here

SEE THE BEST OF 381 FIRST ASSIGNMENTS

BEST OF 481 FIRST ASSIGNMENT

WEDNESDAY, MAY 5

Grades 1-3 PM, Room 339

THURSDAY, MAY 6

Grades and appeals

1-3 PM, Room 339

See the Garage Band tutorial

SOME EXAMPLES OF MINI STORY COVERAGE BY FORMER STUDENTS

See Erika Schultz' High School Rodeo coverage

(has more than three phots, but a perfect example of mini-story coverage)

http://www.schwepkerphoto.com/schultz2.html

1. ALL THREE PHOTOS ARE COMPELLING AND ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO STAND ON THEIR OWN.

THAT MEANS THAT IF YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO RUN ALL THREE PHOTOS,

EACH PHOTO WOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BE PUBLISHED ALONE.

2. THERE IS A STRONG DOMINANT PHOTO

3. YOU GET THREE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES OF YOUR SUBJECT

THAT, PUT TOGETHER, TELLS A STORY.

4. YOU GET A MEANINGFUL CLOSEUP AND CONTEXT PHOTO.

YOUR EVENT SUBJECT CAN BE ANYTHING

AND DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A MAJOR EVENT.

5. YOUR PHOTOS ARE CANDID, NOT POSED. IT IS CANDID STROY TELLING.

YOU CAN MAKE GREAT PHOTOS FROM A BORING EVENT!!!!

SEE ERIKA SCHULTZ' WORK FROM NAU AND LONDON

See more serious feature photos here:

AMERICAN SOLDIER, photographed by Craig Walker

MM from American Soldier

See A Bridge to Nowhere

See They Call It Home

FEATURE PHOTOS ARE CANDID, NOT POSED.

REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR EXTRA CREDIT TWO-PAGE REPORT TO CLASS.

http://www.jeffreymurrayphotography.com/home.html

Get Your Survival Kit Here

PHO 381 SPRING, 2010 ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE
THIS IS YOUR OFFICIAL SCHEDULE.
Jan. 12

FIRST CLASS SESSION

Jan. 26

1. Two-element portrait due. 2. Closeup and context
photos.
3. Snow feature

Your portrait does NOT have to be related to your event.

Feb. 2

Second editorial portrait. Quiz over Survival Kit, f stop and shutter speeds

and this link:

AMERICAN SOLDIER, photographed by Craig Walker

Feb. 9

Class one-hour shoot. Bring cameras

Feb. 16

Event shoot due.

Feb. 23

MIDTERM DUE

March 2

Mini story due

March 9

Photo story topics due

March 15-19 Spring Break

March 23

Best of Spring break photos due for class project

Martch 30

Mini story (no audio)

April 6

April 13

ALL CLASS ONE-HOUR SHOOT

BRING CAMERAS.

EDIT PHOTOS SAME DAY

AUDIO WILLL BE RECORDED AND YOU WILL DO A PROJECT WITH GB

THE NEXT WEEK, APRIL 20 IN CLASS.

April 20

BUILD ONE-HOUR SHOOT PROGRAM IN CLASS.

Preparation for Portfolios

April 27

PORTFOLIOS DUE (FINALS DUE FOR THOSE WHO
SCORED UNDER 90 ON MIDTERM)

PLEASE READ THIS:

A student in the PHO 284 class

brought up a good point and a key topic I need to address.

She felt that a certain "detail" shot could not be used because it could not stand on its own.

A photo story, mini story or project often need a "change of pace photo,"

better known as a "visual break" photo.

A "detail" shot is such a photo.

It may not have a face or person in it.

A "detail" shot seldom would

be a photo that is one that would "stand on its own,"

meaning, it will seldom be chosen as a

prime photo.

In media photography--be it multimedia or print--a "detail" shot is a "supporting" shot,

not a prime shot.

You may have noticed that Erika shoots a a fair number of detail photos,

as do most accomplished photojournalists.

The idea of a detail photo is not to stand alone,

but rather to give a photo designer the ability to use it as a visual break.

When editing for photo stories, mini-stories or project work,

do not feel you have to exclude a "detail" shot because it can't stand on its own.

It is a VISUAL BREAK photo, essential especially in multimedia work.

Peter

See the 2008 Homecoming Multimedia Show

See the Garage Band tutorial

SEE THE BLOG OF OUR GUEST ERIKA SCHULTZ

SEE ERIKA'S WORK FROM NAU AND LONDON

SEE GARY O'BRIEN WEBSITE

SEE GARY O'BRIEN PANOS