Tuesday 5th February (after Adam's Stock unit)
3.30pm Stephen Kavanagh
3.45pm Anna Zatanow
4.00pm Jill Stephen
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Soup
Choose a soup with national characteristics:
French Onion, Minestrone, Scotch Broth, Miso, Won-Ton, Borscht, Gazpacho, etc
Construct an image in the studio with appropriate props - to deliver the connotations you want to convey to the viewer:
Freshness, Goodness, Exotic, Luxury, Basic, Traditional, Family, Nutritious, Healthy, Evening supper, Outdoor lunch, etc
Shoot one roll of 35mm daylight balanced 36exp colour transparency film: 100 ISO is ideal. Fuij Provia, Kodak E100G - you can check what characteristics different emulsions possess on the Kodak, Fuji and Silverprint sites in the Permanent Links section on the right.
If you're buying film from a shop - make sure it isn't "Process Paid" - this means it comes with an envelope for you to send it off for processing, having already paid for it in the price.
We will process the films at college, with NO COST TO YOU (Estimated four day turnaround)
Experiment with lighting - positioning, modulators, reflectors - and viewpoint
Remember: the journey is more important than the destination at this point
Collect research and plans in your workbook. Please work in pairs and keep a log of exposure details - it will help you decipher why your pictures look the way they do
Assessment:
Wednesday 27th February 9.00am
We'll look at your best and worst image. I'll provide slide mounts.
Timelapse
Make a time lapse sequence:
Choose your view and time parameters - minutes, hours, days
Arrange your exposures in sequential order - free to use photoshop or scalpel and glue
No limit on how many pictures you combine or the final dimensions
Assessment: Wednesday 27th February 9.00am Studio 22
Ideas and information:
Their circular life
More info on timelapse
Here are some simple instructions for those wanting to assemble their timelapse montage in Photoshop:
Make a new blank canvas big enough to frame your montage:
File – New (make sure the dpi resolution of the new canvas is the same as your timelapse images – ideally 300dpi)
Use the crop tool to cut a slice from each image and drag it into the new canvas
Use the Move tool to position each new slice on the new canvas
You can adjust the position of any layer by selecting from the one you wish to adjust from the layers palette
When you’re happy with the timelapse montage you can preserve all the layers – for future tweaking – by saving as a .psd (Photoshop file). If you’re bold enough to commit – you can merge all the layers and save as a .tif or .jpg
Advanced Photoshop users could stack all the images on top of one another and use the erase tool selectively on each layer to reveal and blend the layer underneath to create a merged version...
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Stieglitz/Steichen - last chance
Don't panic!! However, for the remaining candidates who have yet to complete this essay: type Stieglitz or Steichen into the search window at the top left of the blog for details of what you are required to do.
Submission without exceptions: Tuesday 5th February Studio 22 10.00am
Submission without exceptions: Tuesday 5th February Studio 22 10.00am
Theory Resit paper
Tuesday 5th February 9.30am in Studio 22.
Last chance to pass. Non-attendance is a straight fail.
Four candidates should attend. You know by now who you are.
Last chance to pass. Non-attendance is a straight fail.
Four candidates should attend. You know by now who you are.
Monday, January 28, 2008
In flagrante
You will struggle to find a copy, but here are some links that might help anyone curious:
Chris Killip where are you?
Thatcher 'no society' quote
Wikipedia on the 1984 Miners' strike
Get Carter: North East location tour
The image below (the first in the book) of the painter's blatant artistic licence clearly states Killip's intention - to create a fiction - one that serves his own truth. Objectivity gives way to subjectivity.
Your comments would be appreciated.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Monday 28th January: Semester 2
Semester 2 finally begins...
10.00am in the Lecture Theatre - it'll be an important session with lots of information. Please don't miss it.
We will also look at Chris Killip's documentary work, collected in a book called 'In flagrante'.
10.00am in the Lecture Theatre - it'll be an important session with lots of information. Please don't miss it.
We will also look at Chris Killip's documentary work, collected in a book called 'In flagrante'.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Monday, January 14, 2008
Landscape
Some key Landscape photographers:
Arthur Tress
Ansel Adams (you all know his work)
John Davies
Ray Moore - a quiet genius
Fay Godwin
The New Topographics Photographers: "Anti-picturesque"
Robert Adams
Lewis Baltz
Andy Goldsworthy
Jerry Uelsmann (...I'd like to break his fingers)
John Blakemore (Yoda-like guru)
Blakemore audio interview
Michael Kenna
Any comments?
Friday, January 11, 2008
Colin Prior
On Friday 18th January Internationally-acclaimed landscape photographer, Colin Prior will be presenting his work in Studio 19 at 10.30am - all are welcome.
Details of Colin's workflow are here
Details of Colin's workflow are here
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Happy New Year
There will be no lecture on the morning of Monday 7th January
Matthew will be outside Room 187 from 10.30am onwards on Monday if anyone has questions about the assessments later in the week.
There will not be a Digital class on the afternoon of Monday 7th - please use the time to prepare for next week's Theory test paper.
We WILL meet at 10.15am on Tuesday 8th to begin the Corporate assessment (- we will continue into the afternoon).
Required:
Journey to college sequence
Cross-lit portraits x2
Corporate sequence (on Powerpoint for projection and in print form IF you have chosen to do that)
Corporate price-list
Workbook
Matthew will be outside Room 187 from 10.30am onwards on Monday if anyone has questions about the assessments later in the week.
There will not be a Digital class on the afternoon of Monday 7th - please use the time to prepare for next week's Theory test paper.
We WILL meet at 10.15am on Tuesday 8th to begin the Corporate assessment (- we will continue into the afternoon).
Required:
Journey to college sequence
Cross-lit portraits x2
Corporate sequence (on Powerpoint for projection and in print form IF you have chosen to do that)
Corporate price-list
Workbook
Monday, December 17, 2007
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Tuesday
There will be no Theory class on Tuesday morning or Corporate class in the afternoon
Matthew will be around if you want to discuss you work before the holiday
Remember the deadline dates in January. Non-submission will be a serious problem.
Matthew will be around if you want to discuss you work before the holiday
Remember the deadline dates in January. Non-submission will be a serious problem.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Social Photography Pesentation
Presentation info
Please see the explanation below which will help you to make a presentation which is suitable for showing to a client
The purpose of the presentation is to show the client most of the images that you have taken in order to sell them and this is normally done with music initially and then by going through each picture one by one.
You are required to make a presentation of each session, one for the family and one for the romantic couple.
Logistically it is easier if you can put them together in one PowerPoint presentation with a Blank slide between them that requires a mouse click to proceed.
Make sure that your images are all compressed after you have made the show and that the music files are in the same folder as the ppt. file before you insert the sound.
Each show should have between 15 and 20 pictures and should move along fairly briskly so that it gives a flavour of the sitting. In the real world you would go through the images singly after this with the client so that you can take their order. You could also sell them the show so it is doubly important to compress the pictures to screen resolution to protect your profits.
I am happy to explain how to sort sound and timings etc if anyone is not sure how to do this. Best time for this is when I have your class 5-7pm on Tuesday. Ideal size for ppt images is 1024x768 pixels. Rip the music from CD in windows media player or use an mp3 file.
Any questions? Please ask.
Pauline
Please see the explanation below which will help you to make a presentation which is suitable for showing to a client
The purpose of the presentation is to show the client most of the images that you have taken in order to sell them and this is normally done with music initially and then by going through each picture one by one.
You are required to make a presentation of each session, one for the family and one for the romantic couple.
Logistically it is easier if you can put them together in one PowerPoint presentation with a Blank slide between them that requires a mouse click to proceed.
Make sure that your images are all compressed after you have made the show and that the music files are in the same folder as the ppt. file before you insert the sound.
Each show should have between 15 and 20 pictures and should move along fairly briskly so that it gives a flavour of the sitting. In the real world you would go through the images singly after this with the client so that you can take their order. You could also sell them the show so it is doubly important to compress the pictures to screen resolution to protect your profits.
I am happy to explain how to sort sound and timings etc if anyone is not sure how to do this. Best time for this is when I have your class 5-7pm on Tuesday. Ideal size for ppt images is 1024x768 pixels. Rip the music from CD in windows media player or use an mp3 file.
Any questions? Please ask.
Pauline
Theory Test
Exposure
Aperture: relative dimensions of f-stops (see below)
Shutter: different types and flash sync speed
ISO: grain and digital noise
Zone:
Grey card, zone scale, development, practical use
Light 1:
Visible spectrum + IR and UV
Colour temperature measurement
Correction filters
Light 2:
Incident, reflection, refraction
Image formation
Lenses:
Focal length
Primes and zooms
Faults, quality and price
Standard lenses for different formats
Format:
35mm
120
5x4
Digital sub-35mm frame magnification
All this information was covered in the Theory classes. You will find links to all these areas on the blog – use the ‘search’ facility at the top left corner.
It’s also covered comprehensively in Langford’s ‘Basic Photography’
Aperture: relative dimensions of f-stops (see below)
Shutter: different types and flash sync speed
ISO: grain and digital noise
Zone:
Grey card, zone scale, development, practical use
Light 1:
Visible spectrum + IR and UV
Colour temperature measurement
Correction filters
Light 2:
Incident, reflection, refraction
Image formation
Lenses:
Focal length
Primes and zooms
Faults, quality and price
Standard lenses for different formats
Format:
35mm
120
5x4
Digital sub-35mm frame magnification
All this information was covered in the Theory classes. You will find links to all these areas on the blog – use the ‘search’ facility at the top left corner.
It’s also covered comprehensively in Langford’s ‘Basic Photography’
Aperture dimensions
f = ‘focae’ and indicates a ratio 1:2, 1:5.6, 1:16 etc, which we shorten to f2, f5.6 and f16, etc.
1:2 means that the diameter of the aperture opening of a given lens is half of the focal length. For a 50mm lens to open up to f2, the diameter of the opening will need to be 25mm.
f4 on a 50mm lens requires the aperture to open as wide as 12.5mm
f4 on an 80mm lens requires the aperture to open as wide as 20mm
f4 on a 28mm lens requires the aperture to open as wide as 7mm
Because the actual diameter opening of f4 varies (12.5mm, 20mm and 7mm) depending on the focal length (50mm, 80mm and 28mm) in the examples above – f4 lets the same ‘brightness’ through, whatever the lens or format.
The same goes for all the other aperture settings – they’re universal.
New Media New Directions
Gillian Wearing - Masks (appearing as her entire family)
Jo Spence - personal photo-therapy
Cindy Sherman - untitled film stills
Nan Goldin - gritty, lo-fi images of the sub-culture
Alison Jackson - look-a-likes
If you like Jerry Uelsmann's work you can find it yourself. I'm not touching it.
Digital Closed Book Exam
The exam for Digital will take place at 10:30am on Monday the 17th December in the Lecture Theatre. This will consist of a 2 page paper with a variety of true/ false, multiple choice and simple answers.
The content will be based on what you have learned in class and what you should already be putting into practice using digital imaging.
Attendance is compulsory, and non attendance will result in a FAIL.
Monday, December 10, 2007
Deadlines
Location Corporate sequence will be assessed on Tuesday January 8th at 1.15pm. We'll meet in Studio 19.
Your submission will also include:
Journey to college sequence
Tungsten/Daylight cross-lit portraits x2
Corporate sequence
The Corporate sequence must be in the form of a Powerpoint presentation, submitted on CD
Additionally, you will produce a personal price-list:
Details of an hourly rate, half-day rate and full-day rate
Prices for print sizes
Prices for digital work
Non-submission at this extended deadline will result in a 'Fail'.
Theory test paper - will take place on Tuesday 15th January in Room 187 at 10.15am
Non-attendance without a doctor's certificate will result in a 'Fail'
Your submission will also include:
Journey to college sequence
Tungsten/Daylight cross-lit portraits x2
Corporate sequence
The Corporate sequence must be in the form of a Powerpoint presentation, submitted on CD
Additionally, you will produce a personal price-list:
Details of an hourly rate, half-day rate and full-day rate
Prices for print sizes
Prices for digital work
Non-submission at this extended deadline will result in a 'Fail'.
Theory test paper - will take place on Tuesday 15th January in Room 187 at 10.15am
Non-attendance without a doctor's certificate will result in a 'Fail'
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