Candid Assignment

Candids: Shoot at least 35 GOOD candids before Monday 11-3-2008, we will be editing them in class on Monday.







Your task is to shoot pics, immersing yourself and your camera into the scene. Capture a moment on your camera. Be creative, shoot from unique angles, try and find people doing interesting things, with interesting expressions.

Candid images...

Candid photography is photography that focuses on spontaneity rather than technique, on the immersion of a camera within events rather than focusing on setting up a staged situation or on preparing a lengthy camera setup.

Candid photography is best described as un-posed and unplanned, immediate and unobtrusive. This is in contrast to classic photography, which includes aspects such as carefully staged portrait photography, landscape photography or object photography. Candid photography catches moments of life from immersion in it.

Henri Cartier-Bresson

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René Burri

11 tips for shooting great candids...
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Photomerges due!

Please turn in 7 photomerges on a contact sheet, as well as full size versions of your 2 best PMs and label which one you would like printed. Make sure all images and contact sheets are .jpeg files

WOW! 2008 Reflections

WOW!

Each student will be entering an image into the 2008-2009 PTSA reflections contest. The content of this image is up to you, so long as it meets the criteria and theme.

What has recently caused you to have a reaction like WOW? This year’s theme for the PTSA Reflections Program is short and simple, but has an infinite number of ways, with a little time and effort, you could put your ideas into a creative entry using photography that’s extraordinary.

Your process could be as simple or elaborate as you want, as long as it’s done within the time frame and rules of the National PTSA Reflections Program. How you depict what you think of as “WOW!” is totally your choice. Find out more about the Reflections Program and be sure to get your Entry packet with all the instructions in the Main office by the end of Sept. Check out the past programs at WA State Reflections website including last year’s gallery of National finalists at http://www.wastatepta.org/programs/Reflections/reflect.htm.

• entries can be color or black and white, a single image or a collage, photomerge, montage, multiple exposure, etc.
  
• All images should demonstrate understanding of depth of field, composition, proper exposure, etc.
  

PHOTOMERGE!

For our next assignment we will be using 'photomerge' to blend images together. This technique can create panoramic images


Today (Tue/Wed) we will learn the basic PM skills and you will have the long 4 day weekend to shoot on your own. Monday you will need to come to class with 5 good PM (with a minimum of 4 images each).

Show us where you went or what you did. these can be amazing landscapes, cityscapes, scenic shots, interior images, perspective pictures, whatever you see that is intriguing!

• Each photomerge should be made up of 4 or more images.
• remember to overlap your images, but not by more than 20%.
  
• photomerges are much more successful if you can MANUALLY white balance your camera and even more successful if you can shoot images with your camera in MANUAL EXPOSURE mode thus setting an aperture and shutter setting that is the same for each image. Difficulties arise when exposures change from image to image.

Student examples from semesters past:

Turn in B&W

Please turn in one contact sheet with 24 amazing B&W images on it. Also turn in your one very best image. Save both as .jpeg files and place them in the staff server, classes folder.

Weekend Homework!!!

Shoot pictures of whatever your adventures are this weekend. Monday we will edit these and submit your best to the Seattle Times "Weekend Photo" section.

click here for examples