FINAL PROJECT

Throughout the semester we’ve learned that there are many ways for digital images to originate. They can come from a digital camera, scans from negatives or old photographs, searching the Internet for images – the possibilities are almost endless!

A possibility for the final project is to produce a portfolio of no less than seven finished images. The number of final prints will depend on the design of your final project. Seven finished image files are due for this project regardless of the number or size of the prints. The size of your final prints is your choice. However, if you'd like to print larger than 8 x 10, you will need to provide your own paper.

Please do not hesitate to ask me about this.

The origin and content of the images is also your choice but they MUST be yours, and they must be cohesive.

The remainder of the semester will be open lab AND some lectures, all with the ability to print at EVERY class meeting, except for April 17th when we will be critiquing the stranger assignment.

Think about the ways we have worked and look over the technical assignments. Are there ways of making images that you would like to learn more about? Are there ways of making images that are more enjoyable to you than others?

Please turn in a proposal for your final project this Thursday, April 12th at the beginning of class.

We will have our final critique on Tuesday, May 1st. All images are due by the beginning of class.

ASSIGNMENT - DOCUMENT A STRANGER / CREATE A STRANGER

You will create a portrait of a person using strategies of both documentary and fiction. Combine elements of unrehearsed / intuitive shooting with planned / constructed / directorial image making. Through a sequence and/or arrangement of the photographs, tell the story of the person - Who is this person? What do they look like? What do they do? Where do they live? Why are they interesting?

Shoot a minimum of 150 images. Select a minimum of 7 - 10 images that create a compelling portrait of this person. Text can be employed as part of your presentations, but the images should carry most of the narrative weight. You will be turning in 5 images total on April 17th.

POST SPRING BREAK SCHEDULE

Note: Schedule updated on 3/26/2012

March 20
-Finish printing BOX OF SPACE ASSIGNMENT
-Critique - BOX OF SPACE ASSIGNMENT

March 22
-Continue BOX OF SPACE critique

March 27
-Finish BOX OF SPACE critique
-Introduce next assignment - DOCUMENT A STRANGER / CREATE A STRANGER
-Slide lecture - Portraiture
-Slide lecture - Fiction
-Slide lecture - Documentary
-Next class: Bring an old or damaged photograph, no larger than 8" x 10"
-Next class (April 3rd) - Bring no less than 150 new images for DOCUMENT A STRANGER / CREATE A STRANGER

March 29 - NO CLASS
-I'll be at the NELSON for my show. Hope you can make it.
-Photograph for DOCUMENT A STRANGER / CREATE A STRANGER
-Next class - Bring an old or damaged photograph, no larger than 8" x 10"
-Next class (April 3rd) - Bring no less than 150 new images for DOCUMENT A STRANGER / CREATE A STRANGER

April 3
-Basic scanning techniques
-Retouching - using the clone stamp and healing brush tools
-In Lab - Scanning and retouching
-In Lab - download and make selects for DOCUMENT A STRANGER / CREATE A STRANGER
-In Lab - work on selects for DOCUMENT A STRANGER / CREATE A STRANGER
-Next class - Full lab day. Begin printing for DOCUMENT A STRANGER / CREATE A STRANGER

April 5
-Introduce Final Project
-In Lab - Printing for DOCUMENT A STRANGER / CREATE A STRANGER
-Next class - Final project proposals due.  Printing DOCUMENT A STRANGER / CREATE A STRANGER

April 10
-In Lab - Printing for DOCUMENT A STRANGER / CREATE A STRANGER
-Next class - Final project proposals due.  Printing DOCUMENT A STRANGER / CREATE A STRANGER

April 12
-Final project proposals due - Individual meetings with Sean
-In lab - Finish printing for DOCUMENT A STRANGER / CREATE A STRANGER
-Next class - Full lab day for final project

April 17
 -Critique - DOCUMENT A STRANGER / CREATE A STRANGER
-In lab - Start working on Final projects
-Next class - Full lab day for final project

I'M TRYING TO SCHEDULE A PIER 24 VISIT SOMETIME BETWEEN 4/10 AND THE END OF THE SEMESTER. I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED

April 19
-In lab - Working on final projects 
-Next class - Full lab day for final project

April 24th
-In lab - Working on final projects 
-Next class - Full lab day for final project
 April 24
-In lab - Working on final projects 
-Next class - Full lab day for final project 

April 26th
-In Lab - Printing final project

May 1
-FINAL CRITIQUE

May 3
-School's out for summer

ASSIGNMENT THREE: BOX OF SPACE - MILESTONES and other information

2/28 - Curves lecture
3/1 - Start making prints in lab
3/6 - Continue printing
3/8 - No Class, go to the SFMOMA and see the Djikstra show (remember to take a photo of yourself in one of the galleries, holding your ticket (seriously)).
3/13 - BOS assignment DUE.

IN CLASS 2/21

• Finish printing ASSIGNMENT TWO
• Continue critique of ASSIGNMENT TWO
• Introduce BOX OF SPACE

ASSIGNMENT THREE: BOX OF SPACE

Through the use of consistent tools (camera) and materials (film/paper) create a photographic “catalogue” of an existing space in a series of 10 or more images. The space/environment can range form a single room to a field, to the space under a sofa or in a chest of drawers. it can be actual or fictional. Consider the use of tools and materials as means of formal CLASSIFICATION, as well as a process of honing the SELECTION process. The final “catalogues” do not need to be comprehensive descriptions of place, but should explore your own ideas of what is important about the environment. Consider the final arrangement/sequence of your photographs as a descriptive component of your “catalogue”. The photographs will be placed in a box of your design.

• Make no less than 300 new exposures for this assignment and bring them to class on 2/21/2012. 
• Shoot in RAW format is possible.
• The completion date and other milstones for this project will be announced on the 21st.

IN CLASS 2/7

• Saving, Flattening, and Re-sizing Files for Print
• Printing
• Turning in files for ASSIGNMENT TWO