TMI PHOTOGRAPHY I                        
Project 1: Scavenger Hunt                    

For this project, you will be given a list of 24 words or phrases. You must create a photograph for EACH word/phrase. You will be graded on concept and completion, composition/technique, creativity, critique/participation, and your homework progress through in-class checkpoints.

Please resist the urge to photograph the first idea that comes to your head. Most of us will have the same initial idea when approaching a theme or idea for a photograph. Think hard about how to approach your word/phrase creatively. Think of your idea as an onion. Your first idea is the outer layer. I want you to peel back the layers to get to the center—your unique, considered idea.
If you are feeling stuck, try making a “word map” for each word or phrase. I always start with the definition of a word/phrase first. We will draw one together in class.
Here are your words:

  1. Unexpected
  2. Web
  3. Sharp
  4. Blue
  5. Hard
  6. Round
  7. Texture
  8. Soft
  9. Smelly
  10. Beautiful
  11. Translucent
  12. Gilded
  13. Monochromatic (but not black and white)
  14. Tiny
  15. Something that you love
  16. Veins
  17. Fear
  18. Wet
  19. Young
  20. Old
  21. Dry
  22. Silhouette
  23. Cold
  24. Giant

Shoot a MINIMUM of 10 exposures for EACH WORD. This doesn’t mean that all 10 exposures have to be masterpieces, or 10 unique and different images. The point of asking you to do this is to get you used to making lots of photographs, and to encourage you to try many things when brainstorming how to photograph your idea. Try a couple of different ideas; don’t just make one photograph for your word and move on.

“Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson

This means that it takes a lot of practice and perseverance to develop your own eye as a photographer and artist. Don’t cheat yourself by not allowing enough time to try new things and experiment.

DUE DATES:

Monday 9/9/19: 120 images due (12 words). Import your homework images. 
Label your images like this:
  • lastname_firstname_p1_hw1_1,
  • lastname_firstname_p1_hw1_2, etc.
​Create a contact sheet labeled lastname_firstname_p1_cs_1 and turn into Google Drive under your Projects folder. Within your Projects folder, create a Project 1 folder and save your contact sheet there.


Monday 9/16/19: 120 images due (12 words). Import your homework images. 
Label your images like this: 
  • lastname_firstname_p1_hw2_1, 
  • lastname_firstname_p1_hw2_2, etc.
Create a contact sheet labeled lastname_firstname_p1_cs_2 and turn into Google Drive under Projects>Project 1.

Thursday/Friday, 9/19 - 9/20: Soft Critique! Submit your 10 best images as JPEGS to the shared class folder before class for a grade. Navigate HERE for instructions.

Tuesday, 10/1/19: 
  • All 24 final files due by the end of class.
  • These should be processed PSD OR DNG files labeled lastname_firstname_p1_final_unexpected, lastname_firstname_p1_final_web, etc. Turn these into your Google Drive class folder under Projects>Project 1>Final.
  • Final Critique will take place Thursday and Friday (This critique will be soft, meaning we will view your images on the projector. You will learn to print for your next project.)