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Project 4: Family Portrait
GOAL: Your goal for this project is to create intimate portraits of family (close friends may count as family). The images you create should reveal a private moment that your subject(s) would not share with just anyone, and should demonstrate the photographer knows the subject and has privileged access to their life that a stranger or acquaintance would not.
You will have time to shoot over Spring Break—you will have several weeks to work on this, so use your time wisely!
For final critique, you will turn in 6 final prints and digital files. Your final prints must be larger than 8.5 x 11".
See below for examples of photographers who have photographed their families.
You will have time to shoot over Spring Break—you will have several weeks to work on this, so use your time wisely!
For final critique, you will turn in 6 final prints and digital files. Your final prints must be larger than 8.5 x 11".
See below for examples of photographers who have photographed their families.
DUE DATES:
Thursday, 2/20/20: In class, you will write a detailed proposal explaining your ideas for project.. You will post your completed proposals to your Weebly student website blog. Your posts are due for a grade by midnight on Thursday, 2/20, and we will go over them together as a class on Friday. You may also include inspiration images, text, video, etc. into your proposal, if it helps you to get your idea across.
Your proposals should be a minimum of 4 paragraphs long, with 5 sentences minimum per paragraph. In your proposals, you should explain:
Monday, 2/24/20: Over the weekend, shoot 100 images towards your project. You will use class time on Monday to import your images and create a contact sheet.
Thursday, 2/20/20: In class, you will write a detailed proposal explaining your ideas for project.. You will post your completed proposals to your Weebly student website blog. Your posts are due for a grade by midnight on Thursday, 2/20, and we will go over them together as a class on Friday. You may also include inspiration images, text, video, etc. into your proposal, if it helps you to get your idea across.
Your proposals should be a minimum of 4 paragraphs long, with 5 sentences minimum per paragraph. In your proposals, you should explain:
- What is your idea for your Family Portrait project? Who do you plan to photograph, and how will you show your subject?
- Why are you choosing the subject matter you've chosen for your project? What are you drawing on for inspiration? How can you best communicate your conceptual ideas through photographs?
- How are you going to shoot your images this weekend? Do you have ideas for images in mind? Will you need to secure models for your shoot? Will you need any special props to make your images? Do you plan on doing any composite imagery? Detail any equipment or technical needs here. (For example, if you plan to do long exposures, you will need a tripod. Or, perhaps you want a wider angle image, so you will need a wide angle focal length lens.)
- Where and when do you plan to create your images? Do you have a set location or locations in mind? What kind of light will you need to make your photographs? Be aware that quality of light/time of day can communicate a mood or idea. For example, images made at twilight can signify a turning point between the safety of daytime and the covert, potentially threatening time of night.
Monday, 2/24/20: Over the weekend, shoot 100 images towards your project. You will use class time on Monday to import your images and create a contact sheet.
- Import your homework images in class and convert them to DNG. Label your files lastname_firstname_p4_family_portrait_cs1_1, 2, 3, etc.
- Create a contact sheet and label it lastname_firstname_p4_family_portrait_cs1.
- Turn in your contact sheet to your Project 4 folder in Google Drive. This is due by midnight.
Tuesday, 3/3/20: Over the weekend, take the feedback you were given and shoot 100 images towards your project. You will use class time on Tuesday to import your images and create a contact sheet.
Monday, 3/16/20: Over Spring Break, shoot 300 images towards your project. You will use class time when you return on Monday to import your images and create a contact sheet.
- Import your homework images in class and convert them to DNG. Label your files lastname_firstname_p4_family_portrait_cs2_1, 2, 3, etc.
- Create a contact sheet and label it lastname_firstname_p4_family_portrait_cs2.
- Turn in your contact sheet to your Project 4 folder in Google Drive. This is due by midnight.
- After this, prep your 5 strongest images for SOFT CRITIQUE. Convert your images to JPEG at 1500 pixels on the longest edge using Image Processor in Bridge. Label your files lastname_firstname_p4_soft_1, lastname_firstname_p4_soft_2, etc. Zip your files and drop them in the Google Drive soft critique folder HERE.
Monday, 3/16/20: Over Spring Break, shoot 300 images towards your project. You will use class time when you return on Monday to import your images and create a contact sheet.
- Import your homework images in class and convert them to DNG. Label your files lastname_firstname_p4_family_portrait_cs3_1, 2, 3, etc.
- Create a contact sheet and label it lastname_firstname_p4_family_portrait_cs3.
- Turn in your contact sheet to your Project 4 folder in Google Drive. This is due by midnight.
- 6 final, successful images printed on your large sized paper.
- 6 final, processed PSD files turned in to Google Drive in your Project 4 folder. Label your files lastname_firstname_p4_family_portrait_final_1, lastname_firstname_p4_family_portrait_final_2, etc.
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