Folders and Christmas Wishes

Folders are ready! Have a wonderful and safe Christmas everyone!

Crit and clean up

Hey guys! Plan on doing critique in the hallway and heading over to the lab afterwards. We need to do end of semester clean up because the place is trashed. Wear something u can get dirty and bring your gloves.

Landscape and FINAL

Don't forget to have all these items ready to be turned in for critique...We will be meeting at the hallway where we always meet for critique.

LANDSCAPE ASSIGNMENT
1. Realized Landscape Print
2. Abstract Landscape Print
3. Contact sheet
4. Negatives
5. Summary

FINAL
1. Two prints in the style of the photographer
2. Contact Sheet
3. Negatives
4. Artist Statement (please again format similar to photographer...do not talk about this as an assignment but as a body of work) Do reference which photographer you are emulating.

PLEASE CLEAN UP YOUR STATION IN THE LAB BEFORE YOU LEAVE!!!

Photo Diary List

Hi Guys,

Today is a workday in photography. I will also be demonstrating how to compose the photo book. Here is a list of the assignments and number of photographs that need to be included.

1. PORTRAIT OF A PLACE / shot in style of Walker Evans or William Eggleston / 5 photos out of 36 / must be in color
2. PORTRAIT OF PERSON AND POSSESSIONS / shot in style of Jason Travis / 2 photos (one of person and one of possessions) / color
3. DIRECT LOOK / shot in style of Yo Imae (dark background, direct look of subject, no smile) / 1 photo / black and white
4. PERSON BEFORE AND AFTER / shot in style of Rineke Dijkstra (subject before and after something on a background that is related but simple...think planes of color) / 2 photos / color
5. PORTRAIT OF SOMEONE AT WORK / shot in style of Lewis Hine (subject and machine look to be one, someone you don't know working) / 1 photo / black and white
6. PERSONALITY PORTRAIT / shot in style of Richard Avedon (no smile, direct stare, white background and optional black border like Avedon) / 1 photo / black and white
7. STORY / DIGNITY PORTRAIT / shot in the style of Diane Arbus (shoot a person you don't know that has character and a story to tell...find out their story and include in photo to give dignity) / 1 photo / black and white or color
8. STAGE / shot in the style of Eugene Atget (look for a stage and actors coming in and out) / 1 photo / black and white or color
9. DECISIVE MOMENT HUNTING / shot in the style of Henri Cartier Bresson (hunt for the decisive moment...set up shot in an interesting composition and wait - look for layers of geometry) / 1 photo / black and white
10. PEOPLE AT PLAY OR MOTION / shot in style of Henri Cartier Bresson / 1 photo / black and white
11. BUSY AND QUIET / shot in the style of George Tice (shoot a place that is busy and shoot again while quiet) / 2 photos / black and white
12. PERSPECTIVES OF AN OBJECT / shot in the style of Edward Wesson (shoot 10 perspectives of an object) / 5 photos / black and white

Please have these printed out and bound into a book for your final. You will also need a digital copy of these images. Have them on a stick in a folder labeled with your name. These will be archived for the art department and you if you ever need them.

Thursday, Dec. 1

Please have your rough for Thursday printed out and ready to go in your job folder. If you don't have your photos done please have a box to mark where a photo will be placed in the layout. Have this ready to go for Thursday.

Final Assignment

FINAL ASSIGNMENT - Pick a photographer from this website....http://www.mocp.org/collections/mpp/. These are contemporary photographers working in the field of art photography. Please look through these and pick a photographer to mimic that shoots in a similar style of a subject that you would like to explore. Please be sure to write your design summary as an artist statement that mimics this site. You will turn in two photographs with your negatives and contact sheet for this final. It will be due at the time of the final slot for the class. We will critique only one image from these two assignments (best of story assignment and or best of landscape) during the final time slot. Also be thinking about getting your images around for the photo diary. I will have a complete list of photographs to put in there after break. HAVE A WONDERFUL AND SAFE THANKSGIVING! I'm thankful for my camera and hopefully after this class you are too. Do yourself a favor and shoot your thanksgiving or what you are thankful for over break. (this is not a homework assignment...just something to remind yourself of how lucky you are:) Take care!

NEWS BULLETIN!!!

Hey guys!

BAD NEWS! The photo house is currently without heat. The facilities management has been called is looking into it but not sure if they can get the heat on over the weekend. Due to this our assignment has been postponed because I can't get new chemicals to replace old ones until the week after Thanksgiving. So in other words...you will have two assignments due at finals. This one of landscape (realized and abstracted) and your final assignment. I'm going to introduce this on Monday so if you would like you can shoot over break and following week. I'm sorry this not the ideal way to do this assignment but only way that we can get this done before break. We will be meeting in the resource room in the art department (walk in the art department past the gallery this is the room on the left past the cases with the ceramic pots in them. This is just so the facilities workers can work over there if they have to without dodging students. Again...thanks for your understanding and I'll see you on Monday.

Wednesday, Nov. 16th

Wednesday will be one last work day for us. Make sure that you come to class ready to print and work in the lab. See you then!

New Project - Landscape

PHOTO PROJECT 3 - Realized and Abstracted Landscape

This photo project is to get you thinking about the macro (large environment / vistas) and the micro (small environment / intimate). You will be expected to turn in two photographs one realistic landscape and one abstracted landscape / contact sheet / film. This will be due in class on the Monday, Nov. 21st.

Here are a few examples of the abstracted landscape







Here are some contemporary examples of artistic landscape photography











Here are some clips that we are going to discuss in class on Monday. Please watch these...
Ansel Adams - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb394OmUoD0
Ansel Adams - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MmykbMTvDM&feature=related
Robert Adams - http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/robert-adams

Monday, Nov. 7th

PHOTO DIARY / IN CLASS ASSIGNMENT
Shoot the portrait of a place in the style of William Eggleston / Walker Evans. You need 36 exposures. You can edit as you shoot on this assignment. Come prepared to bring these photos to class on Monday. We will be looking over them in class. Bring both your cameras to class on Monday we will be starting shooting the next assignment next week but for this weekend enjoy no homework:) See you Monday!

One more thing, I just finished grading your folders. You can pick them up outside my office door anytime you are in the PAC.

Here is an interesting video on William Eggleston
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OuILnb3GE8

Wednesday, Nov. 3

Please bring your camera to class. No photo diary today. Thanks for good critique look forward to seeing the rest of your images. See you on Wednesday.

Also please remember to lift these people up in prayer this week -
Jill / for grandfather's passing and friend going through hard time
Josh R / for health and continued recovery
Olivia / for tooth recovery

Critique on Monday

IN CLASS PHOTO DIARY - Jason Travis photographs / shoot people and their possessions. Please lay them out in an organized manner similar to how Jason shoots his photos. Here is a link to the shots that we saw in class today.

http://design.org/blog/personified-photo-series-people-and-possessions-jason-travis

Don't forget critique is on Monday. You will need a summary describing your subject and the reasons why you shot them for the assignment. You need to have one photo framed and under glass. The other photo from the previous assignment needs to be in your folder with the last assignment. You will need to have your folder organized in this order...

1. Project #2 Summary
2. Negatives
3. Contact Sheet
4. Final Print (best print should be under glass)

Be ready to talk about these on Monday and get introduced to the next assignment.

Wednesday, October 26th

If you guys could be keeping an eye on the thermostat while you work. If it get's too hot turn on the air or too cold turn on the heat. It's odd temps these days and we are trying to save this developer issues we are having by keeping an eye on things. If you are last man out make sure to turn things off and make sure that the temp is good to go while you are gone. Wednesday will be a work day in class. Also bring your cameras for we will be talking about more photographers to look at.

PHOTO DIARY: Don't forget you have two assignments (one in class photo diary) Yo Imae - subject standing on dark background, not smiling just looking at the camera. If you didn't get this in class try shooting this again. Also you need to shoot in the style of Rineke Dijkstra. Please make your background abstract planes of color similar to the vistas of the sea side or the solider shots. Shoot your subject in a moment before something happens and after.

Check out this interview and work for inspiration...
http://www.popphoto.com/how-to/2008/12/conversation-rineke-dijkstra

Monday, October 24

PHOTO DIARY: Please take a photograph of someone you don't know working. Adventure to places you have never been on campus. (please don't just shoot your roomie on this one...find someone doing some physical labor). Make this individual look like they are important to making the machine operate just like Lewis Hine's Powerhouse Mechanic. This photo in your diary will be black and white.

Here's some examples of Lewis Hine's work for reference. http://www.multimedialibrary.com/framesml/IM12/IM12page2.asp
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/picturing_the_century/portfolios/port_hine.html

Your assignment of the portrait project will be due next Wednesday. Please have your folder updated and your new portrait hung in the hallway for Wednesday, Oct. 26th class. Best one in the frame, the other in the folder. Don't forget to write a summary. Describe in detail why you took this photograph - why was this subject was interesting and how that informed your shots. There should be new developer in both the film and print lab - so we should be good to go for next week. See you on Monday!

Wondering how to photograph someone and tell their story check out this online magazine set about legends...
http://www.pictorymag.com/showcases/local-legends/
Also take a look at the stories that they write about their subject...this is a little glimpse of how your summaries should show us the interesting story that these people have to tell.

Wednesday, October 12

PHOTO DIARY ASSIGNMENT: Shoot a person with an interesting face. Someone that will stare the camera down. Do not get them smiling. Have them set up with standard lighting and a white background (white wall). Convert the final image for this diary entry into a black and white photo. If you are familiar with photoshop and would like to add a black border similar to Richard's photographs that would be great...but only if you are familiar with photoshop.

Check out this link for the In the West series: http://www.richardavedon.com/#s=0&mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&p=7&a=0&at=0

Wednesday class will be a work day in the darkroom and more photo greats to look at.

Monday, October 10th

Don't forget to turn in your proposals...this has to be done before the end of today, October 6th! For Monday please bring a drive with your self portraits on them. We are going to take a look at these in class so don't forget. Here's the details of your next assignment...

ASSIGNMENT #2: PORTRAIT
Two photographs will be due
1. Close up
2. One Enviornmental

You must submit a proposal to Ms. Posey by the 6th to get approval of subject.
You will need to have negatives / contact sheets / summary turned in with your folder.
One print will be under glass in the hallway for critique of this project.

PHOTO DIARY (Again don't forget these must be in digital format and hopefully you are keeping track and keeping up)
Photograph a person that you don't know. Find out a little about their story and shoot them in a way that gives them dignity.

Interested in Diane Arbus...watch this interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTR2nuxy_8M&feature=related

Wednesday, October 5th

Don't forget to bring your digital camera to class on Wednesday also your cars if you have them. We will be heading off campus for a photo shoot. Also for those of you that are art majors...don't forget about the art retreat this weekend and be planning to take pictures there to document our time at the retreat. We might even use some of those for the website:) See you on Wednesday!

Critique Day!

Critique will be in the PAC in the hallway between the humanities suite and the art gallery. There will be nails evenly placed there for you to hang your work on. When hanging make sure that you image is well fixed to your mat a little magic tape makes all things possible and glass is clean. The one under glass is the one that we will discuss during critique. Make sure to have your folder ready to be turned in. We will have a quick introduction to the next assignment there in the PAC afterwards.

THINGS YOU NEED TO FOLDER AND FOLDER ORDER
1. Your summary (350 word minimum - Name/Project/Word Count at the top and no double spaced paragraphs in the body of the summary...just write about your experience and how the subjects that you choose match the assignment topics of time and motion.
2. Your negatives in negative sleeves
3. Your contact sheets
4. Your final 8x10 prints / four in folder and one under glass / please put these in order according to similarity (depth of field together or motion shots together)
5. Notes for class and extra images / please make sure that all things are three hole punched in binder and nothing is loose and going to fall out. If it's loose I can't guarantee it's safe return. Good luck and see you on Monday!

Wednesday, Sept. 28th

PHOTO DIARY - No assignment

Class on Wednesday will be work day. Please use this time to print. Please develop sometime before class so that you can be headed down the long stretch to critique on Monday. We will discuss specifics that you will need for critique and turning the assignments in so be sure to come even if you are happy with your prints. We will also discuss and demo filters in the print lab. See you then!

DEVELOPING WEEK - Well, it's here guys and developing week is upon us. You have the detailed instructions. Make sure that you follow those to the letter. Sara Lane and I will be there for help on Wednesday at 5:00 PM and Sara Lane will be available on Thursday starting at 4 PM. Start getting started on those roles of film. Your assignment will be due on Monday, Oct. 3rd. We will be printing all next week and developing if you need to develop.

Print off these development times (match them up with your type of film if you are using artisa films)
http://www.freestylephoto.biz/pdf/filmdev2005.pdf

PHOTO DIARY: Look for a stage (silent or busy) / actors coming in and out. Take a look at Eugene Atget's work at this site.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/george_eastman_house/sets/72157621011255003/

Monday, Sept. 19

PHOTO DIARY ASSIGNMENT: Henri Cartier-Bresson was a hunter - looking for the right moment in the geometric composition. Position yourself in a dynamic composition (remember the multiple planes or dimensions of a photograph) and wait for the decisive moment. This could be of anything - just hunt down that moment. Above are a few examples of Bresson's work where that decisive moment's geometry is lovely!

Here is the MOMA exhibition of Bresson's work. There are some great audio features that accompany the photographs as well.
http://moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2010/henricartierbresson/#/

FOR MONDAY: Bring gloves to class - we will demo developing on Monday. Please read through the handouts that your received in class concerning development and depth of field. Be working on shooting your Time/Motion assignment. You will need a roll of film to start developing ASAP after that. The final prints and critique will most likely be due on October 5th looking at the calendar. The following class sessions are going to be work days after that. If you would like to use Wednesday, Sept. 21st as a work day to develop you are more than welcome. Art majors and minors will most likely be in the Pottery Workshop so normal class that day will be canceled. Our classroom assistant will be posting hours this coming week to help out with developing when I'm not there. Will let you know the schedule for that as soon as I get it. Happy shooting!

Tuesday night!

Don't forget all those thumbnails tonight. Also AIGA meeting tonight. Just a quick one to discuss rides to Think Tank and ideas for getting the word out about the agency.

Wednesday, Sept. 14

PHOTO DIARY ASSIGNMENT: What is it to go fast? What is it to play? Photograph people / objects going fast - Attempt to get the decisive moment when someone is about to do something...think about it as a composition. Where the photograph the most interesting? Look through that view finder...move around while shooting. Do not stand in the same spot and wait for something to happen. Rule of thirds like crazy!!

IN CLASS ASSIGNMENT: Study your equivalent exposure sheets and be able to find adjustments when needed. Remember the hashmark direction and move accordingly. You will have a quick quiz on Wednesday, also memorize those camera and enlarger parts. Start shooting for your assignment. Use the rules that you know to help you compose your frame and alter the motion that you are capturing (i.e. stop, blur and panning). Remember that you are going to probably need a couple rolls to do this assignment correctly...so please don't stress. You are just getting to know your camera and your camera is getting to know you. Be nice and it will be nice back. Please bring your photos from the Photo Challenge to class for Wednesday and we will discuss photograms in there as well so please leave them up. Those of you interested in an easier way to get photos to class check out www.dropbox.com. It's free and you can access it easily from the photohouse!

PHOTO DIARY ASSIGNMENT #2 - Shoot a place while it is busy and take another photograph when the same place is quiet. We will be looking at photographers that use this sense of time next class.

ASSIGNMENT #1
For this first assignment will you have to have five final prints showcasing these principals...
1. Stop Motion
2. Blur
3. Panning
4. Depth of field / Large aperture (object in focus - background out of focus)
5. Depth of field / Small aperture (object and background in focus)

One your favorite final print will be put under glass. I've got a frame for you all. Go to hobby lobby and look for this frame. http://shop.hobbylobby.com/products/quick-frame-253708/. They are easy to find on the center aisle. You also need to get a bright white matt cut to size for the frame with an 8x10 opening. Ask the help desk there at the frame department and they can cut you one quickly. The rest of the prints will be turned in with your Photo Folder which you will place your other prints, negatives and a quick statement with about the prints. This will be need to be at least 350 words. We will talk more about this as it gets closer to the project critique date.

On Monday we will go over more shutter speeds and aperture settings so be sure to read over that material that you have been given. Also if you have your film and need help loading it bring the camera to class. Remember you might not get this one roll so don't be disappointed if the first roll is more figuring out how your camera works. Don't forget to memorize those camera and enlarger parts for Monday. See you then!

Perspective

Hi guys,

For Wednesday's class, please have you camera with you are ready to go over parts. You will be quizzed over parts of the camera and the history lesson so be sure to review your notes. Also have your diary assignment shot - 10 different perspectives of an object (ex. left / right / top / bottom / near / far, etc). Don't forget to bring back your photogram materials. We will be back up and running for Wednesday with working developer:) Have a great labor day weekend!

Make a City

Your assignment for Thursday is to use illustrator to make a city. Explore more buttons and functions. Please save this file in your art house / personal folder and not on the desktop. See what you can come up with the more detail the better. Please have a story that accompanies the piece (futuristic, present day, who lives here what do they do), The can just be in your head and not written down, but keep it in mind when you present on Thursday.

Also for those that are interested...Think Tank deadline had been extended especially for all of you! You can sign up for dues on the national site...www.aiga.org / join us / student button. Then once you have your ID sign up for think tank on www.thinktanknashville.com under the student rate. The new deadline is Sept. 5th.

Wednesday, August 31

Please send you photographs in a jpeg format to mposey@uu.edu. You can package them or send them individually. We will review these in class on Wednesday. For Wednesday, please read the photograms reading and review camera basics handout. You will need to bring photogram objects to print from. Again please remember not to get anything to sloppy (i.e. juicy fruits, etc) but look for things with variances of transparency to them and think about compositions. Some of you forgot your special photos in the classroom yesterday. Don't worry they are still safely tucked in the classroom. You can pick them up on Wednesday. For the Wednesday class session following Labor Day, you will need to have the camera parts down and review the history lesson handout from today for a quiz.

Welcome to class!

Hi everyone,

Welcome to Photography I. This will be one of your best guides to keeping up with assignments during this course. Look here for inspiration, thoughts and assignments. You can find your supply list on www.freestylephoto.biz/get_sl.php. Class code is 62804. Also for class on Monday, please bring a photo that is meaningful to you in some way. This could be a picture that you have taken or a professional photographer in history has taken. Be prepared to discuss why this means something to you. Please be sure to bring your digital point and shoot to class for Monday.

Here is the list of events for the art department for the semester. You need to attend 75% of these - this means five events for the semester. I will get you a list of senior shows that you can attend as soon as it comes out.

2011 FALL ART EVENTS

August 23-Oct. 7 Michael + Mickie Winters exhibit
No reception as they will be at the Art Retreat

Sept. 1 Art Dept. Major/Minor Pizza Party Kickoff
Thursday, September 1, 5:30 p.m. - A-72

Sept. 21-22 Dick Lehman Ceramics Workshop
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day with break for lunch

Oct. 7-9 Annual Art Retreat, Chickasaw State Park
Retreat guests: Michael + Mickie Winters
Begins at 4:00 p.m. Fri., ends 12:00 noon Sun.

Oct. 11-Nov. 15 Lisa Line exhibit
Reception (tentative): Thurs., Nov. 11, 5:30 p.m., gallery

Nov. 17-Jan. 6 Polly Cook exhibit
Slide Lecture (tentative): Thurs., Nov. 17, 4:30 p.m., A-72
Reception (tentative): Thurs., Nov. 17, 5:30 p.m., gallery

Nov.-Dec. Senior Shows, student gallery

Nov. 21 Department Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner
6:00 p.m. in the department

Dec. 2 Annual Christmas Pottery Sale
Friday, Dec. 2, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
SUB Main Hallway

Dec. ? Christmas Party
Where?
Time TBA