Digital Photo III
Independent Shooting Project Proposal:
*In your journal write a clear and specific proposal stating what you plan to photograph, how you plan to accomplish this, where you will do this, what resources you may need and will use, and why you want to pursue this topic. Write with complete sentences.
*Collect and include 3-5 pictorial examples that demonstrate your topic or inspire you in some way (composition, lighting, subject matter, etc.). Write a few sentences about how these images influence or inspire you and your idea.
PROPOSAL DUE:______
Project Ideas: You may want to choose one of the major photographic careers to explore (advertising, corporate, editorial, fine art).
Advertising may include products you photograph as still life advertisements, fashion photography, food photography.
Editorial includes photojournalism or documentary projects as in a photo story or photo essay. You may choose to concentrate on sports photography.
For corporate photography you may want to contact a company and take portraits and other images that the company could utilize in a brochure or annual report (you may be able to get paid for such a service).
You may want to do something more fine art oriented, such as a thematic body of work, a collage, images with text, anything of a more personal nature. You may want to shoot in the style of a photographer. The possibilities are endless.
You may want to collaborate with another student to do some type of group project.
Composition:
Use the rule of thirds when possible. Keep compositions simple and crop out nonessentials. Crop through the viewfinder!
Technical Info:
Focus and expose your negatives properly. Pre-focus if you are shooting sports or other action.
Bracket your exposures when needed.
If you want to use the studio in school, arrangements can be made. See me about this.
You must shoot at least 2 rolls of film or 72 digital images.
72 or MORE images DUE: ______
Printing and Presentation Info:
*You must submit 5 or more images 8x10 or 11x14, smaller if you speak with me about how this size will be more effective for your project (for instance, if you are making a book).
* You must print and mat a minimum of 3 of these prints or you may choose to present your images in another format, such as a book, collage, triptych, etc. See me with your idea. You will save the images you do not print in my hand-in folder.