What is due?
One “perfect print” on 11 X 17-inch Red River Ultra Pro Satin Paper along with its jpegs, and four alternate jpegs. Only one assignment and one redo will be accepted per week. You can do the assignments in any order. Make sure you label all jpegs with Last name, First Namer and assignment number. Example: SmithChad_A4
When are these assignments due?
Every Wednesday for the next 7 weeks. Students can do them in any order.
The one of the following is due every Wednesday.
Assignment #3 Visual or Abstract Portrait: (fine art)
Make one portrait by organizing the subject, garment, gesture, environment, edges of the frames, etc as an abstract expression. The principal objective is to organize the subject within all the shapes, lines and values in the image to provide a visual interest or delight.
Assignment #4 Intellectual Portraits or Portrait as a Document: (occupational)
Make one portrait containing, in addition to the subject, a maximum of information about his or her environment, work, etc. Obviously, such considerations as to how much information can be contained within the single image should be taken into account.
Assignment #5 Emotional Portrait or Portrait as an Equivalent: (editorial)
Make one portrait in which the subject and background elements interact with the viewer’s emotional response to the subject. Your approach should be a poetic one. It is acceptable to use the subject as symbolic or allegorical figure rather than as an individual. Background and other elements should be used not for what they are but for what else they can be.
Assignment #6 Portrait of the Physical Reality: (sports)
Make one portrait that represents the physiognomy of the subject in the most intensely tangible manner. Use your technical and creative powers to their fullest in order to produce a vivid sense of physical, three-dimensional presence. Do not confuse projection of the personality with projection of the physicality of the subject.
Assignment #7 Formal Portrait
Make one portrait of a person's face that clearly displays their likeness and displays some aspect of their personality. A formal portrait is not a snapshot but a carefully arranged pose under effective lighting conditions and environment. This type of portraiture can serve many purposes, ranging from usage on a personal web site (i.e., LinkedIn) to a display the lobby of a business.
Bonus Assignment #8 Slice of University Life Students completing this assignment can receive up to a maximum of 20 points. Students will photograph any university event producing a set of images (6 to 10 jpegs) that best depicts students at this university. These images must be of the highest quality as if they were being used for marketing of the university. There are no prints for this assignment and this is not a mandatory assignment.
Assignment #9 Student Choice
Repeat one of the following assignments: #3, #4, #5, or #7
Final Assignment:
