Yep, I want you to take a picture of something shiny! It is really harder than it may sound. I will put an instructional post here in a little bit, but for now, feel free to just think about some shiny things for your photos.
I want 2 photos. One of something metallic and/or reflective, and one of something else shiny (either a light in the photo or something that just sparkles).
This assignment is due Sunday, August 14 by 12 noon. I know that is a long way away, but that is because I will be out of town and can't do much with the photos before then. If you want to send them earlier, feel free!
Showing posts with label Assignments. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Assignments. Show all posts
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Monday, July 4, 2011
Assignment 5
This week I think we will focus on movement and motion. I will post shortly a small instructional on photographing movement. Feel free to email me at info@pbkpix.com with any questions regarding camera settings and such.
Please submit 2 photos. It is going to be up to you as to whether you want to stop the motion or allow it to blur. I don't mean to turn in a blurry picture just because it is easier, but take both and turn in the one that you think shows motion the best!
This assignment is due July 17. After this one, the assignments may take a short break because I will be out of town for almost 2 weeks, or I may just make one assignment that will have more time. Either way I will let you know!
Note: Although the photos here are all people, anything in motion works. I just happen to take a lot of photos of people. Animals, cars, bikes, pool balls or anything else you can think of can be in motion.
Please submit 2 photos. It is going to be up to you as to whether you want to stop the motion or allow it to blur. I don't mean to turn in a blurry picture just because it is easier, but take both and turn in the one that you think shows motion the best!
This assignment is due July 17. After this one, the assignments may take a short break because I will be out of town for almost 2 weeks, or I may just make one assignment that will have more time. Either way I will let you know!
Note: Although the photos here are all people, anything in motion works. I just happen to take a lot of photos of people. Animals, cars, bikes, pool balls or anything else you can think of can be in motion.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Assignment 4
I haven't posted my submissions for Assignment 4 yet. There are a couple people who asked if they could turn them in late because of booking time with models, which, after 4 years of school in photography, I totally understand! I have a few photos here and will post the rest this weekend when I have them all.
Consider this a "Free Week" because I won't post the next assignment until this coming Sunday to be due two weeks from that day.
Consider this a "Free Week" because I won't post the next assignment until this coming Sunday to be due two weeks from that day.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Assignment 4 Again
I just wanted to post the official assignment, since I did a preview of it before. Due June 26, 2011 at 12:00 noon. Please submit 3 Portraits based on the 3 lessons I posted. One should be a headshot, one a 3/4 length and one a full-length. They may all be the same person and same location, but can't be simply different crops of the same photo.
It can be hard to find models for portraits, so if you are having trouble try a trade. If you know someone else who may want to participate in this assignment offer to model for them if they will for you. Also, the model can be any age, so if you have a cousin/niece/nephew/child who will cooperate, that is perfectly fine too! I'm sorry to say that FurKids (aka pets) don't count for this particular assignment, while I do agree that they can be people in certain senses. :-)
Please remember to submit your photos via e-mail to info@pbkpix.com. I have been getting some photos sent to my personal e-mail, which is fine, but they tend to get lost and mixed up with all the other stuff that comes to that address, and I don't want to miss some photos!
It can be hard to find models for portraits, so if you are having trouble try a trade. If you know someone else who may want to participate in this assignment offer to model for them if they will for you. Also, the model can be any age, so if you have a cousin/niece/nephew/child who will cooperate, that is perfectly fine too! I'm sorry to say that FurKids (aka pets) don't count for this particular assignment, while I do agree that they can be people in certain senses. :-)
Please remember to submit your photos via e-mail to info@pbkpix.com. I have been getting some photos sent to my personal e-mail, which is fine, but they tend to get lost and mixed up with all the other stuff that comes to that address, and I don't want to miss some photos!
Monday, June 20, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Assignment 4
I am posting this assignment early so you can start making any preparations you may need to make. This, to some, will be a more difficult assignment than some of the others. It is very easy to take a picture of a random thing in your room, yard or nearby, but it is much more difficult to take a portrait. I am not looking for anything crazy, I just want 3 examples of a portrait. I will post the actual criteria on Sunday when the current assignment is due, but I just want you to be thinking about who you can take a portrait of and making any plans necessary to meet with them. This isn't something that should be too difficult, but want to see that you take the instructions that I post and use them when taking the portraits. If you can do that, then you did it right! This one will be due July 3.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Mess-Up
I just realized that I put the due date as June 12th and said it would be Father's Day. I was obviously sleepy when I wrote that. I meant it to be due on the 19th (even though it was more than 2 weeks away) so that it could be due on Father's Day. Thanks to those of you who have submitted photos already, but I will just keep them on file until next Sunday when they will all be due!
Sunday, May 29, 2011
New Assignment for June 12
Since this assignment is going to be due on Father's Day I thought we could try to do something with that. So instead of making this a literal photo of your father, I want you to photograph an object, item or place that makes you think of your father. This can be taken literally (like a picture of a favorite shirt or of a gift he gave you) or it can be translated a little more loosely (like a place that gives you the same feelings you felt when you were around him). If you want to include your father in the photograph, that is fine, but his actual person should not be the main subject of the photo. With this I want you to really think about how places and things can give you the same feelings and memories as the actual person, maybe even more.
I know that not everyone has a father around for various reasons, but that doesn't mean it won't be a nice exercise to think of them. If you are absolutely not feeling like you can do this assignment, I do understand that it really hits close to home for some. You are welcome to take the same assignment and base it around someone in your life who has either been like a father to you or someone who may not be a father-figure to you, but is a great father to their own children. Mostly what I want you to get out of this assignment is being able to find a place or object that can evoke the same feelings and emotions that you may have experienced with this actual person.
Have fun and good luck!
I know that not everyone has a father around for various reasons, but that doesn't mean it won't be a nice exercise to think of them. If you are absolutely not feeling like you can do this assignment, I do understand that it really hits close to home for some. You are welcome to take the same assignment and base it around someone in your life who has either been like a father to you or someone who may not be a father-figure to you, but is a great father to their own children. Mostly what I want you to get out of this assignment is being able to find a place or object that can evoke the same feelings and emotions that you may have experienced with this actual person.
Have fun and good luck!
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Assignment Due
Your assignments are due TOMORROW!!!! I know it hasn't been a huge amount of time for the amount of photos you need to take but this is mostly an exercise so that everyone can learn from the tutorials. Please email me your pictures asap!!!
Sunday, May 15, 2011
New Assignment
New Assignment to be due Sunday May 29 by 12 Noon!!!
Over the next couple of days I'm going to put up a few "instructionals." Each will show a technique that should be implemented in your photography to make it better. Just remember, you have to learn how to use all of the rules of photography correctly before you can start breaking those rules.
Your assignment is to submit one photo demonstrating each of the rules shown. Below are all of the topics I will cover and one photo will be expected for each. Can't wait to see them!
1. Rule of thirds
2. Depth of field (You may use high or low depth of field but you must label which you think it is.)
3. Framing
4. Leading lines
5. Perspective
Over the next couple of days I'm going to put up a few "instructionals." Each will show a technique that should be implemented in your photography to make it better. Just remember, you have to learn how to use all of the rules of photography correctly before you can start breaking those rules.
Your assignment is to submit one photo demonstrating each of the rules shown. Below are all of the topics I will cover and one photo will be expected for each. Can't wait to see them!
1. Rule of thirds
2. Depth of field (You may use high or low depth of field but you must label which you think it is.)
3. Framing
4. Leading lines
5. Perspective
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Assignment 2
Here is our next assignment. I must start off by saying FREEZE! And no cheating!
Now, look around you and see what is within your reach. Choose two items and that is what you are going to photograph this time around. These items can be picked up and moved to a different place. They can be a person, an animal or an item, as long as they are within your reach right now as you are reading this post.
I want to use this assignment to test your creativity. How can you take a picture of whatever random things are near you and make them look nice? Turn in 2-3 pictures this week by emailing them to info@pbkpix.com no later than 12 noon on May 15.
This "Within Reach" assignment will test your skills in many areas. Be conscious of how close you zoom in on the subject. If there is negative space, are you using it creatively? Is everything well-lit and in focus?
Happy photographing!
Now, look around you and see what is within your reach. Choose two items and that is what you are going to photograph this time around. These items can be picked up and moved to a different place. They can be a person, an animal or an item, as long as they are within your reach right now as you are reading this post.
I want to use this assignment to test your creativity. How can you take a picture of whatever random things are near you and make them look nice? Turn in 2-3 pictures this week by emailing them to info@pbkpix.com no later than 12 noon on May 15.
This "Within Reach" assignment will test your skills in many areas. Be conscious of how close you zoom in on the subject. If there is negative space, are you using it creatively? Is everything well-lit and in focus?
Happy photographing!
Time is Up!!!
All posts should be in by right now to participate in the first week of our assignments! If you didn't get it done this week, don't worry, I am posting another assignment in a few minutes.
Whether you did or didn't post, please comment on the other posts. If you did post you HAVE to comment on at least 2 of the other pictures. I would prefer you comment on all of them, you can comment on yours as well if you see things that you do or don't think work in particular with them.
Come back in about 15 minutes to see the new assignment!
Whether you did or didn't post, please comment on the other posts. If you did post you HAVE to comment on at least 2 of the other pictures. I would prefer you comment on all of them, you can comment on yours as well if you see things that you do or don't think work in particular with them.
Come back in about 15 minutes to see the new assignment!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Halfway
It's the halfway mark between when our first assignment was given and when it is due! Don't forget to send in your pictures! I am happy to start posting images as soon as they come in!
Friday, April 22, 2011
Reminder
Don't forget! Your first assignment is due MAY 1 by 12 noon!!! Please email all images to me at info@pbkpix.com before that time! I want to be able to post them so that everyone can comment. I will also post the new assignment on or around that time.
Photo Assignment 1
I have had some interest in my Photo Assignment idea. What I think would work best is for us to start and, as we get started, everyone can share the link and photos with others. Hopefully this will grow!
The Assignment:
(1) Take some pictures based on the theme. Everyone will choose their top one or two favorite pictures and email them to me. I will then upload them (so that others don't know who submitted each photo).
Photos MUST BE taken within the assignment time period. No pictures that had been taken a month ago that you love and think would go well with the assignment. This can't be a learning experience if you aren't directly participating in this way.
(2) Once the photos have been uploaded, each person will need to provide one critique on a photo. I will provide a better description on how to critique photos.
(3) After each assignment, everyone can look at the site and see what was said about his/her photos and hopefully will be able to take a lot from this. The next assignment will be posted shortly after and we will start over so that everyone can work on the places where they were critiqued.
Our First Topic:
"A Few of my Favorite Things" DUE: May 1st no later than 12:00pm (noon)
I thought I would start off with something relatively easy. Instead of assigning a certain subject matter, I want everyone to just go out and take pictures of some of your favorite things! This is limitless (and we won't even know if this is really one of your favorite things anyway). Remember to keep in mind any pointers I may post up here when you are taking pictures. I plan to make a small post after this one with a few tips and pointers.
Email photos to info@pbkpix.com
The Assignment:
(1) Take some pictures based on the theme. Everyone will choose their top one or two favorite pictures and email them to me. I will then upload them (so that others don't know who submitted each photo).
Photos MUST BE taken within the assignment time period. No pictures that had been taken a month ago that you love and think would go well with the assignment. This can't be a learning experience if you aren't directly participating in this way.
(2) Once the photos have been uploaded, each person will need to provide one critique on a photo. I will provide a better description on how to critique photos.
(3) After each assignment, everyone can look at the site and see what was said about his/her photos and hopefully will be able to take a lot from this. The next assignment will be posted shortly after and we will start over so that everyone can work on the places where they were critiqued.
Our First Topic:
"A Few of my Favorite Things" DUE: May 1st no later than 12:00pm (noon)
I thought I would start off with something relatively easy. Instead of assigning a certain subject matter, I want everyone to just go out and take pictures of some of your favorite things! This is limitless (and we won't even know if this is really one of your favorite things anyway). Remember to keep in mind any pointers I may post up here when you are taking pictures. I plan to make a small post after this one with a few tips and pointers.
Email photos to info@pbkpix.com
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