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GDS 251 APPLIED PHOTOGRAPHY
Project #5: Point of View
Instructors: Bonnie Burgund and Paul Young

 

Objective

 

To learn to see through the camera lens. To begin developing a personal style as it relates to photographic images.

 

Secondary objective

 

To practice practical camera operations.

 

Description

 

Produce a slide show of personal photographs that reveal your particular way of seeing the world around you. Try create a body of work that is consistant and distinctive. Present the slide show in class with or without narration. Optional: you may play a musical track during your presentation.

Every photographer has a point of view. The best photographers have a distinctive point-of-view that's clearly a personal style. A distinctive personal style can be anything from subject matter to lighting to color to composition. Think of this project as preparing to publish your own book of photographs in slide show form.

Because slides can not be cropped, design your compositions with extreme care. Look for unity (proximity), emphasis (contrast), balance (cropping), depth (highlights and shadows) and color schemes. Choose your backgrounds carefully. Make creative decisions on depth of field (what's in focus and what's out of focus).

 

Procedure

 

Shoot at least 4 rolls of 24 exposure Ektachrome slide film (any ISO). The subject matter is entirely up to you, but the more personal the images are, the better chance you will have in developing a personal style.

Choose subject matter that is close to your heart. Try different angles, different cropping. Experiment with different f-stops and different exposures.

Keep your slides in a slide sheet and present them at midterm for individual critique. At this time you must have at least 2 rolls of film shot.

Based on the critique, continue shooting additional rolls until you have enough images you like to make a slide show of at least 30 images.

Edit your images into a sequential presentation. Put your images in a carousel and test the sequence of the show until you like it (slide projector and carousels will be provided). Present your slide show to the class for critique.

Submit your slide show in slide sleeves during your final review for grading.

Note: Although 4 rolls are required, you may want to shoot as many rolls as your budget will allow. The more images you have to choose from, the better your final presentation will be.

 

Schedule

 

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