Final exam next week.

Time for your ALP2 final exam!

As mentioned at our last shoot, the final exam will be worth 20% of your final grade for this course.

On the night of the exam you will be asked to shoot your partner at a specific location and leave the final retouched portrait in my electronic drop box the night of the exam.

I'm not looking for perfect skin retouching but I am looking for perfect exposure and color balance as well as an attractive light on the subject and a natural light on the environment. You must include a grey card in your final photograph.

You will be told where to shoot the night of the exam but each group will need to sign out one Profoto kit and a grey card. Any other gear you want is up to you. There are 5 radio slaves on reserve each night for our 2 groups.

Sign out your gear and meet me by the small studio on the night indicated in the list below. Get in touch with your shooting partner to confirm their presence for the exam.

Group 1, Monday May 9th

Eric & Thomas

Julie & Nina

Crissy & Guz

Kirsten & Georgina

Group 2 Tuesday May 10th

Mathieu & Dar

Audry & Cristina

Adriano & Orchedia

Neil & Svetla

Comments for assignment 4 pre-light

Here are the links to my comments on your pre-light part of assignment 4.

Pat has arranged for either pizza or Chinese the night of your shoots so bring your appetites along with you! See you on location.

Adriano

http://screencast.com/t/C8g7bhh0

Audrey

http://screencast.com/t/x20EW8ei

Crissy

http://screencast.com/t/64uCPo0dlQ

Cristina

http://screencast.com/t/ABVUKMzCU1

Eric

http://screencast.com/t/8zcMhk4it

Georgina

http://screencast.com/t/AI5UARfdms

Guzzo

http://screencast.com/t/bZlrSU7nh

Julie

http://screencast.com/t/zv3me2dd6

Kirsten

http://screencast.com/t/G6oUcoi0

Neil

http://screencast.com/t/CCuor3GDJmI

Nina

http://screencast.com/t/YyEw0IYGers2

Orquidea

http://screencast.com/t/njIs6NNZ

Svetla

http://screencast.com/t/7RyZ8tfCH

Thomas

http://screencast.com/t/96YayPhz

Assignment 4 Environmental Portrait Indoors (20% of final grade)

The purpose of this assignment is to fulfill program competencies:

· BW55: to create photographs outside the studio

· BW56: To photograph people.

To fulfill course objectives:

· Create photographs of people in the work environment.

· Adapt to mixed light situations.

This assignment simulates a professional industrial photography assignment.

This portrait will be photographed in Dawson’s Mec Tech Department located in the H wing at the -2 Level. You must photograph a person executing an industrial process. This is not a smiley portrait but an image of someone at work. Models will be provided the night of the shoot.

You will be required to hand in 2 prints and a JPG for the Mec Tech department to use for their own promotion.

There are 4 components to this assignment as listed below. Each of the 4 components is worth 25% of the total grade for this assignment.

See samples of Industrial Photography here.

Shooting schedule:

Workshop April 4th, we will meet at the small studio @ 6:30

Group A: April 12

Eric & Thomas

Julie & Nina

Crissy & Guz

Kirsten & Georgina

Group B: April 14th

Neil & Svetla

Adriano & Orchedia

Audry & Christina

Matthieu & Dar

1. Pre-light polaroid & diagram (25% of grade) uploaded to your blog (large enough for viewing please) by Wednesday April 6th. Diagram is detailed and clearly labeled with all following information: 1. Camera position relative to subject (include distance and height). 2. Subject position relative to background elements. 3. Focal length of lens. 4. Available light reading in various parts of the scene. 5. Additional lighting information including type of additional lights (strobe, tungsten, etc..) lighting accessories (soft box, grid, umbrella etc..), CC gels, approx. desired power from each source.

2. Pre-light report and analysis (25% of grade) uploaded to your blog in the same post as the diagram and polaroid (Wednesday April 6th). A detailed report (in point form) answering all of the following: 1. What is your intention in terms of how you plan to use the available light (as your main, your fill or even a hair light)? 2. What is the reason for your lens choice (do you want the compression of a long lens or the exaggerated perspective of a wide angle)? 3. What aperture do you plan to use and why? 4. What shutter speed to you plan to use and why? 5. Do you have enough available light to achieve these camera settings? 6. Do you have enough strobe to achieve these settings? 7. Do you have too much light to achieve these settings? 8. Are there any technical problems with your test shot that will need to be addressed at the shoot or in post-production? 9. How will you be addressing color balance? 10. What is the equipment you will need for the shoot? Are there any other special requirements or preparation (ie: permits, models, crew, research etc..)?

Final Photo-shoot report and analysis (25% of grade) uploaded to your blog including the final photograph Due Wednesday April 20th. The purpose of this report is to reflect on what worked well for you on this assignment and what you would change if you had the opportunity to go back and do it again. Be specific about the 10 items listed in the pre-light report and if you made changes to your original plan and why. You may upload a new revised lighting diagram to help illustrate your final shoot if you wish, but it is not mandatory.

Final Photograph (25% of grade) submitted to my electronic drop box & 2 8x10 prints left in my physical drop box by Wednesday April 20th . Your final photograph should be approximately 8x10 inches @ 300 dpi. The image should be retouched including any color and contrast adjustments you feel necessary. It should be a PSD document and should include all layers including the lay-out on it’s own layer. Your final photograph will be graded on: 1. Technical expertise (lighting, color balance, retouching, focus, etc.) 2. Creativity (both in concept and in problem solving) 3. Appropriateness to the assignment (Does your image fulfill the client’s request for a cover image of a business man in his environment?) 4. Overall impact (Does the concept, composition, styling and expression make the image memorable?) Be sure to save the document as “ass.1_YourName” before leaving it my electronic drop box.

Comments for Outdoor Portrait Pre-light Workshop.

The links to the comments from from your pre-light workshop are below.

So far the weather for Sunday is showing a mix of sun and cloud on both on-line weather resources. Of course this could change so be prepared.

Adriano: http://screencast.com/t/7MH4sYUSG

Audry: http://screencast.com/t/QhhE3mJf

Christina: http://screencast.com/t/0v3htVRsMoKo

Georgina: http://screencast.com/t/tNJIQBzD7v

Guzzo: http://screencast.com/t/7TWF7juWs

Julie: http://screencast.com/t/6kVoPZfIuq

Neil: http://screencast.com/t/k2ZxEl3Hsk

Nina: http://screencast.com/t/fN8frfep

Orquidea: http://screencast.com/t/hBiNhVszNe

Svetla: http://screencast.com/t/qEr98EmkNG

Thomas: http://screencast.com/t/7X0VvKBAHm

Assignment 3 Environmental Portrait Outdoors (20% of final grade

FINAL REPORT& ANALYSIS AND FINAL PHOTOGRAPH DEADLINE IS EXTENDED TO MARCH 28TH. NO EXTENSIONS AFTER THAT DATE.

The purpose of this assignment is to fulfill program competencies:

· BW55: to create photographs outside the studio

· BW56: To photograph people.

To fulfill course objectives:

· Adapt to mixed light situations.

Your outdoor environmental portrait must be photographed by the Lachine Canal in Côte St. Paul. For Google map, street view and photos click here.

The pre-light for this assignment will take place on Saturday March 5th from 1:00-5pm.

The Final Shoot will take place on Sunday March 13^th: group A from 8:30-12:30, group B from 1:00-5:00.

group A: (Thomas & Eric), (Julie,-Georgina,-Nina)(Adriano & Orquidea)

Group B: (Neil & Svetla) (Audrey & Cristina)(Guzzo & Crissy)(Dar & Mat)

Reserve your equipment now!

For this assignment you will choose a photograph that inspires you and you will attempt to emulate that photograph’s light and style as best you can. Bring your inspirational shot to both the workshop (prelight) and the final photo shoot.

As usual you will work in partners but the difference this time is you will each work on your own individual photographs.

There are 4 components to this assignment as listed below. Each of the 4 components is worth 25% of the total grade for this assignment.

1. Pre-light polaroid & diagram (25% of grade) uploaded to your blog (large enough for viewing please) by Tuesday March 8th. Diagram is detailed and clearly labeled with all following information: 1. Camera position relative to subject (include distance and height). 2. Subject position relative to background elements. 3. Focal length of lens. 4. Available light reading in various parts of the scene. 5. Additional lighting information including type of additional lights (strobe, tungsten, etc..) lighting accessories (soft box, grid, umbrella etc..), CC gels, approx. desired power from each source. 6. Include both your inspirational photo and a digi polaroid from your light test.

2. Pre-light report and analysis (25% of grade) uploaded to your blog in the same post as the diagram and polaroid (Tuesday March 8th). A detailed report (in point form) answering all of the following: 1. What is your intention in terms of how you plan to use the available light (as your main, your fill or even a hair light)? 2. What is the reason for your lens choice (do you want the compression of a long lens or the exaggerated perspective of a wide angle)? 3. What aperture do you plan to use and why? 4. What shutter speed to you plan to use and why? 5. Do you have enough available light to achieve these camera settings? 6. Do you have enough strobe to achieve these settings? 7. Do you have too much light to achieve these settings? 8. Are there any technical problems with your test shot that will need to be addressed at the shoot or in post-production? 9. How will you be addressing color balance? 10. What is the equipment you will need for the shoot? Are there any other special requirements or preparation (ie: permits, models, crew, research etc..)?

Final Photo-shoot report and analysis (25% of grade) uploaded to your blog including the final photograph. Due Thursday March 17th: EXTENDED TO MARCH 28th: NO EXTENSIONS AFTER THAT DATE. The purpose of this report is to reflect on what worked well for you on this assignment and what you would change if you had the opportunity to go back and do it again. Be specific about the 10 items listed in the pre-light report and if you made changes to your original plan and why. You may upload a new revised lighting diagram to help illustrate your final shoot if you wish, but it is not mandatory.

Final Photograph (25% of grade) submitted to my electronic drop box by Thursday March 17th. EXTENDED TO MARCH 28th: NO EXTENSIONS AFTER THAT DATE. Your final photograph should be approximately 8x10 inches @ 300 dpi. The image should be retouched including any color and contrast adjustments you feel necessary. It should be a PSD or TIFF and should include all layers. Your final photograph will be graded on: 1. Technical expertise (lighting, color balance, retouching, focus, etc.) 2. Creativity (both in concept and in problem solving) 3. Appropriateness to the assignment (Does your image emulate the light and style of your inspirational photo?) 4. Overall impact (Does the concept, composition, styling and expression make the image memorable?)

Things to consider for your food location assignment.

Here are links to my comments on each of the pre-light tests for group A.

I'll post group B comments before the group B shoot on February 25.

Adriano & Orquidea

http://screencast.com/t/pI3gBMZolH

Eric & Thomas

http://screencast.com/t/EDQQuboYb2

Crissy & Guzzo

http://screencast.com/t/0JYrr22317

Nina, Julie & Georgina

http://screencast.com/t/U3gFoJEf

Audrey & Cristina

http://screencast.com/t/tXG0jgwYCB

Neil & Svetla

http://screencast.com/t/qZhchf9w

Assignment 2 Product on Location (20% of final grade)

These two images were taken by past students: Charles Lanteigne and Grace Agoustino.

The purpose of this assignment is to fulfill program competencies:

· BW55: to create photographs outside the studio

· BW57: To photograph products.

To fulfill course objectives:

· Create small product photographs on location.

· Adapt to mixed light situations.

This assignment simulates a professional editorial food photography assignment.

This product photograph will be taken in one of the restaurants at the Pepsi Forum. The photograph should meet these three main objectives:

1. The food should be presented and lit to look appetizing.

2. The background of the photograph should suggest the ambiance of the location.

3. The composition of the photograph should fit into the lay-out; the cover of Gourmet magazine.

There are 4 components to this assignment as listed below. Each of the 4 components is worth 25% of the total grade for this assignment.

1. Pre-light polaroid & diagram (25% of grade) uploaded to your blog (large enough for viewing please) by Tuesday February 15th. Diagram is detailed and clearly labeled with all following information: 1. Camera position relative to subject (include distance and height). 2. Subject position relative to background elements. 3. Focal length of lens. 4. Available light reading in various parts of the scene. 5. Additional lighting information including type of additional lights (strobe, tungsten, etc..) lighting accessories (soft box, grid, umbrella etc..), CC gels, approx. desired power from each source.

2. Pre-light report and analysis (25% of grade) uploaded to your blog in the same post as the diagram and polaroid (Tuesday February 15th). A detailed report (in point form) answering all of the following: 1. What is your intention in terms of how you plan to use the available light (as your main, your fill or even a hair light)? 2. What is the reason for your lens choice (do you want the compression of a long lens or the exaggerated perspective of a wide angle)? 3. What aperture do you plan to use and why? 4. What shutter speed to you plan to use and why? 5. Do you have enough available light to achieve these camera settings? 6. Do you have enough strobe to achieve these settings? 7. Do you have too much light to achieve these settings? 8. Are there any technical problems with your test shot that will need to be addressed at the shoot or in post-production? 9. How will you be addressing color balance? 10. What is the equipment you will need for the shoot? Are there any other special requirements or preparation (ie: permits, models, crew, research etc..)?

Final Photo-shoot report and analysis (25% of grade) uploaded to your blog including the final photograph. Group A is due Tuesday February 22nd and Group B is due Tuesday March 1st. The purpose of this report is to reflect on what worked well for you on this assignment and what you would change if you had the opportunity to go back and do it again. Be specific about the 10 items listed in the pre-light report and if you made changes to your original plan and why. You may upload a new revised lighting diagram to help illustrate your final shoot if you wish, but it is not mandatory.

Final Photograph (25% of grade) submitted to my electronic drop box by Tuesday February 22nd for group A, and Tuesday March 1st for group B. Your final photograph should be approximately 8x10 inches @ 300 dpi. The image should be retouched including any color and contrast adjustments you feel necessary. It should be a PSD or TIFF and should include all layers including the lay-out on it’s own layer. Your final photograph will be graded on: 1. Technical expertise (lighting, color balance, retouching, focus, etc.) 2. Creativity (both in concept and in problem solving) 3. Appropriateness to the assignment (Does your image fulfill the client’s request for a cover image of a business man in his environment?) 4. Overall impact (Does the concept, composition, styling and expression make the image memorable?) This electronic document will be given to the Pepsi Forum in exchange for using their facilities and food. Please include your copyright and contact info in the metadata (File>file info in photoshop). Be sure to save the document as “©FirstName_LastName” before leaving it my electronic drop box.