Simplify/Unclutterd Background

Another batch of great photos.

Week 2 Student Self Portraits

  Wow! You created some awesome self portraits this week. This it one assignment that I would like you to keep working on for the duration of the class. If/when you get something worth sharing, just include it with your images for the weekly critique.

Week 1 Assignment(s)

Shooting Assignments for week 1: 

 

Self Portrait 

From an unusual point of view (POV)

Select one image to share during class 2

Unclutter/simplify

Look for interesting objects or people and shoot a simple,
uncluttered photograph.

Pay attention to the background -- try to have it solid, out of focus or not busy. Fill the frame. 

Select two images to share during class 2 

The 3 criteria your images should meet:

 1. In focus

 2. Meets the assignment

3. Is interesting (to you)

Shooting Self Portraits on Monday

Once again, if you see an image of yours or of you that you would like me to remove, please let me know.

Good Question

Hi Steve,

I wanted to ask..if some of the pictures I've taken previously apply to an assignment would it be ok to use them or would it be better to take new ones for the class? 

Thank you,

Cheryl 

Hi Cheryl

Good Question!

I would first try and capture something good this week. I think the pressure to find and shoot something that will work is a good thing. If it is a day or two before class and you have not gotten anything good, then look through your archives for something that meets the assignment.

Goal: You are trying to deliberately change the way you look through the viewfinder. It is less about showing something awesome during the critique...although doing both would be good!

Hope this helps

Mit

Digital Photography 101 class offered in Strong

MSAD #58 Adult & Community Education to offer Digital Photography

STRONG -- MSAD #58 Adult & Community Education will be offering a 6 week Digital Photography 101 course beginning on Monday, January 31, 2011. The class is designed for beginner and intermediate photographers and will be held Monday evenings from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Strong Elementary School (art room) with instructor Steve Mitman.  The cost of the course is $75 per student.

Classes will include: instruction on photographic and compositional techniques, a weekly shooting assignment, and a critique/sharing component. The intent of this class is to help each student become a better photographer. The class is structured so that each photographer, a beginner or more experienced, will benefit from the lessons, shooting assignments and weekly feedback sessions.

Requirements: Students will need a digital camera. Any type of digital camera from a point and shoot to a DSLR is acceptable.  Access to a computer and editing software (which comes with most digital cameras) is necessary to edit and process photos at home.
Instructor Steve Mitman has over 35 years of experience in making photographic mistakes and learning from them. He has a BFA from Michigan State University and currently teaches art to elementary and middle school students in Strong. As a freelance photographer, his work can be seen in the Original Irregular Newspaper, the Daily Bulldog and in various blogs on the internet.  

For more information, or to register for this course, call Kirsten at the Office of Adult and Community Education at 678-2455 no later than January 27. No walk-ins please.

Strong School Studio Art Light Drawings

This project requires a very dark room. We used tarps, black construction paper and paint shirts to plug all the light leaks we could. Light drawing also requires a DSLR, a tripod and a long exposure time (5-15 seconds). Using flashlights, glow sticks, candles, cell phones and miscellaneous other hand held lights, students 'draw' in the air. The light trail is recorded on the camera's sensor as a 'line'. Unfortunately Studio Art class is not very long this year and 2 students were absent. We should do this activity again. Well done everyone. -Mit