Thursday, Nov. 20
Today the focus for 1st year people is on concept design and learning to plan a PSA, a stab at a short film.
We’re watching this together:
https://youtu.be/EaLMz5Y5t9A?si=21pUAItCOEHR-2Hx
And you can also watch:
https://youtu.be/RQsvhq28sOI?si=fo-48_KFytVDB8v6
for another perspective.
Then talk about your concept, and write a concept plan.
At 9:50, stop what you’re doing, and jump on Brain Buffet. Make some progress - It’s a day to troubleshoot and know you’re under way.
Second year people, today are working on projects.
Tuesday
Use a password card to write down usernames and passwords for your email, Brain Buffet, and Microburst Learning platforms
We are creating resumes and cover letters today. Email /share to dboardman@aos92.org
We are also forming teams to start brainstorming and planning public service announcements. We’ll be learning about storyboarding and other planning techniques.
As a team explore this site and these examples.
https://www.goodpictures.co/10-psa-examples#viewer-ggtez55168
Monday Notes
Hey - Check out these photo contests for teenagers:
https://www.socapa.org/articles/photography/top-teen-photography-competitions
And: World of 8 Billion video contest
This week, printing, framing, career days, Brain Buffet, Microburst, resume, cover letter.
Boston Photos and Survey
Buongiorno - Today, first take this survey if you have not already:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScX6xH7QNTGOzTsqUyVMCa_caZ_tPTfikdGntag-wc2HRqixQ/viewform
Second, get to your Boston images. Start by picking one that really speaks to you. Get it up on your screen. We’ll do a walk-around.
Third, edit a collection of your 10 best images. Export them as JPEGS with a size limited to 7777 kb. Put them in a folder named with your name underscore Boston, like “Dave_Boston” and put them on the server in the AM BOSTON folder.
We will do a walk through of your images on Friday.
UMBRELLA picture due Monday for AM students.
APPLE POSTER also due Monday for first year students.
On Monday and Tuesday, CTE Academy students will be joining us. We’re going to screen Ikawa, the coffee film with them, and then I’m going to ask you to share your work with them.
Nov. 12: Stuff
Hello teams - Today, import your work from Boston. Do it this way:
Plug in your drive and open your Lightroom Classic Catalog.
Pull the SD card from the camera. Plug it into the iMac.
In the Library mode of Lightroom, click IMPORT on the lower left of your screen. Select the SD card.
At the top of the window, select COPY.
On the right side, select YOUR DRIVE and your PHOTOS folder as the destination. If you don’t have a PHOTOS folder on your drive, make one now.
Click IMPORT on the lower right of your screen.
Eject the SD card, place it back into the camera. Return the camera and SD card reader.
Create a COLLECTION and name it BOSTON.
Drag your Boston photos into that folder.
Rate your best 5 and 4 stars.
Don’t edit until you sort and rate your images. You can do this relatively quickly.
When you edit, start by setting white and black points of the image. See this:
https://youtu.be/wjK0QUADpqg?si=JDSMWy2sIgU876y4
Wednesday Nov. 5
Hello - I am out today, but here’s what I’d like you to do:
First off, no printing or cameras today. Let’s get some real work done today. I’ve asked my subs to leave me an update specifically on how well you all worked today. Thanks for your cooperation.
Of course, park your phones, even though I’m not here.
Spend some sustained time, at least one hour, on Brain Buffet. Dig in on Photoshop for first year people, second years, Illustrator or After Effects. Don’t do Premiere.
Polish off any B-roll challenges or MMTC Stories. Export those. Put them on BEEP.
Complete the Apple poster for first year people.
Work on photos you’d still like to edit. We can print on Thursday.
Go back to Microburst. Passwords have been reset for those who could not log on yesterday. If you did not complete the pre-assessment, do so. Start the first lesson.
Explore some photo ideas for Boston.
Please Take This Survey
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScX6xH7QNTGOzTsqUyVMCa_caZ_tPTfikdGntag-wc2HRqixQ/viewform
The Thing About the Thing
We are talking about photographing based on a theme.
Maybe the theme is “Love.” You’re not making a picture of love. You’re making a picture of ‘what is it about love.’ Maybe it’s an embrace, a rose, a little kid making a card to “mommy,” maybe flowers at a graveside. Get it? It’s the thing that makes the thing. That’s what you’re doing in Boston. You’re not photographing ‘style.’ You’re photographing what it is about style that makes the man on the street, the kid playing hoops, stand out.
Think about that with the Amendments project. Are you photographing a collection of campaign signs? A voting machine? Maybe. Maybe it’s what voting gets us. An economy that works, money in a wallet, a paycheck, or something else.
Take a look at what a legendary photographer does with the concept. Look at work by former Sports Illustrated and ESPN Mag photographer Bill Frakes. Be able to talk about something you saw.
https://www.billfrakes.com/. Click the STORIES tab.
The First Post
Hello everyone - Here’s the plan. Come to class, say hello, park your phone, open the blog. See what I’m asking you to start with today. Do this every day. Let’s make it a routine.