Week 6 Wrap-Up

Tim Walker, from the W Magazine Editiorial Stranger Than Paradise

Hello everyone!

Today, we worked collaboratively with the Fashion Styling class, with each of you partnering with a stylist and a model to produce a look and a series of photographs.

You all did a fantastic job--working collaboratively can be a real challenge (never mind with incredibly tight time and location constraints), but you all nailed it.

We'll debrief a bit about this assignment next class, but in the meantime your homework is to post your favorite and best images from the shoot and to complete any past work you may have missed. Over the next two weeks I will be sending out mid-term reviews, so now is your last chance to get caught up.

That's all for the moment--see you next week!

Sean ( theme of gender expression)

Jaime( same theme of Gender expression)

Katia(same theme of gender expression)

Amyah (theme of gender expression)

Fashion Photography: An Intro

David LaChappelle, This is My House, 1997

Hi Everybody!

In preparation for this coming weekend's collaborative shoot with the Fashion Styling class, I wanted to share some resources with you. These are all fairly quick reads, so please take a look before Saturday so that you come to class ready to go!

The History of Fashion Photography (this is a longer read, but will give you a great overview of the history of fashion photography, along with some inspiring images)

5 Quick Tips (this really sums up the key parts of what you'll be doing on Saturday-- collaborating with a stylist, developing the look, scouting a location and shooting

Everything You Need to know for a Successful Fashion Shoot This has great ideas for how to take the next step after Saturday's class. There is also a helpful list that I'll include at the end of this post.

10 Composition Tips This covers most of the same compositional techniques that we've discussed, but puts them into a specifically fashion context.

7 Lessons Learned on My First Fashion Shoot This has some great insights from a photographer after his first fashion job.

From the "Everything You Need to Know..." article, here is a list of things that you'll want to discuss with your partner stylist before shooting:

subject matter

location

mood

lighting

aesthetic

styling

hair

make-up

any references for theme or time period, if applicable

This should get you started! If you have any questions or want to share some of your favorite fashion photos or inspirations, please feel free to post them to the blog.

Week 5 Wrap-Up

Hi Everybody!

Our first crit went great! You all did great job and I can't wait to see what you do next.

Next week those who weren't in class may have a chance to share their work--please come prepared.

For those who weren't here, post 20 images from your series to the blog before next week so that we can give you some feedback before next class.

Next week we will be working with the Fashion Design class on a collaborative project. Bring your cameras, cards, and fully-charged batteries and don't be late!

On to this week's homework:

1. Post 5 images from the crit that you feel are your best or most successful
2. If you weren't in class, post the 20 images you would have shown and please bring them with you to class next week--we'll take a look at them as a group then.
3. Post one new image from your series that responds to the feedback you received in class.
4. If you weren't in class, keep working on your images and be sure to leave comments on your classmate's work.
5. Look at the How-To section of the blog to find a couple articles about fashion photography. please read these before next class.

That's it for now! As always, please be in touch with any questions, and see you next week!

Week 3/4 Clara Collins

                                                                long exposer at night

                                                                  blurred motion

Frozen motion 

maximum depth and field 

portrait of stranger

                                                              portrait of stranger

portrait of stranger

Week 4 Wrap-Up

Olivia Bee, Untitled

Hi Everybody!

I hope you are having fantastic weekend!

This week we continued to work with manual exposure and refining our metering skills while shooting at the Oculus in lower Manhattan.

Keep track of any questions or difficulties that come up while working this way and bring them with you to class or feel free to email me.

Now on to this week's homework:

— Complete and post any homework you may have missed.
--We revisited our manual exposure assignments from last week. Please post three stranger portraits from this weekend.

Don't forget to include your exposure (ISO, shutter speed, aperture) for each. 

--Next week is our first crit. For next class, bring 20 images from your series. During class, we will have a little time to separate the 20 images into a folder with your name. We will have a very little bit of time at the start of class if you need a little help getting your images sorted, but please come as prepared as possible.

-If you won't be in class next week, post your ten images to the class blog by FRIDAY night at the latest.

Also, for those that need it, my email address is dyerj at gmail dot com.

That's it for now! Contact me if you have any questions about your series or next week's class.

another practice and she was nice about it

practice

performers at the train station

ha! my teacher didn't even know

some stranger, its a nice picture. oh and Guitar Center was fun

I dont know what I did but I like it

raining hard

cold, it's raining, so gloomy 

Invisible photos in the streets 

Ethics & Model Releases

Gideon Mendel, Florence Abraham, Igbogene, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, November 2012

...in response to today's conversation about ethics and model releases:

Firstly, here is a link to a simple, easily modified Model Release:

• Pocket Model Release

...and here is another template, along with a helpful article about copyright and privacy:

• Model Release Form Template

Finally, here is a general guideline for Ethical Behavior for Image-makers (borrowed from Amy Finkel, with thanks!). It's geared towards filmmakers in particular, but is just as applicable to still photographers and time-based media artists:

ETHICS / RECORDING HUMAN BEHAVIOR

• A filmmaker is representative of the social, political and economic interests of others
• Should represent others with sensitivity to their own ideas of identity
• There should be informed consent, consider how much your subjects know about your project
• How much input and control do they have over their own representation
• What does it take to record human behavior in a way that most successfully reveals the truth?
• Prepare carefully, select the crew and the equipment that will do the best job
  careful prep should lead you to a location where you have a high probability of shooting the behavior you're seeking
• Trust & credibility (with subjects & audience)
• The ability to discard preconceptions & plan for the unexpected
• An understanding of how what is being shot relates to the edited film that will be made
• The ability to be inconspicuous, non-interfering
• To allow people to act differently in different situations (this is more naturalistic, their behavior will remain consistent with their beliefs about themselves and their place in the world)
• Don't worry about behavior that happens off camera, shrug off a missed shot
• Be active in the process of selection and decision making
• What you point the camera at
• How you shoot the subject matter (angle, framing, lighting)
• When you turn the camera off and on

...and as an industry-specific counterpoint, take a look at the National Press Photographers Association Code of Ethics, found here.

It's an important conversation and I appreciate your openness to having it. 

More Info about Exposure

Stuart Palley, Terra Flama I

Hi Everyone!

Today, we began looking at (and working with) Manual Exposure. If you missed class (or would just like a refresher), here are a couple of helpful articles about exposure for your reference:

• The Ultimate Beginner's Introduction to Exposure
• A Comprehensive Beginner's Guide to Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO
• Perfect Exposure Every Time: A Guide to Metering in the Viewfinder

Please be in touch if you have any additional questions!

Week 3 Wrap-Up

Hiroshi Sugimoto, Union City Drive-In, 1993

Hi Everybody!

I hope you are having fantastic weekend!

We covered a lot this week--thanks for being up for the challenge!

This week we concentrated on manual exposure and refining our metering skills. If you aren't already, please shoot in full manual mode for the rest of the semester. It may feel clunky now, but I promise that it will get much faster and feel more intuitive very quickly, as long as you put in the time now.

We will revisit manual exposure throughout the semester, so don't worry if it feels a little unclear right now.

Keep track of any questions or difficulties that come up while working this way and bring them with you to class.

Now on to this week's homework:

-If you haven't already, post last week's assignment to the blog.

-Please shoot and post the following images, shot entirely in manual mode:

1. Maximum depth of field (as much in focus as possible)

2. Minimum depth of field (as little in focus, besides your subject, as possible)

3. Blurred Motion

4. Frozen Motion

5. Formal Portrait of a stranger

6. Candid Portrait of a stranger

7. Long Exposure at Night

If possible, please include your exposure (ISO, shutter speed, aperture) for each. If you aren't sure how to find this info, I will show you in more detail next week--we can always add this info to your post later.

That's it for now! Contact me if you have any questions.

invisable photo

invisible photo

Week 2 Homework- Invisible