Semester Final - Social Justice and Peace

"We Educate for and Act on Behalf of Justice and Peace in the World"

This NDB Hallmark is an issue we all should care deeply about. What does it stand for?  What does it mean - social justice and peace?  How would you "advertise" this in a poster, looking for a reaction, a solution., even one step in the right direction? Your final for the semester is to do just that.  You will be creating a poster that demonstrates a strong, personal belief you have about Hallmark 3.

The assignment:  

1.  What issue will you photograph?  Make certain it is a compelling one.

2.  Write and submit on your blog your justification, your questions and arguments or the issue you have selected.  What would you like your viewers to react to, respond to, think about?

3.  Final due date:  December 20/21

Assignment 11 - Just what, exactly, is HDR and why do I want to know about it?

High-dynamic-range imaging (HDRI) is a high dynamic range (HDR) technique used in imaging and photography to reproduce a greater dynamic range of luminosity than is possible with standard digital imaging or photographic techniques.

by Klaus Herrmann

Your assignment:

1. Go online and research the meaning of HDR photography. Create a blogpost explaining what the term HDR in photography means and ways to achieve successful results.

2. Read this article and then make a blog post about one image that impresses you and why. Include the image in your post.  http://hdrguide.com/best-hdr-photographers

3. Photograph 5 different exposures of a landscape (on Manual) for this assignment. One at the perfect exposure, plus one and two stops underexposed and one and two stops overexposed. You will need a tripod or stable surface for this.

4. Save the images in a folder, then open Photoshop>File>Automate>Merge to HDR Pro

5. Select your five landscape images and press ok. Photoshop will compile your images into one HDR image.

6. You will probably need to do more adjustments to make it more vibrant and saturated. You should bring in cool clouds from the Internet to blend into your sky. Post to your blog with a list of the 5 exposures you used to create the image.

Due:  November 28

Assignment 10 - Text and the Self Portrait

Self portraits are the norm these days – as a matter of fact, I’m guessing you’ve already taken at least one “selfie” today already.  Now let’s see what you can do by adding in those oh-so-important things like composition, lighting, color, depth of field.  Your assignment: using the self timer and a tripod (no hand holding an arm’s length away, please!), capture an image of yourself.  Edit using Photoshop.  Be clear about your composition – you will need to consider space for adding text that conveys something about yourself. 

Critique: Write 5 sentences about your final piece and it’s meaning, obvious as it might be to you.

Due Date:  November 9, end of class