Special Themed Fall Photo Galleries
The special themed assignment will consist of three topics:
Scenic (Landscape)
Wildlife
Night Time/Long Exposure.
Nature/scenic - the location SHOULD be outside of your front yard, such as Clairbourne Park (Vidor), Village Creek State Park (Lumberton), Pleasure Island, etc.
Wildlife, it can NOT be a dog, cat or any other household pet. You should plan to use longer lenses.
The nighttime images can be of the night sky or other appropriate long exposure.
Web Gallery of Topics: These pictures do NOT need to be printed. All that is required is a Picasa Web Gallery with as variety of samples for each topic from the shooting you have done this year on these three specific topics. So, you should have a specific named gallery for each topic, and a variety of pictures...not just from one shoot. Although you do not HAVE to print for this assignment, it is still a MAJOR assignment. The idea behind uploading them to a gallery, and not printing, is to generate work for current and future contests.
Hopefully, we will be able to coordinate some off campus shooting trips to coincide with the due dates...but should the trip not be possible, not fall early enough, or you are unable to attend, you are still responsible for the images.
Equipment: For the night pictures, a camera capable of long exposures will be necessary (Bulb, Manual or 5 sec exposures). A cable release is not critical if the “Billfold Trick” is used. Please complete a Shooting Log (take notes while shooting) for the nighttime pictures. You will need the use of a tripod.
Media: Film or Digital. Choose your ISO speed carefully. Minimum of 12 exposures per topic (you need to shoot plenty).
1st Intermediate Due Date: November...Friday before Thanksgiving, Online Proof Gallery of at least for at least ONE (1) image for each topic (IOW, in addition to the other galleries)
2nd Intermediate Due Date: December...before Christmas Break, Online Proof Gallery of at least for at least TWO (2) of your pictures. There is not a SET number of pictures. You should be creating a gallery that is full of images.
Final Turn In Due Date: Jan 12th. 3 Complete Web Galleries. One for each category. Images for each category can have similar theme/subject but must be different enough to qualify as TWO (2) different entries.
Note: Images can appear in more than one gallery on your PicasaWeb. IOW, if you have a picture you took at the Painting with light meeting in a gallery with lots of pictures from the meeting, you might move ONE picture to the NIGHT gallery. If in doubt, ask B4 uploading so as to not waste your time.
This is the last major portion of your photography segment for this year, so make 'em count. :-)