Schedule

Week 1, Tuesday, Jan 30

• Topic: Course Intro, Composition, camera basics, Shoot: A Chair
• Homework: HW 1 – Photo Description

Week 2, Tuesday, Feb 6

• Topic: Composition, Shoot: A shoe
• Due: HW 1
• Homework: HW 2 – Hula Hoops

Week 3, Tuesday, Feb 13

• Topic: Light Quality and direction: Flower Shoot
• Due: HW 2
• Homework: HW 3 – Powers of Ten

Week 4, Tuesday, Feb 20

• Topic: Still Life Photography Lighting: Stuffed Animals
• Due: HW 3
• Homework: HW 4 – Something Near and Something Far

Week 5, Tuesday, Feb 27

• Topic: Exposure Challenges: Field Trip to the Oculus and Brookfield Place
• Due: HW 4
• Homework: Midterm Shoot 1

Week 6, Tuesday, March 5

• Topic: Toning: Global Corrections, Quiz 1
• Due: Midterm Shoot 1
• Homework: Midterm Shoot 2, Midterm Presentation

Week 7, Tuesday, March 12

• Topic: Midterm presentations
• Due: Midterm Project
• Homework: HW 5 – Reflections

Week 8, Tuesday, March 19

• Topic: Shutter Speed: Freezing and Blurring Motion: McLaughlin Park
• Due: HW 5 – Reflections
• Homework: HW 6 – Freezing Motion

Week 9, Tuesday, March 26

• Topic: Aperture and Depth of Field: Brooklyn Botanic Garden
• Due: HW 6
• Homework: HW 7 – Depth of field and Perspective

Week 10, Tuesday, April 2

• Topic: Portraits with One light
• Due: HW 7
• Homework: HW 8 – Final Project Statement, Mood Board

Week 11, Tuesday, April 9

• Topic: Portrait Lighting Styles
• Due: HW 8 – Final Project Statement, Mood Board
• Homework: HW 9 – Window Light Portraits

Week 12, Tuesday, April 16

• Topic: Painting with Light
• Due: HW 9
• Homework: Final Project Shoot 1

Week 13, Tuesday, May 7

• Topic: Outdoor Portraits: Brooklyn Bridge Park
• Due: Final Project Shoot 1
• Homework: Final Project Shoot 2

Week 14, Tuesday, May 14

• Topic: Toning: Local Corrections, Quiz 2
• Due: Final Project Shoot 2
• Homework: Final Project Shoot 3, Final Presentation

Week 15, Tuesday, May 21

• Topic: Final Presentations
• Due: Final Project and Presentation

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