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03/16/2021
me, Yanping, and Sajjadul chose these as my best four to color correct!
Our next shooting assignment should be an interesting, thought-provoking change of pace. The theme is After Gordon Parks.
Your goal for this assignment is to recreate images by the legendary photographer. Your first concern should be to match the framing and composition of the photographs that you choose. Try to also match the light of Parksā pictures (in the camera – not in Lightroom or Photoshop!) Also pay close attention to small details that might be distinctive features of the original photographs. Think about the tone and meaning of the pictures you choose.
Be creative in the ways that you re-make the images. A portrait might be recreated as a still-life tableaux. A street scene might be composed (safely and socially distanced!) by a group of friends. Perhaps small details could be altered so the picture speaks to our world in 2021.
Select 2-3 photographs by Gordon Parks. You should have no problem shooting 40-50 images to properly re-imagine the selected works.
You can go directly to the Gordon Parks Foundation Website to view images.
The Foundation has partnered with Google Arts and Culture to create powerful slideshows of his work.Ā
Or, better yet, go see the current MoMA exhibition centered around Parks’ work.
Remember to have Parksā images with you as a reference point while you shoot!
Required Tools: Lightroom Classic
Location: In front of a computer
Duration: +/-60 minutes
Premise:Ā
This week we will turn our attention to some of the elements of picture-making that occur after the shoot is over. We will explore some of the ways that ādigital darkroomā can be used to optimize your images.Ā Ā
Objective:Ā
We will work in groups to select and edit our best images.
Create a folder on your hard drive containing all images from the semester thus far. Organize by date or assignment if you wish.
Take turns sharing screens so that all members of the group can view one anotherās images. Spend 5-10 minutes viewing one personās images, narrowing down your selection by rating the images that stand out.
Once everyone has identified their best 6-8 images, color correct and crop those images to optimize exposure and composition. Ask questions of one another as you work on your own images.
Submission:
Once all corrections are complete, Publish your corrected images to Flickr in a new Album. This album should contain only your 6-8 color corrected, cropped images.
My Flickr App just wouldn’t work at all for me on my phone or pc so I decided to upload all the photos with blur here !
This week’s shooting assignment is to create images emphasizing Color.
Use color as a conceptual tool, as a narrative device, or to create a mood. Consider the ways color shapes the composition of your shots. Pay close attention to the importance of lighting and exposure settings when recording the colors you see in the world.
Once again, the goal is to shoot and upload at least 40-50 images then share your best 4-5 to the group.
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