Fall 2011
PHO 198 – 2004 Special Topics: Prime Document
Class # 93032
Thursday 10-1:50 Cheyenne/or on Location
Professor: Heather Protz
Computer Lab: Cheyenne 1744
Office : 1718 Cheyenne
Office Hours: posted on door I encouraged you to take advantage of office hours for help with coursework or anything else connected with the course and your progress.
Phone: 702-651-4977 It is best to email me I only check messages when I am on campus.
Email: heather.protz@csn.edu want to get my attention quicker use this email hhprotz@cox.net
I will respond to emails within 24 hours. Include a clear subject line, your name and class.
Course Description:
The Prime Document (3 Credits)
In this class you will explore the advantages of shooting 1 body with 1 prime lens (fixed focal length lens, no zooms) for an entire semester. We will be exploring Las Vegas with weekly location shoots. We will focus on people, cityscapes, and the juxtaposition of life. Work will be shared using current online trends, such as blogging, tumblr and flickr.
Please do not ask me if you can bring friends, family children, boyfriends, girlfriends on shoots. In this is a class you have a responsibility to shoot and explore. Bringing along non-photographers you will lose your focus and will do poorly when shooting. Never go off on your own, always photograph with someone from the class. We will break off and shoot in small groups. Everyone will have my mobile #, you must come to the first class to get the mobile #.
Course Objectives and Outcomes:
1) While on location you will be able to assess lighting conditions and compositional challenges, making good exposures and compositional choices for the subject.
2) You will understand how to approach and talk to people you would like to photograph or gain access to a location.
3) You will understand shooting and location safety (best to work with a partner, pay attention to your surroundings)
4) Post-process images for output to different printing options (book, web, lab, inkjet)
5) An understanding of current web options for sharing your work, Flickr, blogs, websites.
6) Conceive, shoot, process ideas/images for a long term project.
7) Resize, add text and copyright for web uploads.
To be Successful in this Class:
1) Don’t be late for class. This class starts at 10am.
2) Work consistently, don’t procrastinate. Aim for 1-2 shoots per week to succeed in this class.
3) Always update your blog weekly
4) Always meet the deadline for sending me your shoot images.
5) Always check the website before class, for unexpected changes or updates to the days plans.
6) Have fun, explore, share ideas, have an open mind, be respectful or others, work hard, shoot more!
web site: http://www.pixelnrg.com
Download appropriate materials before class meets.
Information on all Course Projects, exercises, due dates, reading assignments, as well as many helpful
resources will be available on the course website. The instructor may clarify or change an assignment if necessary via the website. You are responsible for all information on the website, so you will need to check it at least once a week.
Class Blog: http://thelvdocument.blogspot.com/
Evaluation and Assessments: Grades will be determined by performance, practical application of knowledge and student attendance. These factors will be assessed by your flickr posts, blog posts, comments on flickr, and the final project.
•No work done/created for a paying job will be accepted
•No work or shoot for another class can be used.
•All work must be created or conceptualized for the individual assignments given.
•All work must be photographed by you
•All work must be photographed in the current semester
•Work must be handed in on the date specified
•NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS will be accepted
PERSONAL BLOG: You will update your blog weekly (You Cannot get a grade for doing all of your blog posts from one week, think about this as a weekly exercise. To get the “A” you can make multiple blog posts each week) Your personal blog can be images from group shoots or personal shoots or even other class projects you are working on and want to share. This blog can be images alone or if you want to write, go for it.
4-7 blog posts C
8-14 blog posts B
15 or more blog posts A
3 free ways to blog
Blogspot
CLASS BLOG: send me 1 image (your strongest image from the weekly shoot) sized 800 pixels on the longest side, 72ppi, DUE by Saturday 12 Midnight Missing these deadlines will hurt your grade. Please email to: hhprotz@cox.net
FLICKR POSTS: Post 10 images to the class flickr group from each group shoot.
DUE 10am thursday following the shoot. You have 1 week to process the images and post them. don’t forget to join each flickr group for each shoot.
FLICKR COMMENTS: Comment on 5 different students images from each group shoot.
This is where our class feedback will be coming from. 5 is a minimum per week. have fun be constructive.
FINAL PROJECT: to be posted on flickr and your Personal Blog and also Burned to a CD and handed in on the last day of class along with a contact sheet including titles of work. Final Project CD images, save as, full resolution large .jpgs
Letter Grade System
:
A – Mastery of the technical and conceptual issues within the Digital Darkroom,
including participation attendance and attitude.
B – A strong grasp of the technical and conceptual issues within the
Digital Darkroom including participation, attendance and attitude.
C – Average understanding of the Digital Darkroom,
including participation, attendance and attitude.
D – Below average, does not meet minimum requirements,
poor participation, poor attendance, poor attitude.
F – Failure to complete the assignment,
poor participation, poor attendance, poor attitude.
Extra credit is awarded only if all assignments are turned in ON TIME, and only with prior instructor approval.
Students are responsible for backing up all Projects and exercises through the last day of the semester. Do keep all files, prints, papers and quizzes returned to you so that any discrepancies can be easily and fairly straightened out. Except in cases of actual error, final grades are permanent.
A “D” is acceptable as a passing grade if the course is to be used as a general requirement or elective, but will not transfer to another school. An “F” constitutes non completion. This grade requires the course to be retaken and no credit is issued. “I” – Incomplete grades are generally not given except for unusual medical hardship. If the student is unable to complete the work, it is assumed that she/he will withdraw. “W” – An Administrative Withdraw is not automatically issued by the instructor. If the student wishes to withdraw, she/he is asked to first notify the instructor and then proceed to the admissions office. At the end of the course, a student may request that the teacher issue a W grade. If a request is not made, the final grade for non completion will be an “F.” Please notify the instructor if at any point you decide to withdraw from the class. It is the students responsibility to know Drop/Add dates each semester and any possible refunds. See the Registrar for withdrawing and any possible refunds. If you disappear from class and do not withdraw or contact your instructor you will receive an “F”
Critique: Occasionally images are graded in a class group critique. Participation in critique is essential to the evaluation procedure, and every student is expected to attend with her/his completed projects.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: Scholastic dishonesty will not be tolerated and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent. You are expected to have read and understood the current issue of the student handbook (published by Student Services) regarding student responsibilities and rights, and the intellectual property policy, for information about procedures and about what constitutes acceptable on-campus behavior.
http://www.csn.edu/uploadedfiles/2010.08.11%20FINAL%20FacSenIntegritydraft.pdf
MAKEUP WORK: It is your responsibility to shoot and process the images each week making all deadlines. No late work will be accepted.
Check-out of Equipment: For any Check-out of equipment, you must present a current CSN student ID. Without ID no equipment will be checked out. If you are not sure about the operation of a new camera ASK, your instructor or a lab tech on proper handling and usage. At the time of checkout you may be tested on the operation of equipment. If you do not pass the test you will not be given equipment.
Lab Policy: See lab policy handout
Safety Procedures: The safety procedures for the college are posted in the classroom. The procedures will be discussed during the first class meeting. Any injury or accident should be reported to the instructor immediately.
Student Rights:
Reference to students’ rights and responsibilities pertaining to CSN policies and services are found in the College Catalog and on the CSN website.
http://www.csn.edu/pages/660.asp
Students are responsible for all information found in the CSN Student Handbook. http://www.csn.edu/pages/660.asp
Disability Resource Center (DRC)
The College of Southern Nevada, in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, requests
that all Students with documented disabilities voluntarily contact the Disability Resource Center so that the
college can provide necessary accommodations.
*If you have a documented disability that may require assistance, you will need to contact the Disability Resource Center located in the Student Service Center on each campus.
The College of Southern Nevada makes every effort to make its campuses fully accessible to students with disabilities. The college’s Disability Resource Center offers accommodations to help students with documented disabilities with their academic pursuits. In addition, the DRC offers Disability Specialists and DHHS Coordinator to answer any questions or help solve any problems that may arise due to a documented disability. The office also offers adaptive equipment to those who qualify to ensure equal access to all CSN sponsored activities.
We offer accommodations on all campuses and learning centers!
We have specialists at each of our main campus locations to assist you.
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