Your first Assignments

Assignment #1: Make sure you are set up on Flickr and have a buddy icon. You need to make sure that you have made me a contact, and all of your photos are public, not private. ( MARKS 10)

Assignment #2 : 6 skatepark shots, 3 shots of people and 3 shots of an object. You should keep the following criteria in mind.(MARKS 20)

• make sure all photos are in focus
• keep rules of composition in mind when shooting
• focus on interesting angles
• use the skatepark as your backdrop

Assignment #3: PART A: 15 Macros (close-ups) 5 black and white and 10 colour. Criteria for this assignment is as follows: (MARKS 20)

• make sure your object is the focal point and in focus
• keep your backgrounds clean or blurred
• shoot a variety of shots and use a variety of different objects
• use your light effectively
• make your shots interesting ( frame them differently, have them tell a story)
• draw me into your photo
• make the ordinary look extraordinary

PART B: Sign up to Animoto and put your macros into an Animoto slideshow with appropriate music. (MARKS 10)

Assignment #4: Spot Colour. You are to shoot 5 photos that have some interesting colour in them, you will then turn the photos into black and white, and then edit to bring one colour into focus.

Assignmnet #5: (MARKS 50) "Beauty/Life in a Second" Please see sample assignment links to get an idea as to how this assignment should look. Essentially, you are to go out and shoot 60 still shots or 60 1 second video clips ( you may need shots to be up to 6 seconds to capture the video fully to allow for editing) and then compile to the specified piece of music in a movie program. The music is the same for all slideshows. When watching the sample videos, music can be downloaded through iTunes mp3 convertor or bought from i -tunes. Please note: when shooting video, you still want your shots to be up close, shot from a an interesting angle and capturing a feeling or essence of the beautiful moments in life.