ABSTRACT

This collection of more than 40 photo assignments is designed to help all students—from beginning freshmen to experienced seniors—improve or reinvigorate their work and reach their full potential as photographers. Whether you are building a syllabus for your first photography class, revitalizing assignments for your students, or looking to add DSLR video, workflow, or color correction to your class, you will find a wealth of ideas in this wonderful working guide. The assignments begin with using the camera, and progress through learning composition and lighting, working in genres, building a portfolio and more.

part |2 pages

SECTION 1—BEGINNER (FRESHMAN)

chapter |3 pages

ASSIGNMENT 1 Significant Photo

chapter |3 pages

ASSIGNMENT 2 Shutter Speed

chapter |3 pages

ASSIGNMENT 3 Horizontal Motion

chapter |3 pages

ASSIGNMENT 4 Panning

chapter |3 pages

ASSIGNMENT 5 Water in Motion

chapter |3 pages

ASSIGNMENT 6 Depth of Field #1

chapter |4 pages

ASSIGNMENT 7 Depth of Field #2

chapter |2 pages

ASSIGNMENT 9 Foreshortening

chapter |3 pages

ASSIGNMENT 10 Keystoning

chapter |7 pages

ASSIGNMENT 11 Compressing Perspective

chapter |2 pages

ASSIGNMENT 12 Scale

part |2 pages

SECTION 2—INTERMEDIATE (SOPHOMORE)

chapter |3 pages

ASSIGNMENT 13 Subject Placement

chapter |3 pages

ASSIGNMENT 15 The Art of Seeing

chapter |5 pages

ASSIGNMENT 16 Lines and Shapes

chapter |3 pages

ASSIGNMENT 17 Patterns and Textures

chapter |3 pages

ASSIGNMENT 18 The Ten-Step Program

chapter |3 pages

ASSIGNMENT 19 Pure Colors

chapter |2 pages

ASSIGNMENT 20 Neutral Colors

chapter |2 pages

ASSIGNMENT 21 Symbols

part |2 pages

SECTION 3—ADVANCED (JUNIOR)

chapter |3 pages

ASSIGNMENT 22 Sunrise/Sunset

chapter |2 pages

ASSIGNMENT 23 360-Degree Light

chapter |6 pages

ASSIGNMENT 24 Low-Light Photography

chapter |13 pages

ASSIGNMENT 25 Discovering Light

chapter |6 pages

ASSIGNMENT 26 Lighting a Cube

chapter |3 pages

ASSIGNMENT 27 Synchro-Sunlight

chapter |6 pages

ASSIGNMENT 28 Glow

chapter |2 pages

ASSIGNMENT 29 Selfies

chapter |4 pages

ASSIGNMENT 30 Portrait Lighting Styles

chapter |1 pages

ASSIGNMENT 31 20 Frames

chapter |3 pages

ASSIGNMENT 32 Event Photography

chapter |2 pages

ASSIGNMENT 33 A Day in the Life

chapter |4 pages

ASSIGNMENT 34 Extended Documentary

chapter |5 pages

ASSIGNMENT 35 Editing DSLR Video

chapter |2 pages

ASSIGNMENT 36 Prohibitions

part |2 pages

SECTION 4—GETTING NOTICED (SENIOR)

chapter |3 pages

ASSIGNMENT 37 Tribute Photo

chapter |2 pages

ASSIGNMENT 38 Building a Portfolio

chapter |11 pages

ASSIGNMENT 39 Camera Phones and Apps

chapter |1 pages

ASSIGNMENT 41 Shameless Promoting

chapter |5 pages

Contributors

chapter |3 pages

Software

chapter |1 pages

Photo Credits