Here are some things to keep in mind as you finish up your work for the class. I have put all of this in the syllabus in longer form... but this is the shortcut advice to help you have a strong portfolio.
Assignment 1. Think "filling the frame with geometry and expressive light"
Assignment 2. Take yourself outside find some water in any form. (Ice counts) again, fill the frame. Look for reflections, light, abstraction.
Assignment 3. Shadow and Light. Use sunlight, find shadows anywhere you can. Shadows on walls, on streets and sidewalks, patterns/lines/abstraction/ fill the frame.
Assignment 4. Macro. Natural light, Natural things. Decayed leaves, fresh flowers, decayed flowers, milkweed pods... what can you find? Not so good... little manufactured things like keys, jewlrey Some good manufactured things could be shining light through glass bows/glasses/stemware/silverware... Pile them up, move in close, shoot light through them... Be inventive.... open your eyes.
Assignment 5. Window Light Portrait. Get light to fall across the face. If you have an iPhone, set it to "portrait" Use a telephoto setting (55mm on a kit lens for Canon DSLR's). Don't shoot into the light source... Fill the frame. Put a little more space in front of the face. Don't try this one at night.
Assignment 6... Your choice... just go shooting. Make it good... enjoy the ride.
Reminder: absolute deadline is Sunday Jan 21 at noon.
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