Photo by Doug Aitken*Click*
A Digital Photography Contest
To celebrate the ease and enjoyment of digital photography, (not to mention the amazing things one can do with a digital image), I'm introducing *Click*, a digital photo contest. Every other week, a new *Click* challenge will be revealed and posted here on the class blog. Some of these assignments are completely open to your interpretation, while others are very literal, and require you to follow directions. We will occasionally have a class critique where we will vote on one work as a "Best in show." Each "Best in show" winner will get their winning photograph printed at a large scale, and will have the option of having their work exhibited in a frame as part of the quarterly Photo Gallery outside of the front office!
*A student may not receive the "Best in Show" award more than twice during the course of the school year.
Each entry will be worth a 20 point homework grade, and will be graded according to the following criteria:
Objective/Concept: To what degree do you solve the problem? To what extent do you creatively solve it as an independent thinker? Did you solve it out of convenience, or did you take time to think of a good idea, plan, and then execute it well? Did you think of the problem literally, or did you personalize it and come up with a personal, meaningful response?
Design: How elegantly do you employ a photographic principle of composition, or use a principle of design in your work?
Camera Exposure: How well do you consider and employ proper exposure settings on your camera when taking this picture? Did you use the correct white-balance setting? Is the exposure clean and clear? Well focused?
Presentation: Did you make any necessary adjustments on Photoshop to adjust color or clarity? Is it cropped correctly? Did you upload it to the Flickr pool at the proper image resolution and by the corresponding due date?
Each photo must be posted to the RHS Advanced Photo group pool by 12:00 PM the Sunday evening before the due date to be considered on time, and to be eligible for a "Best in Show" award.
Each photo must be posted at a minimum resolution of 72 dpi or 800x1200 pixels.
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