Academics Photography

So you think nothing interesing happens in your classes. WRONG!

Your first true photojournalism assignment will be to shoot what happens in classrooms in a visually interesting way. Here are some tips to do it well.

Prepare
You will start shooting next week Tue. - Fri., so do some research. What interesting stuff is going on in other classes during your photojournalism period? Are there experiments happening, art being made, groups projects, presentations, performances? Start asking around and find out.

Look at and critique some good photography.

First, just look

Go to:
http://www.tayloryearbooks.com/designideas/gallery.aspx
Under "Category," select "Aca/Orgs"
Leave the other fields where they are and hit search.
Spend some time looking through examples of great academics photography.
LOOK AT EVERY SPREAD AND NOTICE WHERE ADVANCED COMPOSITION TECHNIQUES ARE USED.

Now Critique

Go to:

http://www.jostens.com/yearbook/academics.asp

Choose the photo that you think best uses advanced composition to tell an interesting visual story. Save the photo, upload it to flickr, post it to your blog and do the following:

Title the post: Academic composition

• Explain exactly what makes the photo so good.
• Identify what the CVI (main thing in the photo) is and how the photographer created it.
• Explain how it follows the compostion rules.
• Explain how it uses at least one advanced technique.