Micah Needs Her Pictures

if you havn't emailed your models there portraits from the lifestyle photo shoot please do it this week. Micah hasn't received any images yet her email is mihart87@gmail.com

Just a reminder

Just a reminder that this week's class will be held this Wednesday, May 9th, instead of Friday at the Long Beach Hyatt, 200 South Pine Avenue. We will meet in the lobby at 11am, sharp, as we have to meet with management to sign a liability waiver. Our contact there is Mary Cray. We will have three hours there to work. We will then be free to photograph around the hotel, including the lobbies, the garden, the pool area, grounds, the entryway, etc. We can use tripods, but we must be careful not to use them in crowded areas. Unfortunately, the upstairs restaurant area has been reserved and we can not go there. Also, we will not be able to photograph the Hyatt logo. I will be there to demo the shift lenses with the digital camera and what they do. The goal is to shoot some creative images of activities and architecture that tells a story of the hotel. This is one of the nicest and largest hotels in Long Beach and we want to show that in the images. The homework assignment for the last class, May 18th, will be to show 5-6 images from this shoot. Again I'd like to see a theme, not just a shot of flowers and the like. Treat it as though it was a commercial assignment, or as an art piece for the hotel.

Group Pictures

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Important Updates

May 4th, Last Day With Susanne Bring you best images from the three shoots with Susanne, (photo journalist, life style, and editorial) on a CD; you have to turn in a CD to get credit. Class on May 11th has been rescheduled to Wednesday May 9th; we will be meeting at the Hyatt in downtown Long Beach at 11:30am to 3pm. May 18th we will meeting in class for a pot luck and review of images taken at the Hyatt. Hyatt Address is Hyatt Regency Long Beach 200 South Pine Avenue, Long Beach, California, USA 90802

Salton Sea group Photo

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Review of Balancing Strobe and Ambient Light

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Ashley Needs Her Pics

"I have been trying to get in contact with the students that shot me at the life style shoot in cerritos on March 9th. I would really like copies of the photos and I would be given some. can you please give the three students that shot me my contact information. My home number is 323 815 1674 and my email is arlacount@live.com, I would really appreciated. Thank you and have a great evening"

Best Regards,

Ashley LaCount

Assignment is due on April 27th

There is an assignment is due on April 27th. For those who went to the Salton Sea, please show five of your best from that outing. For those who did not, please show five local urban landscapes. A mix of day and night shots would be great.


Here is the text about the student spring show and the LBCC Photo Festival:

Many of you have done some great work this semester. Please enter the photo contests. Four years ago, my assistant, Justin Renshaw, who was then an LBCC student won the grand prize--and some cash. Check out his winning image: http://www.lbcc.edu/PhotoFest/Contest.cfm

Please join us next week for our 5th annual PhotoFest@LBCC on Wednesday, April 25th and Thursday, April 26th. The festival, which features two days of free photography-related workshops, seminars and celebrations provides an opportunity for photographers to socialize and share their enthusiasm for photography. Our Thursday evening Keynote speaker this year will be renowned photographer, Harry Benson, who’s photographed everyone from the Beatles to Brad Pitt.

The main emphasis of the festival are the workshops, demonstrations and exhibitions which are free, open to all, and are suitable for all levels of expertise. To register for the events, please visit our website: http://www.lbcc.edu/photofest/

If you are a LBCC student, make sure to enter our multiple photography contests and attend the closing exhibition Saturday, April 28th which will showcase the work and reveal the contest winners. Information on the contests can be found at: http://www.lbcc.edu/PhotoFest/Contest.cfm

• Festival Workshops and Lectures will be held at Long Beach City College, 4901 E. Carson Street, LB - please see each event registration page for specific rooms.

• Portfolio Walk, prior to Harry Benson’s talk we will be hosting a portfolio walk. Bring your own work to share, or just come to give feedback.

• Closing Photography Exhibition will be held at 635 Pine Avenue, Long Beach, in conjunction with the Historic Old Pine Avenue Business District Association.

Palm Spring Photo Festival Update

The Palm Spring Photo Festival begins on Sunday, March 31st and runs through Friday, April 6th. I will be in PS on Friday, March 31st and am available by cell phone. I hope you all are arranging carpooling, especially for the few students who do not have cars. The weather is supposed to be in the mid 80s, but the desert evenings can be cool, so bring warmer clothes, too. Sunscreen is recommended, too.

Our day at the Festival is Tuesday, April 3rd and the plan is to meet at the Starbucks at 101 S. Palm Canyon Drive at the corner of Tahquitz Canyon Way at 10am. I estimate that it will take about 2.5+ hours to drive from Long Beach. PLEASE BE ON TIME SO WE CAN GO IN AS A GROUP. To get an idea of what is in store, please view and download the Attendee Welcome Packet which highlights important information about the festival HERE.

http://2012.palmspringsphotofestival.com/links/2012_AttendeeWelcomePacket.pdf

When you drive to Palm Springs, take the Highway 111 exit off I-10, which turns into Palm Canyon Drive. The Starbucks is right in the middle of town. There should be plenty of street parking available.

The Festival headquarters is at the Hyatt Hotel, a half block from the Starbucks. If you are going to be late, please call or text my cell phone, 310-430-0552.

Don't forget your cameras and tripods (and charged batteries!), as we will be driving to the Salton Sea that afternoon to do some shooting. We will decide the locations based on what we all want to shoot. I will have scouted the locations beforehand.

Look forward to a great, exciting day!

Tom

Class Meeting Monday March 19th

The class is meeting for a special off campus lecture and photo shoot on March 19th at 6:15pm. The meeting location is on Junipero and Ocean Blvd. Please bring your camera, tripod, flashlight, light meter and off camera lighting (speedlite, flashgun, LED light) there will be no class on Friday March 23.

Palm Springs Photo Festival

http://2012.palmspringsphotofestival.com/



Location photography 39 Strobe Ambient Light Balancing 2.ppt


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Russell Brown's Stack-A-Matic

A plugin that lets you do star trails for night photography

Model's Emails

Please thank the models who helped us by sending them a few of their best shots.

L'oreal (2 women and little girl)
Roberts.Loreal@gmail.com

Lucas
LucasLundberg@hotmail.com

Dante and Trenisha
DJA1993@sbcglobal.net
trenishaokoebor@hotmail.com

Jessica/Raven
Jmendoza007@yahoo.com

Night Photography

www.tompaiva.com
blog.tompaiva.com
www.thenocturnes.com



Due March 16
3 to 5 images of Night Photography. Use websites provided to do further research. Tom does not want to see night lamps or neon lights.

Tips
Shoot on a tripod
Experiment with longer second and minute exposures
Hide the source of light
Use flash lights to focus
Shoot on an overcast night



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Street Shots

A few famous street photographers are Garry Winogrand, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Helen Levitt and Robert Frank. Google them to look at their work to see their styles.
 
A helpful rule when you shoot street photography, landscape, or anything in between, it's helpful to remember the acronym DIE. "D" stands for design, "I" is for information, and "E" is for emotion. Good street shots will have all of these criteria. 




the assignment for this week is to show 3-5 interesting "street shots" due March 2nd

Street Photography PowerPoint

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Friday the 24th Class Schedule

We are meeting in the classroom at our regular time. We will have the Photoshop masking critique, a brief lecture on “street photography” and spend the rest of the afternoon shooting. Location will be determined in class.

Models on Location

March 9th is our first off campus photo session with Suzanne. The final location is
Heritage Park in Cerritos, address listed on the site is 18600 Bloomfield Ave. Be there by 9am

Additional information coming soon

Reminder: Lincoln's Day (College Closed)

Reminder the school will be closed this Friday February 17, 2012 its Lincoln's Day

Zuma Press Media Group

On March 30th at 10:30 am with Suzanne
We will be meeting at

Zuma Press
408 N. El Camino Real
San Clemente 92672

Zuma’s Phone # 949 – 481 – 3747
www.zumapress.com/aboutzuma/services.html

Sargeant Photography

www.sargeantphotography.com

Resources Handout


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Masking

Homework Due February 24th
With the tools learned in class; create a single image out of multiple exposures of a scene. Pick the best highlight, mid-tones and shadows out for each exposure to create your final image. 2 to 3 final images are due, bring your “before and after” so that the class can see the changes you have selected for your finale scenes.


Exercise files

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Slideshow 2

Assignment for January 27th due February 3rd :

Shoot on location a subject of your choice showing examples of both shallow and deep depth of field.

The images should show why you chose to shoot with either minimum or maximum DoF to make them work.

3-5 images are due next week, to be shared and critiqued on the digital projector. Please bring in a flash drive. For those of you who want to shoot film, please bring in 3-5 8x10 prints. Matting is not necessary.


Slideshow 2

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Recommended Site:
DOF Master
http://www.dofmaster.com/index.html

Recommended App:
Golden Hour

Books brought to class

Leonard Ortiz and Sean Hiller Lecture

Leonard Ortiz
Photographer at The Orange County Register
http://www.ocregister.com

Sean Hiller Photographer at The Daily Breeze
http://www.dailybreeze.com
http://www.seanhiller.com


Key Points
1. Use any light available from natural light, fill cards and off camera flash.
2. Use light to create impact, mood, feeling and storytelling.
3. Don’t be afraid to combine long exposures with flash photography.
4. Common Lens for Press is 24 to 70mm and 80 to 200mm.

Slideshow 1

Slideshow 1

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The photographers included in slide show are:

Alfred Eisenstadt
Alfred Steiglitz
Ansel Adams
Eugene Smith
Gary Winogrand
Margaret Bourke-White
Diane Arbus
Joel Meyorwitz
Robert Polidori
Sam Abell
Gregory Crewdson

Welcome!!

Photography on Location aka Photo 39AD is a Long Beach City College photography class taught by Tom Paiva and Suzanne Mapes. Class meets Fridays from 9am to 2:45pm.

Syllabus Reminder:

There is a $20 lab fee for digital printing; your receipt will be your “print card.”

Bring camera to class on 01/20/2011

Assignment One: shoot 3 to 7 documentary style on location images, Bring images on a USB flash drive. Due 01/27/2012