May 13, 2012

#18 finals week / special 2 hour session / tues 051512

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Posted by bill agee at 3:11 PM |

May 4, 2012

class #17/ FINAL CRIT / HAND IN DISK / photo 160 / 050812


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THIS IS THE LAST REGULAR CLASS OF THE SPRING 2012 SEMESTER.... 5PM TO 9:50PM

HAND IN ALL YOUR SHOOTING ASSIGNMENTS #1-8 ON A DISK. Only three images per assignment are required, but you may turn in up to 5 .jpg images. #8 IS A POST PRODUCTION ASSIGNMENT AND YOU NEED TO HAVE COMPARE 3-5 IMAGES WITH HDR OR OTHER VERSIONS.

BRING SLEEVE TO PROTECT DISK from scratching or preferably a SMALL ZIPLOCK BAG WORKS JUST FINE.

FINAL CRIT #8 STARTS AT 7:30PM.. make sure your files are in the front computer by 7:15pm...

YOU MAY LEAVE AFTER THE CRITIQUE ...BUT ONLY IF I HAVE RECEIVED YOUR FINAL DISK.

PRINTED PORTFOLIO DUE... 2 people have not completed that yet. It was due last week.

WRITTEN REPORT DUE.... about a PHOTOGRAPHER YOU LIKE IS ALSO DUE TONIGHT.

Turn this in VIA EMAIL to me at billagee@redsilver.com. DO NOT GIVE IT TO ME IN CLASS. You need to scroll down and read the posting about the written assignment which I put up several weeks ago. Remember...the written report needs to include WORKABLE LINKS to the websites containing the images for the PHOTOGRAPHER who is the subject of your report. I need to be able to look at the website and the images you are discussing while I am reading your report. THE REPORT NEEDS TO BE IN THE BODY OF THE EMAIL AND NOT AN ATTACHMENT.!!!


FINAL ACT FOR CLASS....BURN DISK IN CLASS...

I WILL HAVE A HANDOUT TO SHOW YOU HOW TO BURN A DISK ON A MAC.

THE DISK MUST BE READABLE ON A MAC SO TEST IT ON YOUR COMPUTER BEFORE YOU TURN IT IN. IF I CAN'T READ IT ON MY MAC COMPUTER, IT DOEN'T EXIST. THE ONES YOU TURNED IN FOR EACH CRIT OR USED TO PRINT SHOULD WORK FINE... 7" LONG DIMENSION @ 300 DPI.....JPG FILE.
DRAG INDIVIDUAL FILES INTO A SINGLE FOLDER ON YOUR DESKTOP
DO NOT INCLUDE IMAGES LONGER THAN 7"...

LABEL FOLDER WITH SHARPIE:

****NOTE: I HAVE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS TO MAKE AT THE END OF THE CRIT BEFORE ANYONE LEAVES.....

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Posted by bill agee at 5:48 PM |

April 30, 2012

mitch ridder / keeps submitting work and gets published / 043012


Mitch, was in my 160 class 3 times and also took my photo 51 Photoshop class when I last taught it. I have known Mitch for at least 20 years from us both exhibiting together at the Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach. Mitch is an outstanding watercolor painter, but he wanted to learn more about photography about 4 or 5 years ago and came into my Photo 160 class.

He is one of the most successful students I have not only because he has the artists eye, but because he has great focus and works very hard. As I said before, the students who arrive early and are the last to leave... make use of the facilities and end up getting the most out of the class.

Mitch also has learned the value of submitting work to shows and magazines. The latest success is with DIGITAL PHOTO MAGAZINE, which is affiliated with OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHER MAGAZINE. http://www.dpmag.com/ Mitch will have work in the May 8th issue just ready to come out. Before that he was consistantly getting published in OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHER.

Here are the images that will be published and the info Mitch sent me about them. Thanks for sharing, Mitch. This information should be helpful to some of my current students.


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© mitch ridder 2012, all rights reserved


"Bay Bridge" was shot on Yerba Buena Island, halfway across the Bay Bridge as it crosses the San Francisco Bay from Oakland into San Francisco. This hillside location is challenging to shoot from as parking is not allowed and pedestrian access is limited. On top of that, the hillside is densely covered with shrubs and a continuously growing eucalyptus grove that already restricts compositional choices. Due to the ongoing growth of vegetation, this view for photographers in the coming years will mostly disappear all together. What I now like most about this image that I didn't notice at the time of shooting, is how the green freeway sign is perfectly aligned in the center dip of the bridge's main cable.

Canon 50D, Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM, f/16, 4 second exposure, ISO 200, Flashpoint F-1150 tripod, Flashpoint F-1 ball head, Canon remote switch. Processed in Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop CS5.


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© mitch ridder 2012, all rights reserved


"LA Rush" was shot in Elysian Park on a very high overpass crossing the Harbor 110 Freeway as it leads from Pasadena into downtown Los Angeles. After choosing what I thought to be the best compositional position along the overpass, I set up my tripod, readied my camera gear, then waited for those very few moments when the natural light in the sky and the artificial lights of the city and cars finds a perfect balance of exposure. If I take my shot too soon, the camera exposes for the landscape and blows out the sky or visa versa. If I shoot too late, the sky goes a very unexciting black and I loose the foreground and skyscrapers silhouetting power. My best shooting window is usually around 25 minutes after sunset.

Canon 50D, Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM, f/11, 13 second exposure, ISO 200, Flashpoint F-1150 tripod, Flashpoint F-1 ball head, Canon remote switch. Processed in Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop CS5.

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Posted by bill agee at 8:46 AM |