Press Pass to Shoot VOLLEYBALL?

Does anyone know if you need some sort of press pass to take pics of our UGA volleyball team?  Also, Morgan--I love the feet pic! 

It's Time for Stormy Weather

I was thinking about the UGA Alerts we kept getting in class last Tuesday and I started freaking out: Mark would TOTALLY make us go outside in inclement weather! I can see it now: the flickering lights... the howling winds... the plastic bags being strapped around the camera...

I decided to search the interweb for something usuable for us in case this actually happens. Best to be prepared, right? Check out [this website] for some good advice on storm chasing. The section is called "Gear and Strategy" which I thought was the most relevant to our photog cause. Pay special attention to the "What and where do chasers eat?" section. While this doesn't immediately relate to photojournalism, a fed journalist is a happy journalist.

To Blog or Not to Blog?

Are we supposed to start blogging this week or no? or am i on the right one...cuz i can't see anybody else's posts but Mark's

Photo Request PDF

There seems to be a coding error with the editable PDF I built, trying to figure it out now. Several of you have found it won't allow you to save the file after you've filled it out. (Printing works fine, and those on Macs can use the print to PDF option from the printer dialog box.)

Am working on it. 

Links to Student Work

Bookmark this link:

http://www.grady.uga.edu/~3710

That will take you to the main page and then to everyone's pages. If you are dying to have a different paragraph on your page, send it to me and I'll update it next week when I add your photos ... 

Lab Hours

Lab Hours, for the foreseeable future:

Monday - 3:30-6:30

Tuesday - 12:30- 2:00

Thursday - 11:30-4:30

Friday - 12:30-4:30

Hours are a little shorter this semester due to budget cuts, but I know you're all free on Thursday afternoons, at the very least ...

ASSIGNMENT: Reading, Shooting and Writing

For next week, please read chapters 2, 3 and 4 from the Photojournalism book. 

Please shoot a 3-5 photo package from a sporting event, you'll have some time at the beginning of class to upload your images on Tuesday. This can be from a high school or intramural event but should be of a competition of some sort. (A scrimmage would be acceptable.)

You need to have two photo requests, typed and printed, for Tuesday as well. One can be event oriented, the other needs to be issue or individually oriented. 

Invitations to the blog will be going out this evening. Starting a week from Friday (September 5) you'll need to post one entry that includes at least one link (more is better) to something of interest to the class and comment on someone else's post. Blogging is about discussions, let's use it that way. 

Your posts will need to be up by 9 a.m. on Friday, comments by noon on Friday. We'll continue that pattern through the rest of the semester.

ASSIGNMENT: Photo Requests

To simplify your life a bit, I've created an editable PDF with all the fields you'll need to fill in for a photo request. There's a link off of the syllabus page, as well as this page, so you can download as many copies throughout the semester as you need. 

Remember, for Tuesday, you need two requests: one can be event-oriented, the other needs to be centered on an individual or issue. Make sure you fill out all the fields, including the contact information - there must be contact information. 

ASSIGNMENT: Pictorials and Reading

For Tuesday, you need to shoot 3-5 different pictorial images. These photographs are all about composition, light, form, texture ... we're not worrying about the journalism, this is to help you develop your vision.

Look for details, look for landscapes. Look for great light. Really great light.

For the reading, please go through chapters 1 (Assignment), 6 (Sports), 8 (Camera Bag) and 17 (History). We'll talk about some of it in class, and some of it is just great background information for you.