Saturday, March 21, 2009

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Selling stock photos

Here's a story Tami found on selling stock photos on the side.

Quiz info

The quiz will be Thursday March 26. It will cover mostly the chapter and lecture on law (16) but also ethics (15), the camera bag (8), and a little bit on writing captions, illustrations and sports. It will be multiple choice and true/false and worth 25 points. You might want to review:

Where it is legal to take photos/where you need permission
Photographing children
Ethical principles/guidelines
What is allowed in Photoshop
When do you need a model release
What does a Shield Law do
Defamation... what is, what is the defense
Invasion of privacy
Trespassing
Shooting in privately owned but public places like restaurants
Copyright
F-stops and depth of field
Shutter speed and basketball
Advantages of RAW
Conceptual illustrations vs docu-dramas
The essentials of writing captions

Monday, March 9, 2009

Lowdown on the Orphan Works Act

If you've heard other Photographers worry about the Orhaph Works Act (or if you have yourself), you might want to read this.

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Extra credit option 2

Either a 3-4 page double spaced research paper about a photojournalist or a subject in photojournalism (copyright, ethics, history, etc.) or a 10 minute power point presentation to the class about the topic. Be sure to include a works cited page for either one. (up to 20 points)

Due on the last day of regular class for the presentation (April 30) or you can turn the paper in by May 7 classtime.