Greetings IDM Class,
I recently heard back from the administration. We will be meeting for our class final during our finals time as scheduled on the finals calendar, which is Wednesday, December 11 at 10:30.
As a reminder, * Please be ready to go at the beginning of of class. Please be on time. And please be ready to share your work as well as to share and receive feedback.
Also, For Critique:
10-15 professionally matted prints turned in inside of a portfolio box or bag
Final images should be posted to blog and JPEG files turned in to me
Remember, that prints need to be professionally finished - meaning they need to be color corrected AND printed and matted well.
If you have any questions about your project or what is expected please email me before Friday.
Bring a PRINTOUT of the two submissions for photographic opportunities.
(If you have emailed me this previously, please bring me a printed copy
All blogs should be up to date at this point.
*** If you wish to schedule a meeting with me for this week, please do so ASAP. ***
As you are probably aware, the campus closed today and will be closed tomorrow. Therefore we will be unable to complete our critiques as scheduled. Due to this, we will be rescheduling critique for finals week. I am in the process of getting approval as to what day that may be. Once I hear for certain, I will post it to the blog and send out an email to everyone. Please email me with any questions or concernes. Have a great weekend and please stay safe and warm! Also, any late work is due Monday by midnight. If you turn in something on your blog, please email me and let me know so that I can grade it. Thank you! Kristina
This Friday, December 6, 2013 will be our final critique and final meeting for our IDM class.
Yves Gilles, Tableaux-chinois, Students Room
You must be prepared to present your work at the beginning of class on Friday. We have a very full class and we will probably take up the entirety of the class. Please be on time. And please be ready to share your work as well as to share and receive feedback. For Friday's Critique:
10-15 professionally matted prints turned in inside of a portfolio box or bag
Final images should be posted to blog and JPEG files turned in to me
Remember, that prints need to be professionally finished - meaning they need to be color corrected AND printed and matted well.
If you have any questions about your project or what is expected please email me before Friday.
Bring a PRINTOUT of the two submissions for photographic opportunities.
(If you have emailed me this previously, please bring me a printed copy
All blogs should be up to date at this point.
(If you are missing items, get them posted by Friday at midnight in order to receive partial credit.)
*** If you wish to schedule a meeting with me for either this week or finals week,
SPE Curatorial Portfolio Walk Through, San Francisco 2012
The IDM exhibition in the TAMUC Student Center has been moved to Thursday, December 5 from 10-12 noondue to a scheduling conflict. Please make every effort to attend this event to see all the work from this semester's photo classes!
Where: TAMUC Student Center, 2nd Floor
When: Thursday, December 5, 2013 from 10 - 12 noon
Try to get there a little before 10 if possible. This will ensure that everyone has enough space.
What: A portfolio walk through of all IDM classes.
(Similar to a session at FotoFest or SPE). There will be a large open space/hallways that will be lined with tables. Each table will have 2-3 students.
Work should be matted so that the work looks finished and so that others can flip through the prints without damaging them. (unless there are extremely large photographs where this would be difficult.)
How: I understand that not everyone will be able to make it due to class or work conflicts.
We request that you ask a fellow student or family member/friend can drop off or pick up your work for you. This way you and your work will still be represented.
If that is not possible, and you are not able to be there for the entirety of the exhibition, please come to part of it if you are available.
I will not be able to attend due to prior teaching engagements. But I will be there in spirit and wish you all the best of luck. I will also have a sign-in sheet with Leigh Merrill.
Joe Miller has a site that talks briefly about window matting and placement. But the real gem, is that he has a FREE DOWNLOADABLE EXCEL PROGRAM THAT WILL CALCULATE YOUR MAT BORDER MEASUREMENTS FOR YOU.
Seriously. If you lose the handout I passed out in class. Or you are a little confused about the Golden Mean. Or you were half zombie/half asleep from pulling all nighters the last two weeks, or maybe you were just WAY TOO EXCITED about the upcoming break.(or excited about printing and matting and photography in general. I will pretend this was the reason)
Anyway. Look it up. And when you open the file, it's the 4th tab on the bottom under "Mat Borders."
This does the same thing as the above link. Only differently.
Same end result, different ways to go about it. Just like in Photoshop. And driving. And life... (All about options here)
But what SIZE do my boards need to be?
General gallery presentation sizes, according to standard frame sizes:
(ie: if you would like to pop one of these bad boys in a frame when you're done)
IMAGE SIZEBOARD SIZE
smaller than 8x10" 11x14"
8x10" – 11x14" 16x20"
11x14" – 16x20" 20x24"
16x20" – 20x24" 24x36" – 30x40"
over 30" in any direction do not worry about matting
If you are printing a non-standard size, such as a panorama or diptych, or a really large photograph and are unsure of what size you need, please email meor ask for the opinion of the lab monitor.
Remember:
Each student is allotted 10 full sheets (32x40") of white mat board and 10 full sheets of foam core. Mat board is to be used for the front, to cut your window. The foam core is to be used for the backs of your hinged mats.
**** If you are printing on the smaller scale, and you do not anticipate going over 10 full sheets of mat board, you can use the mat board for your backs as well. It is up to your discretion, and how much you think you will need. ***
*** Oh, and make sure you get your cards punched! This helps us keep track of inventory. How much we have left, how much we went through, and how much to allocate for next semester.***
Today we went over some inspiration for the final project and looked at work in the gallery from the other IDM class. We then talked about and worked on panoramas in class.
IDM Class Panorama
Panoramas (the easy way):
Set your camera to fully manual settings. (manual focus, manual exposure).
Turn your camera horizontally. Take a series of images in an approximately 180 degree span, making sure to overlap your images by about 50%.
Process them in Lightroom. (You may use lens correction to remove distortion), then export them to Photoshop.
In Photoshop, select the images and go to FILE> AUTOMATE> PHOTO MERGE. Select the files and hit OK. Once Photoshop merges the files, flatten them, make any additional adjustments and crop if needed.
Also, feel free to try and experiment with each of the different options in photomerge: Auto, Perspective, Cylindrical, Spherical, Collage, and Reposition. Post final image(s) your blog.
Things to think about:Does the white background work for your image, or would it be better cropped? Does black and white add to the image or would it be stronger in color? How does your image stand up to the others? How many layers did you use? Which are best, and why?
Panorama: You will need to produce 2 panoramic images and post them to your blog by next Friday, November 15.
Stop Motion: Find two GIFS, that appear to be looping continuously, and post to blog by next Friday. (Right click GIF> Save Image As. Insert as you would a normal image. The GIF format is supported by blogger.)Shoot two videos under 30 seconds each and bring with you to class. GIF Examples posted below.
Don't Forget about the WORK IN PROGRESS REVIEW:
Next week, Nov 15, is the work in progress review. Please bring 5 Works in Progress from your final assignment for a Show and Tell mini crit to get feedback. We will begin printing images. I will also demo how to properly matt and present your work.
