Reminders and Upcoming Due Dates
A reminder that your photo essays are due on Monday, October 4. Remember that I’m looking for 12-20 photos along with thoroughly reported captions and/or text.
Class on Wednesday next week will be a production/editing day devoted to working on assembling your photo essays, writing the captions and/or text, or simply checking in about your project if you still have reporting and shooting to do. Please bring in all the photos you have so far (or make sure they’re available in the cloud). This is an opportunity to get feedback from me BEFORE you file your finished product, and mimics the real-world process of working with an editor. Please take full advantage of it!
I recommend self-publishing on Medium so that your photos display well and you aren’t limited by the compression/memory issues on our WordPress site.
Discussion: Photo editing in Lightroom
We’ll look at your “scavenger hunt” photos together, answer any questions you have about Lightroom, and talk a bit about best practices and the ethics of photo editing in photojournalism.
Assignment: Attend one of these online Photoville sessions OR visit one of these open-air Photoville exhibitions scattered around the five boroughs and write a short (200-300 words) blog post about the experience. Please include a photo or a screenshot to show me you were there. The last of the online sessions takes place on Thursday, October 21, so this assignment can be completed and submitted at any time before the following class on Monday, October 25.