For Wednesday Nov. 12 write a 1-2 page description of what you plan to do for your individual portfolio. I’m interested in:
- a description of what you will do (what will the images be? How will they be created? How will they be made visible to the rest of us?);
- some insight into why you care about making the pictures;
- some insight into why you think someone else might want to look at your pictures.
In terms of the portfolio itself, you must meet these basic criteria:
- at least five images that relate to each other in some thoughtful, compelling, or amusing way
- images created at high resolution (Minimum 240 pixels per inch at the design size; so if you’re planning to print 11×17 inches, for instance, you would need 2640×4080 pixels – or if you’re planning to print 8×10 inches you would need 1920×2400 pixels. You choose the design size. If you don’t know what size to work at, work at a minimum of 8×10 inches. You can always print it smaller but printing it larger is not always possible. Even if your final result is not planned for printing, you want to work in high resolution in the event you did want to print at some future time.)
- demonstrated technical achievement
- demonstrated attention to visual composition, color, and pictorial space
- comprehensive concept and vision for pictures as both individual images and as a series.
As usual your work will be evaluated based on achievement of technical and creative concepts, thoughtfulness, attention to detail, effort, and originality of approach.
Plan to create at least one picture per week for the rest of the semester. Or, start on all of them, and then refine as you go forward. If you wait until the end and rush to get the work done, you will be very very very sad about your grade.
Your individual portfolio counts as 40% of your semester grade.