Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A lesson in drawing helps in teaching composition. Also teach them to look at the 4 corners of the viewfinder, not just in the center. Leo > ---------- > From: Matthew Powell > Reply To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 12:53 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Photo education > > On Wednesday, August 21, 2002, at 10:27 AM, S Dimitrov wrote: > > Well, my darling luggite squids, I'm officially a jr. college photo > > instructor as of yesterday, part-time that is. > > I got a call from a friend who in turn had a call from another friend > > looking for a last minute replacement for an instructor slot. > > I got the call around 10-11am, interviewed by 3pm, and walked off with > > my faculty kit, and more importantly, my parking pass. > > Since I have never taught a beginning photo class before, and the other > > instructor didn't leave any working notes behind, I could use some help > > here. > > If any other photo educators could contact me off-list I would greatly > > appreciate it. Especially since classes start next tuesday. > > For my intro class, lemme see if I can remember what I had: > > Five assignments, one based on light (prints with different lighting > situations), a 2-d assignment (textures, lighting), a 3-d assignment > (depth-of-field), a 4-d assignment (freezing action, motion blur) and a > final that consisted of ten matted prints based on whatever we wished, > but it had to have a theme. > > The instruction was mostly in black-and-white darkroom techniques and > photography basics (as someone mentioned this-button-does-this, > this-button-does-that). From what I remember, that's a necessity. I > think I was the only beginner who'd ever used a camera before in my > class. > > > Thanks, > > Slobodan Dimitrov > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html