Herkimer County Community College
Photojournalism HU 144 Course Schedule
Spring 2005
Instructor:  Nancy L. Ford
E-mail:   students@NLFord.com
Download or Print Syllabus here.
 
DAY LECTURE HOMEWORK DUE HOMEWORK ASSIGNED LAB
W 1/26 Introduction
Categories of PJ
Slide Show
   Text:  Introduction  No
M 1/31  Feature Photos
The 35mm Camera 
Use of Camera, 
Lens & Depth of Field
Text:  Introduction

 2 Feature Photographs
Text:  Chapter 4:
Features & Portraits

Web Assignment #1:
http://www.peoplescapes.com/Stock.html
http://www.peoplescapes.com/Photojournal
ism.html
http://NLFord.com/career

No
W 2/2 The Role of the
        Photojournalist
Captions &  Accuracy
Text:  Chapter 4: Features & Portraits
Web Assignment #1

http://NLFord.com/career
Web Assignment #2:
http://www.poy.org/57/Picturegallery/index.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn
/photo/index
No
M 2/7 VIDEO: Compelling PJ
Cropping
LAB: Must have 1 feature shot for processing http://nppa.org/ 1 hr.
W 2/9 No Lecture LAB:Feature negatives to print Text:  Chapter 3: News 2 hr.
M 2/14 Critique 1st Feature Photo
Spot & General News
Shooting within the Law
1st Feature Photo
Text:  Chapter 3: News
Text:  Chapter 6: Lessons
1 General News Photograph
1 Spot News Photograph

Web Assignment #3
Children of Kosovo
http://www.nlford.com/freelance/editorial
Sports link

1 hr.
W 2/16 Ethics & Law Text:  Chapter 6: Lessons
LAB:Process News film
Web Assignment #3

Ethics Topic Paper: 1 page single space
Text: Chapter  5:   Sports

1 hr.
M 2/21 No Class      
W 2/23 Sports Photography
VIDEO:  Great Sports Photos
LAB: Print News photo
Text: Chapter 5:  Sports
Ethics Topic Paper: 1 page single space
1 Sport Photograph

Web Assignment #4
http://www.sportsshooter.com/

http://www.manginphotography.com/intropage.html

1.5 hr
M 2/28 Critique of 1st News Photo 1st News Photo
Web Assignment #4
Text:  Chapter 2: The Look
3 Photo Essay ideas

Web Assignment #5
http://www.intac.com/~jdeck/habib/index3.html
http://www.poy.org/57/Picturegallery/
 data/newspaperD/17-1-01.html

No
W 3/2 The Photo Essay Text:  Chapter 2: The Look
Web Assignment #5
Portraits samples from media source
Web Assignment #6
1 hr.
M 3/7 Personality Portraits
Natural Lighting
Text:  Chapter:  Portraits
Web Assignment #6
Text:  Chapter 7: Lighting
1 Portrait Photo
1 hr.
W 3/9 Discussion of Essay Ideas

Text:  Chapter 7: Lighting
 3 Photo Essay ideas

 Photo Essay (5 or more pix)
1 hr.
M 3/14 The Photo Assignment
Video:  Photo Editing
Midterm Review
 Photo Essay progress    No
W 3/16

No Lecture
Midterm Exam

  BRING FILM & CAMERATO NEXT CLASS 1.5 hr.
3/20-26 MIDTERM      
M 3/28

PHOTO SESSION
Take, process, print in one class period

Must have roll of film     2 hr.
W 3/30 The Editorial Illustration
Critique Of Portrait Photo
  1 Portrait Photo   1 Illustration Photo / idea
Text:  Chapter 8:Electronic Photography
 No
M 4/4 No Lecture
Lab day
 
  2 hr.
W 4/6 Spot News Critique
Discussion: Illustration idea
Layout & Design
2nd News Photo
 Illustration Idea
Text:  Chapter 8:Electronic Photography
   No
M 4/12 Photo Essay Progress
Using Artificial Lighing
 1/4 Photo Essay    No
W 4/14 No Class      No
M 4/18 Critique of 2nd Feature Photo
Composition, Cropping
Photo Essay Progress
2nd Feature Photo
1/2 Photo Essay
   1 hr
W 4/20 Critique Illustration Photos 1 Illustration Photo    1 hr
M 4/25 No Lecture

 

      2 hr.
W 4/27 Photo Essay Progress
Critique of Sports Photo
3/4 Photo Essay
1 Sports Photo
   1 hr.
M 5/2 No Lecture       2 hr.
W 5/4 -Speaker, Michael Doherty
-Critique Photo Essay
Photo Essay    No
M 5/10 No Lecture
Review
       2 hr.
W 5/TBA FINAL EXAM:
Final Portfolio Critique
FINAL PORTFOLIO
2 news photos
2 feature photos
1 sports photo
1 portrait photo
1 Editorial Illustration
Photo Essay
Any extra credit photo(s)