Herkimer County Community College
Photojournalism HU 144 Course Schedule
Spring 2007
Instructor:  Nancy L. Ford
E-mail:   students07@NLFord.com
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DAY LECTURE HOMEWORK DUE HOMEWORK ASSIGNED LAB
W 1/24
  • Introduction
  • Categories of PJ
  • Slide Show
    Text: Read entire book before February 28th  No
M 1/29 
  • Feature Photos
  • The 35mm Camera
  • Use of Camera 
    Lens & Depth of Field
  

 2 Feature Photographs (Due 2/12 & 4/16)

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

No
W 1/31
  • The Role of the Photojournalist
  • Captions &  Accuracy
 Web Assignment #1
http://NLFord.com/career   		Web Assignment #2:
http://www.poy.org/62/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn
/photo/index		 No
M 2/5
  • VIDEO: Compelling PJ
  • Cropping
LAB: Must have 1 feature shot for processing http://nppa.org/ 1 hr.
W 2/7 No Lecture LAB:Feature negatives to print   2 hr.
M 2/12
  • Critique 1st Feature Photo
  • Spot & General News
  • Shooting within the Law
 1st Feature Photo 1 General News Photograph
1 Spot News Photograph (Due 2/26 & 4/4)

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

1 hr.
W 2/14
  • Ethics & Law
 LAB:Process News film
Web Assignment #3

Ethics Topic Paper: 1 page single space (2/21)

1 hr.
M 2/19 No Class      
W 2/21
  • Sports Photography
  • Speaker: Michael Doherty
  • VIDEO:  Great Sports Photos
 LAB: Print News photo
Ethics Topic Paper: 1 page single space		 1 Sport Photograph (Due 4/25)

Web Assignment #4
http://www.sportsshooter.com/
http://www.manginphotography.com/intropage.html

1.5 hr
M 2/26
  • Critique of 1st News Photo
 1st News Photo
Web Assignment #4		 3 Photo Essay ideas (Due 3/27)

Web Assignment #5
"The Courtship of Chesterand Phoebe"

No
W 2/28
  • The Photo Essay

Web Assignment #5

Text: Discussion of entire book / followed by 20 q. quiz

 Web Assignment #6 1 hr.
M 3/5
  • Personality Portraits
  • Natural Lighting
 Web Assignment #6 1 Portrait Photo (Due 3/28) 1 hr.
W 3/7 Discussion of Essay Ideas

3 Photo Essay ideas

 Photo Essay (5 or more pix)
1 hr.
M 3/12
  • The Photo Assignment
  • Video:  Photo Editing
  • Midterm Review
Photo Essay progress    No
W 3/14
  • No Lecture
    Midterm Exam
  BRING FILM & CAMERATO NEXT CLASS 1.5 hr.
3/19-23 MIDTERM      
M 3/26

PHOTO SESSION
Take, process, print in one class period

 Must have roll of film!     2 hr.
W 3/28
  • The Editorial Illustration
  • Critique Of Portrait Photo
  1 Portrait Photo   1 Illustration Photo / idea (Due 4/4)  No
M 4/2 No Lecture
Lab day		   2 hr.
W 4/4
  • Spot News Critique
  • Discussion: Illustration idea
  • Layout & Design
  • 2nd News Photo
  •  Illustration Idea
   No
M 4/9
  • Photo Essay Progress
  • Using Artificial Lighing
  1/4 Photo Essay    No
W 4/11 No Class      No
M 4/16
  • Critique of 2nd Feature Photo
  • Composition, Cropping
  • Photo Essay Progress
 2nd Feature Photo
1/2 Photo Essay		    1 hr
W 4/18
  • Critique Illustration Photos
 1 Illustration Photo    1 hr
M 4/23 No Lecture

 

       2 hr.
W 4/25
  • Photo Essay Progress
  • Critique of Sports Photo
  • 3/4 Photo Essay
  • 1 Sports Photo
    1 hr.
M 4/30 No Lecture       2 hr.
W 5/2
  • Critique Photo Essay
 Photo Essay DUE    No
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)