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Assignment: What is Place

Select an outdoor place that you find interesting and comfortable/safe to be at and make photographs that you think describe that place best. Photographs must be made outside during daylight hours.

  • No Photos of Princeton University or Grounds for Sculpture unless you work there.
  • Digital Photo Students
    • Make at least 36 photos using either your camera or your phone
    • Create a slideshow of your 10 best photos
    • Be prepared to talk about your work in a way that lets us know why you chose this place and how you thought about making the photograph

  • Black and White Film Students
    • Expose a roll of film
    • Make a contact sheet
    • Make 4 prints from your best exposures (assignment 2)
    • Be prepared to talk about your work in a way that lets us know why you chose this place and how you thought about making the photograph

Remember:

For a bright – sunny scene your meter should be giving you an approximate exposure of:

1/500 @ f16