You Miss 100% of the Shots You Don't Take! (and Weekend Reading)

In class, we learned some key principles of photographic composition. (See class website for Composition Tutorials - Parts 1 &2.) Students have gathered examples of photographic composition from "freegal" photo sites, and will explore other photographic resources on the site - including a couple of short videos: 7 Powerful Photography Tips and 9 Photo Composition Tips.

 Then students will shoot a number of photos based on the composition rules and tips from class and the course website. Students will post at least SIX photos and discuss the composition principles displayed in each shot.

 

ALSO - students will read Nicholas Carr's seminal article "Is Google Making Us Stupid?"and will

write a reflective blog on their observations, including discussions on issues like:

• Difficulty reading printed pages
• The explosion of available information
• Nietzsche's typewriter
• The clock
• Memory
• The growth and evolution and influence of Google
• How will YOUR kids "read?"