Approaches To Studio Lighting
Assignment #7 – Job


Please hand in your unmounted print in a polyethylene or polypropylene storage bag together with conservation board, proof sheet(s) and this sheet.

Assignment Description:
Each student in the class will describe a photograph that can be made in the studio with excruciating detail on paper. These descriptions will subsequently be redistributed to someone else in the class. The student will be required to work with their client (the student who wrote the job) to accomplish the task on schedule. Hand in either an 11 x 14 inch silver-gelatin black and white print, or an archival color ink jet print of similar dimensions. If working digitally, it will be necessary to use the Imacom scanner. The student is free to interpret the appropriate camera, technique, and approach to lighting that best suits the client's description.

Assignment Objective:
In the world of commercial studio photography when push comes to shove it all comes down to satisfying your client. This assignment will prepare us for that shock.

Suggestions:
Communicate kindly with your client (the student who wrote the picture description). Ask for sketches and additional information to the description provided, if needed. Don't ever be late. In the real world you have to get it right the first time. Think of your other classmates and instructor as peers with whom you may discuss informed options.

Evaluation Criteria:
Craftsmanship - Sharpness
Exposure (full shadow and highlight detail)
Contrast (a solid black, a bright white, and a full range of gray values)
Value (appropriate lightness / darkness)
Needs dodging and/or burning
Cleanness (no dust, water spots, scratches)
Print damage
Aesthetic / Conceptual refinement (accomplishes assignment description and meets objective)

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Student Name_______________________________


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