Homework Due next week, NOV. 4

1. Don't forget to Vote! November 4th is election day!

2. Reading: Chapter 9, Martin Evening Text (starts on p.447)
***Choose 3 different darkroom effects from the chapter and apply them to 3 OF YOUR OWN IMAGES. Bring the files to class, or put them in the folder in my Drop Box called "Darkroom EFfects HW". Title them with your name and the effect.

3. Bring several (about 15-20) of your best photos to class for a critique/ group edit. Prints are preferable (any size is fine), but digital photos are fine too.

4. Create a PROFESSIONAL blog for yourself. You can do this for free if you have a gmail account (blogspot.com). Wordpress is another option. Start uploading a bio and images, and in class we will add to it. A more final version of this blog will be due the following week, NOV. 11.

Even if you already have your own website, create a blog to feature more of your work that's not on your site. For example, I have a website which shows mostly just my food photography, but then I also have a wedding blog which I send to potential wedding clients. I also have a food blog which I post new projects to, as they come about. Make this blog useful to you! As you look for photo jobs or assisting jobs by sending out postcards or emails, it's important to send a link that potential clients/employers can look at. If you have a website, this is ideal. If you don't, then the next best thing is a blog. It's free!

Options for your new blog:

-A specific photo project you're working on. You can post new photos to it weekly.
-A place for employers to see your bio and download your resume.
-If you don't have a website, use it to showcase a sampling of your work. Arrange it in sections, if you have several types of photos you want to show. But keep it simple.


As you create your blog, make sure you change your image color profiles to sRGB, which will make your colors look right when uploaded to the internet. In CS3, go to EDIT> COLOR SETTINGS. Make sure they are the appropriate size as well: about 600x600 pixels is more than enough. In CS3, you can go to FILE> SCRIPTS> IMAGE PROCESSOR to change a folder of big images to small jpgs in an instant.