Assignment: What is Place

Place is a very open idea. The point of this assignment is to use everything you’ve learned so far to describe a place in a way that lets us know why it matters to you. This assignment can include everything from landscape, to home, to people, to portraiture.

• No Photos of Princeton University or Grounds for Sculpture unless you work there.

Digital Photo Students

• Make at least 72 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 two rolls of film
• Make a contact sheet
• Make 5 prints
• 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