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 8 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