Fun Work | March 14

Hello my friends.

In case you missed me saying it the last few times, I'm seriously proud of you all for how tremendous you were in planning/preparing for last weeks church service at Bridgecity. Thanks for being thoughtful in your thinking and speaking candidly in front of so many people!

We've had a bit of a hiatus with our regular class coursework and assignments so we're going to pick things back up here over the next couple of weeks. I'm going to be in Hollywood, CA from March 15-26 for work and to visit family so unfortunately I won't be with you Wednesday, March 21. With that said, we are going to spend some time on a multi-week long project that I'd like for you to work on.

Here's what we're doing until we meet again on March 28.

1. Self Portraits. Take one self-portrait every day that shows your emotions and happenings of that day. This doesn't mean that you simply take one photo and call it good. Plan it out, what are you going to wear? How might your environment juxtapose whatever type of mood you are in/how you're feeling? Take several photos and only after viewing them on your computer should you choose your best photograph. EVERY image absolutely must be in focus and properly exposed at bear minimum.

Let me repeat that, every image HAS to be in focus and properly exposed. You guys are far enough along now that this shouldn't be a problem. I'll be able to tell if you put time and thought into your photographs, please don't let me down!

When we come to class on March 28, you should have a total of 21 photographs. That means that starting today and through Tuesday, March 27 you will have completed and edited image that you've chosen for each day. I will gather all of your images for print on March 28 and the following week (April 4), you will all organize and place your images onto a white or black foamcore background for display.

So in summary, here's what you need:

March 28: 21 complete and edited photographs by the beginning of class to hand off to Jonny.

April 4: Bring to class one foamcore background. Size should be roughly 24x36. Also bring supplies for mounting and labeling such as a glue stick and permanent markers.

I'm looking forward to seeing what your creative minds produce!