First Year Portfolio Drop Off 2013

This year we wanted to step it up and do something a little different for our Annual First Year Portfolio time-lapse.  Along with setting up two cameras to shoot every 15 seconds we put radio slaves on both the cameras and one in the hall so the students could take their own pics if they wanted.  We also had a secret radio slaves in a Faculty members office, just for fun!!

A Kino Flo light was used to give us more illumination and the other camera was setup in the first film loading room to capture more of the action.

Here is all the gear we used for this setup:

7 - Manfrotto Magic Arms
9 - Manfrotto Super Clamps
2 - Manfrotto Spigots
4 - Pocket Wizards Plus IIIs
1 - Kino Flo Tungsten Diva-Lite 401
2 - Nikon D3s
2 - AF-S Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Lenses
4 - 8 GB Sandisk Cards
2 - Photoflex 5-n-1 Reflectors
9 - Dedicated and a Little Crazy Faculty and Staff
58 - Awesome First Year Students

We shot close to 10,000 images over 7 1/2 hours and it took a total of 8 hours to sort, edit, keyword, export and render the video using Adobe Lightroom & Premiere Pro.

And it was well worth it, congrats to the First Years on finishing their Portfolios!!!  To check out all their work come out to the upcoming 40th Annual Algonquin Photography Exhibition, details here.

Music by Scomber - I Spy (with my little eye)

Second Year Portfolio Drop Off 2013

Well it is Portfolio time again here in the Program.  The Second Year portfolio consists of 12 images that our student's put their hearts and souls into.

Our Portfolio Interviews start today and the 40th Annual Photography Exhibition is coming up, for more details checkout the Program website.

Second Year Portfolio Drop Off 2012

Well it is Portfolio time again here in the Program.  The Second Year portfolio consists of 12 images that our student's put their hearts and souls into.

Our Portfolio Interviews start soon so stay tuned for highlights from their books and stay tuned for our 39th Annual Photography Exhibition info and highlights coming soon.

Preliminary Portfolio Preview 2011

The Preliminary Portfolio Interviews went very well again this year it was great to talk to the students about their work and offer some advice.  Like always we can't stress enough attention to the details when shooting, editing and printing.

For those that do not know our Second Year Portfolio is based on a theme, each student must come up with their own theme and integrate that into their commercial assignments and their own self-directed images.  It was good to see the students starting to refine their theme and their own style through-out their first six portfolio images.

The above video is a small sample of images from all the preliminary portfolios to see all the portfolio images you have to attend our annual Photography Exhibition in the spring, details coming soon.

Preliminary Portfolio Interviews 2011

This video is of our Second Year Students in their Preliminary Portfolios interviews before Christmas Break.

This time lapse is comprised of 3700 still images shot every ten seconds from 9AM to 6PM on  day two of the portfolio interviews.

The Preliminary Portfolio is comprised of six portfolio pieces Environmental Portrait, Architecture, Food, Self-Portrait and two Self-Directed images. These images will make up their Final Portfolio along with six others due in April.

Preliminary Portfolio 2011

Here is our Second Year Students finishing up their Preliminary Portfolios. Our camera recorded for 8 hours from 8AM - 4PM the day the portfolio was due, congrats to all Second Years on completing their Prelim.

The Preliminary Portfolio Interviews start on Monday so stay tuned for highlights from their portfolios.

38th Annual Photography Exhibition - Awards

Congratulations to all the graduates on a successful completion of their two years at the Algonquin College Photography Program.  From the Faculty and Staff we wish you all the best in all your future endeavours.

Congrats to all the award winners and to all first years on completion of their first year in the Program, we will see you in September.

38th Annual Photography Exhibition - Setup

Here is a video of the 38th Annual Exhibition setup in T102 on Sunday May 1, 2011.

We know it is a little late but it is still very cool to see the Exhibition go up in under a minute.  Thanks to all the students and staff that helped setup and tear down the Exhibition.

38th Annual Photography Exhibition

Here is the nine hours of the 38th Annual Algonquin Photography Exhibition in one minute.

First Year Portfolio Drop Off 2011

Congratulations to all the first year students upon completion of their black and white portfolios.

These images were shot over eight hours the day the portfolios were due. One image shot every thirty seconds.

Faculty Portraits 2011

Above is the Faculty Portraits for 2011, every year we ask our 2nd Year Students to come up with concepts for these Portraits.

The best idea is picked and the chosen student gets to photograph the Faculty, they also get to boss us around for a change which they like too.

These images were shot by 2011 Graduate Josh Reyes check out the Faculty Page on the Program Website to see the images first hand.

Final Portfolio Interviews 2011 - Day 4

The final day of the Portfolio Interviews went very well, once again there were many great images.

From the Faculty and Staff congratulations to all the Second Year Students on the successful completion of your portfolios and your two years in the Program.  We are all looking forward to the 38th Annual Photography Exhibition and celebrating your success.

For those that don't know the Exhibition this year is at Algonquin College in room T102 on Monday May 2, 2011.

Final Portfolio Interviews 2011 - Day 3

Day Three of the Final Portfolio Interviews were once again very strong, the images above are a mixed of the assigned and self-directed images from the days portfolios.

There are quite a few images from the Movie Poster and Magazine Assignment which is always fun to critique and of course for our students to shoot.

Stay tuned for more images from the last day.

Final Portfolio Interviews 2011 - Day 2

Day Two of the Final Portfolio Interviews were very strong, the images above are a mixed of the assigned and self-directed images from today's portfolios.     

To find out who shot what and more about our students and their work you have to attend the 38th Annual Photography Exhibition Monday May 2, 2011 in T102.

Stay tuned for more images from day three and four coming up in the next couple of days.

Final Portfolio Interviews 2011 - Day 1

Day One of the Final Portfolio Interviews started well, there were many great images and many pleasant surprises.

Above is a small sample of images from Day One, to see all the portfolio images you have to attend our 38th Annual Photography Exhibition.

This year the Exhibition is on Monday May 2, 2011 at Algonquin College in T102 come out to see some more great images.

2nd Year Final Portfolio

This video is of the Second Years finishing up their Final Portfolios.

This time lapse is comprised of one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine still images shot every fifteen seconds from 8AM to 4PM the day the portfolio was due and surprise the second year lab was very busy.

The Final Portfolio is comprised of twelve portfolio pieces Environmental Portrait, Architecture, Food, Self-Portrait, Movie Poster, Magazine Cover, Consumer Portrait, Creative Ad and four Self-Directed images. 

Our Final Portfolio interviews begin on Monday so we hope all our Second Years are getting some well deserved rest this weekend.

Preliminary Portfolio Interviews 2010 - Day 4

Day Four finished off well there were many great images and a few laughs to, thanks Flegg.

This last instalment of the Preliminary Portfolios is an assortment of images from the Day Four Portfolios and for the last instalment we will let the images speak for themselves.

Congratulations to all the students on the completion of their Preliminary Portfolios.  We look forward to seeing you in the New Year, have a good Holiday break.

Preliminary Portfolio Interviews 2010 - Day 3

Day Three was another good day on the Portfolio front, the students are excited to show off their work, and the Faculty was eager to see their progress. Today we are showcasing our Self-Directed images from the Preliminary Portfolios.

The Self-Directed images are exactly that self-directed, no input is given to the students about these images till the Preliminary Portfolio Interviews.  In total each student is require to shoot a minimum of six Self-Directed images but they must fit the theme of their portfolio.

This gives our students a chance to explore their creative side and the Faculty a chance to see something new from the students.  Day Four has just wrapped up so stay tuned for the final sneak peak tomorrow.

Preliminary Portfolio Interviews 2010 - Day 2

Day Two of the Preliminary Portfolio Interviews and the Second Year student's work continues to be strong.

We do a Preliminary Portfolio in the Program to help our student's become more comfortable talking about their work in front of others.  We also do a Preliminary Portfolio Interview because it helps to further refine their vision.  Most portfolios require some re-shoots which is hard to hear sometimes but is a necessary step in the learning process for any photographer or image maker.

Today we are highlighting one of our favourite assignments from the portfolio, Food Layout.  In this assignment the students learn in Camera & Lighting how to light for food, basic food styling and propping.  Then in Digital Imaging class they start to learn the basics of layout and type.  We teach the basics of Graphic Design as many students who leave our program will have to design their own promotional material and a blog or website for their own business.  Our student then learn how to print for Food in Post-Production which is an art in itself.

Also included int the video is the Self-Portrait's of our Second Years we interviewed on Day Two.  To find out who shot what and more about our students and their work stay tuned for more updates as we gear up for our Annual Photography Exhibition in 2011.

Preliminary Portfolio Interviews 2010 - Day 1

Day One of the Preliminary Portfolio Interviews got off to a good start.

Our Second Year Portfolio is based on a theme, each student must come up with their own theme and integrate that into their commercial assignments and their own self-directed images.  It was good to see the students starting to refine their theme through-out their first six portfolio images.

Like always we can't stress enough attention to the details when shooting, editing and in the final print.   So although we can sometimes be a little hard on our students during their interviews we only do it because we care.

Above is a small sample of images from Day One some Environmental Portraiture and Self-Portraits, there will be more to come over the next three days so stay tuned.  To see all the portfolio images you have to attend our annual Photography Exhibition in the spring, details coming soon.