Journal Topics for Blackboard

What have you learned about South Africa since you joined class?
How do you feel about traveling to Africa?
What do you expect it will be like?
How does it compare to other experiences you have had in your life?
Describe any specific experiences you had while in Joberg, the park, or on the way
How has this experience changed your world view?
What would it be like to live in South Africa?  Who would you be if you grew up there?
What are the people you meet like?
How has working in the field helped your photography skills?
and so on....

Powerpoint files from Class

Wednesday Powerpoint Lecture - Intro to class

Thursday Powerpoint Lecture - Basic Camera Functions

Tuesday Lecture - South Africa History

Project 1 - Place

Project 1- Documentation of a place

Use your camera to document a specific place.  You will take a lot of pictures so find a place that you can move around in and explore.  Outside places will be more fruitful because of the amount of space you will require and to better mimic the conditions of being on safari.  That said, I want you to pick a place that has some meaning to you that you can inspire your photographs.  Whether it is a specific place that has a memory that is personal to you, or the place has a more public history that interests you, it is your job to illustrate your interest in the area through your photographs. 

You can involve people in your shots or avoid them.  You can choose somewhere busy or quiet.  There is no specific way to do the assignment as long as you can put together images that seem to belong to the same kind of “place”.  You must follow these shooting rules:

Six images showing the space using a large depth offield. 

Six images showing a shallow depth of field. 

Six images showing moving subjects, with camera held still.  Try capturing the subjects frozen, the introduce some blur. 

Three images that use panning to freeze the subject as it passes through the camera. 

Six images of objects that are as close up as you canpossible get with your lens.

Nine images taken any way you want.  Try unusual shooting angles. 

You should have at least 36 images to turn in class on Monday.  You will receive direction on how to process the images on Monday. 

Itinerary

Flight to Joburg - July 25th - leave at 7:35 am

Outlook Lodge (Joburg) – 26th & 27th July

Crocodile Bridge Camp  – 28th and 29th July

Skukuza Camp – 30th & 31st July

Satara Camp  – 1st and 2nd August

Skukuza Camp -3rd Aug.

Return to Joburg - Flight Home Aug. 4th

Return to DFW on Aug 5th 9:45 am

Packing List - Non Photo

• Try to keep it to one bag for personal stuff, one camera bag
• Shorts and tshirts will be enough must days, pick something that will be comfortable and breathable…khaki, green, earth tones are best.  Avoid white, it will get dusty. There are laundry facilities.
• Bring a fleece or windbreaker you can wear on a cool morning, and shed off later.  
• Bring a couple long sleeve warm shirts. Have khaki or cotton pants for mornings/evenings
• Longjohns are strongly recommended.
• Bring a hat, the sun will be out, and sun tan lotion.
• Good socks and shoes for light hiking

• Toiletries, Soap, and Shampoo (travel size)
• Any personal medications or products (recommended: aspirin, imodium, pepto, ciproflaxin, anti malarial)
• Sun tan lotion
• Journal / pen
• Longjohns, if you really get cold
• Insect repellent wipes (with deet)
• Travel pillow
• Type M Power Converter
• Small First Aid kit
• Travel flashlight or headlamp
• Reading Materials

Passport, ID, Credit Card (also bring photocopies of all 3)

Money Belt or carrying case

Optional: Sunglasses, Binoculars

US to South Africa (type M) Power Converter

Here is a power adapter from Amazon

and another (3 pack)

Travel Shots and Immunizations

Shots

There are no required shots for South Africa.

Check for shots information at the Center for Disease Control.

Yellow Fever vacination is not required because we are not stopping over in a warning area for that . 

However, just in case….get your measles and tentanus shots done, the kind of things you should do routinely anyway. Go to the Stephenville Clinic for these.  

Medicine

Malaria pills, it is possible to be bitten by an insect and contract malaria, but if you take the pills while you are there you will be safe.

Ciproflaxin, if you eat something that makes you feel funny or you worry it might, take a Cipro pill it will combat any stomach bacteria that is bad for you.