Assignment - A day in the Life

Record a day in the life of your subject...she could be a student, teacher, office worker, shopkeeper, restaurant employee, whoever interests you. Don't "stage" the shots, try to capture the moments naturally. Your goal is to capture the feeling of part of a person's life.

• Work as unobtrusively as possible...don't interfere with what is going on.
• Turn off your flash...use high ISO if the lighting is low. You may need to use a tripod
• Use a large aperture to avoid background details distracting from the subject.
• Get close! Include details that help tell the story. 
• Cover all aspects of your subject's day. Driving to work, studying, cleaning up, anything that you feel would add to the story
• Use multiple camera angles and distances from your subject...Be creative!

Here are some great examples of photography in this style:

Dorothea Lange
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/lange/

Valery Mosley

http://www.valeriemosleyphoto.com/

Ami Vitale

http://www.amivitale.com/blog/

Lauren Greenfield

http://www.laurengreenfield.com/

W. Eugene Smith

http://life.time.com/w-eugene-smith/

Laena Wilder
http://www.wildervision.com/