本學期的四份主要作業及一份小作業簡介如下：
The four major assignments and one small assignment from the semester are presented here.

主要作業一：光線
Major Assignment: Light

當平日你在校園走動的時候就可以開始拍攝照片，第一份作業中每張相片裡的主題是"如何捕捉光線"－現在還不用擔心要編說故事，只要試著去捕捉色彩明亮的美妙影像即可。要試著去捕捉的影像，其能展示光線如何影響景物、使景物輪廓更鮮明。光線在一天之中移動所構成的有趣光照形式、有趣的色彩、形狀、反射與空間：所有的元素都應該要考慮到。盡力從日出到日落於不同的時刻去拍攝，去發掘光線所呈現出來的不同。
Start taking photographs as you go about your normal routine on campus. For this first exercise, the main subject of each photo should be "light" - don't worry about trying to tell a story yet, simply try to capture brilliant images. Try to capture images that show how the light affects and defines the setting. Interesting light patterns, interesting colors, the shapes and reflections and spaces made by light as it moves throughout the day: all of this should be considered. Make an effort to take photographs at many different times during the day and night to explore the differences present there.

附註一點，要從這次的練習去熟悉你的相機。盡你所能地去發掘光圈、快門、白平衡等不同的設定。看看相機在不同的光線狀態下如何運作，以及在各情況下試著開啟和關閉閃光燈。還要選用不同的焦距來拍攝。既然數位相片是不用錢的，學會使用相機的最簡單方法就是用不同的設定去拍同一個景色，並記下你所使用的設定。 然後在電腦上瀏覽相片的時候，就可以看到這些設定是怎麼影響最後得到的照片。.如果你發覺自己沒有靈感，去學校的羅區圖書館（Rotch Library）看看參考書單上的書，瞧瞧是否能給你一些靈感。如果你有問題、意見或有要分享的事情，隨時都可以E-mail或寫紙條子給我。
As a side note, use this first exercise to get to know your camera well. Explore the different settings of aperture, shutter speed, and white balance, if you can. See how the camera works in different light conditions, both with and without the flash. Work on being selective with the focus of your camera. Since digital film is free, the easiest way to learn your camera is to take the same image with many settings, making notes as to which you used. Then when you view them on your computer, you can see how the settings affect the final image. If you find yourself lacking for inspiration, see the reading list for books in MIT's Rotch Library that might inspire you. Feel free to email me or the list if you have questions, comments, or things to share.

下個禮拜的課程結束後，你應該就要拍了足夠的相片（30-50張），並從中挑出10張真的可以展現一些有趣光影的相片，並帶到課堂上來。這些相片你可以存在相機裡帶過來（但要自己帶USB連接線，連到電腦實習室的電腦上），或是存在記憶卡中（簡單標示一下哪10張是你要展示的），或是你可以把他們上傳到你的麻省理工伺服器個人帳號裡（如果你現在不會用，日後我們會教到）。
Over the course of the next week, you should take enough images (30-50) that you can bring to class a set of 10 that really demonstrate some interesting lighting. You can bring these on your camera (provided you bring the USB cable to connect it to the lab computer), on the memory card (simply note which ten images you'd like to show), or you can mount them to your MIT Server locker (we'll get into that in more detail later if it's unfamiliar now).

主要作業二：細部
Major Assignment: Detail

重要的細部特點可以傳達一個地方的特色。這些特色訴說著本地的故事，這些故事是深藏於那些顯而易見的景物之後。這些值得注意的細部通常都被忽略在每天日常的事物之中：都被視為是理所當然的。「值得注意」這個詞是關鍵：這些細部不必然是一眼可見的，但它對這個地方所揭示的訊息會比表面上來的多。在課堂上我們會檢視幾個例子，因為我知道以上的說明其實是很模糊的。
Significant details are clues as to the character of a place. They are things that tell stories, stories that go beyond what is immediately visible. Significant details are often overlooked on a day to day basis: they're taken for granted. The word significant is the key: these aren't necessarily obvious, but things that reveal more about the place than is superficially known. We'll review several examples of this in class, since I realize the description is vague.

要拍攝這些細部，要仔細留意焦距及構圖。試著將焦點放在想討論的細部上，模糊其他的部份。然後以相反的手法試一次。將細部構圖在相片的中心點，接著再試試邊緣。看看哪一個比較好？ 同樣地，盡情地去玩你的相機，去學會它的功能。當然啦，要使用已學會的光線技法，盡所能地拍出最好的相片才是。
In photographing these details, pay careful attention to issues of focus and framing. Try to focus on the detail in question, and blur the rest. Try the opposite. Frame the detail in the center of the photo, and then on the edge. Which works better? Again, play with your camera to learn how it functions. And of course use what you learned about lighting to create the best images you can.

下個禮拜的課程結束後，拍攝日常環境中一些值得關注的細部。要拍足夠多且多樣的相片，以便能從中挑選。然後照著課堂上教的基本HTML網頁大綱模式，用最好的10張相片設計一個網頁，並將頁面及相片檔案上傳到你在麻省理工伺服器的個人帳號裡。我們會在下個禮拜的課堂上一起瀏覽這些相片。（如果你想要的話，也可以上傳光線作業的相片，這樣同一張網頁上就會有兩份作業。）
Over the course of the next week, take images of significant detail that you find in your everyday environment. Take enough so that you have a variety to choose from. Then, following the basic HTML® format outlined in class, create a Web page of the best 10 images and upload both the page and the images to your MIT Server www locker. We'll review these in class next week. (You can also upload images of light if you'd like, so you have both assignments on one page.)

主要作業三：詩意
Major Assignment: Poetics

詩曾被貼切地定義為「情感抒放的審慎語言。」在細部的襯托下，每張相片都被付予了意義。在這種狀況下，是要尋找構築每日生活情景的情感表徵，而非尋找那些值得注意的細節。 不過，跟細部很像的是，詩意又付予一張相片一種意念的深度，那是單純的快照所無法表達的。這種表達的深度就是關鍵。試著在相片中去表達麻省理工在你心中所激盪出來的感受，這就是這份作業的目的，全面探索開發個人的情感。同樣，這很模糊，但我們會看一些例子（包括同學之前拍過的相片）來解說這個技法。
Poetry has been well defined as "the measured language of emotion." As with detail, many meanings can be seen in every photograph. In this case, instead of looking for significant details, you'll look instead for the expressive emotions that define everyday situations. But much like detail, poetics provides a depth of information in an image that simple snapshots don't convey. The depth of expression is the key. Trying to convey in images the feelings that MIT inspires in you should be the goal here, the full range of emotion being explored. Again, this is vague, but we'll look at samples (including some of the images you've already taken) to show the way.

要確切地融會貫通你曾學過的光線、細部及影像處理技法，並留意不要讓技術問題阻隔了影像的力量。在每個不同設定的景色裡用多重曝光，確認捕捉到的影像是你所追尋的。
Make sure to incorporate everything that you've learned about light, detail, and photographic technique, to make sure that nothing technical interrupts the power of the image. Take multiple exposures in each instance using different settings to ensure that you capture the image you're after.

應該要將10張左右的相片及時上傳到你的網站，作為我們報告課程使用。 在下次攝影賞析之前，一定至少要交一份基本的HTML網頁，並鏈結至三個適當的攝影展網站，因為在期末課堂報告之前，就只剩下一點時間而已了。（如果你有找到的話，當然你也可以增添相片到光線及細部相片展上。）隨時歡迎E-mail給我，討論HTML網頁的問題或意見。
Ten or so images should then be loaded onto your Web site in time for our review session. It's imperative that at least a basic HTML® page with links to the three galleries be in place by the next review, since there's very little time left after that before the final class presentation. (And you should of course also add images to both the light and detail galleries as you find them.) Please feel free to email me with HTML® questions or concerns.

主要作業四：期末作業
Major Assignment: Final Assignment

期末作業是要建構一個網路攝影展或相片展，訴說或一或多個你在麻省理工所經歷的故事。透過和指導老師及助教的研討與個人評鑑，這些故事會躍然紙上，且網站技術方面的細節也不會再是問題。期末報告是對受邀參與最後一堂課的來賓展示成果，並討論這些故事。
The final assignment will be to create a Web gallery or galleries of images that tell one or more stories culled from your personal experiences at MIT. Through consultation and individual critiques with the instructor and TA, these stories will be fleshed out and the technical details of the Web site will be resolved. The final presentation will involve showing and discussing these stories with a panel of guests invited to the last class.

小報告：校園藝術巡禮
Small Assignment: Artist Tour of Campus

我們會有一趟步行巡禮，欣賞校園中的藝術品，而每一個同學都要負責簡介一位藝術家的生平。這份生平簡介要包括一些相關的日期（何年何月生，何年何月死，創作的期間等），一份他們個人風格或作品的簡短介紹，以及其他你找得到有關他們的一些有趣的誹聞軼事。（Google的搜尋引擎及麻省理工的網路搜尋功能在這裡應該可以提供有用的資訊。）
We'll make a walking tour of some of the works of art on campus, and each of you will be responsible for giving a brief bio on one artist. The bios should include the relevant dates (birth, death, working period), a brief summary of their style or work, and any interesting tidbits you find about them. (Google^TM searches and MIT Web searches should prove useful here.)

藝術家與創作者有：畢卡索， Figure Decoupee《雕塑》，1963；法蘭克.蓋瑞，史塔特科技中心，1997-2004；哈洛德.艾哲頓，不同的閃光實驗，1938-1998；法蘭克.史代拉，魯胡魯（史代拉會議室壁塑），1997；坎蒂塔.胡佛，挪威奧斯陸市內捷運車站月台III（攝影作品），2000以及瑞士巴塞爾藏書美術館II，1999；艾洛.薩瑞南，麻省理工教堂及克雷斯基戲院，1955；史提芬.霍爾，西蒙斯宿舍大樓，2002。
The artists and works are: Pablo Picasso, Figure Decoupee , 1963; Frank Gehry, Stata Center, 1997-2004; Harold Edgerton, various strobe experiments, 1938-1998; Frank Stella, Loohooloo, 1997; Candida Hofer, U-Bahnstation Theaterplatz Oslo III, 2000 and Bibliothek Kunsthalle Basel II, 1999; Eero Saarinen, MIT Chapel and Kresge Theater, 1955; Steven Holl, Simmons Hall, 2002.