Digital Explore 1 - assessment and writing prompt

After your photos are uploaded, in the same post, please answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. From this assignment, what did you learn about composition, the DSLR camera, or taking photos?
2. Which photo that you posted is most successful? Why?
3. What, if anything, are you still struggling with when taking photos or editing in Photoshop (be specific).
4. Did this assignment trigger an interest in taking photos of a particular subject? What is it?

Adobe Bridge- How to create contact sheets and organize photos

To organize and rename a "batch" of photos
     -Select photos you want to group or rename (hold shift button while selecting)
     -Tools > batch rename
    -When pop up box appears,  Text: (lastname)_(set)_(prompt)
    -Save under folder under your hard drive

Contact Sheets
-Select photos wanted on contact sheet (hold shift button while selecting)
-Select Output (top left corner)
(right side should pop up options)

Select:
US paper
Quality 72
Columns 2
Rows 3
Header: check the box "add header" and under text: (your name)
Check view PDF after save
Save as: (lastname)_consheet_a()
Save to your student number

Digital Assignment 1: Explore

Digital Assignment 1: Explore

Description:        

You will explore the process of digital image capture using a digital camera.  You will learn and implement appropriate camera settings.  Treat the assignment prompts as inspiration to experiment with concept and content, while learning the technical aspects of image capture. 

Learning Objectives: 

·         Experiment and learn camera controls, including focus, aperture, shutter speed, exposure, bracketing, zoom

·         Experiment with different lighting conditions

·         Experiment with different compositions using knowledge of the principles of design

·         Digitally process and finalize black and white digital photographs

Guidelines:

ü  You will choose six prompts and six sets to combine as inspiration for your photo taking.  You should shoot about 75-100 photographs total to make sure to have a variety of images to choose from for your final images.

ü  The photo taking will be done in partners-but all students will independently edit and load 5 final edited images to their blog

ü  After shooting, load your images to a computer. Keep photos saved to the drive that is labeled with your student number-NOT ON THE DESKTOP

ü  5 of your best photos will be edited in Photoshop and loaded to your blog to present to the class

Choose 6 Prompts from the following: illusion, revelation, chaos, animated, simplicity, doppelganger, hero, instability, encounter, evasion, unpredictable, secret, play variation, symbolic, historic, boldness, “once upon a time”, suspended, dreams, alter-ego, construction, serious, dead, dread, free, home, drama, boldness, stillness, juxtaposition, melody, balance, sharp, torn, light

To combine with…

Choose 6 Sets from the following:

Principles: Contrast, balance, repetition, symmetry

Point-of-view: Choose different perspectives of same subject

Lighting: Day light, morning light, indoor light, backlit subject, contrast lighting, flash lighting, light as subject

Shutter Speed: fast (1/125 or faster) vs. slow shutter speed (1/8 or slower) have to adjust aperture

Depth of field: Large dof (small aperture (f11 or smaller)) vs. small dof (f5.6 or bigger) capture the same scene

Framing: pick a subject and make at least 20 captures of subject from all angles and distances

Final Prints: 

From your photo shoots, pick any 5 images from your contact sheets that you feel are the most interesting and effective.  Digitally process these images and make final images.  You will post these to your flikr/blog site for a final grade.  Your post should be titled: Digital Explore and each photo should be titled. You will have a brief writing assignment with this assignment to describe your learning and compositions.

Photographs shot by: December 8

Photographs posted to blog by: December 11

Rubric for Photoshop Tutorial Presentation

Tutorial Presentation Rubric Summative Assignment
*If you have an unexcused absence on the day you signed up to present, you will not be able to makeup the presentation.  This is an individual assignment.

____The presentation is a 3 to 5 minute tutorial/lesson to the class about the Photoshop tutorial that you performed on 2 to 5 final photos.

____The presentation goes smoothly and has been rehearsed.  There are no more than three “hiccups” or mistakes while you present.

____The student presents the original images and the manipulated photos (before and after) and explains what the purpose of their tutorial is.

____The student goes through at least five steps of the tutorial process and demonstrates how to apply the tutorial.

____The student shares what the most challenging part was/what was the best part that they learned

____Student will explain how they will take the skill they learned and apply it to future projects

_____The final photos that have been manipulated are completed accurately and with attention to detail

Name__________________________________________

Tutorial__________________________________________

Grade_________

Comments:

Photography Tutorial Assignment

Objective: You are to learn and apply a Photoshop tutorial to your own photos.  Once you have mastered the tutorial, you are to show and teach it to the class.

You will be graded on the finished photo (saved as a .psd, not flattened) and teaching the tutorial to the class.

Procedure

1. Find a tutorial online that you will enjoy learning about: search google, youtube, or phlearn youtube channel

-Tutorial must have at least 5 steps you need to complete

2. Sign up for the tutorial you choose –no one can have the same tutorial

3. Learn the tutorial and apply it to your own photo/photos

-photo must be at least 75% yours, 25% borrowed

-You may take photos with the class DSLR cameras for your tutorial

4. Teach and share your tutorial and finished photo to the class-3 to 5 minute presentation

Requirements

Choose a tutorial-no one can have the same

Tutorial must have at least 5 steps

Apply tutorial to 2-5 photos and save as .psd (so we can see layers)

Photo you apply tutorial to must be at least 75% yours, 25% borrowed

Presentation to class must be 3-5 minutes long

Presentation must share finished photo, process, why it would be performed, what you learned

Presentation must be near flawless- you have mastered the process

Become a Photoshop master!

Presentations will begin Friday!

Post three edited selfies

Post at least three selfies as your first post!
Important to remember...
1. You must save images as jpgs to upload to your blog.
2. Do not save your images to the desktop! Create a photo folder in your personal student account drive and save them in the folder on YOUR drive, NOT the desktop.
3. Buy an SD card. This will make life in photo class easier for you :)

Create a blog

Create a blog account in class today for our photo class.  You can do this through blogger or flickr.  The account will be connected to the class blog and will be a place for you to upload in progress photos, final photos, artist statements, and various other assignments for the class.

Personalize it in any way and make sure you save your account name and password!!!!!

Once you have created the account, please send me the url (web address) by posting it in a comment on this post.