Prayer

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Turn in 2 Lighting a Still Life brainstorming ideas from Friday

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A3: Lighting Examples - due today

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

General:

1. Upload ALL the photos you took for this assignment in a new folder called "Lighting Examples" on your K drive

Contact Sheet:

1. Identify your 20 best photos of Direct, Diffuse and Silhouette lighting
2. Rename each one according to what type of lighting scenario it represents (Direct1.jpg, Diffuse1. jpg, etc.)
3. Make sure you look at these photos in a larger size (through Photoshop, Preview, etc.) to ensure there is no blur, grain, etc.
4. There should be around the same number of each type of photo (if there are a few less Silhouette photos, don't worry!)
5. Create your contact sheet in Bridge, using as much of the white space as possible
6. Open contact sheet in Photoshop
7. SAVE FOR WEB AND DEVICES THIS FILE on the K drive, in your Digital Photography > Lighting with the name: "FirstnameLastname_Lighting.jpg"\
8. Upload to Flickr and move CONTACT SHEET ONLY to the group.

Photoshop:

1. Open your three best photos in Photoshop: direct, diffuse, silhouette
2. Change to/keep the resolution at 72 DPI (depending on your camera)
3. Change to/keep the size around 10-12 inches on the LONGER side of your photos (depending on your camera)
4. Save all three photos for Web and Devices and give them a name you will remember, such as "DirectFlickr.jpg" or "Diffuse_Silhouette_Flickr.jpg"

Flickr:

1. Upload your best direct, diffuse and silhouette photo to Flickr
2. Give each photo a DESCRIPTIVE title, including the TYPE of lighting it is meant to represent: Example: "Ballerina figurine in silhouette" or "Direct light on perfume bottle"
3. Give EACH photo a minimum of 5 tags
4. In the DESCRIPTION, add a sentence or two of WHY/HOW this photo fits the type of lighting scenario is it meant to represent.
5. Create a set called "Lighting"
6. Move the three photos to your set
7. DO NOT MOVE THESE PHOTOS TO THE GROUP (only the contact sheet)

Work on A4: Lighting a Still Life

Due: Wednesday, 10/12

Prayer

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A3: Lighting Examples critique

--> A3: Lighting Examples Rubric
--> A3: Lighting Examples Critique Ideas

Work on A4: Lighting a Still Life

Due: Wednesday, 10/12

Prayer

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Rule of Thirds, Cropping, Using the Frame (PowerPoint, exercises)

Video tutorials:

• Rule of Thirds (Photoshop)
• Cropping (Photoshop)
  

Work on A4: Lighting a Still Life

Due: Wednesday, 10/12

Prayer

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Finish any remaining A3: Lighting Examples critiques

D block:

• Shelly
• Jasmine
• Raven

B block:

Group I

• Katie W
• Dana
• Annie S
• Katie B
• Lisa P
• Carissa M
• Sam F
• Rachel C

Group II

• Megan D
• Emily H
• Sidney R
• Melissa J
• Alison R
• Emily L
• Amber L

A block:

1. Choose 2 people from EACH class (A, B and D blocks) and leave 2-3 sentence critiques on the SET for their Lighting project!
2. Please use this as practice for honing your critiquing skills and be honest but respectful!

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Finish remaining Rule of Thirds, Cropping, Using the Frame exercises

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ASSIGNMENT RE-DO for selected students:

Brainstorm on looseleaf:

2 detailed ideas for a still life, including:

• a potential working title
• your textured, reflective and transparent objects and 2 others
• your backdrop/background, and
• how you plan to set up your direct light
• a quick sketch of your object arrangements and (emotional) light setup

Example:

TITLE: "Awards Ceremony"

OBJECTS: reflective trophy, textured blue ribbon, transparent champagne glass, framed awards certificate, gold medal on ribbon lanyard

BACKDROP: plain white sheet

LIGHTING: (Explain what available, controlled light sources you will use, where you will place them and why -- minimize glare, increase texture, etc.)

SKETCH: (Attach a quick sketch of your object arrangements and light setup -- how will your objects be arranged and where will your lights be?)

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FLICKR UPLOAD:

Work through your K drive and the previous projects we have covered; aim to resize (72 dpi, 10-12 inches on the longer side) your favorite photos from previous assignments and upload them to Flickr! Title and tag at least 5 to continue to build your personal portfolios.

Work on A4: Lighting a Still Life

Due: Wednesday, 10/12

Prayer

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What's Making Me Happy This Week? (WMMHTW)

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POV exercise - Bad Blood

---> Google forms worksheet! Hit "submit" when you're done :)

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CHARGED CAMERAS MONDAY!

Work on A4: Lighting a Still Life

Due: Wednesday, 10/12

CHARGED CAMERAS MONDAY!

Prayer

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Point of View (POV) photos PowerPoint/discussion

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The Artful Photo / POV: in-class photo shoot

(15 photo minimum)

Your goal is to take 2 photos of the SAME object or scene and change the physical and emotional POV of the photo using:

• angle shifts
• distance shifts
• environment shifts
• emotional lighting

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Homework for Thursday:

Google Document (sent 10/10)

Come up with 3 detailed questions that you would like to see answered in the A4: Lighting a Still Life critiques.

DUE Thursday!

Work on A4: Lighting a Still Life

Due: Wednesday

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Google Document:

Come up with 3 detailed questions that you would like to see answered in the A4: Lighting a Still Life critiques.

DUE Thursday!

Prayer

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B and D Blocks:

Finish uploading any photos from the Artful Photo / POV: in-class photo shoot

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Photoshop Selection Tools workshop

• Marquees
• Magic Wand and (vs.?) Quick Selection
• Lassos
• Quick Mask

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A Block:

Lighting setup practice! -- A4: Lighting a Still Life moved to Monday

Work on A4: Lighting a Still Life

Due: Wednesday

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Google Document:

Come up with 3 detailed questions that you would like to see answered in the A4: Lighting a Still Life critiques.

DUE Thursday!

Prayer

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B and D Blocks:

A4: Lighting a Still Life

FINAL PHOTO

1) Upload all of your photos to a new folder on the K drive > Digital Photography folder called "Still Life"

2) Choose your BEST Still Life photo and open it in Photoshop

3) This photo should be resized for Flickr -- make sure it is large enough to see the DETAILS of the photo (around 12-15 inches on the longer side)! Save for Web and Devices.

4) Upload photo to Flickr > title CREATIVELY > tag (5+) > Move to the Group

CONTACT SHEET

1) From your folder, choose your best 5-6 Still Life photos and create a contact sheet in Bridge

2) These photos can be of the same setup/objects OR of different object setups you may have tried. You may include your best photo as one of the 5-6

3) a) Open contact sheet in Photoshop.
b) Make sure it's 72 DPI.
c) Save for Web and Devices, > upload to Flickr > DO NOT move to the Group

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A Block:

1) Lighting a Still Life Critique

Please look over the D and B block digital photography classes’ Groups to examine their Lighting a Still Life photos.
Links to those Groups are found at the top of mskalnay.com

Choose your THREE favorite photos from this assignment (either/both classes -- 3 total) and complete a written (typed or neatly handwritten) 4-point analysis on those photos (about 1 paragraph – approximately 100 words). Please include the Flickr name of each photographer so we can match up your critique with the photo.

HAND IN WHEN FINISHED

2) Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac Flickr question

Objective:
The book opens with Naomi in an ambulance with amnesia. As Naomi is discovering who she is, so are you: as she is now, who she has been in the past, and who she wants to be. Focus on some of the things she discovers about her life over the past few years: some of them feel right, such as her friendship with Will; some startle her, such as her mother’s remarriage; some mystify her, such as her relationship with Ace.

Choose ONE of the following Reading Group questions from Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac and post A) the question and B) your response in Flickr (approx. 300 words)

1. Amnesia gives not only Naomi a second chance but also others in her life. Pick a character and examine how Naomi’s amnesia affects his/her life.

2. Why is the fact that Naomi is an orphan important? How does the author weave this theme throughout the story?

3. Photography is a recurring motif. How does it enrich the story?

4. Examine the scene in which Naomi’s memory returns. Why is it significant that it is the French word for camera that seems to open the floodgates? Why are the two memories Naomi recounts --- and the individuals they involve --- pivotal?

5. What would you do with a second chance?

Whatever you do not finish in class should be done for homework
DUE: TOMORROW

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Homework for tomorrow:

Google Document (sent 10/10)

Come up with 3 detailed questions that you would like to see answered in the A4: Lighting a Still Life critiques.

DUE tomorrow!

Google Document:

Come up with 3 detailed questions that you would like to see answered in the A4: Lighting a Still Life critiques.

DUE TOMORROW!

Prayer

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B and D blocks:

Look over the Group photos and the homework questions in the shared Google doc to prepare for the critique.

This is a GRADED critique, so please be sure you are ready to discuss these photos in depth!

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B and D Blocks:

A4: Lighting a Still Life critique

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A Block:

Photoshop Selection Tools workshop

• Marquees
• Magic Wand and (vs.?) Quick Selection
• Lassos
• Quick Mask

5th and 6th grade visits

Prayer

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A Block:

A4: Lighting a Still Life due -- lab day

FINAL PHOTO

1) Upload all of your photos to a new folder on the K drive > Digital Photography folder called "Still Life"

2) Choose your BEST Still Life photo and open it in Photoshop

3) This photo should be resized for Flickr -- make sure it is large enough to see the DETAILS of the photo (around 12-15 inches on the longer side)! Save for Web and Devices.

4) Upload photo to Flickr > title CREATIVELY > tag (5+) > Move to the Group

CONTACT SHEET

1) From your folder, choose your best 5-6 Still Life photos and create a contact sheet in Bridge

2) These photos can be of the same setup/objects OR of different object setups you may have tried. You may include your best photo as one of the 5-6

3) a) Open contact sheet in Photoshop.
b) Make sure it's 72 DPI.
c) Save for Web and Devices, > upload to Flickr > DO NOT move to the Group

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B and D Blocks:

Working with Selections in Photoshop

Using photos from your personal collection:

(1) Create good, detailed selections using the following tools:

• Marquees
• Quick Selection
• Magic Wand
• Lassos
• Quick Mask

(2) Save the selections with the Select menu on your Photoshop taskbar  (save with any name you think fits the selection, i.e. “dog”, “ball”, “face”, etc.)

(3) File > Save As each file on the R > Digital Photography drive with the file name indicated below:

• Marquees (FirstNameLastName_marquee.psd)
• Quick Selection (FirstNameLastName_quick.psd)
• Magic Wand (FirstNameLastName_magic.psd)
• Lassos (FirstNameLastName_lasso.psd)
• Quick Mask (FirstNameLastName_mask.psd)

The difficulty in this assignment lies with (1) choosing the right type of tool to use in each photo and (2) following instructions to make these selections and save the files properly!

PLEASE SAVE THESE AS .PSD (Photoshop) FILES OR YOUR SELECTIONS WILL NOT SAVE!

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MORE RESOURCES:

• Choosing the right tools in Photoshop Every time (Web article)
• Using Quick Mask (Word Document)

Prayer

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A Block:

A4: Lighting a Still Life critique

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A, B and D Blocks:

Working with Selections in Photoshop

Using photos from your personal collection:

(1) Create good, detailed selections using the following tools:

• Marquees
• Quick Selection
• Magic Wand
• Lassos
• Quick Mask

(2) Save the selections with the Select menu on your Photoshop taskbar  (save with any name you think fits the selection, i.e. “dog”, “ball”, “face”, etc.)

(3) File > Save As each file on the R > Digital Photography drive with the file name indicated below:

• Marquees (FirstNameLastName_marquee.psd)
• Quick Selection (FirstNameLastName_quick.psd)
• Magic Wand (FirstNameLastName_magic.psd)
• Lassos (FirstNameLastName_lasso.psd)
• Quick Mask (FirstNameLastName_mask.psd)

The difficulty in this assignment lies with (1) choosing the right type of tool to use in each photo and (2) following instructions to make these selections and save the files properly!

PLEASE SAVE THESE AS .PSD (Photoshop) FILES OR YOUR SELECTIONS WILL NOT SAVE!

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MORE RESOURCES:

• Choosing the right tools in Photoshop Every time (Web article)
• Using Quick Mask (Word Document)

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B and D Blocks:

Image adjustments using selections

• Levels
• Brightness/Contrast
• Color Balance

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Please read through this document for using selection/image adjustment tools in Photoshop:

• Levels, Brightness/Contrast, Burn and Dodge (Word document)

Please skim this for homework if you do not finish reading in class.

Prayer

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A Block:

Image adjustments using selections

• Levels
• Brightness/Contrast
• Color Balance

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Please read through this document for using selection/image adjustment tools in Photoshop:

• Levels, Brightness/Contrast, Burn and Dodge (Word document)

Please skim this for homework if you do not finish reading in class.

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MORE RESOURCES:

• Choosing the right tools in Photoshop Every time (Web article)
• Using Quick Mask (Word Document)

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B and D Blocks:

Image adjustments using selections

• Curves
• Hue/Saturation

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Please read through this document for using selection/image adjustment tools in Photoshop:

• Levels, Brightness/Contrast, Burn and Dodge (Word document)

Please skim this for homework if you do not finish reading in class.

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B and D Blocks:

Introduce Hand Coloring project

There is a YouTube walkthrough of this assignment, should you need it, found under Student Resources > Hand Coloring Assignment.

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Work on Selections and Hand Coloring project

Prayer

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What's Making Me Happy This Week? (WMMHTW)

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A Block:

Introduce Hand Coloring project.

There is a YouTube walkthrough of this assignment, should you need it, found under Student Resources > Hand Coloring Assignment.

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ALL Blocks:

Work on Selections and Hand Coloring project.

Prayer

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All Blocks:

Work on Selections and Hand Coloring project

There is a YouTube walkthrough of this assignment, should you need it, found under Student Resources > Hand Coloring Assignment.

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If you are finished with your Selections and Hand Coloring project, please find some images from your own collection to select and alter (tonality, color, etc.). This is a great time to experiment and play!

Save for Web and Devices (name the file something new and recognizable!) and upload any photos you particularly like to your Flickr portfolio.

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IF YOU ARE DONE WITH BOTH PROJECTS:

Read:

• A Guide to Photoshop Filters
• Working with the Filter Gallery in Photoshop

And then:

Choose 3-5 images from your own collection and begin to explore the Photoshop Filters Gallery.

Save for Web and Devices and upload any interesting photos you create!

Some notes for exploration:

1) Filters can be used together on the same layer -- e.g. blur and neon edges

2) You can duplicate your background layer and adjust the opacity to see both layers at once, then add different filters to both layers to get interesting effects

3) Try adjusting tonality and color first and then layering filters onto your image

Prayer

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Selections and Hand Coloring project(if you are done with the latter) screen checks!

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Last in-class lab day for Hand Coloring project

There is a YouTube walkthrough of this assignment, should you need it, found under Student Resources > Hand Coloring Assignment.

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If you are finished with yourSelections and Hand Coloring project, please find some images from your own collection to select and alter (tonality, color, etc.). This is a great time to experiment and play!

Save for Web and Devices (name the file something new and recognizable!) and upload any photos you particularly like to your Flickr portfolio.

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BRING CAMERAS TOMORROW!

Prayer

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Aperture and Shutter Speed basics (PowerPoint)

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Introduce Motion project - due Monday, November 7

Research:

Further inspiration and information about motion photography and the three types of motion photographs to choose from for your assignment:

• Expressing Motion in Photography
• 45 Beautiful Motion Blur Photos
• Past in-class Motion photos:
  • Motion Set (Spring 2010)
  • Motion Set (Spring 2009)
  • Motion Set (Fall 2008)
  • Emily D. - Motion Sequence (Spring 2010)

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Working with Motion (in-class shoot)

Prayer

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What's Making Me Happy This Week? (WMMHTW)

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National Geographic Photo of Day:

Email your 4 point analysis of EACH the following photos, including the answer to the following question: does this photo successfully get across to an audience the idea of "motion"? Why or why not?

1. Kite Surfer, South Africa
2. Lightning, Utah-Arizona Border
3. BASE Jumper, Spain

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Photo Filters

Working with Photo Filters (article)
Photo Filters (video tutorial)

1. Choose a photograph that already has a certain mood to it (happy, sad, peaceful, etc.)
2. Attempt to change the overall mood of the photo using simply a photo filter.
3. Resize BOTH photos (before and after the filter) for Flickr, Save for Web and Devices, Upload to Flickr, Title: Photo Filter BEFORE and Photo Filter AFTER

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Filter Gallery

Working with the Filter Gallery in Photoshop (article)
Photoshop Filters Gallery (video tutorial)

1. Choose a photograph that has some variety to it (texture, faces, etc.) -- not simply a photo of the sky or land without anything else to it.
2. Attempt to change the overall mood of the photo using filters on their own and in a series.
3. Resize for Flickr, Save for Web and Devices, Upload to Flickr, Title: Filter Gallery

Also, see the Quick Reference: Photoshop Filter Galleries for a comprehensive overview of all available Photoshop filters! Great resource!

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Blending Options

Blending Options (article)
Blending Options (video tutorial)

This idea can be used with a photo that has two layers in it -- either two different photos (copy/paste one photo onto another) or a single layer that has been duplicated (right-click layer and choose "duplicate layer").

Blending options is a way of combining (blending) the top layer down onto the bottom layer using different techniques with varying results.

Filters can also be added to the layer before they are blended in order to give depth and visual interest!

1. Create an interesting photo "collage" using 2 or more layers blended together
2. Resize for Flickr, Save for Web and Devices (JPG!), Upload to Flickr,
   Title: Blending Options

B Block -- Please turn in your Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac books ON OR BY MONDAY!