MID-TERM REVIEW

Review the following:

1. Repetition
2. Rule of Thirds
3. Selective Focus
4. Depth of Field, DoF
5. Aperture
6. F-stop
7. Shutter
8. Changing to Grayscale
9. Layout - lanscape (horizontal), or portrait (vertical)
10. Frame within a frame
11. Mergers
12. Emphasis
13. Contrast
14. Value
15. Balance: Symmetry/Asymmetry
16. Composition
17. Landscapes: Horizon in the upper or lower third
18. Fill the Frame
19. Different angles
20. Correct Exposure

Photographer Art Wolfe's suggestions for taking good pictures are in the link below
http://iconicimagesinternational.com/files/Art-Wolfe-Presentation-Summary-Notes.pdf

APERTURE AND DEPTH OF FIELD

Your next assignment will focus on Depth of Field. To learn more about exposure and DOF (Depth of Field), please see the information below, which is from the book "Photography," by Upton and Upton.

3/25-3/26: INTRODUCTION TO DSLR CAMERAS

To begin understanding a DSLR camera, you will want to know the what the basic camera components are, how they function, and how it takes a picture. Take notes as you read.

Use the link below to label your DSLR camera diagram:

• http://shreeshunveiled.wordpress.com/2013/08/31/basic-camera-controls/ 

Use the link below, and go to the "Digital SLR Camera Controls on the Top" section
to label the camera LENS diagram:

• http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/digital-slr-cameras-photography-for-dummies-cheat-.navId-323767.html?print=true

Click on the link below to see how a DSLR camera operates to take a photograph.

• http://www.mediacollege.com/photography/camera/slr/

3/25-3/26: INTRODUCTION TO MANUAL CAMERA WORK

Read the following articles and take notes to familiarize yourself with manual camera work.

1. http://cybercollege.com/tvp012.htm 
2. http://www.picturecorrect.com/photographytips/208/aperture_fstops_camera_settings.htm
3. http://dryreading.com/camera/index.html   

3/18-3/19: GRAYSCALE LIST OF ASSIGNMENTS

HAVE YOU TURNED IN ALL OF YOUR GRAYSCALE ASSIGNMENTS?   
Listed below are all of the Grayscale assignments and titles. For more detailed information and criteria, please refer to previous blog posts.

• Grayscale1:   (CONTACT SHEET)
• Off-campus shoot on 3/4 or 3/5
• 24 pictures taken in color 
• Grayscale2:   (CONTACT SHEET)
•  In-class work on 3/6 or 3/7
• 6-7 images changed to grayscale in class using various methods
•  Grayscale3:   (CONTACT SHEET)
• Off-campus shoot on 3/13 or 3/14
• 24 pictures taken in color 
•  Grayscale4:  (CONTACT SHEET)
• Homework due 3/17
• 24 pictures taken in color
• GrayscaleChoice1 & 2:   (JPEG)
• Best image submitted when Grayscale1 & Grayscale2 were submitted
• GrayscaleAdjustedFinal:  (CONTACT SHEET)
• Worth 100 pts.
• Due 3/19 or 3/20
• 20 best images changed to grayscale from ALL of your grayscale images.
• Try to show an equal number of pattern, emphasis, value, natural light shadow, and artificial light shadow pictures.
• GrayscaleAdjustedBest:   (JPEG)
• Worth 100 pts.
• Due 3/19 or 3/20
• Your SINGLE BEST image changed to grayscale 
• This should be submitted for printing as a maximum quality jpeg

3/17: GRAYSCALE COMPLETION & RESUBMITTING LANDSCAPES

At the beginning of class, you should create and upload to my server your contact sheet titled, Grayscale4. This is for your homework assignment of 24 grayscale images.

For the remainder of class and for the next class period, you should use the methods we went over to change your images in to grayscale. Please see your notes or refer to my 3/6 blog post.  You will be submitting your best 20 images from all of your grayscale images. Try to show an equal number of pattern, emphasis, value, natural light shadow, and artificial light shadow pictures.

RESUBMITTING LANDSCAPE WORK:
Please check your grades for the Landscape Adjusted Contact Sheet and the Landscape Best. If you would like to take more pictures and resubmit them for a better grade, you have two weeks (due 3/31) to resubmit them and still receive full credit. I will give you feedback on your Landscape images next class period.

3/13-3/14 GRAYSCALE/REPITITION IN-CLASS & HOMEWORK

You will shoot off campus today and turn in 24 images in a contact sheet titled, Grayscale3

Please take your camera with you throughout the week because the sun might only be making appearances a few times a day.

Criteria:

• REPETITION or PATTERN -repetition of an art element w/some variation for interest
• VALUE - having a range of lights and darks from white to black
• EMPHASIS - creating a center of interest
• Additional Criteria: 
• Use artificial lighting for 24 of your images. This can be you setting up a lamp or using other artificial lighting to create shadows.
• Shadow - focus on the shadows that are made by the light

HOMEWORK:

Take another 24 images for this assignment.  If you have not focused on the additional criteria, do so for these images. Monday you will submit these images in a contact sheet titled, Grayscale4.

3/6-3/7: EXTRA CREDIT FOR TATTOO SUBMISSIONS

Please consider submitting 1-4 photos to Tattoo for extra credit. Only final, edited images may be submitted using their submission criteria. They are due 3/7, so hurry!

To submit:

1. Go to the SC website: http://schools.shorelineschools.org/shorecrest/
2. Under the weather cam, and SC calendar is a link to TATTOO SUBMISSIONS
3. Be sure to follow the steps carefully
4. In order to receive the credit, please cc me on your email submission to the magazine.

3/6 - 3/7: CONVERTING TO BLACK & WHITE IN PHOTOSHOP

Please take notes (I will be checking your notes!) as I go over the following techniques for converting images to black and white in Photoshop CS5.

The techniques are:
1. Black and White Adjustment Layer
2. Converting to grayscale
3. Hue/Saturation adjustment layer
4. LAB Color Method
5. Gradient Map
6. Channel Mixer

You are required to utilize and know all of the above mentioned adjustments for converting an image from color to black and white. All black and white adjustments are covered in this article: http://photo.tutsplus.com/tutorials/post-processing/7-black-and-white-photoshop-conv ersion-techniques/ 

3/3: GRAYSCALE: REPETITION, VALUE, AND EMPHASIS ASSIGNMENT

GRAYSCALE:  REPETITION, VALUE, AND EMPHASIS ASSIGNMENT

For your next assignment you will shoot images that will be changed into black and white images.  You will focus on:

• REPETITION or PATTERN -repetition of an art element w/some variation for interest
• VALUE - having a range of lights and darks from white to black
• EMPHASIS - creating a center of interest

You will go off campus Tuesday or Wednesday and need to be back 15 minutes before the end of class.  When you return, you will submit a contact sheet or 24 images, titled Grayscale1. DO NOT CHANGE THEM INTO GRAYSCALE. WE WILL DO THAT NEXT CLASS. You will also submit a SECOND FILE of your best image as a jpeg, and titled GrayscaleChoice1.

Please click to look at the work of photographer Douglas Ethridge

The following images are a few examples of his work:

 

 

 

Below are a few more  examples of repetition and emphasis.