4/29-4/30: PHOTOMERGE IN-CLASS SHOOT

Today you will go out to shoot more Photomerge images. You need to go with in walking distance of class and be back 20 minutes before the end of class. Be sure that you take images that overlap 5-10% from your last image.

• Shoot 2-3 new, exciting & interesting photomerges of different areas.
• Each photomerge should have at least 4 pictures.
• One of your photomerges should be a more complicated photomerge where you have 2 rows & at least 3 columns (for a larger photomerge of 6 or more pictures)
• When you return, PHOTOMERGE YOUR PICTURES, THEN UPLOAD THEM TO A CONTACT SHEET TITLED, Photomerge1. 
• *Note: While you are out taking pictures, if needed more sequence shots and have time, take them too.

4/28: Returning from Spring Break

1. Import your photos.
2. Create a Contact Sheet called Spring Break. Include pictures from all three Photomerge locations (pick the best ones) and your sequence shots.
3. Turn your Contact Sheet in to the Staff Server.
4. Start merging your Photomerge pictures. Save these but do not turn them in.
5. Do not merge your sequences until Tuesday or Wednesday.

4/18: HOMEWORK OVER SPRING BREAK

• Three successful and awesome looking landscape style Photomerges in three separate locations.
• One must be during golden hour.
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• One intense action sequence of 3-5 shots
• You will take 30-40 pictures for it to work. If you are lucky or skillful, it may only take four to five.
• Be sure to shoot interesting activities, and use creative angles.
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•   Please refer to previous blog posts for more detailed information on the assignments.

4/17: ACTION SEQUENCE ASSIGNMENT

Sequence Assignment

The second part of your Spring Break homework is to create an action sequence. You can do this two ways:

1. If your camera has continuous shutter you can take multiple pictures very quickly.

2. If your camera does not have continuous shutter you can have your subject repeat the action multiple times and take multiple shots.  

 You need to get one really good action sequence during Spring Break. It may take you 30-40 pictures for it to work out or if you are lucky or skillful it may only take four or five pictures.

 Please shoot DRAMATIC action.  Pick sports or activities that are interesting and action packed.
 Make sure your shot is taken from a creative angle and demonstrates intense action. Each sequence should have 3-5 shots.

When you’re creating a sequence photo make sure you get all the action you need. This can be done by choosing the action setting on a DSLR. Make sure you have a camera that able to do high shutter speeds. A DSRL that can shoot 3-5fps can get you great results. Then set the camera up in a sturdy location or on a sturdy tripod so movement between frames is limited. Below are some truly amazing examples of sequence photography. The trick is to hold the camera steady and have the action move through multiple frames/photos:

Ray Demski




 

Examples

YouTube Sequence Tutorial 


Text Tutorial for Sequence Assignment

If you have overlap, use a layer mask

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReDRMX2-8n4&NR=1&feature=fvwp

step by step

• Open your multiple pictures into Adobe Bridge
• Tools>Photoshop>Photoshop>Load Files into Photoshop Layers 
• Edit>Auto Align Layers
• create a new black layer mask on your top layer (alt + click on the layer mask icon in the layer palette)
• paint in white over your subject (sometimes lowering the opacity will help you see where to paint.
• flatten image
• add shadows as needed
• save

4/15-4/16: PHOTOMERGE ASSIGNMENT

Photomerge Assignment

One of your assignments over break is to take multiple landscape panorama style photomerges.  Take a picture and then move the camera slightly up or sideways to take another "connected" image. Basically you combine smaller pictures to make one larger picture.

Use a tripod if possible. Remember to manual adjust white balance or select something like "cloudy" or "sunny" on your camera.


Here is how you connect multiple pictures in Photoshop.

To set up a new Photomerge composition:
Do one of the following:
Choose File > Automate > Photomerge.
In the File Browser, select the images you want to use and then choose Automate > Photomerge from the File Browser menu bar
In the dialog box, choose an option from the Use pop-up menu:

• Files to generate the Photomerge composition using individual files.
• Folders to use all the images stored in a folder to create the Photomerge composition. The files in the folder appear in the dialog box.
• Open Files to use the image files you have open in Photoshop.

Click the Browse button to navigate to the source files or folder you want to use to create the Photomerge composition. Select Attempt to Automatically Arrange Source Images if you want Photoshop to try to line the images up in their proper order.
Then edit your picture as you need.

Here is a tutorial you can use to get you going.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrNI-gAuI5s

4/14: DOF AND ACTION PICTURES ASSIGNMENT LIST

Listed below are all of the DOF and ACTION assignments and titles that will be graded. For more detailed information and criteria, please refer to previous blog posts.

• DOF1:   (CONTACT SHEET)
• Off-campus shoot on 4/1 or 4/2
• 24 pictures
•  DOF2:   (CONTACT SHEET)
• Off-campus shoot on 4/10 or 4/11
• 24 pictures 
•  ACTION1:  (CONTACT SHEET)
• Homework due 4/10 or 4/11
• 24 pictures
• DOFACTIONAdjustedFinal:  (CONTACT SHEET)
• Worth 100 pts.
• Due 4/15 or 4/16
• 20 best adjusted images from ALL of your DOF and ACTION images.
• You should include 10-15 DOF images and 5-10 Action shots for a total of 20 
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• DOFBest:   (JPEG)
• Worth 100 pts.
• Due 4/15 or 4/16
• Your SINGLE BEST DOF image
• This should be submitted for printing as a maximum quality jpeg
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• ACTIONBest:   (JPEG)
• Worth 100 pts.
• Due 4/15 or 4/16
• Your SINGLE BEST ACTION image
• This should be submitted for printing as a maximum quality jpeg
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4/14-4/16: COMPLETING DOF AND ACTION PICTURES

You will have all of class today, and 45 minutes into next class to finish your DOF and Action pictures and submit them.

• DOFACTIONAdjustedFinal:  (CONTACT SHEET)
• Worth 100 pts.
• Due 4/15 or 4/16
• 20 best adjusted images from ALL of your DOF and ACTION images.
• You should include 10-15 DOF images and 5-10 Action shots for a total of 20  
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• DOFBest:   (JPEG)
• Worth 100 pts.
• Due 4/15 or 4/16
• Your SINGLE BEST DOF image
• This should be submitted for printing as a maximum quality jpeg
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• ACTIONBest:   (JPEG)
• Worth 100 pts.
• Due 4/15 or 4/16
• Your SINGLE BEST ACTION image
• This should be submitted for printing as a maximum quality jpeg
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