Lighting Studio

Group Portrait Shoots, Lighting and editing

We will be using our NEW Lighting equipment to learn about how to properly light the face for portraits by starting shooting in groups. Using both a stationary camera on a tripod and a floating camera, we will use our three lights, Main, Kicker, and Back light to capture FOUR different images that will show:

1. Correct lighting
2. Too warm
3. Too cool
4. High Contrast

We will be working in groups of 4-5 students and will rotate camera duties, posing, and lighting duties. After the shoot, you will be editing YOUR images to show the FOUR categories, so make sure that everyone in your group is responsible for their jobs so you get the best lighting/pictures/examples.

We will talk more in class, but get started, let's see how awesome a lighting studio and portraits can be!

Editing Landscapes

Landscapes - 5 Best of Versions, 5 Altered Landscapes
You have 10 Total images due for your next project. You will need to have 5 landscapes: An original version and one altered version of each. The amount and type of alteration is up to you, we will review the images on the computers, so there is no need to print out your images.

Remember our discussions about landscapes, use your editing tools as necessary and have fun!

Best of Version:

FIVE THINGS TO DO TO EVERY, EVERY, EVERY PHOTOGRAPH/IMAGE

There are FIVE steps that we can do to EVERY image to get the "Best Of" version. Whether you edit it beyond these five steps is up to you, but these are the minimum steps we want to do to every image. So without further ado:

1. Resize
2. Unsharp Mask
3. Brightness/Contrast
4. Hue/Saturation
5. Evaluate

We will do this steps from now until the end of the tri to every image. What you do beyond that will be up to you, the parameters of the assignments, and your knowledge of the software.


Alternative Landscapes


Continue with the Basics of Photoshop and editing.

Project #2 Best of and Altered Self Images

Project #2 Best of and Altered Self Images

The "best" self image and Altered self image

Using an image of yourself, you will do two different versions of your image:

One- A "best of" version using the best editing techniques we know and the
FIVE STEPS WE DO TO EVERY, EVERY, EVERY IMAGE!

There are FIVE steps that we can do to EVERY image to get the "Best Of" version. Whether you edit it beyond these five steps is up to you, but these are the minimum steps we want to do to every image. So without further ado:

1. Resize
2. Unsharp Mask
3. Brightness/Contrast
4. Hue/Saturation
5. Evaluate

We will do this steps from now until the end of the tri to every image. What you do beyond that will be up to you, the parameters of the assignments, and your knowledge of the software.
Two - You will alter the image in whatever way you deem necessary (and appropriate), while still being able to recognize (at least a little) who the image is of.

We will take our photos to work on in class. Tools that will be highly beneficial to you are the Clone stamp, Patch Tool, Lasso, etc. The Filter gallery is useful for altering effects as well. As always remember to use Unsharp mask and the Image>Adjustments>Brightness/contrast, Hue/Saturation or any other adjustments to complete the image.

Parameters - Size: 8 x 10 inches, 180 ppi.
Minimum of 4 layers
Create and/or alter the background.
Remember composition! Making an interesting image -
You might think about the Rule of thirds, separating or altering the image
to show movement or emphasis...
Turn in an altered, crisp, clean image with an overall color-scheme or
cohesion, seamlessly integrated objects, high-res image saved as
a JPEG and dropped into D Chandler's Hand-In Folder.

Optional
- Time-permitting, do more than one alteration to see different ways to complete the assignment - A couple of extra points will be in it for you if you do!

Submissions and Due Dates- Friday 12/16/16

Sketch Check #1

- Photoshop Tools Worksheet
-Careers in Photography- 1 page, Can be 1/2 typed, 1/2 images
-11 Landscapes Tips and 6 Better picture tips

Your integrated scene should have been turned in already as a JPEG to Hand-In Folder D Chandler P5.

The next two in class lab/editing projects will be the FIVE things we edit on every image using our Group Landscape Photos and a Re-writing History project where we edit our faces into a famous photograph, poster, or image.

Start taking pictures! Landscape photos will be due the day after our winter break, Wednesday, January 4th.  20 pictures (minimum) due and we will edit five.

Project One Submissions

Combining Images, Project #1

Combining Images, Project #1

We will start at the beginning with Photoshop CC and learn how to create new files, open and save, layers, unsharp mask, and much more - the basics of photoshop. You will use the images below for the first assignment. The exact parameters of the assignment will follow. Good luck!

For 100% completion, you need to:
Create a 10" x 8" template at 180 resolution.
Include THREE of the objects into an integrated scene.
Change the background to a different background and/or color.
Clone stamp
Change the size and direction
Shadow

These are the minimum requirements, I always encourage you to try to do more!

Additional looks: Filters, Liquify, color splash, gaussian blur, color change.

Welcome!

Welcome to Class!

Hello Digital photo class, 2nd trimester, 2016.

I am glad you are all here and excited to learn how to begin photo editing. We will start at the beginning with Photoshop CC and learn how to create new files, open and save, layers, unsharp mask, and much more - the basics of photoshop.





Exercises: