Last but not Least...

You will be editing 20 images for a "Best of" presentation from your last photo shoot, due by next Wednesday and Thursday, the last day of the trimester,  February 25th and 26th.

This is your final and worth 30% of your grade. Show me what you can do, both with the camera, and in the lab.

Thursday of this week, February 19th, we will take our Certified Technology test.  We will meet in Lab 419.  Be sure to be on time!

Subjects to be covered:

Basic Digital Photography

- Workflow - Digital Camera Setup, image capture and transferring files to a computer.
- Evaluate image quality.
- Demonstrate use of software by editing images appropriately.
- Appropriate file size and type.
- Basic Camera Settings (Sports, Landscape, Macro, Portrait)
- Necessary equipment to download images.
- Basic camera operation and accessories (Tripod, Lighting, Flash).
- Basic composition - Rule of thirds, leading line, mirror images, simplicity, point of view.
- Digital Print for exhibition

On to the Finals!!!

Finals!

Camera Control - As we finish the trimester, let's set the camera controls manually with the dials to create the effects we want. You will take a total of (at least) 20 pictures that will have five different settings:

4 pictures that show Frozen Motion - Setting:TV with a shutter speed of 1000+

4 pictures that show Blurred Motion - Setting:TV with a shutter speed of 60 or less

4 pictures that show Panning - Setting:TV with a shutter speed of 60 or less, must move with subject.

4 pictures that show Great Depth of Field - Setting:AV with an F-stop of 22+

4 pictures that show Shallow Depth of Field - Setting:AV with an F-stop of 5.6 or less

You will be editing these 20 images for a "Best of" presentation, due by next Wednesday and Thursday, the last day of the trimester,  February 25th and 26th.

This is your final and worth 30% of your grade. Show me what you can do, both with the camera, and in the lab. Good Luck!











One Page Paper Written with One Page of Images

We will also be finishing up the trimester by researching the industry with a 1 page written paper on a career in photography combined with a one page printed collage of images from that field of photography.  In the paper you will include the benefits of that particular field.  Include wages, schedule, benefits, travel opportunities, etc.

Fields to choose from:

- Fashion Photography
- Head Shot Photography
- Glamour Photography
- Paparazzi Photography
- Candid Photography
- Landscape Photography
- Architecture Photography
- Food Photography
- Documentary Photography
- Macro Photography
- Sports Photography
- Nature Photography
- Still life Photography
- Travel Photography
- Street Photography
- Wildlife Photography
- Underwater Photography

Color theory and the Finals

Color Theory: Digital Color Wheels

As we are preparing for our finals, we are going to explore Color theory, color splash and color wheels, and we will start by creating our own Digital Color Wheel.  These Color wheels will be based on the basic one that exists for teaching color theory:

Using the above as a starting point, we will create/design our unique color wheels by using our knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator.  Your goal is to use the colors/pattern/order of the color wheel to create your own original version with your own shapes/images/creative twist.  Don't spend too long thinking about a grand idea, instead start by looking at/creating a couple of images/shapes/patterns/themes that might work, and then go for it!  

Good luck!

Examples: