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.

Next up: Alternative Landscapes

Due: Friday, 3/27/2015:

10 Landscape Images: 5 "Best of's" and 5 Alternate Landscapes

Project One: Integrated Scene

Project #1: Creating an Integrated Scene

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 are as follows. Good luck!

For 100% completion, you need to:
Create a 10" x 8" template at 180 resolution.
Include THREE out of the four objects into an integrated scene, with all images having the filter "Unsharp Mask" applied. I will show you how to do this.
Change the background sky to a different background and/or color.
Clone stamp
Change the size and direction
Add a shadow
Lower the Opacity on one image/layer.

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

On to Week Two - Three and Our First Photo Shoot!

Continue with the Basics of Photoshop and editing.  Finish Tools Worksheet.

SLR's, Camera Types, Research, Saving, Transferring, and Project #1

Let's start with some research -

What is an SLR camera?

How much do the cost (range from low to high)?

Use Photoshop and Google for your research! Compare and contrast three SLR's and compile them into a collage with the main features, prices and drawbacks of all three.

And now... Shooting assignment #1 Landscapes!

You have 10 images due for your next project. You will need to have 5 landscapes: 1 original version and one altered version. The amount and type of alteration is up to you, we will review the images on the computers so no need to print out your images.

Remember our discussions about landscapes, use your editing tools as necessary and have fun!
What is a Landscape?



Composition:

Rule of Thirds

Welcome to Class!

Hello Digital photo class, 3rd trimester, 2015.

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: