Camera Shoot #1

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.

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

"Best of" Self Images and Altered Prortaits

"Best of" Self Images and Altered Portaits 

- Create:

1. "Best of" self portrait using our editing tools

- 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.

2. An altered self image using our image to alter the way we appear.

We will take our photos using PhotoBooth 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. 

Filter>Liquify- A whole new Gallery!

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!