Intro to Digital Photography Fall 2021 Art218.321

  Important Dates OCTOBER TUESDAY 10/5 - DUE: Photography Midterm Exam Introduction to Project 3 | Photoshop (selection tool)  THURSDAY 10/7 - NO CLASS  COMPLETE ONLINE ASSIGNMENTS .    TUESDAY 10/12 -  (PROJECT 3 IDEA & SAMPLE IMAGES (Pre-Crit) |  + Project 1 - (5) Prints due + Compositional Strategies - (5) Prints due THURSDAY 10/14- Work Day |  Photoshop (selection tool) Typology Display Demo   TUESDAY 10/19 -  PROJECT 3 DUE      9 Prints  |  9- edited digitals  placed in UA box folder |  1 TypologyDisplay Print  |  Contact sheets  25-50 or more images Project 4 Introduction Black and White Conversion     THURSDAY 10/21- PROJECT 4 proposal due  | Photoshop Demo | Visual Language is Language: The importance of reading the pictures in visual culture (Video)  https://youtu.be/18OcunnXiaI TUESDAY 10/26 -  Project 4  In Class Work Day  | Pre Crit ...

  Understanding Equivalent Exposure   Maintaining exposure value while using different settings.     Shutter Speed  x  f-stop  =  Exposure Value EQUIVALENT EXPOSURE If we have a normal light meter setting of 500 at f11 for a subject and we want to open the shutter up for a LONGER time to allow for blur and thus we set the shutter to 250 we now must adjust the aperture to KEEP THE LIGHT THE SAME as it falls on the film. The shutter was set to let in MORE light so the aperture must be set to let in LESS light to keep the amount equal. So, we move the aperture to f16 and now we have an EQUIVALENT exposure. If we move the shutter to 125 the aperture would move to f22 which is about as small as most cameras will go. All of this works because each setting of the aperture AND the shutter are each half or double the one next to it. If you’re changing from 1/125 to 1/60 that means the shutter speed was doubled. Allowing more light to enter the lens, m...

  Exam Link:  https://alabama.box.com/s/28oxtem6ux5muuihs4aoiwe5xem48yzd Create a folder and submit worksheet and images in:   https://alabama.box.com/s/havzq2afxxwsa09jt0xpm0pqsxxiiivi

Open Lab Hours  Printing and editing outside of class      Schedule Fall 2021 -     (Lab Monitors) Monday   -    6-10pm              Noah Calvert Tuesday   -   6:15-10pm         Sammie Web Wednesday -  6-10pm              Tonya  Williams Thursday -  6:15-10pm          Sammie Web Friday   -                                 TBD Sunday -     3-8pm                  Sammie Web

  Critique (n)  detailed analysis and assessment of something, especially a literary, philosophical, or political theory.  (v)  Evaluate (a theory or practice) in a detailed analytical way.  (Dictionary.com)  A resource on critiquing photography   https://www.lightstalking.com/critiquing-photographs/

  Before                                                                After Photo By: Bridget Berry (ART218 SP2021) | Edit: C.Morgan Class Demo  -Black & White Point Demo Video - Photoshop Editing Global Adjustments  | Black and White point Adjustment | Sharpening | Cropping  Class Assignment- Due at the end of class Materials Needed: • 3 PSD files from any class a ssignment.  • Adobe CC  (Bridge and Photoshop)  ________________________________________________________ Instructions   -Find demo video in  Class Resource  folder on  UA box-   • Open file in Photoshop (PS) • "Save as...B&WPoint_LASTNAME"  Photoshop (.PSD) file to a secure location that you can find again, easily  • White Point/Black Point (WP/BP) with a Curve Adjustment Lay...

  WATER Due Tuesday, September 21, 2021  3- edited digital files Water: Can consist of any liquids, moisture, fog, rain, lake, tear, waterfall, ice,  soda, or the subject can be wet or give a feeling of wet.  Consider some compositional exercises we have done previously to help make your photographs interesting. Leading lines \ Depth of Field  Avoid all distractions in the frame Try different angles and arrangements How do you want the viewer to see it and feel when viewing it? Is there texture? I s it light or heavy? Are you utilizing negative space or filling in the entire frame. Be creative!

  Class Assignment: 1. Photograph a scene or subject using 2 different equivalent exposure combinations. Record your camera settings for both photographs.    Shutter speed: _____ x f/stop: _______ ISO:________ =  Shutter speed: _____ x   f/stop: _______ ISO:________ Example:  1/125 x f/8 = 1/60 x f11 Maintaining exposure value while using different settings.  ______________________________________________________________________ 2.  Start editing your top 5 for compositional strategies and Project 1 for printing.  ___________________________________________________ 3. Print one edited photo from any project Thursday, September 16:   Editing:  Output Sharping Healing Brush Printing One on One image review with C. Morgan   

Project 2 (Pick One) People, Places, Things DUE DATES: September 16th     (25 images -Review) Work Day                          September 23th     (Pre- Crit.)                          September 30th      Shoot 50-100 images | 5 Prints Due | Contact Sheet(s) Choose one of the following categories for this project: People, Places, Things Shoot in RAW format Load 5 jpg. edited images and contact sheet in the Project 2 folder in the UA box.  Quantity: at least 2-3 shooting sessions Some of your images may overlap two or more categories but try to focus your efforts on one primary subject, concept, or idea as best you can. For a given category, ask yourself how you can approach the topic more specifically. For example, if your category is “people,” to whom in particular, are you referring?   Will you cho...

Understanding Equivalent Exposure   Maintaining exposure value while using different settings.     Shutter Speed x f-stop = Exposure Value EQUIVALENT EXPOSURE If we have a normal light meter setting of 500 at f11 for a subject and we want to open the shutter up for a LONGER time to allow for blur and thus we set the shutter to 250 we now must adjust the aperture to KEEP THE LIGHT THE SAME as it falls on the film. The shutter was set to let in MORE light so the aperture must be set to let in LESS light to keep the amount equal. So, we move the aperture to f16 and now we have an EQUIVALENT exposure. If we move the shutter to 125 the aperture would move to f22 which is about as small as most cameras will go. All of this works because each setting of the aperture AND the shutter are each half or double the one next to it. If you’re changing from 1/125 to 1/60 that means the shutter speed was doubled. Allowing more light to enter the lens, meaning the amount of light m...

Due Today:  Compositional Assignment  (TOP 10)   --TEXTURE-- In-Class Assignment  40 well-exposed images  2-contact sheet   DUE TODAY : Place contact sheet in UA BOX folder The goal is to study textures and forget about the object itself: the texture becomes the subject. While you explore the subject you will also begin to realize how light affects the appearance of texture. -Find a few objects that have very detailed textures like trees or rocks, even knit sweaters or woven rugs. -Photograph them as close as your lens will allow. -Use different angles and capture the same texture as the light changes. Notice how the different lighting directions and camera angles can change how much texture appears. Textures are all around us and many of the best photographs in the world play up the textural element. This assignment should teach you how to recognize and accentuate those elements in your photographs.

  What is a contact sheet?  A contact sheet is similar to a negative but in positive colors. It contains thumbnail images of all the photos and file names from a shoot.  Contact Sheets  are a very useful way to look at and share your work. They are the best way to show the thought process behind an image and the steps the photographer took to get to the final composition.   Do either of the following: (In Photoshop) Choose File > Automate > Contact Sheet II. (Bridge) Select a folder of images or specific image files. From the Bridge menu, choose Tools > Photoshop > Contact Sheet II. Unless you select specific images, the contact sheet will include all the images currently displayed in Adobe Bridge. You can select different images after the Contact Sheet II dialog box opens.     2.  In the Contact Sheet II dialog box, specify the images to include by choosing an option from the Use menu.      3. In the Document area, spec...

WHAT IS THE SUNNY 16 RULE? The Sunny 16 Rule is a way to meter for correct exposure during daylight without using the camera’s meter.  The basic rule of thumb states that if you have a clear, sunny day and your aperture is at f/16, whatever ISO you are using, your shutter speed will be the reciprocal value of that ISO value (ISO X = 1/X seconds shutter speed) So, for example, if your ISO is 200 at f/16, then your shutter speed will be 1/200 second. If your ISO is 100, then your shutter speed will be 1/100 second. WHAT ABOUT APERTURE VALUES? Ok, so now that we have f/16 out of the way, how can we use the Sunny 16 Rule to calculate shutter speed values with other aperture values? So, the way this works is that if you increase/decrease one variable, you have to increase/decrease at one of the other variables in order to keep the exposure the same. If one factor goes up by one stop, another factor should go down by one stop, and vice versa. So, let’s say that your aperture is f/16, yo...

  Due Thursday, September 9   20 images due in your UA Box labeled Project 1      Photography can be slippery when it comes to precise meanings. While the photographer might have something specific in mind when they make a photograph, how it is interpreted by others can sometimes vary greatly, based on context and other factors. For this assignment, we will explore this often-entertaining gap between how a photograph is conceived by the photographer versus how it is received by the audience. In class, using a random word generator,  https://randomwordgenerator.com/      A select number of words: 2 The generator will provide you with two words on the right. Not just any words, but…an adjective! Pick one word and shoot. Please do not share your word with anyone else. Create 20 images that express the meaning of your word. Try as many different approaches to expressing your word as possible, avoiding repeat approaches. Example: If your word...