DIGITAL PHOTO IMAGING FALL2008
48753 CY001 M 2:00PM - 5:50PM Cheyenne
48755 CY002 W 10:00AM - 1:50PM Cheyenne
44274 CY003 M 06:00P-09:50P
Cheyenne
week1
Mon Aug 25
Wed Aug 27
•••Print this page as your weekly semester guide•••
As opportunities arise, I reserve the right to alter the order and to add to or subtract
from this syllabus or weekly semester guide.
Inks to buy for class If you are printing in class, you must bring 8 inks.the full set. -print
Who Are You fill this out and hand in.
Final Portfolio its never to early to start working on your final project.
how to: Burning a CD bring this with you to class, use it if you have questions about burning a CD on a mac.
how to: PRINTING IN PHOTOSHOP CS2 if you are using CS2 and an Epson printer at home.
how to: PRINTING IN PHOTOSHOP CS3 print this and have it with you in class... refer to it when printing.
Watch a
Video About Printing in CS3 (03:40)
From
Adobe -Design Center- Video Workshop
1) Select a product:scroll down to Photoshop CS3
2) Below the Product window, in the Title window,
scroll down to the Title: Printing Photos by
Chris Orwig
how to: Getting Started new CS3 -print
read & print: Photoshop Toolbox From free Time Foto
read & print: dekeBytes: A Tour of Photoshop CS3's New Interface by Colleen Wheeler in Digital Photography
Watch a Video
About: setting up your color space
From Lynda.com Photoshop CS3 for Photographers with: Chris Orwig
1) scroll down to -3. Custom Settings
2) watch: Color settings (5:31)
Class rules:
1) Don't be late for class. This class starts on time. Slides, discussion, how to -this is the core of the class.
2) Negativity and sarcasm ruin the class. Constructive opinions are welcome, I am open to opinions that are thought out and expressed appropriately.
3) Always have your notebook and images with you for class.
4) Work consistently, don't procrastinate. Things will go wrong.
5) Have fun, explore, share ideas, have an open mind, be respectful or others, work hard, shoot more.
If the link say print. Print It... place it in the notebook, you bring to class. This info will help you complete the class succcessfully. Read and explore all other links for the week, before coming to class. This will keep you informed and move you forward in your exploration of Photoshop. The PDF's are also useful to print for your notebook, but not necessary. If the link does not say print or PDF it is a link to another website.
Book
Visual Quickstart Guide Photoshop CS3
or
The Photoshop CS3 Book for Digital Photographers
by Scott Kelby, New Riders, ISBN: 0321501918
Today we will explore photoshop, open a new canvas, look at palettes, play with the tools. This will be an overview of where things are. how to pick a tool. color palettes, setting up your photoshop color space for at home.
week 2
Mon, SEPT 1
Wed SEPT 3
NO CLASS THIS WEEK.
NEXT CLASS
***Bring an old photo to class with you to scan. It must be torn, scuffed, sctatched, dust spots, mold, it must be damaged. Our first assignment is to retouch that old photo.
It can be color or black and white. it can be small, 2x3 inches or up to 11x14 inches. it must be a loose print, not framed or stuck to glass.
Bring 3, 4-10 photos so we can choose one that is not too difficult or not to easy. If you do not have access to a damaged photo someone in class will probably loan you an image or I can give you one. You will enjoy this assignment more if you have a connection to the photo.
Some of you may have a familiarity with Photoshop if so, you may want to attend Photoshop World
September 4-6th at Mandalay Bay.
Student Price $149
http://www.photoshopworld.com/index.html
1) Free Tech Expo Pass
The Photoshop World Tech Expo is open to the public for two days of the conference - September 5 & 6. If you are interested in mingling with the biggest names in the industry and seeing the latest in Photoshop-related technology, you can sign up for a free Tech Expo pass
(valued at $20 per person) LINK
I will be at PSW SEPT 3-6
NO WED CLASSES on September 3rd
2) if you cannot
go to the trade show, go online and find a photographer you like
who uses photoshop. write a short review,
include the URL so I can
check
it out... No URl, no credit.
Extra Credit Due Beginning of class Next Week.
week 3
Mon, sept 8
wed, sept 10
assignment/how to: Scanning -print
assignment/how to: Retouch -print
how to: Photoshop CS3: Clone Stamp Tool and New healing features From free Time Foto -watch before class
***Scan will be graded in class... Make sure you get a grade before you leave***
week 4
MON sept 15
TUES sept 17
***Retouch will be graded in class. Make sure you get a grade before you leave.
Retouch must be complete 1 hour before class ends***
assignment: Colorize/Duotone -print
how to:Colorize -print
how to: Blend Modes -print
We will work on finishing the retouch and colorize today. the duotone will take about 1/2 hour.
You cannot Print in class next week unless you have turned in your inks.
---Bring ink and Epson paper to the next class---
week 5
MON sept 22
TUES sept 24
***Colorize will be graded in class. Make sure you get a grade before you leave.
Colorize must be complete 1 hour before class ends***
how to: Duotone -print
how to: The Bridge -print
how to: Printing in Photoshop CS2
how to: Printing in Photoshop CS3 -print
Video: CS3: Adobe Bridge CS3 Basics -Dr. Russell Brown Show the website -watch
Watch a Video
About: Batch processing file names, keywords and metadata in Adobe
Bridge (04:16)
From Adobe -Design Center- Video Workshop
1) Select a product:scroll down to Photoshop CS3
2) Below the Product window, in the Title window,
scroll down
to the Title: Batch
processing file names, keywords and metadata in Adobe Bridge,
by Micheal
Ninness
You might also want to watch Searching, sorting and filtering in Abobe Bridge by Micheal Ninness
Watch a Video
About: sizing your image
From Lynda.com Photoshop CS3 for Photographers with: Chris Orwig
1) scroll down to -4. The Digital Image
2) watch:Introduction to image size (3:23) Image size (5:31) and crop and resize (3:23)
assignment: Batch Rename/Contact Sheet -print
how to: Batch Rename/Contact Sheet -print
Final Portfolio start planning, start shooting, the end of the semester will be here before you know it. discuss your ideas and images with me. I am a valuable resource. -print it
week 6
MON sept 29
TUES oct 1
***Duotone and Print will be graded at the beginning of class. Have file open and print complete when class begins. NO printing at the beginning of class, must be complete or will be marked as late. Don't leave class without a grade***
Bring 20-25 digital files with you to color correct, bring a variety of images, inside, outside, flash, night, foggy, bright, etc. Poorly exposed images. cannot be corrected. Bring properly exposed images with a color shift. If you do not bring files with you, you will lose 10 points off your total for the assignment.
assignment: Color Correction -print
how to: Color Correction -print
check out this website: http://www.photoshopinfocus.com/home
If you are not working in a calibrated environment you will not see accurate color...
Check out the information below.
Monaco Calibration This is a guide for Monaco EZ color and apple monitors. You will also find some terms defined for all equipment
Go to the websites for training, you don't need to guess what things mean. -PDF
x-rite website we will explore the x-rite website in class looking at their online training
EZcolor with i1Display Bundle details, support training, library
i1 Display 2 details, support training, library
ColorMunki Photo this is cool...
Set your screen background to a neutral gray so your eyes are not fooled when color correcting your images...
week 7
MON oct 6
TUES oct 8
***Contact sheet will be graded at the beginning of class. Have print complete when class begins. NO printing at the beginning of class, must be complete or will be marked as late. Don't leave class without a grade***
how to: Color Correcting by the Numbers -print
how to: dodge and burn using a layer -print
An introduction to shooting in Camera RAW.
week 8
MON oct 13
TUES oct 15
***Color Correction will be graded in class. Make sure you get a grade before you leave.
Color Correction must be complete 1 hour before class ends***
have files open and ready for me to grade. must see all layers...
assignment: Sharpening
how to: Sharpening
If you are a Canon shooter what lens do you shoot with is it a pro lens?
If not check out a pro lens from larry and make a sharpness comparrison.
It is worth the money to buy a pro lens.
week 9
MON oct 20
TUES oct 22
***Sharpening will be graded in class. Make sure you get a grade before you leave.
Sharpening must be complete 1 hour before class ends***
Bring a portrait of a person with you to class today. We will be focusing on the face for this assignment. So the face should be the focus of the image. It can be a studio shot or an available light shot.
Portrait
A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography a portrait is generally not a snapshot, but a composed image of a person in a still position. A portrait often shows a person looking directly at the painter or photographer, in order to most successfully engage the subject with the viewer.
from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery http://www.npg.si.edu/
eye contact
explore your composition, use the rule of thirds, do not center your subject in every frame.
move in close, fill the frame with the face of your subject.
move away and use the room to reveal who the subject is.
what are the hands doing, use the hands to direct the eyes movement around the frame.
Black and white? its digital.
red eye... bounce your flash.
use available light when possible.
avoid backlit scenes.
don’t have the subject looking into the sun. they will squint at you.
assignment: Portrait -print
how to: Portrait Enhancements -print
how to: Retouching More -print
how to: Portrait Strategy -print
week 10
MON oct 27
TUES oct 29
We will continue working on the portrait assignment. if you finished, start a second, practice is how you become a photoshop guru... Then you can turn in the better of the two for a grade. Remember not every technique is appropriate for every image, working on a second image will give you a chance to practice techniques you did not use on the first portrait. If you started with a woman your next portrait could be a man, child, push yourself.
how to: Liquify -print slim down that subject.
Final Project This is the third time you've seen this. Do you think it is important. If you have not started shooting for your final, Start Today...
week 11
MON nov 3
TUES nov 5
***Portrait will be graded in class. Make sure you get a grade before you leave.
Portrait must be complete 1 hour before class ends*** don't forget the print
assignment: Borders
how to: Borders
how to: Line and Text
how to: Vignetting
week 12
MON nov 10
TUES nov 12
***Borders will be graded in class. Make sure you get a grade before you leave.
Borders must be complete 1 hour before class ends*** don't forget the print
bring to class a series of images 15-25 for this project
assignment: Web Gallery/PDF/Email
how to: Sizing for Email
how to: PDF Presentation
how to :Web Gallery
Show me what you are working on for your final project... I may have some ideas for you.
week 13
MON nov 17
TUES nov 19
Demo, Cutting a Window Mat.
Question and answer time. review of techniques if needed.
Work on final project images or webgallery/PDF/Email
week 14
MON nov 24
TUES nov 26
***web gallery, email, pdf will be graded in class. Make sure you get a grade before you leave. web gallery, email, pdf must be complete 1 hour before class ends***
Work on Final Project
Last minute questions answered.
week 15
MON dec 1
TUES dec 3
Final Projects
Due at the End of Class...
If you finish early, you can turn in your project and leave. See you next week.
•••portfolio of 6 matted images, 8.5x11 or 13x19 inch paper•••
•••CD1: all 6 layered .psd files•••
•••CD2: all 6 images, sized 2160 pixels on longest side, .jpg, 240 dpi•••
•••Contact sheet of final project 6 images•••
•••A Contact sheet or multiple contact sheets of additional images shot for the final project, -I am looking for 100+ images•••
•••100PTS•••
•••due at end of class••• No late projects
will be accepted.
Finals Week
MON dec 8
TUES dec 10