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what we will do

This introductory course teaches beginning and intermediate photographers how to improve their photographic technique and to use digital cameras for effective visual communication.

Using their own digital cameras, students practice professional shooting strategies and produce practical, creative photo assignments weekly.

Students will use image-editing software for creatively improving communication, composition, tone and color, focusing on the basic tools and techniques most valuable to the digital photographer. All the images in daily assignments can be edited in professional imaging software to recompose, resize, crop, color correct and sharpen.

Topics include camera operation and theory, useful file formats, composition basics, composing within the frame, using natural available and artificial lighting, texture, shape, form, and line in the photograph, framing, useful tonal ranges, digital darkroom tech-niques, repair and retouching, compositing, portraiture, scenic and nature photography, action photography, close-up photography, and shooting products.

 
 

 

Note that the resource links for upcoming weeks may change!
week 1 resources

Required Textbook:
Complete Digital Photography, 5th ed., Author: Ben Long

syllabus
assignment and study guide 1
powerpoint course introduction
digital photography introduction
harbor in San Francisco
old city gate
christmas girl
science building
sr project presenter

week 2 resources

assignment and study guide 2
powerpoint good pictures
link to textbook tutorial images
building image to fix #7
doorway image for class exercise
woman blue dress for class exercise
building 1 for class exercise
building 2 for class exercise

week 3 resources

assignment and study guide 3
powerpoint action photography
examples -panning-water
assigned from book -4 - 5
assigned images -6 - 7 - 8
Levels1 image for in-class activity
Levels2 image for in-class activity
adobe image for in-class activity
mt hood image for in-class activity
vancover image for in-class activity
tower image for in-class activity
portrait for in-class activity
cafe image for in-class activity
tractor image for in-class activity


useful links

communicatino arts photo contest
jpg online magazine


 

week 4 resources

assignment and study guide 4
powerpoint on color correction
color correction class examples
powerpoint on architecture
young girl image for in-class
two kids image for in-class
HPPV image for in-class
assigned from book 6
assigned images 7a, 7b, 7c

week 5 resources

assignment and study guide 5
link to textbook tutorial images
jim's travel photography tips
wrinkles for in-class
widen eyes for in-class
tatoo for in-class
dry falls to fix for in-class
dry falls good sky for in-class
iadding glow image for in-class
businessmen for in-class

week 6-7 resources

assignment and study guide 6
textbook image assigned for #3
assigned image for #4
powerpoint on portraiture
powerpoint on portrait lighting
notes on the ethics of retouching

skin tone image for in-class
hair color image for in-class
flowers and wire for in-class
clone tool oaksdale image in-class
clone tool stream image in-class
bad sky image in-class

braukmann's notes on flash1
braukmann's notes on flash2

There will be a quiz on Tuesday Nov 1 over the study questions from weeks 3 and 4.

week 7-8 resources

assignment and study guide
powerpoint on macros
powerpoint on scenic photos
sweater color image for in-class
link to Long textbook images
RAW 1 RAW 2 RAW 3 for in-class
RAW 1 RAW 2 for assignment

 

week 8 resources

assignment and study guide 8
figure, background
motocross bike
product backgrounds
kitten, desk, how to do it
little jack
color to BW for in-class
beach, glass
hair image, interior, how to do it

week 10 resources

This week's assignments:
1. Using Bridge, create a PDF slideshow with six of your best images. Customize the text and colors.
2. Using Bridge, create a web page with thumbnail buttons to six of your best images. Customize text and color.

final study guide for Fall 2011

The last day to turn in assignments is Friday, Dec 2. On Saturday the password access will be closed. If you have files you wish to retrieve from your folders, you can do that by right-clicking on them in your browser in the Student Folders link.

Our final exam is scheduled for 10-12 on Thursday Dec 8.