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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
New Assignment +++
I will explain the assignment on Monday
Please bring your camera and a grey card (if you have one).
DIPTYCH
For this assignment you will create 5 diptychs. Use your 200 RAW shots to photograph things you care about. Create a relationship between your two images. Try shooting in the early evening, in the fog, in various kinds of artificial light, at night with long shutter speeds, etc. Also, try working with depth of field and size. Remember to make INTERESTING IMAGES that will work well in pairs.
Your first 40 shots should be 400 ISO or less and should be shot between the hours of 10am and 2pm outside on a bright day. Make sure to make contact sheets of all your images.
40 must be slower than 400 ISO
40 must be 400 ISO
40 must be 800 ISO or above
The rest of the shots are your choice.
Over the next few class you will be bringing in Raw images to work on using Adobe Raw. If all goes well you will be printing these out yourself on the Epson 4880!!!
Please bring your camera and a grey card (if you have one).
DIPTYCH
For this assignment you will create 5 diptychs. Use your 200 RAW shots to photograph things you care about. Create a relationship between your two images. Try shooting in the early evening, in the fog, in various kinds of artificial light, at night with long shutter speeds, etc. Also, try working with depth of field and size. Remember to make INTERESTING IMAGES that will work well in pairs.
Your first 40 shots should be 400 ISO or less and should be shot between the hours of 10am and 2pm outside on a bright day. Make sure to make contact sheets of all your images.
40 must be slower than 400 ISO
40 must be 400 ISO
40 must be 800 ISO or above
The rest of the shots are your choice.
Over the next few class you will be bringing in Raw images to work on using Adobe Raw. If all goes well you will be printing these out yourself on the Epson 4880!!!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
New Call for Submissions
**Capricious Magazine
New Call for Submissions!
Deadline: MAY 15th, 2011
The next issue of Capricious, PROTEST, has been on our minds for a while. It is something that is close to Capricious's heart; now we want to hear from you.
What does protest look like to you? Surprise us. Provoke us. Change the world or change yourself.
We want you to submit 6-12 photographs (more will not be viewed). We accept all formats and all colors. Email your submission (images should be approximately 8x10 inches @ 72 dpi) to: submit@capriciousmagazine.com
Not all submissions will be guaranteed a spot in the coming issue yet capricious will consider your submission for future issues. Please make sure you have model (or any other legally necessary) releases for all submitted work. Capricious has the right to use published material in promotional matters.
Deadline: MAY 15th, 2011
For further questions, please email submit@capriciousmagazine.com
New Call for Submissions!
Deadline: MAY 15th, 2011
The next issue of Capricious, PROTEST, has been on our minds for a while. It is something that is close to Capricious's heart; now we want to hear from you.
What does protest look like to you? Surprise us. Provoke us. Change the world or change yourself.
We want you to submit 6-12 photographs (more will not be viewed). We accept all formats and all colors. Email your submission (images should be approximately 8x10 inches @ 72 dpi) to: submit@capriciousmagazine.com
Not all submissions will be guaranteed a spot in the coming issue yet capricious will consider your submission for future issues. Please make sure you have model (or any other legally necessary) releases for all submitted work. Capricious has the right to use published material in promotional matters.
Deadline: MAY 15th, 2011
For further questions, please email submit@capriciousmagazine.com
Friday, March 4, 2011
scans
The scans that disappeared in the photo lab are back! on the desktop.
The lab is open from 8-4:30 if you need your scans.
The lab is open from 8-4:30 if you need your scans.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
some retouching tips...
Digital Photography
RESTORATION
Restoration Guidelines
1) Always crop and make general contrast and color adjustments before you begin patching, healing and cloning.
2) Only consider using the Dust and Scratches Filter on areas with no significant background texture, like open skies.
3) Start with the Patch Tool at Fit on Screen or Print Size view to correct larger areas that need repair.
4) Always do your precise repairs in Actual Pixels view.
6) It is not always possible to match the original exactly . You have 1 1/2 class periods to retouch and print your image.
Making Selections
When you have made a selection only that area will be effected by corrections.
Selections are identified by the famous “marching ants”.
The Quick Selection Tool allows you to make simple selections within areas defined by tonalities or colors.
The Marquee Tools allow you to draw geometric selections of various kinds.
The Lasso Tool allows you to manually draw an enclosed boundary around the pixels you want to edit.
Some common selection functions and conventions very handy to know:
* Hold down the Option key and draw to subtract from the selection area.
* Hold down the Shift key and draw to add to the selection area.
* Also use the Shift key to constrain drawing tools to right angles and straight lines.
* Use Comm + H to hide (and restore) the marching ants.
* Use Comm key to cut and float the selection area.
* Use Comm + J to copy and float a selection.
* Hit the “V” key to switch to the Move Tool to move the floated selection.
* Use Comm + Z to Undo one step and the History Palette to undo many steps
Restoration Tools
• The Patch Tool allows you to select and drag-match large areas with flaws. This works well when there are clean areas that are adjacent and have matching tonalities and textures.
Set to “Source” to restore large areas.
• The Spot Healing Brush (J) automatically samples from adjacent areas. This often works well on evenly-lit textures.
• The Healing Brush (J) allows you to select areas with matching textures and tonality.
Set to “Sampled” and hold down the Options Key to select from adjacent areas.
• The Clone Stamp Tool (S) copies matching pixels from adjacent areas or other Layers.
Also note that a useful trick is to use the above tools together with the Shift key to instantly edit long lines of areas that need retouching.
RESTORATION
Restoration Guidelines
1) Always crop and make general contrast and color adjustments before you begin patching, healing and cloning.
2) Only consider using the Dust and Scratches Filter on areas with no significant background texture, like open skies.
3) Start with the Patch Tool at Fit on Screen or Print Size view to correct larger areas that need repair.
4) Always do your precise repairs in Actual Pixels view.
6) It is not always possible to match the original exactly . You have 1 1/2 class periods to retouch and print your image.
Making Selections
When you have made a selection only that area will be effected by corrections.
Selections are identified by the famous “marching ants”.
The Quick Selection Tool allows you to make simple selections within areas defined by tonalities or colors.
The Marquee Tools allow you to draw geometric selections of various kinds.
The Lasso Tool allows you to manually draw an enclosed boundary around the pixels you want to edit.
Some common selection functions and conventions very handy to know:
* Hold down the Option key and draw to subtract from the selection area.
* Hold down the Shift key and draw to add to the selection area.
* Also use the Shift key to constrain drawing tools to right angles and straight lines.
* Use Comm + H to hide (and restore) the marching ants.
* Use Comm key to cut and float the selection area.
* Use Comm + J to copy and float a selection.
* Hit the “V” key to switch to the Move Tool to move the floated selection.
* Use Comm + Z to Undo one step and the History Palette to undo many steps
Restoration Tools
• The Patch Tool allows you to select and drag-match large areas with flaws. This works well when there are clean areas that are adjacent and have matching tonalities and textures.
Set to “Source” to restore large areas.
• The Spot Healing Brush (J) automatically samples from adjacent areas. This often works well on evenly-lit textures.
• The Healing Brush (J) allows you to select areas with matching textures and tonality.
Set to “Sampled” and hold down the Options Key to select from adjacent areas.
• The Clone Stamp Tool (S) copies matching pixels from adjacent areas or other Layers.
Also note that a useful trick is to use the above tools together with the Shift key to instantly edit long lines of areas that need retouching.
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