CITING PHOTOGRAPHS
How to cite photos

INSPIRATIONAL SITES
1.Adobe Gallery
2. Masters of ....Photography
3. Jay Maisel
4. R. Avedon
5. mocp.org

PHOTOGRPHY NEWS
1.photography.alltop.com/
2.photoeye.com/

PHOTOSHOP HELP
1. Photoshop Support
2. Crash Course
3. On-line Course
4. Adobe Tutorials
5. Adobe Training

REFERENCES
1. Creativepro.com
2. Digital Imaging
3. Photo Links
4. Profotos

RESOURCES; IMAGES,
SOUNDS, VIDEO
http://mudesign.net/resources.html

ONLINE PORTFOLIOS
Bluedomain
Online Galleries
Picasa

ORDERING PHOTOS
ON the WEB
Collages.net
mpix.com
pictage.com
photoreflect.com
CVS Photo Center

ORDERING PHOTO
BOOKS ON the WEB
Apple.com/ilife/print-productsphoto-book-reviews

PHOTO ESSAYS
1. Time Online
2. Nat. Geographic
3. Life Magazine

PORTRAIT
TIPS & TRICKS
Portrait lighting
Red Eye, Exposure and more

Course Introduction: What this class will achieve.
Discuss syllabus.
What is digital photography
Visual elements of a successful photograph

Read: Field Guides: Landscapes “Cameras and Lenses”

Assignment: Setup your class blog website with:
A static Home, Examples, Weekly Photos, and Reference pages.
Turn off comments on Home, Examples, and reference page.
Download How-to-Instructions

How to Cite Example Photographs
link to instructions

Introduction to lab

Assignment:
A. Determine your camera's resolution and
add to your "Reference" page Image resolution and print sizes

B. Take test photos:
1. An objet with texture with: side lighting; front lighting; and back lighting
2. Photographs with each seeing on your cam ear:
3. Transfer you photos from your camera to USB drive

C. Post on your "Examples" page photographs:
1. With dramatic lighting and describe the direction of the light
and how the lighting affects your feelings about the subject

Present Example Photographs

Camera basics - shutter speeds & aperture, depth of field & focus. Lecture notes.

Clean up class websites: in Settings - General - your Site Title
and Tag line, in Users - Your Profile -First and last name

Correcting tone and color:
Using adjustment layers
Adjusting the tonal range of photos using levels, threshold, and droppers

Assignment:
A. Complete class exercises

B. Post on your "Examples" page photographs:
1. With dramatic point of view (camera angle) and describe where the photographer was in relation to the photo and how the point of view affects your feelings about the subject

C. Take a photo and post on your "Weekly" page photographs:
1. With dramatic lighting and describe the direction of the light
and how the lighting conveys feelings about the subject
2. Adjuct the levels of your photo

Present Example & Weekly Photographs

Light and Lighting

Read: Field Guides: Landscapes “When to Shoot”, "Using Weather", "Dawn, Dusk & Night"

Assignment: Complete photographic essay scouting and shooting list for SCENES, and DETAILS, and SITUATIONS

Correcting hue & saturation & vibrance

Assignment:
A. Complete class exercisess

B. Post on your "Examples" page photographs:
1. A closeup detail and describe where the photographer was in relation to the photo and what feelings are conveyed by the photograph

C. Take a photo and post on your "Weekly" page photographs:
1. A closeup detail and describe what feelings or story is conveyed by the photograph
2. Adjuct your photo as necessary

Composition

Read: Field Guides: Landscapes “Composition”, "Details"

Approval of: Complete photographic essay scouting and shooting list for SCENES, and DETAILS, and SITUATIONS

Assignment:
1. Approval of your essay scouting and shooting lists
2. Take essay photographs DUE 2/14

Correcting correcting specif problems and sharpening::

Assignment:
A. Complete class exercisess

B. Post on your "Examples" page photographs:
1. A link to a photo essay and explain how the photographs made you feel and why they effectively told a story.

C. Post one of your essay photos on your "Weekly" page:
1. An image with symbolism that conveys a story
2. Adjuct your photo as necessary

Photo Asset Management, Appropriating files for multiple usage

Review: Digital darkroom techniques

Editing photographic essays

Creating Contact sheets — File: Automate, Contact Sheet

Skills Test: Digital darkroom techniques

Due 2/23
START of CLASS
Editied, Adjusted and Sized Essay Photos

Midterm test: Composition, lighting and the digital darkroom

2/23 DUE END of CLASS in My Drop Box
A. Powerpoint photo essays Powerpoint assignment
B. Best photograph file:
.... 2. Ready for the Web
.... 3. Ready for the Digital output-prints

Powerpoint animating photos and slide transitions

Picasa Web photo album: http://picasa.google.com

Portrait
Compsition

Read: Field Guide: People and Portrait

View: National Portrait Gallery Photography Exhibit
on 3rd floor "Twentith Century Americans"
Paper due 4/3 Link to assignment

Portrait composition
Portrait lighting, reflectors and fill flash
(lecture and video)

Examples
Face, head & shoulder and full body

Assignment: MU Spirit photographs

Photography Assignment:
Remember to include diversity of people

Take at least 5 each of:
1. Faces—fill entire frame, is ok to crop part of the
2 Head and shoulders
3 Full length (head to toe)
4 Details i.e. body parts (don't make the nuns blush)

Photos must include:
1 Students in academic settings
2 Relaxing, having fun and at play,
3 In recognizable campus locations

Each group has to identify an event students will be participating in over the next two weeks and take pics of the event...

Images need to include:
1 Effective lighting
2 Be compose by rules of thirds
3 Unique camera angles when appropriate
4 No extraneous background elements i.e. a pole coming out of a persons head, or busy and or
non-relevant background textures

Be sure to:
1 Capture gestures i.e. tilt of the head, natural poses
2 the EYES have it!

Retouching Portraits
Red Eye, Exposure and more

Retouching: Red Eye Tool, Patch Tool, Healing Brush Tool, Patch Tool, Spot Healing Brush Tool, Removing Purple Color Cast

Assignment 1: MU Spirit photographs
Assignment 2: Adjust MU Spirit photographs for optimal quality
due by end of class 3/22

3/20

Environmental/Situational portraits (lecture and video)
planning and shoot list

Environmental/Situational portraits Review shoot list, location, props, costumes, make up ...

Assignment1: Interview and Portrait Shoot List

Assignment 2: Enviromental/Situational portraits:
Link to Assignment
Assignment 3: Adjust photographs for optimal quality

Retouching Portraits
Red Eye, Exposure and more

Retouching: Teeth, Eyes, Skin tones

Assignment 1: Enviromental/Situational portraits:
Link to Assignment
Assignment 2: Adjust photographs for optimal quality

Adjusted Environmental/Situational Portrait photographs:
Face, head & shoulder and full body
due end of class 3/29

3/27

Due Start of lecture class
1. Interviews & Story being told by photograph - focus of the photos
2. Photograph description including; location, costume, props,

Assignment 1: Enviromental/Situational portraits:
Link to Assignment
Assignment 2: Adjust photographs for optimal quality

Paper due ( week of) 4/5 Link to Assignment
National Portrait Gallery Photography Exhibit
on 3rd floor "Twentith Century Americans"

Adjusted Environmental/Situational Portrait photographs
due start of class 4/3

Assignment 2 interpreted portrait files using, special effects: colorize, posterize, duotones, filters and lighting. Make each interpreted file ready for print and the Web

No Thursday class - Easter holiday

Quiz on Portraits chapters in text book and lectures
Creating interpeted portraits using
Filters and special effects

Assignment: Complete interpreted portrait files

Assignment:
Prepare best portrait photographs
1.Adjust photographs for optimal quality

Assignment 2 interpreted portrait files using, special effects: colorize, posterize, duotones, filters and lighting. Each file should be saved as 8" x 10" .psd files with layers.
due start of class 4/25

Review what makes an effective portrait photograph

Web portfolios and galleries

On-line photography books

FINAL PROJECT Assignment DueWED 5/9 12:00 StJo Lab 7

1. Select your 12 best portrait photos including:
...... A. Two MU spirit photos
...... B. Two enviromental portraits
...... C. Two interpretations
...... D. Six photos of your choice from any of your class assignments
............ including portraits and or landscapes
.......Your photographs must inclued at least:
.....>>.1. Two full face photos
.....>>.2. Two head and sholder photos
......... 3. Two full body

2. Adjust and retouch your photos as needed
Adjust photographs for optimal quality

3. Prepare and upload a photo gallery or portfolio of your 12 selected best photo
Use any of these three options:
...... Create a Picasa web photo album:
.......http://picasa.google.com
...... or Creat a Flickr gallery http://www.flickr.com/
...... or Apple iPhoto to Web

5/9

5/9 Wednesday FINAL EXAM 12:00 - 2:30
Due start of Class:
1. Link to your online Web photo portfolio/gallery
3. 12 best portrait files saved as .jpeg 'High' in my drop box
in a folder labeled: GD203 SP11A or B 'yourlast name'

During class: Final critique and class selection portraits for display in Bernies photo gallery