October 28th-Fuzzy Selection and Animal Hybrids

Hello and happy Friday!

Today I would like you to begin by finishing your 2 fuzzy selections of the photos from last class and posting them on your blog.

After that we will start our mid-point Photoshop assignment by creating animal hybrids! Please check the class google drive folder for the assignment outline and success criteria but here is the short of it:

-you must have a combination of at least 3 photos
-you must demonstrate a strong understanding of layers
-you must demonstrate a strong understanding of selection tools
-you must demonstrate a strong understanding of the clone stamp, healing brush, etc.

Here are a few exemplars from years past:

Mini in-class activity: remove the sticker! 

October 25th-Background changes and fuzzy selection

For the first half of today, you can finish your 3 background switches from last class. Remember this should be well done and not rushed. You will be marked on your accuracy.

After this I would like you watch the following video about making fuzzy selections-something that is very challenging to you and you will need to know how to do for our animal hybrids project.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=138&v=8XVATypXio0

After the lesson, please select the 2 photos below and make accurate selections and post them onto a white background and upload to your blog. For a higher quality version of the photo, right click and click "Search Google for this image".

October 21st- Changing Backgrounds and Removing Content from Photos

Today we will have some fun and we will take photos of ourselves and put them into new backgrounds/situations!

I will give you a demonstration on this and then we will all go and take a portrait of each other. When we come back we will place ourselves in a variety of backgrounds.

If you would like a refresher, here is a similar workflow to what I will be demonstrating in class:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCqzdSN1aJI

*This video does not show you how to adjust the lighting of the image that you brought into the background. I will show you this in class.


Part II:

After this activity you will erase items from photos you have previous taken and fill it in with the background using a very simple too-content aware filll! If you have any photos with date stamps on it this is a great time to erase the date stamps. You can also attempt to erase a whole person from a photo. I'd like you to do at least 3-4 photos with examples of this and post the before and after.

October 19th- Colour Isolations

Today I am going to give you a demonstration on doing colour isolations and then you will go out today and take 4-5 of your own photos that have a strong sense of colour. Try to isolate the coloured object so your photo is not too busy.




Here is an example of a colour isolation.

After you've taken 4-5 successful photos, you can do colour isolations for these photos and upload them to your blog. Zoom in close so that your edges are clean and you are not overlapping into other colours. If you finish your 4-5 and have posted them to your blog, try selecting one of the objects that you have isolated and change the colour! Here's an example:

October 18th- Layer Masks

Hello and Welcome!

Today I'd like you to respond to the following on your blog:

1. Before you knew anything about photoshop, what were you impressions of this program?

2. Now that you've had a couple days of introduction to the program, what do you think? Are you enjoying the capabilities of this program? Is it fun, boring, etc.

3. What types of issues should we be concerned with when using photoshop and why? I.e. copy right, respect, influence of the media, etc.


When you are done the above, you can finish your hamburger drawing and find a photo from google images and play with the filter options. We are going to explore layer masks today.


I will teach you how to apply layer masks appropriately and I would like you to create the following AFTER THE LESSON and post them to your blog:

1. Single Focus Image with a Gaussian Blur
         - find a photo on google images (high resolution)
         -duplicate the layer
         -add a Gaussian Blur
         -add a layer mask
         -paint in black on the mask to reveal the lower layer

2. A Lens Flare Affect

3. A "melting" image.

4. A unique layer mask of your own!

When you are done, continue playing with the filter options in Photoshop and explore the capabilities of filters.

October 14th-Basic Workflow & Creating Layers

Today I will review what we started last class: a basic workflow to adjust the tonality, colour balance, and vibrancy. After this you will need to edit 3 photos and post them to your blog-at least 2 of these photos must be your own.


Next I will give you a demonstration on the importance of layers by creating a sandwich drawing. After you will be required to recreate your own and save it on your SD card for me to view as a PSD file so I can tell that your layers are movable. Have fun with your drawing and give it some detail!

October 11th-Photography Project Due & Introduction to Photoshop!

Hello and welcome back, I hope you all enjoyed a restful long weekend.

You will have the first 15-20 minutes to finish your photo edits in iPhoto and submit your edited photos on your blog (with your reflection AND photo details (iso, aperture, shutter speed) as well as create a folder on your SD card with your original photos and your edited photos. This allows me to see them in a higher resolution.


If you are done and waiting for the rest of the class, open upon Adobe Photoshop under applications and drop one of your photos into photoshop and begin playing and exploring what photoshop can do.

ASSIGNMENT IS DUE AT 2:20 SHARP

PHOTOSHOP

We will begin by watching the following video as a class.

What is photoshop?
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/how-to/photoshop-cc.html?set=photoshop--get-started--essential-beginners

After the video, I will demonstrate a basic workflow that you can use to improve your photos.  This is a basic but very handy thing to know how to do. We will start with the most important and work to the least important: Tonal Adjustments, Colour Balance, and Vibrancy. When I'm done the demonstration you can edit 3 photos to enhance them. Take your time with this and make sure they are the best that they can be. At least 1 of the photos must be your own but you are able to take the other 2 from google images (assuming they're serious photos and not of famous people, memes, etc. )

Post your before and after photos to show me that you know a basic workflow in photoshop!

October 7th-Final Photography Assignment, Last Day

Hello everyone!

Today is your last day to work on your final assignment, for a reminder read the post above.

How to submit your photos:

You will submit your 10-15 edited photos on your blog as well as a written reflection responding to the following questions. You should answer at least 3 sentences pers question, and should be full sentences in a formal written style. :

What theme did you choose for your photography assignment, and why did this theme stand out to you?

Do you think that you were successful in conveying your theme to the viewer, why or why not?

Technically speaking, are these photos some of your best work? Why or why not?

If you were to do anything over again, what would you do differently?

Finally you must also submit your original high resolution photos to me via your SD card. You must make a folder on your SD card that says Final Photography Project and place all your photos into this folder. On your SD card I will be able to see all of your originals, plus your edits in high resolution.

Congratulations-you are finished!

On Tuesday we will begin our Photoshop unit so if you are finished you can open some of your original photos up in photoshop and begin exploring with this amazing program!

October 5th-Final Assignment

Hello,

Sorry I am away today-you will have your conversations with me about the triangle of exposure on Friday (I'm sure you are all very sad about that :) ).


Today I would like you to begin your final photography assignment. I have shared the assignment outline with you on our Google Docs class folder, as well as the success criteria. Essentially you will take 10-15 photos within a self-chosen theme. You will have today to decide on your themes (here's a list of ideas to get you thinking about what theme might interest you https://photographyicon.com/photography-themes/).

At the end of today I recommend loading your photos into your iPhoto account so that it will not take you too long on Friday (if we are all trying to upload 15 photos it could be problematic). The assignment is due Friday, and with the editing that will be involved with this many photos AND your conversations with me about exposure you won't have a lot of time. I recommend trying to capture AT LEAST 10 GREAT photos today so that Friday you only need to take 5 more, edit these photos, and have a conversation with me.

*Check our Google Docs folder for the assignment-if you would like it in hardcopy you could print it to the library lab.

*Ms. Wiebe has all of the cameras, NEW batteries, and your SD cards.

October 4th-Shooting on a Selected Theme

Before we begin class today, take some time to reflect on the manual photos that you took last class and answer the following questions. *MAKE SURE YOUVE UPLOADED ALL YOUR PHOTOS AND INCLUDED THE PHOTO DETAILS, i.e  F4.5, 1/250, ISO 800

In 5-8 sentences respond to the following:

 Are you satisfied with the overall look of your photos? Did they turn out too dark, too blury, too bright, etc. ? Did you enjoy the process or was it a balancing act that was hard to juggle? Did your subject matter suffer as a result, i.e. boring photos, boring composition, etc. What has been your favourite mode to shoot in?

Starting tomorrow you will be assessed on an oral conversation you will have with me when we discuss the triangle of exposure. You will need to explain the significance of this triangle, what it means, and give advice to common photography issues.

TODAY:
Today is your last day to experiment with photo taking before our final project that we will start tomorrow. Today you will be assigned a random theme and will need to take photos within that theme. You will be assessed on your photos connection to the theme, their exposure, composition, and their adherence to the elements and principles of design. You will need to take 4 photos that are SUCCESSFUL, and edit them accordingly and submit them on your blog. You will be assessed on the success criteria discussed in class.