Art 82 - M/W

Digital Photography
SPRING 2010
Section 4206 - MW 9:00am-12:00pm - Barnett RM 1261 - 01/11-05/12

Class Schedule:
Monday/Wednesday - 9:00am-12:00pm

Location:
Barnett 1261

Office Hours:
Monday / Wednesday 12:00 - 1:00 by appointment.

Instructor: John Sappington - john@basearts.com

ANALY HALL - ART COMPUTER LAB HOURS

Tuesday and Thursdays 1:30 -4:30

Analy Hall - Shooting Studio by Appointment

Mon/Wed - 12-4 | 4:30 - 7

Overview
Schedule
Resources

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Digital Photography Schedule (subject to change)	Photography Resources http://www.basearts.com/curriculum/Res.Photo.htm and basearts resource menu \| http://www.basearts.com/curriculum/resources.html
Week 1		Syllabus Overview Expectations, Requirements, Objectives, Best Practices.		Assignment: Bring Camera to second class meeting with cables (usb/firewire), or card reader. Locate and begin reading Camera Manual - Cover to Cover. Set Camera to highest resolution / lowest compression. TURN OFF THE FLASH! Until further notice. Backup all images on working media/card and FORMAT card prior to first shooting assignment. Make 5-10 Digital Camera images between the first and the second class meeting - Bring these to share on the 2nd class meeting. - (1) Begin JOURNAL of questionable functions, settings, usage, portfolio ideas, reading notes etc... Email john@basearts.com with your current email address - include SRJC Digital Photo and your section number in the subject line.
Sites: Local Galleries and Suppliers Masters of Photography - Good starter site for Analogue Masters http://www.masters-of-photography.com/ Lomographic Society http://www.lomographics.com Camera Reviews http://dpreview.com http://www.keh.com

Week 2		Lecture: Digital Technology Camera / Scanner Scanning Procedures - Flat Art Transferring images from camera/media to system. Begin fundamentals of camera technology/exposure.		Lab: Establish Home Directories Work with camera connection / file transfer Assignment: Shooting in Low Light without a flash. - (7) Feel free to experiment, try to find the lowest level of light possible to render a readable image. Depending on what you may or may not know regarding ISO, experiment with this setting in your camera as well. Objects for Scanning - 3 Dimensional Objects as well as prints or flat art that you may want to digitize. - (2) Review Historical Photograms/Montage works: Photograms and Montage Samples Niko Robinson - Student Scanner work more scanner work - various
Reading: Local Galleries and Suppliers Moholy-Nagy - From Pigment to Light - 1936 Artists: Lazlo Moholy-Nagy Man Ray David Hockney Olivia Parker http://oliviaparker.com/newindex.php Bruce Conner David Hockney
Week 3		Lecture: Camera Operation: Exposure basics Best Practices - Beginning Camera Setup Beginning Vocabulary Print, Sign and Return field trip liability waiver. Photoshop Introduction File Browser - Bridge File Types, Format Shot Card Rev.2 for field experiments Shot Card for field experiments		Lab First File Transfers Assignment: Bracketing Exposures 3 Subjects - 3-5 exposures for each with alternate exposure. - (3) 1st exposure according to meter reading. 2nd + .5 half step greater aperture/shutter selection or more exposure (over) 3rd + 1 whole step (full stop) greater aperture/shutter selection (over) 4th .5 half step smaller aperture/shutter selection or less exposure (under) 5th - 1 whole step smaller aperture/shutter selection or less exposure (under) ------------------------ Experiment with White Balance Bracketing.
Print, Sign and Return field trip liability waiver in pdf form via the link below: http://www.santarosa.edu/for_students/student_affairs/pdf/SRJC_Field_Trip_Activity_Liability_Waiver.pdf
Reading: Digital Camera Review - Technical Glossary http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glossary/ http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glossary/Camera_System/ Artists: Paul Strand Eugene Atget Eadweard Muybridge ----------- Sites:
Week 4		Lecture: Camera Operation: Exposure basics Best Practices - Beginning Camera Setup Beginning Vocabulary Zone System Introduction: (Digital Application) Practical Fig 1 Fig 2 Fig 3 Zone System \| Wikipedia Entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_System		Lab: Assignment: - Equivalents: Depth of Field 3-5 Images which illustrate the side effects of aperture selections. -(4) Aperture: Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Wikipedia Entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_System Depth of Field Calculator http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html
Artists: Edward Weston Minor White Ansel Adams FRED ARCHER Robert Adams Uta Barth http://www.sieshoeke.com/artists/uta-barth Sites: The photographs in Intimate Nature: Ansel Adams and the Close View represent an under recognized and rarely examined aspect of Ansel Adams's half-century-long career: his study of the intimate details of nature through the close view of his camera. http://www.creativephotography.org/education/educatorsGuides/anselAdams/ Other Guides: http://www.creativephotography.org/education/educatorsGuides/
Week 5		Lecture: Equivalent Exposures Continues ... Photoshop: Adobe Bridge Automation Techniques: PDF based Contact Sheets and Presentations Multiple Files to Layers - Manual Composite/Contacts PS Best Practice #1 - Duplicate the pixel based background layer as first step on opening a .jpeg. PS Best Practice #1 - Duplicate the pixel based background layer as first step on opening a .jpeg. Layers Palette Introduction Adjustment Layers Levels Adjustment Layers		Lab: Assignment: - Equivalents: Motion / Blur 3-5 Images which illustrate the side effects of shutter speed / time value selections. - (5) Shutter / Time Values: Fig 1 Assignment: Contact Sheets of Brackets/Equivalents Create a minimum of 3 contact sheets documenting bracketing exposure experiments. - (6) --- Review : Bracketing Equivalents (Shutter and Aperture side effects) Wrap up current technical experiements
Readings: Ansel Adams - .pdf - 344KB - 3 pages Edward Weston - .pdf - 360KB - 3 pages (first left hand spread of each essay is last page of that essay) Artists: Henri Cartier-Bresson http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/C.aspx?VP=XSpecific_MAG.PhotographerDetail_VPage&l1=0&pid=2K7O3R14T1LX&nm=Henri%20Cartier%20%2D%20Bresson Hiroshi Sugimoto http://www.sugimotohiroshi.com/portfolio.html John Divola http://www.divola.com/ Sites: Depth of Field Calculator http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html Zone System \| Wikipedia Entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_System

Week 6		Lecture: Photoshop: Adjustment Layers Levels Adjustment Layers Histogram Size / Resize / Resolution PS Best Practice #1 - Duplicate the pixel based background layer as first step on opening a .jpeg. PS Best Practice #2 - All adjustments to adjustment layers - no pixel damage.		Lab: Assignment: Continue working with bracketing as required/contact sheet design
Reading: Henri Cartier-Bresson - .PDF - 234KB Artists: Lauren Greenfield http://www.creativephotography.org/education/educatorsGuides/girlculturefacultyguide/ Henry Wessel http://www.renabranstengallery.com/wessel.html Stephen Shore http://www.masters-of-fine-art-photography.com/02/artphotogallery/photographers/stephen_shore_13.html Todd Hido Larry Sultan Sites:
Week 7	Lecture: Photoshop: Curves - Adjustment Layers Channel Mixer- Adjustment Layers Size/Resize/Resolution Shadows and Hightlights Working with layers as masks			Assignment: 1st Critique- 10-15 images of your own work - looking toward portfolio subjects. If you haven't made any decisions it could be just images you have made since the beginning of the semester that you believe were good. --- Contact Sheets of Brackets/Equivalents Create a minimum of 3 contact sheets documenting bracketing exposure experiments. - (6) --- Review : Photography - EXAMPLE FILES - Shooting Assigments Bracketing Equivalents (Shutter and Aperture side effects) Wrap up current technical experiements
Artists: John Baldessari Sophie Calle Nick Waplington --- Michael Light http://www.michaellight.net/
Week 8	Lecture: Roxio Toast - CD and DVD Burning Photoshop: Working with and around Selections Photo Filters- Adjustment Layers Sharpening Unsharp Mask History Brush Compositing Extract Selections - Paths (Pen) Blending Options			Lab: Critiques - 5 pnts. 5 Images - should represent beginnings of portfolio subjects either content or technique. Assignment: Subject explorations / Framing exercise. - (8) Shoot a minimum of 20 images of a single subject from every angle and a variety of compositional arrangements. explore position/ balance/ background/ etc...
Artists: William Klein Lorna Simpson Richard Prince David Hockney William Carlos Williams
Week 9				Wed: Mid-Term Interviews - 5 pnts The midterm interview is mandatory and = to a shooting assignment. Prepare a selection of ideas for you your final portfolio. Write up a brief description of each and submit during the interview. Reference specific images within your home directory if you have images related to the subjects chosen for the final portfolio. *You are only required to show up for the time of your interview.* *If you haven't signed up email me for a time.* Evaluation Form <--click here (Please Complete and Submit from your home system)
Artists: Diane Arbus Lorna Simpson Bernd and Hilla Becher Gregory Crewdson Reading: Robert Adams - Truth Robert Adams - Beauty Sites:
10.21.09 - Shooting Field Trip to Windsor - 9 am - 12 Driving Directions Link: <http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=1501+Mendocino,+Santa+Rosa,+CA+95401&daddr=1001+McClelland+Dr,+Windsor,+CA+95492-9597+(Starbucks)&hl=en&geocode=%3BCYvjm1ic4HB-FeAzTAId9fit-CHxucJg9Fzg0A&mra=pe&mrcr=0&sll=38.530872,-122.796908&sspn=0.277166,0.484772&ie=UTF8&z=12> Start address: 1501 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa, CA 95401 End address: Starbucks 1001 McClelland Dr Windsor, CA 95492-9597 Start at: 1501 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa, CA 95401 1. Head north on Mendocino Ave toward Carr Ave - 0.4 mi 2. Turn left at Steele Ln - 0.5 mi 3. Turn right to merge onto US-101 N toward Eureka - 7.4 mi 4. Take the exit toward Central/Windsor - 0.1 mi 5. Merge onto Los Amigos Rd - 39 ft 6. Turn left at Old Redwood Hwy - 0.2 mi 7. Continue on Windsor River Rd - 0.2 mi 8. Turn right at Bell Rd - 371 ft Arrive at: Starbucks 1001 McClelland Dr Windsor, CA 95492-9597
Week 10		Lecture: Photoshop: Printing Processing a Digital Image.pdf Printer Profile File Names: profilenames Printing Demonstration - Epson R1800 / 1280 - Sharpening - LAB Color Mode/Luminance Sharpening Printer : Resolution (review) File Preparation Color Management Color Modes Papers Surface/Finish Texture Color Weight Random Photoshop tools - ruler - skew/perspective Tranformations for barrel or pincushion distortion (not parallax) see ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_distortion Text - Typography Text tools Vector graphics		Assignment: Printing 5 prints - 5 pnts. - 8x10 minimum - (9) Lab: Printing continues through to the end... Additional Printing Resources: http://www.basearts.com/curriculum/PDF/ - see contents for various PDFs Epson R1800 Printing Guide http://www.earthboundlight.com/phototips/srgb-versus-adobe-rgb-debate.html http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/sRGB-AdobeRGB1998.htm
Device/Paper Profiles - additional resources http://www.basearts.com/Res.Printing.htm Device/Paper Profiles - additional resources: INTERNATIONAL COLOR CONSORTIUM The purpose of the ICC is to promote the use and adoption of open, vendor-neutral, cross-platform color management systems. The ICC encourages vendors to support the ICC profile format and the workflows required to use ICC profiles. http://www.color.org/iccprofile.xalter http://www.color.org/resource2.xalter - Resource Center MOAB PAPER http://moabpaper.com/icc-profiles-downloads/ http://moabpaper.com/profile-use-and-installation/ Ilford Paper Profiles http://www.ilford.com/profiles/index_en.asp?type=profile Inkpress Paper http://www.inkpresspaper.com/howtouse.asp Red River Paper http://www.redrivercatalog.com/profiles/index.htm http://www.redrivercatalog.com/profiles/downloads.htm ----------------- Print Permanence - An Epson White Paper - http://www.epson.co.jp/e/technology/print_permanence_basics.htm Color Field Guide - how to install and apply Epson's ICC Profile Guide Red River Paper -How to Install and apply profiles.Epson(PC) Red River Color Profiles -How to Epson(MAC) Digital Art Supplies (San Diego based, print supply ) http://www.digitalartsupplies.com PS Print (LA based commercial printer) http://www.psprint.com/ Preparing files for print - Pagemaker, Illustrator http://www.psprint.com/helpcenter/preparingyourfiles/digitalcheck_pm.asp ---------------local printers santa rosa Jeremiah's Photo Corner http://www.jeremiahsphotocorner.com/Jeremiahs_Photo_Corner/Welcome!.html Skylark Images http://www.skylarkimages.com/ The Lab http://www.thelabsantarosa.com Lenny Eiger http://www.eigerphoto.com/index_ep.php
Week 11		Lecture: Photoshop: Printing		LAB: Critique - Current progress on portfolios - (5 pnts) ------------ Printing continues through to the end...
Artists: Harold Edgerton Richard Avedon Irving Penn Edward Burtynsky
Week 12	Lab Camera RAW HDR - High Dynamic Range Imaging Stiching - Photomerge Resource Links for Camera Raw and HDR -& software			Lab: Critique - Current progress on portfolios - (5 pnts) ------------ Assignment: 3-5 images of light - (10) - Pre-Visualization - sensitivity toward the lighting conditions(less focus on subject)
Reading: Resource Links for Camera Raw and HDR -& software
Revised Printing Handout : NEW AND IMPROVED! PROCESSING A DIGITAL IMAGE.PDF
Week 13		Lecture: Lens Selection Lens Selection: Link to external sites of interest regarding lens selection DPReview Lens Reviews http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/ DP Review Lens Widget: http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/ Angle of View: Fig 1 Lighting - Utilizing Ambient Light - Flash Composition -tone -balance -line -framing
Reading: Susan Sontag Melancholy Objects.pdf Artists: Diane Arbus Jeff Wall Richard Barnes --- Matt Williams Collection of composition links: Rule of Thirds http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/rule-of-thirds/ More on the Rules of Photography http://macteens.com/magazine/features/fullstory/the_rules_of_photography/ Holding your Camera at an Angle http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/hold-your-camera-on-an-angle/ Rules for Landscape Photography http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/4-rules-of-composition-for-landscape-photography/ Diagonal Lines http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/using-diagonal-lines-in-photography/ Converging Lines http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/converging-lines/ Foreground http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/pay-attention-to-foregrounds/ Framing http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/framing-your-shots-photography-composition-technique/ http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/5-elements-of-composition-in-photography/ Assorted: Rule of Thirds http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Rule_of_thirds_1845_George_Field_Chromatics.png Golden Mean http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials.htm http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/camera-lenses.htm http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/hyperfocal-distance.htm
Week 14		- Wed. 11.18.09 A Studio Day - we will meet in in 1261 at the usual time but will migrate to the Analy Hally Photo Studio (second floor room 796 - last room on north end of the hallway) at 10 am for a show and tell session with strobes, hot lights, and related hardware ... Family of Angles from: Light--science & magic: an introduction to photographic lighting By Fil Hunter, Steven Biver, Paul Fuqua		Lab Critique - 5-10 Progress toward final subjects Review images of light. Printing continues ...
Photo Sharing http://www.webshots.com/ http://www.dpchallenge.com http://www.flickr.com/ http://www.slide.com http://www.kodakgallery.com/ http://www.snapfish.com/ http://www.shutterbook.com/home/ http://www.deviantart.com/ http://www.zoto.com/ www.smugmug.com Commercial Collection: http://gabrieljeffrey.com/ http://www.imagebychristos.com/ http://vixpetportraits.com/ http://www.studio-ca.se/ http://dirkrauscher.de/ http://www.reneadler.com/ http://www.tedmorrison.com/ (Director API driven)http://www.indyrain.com/ http://www.sambroadbent.co.uk/ http://www.accesi.lv LOCAL: http://www.svenwiederholt.com/ http://www.peterkoval.com/ http://www.nadavkander.com http://www.jockmcdonald.com/ http://www.milesaldridge.com/ http://www.marcleclef.com/ Network Artists : Lynn Hershman Leeson http://www.lynnhershman.com George LeGrady http://www.georgelegrady.com John Maeda http://www.maedastudio.com/ http://dbn.media.mit.edu/ http://www.maedastudio.com/indexold.html http://acg.media.mit.edu/people/maeda/ Ted Nelson http://www.iath.virginia.edu/elab/hfl0155.html http://xanadu.com/ http://ted.hyperland.com/ Lev Manovich http://www.manovich.net/bio_00.htm http://www.manovich.net/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Manovich Victoria Vesna http://www.bodiesinc.ucla.edu/ Timothy Druckrey http://users.rcn.com/druckrey/ http://users.rcn.com/druckrey/texts.html
Week 15		Lecture: Batch and Automation Legal / Copyright Issues Protecting your images Respecting the work of others Legal and Photorelease - Handout Photographers Rights - pdfs Photography - Model Release Examples ------------ Usage and Licensing (GETTING PAID) American society of Media Photographers (National) http://asmp.org/ American society of Media Photographers (Local) http://www.asmpnorcal.org/
Reading: Artists:
Thanksgiving Holiday
Week 16		Lab Internet Presence / Websites Image Ready Optimization Text - Typography Text tools Vector graphics	Shooting Field Trip to Graton: Wed. 12.02.09 Map: View Directions to main st, Graton CA in a larger map
Artists: Margaret Bourke-White Tina Modotti Immogen Cunningham Nan Goldin Sally Mann Sherry Levine Judy Dater Annie Liebovitz Graciela Iturbide Research: There are some plug-ins and presets that have been removed in Photoshop CS4. Specifically: • Picture Package (ContactSheetII) • Web Photo Gallery (WebContactSheetII) plus presets Optional plug-ins and ReadMe If you wish to use these plug-ins and presets still you can find them in your Goodies folder on your DVD install disc or available via this link to Adobe Downloads: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4048 : Windows/PC http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4047 : Macintosh The following plug-ins and associated files are included in this package: • Bigger Tiles • Picture Package (ContactSheetII) • ExtractPlus • PatternMaker • PhotomergeUI • Web Photo Gallery (WebContactSheetII) plus presets • script for Layer Comps to Web Photo Gallery • Texture presets for Texturizer
Week 17	Lab Business - Usage and Licensing (GETTING PAID) American society of Media Photographers (National) http://asmp.org/ American society of Media Photographers (Local) http://www.asmpnorcal.org/ Photojojo - Starting Your Photo Biz… Part 1: You Sure ‘Bout That? http://photojojo.com/content/photojojo-original/starting-photo-business/ Starting Your Photo Biz… Part 2: What’s In a Name? http://photojojo.com/content/photojojo-original/photo-business-name/ Starting Your Photo Biz… Part 3: The Nitty-Gritty Business Details http://photojojo.com/content/photojojo-original/starting-photo-business-details/ Starting Your Photo Biz… Part 4: Fame and Fortune http://photojojo.com/content/photojojo-original/photo-business-marketing/
Week 18	Final Critique Presentations of selections from individual portfolios 10-20 images. = 10 pnts Final Exam is here --> TEST
Reading: New section : Research dpBestflow / American society of Media Photographers / Best Practices Resource: http://www.dpbestflow.org/ Walter Bejamin, "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction", 1936 - Excerpt translanted by Harry Zohn