Schedule
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Syllabus
Overview
- REVIEW Handout
Expectations, Requirements, Objectives, Best Practices.
Assignments:
- Bring
Camera to second class meeting with cables (usb/firewire), or card reader.
- Locate
and begin reading Camera Manual - Cover to Cover.
- Required Text -A Short Course in Photography, Barbara London and Jim Stone 7th Edition, Prentice-Hall ISBN #0136031870
- 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.
Reading:
Chapters 1 and 9
A Short Course in Photography, Barbara London and Jim Stone 7th Edition, Prentice-Hall ISBN #0136031870
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
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
Lecture:
Digital Technology
Camera /
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.
Student Examples:
Jesse Klein - nitelight
Karl McJimsey - Flora
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
Print, Sign and Return field trip liability waiver.
Lecture:
-
Camera Operation:
- Best Practices - Beginning Camera Setup
- Exposure basics
- Beginning Vocabulary
- Photoshop Introduction
File Browser - Bridge
File Types, Format
Lab
First File Transfers
Experiment with White Balance Bracketing.
Discussion:
Moholy-Nagy - From Pigment to Light - 1936
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
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Sites:
Compliments of Logan Missner:
Lowlight artist / painting with light + range of lighting equipment
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jannepaint/4287648439/in/photostream/
Lecture:
Scanner
Scanning Procedures - Flat Art
Shot Card Rev.2 for field experiments
Shot Card for field experiments
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:
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
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)
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Reading:
Chapter 3
A Short Course in Photography, Barbara London and Jim Stone 7th Edition, Prentice-Hall ISBN #0136031870
Artists:
Edward Weston
Minor White
Ansel Adams
FRED ARCHER
Robert Adams
Uta Barth
http://www.sieshoeke.com/artists/uta-barth
Sites:
Compliments of Logan Missner:
Lowlight artist / painting with light + range of lighting equipment
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jannepaint/4287648439/in/photostream/
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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 2.1
Lecture:
Camera Configuration and Exposure Bracketing Continues ...
Lab:
Review :
Photography - EXAMPLE FILES - Shooting Assigments
Exposure Bracketing
Wrap up current technical experiments:
- P mode exposure control
- Exposure Compensation
- Manual Mode
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
Reading:
Chapter 3
A Short Course in Photography, Barbara London and Jim Stone 7th Edition, Prentice-Hall ISBN #0136031870
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/
Camera Configuration and Exposure Bracketing Continues ...
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
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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:
Camera Configuration and Exposure Bracketing Continues ...
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.
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Artists:
John Baldessari
Sophie
Calle
Nick Waplington
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Michael Light
http://www.michaellight.net/
Lecture:
Photoshop:
- Adjustment Layers
- Levels Adjustment Layers
- Histogram
Lab:
Contact Sheets of Brackets/Equivalents
Create a minimum of 3 contact sheets documenting bracketing exposure experiments. - (6)
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Photoshop:
- Adjustment Layers
- Levels Adjustment Layers
- Histogram
- Size / Resize / Resolution
- Curves - Adjustment Layers
- Channel Mixer- Adjustment Layers
- Size/Resize/Resolution
- Shadows and Hightlights
- Working with layers as masks
- Working with and around Selections
- Photo Filters- Adjustment Layers
- Sharpening/
Unsharp Mask
- History Brush
- Compositing
- Extract
- Selections - Paths (Pen)
- Blending Options
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Installation Instructions for optional plug-ins:
Contact Sheet II and
Layer Comps to Web Photo Gallery
Shooting Assignments Due for Midterm:
(1) - Make 5-10 Digital Camera images
between the first and the second class meeting - bring these to share on the 2nd class meeting.
(2) - Shooting in Low Light without a flash.
-Feel free to experiment, try to find the lowest
level of light possible to render a readable image.
(3) - Bracketing Exposures
3 Subjects - 3-5 exposures for each with alternate exposure. -
(4) - Equivalents: Depth of Field
3-5 Images which illustrate the side effects of aperture selections. -
(5) -
Equivalents: Motion / Blur
3-5 Images which illustrate the side effects of shutter speed / time
value selections. -
(6) - Contact Sheets of Brackets/Equivalents
Create a minimum of 3 contact sheets documenting bracketing exposure experiments. -
Artists:
Diane Arbus
Lorna Simpson
Bernd and Hilla Becher
Gregory Crewdson
William Klein
Lorna Simpson
Richard Prince
David Hockney
William Carlos Williams
Reading:
Robert Adams - Truth
Robert Adams - Beauty
Sites:
Slinkachu - Street based installations and photography
http://slinkachu.com/
Artists:
Philippe Halsman - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Halsman - http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/10022756.html
Lecture:
- 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
Photoshop:
Printing
Processing a Digital Image REV 03.10.pdf
Printer Profile File Names: profilenames
Additional Printing Resources:
Device/Paper Profiles - additional resources
http://www.basearts.com/Res.Printing.htm
and
Color Management Resources:
http://www.basearts.com/curriculum/color/basearts-Photography-color.html
- see contents of directory listing below for various white papers:
htttp://www.basearts.com/curriculum/PDF/ColorManage
Printing Demonstration - Epson R1800 / 1280
- Sharpening
- LAB
Color Mode/Luminance Sharpening
Printer
:
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
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
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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
Color Folio
http://colorfolio.com/index.htm
Skylark Images
http://www.skylarkimages.com/
The Lab
http://www.thelabsantarosa.com
Lenny Eiger
http://www.eigerphoto.com/index_ep.php
- Photoshop: Printing
Processing a Digital Image REV 03.10.pdf
Printer Profile File Names: profilenames
Assignment:
Following review of print images - print 1 image for Student Show
LAB:
Critique - Current progress on portfolios - (5 pnts)
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Printing continues through to the end...
Artists:
Harold Edgerton
Richard Avedon
Irving Penn
Edward Burtynsky
Week 3.4
Lab
Camera RAW
HDR - High Dynamic Range Imaging
Stiching - Photomerge
Resource Links for Camera Raw and HDR -& software
- Roxio Toast - CD and DVD Burning
Critique - Current progress on portfolios - (5 pnts)
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Reading:
HDR Software resources
HDRSoftware - Photomatix - http://hdrsoft.com/
Nik Software - niksoftware.com
Adobe Lightroom - adobe.com - http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/
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:
REVIEW - Chapters 2 and 4 , READ CHAPTER 7
A Short Course in Photography, Barbara London and Jim Stone 7th Edition, Prentice-Hall ISBN #0136031870
Artists:
Diane Arbus
Jeff Wall
Richard Barnes
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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
Driving Directions:
http://www.mapquest.com/mq/10-FzPmY8bGc6Jw
A Studio Day -
In class lighting/posing/staging
Family of Angles from:
Light--science & magic: an introduction to photographic lighting
By Fil Hunter, Steven Biver, Paul Fuqua
Critique - 5-10 Progress toward final subjects
Assignment:
3-5 images of light - (10)
- Pre-Visualization
- sensitivity toward the lighting conditions(less focus on subject)
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
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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
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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:
Internet Presence / Websites
- Image Ready
- Optimization
- Text tools
- Vector graphics
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
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/
Presentations of selections from individual portfolios 10-20 images. = 10 pnts
Final Exam is here --> TEST
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