september 30-october 4_9 week exam

September 30-october 4

Note: Class opening assignments and daily assignments are due at the announced time on the announced day. I will not accept them after the announced time unless you have an excused absence. 

Cell phones are for classwork only. If you are not using them for classwork, I will ask you to put them away. If you do not comply, I will ask you to give me the cell phone temporarily. If you do not comply, I will write a referral. 

NOTE: Sound coming from computers will be muted.

No gaming, please.



Class opening:

•Have Google Chrome in your dock, NOT Safari

•Be sure you have the Photoshop icon in your dock

•Go to hillwoodphoto2.blogspot.com and open this site.

Keep this site and tab open the entire class

•For help and review, scroll down to

Help and review below


Today's classwork

9 week exam review 

Help and review:

help for many topics

http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2019/09/help-with-photoshop.html

SD cards
http://hillwoodphoto1.blogspot.com/2018/08/sd-card-reader-slot.html

Transfer from phone to computer
http://hillwoodphoto1.blogspot.com/2018/08/transfer-photos-from-phone-to-computer.html


email a photo
http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2015/11/saving-as-jpeg.html










sept 23-27 grades, 9 week exam, digital portfolio

September 23-27

Note: Class opening assignments and daily assignments are due at the announced time on the announced day. I will not accept them after the announced time unless you have an excused absence. 

Cell phones are for classwork only. If you are not using them for classwork, I will ask you to put them away. If you do not comply, I will ask you to give me the cell phone temporarily. If you do not comply, I will write a referral. 

NOTE: Sound coming from computers will be muted.

No gaming, please.



Class opening:

•Have Google Chrome in your dock, NOT Safari

•Be sure you have the Photoshop icon in your dock

•Go to hillwoodphoto2.blogspot.com and open this site.

Keep this site and tab open the entire class

•For help and review, scroll down to

Help and review below


Today's classwork

Standard:
Create, organize and refine artwork

Assignment Objectives:

1. Take assigned photos and upload them to your Macintosh computer

2. Open uploaded photos in Photoshop

3. Digitize photos in Photoshop and save them correctly 

4. Create and maintain a digital portfolio


Do in class today:
                              
                              

When I am delivering instruction,
Please follow these expectations and rules:

•Be seated
•Follow directions

•Raise your hand before speaking 

or leaving your seat

•Put away cell phones and electronic 

devices when asked to do so

•Respect everyone

Consequences for not doing so:

•Warning

•Relocation

•Letter home

•Referral

1. You may ask me about your grades. Grades end this week.
2. Makeup work for excused absences
3. 9 week exam review 

https://hillwoodphoto1.blogspot.com/2019/09/1st-9-week-exam-review.html
4. Create a digital portfolio if you have not.
Directions below
5. Review your last black and white photo with me.

Directions for Digital Portfolio

1. Create a new folder. Title it: Your first name and last name_Portfolio

http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2016/01/making-new-folder.html

2. Save it on your computer.

3. Copy or place your "finished" artwork and photos into your Portfolio folder.

NOTE: All work in your Portfolio folder is your BEST work, not just any work you have done

Help and review:

help for many topics

http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2019/09/help-with-photoshop.html

SD cards
http://hillwoodphoto1.blogspot.com/2018/08/sd-card-reader-slot.html

Transfer from phone to computer
http://hillwoodphoto1.blogspot.com/2018/08/transfer-photos-from-phone-to-computer.html


email a photo
http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2015/11/saving-as-jpeg.html










black and white photos_sept 16-20

September 16-20

Note: Class opening assignments and daily assignments are due at the announced time on the announced day. I will not accept them after the announced time unless you have an excused absence. 

Cell phones are for classwork only. If you are not using them for classwork, I will ask you to put them away. If you do not comply, I will ask you to give me the cell phone temporarily. If you do not comply, I will write a referral. 

NOTE: Sound coming from computers will be muted.

No gaming, please.



Class opening:

Do now

•Have Google Chrome in your dock, NOT Safari

•Be sure you have the Photoshop icon in your dock

•Go to hillwoodphoto2.blogspot.com and open this site.

Keep this site and tab open the entire class

•If you are not able to take and load photos from your phone onto your Macintosh computer, you should begin using Nikons and SD cards. Begin
today. Check cameras out now.

this will take about 15 minutes if I check out Nikons

•For help and review, scroll down to

Help and review below


Today's classwork

Standard:
Create, organize and refine artwork

Assignment Objectives:

1. Take assigned photos and upload them to your Macintosh computer

2. Open uploaded photos in Photoshop

3. Digitize photos in Photoshop and save them correctly 

4. Create and maintain a digital portfolio


Do in class today:

1. Take a photo of the still life setup in class. It has a black background. Move in close. Show me the photo for a grade. 

2. Load the photo onto your Macintosh. Show me this for a grade. Remember, a Nikon is probably simpler than a phone.

this should take about 10 minutes

3. For steps 3-11, together as a class, using Photoshop, open the photo you just uploaded and follow the instructor. 

4. Go to Photoshop>Window>Essentials

5. At the Photoshop Window, be sure you have checked Layers, Application Frame and/or Application Bar, Options and Tools 



6. Save this photo into your documents folder as: your first name and last name_still life 2

7. Convert the photo to black and white, using a gradient map adjustment layer.

8. Make an adjustment layer using Levels, and save the photo as a PSD.

After the levels adjustment layer, the photo should show a good balance of whites, grays and blacks. 

9. Crop the photo if needed

10. Save as your first name and last name_still life 2_BW cropped. This should be in your documents folder.

11. Keep all today's work open for immediate access

12. Create a digital portfolio if you have not.

Place this (today's) photo in your Digital Portfolio

Grading  

Directions for Digital Portfolio

1. Create a new folder. Title it: Your first name and last name_Portfolio

http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2016/01/making-new-folder.html

2. Save it on your computer.

3. Copy or place your "finished" artwork and photos into your Portfolio folder.

NOTE: All work in your Portfolio folder is your BEST work, not just any work you have done

Help and review:

help for many topics

http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2019/09/help-with-photoshop.html

SD cards
http://hillwoodphoto1.blogspot.com/2018/08/sd-card-reader-slot.html

Transfer from phone to computer
http://hillwoodphoto1.blogspot.com/2018/08/transfer-photos-from-phone-to-computer.html


email a photo
http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2015/11/saving-as-jpeg.html










1. Together as a class, using Photoshop, open the still life photo taken last week. You should have this on your computer already. 

2. Go to Photoshop>Window>Essentials

3. At the Photoshop Window, be sure you have checked Layers, Application Frame and/or Application Bar, Options and Tools 



4. Save this photo into your documents folder as: your first name and last name_still life 1

5. Convert the photo to black and white.
Make an adjustment layer using Levels, and save the photo as a PSD and then as a JPEG.

6. Keep the photo available for a grade.

7. Take a photo of the new still life setup (it has a black background) in class. 

Move in close. Show me the photo for a grade.

If you need a Nikon, I will check that out to you.
If you still cannot upload a photo from your phone, you should use a Nikon and SD card.

8. Load this photo onto your computer and save it as your first name and last name_still life 2

9. Keep all today's work open for immediate access

10. Create a Digital Portfolio folder if you have not done so already. Directions below.

Grading

Directions for Digital Portfolio

1. Create a new folder. Title it: Your first name and last name_Portfolio

http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2016/01/making-new-folder.html

2. Save it on your computer.

3. Copy or place your "finished" artwork and photos into your Portfolio folder.

NOTE: All work in your Portfolio folder is your BEST work, not just any work you have done

Help and review:

help for many topics

http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2019/09/help-with-photoshop.html

Using SD cards
http://hillwoodphoto1.blogspot.com/2018/08/sd-card-reader-slot.html

Phone to computer
 http://hillwoodphoto1.blogspot.com/2018/08/transfer-photos-from-phone-to-computer.html


email a photo
http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2015/11/saving-as-jpeg.html

photo 2 digital portfolios

September 9-13

Cell phones are for classwork only. If you are not using them for classwork, I will ask you to put them away. If you do not comply, I will ask you to give me the cell phone temporarily. If you do not comply, I will write a referral. 

Class opening:

Note: Class opening assignments are due at the announced time on the announced day. I will not accept them after the announced time unless you have an excused absence. 

Get folders

•Go to hillwoodphoto2.blogspot.com

Keep this site and tab open the entire class


•Go to this link and read:
http://annetteschreiberphotography.com/importance-photographers-portfolio_1/

•Answer on paper. You do not need to write the questions, but they may be on an exam, so you could summarize the questions along with your answers. Be sure you include your first name, last name, and block on your answer sheet:

1. As a photographer, what is a portfolio? 

2. Which type portfolio is best, a traditional one showing printed photos or an online portfolio?

3. When deciding what should be included in your portfolio, what should be your first consideration?

4. Your portfolio should show only your 
_________   _________.

5. About how many photos should be in your portfolio?




NOTE: Sound coming from computers will be muted.

No gaming, please.


Today's classwork

Standard:
Create, organize and refine artwork

Assignment Objectives:

1. Take one still life photo

2. Save correctly into your documents folder

3. Digitize the photo in Photoshop and save it correctly in your documents folder.

4. Save into your Digital Portfolio folder. 


Do in class today:

NOTE: If you are not taking daily photos, you are accumulating zeros that may not be made up except for excused absences. 


1. Take a photo of the still life setup in class. 
Move in close. Show me the photo for a grade. 

2. Load the photo into your documents folder. Show me this for a grade.

If you do not have a photo that you took and loaded onto your computer, you have 2 zeros. 
One is for not taking the photo and the other is for not having a photo loaded on your computer.

If you did not take an load photos, drag this photo to your desktop to use for the Photoshop portion of this assignment.











or download from this link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RrheVEQcGqZ2tZhJLXHzAHlLwFjw1Pez/view?usp=sharing


8:15

3. For steps 3-11, together as a class, using Photoshop, open the photo and follow the instructor. 

4. Go to Photoshop>Window>Essentials

5. At the Photoshop Window, be sure you have checked Layers, Application Frame and/or Application Bar, Options and Tools 



6. Save this photo into your documents folder as: your first name and last name_still life 1

7. Convert the photo to black and white.

8. Make an adjustment layer using Levels, and save the photo as a PSD.

9. Copy this photo and save it in your documents  folder.

10. Crop the photo

11. Save as your first name and last name_still life 1_BW and cropped. This should be in your documents folder.

12. Keep all today's work open for immediate access

Grading  by MOM (Mean Old Man)

Directions for Digital Portfolio

1. Create a new folder. Title it: Your first name and last name_Portfolio

http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2016/01/making-new-folder.html

2. Save it on your computer.

3. Copy or place your "finished" artwork and photos into your Portfolio folder.

NOTE: All work in your Portfolio folder is your BEST work, not just any work you have done

Help and review:

help for many topics

http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2019/09/help-with-photoshop.html

SD cards
http://hillwoodphoto1.blogspot.com/2018/08/sd-card-reader-slot.html

Phone to Mac http://hillwoodphoto1.blogspot.com/2018/08/transfer-photos-from-phone-to-computer.html


email a photo
http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2015/11/saving-as-jpeg.html
























7. Together as a class, create a Digital Portfolio folder and save it in your documents folder. See directions below Directions for Digital Portfolio

9. Place the two photos, portfolio 1 and portfolio 2,  in your Digital Portfolio folder.

Directions for Digital Portfolio

1. Create a new folder. Title it: Your first name and last name_Portfolio

http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2016/01/making-new-folder.html

2. Save it into your documents folder.

3. Copy or place your "finished" artwork and photos into your Portfolio folder.

NOTE: All work in your Portfolio folder is your BEST work, not just any work you have done

Help and review:

help for many topics

http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2019/09/help-with-photoshop.html

SD cards
http://hillwoodphoto1.blogspot.com/2018/08/sd-card-reader-slot.html

Phone to Mac http://hillwoodphoto1.blogspot.com/2018/08/transfer-photos-from-phone-to-computer.html