final exam study sheet

photo assignments

Photo assignments

Note: It is probably best if you upload these onto your computer and save them into your documents folder




1. A day in your life
Take 10 (or more) photos of one day of the events in your life before school, at school and after school. Keep it appropriate.

2. Pet’s Eye View. Pretend that you are a pet. How would you see the world if you were a dog? A hamster? Shoot a series images from the perspective of your pet’s eye level. Take at least 5 photos.

3. Color Challenge. Choose a color and photograph only objects of that color. Take at least 5 photos.

4. A Collection of “Somethings.” Choose "something", It could be feet, shoes, tattoos, garbage cans, food, bicycles – you name it! Take at least 5 photos of your "something".

rule of thirds

Rule of Thirds Definition
In the rule of thirds, photos are divided into thirds with two imaginary lines vertically and two lines horizontally making three columns, three rows, and nine sections in the images. Important compositional elements and leading lines are placed on or near the imaginary lines and where the lines intersect.

email to topperselfie@gmail.com

Include your first name, last name, rule of thirds and block number in the subject line.

If your email address and name is "goganstagamer@gmail.com," I probably won't know who you are.

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

green screen

gallery

http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2010/04/visual-communicationsassignments414-15.html

video

http://player.vimeo.com/video/34678075?title=0

Check your grades. Do your assignments.

SSA and Tardies

Tardies, 3 times, then referral

SSA, follow the guidelines or referral....sorry

Please tell me if I am EVER unfair

Food_not at computers & clean up

Phones should be used for classwork only. If your phone is visible, you should be able to explain how you are using it for class work.

Headphones, earbuds, etc. are not allowed in class.

If you have trouble with your computer or Photoshop, be sure we fix that at the beginning of class. If you wait until I come to check work,  that is too late.

Today:

Take a photo for the green screen assignment. Upload and save in your documents folder. Phones or Nikons. 

Today or next class: 
Find or take high resolution photos for a background. Save into your documents folder.

Then:
Cut out the green screen background and place a different background behind the photo.

Standards

1.1 Demonstrate the use of knowledge and technical skills in at least one specific medium. 

1.2 Demonstrate an understanding of the safe and responsible use of art media and tools. 

1.3 Create visual art that communicates ideas through the use of media, techniques, and processes. 

What I want you to know or do:

1. Take and upload a digital photo

2. Use Photoshop to apply digital imaging to the photo
3. Cut out a green screen background

4. Send the finished photo as an email attachment

Assignment:

Take green screen photo(s)

Load the photos onto your computer

http://hillwoodphoto2.blogspot.com/2016/10/loading-photos-from-sd-card.html

Doing this with a partner reading directions for another computer will help.

Next class......

Open one of the photos in Photoshop or open Photoshop if it does not appear in your dock.

In the Photoshop Options Bar (top of screen) go to Window

Check the following (unless already has checkmark) :

Workspace>Essentials

Layers

Application Frame

Options

Tools

3. Apply Photoshop adjustments, such as levels. You can also crop your photos. We will do this together in class.

4. Make a new Photoshop document. 

Name: Green screen

Size: 8"x10" or 10"x8"

Resolution: 300 

5. Composite your green screen photo with another background

6. Save as JPEG and email to me at 

topperselfie@gmail.com. Type your first and last name, your block, and "green screen" in the subject line of the email.

To save as a JPEG:

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

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For help, click this link below and scroll to help in the right hand column

http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/

Green screen

Chroma key compositing, or chroma keying, is a special effects / post-production technique for compositing (layering) two images or video streams together based on color hues (chroma range). The technique has been used heavily in many fields to remove a background from the subject of a photo or video – particularly the newscasting, motion picture and video game industries. A color range in the top layer is made transparent, revealing another image behind. The chroma keying technique is commonly used in video production and post-production. This technique is also referred to as color keying, color-separation overlay (CSO; primarily by the BBC[2]), or by various terms for specific color-related variants such as green screen, and blue screen – chroma keying can be done with backgrounds of any color that are uniform and distinct, but green and blue backgrounds are more commonly used because they differ most distinctly in hue from most human skin colors. No part of the subject being filmed or photographed may duplicate a color used in the background.

Here are important guidelines to follow.

 • Contrast the color of the background screen & subject

 • Be careful of white, black, gray

 • Avoid red, yellow, brown

 • Use a saturated color if possible

Contrast the color of the background screen & subject

This is a very important rule! The color used for your backing screen should NOT be present in the subject. If your model is wearing a blue shirt and she is photographed against a blue backing screen, the shirt may visually disappear when the blue background is removed.

Be careful of white, black, gray

Some photographers try to solve the issue of color spill by using a neutral background of black, white or gray. While this cuts down on lights reflecting color onto your subject, it may cause other issues.

Black, white and gray baking screens are often problematic because those colors are found in almost every foreground object. Shadows are mostly composed of black. Highlights almost always contain white. A value of gray is often lurking in another color. This makes pulling a key extremely difficult, since Primatte doesn't know what color to focus on for extraction.

Avoid red, yellow, brown

Another color that you need to be careful of is red. A red screen can get too entangled with the red skin tones of human models. This is also true for yellow and brown since they are almost always found in skin tones. Blue and green are the best choices for photographing humans because these colors are least likely to be found in skin tones.

Use saturated color if possible

If possible, use a saturated color for your screen. For instance, a rich blue will always work better than light blue or turquoise. There are numerous screen products manufactured in the colors of 'Chromakey Blue' and 'Chromakey Green'.


gallery
http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2010/04/visual-communicationsassignments414-15.html

video
http://player.vimeo.com/video/34678075?title=0

low key photography

Photo by Amairany Castaneda

high key photography

What composition principle doe this illustrate?

shadows

tutorials

https://www. com/photographing-shadows/

Exam: What is the difference between a shadow and a silhouette?
What kind of light light creates deep shadows with hard defined edges?

http://content.photojojo.com/tutorials/the-ultimate-guide-to-shadow-play/

Check your grades

SSA and Tardies

Tardies, 3 times, then referral

SSA, follow the guidelines or referral....sorry

Please tell me if I am EVER unfair

Food_not at computers & clean up

Phones should be used for classwork only. If your phone is visible, you should be able to explain how you are using it for class work.

Headphones, earbuds, etc. are not allowed in class.

If you have trouble with your computer or Photoshop, be sure we fix that at the beginning of class. If you wait until I come to check work,  that is too late.

Today:

1. ACT words

http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2014/08/act-words.html

2. Take a minimum of 5 photos for the shadows assignment. Save in your documents folder. Phones or Nikons. For one photo, use white background and a light to make a shadow on the white background.

Standards

1.1 Demonstrate the use of knowledge and technical skills in at least one specific medium. 

1.2 Demonstrate an understanding of the safe and responsible use of art media and tools. 

1.3 Create visual art that communicates ideas through the use of media, techniques, and processes. 

What I want you to know or do:

1. Take and upload a digital photo

2. Use Photoshop to apply digital imaging to the photo

3. Send the finished photo as an email attachment

4. Use photography to illustrate the meaning of vocabulary 

Assignment:

Take 5 or more different photos of shadows. 

Load the photos onto your computer

http://hillwoodphoto2.blogspot.com/2016/10/loading-photos-from-sd-card.html

Doing this with a partner reading directions for another computer will help.

Show me your 5 photos. Do NOT email yet

Next class......

Open one of the photos in Photoshop or open Photoshop if it does not appear in your dock.

In the Photoshop Options Bar (top of screen) go to Window

Check the following (unless already has checkmark) :

Workspace>Essentials

Layers

Application Frame

Options

Tools

3. Apply Photoshop adjustments, such as levels. You can also crop your photos. We will do this together in class.

4. Make a new Photoshop document. 

Name: Shadows

Size: 8"x10" or 10"x8"

Resolution: 300 

5. Place the photos in one document. We will do this together. You will probably need to resize.

7. Save as JPEG and email to me at 

topperselfie@gmail.com. Type your first and last name, your block, and "shadows" in the subject line of the email.

To save as a JPEG:

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

.
For help, click this link below and scroll to help in the right hand column

http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/