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**Important Information**

Please be aware that ALL assignments including the final project are to be turned in by Friday, May 28th. No assignments will be accepted after this date. Please plan accordingly.

Final Project

For your final project you will be taking one roll of black and white film and as many images as needed with your digital camera. Choose an object (your theme) and shoot as many different examples of that object as possible, keeping color (digital) and tonality(B&W) in mind. You don't have to try to shoot too close to your subjects because it will more than likely go out of focus. You can always crop your subject later in Photoshop. You will need nine good shots but you should shoot more than nine so you have choices.

You will turn in two prints. One print will consist of images from one roll of black and white film and one print from your digital camera's shots.
Here are a couple of examples to give you an idea.

Crop all of your images that will be placed in the template so they have a resolution of 300.

Prior to shooting for this assignment you must submit a list of 10 themes you brainstormed. When submitting the list please not which images you will shoot in color (digital camera) and which you will shoot in black and white (film camera).

Download this template. You will drop all nine of your edited and cropped images into this template for printing. Your final print will be 8"x8".

This assignment is due on or before your scheduled final exam.

Creating a Sepia Toned Print- Prints Due Wednesday, May 13th

Photoshop is often used to repair old images that have been damaged. We can also use Photoshop to make a new image look old. Digital Photography School has a great tutorial that you will walk through to make some of your images appear aged. Please select one print from your spring break assignment and one print from your senior citizen assignment and follow the steps located here. Your assignment is to make the images appear to be old and distressed. There are two parts to this tutorial so be sure you follow both. Here are a couple of examples of the results you should be getting. Have fun and let me know if you have any questions.

White House Pictures

Pete Souzas, White House photographer has created a photostream on Flickr. There are some wonderful pictures on this site.

President Obamas First 100 Days: Behind the Scenes

White House photographer Callie Shell gives us a behind the scenes look at The Presidents first 100 days in office. Please scroll through the slideshow.

Senior Project Students

If you are a senior and your are completing the senior project you must see me ASAP. I want to make sure all of you know your class expectations prior to leaving for the year. Thanks.

Processing Your Spring Break Assignment - Due May 4th

Today you will begin to develop your spring break images using Adobe Photoshop. Please read the entire post and the links within this post. You may find the time to do this while you are waiting to scan or shortly after you have scanned your negatives.

You will be scanning four negatives from your spring break assignment and four negatives from your grandparent portrait assignment.

When you scan your negatives be sure you set up your scanning options as follows:
1. Scan all of your negatives with a resolution of 4000dpi.
2. Select Neg (color) in the drop down menu.
3. Select Calibrated RGB in the drop down menu.


When you go to save your image you must save the file as a JPEG. If you keep the image at its default setting (TIFF) you will eventually run out of space on your hard drive. This TIFF file contains a lot of information.

I showed you one method used to convert your image to black and white. There are so many other methods of completing the same task. You might find some of these methods a little easier and more convenient to use. Please read this article to learn more.

Using one of the methods convert all of your images to black and white. Be sure you have good contrast. You need to convert these images because you scanned all of your images using RGB; therefore, the computer thinks they are color.

Next, I would like you to completely clean up your photographs. I don't want to see any scratches, hair or other marks that might the photo look like this. You may use the clone or patch tools to accomplish this task. Review this article to learn more about retouching a photograph.

Select two photographs from each assignment and prepare to print. You will put two 5x7 prints on one 8 1/2"x11" piece of paper.

Spring Break Shooting Assignment

Film Camera - Take portraits of your grandparents or of someone of a similar generation. In class I showed you several examples of some good grandparent pictures. I recommend you place your subjects next to a window in order to achieve the effects of a studio softbox. You may want to bounce some light back onto the dark side of their face with a piece of white paper. A great photo is going to show skin texture. Be sure your depth of field is appropriate for the portrait. You can see the examples I have pulled from Flickr.com using my jcbishop1 as the member name.

Digital Camera - If you could take one picture that would summarize your spring break, what would it look like? Take this picture. The nice thing is that you get 24 chances to take this picture.

Enjoy your spring break. I look forward to seeing all of your work. All pictures must be shot by the day we arrive back to school on April 20th.

Balance and Symmetry Assignment- Due April 27nd

Your next assignment is entitled balance and symmetry. You will take 24 exposures (bracketed) on your film SLR and a minimum of 24 expos with you digital camera (DSLR - if you have one.) You have two themes for your pictures - symmetry and balance. Please select a format (digital or film) for an entire theme.

Here are a couple sites that will be helpful with ideas and understanding of your the two themes.

Visual Balance - Means Taking Another Look

Break the Rule of Thirds

You will be submitting two images for this assignment. One image will be from each theme. Please make sure you include a write-up, log sheets, negatives and prints. You will matte your favorite.

Processesing Your Sweet Negatives - Due Thursday

Select four negatives from your collection of "Sweet" pictures. Be sure that the four negatives are of different subjects or different perspectives. You will be printing two of the four negatives.

When you scan this assignment do not adjust anything on the Nikon Coolscan screen. Keep your resolution at the scanners default setting of 4000.

Go through all of the steps to convert your negative to black and white. Modify the image to your liking. Be sure you get my approval prior to printing to see if there are any other modifications that can be made.

You will be submitting your sour prints with this assignment. As with any assignment, please submit your two sour prints (one mounted) and two sweet prints (one mounted) with a write and all of your negatives.

Reminder!!! - 20 Points

All sweet negatives must be developed by the time class starts tomorrow. You will receive credit for having the pictures taken and developed.

Developing Your Sour Pictures

Select two sour pictures that you want to work with and print. Once you have cropped and completely edited the images you need to place a 32 point white stroke around the INSIDE of the image. Now you are going to flatten the image and place a 1 point black stroke around the inside of the image. This black stroke will help you cut your print to exactly 5x7. Next, arrange the two images on an 8 1/2 x 11 canvas for printing.

Sweet and Sour Assignments

Your next assignment involves both your SLR film camera and either your DSLR or a digital point and shoot. With your SLR you are going to photograph subjects that you consider sweet. With your digital camera you will photograph subject you consider sour. I will leave the interpretation up to you. Please feel free to think outside the box to create some really interesting pieces of work.

You will be printing four photographs. Your sweet images will be printed as black and white. Please use my computer to complete the printing. Your sour images will be color prints. Please use the Epson R1800 printers for these two prints.

Shooting School Activities

Don't forget that you need to sign up to photograph two school activities by the end of of the year. You may begin shooting today. Please let me what you are going to photograph prior to the event so you can get on the calendar. Check the calendar to the right to see if the DSLR is available.


Congratulations to DJ for capturing this great moment from the State Wrestling Tournament. Congratulations to Adam Walters on his 2nd place finish at the tournament.

Photography Assignment - Due Wednesday, March 11 - 20 points

Browse through the following blog and identify one posting that you find beneficial.

http://digital-photography-school.com
Click on tips and tutorials.


Once you have identified a particular posting, please submit a paragraph identifying the post and why you feel it can benefit your photography work. Please give me an example of how you can apply what you learned to your pictures/prints. Submit your paragraph by clicking comment under this post.

Winter Scene and Egg Assignement

Scan your negatives from the Winter Scene/Egg shooting assignment. Please follow the directions for scanning. Save all of your scanned images into your network folder. Since we scanned our black and white negatives as color you will need to change them to black and white in Photoshop. Now follow the steps for "developing" you images using Photoshop.

1. Select your favorite winter scene and egg print. These will be the prints you will be turning in.

2. Crop each print to 5x7 with a resolution of 240.

3. Clean up any distractions that might be on your image. These distractions might include spots from developing & distracting objects in the background. You can do this using any of the various tools described in class. Some examples include spot healing and cloning tools.

4. You may also adjust your contrast when you converted to B&W.

5. Place your complete images on a 8.5 x 11 canvas with a resolution of 240.

6. Print.

Assignments and Due Dates

The following is a list of assignments that we discussed in class and their respective due dates.

Favorite Mounted Print - Due Friday, March 6th
No write up is needed. Make sure your name is on the back of the matte board and it is placed in a clearfile. Submit your work to the turn in bin.

Hand Color and Black & White - Due Tuesday, March 10
These are the images that you took with your digital camera. Please make sure you turn in one matted print, your second print and a write up. All prints need to be in a clearfile.

Scanning Your Film

All of you are now going to scan your negatives so that we can work with them in Photoshop.

Please click here and follow the directions.

If you experiencing problems with the scanner, please click here for the troubleshooting manual.

9 Tips for Breaking into Photojournalism

Photojojo.com has a great posting about how you can become a photojournalist. Please read the link.

Developing Film

We will be in the photography room Monday through Wednesday of next week developing our film. Please make sure you bring your film canister containing your images!

Cropping

Many of you are realizing the importance of a good crop. Digital photography school explains how a photograph can be successfully cropped to emphasize your subjects and make your images more interesting. Please click here and read the link.

Once you have read the link, please open up three images you have not previously work with. Crop these three images to 5"x7" with thier native resolution. With each photo, experiment with various different crop displays. Save the newly cropped images with a new file name into your network folder. You may use your colorful or winter scene images for this assignment.

Printing!!!

Wahoo! We are about ready to print your images. You have gained some valuable information about editing and manipulating your images in Photoshop and now it is time to see your work as a print.

Almost all of our assignments will be completed as 5"x7" prints. The paper you will be printing on is 8 1/2"x11" so you will be placing two 5"x7" prints on one piece of paper. Never print just one 5"x7" print on an 8 1/2" x 11" piece of paper.

You will be printing your favorite black & white and splash of color images.

Steps in order to make your prints.

1. Open the two images you want to print.
2. Be sure they are both cropped to the same size (5x7 or 7x5) and they have the SAME RESOLUTION.
2.5 Merge visible layers in each of your images you want to print.
3. Create a new image (document).
4 The size of the new document needs to be 8 1/2" x 11". Be sure you have selected INCHES and and pixels. Type in the resolution of your two images that you cropped to 5"x7". Select transparent as your background.
6. Click OK.
7. Grab your move tool and drag each of your pictures onto your white canvas. Position one at the top and one at the bottom. Once you have the images positioned properly, save this new image as a psd in your network folder.
8. Go to one of the three computers in the classroom that has a connected printer.
9. Open up your 8 1/2" x 11" print.
10. Go to File--->Print. If a screen pops up saying your your paper is larger than the printable areas, select Proceed.
11. Select the Epson printer and click properties.
12. Your printing dialog box now appears. Remember you only get one shot to print so pay very close attention to your settings. Here are your REQUIRED your settings:
a. Quality Option - Best Photo
b. Paper Source - Sheet
c. Borderless - UNcheck
d. Type - Premium Glossy Photo Paper
e. Size - Letter (8 1/2" x 11")
f. Orientation - Portrait

Leave the two tabs labeled Page Layout and Maintenance alone.

13. Click Ok to Print.

Adding A Splash Of Color To Your Photo

1. Follow all of the steps below on converting your color image to a black and white.

2. Make sure that your adjustments layer is selected in your layers pallet.


3. Using a selection tool to select the area of the photo that you want to convert to color. This will prevent you from coloring outside the lines.



















4. Select your paintbrush.


















Adjust your brush to an appropriate size. You can do this by selecting the tool as shown below or just tap the closed or open bracket on your keyboard.


















5. Be sure you are painting in black. FYI - the code for black is 00000.


6. Paint the area that you have selected.


















Once you have completed the assignment to your liking, save the image as colorspash. Be sure it is saved as a psd file.

Converting Color to Black and White

Follow these steps in order to convert a color print to a black and white. There are many different methods of doing this however this method allows for greater flexibility in tones.

1. Open image you want to use for this assignment.
2. Crop image to 5x7.
3. Click on layer-new adjustment layer-channel mixer, and then click ok.

















4. Check monochrome and set your Red, Green and Blue settings to R-70, G-20 and B-10.
















5. You may adjust Red, Green or Blue settings to something else but the sum of all must be 100.
6. Slide constant to desired level and then click ok.
7. Then save your file by clicking save as. Save your picture as Colorfulbw1 and Colorfulbw2.

Crop to 5x7 and Add Text - Due Feb 12th

1. Open Photoshop and open two pictures winter scene pictures.

2. Go to Images--->Image Size. Record your image size for both images. If your resolution differs, record the lowest resolution of the two.

3. Select your crop tool. In the width and height field box enter 5x7 or 7x5. Enter the native resolution of your image. See step 2.

4. Crop your image.

5. Duplicate the Background Layer. You will be putting text into this layer

6. Select text icon. Be sure your font is at least 30 pixels tall. Choose some kind of Script (cursive) font. Type your name in the lower left or right hand side of your picture.

7. Click the effects (Fx) button at the bottom of the layers pallet. Play with the different effect settings until you find some settings you like.

8. Create a new folder in you network drive and label it "Text." Save both a .psd and .jpeg file into this folder. Do the exact same thing in your folder on my computer. Be sure you do not write over your original image. Always use Save As. This will keep your original file intact.

Editing Your First Pictures

Assignment - Due Monday Feb 9th.

Take at least 12 pictures with a digital camera of a winter scene. There will be a wonderful opportunity to do this since there is a lot of snow on the ground. I would also like you to take a minimum of 12 pictures of something colorful. This could be flowers on your kitchen table or valentines day candy on your window sill. Do not have your colorful object fill the frame. Please keep in mind good composition and be sure to follow the rules of photography when capturing your subjects. Try to make sure your camera is set to capture the most detail (largest file.) You will be given points for bringing in these images because we will be working with them in Photoshop next week.

Lomo Photography

Many of you have inquired about Lomo photography and how this look can be accomplished in Photoshop. Digitial Photography School shows you how you can create this effect with your pictures.

Meet The New White House Photographer

In class we talk about pictures that tell a story. Today I was listening to an interview with the new White House Photographer, Pete Souza. He does a great job of telling stories through his photography. Please explore his work on his website and listen to the interview.

Web Page Students

If you are a web page student and have completed all three sections of the Photoshop tutorial program, please follow these steps to complete your first assignment.

1. Find four photos online that have the same general theme (ie: soccer, basketball, painting, music, etc.). All pictures must be either vertical or horizontal.
2. Right click these images and save into your network folder
3. Crop all of these images to 2"x3"or 3"x2" with a resolution of 72 dpi.
4. Place a white stroke 4 pixel wide on the inside of each picture.
5. Create a new canvas by going to file-->new. Make your new canvas 4"x6"if you selected pictures that were composed horizontally or 6"x4" if they were composed vertically. Set your new canvas to a resolution of 72 with a transparent background.
6. Drag each of the four web pictures onto the canvas. Position all of them so they do not overlap. 7. Save your new canvas as a Webstudent.psd. Be sure you select your photography folder your network drive as save location.
8. Flatten your image and save as a jpeg to your network folder.
9. Save a copy to Mr. Bishop's computer. Be sure you create a folder with your name prior to saving.

Midterm

Your photography midterm will be given on January 12th. Here is a link to your study guide. If you decide to print this study guide in our computer lab, please send the document to HSCADLABRICOH. You will be submitting your study guide for points when you take the exam. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Welcome Back!

I hope all of you had a great break and wonderful holiday.

Today we are going to begin to learn Photoshop. This will be an educational process that will definitely make your life easier when it comes to digital photography.

At the top of the right column on this blog you will see a link that will take you to our OnlineExpert Photoshop Tutorial program. Click this link and login using the email address you sent me and the password I gave you in class. Please remember that you will be forced to change your password by January 16th.

It is important that you pay close attention to the tutorials because you will be graded on the tests that are given at the end of each online unit. These tests are given within the tutorial. If you do not do very well on the test, go back and review the lessons. You will then retake the test for a higher score.

Good luck, have fun and please ask me if you run into problems.

Assignment - Due Wednesday, December 17th

I need your email address in order to set up accounts so you can access your online Photoshop class. Please send me an email to Jay.Bishop@westg.org and please include:

1. Your Name
2. Your Email Address
3. Your Class Period

If you do not have an email address, I recommend GMail. Please subscribe to this blog so you can get updates when a new blog post is made. You can do this by entering your email address on the right hand side of this blog. Do it now!

Flash Fun

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Kyle brought his digital SLR on Friday and we decided to have some fun with long exposures and a flash. Here are some shots we took. To learn more about long exposures click here.

Life Magazine

Life magazine used to be a weekly publication with emphasized American life through photojournalist photography. Google has recently teamed up with Life to bring all of the images to the World Wide Web. Please take a minute to read about the magazine's history here and view the images here.

White Subject and Rule of Thirds

White Subject


Photograph the place setting that is arranged in the photo lab. Make sure you are using a white backdrop. Good depth of field is expected. Also remember you will need to overexpose by 1/2 to one f stop because your camera light meter tries to make white things look gray. Try several shots with different settings and from different angles. Try different lighting techniques on the setting for shadows and high lights. Remember from the lab scene that if you have a high contrast situation, it will be difficult to print.



Gulls are notorious troublemakers to photograph. In these two photographs, we have the white plumage and light toned surroundings to deal with. In the first photo, +1 1/3 stops overexposure has been dialed in using center-weighting metering. The second is an intentionally darkened image to simulate what the shot would have looked like without compensation. Adding more light has kept the plumage white.



Rule of Thirds


Bring in a small item that will create interest in a photograph.


Take eight pictures as follows.

*Divide the camera’s viewfinder into thirds, both vertically and horizontally.
*Position your subject in the corners where the thirds lines cross
*The thirds lines will cross in four places, so take a normal exposure picture and then a second picture with one half stop more light. – 8 pictures


Take a picture of something beautiful. Take three shots using the bracketing technique.


Take a picture of something ugly using the same technique.


More information on the rule of thirds can be found here.


What to turn in


You will be required to turn in all of your negatives, four prints, log sheet, contact sheet and a summary of the assignment. The summary should include why you took each picture of the subjects, what you would change in your shot if you were to shoot again, the camera’s aperture and shutter speeds for the submitted images, the enlarger aperture setting for each submitted print and what you learned while completing this assignment.


As with any summary submitted in this class, you need to be sure it is typed with 1” margins. You also need to use #12 Times New Roman font. Please put your name, date, period and class in the upper right hand corner of your paper.

Last Name Assignment - Due November 24th

This assignment is going to give you a lot of flexibility in the subjects that you decide to shoot. You are going to take the first letter of your last name and take pictures of subjects that begin that initial. Please make sure that people are not your subject. Please follow the rules of correct composition, use the rule of thirds when you are not filling the frame with your subject and consider the elements of art in your shots.

Objectives:
Begin to acquire skills in: loading a camera, using the camera to take pictures, unloading a camera, putting the film into a developing tank and developing a roll of film. You will apply your knowledge of the rule of thirds, correct composition, and the elements of art.
The objectives above include many steps which will require practice before you do them well.
It is highly recommended that you practice placing undeveloped film onto a reel and into a canister, all within a changing bag several times before you try it with your own film. Not practicing this will most likely result in damaging the film or completely exposing the film. This will result in you shooting a new roll again and falling behind in your assignment. Many of you found this out the hard way with the last assignment.

What To Turn In
You will be required to turn in all of your negatives, two final prints with different subjects, log sheet, contact sheet and a summary of the assignment. The summary should include why you took each picture of the subjects, what you would change in your shot if you were to shoot again, the camera’s aperture and shutter speeds for the submitted images, the enlarger aperture setting for each submitted print and what you learned while completing this assignment. Please also tell me why you composed the picture the way you did. It would be helpful if you included how you used the rule of thirds and elements of art to describe your composition. As with any summary submitted in this class, you need to be sure it is typed with 1” margins. You also need to use #12 Times New Roman font. Please put your name, date, period and class in the upper right hand corner of your paper. Staple your work in the following order:

Paper
Prints
Final prints
Contact Sheet
Test Strips Between Prints
Negatives
Log Sheet

Fall Still Life - Due Monday, November 10th

For this assignment each student must shoot at least 12 exposures of 24 of the pumpkins set up in the photography lab. Students need to photograph the fall items

to show texture and shadows created by the use of lights (side, front, back, etc.)

3 shots of the first 12 exposures must show minimum depth of field.

All pictures mush show texture and shadows. It is highly recommended that you photograph the items in the classroom in the manner when best suits the type of assignment. For example, attempt to shoot most of the items up close in order to achieve a clear image or to show texture and shadows.

You will have consumed 12 shots of your 24 exposures. The remaining 12 exposures are to be shot at home. Please continue this theme for the remainder of the assignment. Some example might include a pumpkin patch and apples at Patterson Fruit Farm. Please take all of your pictures outside for best results.

Please use different camera settings for each subject photographed. For a particular subject you may want to think about your composition. Such as:

• Lines create interest whether they are converging leading or curving.

• Arcs and circles draw attending when used in a clever manner.

• Patterns- Find a subject that shows a pattern

• Rhythm- Find a subject that shows rhythm.

You will turn in one final photo taken from the subjects placed in the classroom and one photo taken outside of the classroom. Please make sure you include all of your

contact sheets, test strips, negatives, write up and log sheet when you submit your assignment.

Blog Assignments

As I work on grades for the quarter I am noticing that many of you have not submitted comments on the required blog posts. Review your grades. If you notice a zero (0) for a blog assignment, you have until tomorrow morning to turn in (submit online) this late work.

Composing a Photograph

Please read all of the bullets on the right side of this Kodak web page. Another good page web page describing photo composition can be found here. These website does a great job describing how to correctly compose a picture.

When you are done please respond to the blogs comments section with the answers to the following questions.

1. What is the rule of thirds?
2. When do you compose a picture vertically?
3. When do you compose a picture horizontally?
4. What are leading lines?
5. What does it mean to place objects in the foreground of a picture?
6. What is symmetry and why is it important in photography?
7. Explain what a distracting object might be in a photography.

Things to Remember While Developing Film and Prints

1. It is very important that you wash your prints for ten minutes before you place them in the dryer.

2. Please remove and throw away all tape that you used to label your developing cans. If you labeled your reel, please remove the tape when you are done.

3. When loading film onto your reel, you need to place two reels in your canister. Place the reel with the film on the bottom. Your film will not develop correctly if it is placed on top of the empty reel.

4. When you are the last one to use the dryer at the end of the period or day, please turn it off.

5. Make sure the light goes over the edge of your easel in the darkroom to maintain a consistent border.

5. Review all of the tips and techniques in the right column of this blog. If you feel you can add to the tips and techniques you will get extra credit if it gets posted.

Darkroom Tips and Tricks

1. Always keep your box of paper closed unless you are taking out a new piece of paper. Immediately close the box after you take your paper out.

2. Do not turn on the light.

3. Each day you enter the darkroom be sure you make a new test strip. The chemicals are different each day depending on use.

4. Always use a grain focuser when making test strips and final prints.
5. Be sure to focus the light before you make test strips.

6. When making test strips, cut your paper into stips of three. This will save you paper.

7. Pick out which negative you are going to use and seperate it from the others before you go into the darkroom.

8. Don't push the photo paper to the bottom of the trays. This will prevent the print from sticking to the bottom.

9. While your print is in the fixer move back to your enlarger and in between the 30 second intervals, set up or the next print. This will save you time.

10. Crop out unwanted portions of your negative by raising the enlarger head.

11. Always know what aperture you are using to make your print.

12. Be careful with your negatives. Don't pull them out of the carrier. This will cause your negatives to scratch.

13. Keep the area you are working in clean. The less clutter you have around you the less likely it is for your image to become damaged by a shadow or being "bumped."

14. Don't open your phones in the darkroom because the light from it could ruin other peoples' prints or even your own.

15. Make sure your paper is centered in the easel before you turn on your enlarger's light. This will make sure you have an even border.

Test Make - Tuesday, October 21st

Here are some things to think about prior to taking the test tomorrow.

1. How do we determine when it is appropriate to hand hold a camera and still take a picture?
2. What aperture settings give you a deep depth of field? How does this setting relate to the physical size of the aperture?
3. What aperture settings give you a shallow depth of field? How does this setting relate to the physical size of the aperture?
4. Memorize your aperture and shutter full stop settings.
5. Define parallax. What type of camera can give you parallax?
6. When do we use a fast film? What speed film is considered fast? What speed film is considered slow? When do we use slow film?
7. What does it mean to bracket and exposure?

If you would like to receive three extra credit points on your exam, place write the word "parallax" next to your name on your answer sheet. Good luck tomorrow. I will be around in the morning if you have any questions.

Motion/Depth of Field Assignment - Due Wednesday, Oct. 29th

Please follow the assigned steps in order to successfully complete the Motion/Depth of Field assignment.

1. Make a test strip
a. Move the easel - it is not needed
b. Focus your enlarger light to approximately a 5"x 7" size. Make sure the edges of your light are very sharp.
c. Lay down one row of negatives.
d. Place glass on top of the negatives
e. Set time on enlarger to 5 seconds and your aperture to F/8.
f. Make your test strip using a piece of cardboard.
g. See Mr. Bishop to read your test strip. Tip - I am looking for your first black around your sprocket holes.

2. Make a final contact sheet using determined settings from reading your test strip.

Procedure for making final prints for Motion/Depth of Field assignment.
1. Be sure light overlaps your easel by 1/8"
2. Use grain focuser to be sure negative is in focus. You MUST see me when you begin to use the grain focuser. I want to know you know how to use this tool. It is a very important tool and needs to be used with every print you make.
3. Make a test strip to determine correct amount of time. I recommend starting with an aperture of F/8 and your timer set to 5 seconds. You might need to make adjustments depending on your results.
4. See Mr. Bishop to help you read your test strip. Tip - He will be looking for your first black that appears in your print.

Here is what you will turn in for this assignment:

- One print from your pop can portion of the assignment. This print must be from a negative where you used your largest aperture opening (smallest number.) I am looking for your shortest depth of field.

-One print from your subject motion portion of your assignment. This print must be from a negative where you used your fastest shutter speed to stop your motion. I am looking for your moving subject to be frozen. I don't want to see any blurry subjects.

-One print from the body motion portion of your assignment. This print must be from a negative where you took a picture using your slowest shutter speed. I am looking for your entire picture to be blurry.

What to turn in:

1. A 1-2 page write-up. This write up should include an explanation of the goals of the assignment, what you learned, and how you completed your assignment. Please have a opening and concluding paragraphs in your paper. Your paper needs to be double space with #12 Times New Roman font. Please include a title that is underlined and in bold text at the top of your page. Above your title you will have left justified text that includes your name, date, period and class.

2. Three final prints - See above
a. Shortest DOF print
b. Fastest shutter print
c. slowest shutter prints

3. Test strips for each final print

4. All of your negatives in a clearfile

5. Log sheet.

Test Prep!

Here are some things to think about for your test on Monday. Don't forget to have your study guides completed when you arrive on Monday. Please bring a pencil.

You are asked to help photograph different items at Cedar Point (when it was an amusement park) during the evening and into the night before the part closes. The assignment requires that you show motion of different rides and the fireworks display for that night. In order to capture the action of what is going on you will need to be placed far enough back to frame the shot correctly in the viewfinder and end up with a picture you can use. Also remember you will be in areas with low light so you will need to adjust for this. What camera settings might you use to achieve the desired shot?

What is the difference between F 8 and F 16? Stop difference as well as depth of field.

5 Elements of Composition

Digital Photography School has a great post on composing your pictures. Please read this link. Try to incorporate these elements into your work.

Also, a reminder that there will be a test on Monday, October 6th. Please make sure your study guides are complete because you will be turning them in for easy points prior to the exam. You may find a copy of the study guide here. Please drop me a line if you have any questions. Please be sure you check this blog this weekend for anything that may help you on the test.

Assignment

Please make sure you have your study guide finished by Oct. 2nd. I will be collecting the guide prior to you taking the exam.

Please review the latest Yahoo Week in Photos and tell me your favorite image and why. In your explanation please tell me what elements of art are used and how they help to make the image more interesting.

Link to Yahoo Week in Photos -

Be sure you click on Sept 19th.

Class Work

Welcome Back! Did anyone take pictures over the looooong weekend. I am sorry I couldn't be there today to complete the first shooting assignment. I am out with the golf team at the CVC tournament. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and we will be back outside on Thursday.

Please note that on Friday I posted an assignment. You will find it below. You can comment by clicking the little comment link below the post. Be sure you include your first name and last initial and class period prior to commenting on your favorite photos. Please read below once you have completed Friday's post.

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Today you are also going to review the three links under the heading Elements of Art Helpful Links. This heading and the links can be found as you scroll down the blog on the right column. Please click on each and review the seven elements of art. When you are done reading you should understand what each element is and how they can be applied to photography.

Now, please review MSN Week in photos for the last four weeks. Begin with Sept 4-11 and end with Aug 21-28. Again, you can find this link along the right hand column of the blog Please select one favorite photograph from each week. What elements of art come into play with each photo you selected as your favorite? What do you see in the photograph (details) that lends itself to an element of art? Please be specific when answering these questions.

Again, please respond to THIS post as a comment. Include your first name, initial of your last name, period, week of favorite photograph, title of favorite photograph and what elements of art come into play with your favorite image. Please include all of this information in one comment.

Have a great day and please remain at your computer for the duration of the period. If you happen to finish early you many browse the blog and click on any links that may interest you (within the blog.) I recommend reading previous year posts and clicking on more Photography Links.

Week In Photos

In the column on the right hand side of the blog you will find a box labeled Photography Link. Please click on Yahoo Photos of the Week. Once there, please view each of the pictures for the weeks of August 22, August 29, September 5, and September 12. Take the time to look at each and every photo displayed for these four weeks. When you are done viewing each picture please select your favorite photo from each week and create a comment. In the comment please tell me your first name, initial of your last name, period, the weeks for each photo selected and why you like each picture. Please use a complete sentence or two when describing your favorite pictures.

Depth of Field and Motion Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to give you a better understanding of how Depth of Field is a function of the f. stop setting and motion is controlled by the camera’s shutter.

This assignment uses the equivalent exposures technique. In this technique you may vary the f. number to control the depth of field or shutter speed to control motion. In either case when you change one you must adjust the other to maintain a “good” exposure. To make sure that you are making the adjustments correctly refer to the light meter and makes sure it is indicating a correct exposure.

Procedure: Depth of Field Test

Set up 6-8 cans or bottles on a table. Arrange them in a straight line with a 6” spacing between each can. Position yourself so that you are at eye level with the cans and about 3 feet from the closest can. Focus your camera on the second can (for all shots). Set the lens aperture to the lowest F. number on your lens (f 1.8). Adjust the shutter speed to obtain the proper exposure (meter is in the normal position) – then shot. In the next frame set the f. number to the next higher setting (f.2) – adjust your shutter speed – shoot. Continue increasing f. numbers in each succeeded frame until you have a progression from minimum to maximum f. number on your lens.

Motion Test

There are two types of motion, Body motion – caused by the photographer moving and Subject motion – caused by the subject moving. IN determining what a usable shutter speed range is, you must first know the slowest usable shutter speed (set by body motion). Then, what is the highest shutter speed (required to stop subject motion)? Minimum shutter speed to stop body motion = 1? Focal length of the lens (using a 50 mm lens; 1/50 = 1/60^th of a second.

Procedure: Body motion Test

Find a stationary object (parked car, toy, tree, etc.) Focus on this object and set your camera shutter speed to 1/125. Then adjust the f. number to get the proper exposure. On the next frame lower the shutter speed to 1/60 – adjust f. number and shoot. Continue until you have a progression of frames staring at 1/125 and ending at ½ second (7 exposures). Tip: Look for a shady location for this project.

Procedure: Subject Motion Test

Photograph a fast moving subject (a car, a jogger, a cyclist). Start with the shutter speed set at 1/60 then progress to faster speeds (1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000). Use the same exposure techniques as in the above tests. Tip: photograph this project under bright light.

How the Camera Works

Once you have completed your research on the various types of cameras, please read the following link and answer the questions below. Copy and paste the questions into a Word document. Save the document to your network folder and print. This is due at the end of the period on Tuesday, September 9th.

Required Reading

Please click on the following link and read ALL of the pages in the article.

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/camera.htm

Please answer the following questions:
1. Describe how light bends twice when it encounters a lens.

2. When does the angle of light entry change?

3. What lens has a long focal length?

4. What lens has a short focal length?

5. A higher focal length number indicates a __________ image magnification.

6. Who came up with the term photography and in what year?

7. Where does the term camera come from and what does its origin mean?

Camera Assignment

By now all of you should have created a Google login. Please see me if you still need to do this.

I would also recommend that you subscribe to this blog via email. On the right hand column of this blog is a location to enter your email address. Each time this blog has been updated you will receive an email telling you to read the new post. Please see me if you have any questions.

You are going to be conducting research on the various types of cameras. You will submit this paper as a printed Word document. Please be sure you cite all of your work in a bibliography. All text must be #12 Times New Roman font. Also, please make sure you double space your text. For each of the listed cameras, please paste a picture of the camera from the internet. Your description of each camera will need to include definition, description of how the camera works, advantages and disadvantages of the camera.

1. View Camera
2. Point and Shoot Camera
3. Single Lens Reflex Camera
4. Medium Format Single Lens Reflex Camera
5. Rangefinder/Viewfinder Camera
6. Pinhole Camera