Final Exam Review - Semester 1 - 2014/2015

• Shutter speed (exposure time)
• Aperture
• size of the opening of a lens
• measured in f/stops
• smaller number - larger opening in the lens - more light - more bokeh
• larger number - smaller opening in the lens - less light - less bokeh
• ISO
•  film sensitivity or sensor sensitivity
•  Dim lighting or fast shutter speeds use a higher numbered ISO (ISO 1600, 3200, etc)
•  Bright lighting or slower shutter speeds use a lower numbered ISO (ISO 100, 200)
• Lenses
• 50 mm exactly what the eye sees
•  Not zoomed in and not zoomed out
• Wide angle lens
•  Anything under 50 mm
• Telephoto lens
•  Anything over 50 mm

•  Zoom lenses
•  Zoom in and out from one focal length to another
•  Prime lenses
•  Remain fixed at one designated focal length
• Film Developing
• Chemicals
• developer - measure temperature
• stop bath
• fixer
• perma-wash
• photo flow
• Film loading process and tools/equipment used
•  Changing bag
•  CanOpener
•  Scissors
•  Developing tank complete with spool
• Computer/Post Processing
• Computer Info
• DPI - dots per inch - resolution
• Prefixes
• Terra - trillion
• Giga - billion
• Mega - million
• Kilo - thousand
• File Types
• .psd - PhotoShop Documents
• uncompressed files - contain layers
• larger file size
• .jpeg - joint photographic experts group
• compressed files - contain no layers
• smaller file size
• Adobe Photoshop
• Version CS6 - we use this in class
• costs hundreds
• Creative Cloud
• costs $10/mo
• Resolution
• 72 dpi - graphics used on computer screens
• 300 dpi - graphics used for print
• Tools
• Move
• Rectangular marquee
• Lasso
• Magic Wand
• Quick Selection
• Crop
• Spot healing brush
• Brush
• Clone stamp tool
• Eraser
• Gradient
• Pen
• Type tool
• Zoom
• Foreground and background colors
• Layers
• GIMP
• free piece of photo editing software
• Panning
• Following a moving object with your camera
• Subject is sharp, but background appears to be in motion
• Tripod 
• Used for long exposures
• Common paper sizes
• 4x6
• 5x7
• 8x10
• 11x14
• Rule of Thirds
• Subject is placed in the left, right, top or bottom third of the photo

Final Exam Schedule - Semester 1, 2014-2015

Ok everybody, below is your schedule for final exams this year. Best of luck!

Let There Be Light

Lighting is one of the most important things to consider when creating portraits. Below is a great link that contains some fantastic, yet basic info on lighting. Check it out.

6 Portrait Lighting Patterns Every Photographer Should Know

Portraiture Lab

Below is the info we will will use to complete our portraiture lab. Download the file and print out the last 2 pages. Fill these out and hand them in by the end of the class day on Friday, 12/19/2014. Put them on my desk as you walk out the door.

This project involves thought and creativity. Do a good job and make it fun as well as rewarding. Also remember…the holidays are right around the corner and everybody loves to get a nice, framed picture as a present :)

Portraiture Tips

Today we will be starting our unit on portraiture. Below are the three links we will be working with that will give us some great tips to help us while getting started.

14 Portrait Photography Tips You'll Never Want To Forget

Six Things They Won't Teach You In Portrait Photography Class

101 Portrait Photography Tips

Today's Assignment: Making Complex Selections

 Today we are going to focus on making very accurate, complex selections.  Up until this point, we have said that it is extremely difficult to work with detailed objects such as people's hair and branches on a tree. Today we are going to learn how to use the Color Range tool and the Refine Selection Button. These will both help us to achieve our goal in making more accurate selections. Download the PDF file below as well as the sample photo which is also posted below. After we do the demo, you are going to:

1. Take a picture of a tree and a headshot of a person with spiky or wispy hair. 
2. Eliminate the background of both pictures.
3. Add new backgrounds. 
• Make sure your selections are perfect. This means that no remnants of the original background are still present.
4. Put both the before and after versions of each picture into a Google doc and share it with me. 

(20 pts.)    5 point penalty for each picture that contains remnants of the original background.

Today's Assignment: Changing B&W Levels And Contrast

Today we are going to learn about adjusting levels in a B&W Graphic. We will start with a color graphic and use the instructions in the PDF file below to change the image from color to B&W, then adjust the different levels. Download both the PDF file and the image file and let's get started.

You will take two images form the Internet, apply level changes and submit them in a presentation via Google Drive. (20 pts.)