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FINAL PROJECT FINAL PROJECT FINAL PROJECT FINAL PROJECT FINAL PROJECT FINAL PROJECT FINAL PROJECT FINAL PROJECT FINAL PROJECT

Throughout the semester we’ve learned that there are many ways for a digital images to originate. They can come from a digital camera, scans from negatives or old photographs, searching the Internet for images – the possibilities are almost endless! The way digital images can exist is also equally diverse. We’ve made zines, fine prints, and posted our images electronically on the Internet.

For your final project, you will be producing a portfolio of no less than seven finished images. The number of final prints will depend on your choice of final project. You have 480 square inches of paper and ink to make prints for your final. This can be one Large print, or several small prints. It's all up to you. Seven finished image files are due for this project.

Please do not hesitate to ask me about this.

The origin and content of the images is your choice but they MUST be yours, and they must be cohesive.

The remainder of the semester will be open lab AND some lectures, all with the ability to print at EVERY class meeting.

Think about the ways we have worked and look over the technical assignments. Are there ways of making images that you would like to learn more about? Are there ways of making images that are more enjoyable to you than others?

Our final critique will be during finals week. Your final prints and your files are due in the drop box by the beginning of our final class meeting.

Write a one paragraph, typed proposal outlining your plans for the final project. This is due at the beginning of class on 4.29.2010. I will be meeting with each of you individually to discuss your projects during class.

ZINEZINEZINEZINEZINEZINEZINEZINE!

Here's the zine template. It uses two 8x10 inch canvasses at 300 dpi that will be printed back to back. One canvas contains pages 8, 1, 4, and 5. The other canvas contains pages 2, 7, 6, and 3. On Wednesday the 11th, I'll go over the layout. This new template will allow the zine/book to have 4x5 inch pages and use the same amount of paper as the smaller 2.5x4 inch page version. Bring the content to class and begin laying out your sequence.

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For our next assignment, we will be creating 3D images using a particular type of technique/image called an anaglyph.

Make photographs to produce 4 separate anaglyphs. Each anaglyph requires two photographs of the same scene. Bring these images on 4.15.2011.

Read the two tutorials below before coming to class on 4.15.2011.

Tutorials for making anaglyphs:

http://www.scec.org/geowall/makeanaglyph.html

http://www.opentutorial.com/Make_3d_images

PANORAMA LIGHTNING BOLT FIX

Here's the steps to get rid of the "lightning bolt" garbage that shows up when using photoshop to automatically stitch together images.

1. Re-save your panorama with a different filename. This will allow you to retain the original file with all the layers in case you need to go back and make more edits. It will be helpful to it rename in a way that will let you know it is the a flattened version and not the original version

To do this chose:

File -> Save As, and then type in the new file name.

2. Flatten your image. Combining all the layers of your photoshop file into one layer will eliminate the appearance of the "lightning bolts". Don't ask me why, but it works.

To do this chose:

Layer -> Flatten Image

Done.

Scanning Assignment

There are several different pieces of software used for scanning images. Some are made for a specific scanner, some are third party applications. Even with the differences, the steps for scanning anything are the same...

1. Place your object/image on the scanning bed.
2. Preview your scan.
3. Determine the resolution of the scan.
4. Choose the area of the scanning bed to scan.
5. Modify any additional settings such as the descreen filter.
6. Scan.

Here are some tips for how to scan different types of documents, photographs, objects, etc. We'll cover film scanning later...

Photographs - Always scan as full color (even if the original image is black and white). This will add resolution. You should not apply any filters or special adjustments when scanning a photograph.

Three dimensional objects - Scan the same as a photograph.

Images from print media (postcards, magazines, newspapers) - use the descreen filter. This will abate the presence a moiré pattern in the final file. Most scanning software contains a descreen filter with settings for magazine, newspaper, fine art print, etc.

Please being the following to class on Friday, April 8th.

-A translucent object, no larger than 8x10 inches. A piece of photographic negative film, or positive (slide) film will work also.

-A three dimensional object no larger than 8x10. Please nothing made out of sandpaper or other abrasive material. Please nothing wet and disgusting, like a sandwich.

-An old photograph that needs to be altered or repaired in some way. It must be optically printed and not from a magazine, etc.

-An image from a book, magazine, newspaper, postcard or other print media that you find particularly interesting.

You will be turning in three images total. All images are to be scanned at 600dpi or higher.

You'll be turning in...

1. One photograph scanned and free from dust and scratches (use the clone stamp and healing brush tools).

2. One image from some type of print media that requires the use of the descreening filter.

3. One three dimensional object.

CLASS ON 4.1.2011 !!!

BRING ALL THE PRINTS YOU'VE MADE THIS SEMESTER.

3 BLACK AND WHITE PRINTS

1 PANORAMA (optional)

We'll be having critique this Friday as well as discussing the next assignment!

See you Friday.

IS THIS FOR REAL??? YOU DECIDE!!!

THE INVISIBLE CAMERA

HOW TO TURN IN YOUR PANORAMAS

WOW! I REALLY LIKE ALL CAPS TODAY!

Turn in your panoramas to my drop box by the end of class on 3.26.2011.

Put them in a folder labeled, "yourname_panorama"

THANK!

QUIT YOUR JOB AND DO THIS!!!

ARTIST LINDSEY WHITE QUITS JOB, SEARCHES FOR MIRACULOUS.

http://miraculoussearch.tumblr.com/

Class on March 26th!!!

WORK ON YOUR PANORAMAS!!!!!
WORK ON YOUR PANORAMAS!!!!!
WORK ON YOUR PANORAMAS!!!!!
WORK ON YOUR PANORAMAS!!!!!
WORK ON YOUR PANORAMAS!!!!!

RECREATING THE MUYBRIDGE PANORAMA (rad video!)

Panorama Assignment

Some simple guidelines to photographing panoramas

Tripod - Whenever possible, use a tripod. This will make the construction of the image in photoshop much easier. It will also slow down the process of photographing - allowing more time to contemplate the scene being captured.

Vertical (Portrait) - Whenever possible, make the photographs vertically (portrait). This will maximize the resolution of your final image.

Overlap - For each exposure that is made, the next exposure should share about 20% of the frame as the previous one. Photoshop and you will need reference points to match up the images.

Start Simple - Avoid visually complicated scenes at first as they are more difficult to construct/fix later.

What to turn in?

Photograph and construct three final panoramas, each consisting of no less than five images each. Use the steps below to construct the three panoramas (Constructing panoramas using Photoshop CS4 and CS5 - THE EASY WAY). Construct another panorama consisting of two images, manually, THE HARD WAY, the way that was demoed in class. You will be turning in the four digital files and one panoramic print. What you choose to photograph is up to you! The assignment is due at the end of class on 3.25.2011.

Constructing panoramas using Photoshop CS4 and CS5 - THE EASY WAY

1. Open all the images in your panorama.

2. Find the left most image in the panorama, copy and paste the image onto a new canvas.

Do this by choosing, Select -> All, Edit -> Copy, File -> New, Click OK, Edit -> Paste.

3. Find the next image, copy and paste it into the canvas that was created in step 2. Repeat this process until the new canvas contains as many layers as there are images in your panorama with the left most image as the bottom layer and the adjacent images stacked one upon the other. Delete the Background layer.

4. Select all the layers by clicking the bottom layer, holding down the Shift key and clicking the top layer.

5. Chose Edit -> Auto-Align Layers, Click OK.

6. Chose Edit -> Auto-Blend Layers. Make sure Panorama is selected and Seemless Tones and Colors is checked.

7. Crop and save the image. Boom!

8. Check for any layer blending problems by viewing the image at 100%. You'll notice that Photoshop, even thought it does a wonderful job, is not perfect. Correct all the errors that you find. Save the the image.

9. Make any adjustments to contrast, tone and color. Save the image. Boom!

George Lawrence

Clone Stamp Tutorial

Doulbe click on the video to watch it on YouTube's site.

CS3 Panorama Tutorial (With Whistling!)

Panorama Tutorial

Crazy Person Gives Panorama Tutorial

Panorama Tutorial

FIELD TRIP TYPO!!!

Hi everyone.

I made a mistake in the initial posting of the field trip information, which has since been corrected.

THE FIELD TRIP IS THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 11TH

THE FIELD TRIP IS THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 11TH

THE FIELD TRIP IS THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 11TH

THE FIELD TRIP IS THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 11TH

THE FIELD TRIP IS THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 11TH

See you then!

IMPORTANT SFMOMA FIELD TRIP INFORMATION

For class on 3/11/2011, we'll be going to the SFMOMA to look at the Eadweard Muybridge exhibition, HELIOS: Eadweard Muybridge in a Time of Change.

We will meet in front of the museum at 12:30 pm and entering the museum at 12:40 pm. Do not be late. After touring the show, we will meet on the rooftop and discuss the exhibition.

It is highly recommended that you take public transportation to the museum. BART is easiest.

Find out about directions and ticket information HERE!

I will try and get as many free passes as I can. Please let me know before hand if paying the admission price is a hardship. We can work something out.

If you get lost or have an emergency my cell phone # is 415 235 9812. Please respect it. For more general questions, email me at mcfarland.sean@gmail.com

Below is a list of students who have signed release forms. If your name does not appear below, you are unable to attend the field trip.

Jonathan Ayers
Andrew Barber
Rebecca Becerra
Nakul Bhatnagar
James Brunk
Yat Cheung
Jacob Curry
Drake Drews
Shuting Feng
Ahmed Fuente
Ryan Harijanto
Nick Hoeper-Tomich
Jessica Jamora
Brittany Johnson
Alexandra Klepp
Daniel Lindholm
Sean Murray
Gina Pingatore
Greg Rackages
Alisa Riahi
Maria Sagucio
Alexandra Sherman
Gus Vasquez
Choi Yee Wong

SFMOMA iPhone Application

You can find out more about SFMOMA's iPhone application here. IT'S FREE!

Another video....

Vivian Maier

Sally Mann

Hiroshi Sugimoto

Image Adjustment Tutorials

Here are three informative videos (all using pets) on image adjustment using Adobe Photoshop. They are made using a windows interface and a previous version of the software, but remember, all the same menu items exist on the Apple computers we are using in class.

How to: Color to Black and White

Please note. This is one of several ways to convert your images to black and white. We'll be working with other methods later in the semester. For this first assignment, please follow the instructions below.

1. Open your image in Photoshop.

2. Chose Layer -> New Adjustment Layer -> Black and White...

3. A dialog box will appear. Click OK.

4. Chose File -> Save As.

5. Save your image as a *.psd file. This will preserve the black and white adjustment layer that was created. Make sure you provide your image with a filename that will not overwrite your original file.

Below is a video tutorial that describes using this tool in depth.

Destructive and Non-destructive Edits

Photoshop edits files in the following two ways. They are...

Destructive edits - changes modifying content in a way that it cannot be changed back to its original state. An example of a destructive edit would be to make a levels adjustment to an image by modifying a layer directly, thus altering it's content permanently.

Non-destructive edits - changes modifying content that modifies the edits rather than the original content. An example of a non-destructive edit would be to make an adjustment layer. Changes can be made to that edit, or adjustment layer without altering other layers or original content. A real world analogy would be walking outside and putting on sunglasses. In doing so you make the world appear darker without actually making it darker. Once you remove your sunglasses, everything is the same as when you put them on.

Destructive edits are BAD! They destroy data, which is information, which is ultimately resolution. Use non-destructive editing techniques whenever possible.

Here's a few types of Adjustment Layers you can add to your image using Photoshop. Please note, these are not all of them, we'll get to the rest later! If you only use adjustments layers to edit your images, you will be making non-destructive edits!

Levels - Adjusts the brightness and contrast using a histogram that represents the tonal values in an image.

Color Balance - Adjusts shifts of color in an image. If an image appears too blue you can make it warmer or more yellow using this tool.

Hue Saturation - Hue is the name of a color, saturation is a color's intensity. An image with no saturation contains no color information, only information on the brightness or darkness of each pixel. This tool adjusts the saturation of any particular hue in an image, or the overall saturation of all the hues.

How to make a New Adjustment Layer in Photoshop CS4?

Chose Layer -> New Adjustment Layer -> Levels (or any other desired type of adjustment from the list)

Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts

I came across the COMPLETE list of Photoshop CS4 shortcuts. It's a bit overwhelming. Feel free to use it, but need some endless patience and a magnifying glass. They are almost identical to the shortcuts used for CS5.

LINK TO EVERY SINGLE PHOTOSHOP CS4 KEYBOARD SHORTCUT

The handout provided in class provides a much smaller list of useful keyboard shortcuts. No magnifying glass required.

Also.... Here's a link to some Photoshop CS4 tutorials.

Powers of Ten!

Henry Wessel

Assignment 2 - Camera and Light

We will be looking at light. Photographing light. What hides in shadows, what makes your eyes squint. Photograph the things in the world that you can't touch, or see. Stop where it's warm or where it's cold and make a photograph. How is the temperature changing the light, if at all? Re-visit the same scene throughout the day.

For each exposure that you make, photograph the scene again, underexposing 1 stop, then two stops. Then overexpose the scene by 1 stop, then two stops. For each scene there will be 5 exposures.

Make no less than 300 exposures. Bring the images to class on Friday, February 18th. Three 8x10 inch black and white prints will be due at a date to be announced.

Todd Hido

Assignment 1 - Part 2

Please turn in the images for #27 along with the three other assignments you chose from the Learning to Love You More website.

Re-size your images to be 800 pixels wide and save them as .jpg. This will be covered in class on 2.11.2011 and again on 2.18.2011. There is also instructions on how to do this below

On the desktop, make a folder labeled with you first name, last name, and LTLYM. Place that folder in DropBoxes -> Sean McFarland. This procedure will be followed to turn in all assignments throughout the semester.

All images are due no later than at the end of class on 2.18.2011.

THIS IS YOUR EDUCATION - SAVE IT

BELOW IS AN EMAIL I RECEIVED FROM THE HEAD OF THE ARTDM DEPARTMENT. THIS IS TERRIBLE. LET'S DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

Hi fellow faculty members in Art Digital Media and Photography.

Last Friday faculty in ARTDM and ART were informed that many of our courses were going to be cut from the Fall 2011 schedule. These courses include ARTDM 136 (digital Photo) ARTDM 224 (typography) ARTDM 117 (Digital Illustration) and ART 160 (Intro to Photography).

It is important for us to inform our students of these impending cuts so they can voice their concerns to the administration.

If these cuts happen there will no longer be any photography classes including analog and digital offered at DVC. Our graphic design program will be compromised since students will not be able to take typography or illustration. Please urge your students to write e-mails to the administrators in our district to protest these horrible cuts.

The Division of Applied and Fine Arts has been asked to shoulder a huge percentage of the proposed cuts for the college while other Divisions have taken no cuts. What will DVC look like without ART, DRAMA, and MUSIC, Photography?

Please ask your students to send e-mails explaining how the proposed cuts will affect their educational goals at DVC.

Here are some e-mails to pass on to your students.

Chancellor for the district, Helen Benjamin: HBenjamin@4cd.net
President at DVC, Peter Garcia: pgarcia@dvc.edu
Vice President at DVC, Susan Lamb: slamb@dvc.edu
Art Department Chair, Michele Krup: mkrup@dvc.edu
Dean of Applied and Fine Arts, Mike Almaguer: malmaguer@dvc.edu
Digital Media Area Head Joann Denning: jdenning@dvc.edu

John Cage

Rule 1
Find a place you trust and then, try trusting it for a while.

Rule 2
General Outline of Duties of a Student:
Pull everything out of your teacher.
Pull everything out of your fellow students.

Rule 3
General Outline of Duties of a Teacher:
Pull everything out of your students.

Rule 4
Consider everything as an experiment.

Rule 5
BE SELF DISCIPLINED. This means finding someone wise or smart and choosing to follow them. To be disciplined is to follow in a good way. To be self-disciplined is to follow in a better way.

Rule 6
FOLLOW THE LEADER. Nothing is a mistake. There is no win and no fail. There is only MAKE.

Rule 7
The only rule is work. If you work it will lead to something. It is the people who do all of the work all the time who eventually catch on to things. You can fool the fans – but not the players.

Rule 8
Do no try to create and analyze at the same time. They are different processes

Rule 9
Be happy whenever you can manage it. Enjoy yourself. It’s lighter than you think.

Rule 10
We are breaking all the rules, even our own rules. And how do we do that? By leaving plenty of room for X quantities.

HELPFUL HINTS:
Always be around. Come or go to everything.
Always go to classes.
Read everything you can get your hands on.
Look at movies carefully and often.
Save everything. It may come in handy later.

Learn more about John Cage here...

Assignment One - LTLYM

Go to http://www.learningtoloveyoumore.com.

Look over the assignments. Complete assignment #27, along with 3 others of your choice. Document the results using your digital camera.

DO NOT alter or adjust your images before we meet in lab. Instead, spend your time and effort on photographing! Remember to bring everything you need to get your images off your memory card/camera and onto the computer.

Please bring your images to class on Friday 2.11.2011.

P.S. this one is really amazing.
http://www.learningtoloveyoumore.com/reports/47/hearn_kara.php

Terms, downloading, and resizing!

Terms to know:
Resolution = Information
PPI vs. DPI
Megapixel
Monitor Resolution vs. Printer Resolution
Bit Depth
Grayscale
RGB
CMYK
JPEG
TIFF
RAW (NEF, CR2)
PSD


Downloading images to the computer
1. Turn on and plug your camera in the computer.

2. iPhoto may automatically launch and ask if you'd like to use it to download your photographs. You don't. Quit iPhoto when it launches.

3. Make a new folder on the desktop named with the date and your name. For example, I would make a folder named "2.4.2010_mcfarland".

4. Click on the hard drive icon on the desktop and navigate to the applications folder. Double click and open the application "Image Capture". It has a camera for an icon.

5. It should recognize your camera. From the "Download To:" drop down box, chose "Other", navigate to the folder you just created on the desktop and click the "Open" button.

6. Click the "Download All" button. Your photographs will begin downloading to the computer, into the folder your designated. You may chose to only download some of the images on the camera. If so, click the "Download Some" button, select the images you'd like to download.

Resizing images for the web using Photoshop
1. Save a copy of your image with a new name. You'll want to do this to avoid overwriting a high resolution image with your new smaller re-sized image. For example, the original file might be named "landscape.jpg", the new file could be called "landscape_for_web.jpg"

2. From the menu, chose Image -> Image Size

3. A dialogue box will appear. In the top of this box is a section labelled "Pixel Dimensions". Change the width to somewhere in between 500 and 800 pixels, make sure the "Constrain Proportions" option is checked.

4. Click "OK" and save your image as a jpg.

John Chiara

Photographs and Us

Syllabus

Diablo Valley College – Spring 2011
ARTDM 136 – Beginning Digital Photography
Location: A-303
Meeting Time: Fridays, 10:00pm – 3:50pm
Instructor: Sean McFarland – mcfarland.sean@gmail.com
Office Hours: Friday, 3:50pm - 4:50pm

Course Objectives
1. Identify, discuss and apply the basic principles of digital photography, as well as comparable concepts in traditional photography
2. Acquire skills necessary to capture images digitally
3. Evaluate creative content development
4. Critically evaluate and interpret digital photographs
5. Apply creative visual communication using digital photographic images
6. Acquire necessary skills for resolution management and output of digital files to print
7. Apply lighting techniques for digital photography

Expected Course Outcomes
1. Students completing the course will be able to apply lighting techniques for digital photography.
2. Students will be able to critically evaluate and interpret digital photographs.
3. Students will be able to acquire necessary skills for resolution management and output of digital files to print.

Required Text
There is currently no requirement for purchasing a textbook. Most, if not all readings throughout the semester will be provided.

Attendance and work expectations
Regular, on-time attendance and active participation in class discussion and critiques is required of all students. Expect to spend an average of at least 1-3 hours a week outside of class time photographing and working in the lab. If you miss a class you are responsible for obtaining all notes and handouts from that day – you MUST let me know if you have to miss class.

All handouts can be found at the class blog: http://artdm136fall2010.blogspot.com

If you miss a lab, you are responsible for finding the time to make up the work on your own. Absences and lateness can result in a lower participation grade, potentially lowering your final grade. Please show up for class on time and come prepared. Students are expected to produce original, independent work. Plagiarism is against school policy and will not be tolerated.

Assignments
All assignments must be handed in complete and on time. In the rare case that work is handed in late your grade will be lowered by 20% for each full week it is late. Work handed in more than two weeks after the due date will not be accepted and/or graded as an F.

Grading
75% - Participation and Studio Project Assignments (all equal in weight)
25% - Final Project

A Inspired Growth and/or consistent excellence, strong contribution to class critiques, punctuality and appropriate class behavior

B Consistent, high quality response to assignments, active participation in critiques, punctuality and appropriate class behavior

C Average response to assignments, average attendance and participation

D Unsatisfactory or missing assignments, unsatisfactory behavior, poor attendance

F None of the above

Required Equipment
Digital SLR or Equivalent – must be able to perform manual adjustments of focus and exposure.

Flash Drive – at least 1GB of portable storage. If you already have a portable hard drive, you are welcome to use it.

Email Account and Blog – you will need to set up a blog that will be used specifically for this course. We will be going over this in our second class meeting.

Tripod and Cable Release – these are not required but are highly recommended.