Assn #14 Forced Perspective

The easiest way to explain forced perspective in photography is to show examples.  Check out this link for some examples.  http://www.instantshift.com/2010/08/24/88-brilliant-examples-of-forced-perspective-photography/ or this link for some tips http://www.thephotoargus.com/tips/5-tips-for-creating-excellent-forced-perspective-photographs/  Try an internet search for “forced perspective”
Think about how you would like to set up a shot.  Think about the effect you are trying to achieve.  Angle, distance, depth of field, and focus can make a big difference. Work together if you need to.  For this assignment post 3 creative forced perspective shots on your blog.  Take your time and do a good job.  Explain what rules you used and how you set up your shot to achieve the desired result.
Due 1 May.
Thanks for being great students I enjoyed being your teacher.  Today is my last day student teaching although I will be back to substitute a few times before school is out while Mr Williams is taking care of his family in Salt Lake.

# 13 Most Interesting Picture

Monday while we were moving computers you were assigned to find the most interesting picture.  Take an interesting picture and post it to your blog.  This is due Wednesday the 25th of April.  Don’t think too hard about it just do it.  Have fun.

assignment #12

Action Photography
Taking photographs of sporting events and things in motion is a fun part of owning a camera. For this assignment we will be taking some action shots. You may want to review ISO and shutter speed. Get familiar with your camera some have an action shooting mode that may help for this assignment. Check out the website below for some tips.
http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/basic-digital-photography-taking-action-shots/
For this assignment you will post 3 good action shots of anything in motion to your blog. This take lots of practice so do plenty of trial shots. Do not turn in blurry pictures. Give an explanation of what is going on in your photograph and what the subject is, also all rules followed.
Due Friday April 20th.
Also parent teacher conference in next week. Look at your grade and make sure you agree with what you have.

9 April 2012

 

See Project 1.  It will be due on Friday.  Also all extra credit will be due Friday.  If you would like a flex pass to come in and work let me know.  I also have 5th period prep so if you let me know you can come and work then.  All other assignments are due.

Extra Credit

 

Night Photography – Get night shots that require a long shutter opening.  Streaks of light, moving light, lightning etc.  Google ideas for night shots.

Panaramic shots- Use a tripod and capture consecutive shots you can merge together on photoshop.  Google ideas for panaramic shots.

If you have another idea of something you would like to do I may let you do it with prior approval.

What ever you choose to do it needs at least 2 pictures posted to your blog with an explanation of what you learned.

Due 13 April

Assignment #11

 

Removing Skin Blemishes with the Spot Healing Brush.

One of the more significant tools that is used in Photoshop for portrait photography is the spot healing brush. In this assignment you will lean the basic concepts of how this tool works. Your assignment is to go to the following website and read the tutorial. Then take a portrait picture of someone between the ages of 15-18 (with their permission of course). Use the spot healing brush tool to “fix” the photo. Post the original and the “fixed” photo on your blog.

http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-editing/spot-healing-brush/

Your post should contain:

· Original photo

· “fixed” photo

· Explanation of how well this tutorial helped you understand the tool.

Assignment #10

Create a collage of at least 5 photographs you have taken. For this assignment you will be required to use the selection section of the tool bar in Adobe Photoshop. You should use at least two; the crop tool, magic wand tool, lasso tool, ect. Once you get your five photos placed in the collage create a blog post.

Your post should contain:

· Original Pictures (all five)

· Collage

· Explanation of how this project contains at least 3 concepts we have covered in class.

To learn some tricks you can do with the crop tool and to better understand how it functions go tohttp://www.digital-photography-school.com/5-secrets-of-the-photoshop-crop-tool  and read the article.  Bonus points is you include an explanation about which crop tips in the article you used for you project.