This week, January 20-22

 .MOD1/PART A: Basic Photo Enhancement:

Tues Jan 20

 .To Read:

Chapter 1: The New Media Designer and Chapter 2:  The Design Process (+Study Guide)
About Digital Photography (click to access article)       '

Online: What File Format do I Use? 

Online: Raster vs. Vector Images

.To Do:

Complete Practice 1 and be prepared to present to class (see guidelines* below)

Begin PS TUTORIALS SKILL SET 1: "Photoshop CC for Photographers with Chris Orwig" in class 
Watch these Skill Set 1 videos in Training Tab: Chapters 4, 5, 6

Thur Jan 22

 .To Read:  Young's Technique for Ideas (click to download) 
From Textbook: Chapter 6: Value (+Study Guide) 

 .To Do:  Complete Practice 2 using Adobe Bridge. 

Watch PS Tutorials SKILL SET 1 Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 by end of this week.

This Weeks Powerpoints

-Romanticism vs. Realism 

-Basic Photo Composition 

          -Intro to Digital Imaging 

-Intro to Adobe Platform  (Thu) 

-The Design Process (Thu) 

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PRACTICE 2

(2 points)

Crop a Photo 4 or more ways...

Take a large and resolute image (minimum of 748 x 1024 pixels) with strong depth of field (ie. focus) containing distinctive Foreground, Midground, and Background (see the PPT "Basic Photo Composition" for more information on these concepts).

Using Adobe Bridge, open the photo in “camera raw.” Crop (and enhance) and save the photo several different ways to create at least 4 “new” images that each “tells a different story.” In each instance do appropriate sharpening, contrast, and color changes to improve/change the resulting image.

(Useful Hint: Adobe Bridge conveniently sets up its filters in the sequence that makes most sense for most photographers with most photos to apply them. If you go through them in order you will experience the best results)

When completed, open each Image (in Photoshop) and apply appropriate filters like the UNSHARP MASK, ACCENTED EDGES or PAINT DABS (in Filter Gallery) to disguise any resolution issues or artistically enhance the images. Convert and save all 4 photos as jpgs with 200-240 ppi (resampling as needed) and email them to me at k.hanger@miami.edu along with a copy of the original photo.

NOTE/RESIZING: Must be done in Photoshop BEFORE working in Bridge. Go to IMAGE>IMAGE SIZE and change the PPI to 200+ with "resampling/Preserve Details (enlargement) selected and proportions locked. It is also useful to use the reduce noise slider.

This exercise will be evaluated on the following criteria:

• Choice of Photo/depth of field

• Composition(s)/Storytelling

• Attention to Detail

• Attention to Clarity/Resolution

• Enhancement(s)/Use of filers

The final product should demonstrate your understanding of effective resolution by avoiding pixalated images.

Practice 1 Evaluation Rubrics