Week 4, Feb 2-4

TOPICS: Final portrait touch-up | Photo sharpening | History window | Advanced composition | Color tools, color correction, & photo drama | Mapping | Filters.

.To Read: (Tues)  The Golden Ratio at Creative Bloq & Chapter 11: Balance; Chapter 8 (Color Basics)

(Thurs) Chapter 9 on color theory

.To Do in Class:

Critique Assignment A1 (Tues)
Work on Assignment  A2 (Color Exercise)
Quiz 1 will be taken in class (on Thursday)*
(Quiz 1 covers Chapters 1, 2, 6, 8, 11, 16 + study guides, assigned online readings, class lectures & Powerpoints, and video tutorials assigned to date).

Resources (online)-- 
COLOR THEORY at COLOR WORQX--

• Color Theory Overview
• Color Basics
• Color Systems
• Color Wheel
• Complementary Colors
• Color Combinations
• Color & Contrast
• Shades & Tints

Powerpoints:
Composition II (Balance)
The Basic Elements of Color
Student Color examples
Photoshop Color Correction at lynda.com (video)
PS Color Correction at LifeHacker (video)
Gradient Mapping (video)
Correcting with Photo Filters (video)



* QUIZ 1 COVERS--

PS TUTORIALS SKILL SET 1 Training Videos, "Photoshop CC for Photographers with Chris Orwig"  

(18 chapters)

Textbook, Chapters 1, 2, 6, 8, 11, & 16

(click links to study guides below)

·      CH 1-2 Terms & Concepts

·      CH 6 Terms & Concepts

·      CH 8 Terms & Concepts

·      CH 11 Terms & Concepts

·      CH 16 Terms & Concepts

Online Articles (click links to access articles):

Getting Started with Photoshop 

About Digital Imaging
What File Format do I Use?
Raster vs. Vector Images
Young's Technique for Ideas

The Golden Ratio 

Powerpoints (click to download)
Introduction to Digital Imaging
The Photoshop Interface
Intro to Photoshop
Tips for Basic Composition 

Romanticism vs. Realism 
About Value

Histograms, etc.

Composition II (Balance)
The Basic Elements of Color