Copy & Paste using Photoshop

Another step in creating your animation, you are to find an image to put yourself into.
Here is a step by step tutorial: Copy Paste with Adobe Photoshop

Make sure you select and image that is a decent quality first check the pixel dimention of your image click "Image">"Image Size" and then note the pixel dimention and when you scroll over an image in Google, the pixel size should appear. Don't select anything that is significantly smaller than your portrait.

Once you copy and paste your background into your portait comic image, then follow the same steps to stamp and colour your image. Drag the background image beneath your portrait on the layer palet. Erase part of your portrait layer to expose the background. Save As "YourName with Background". Make sure your portrait is in the share folder.

Good Luck! Have fun, be creative and problem solve as much as you can...

This should be on your Blog!

• You must email your blog address to me.
• 5 Good photos, explain why you like them (can be yours, but can be found).
• 2 Your best photos from "Fort Langley Squared".
• 5 Examples of (9s) Composition  leading lines, repetition, rule of thirds, contrast, framing OR Breaking Rules (10s) ie. cutting off heads etc... (found from internet). Label and define.
• 5 of Your photos of  (9s) Composition OR (10s) Breaking Rules. Label with the specific effect that you used.
• (9) Pin Hole example of pin hole picture, example of pin hole camera, pin hole photographer site. (found)
• (10) Found examples of personification.Your digital experiments contact sheet and best print.

2nd Shoot Instructions

1. Download your photos to your "My Pictures" folder. Make a new folder for the project.
2. Select your 1 favourite photo and save to the "Shared Folder" rename it with your name.
3. Then upload 5 photos to your blog. One of each different emphasis techniques (9) or breaking the rules (10). Title each with the technique used and write a short explanation why/ how this is an example of the technique.
4. Make a Contact Sheet using Adobe Bridge (see tutorial on this blog), upload it to the sharing file save it with your name_contact sheet.
5. When you've finished everything, then complete any outstanding assignments from list on board.

Photo Field Trip...

Today we are heading out into Fort Langley to take photos!

Make sure you bring your form, camera, and warm clothing. Please be on time check in for attendance and grab your assignment... Good luck!

Starting a Blog

Here is a tutorial on how to set-up a blog, but I will show you in class:
Blogger Tutorial

If you already have a blog, then you can use your previous Photo class blog. After you have signed into your blog and have it up and running, email your blog URL to me at dusher@sd35.bc.ca  so I can mark you and what you do this semester.

When you are setting up your user information, keep you name anonymous ie. only first name or your initials and photo so no one can lurk you.

Assignment: Find at least 5 examples of good photos and post them to your blog and explain why you think this is a good photo based on the discussion last class and intuitively.

Signing in to the school computer network

We are going to sign in to the LFAS computer network.
Your login is your BCESIS# (student # on timetable). ie. 1234567
Your password is the 1st 2 letters of your 1st name (lower cased) ie. do (for donna)
                         plus the 1st 4 numbers of your BCESIS # ie. 1234
                         and 2 dollar signs ie. $$
the whole thing will look like this:
LOGIN: 1234567
PASWORD: do1234$$

To change your password you must vist the school district web site:
http://www.sd35.bc.ca/passwords
sign in with your current login and password, then
OLD PASSWORD: ******** (leave this alone)
NEW PASSWORD: must be at least 8 characters with 3 different types of characters ie. ddDD33##, but don't use backslashes or forward slashes//\\.
CONFIRM NEW PASSWORD: type in your new password again.
           

Alex Buono- SNL Director of Photography

Alex Buono Interview Using a Canon 5D MarkII for SNL title sequence
Alex Buono Reels- SNL Title Sequence

Silver and Light Video

Silver and Light

This project was created with the same spirit that america was founded on. Our intentions are to connect everyone in america through the lens of this camera and social networking sites. We can't do this without you. We want to tell your story and show your city or town through photographs of you, and people you know. As we travel around america looking for people and places to shoot you will be able to keep track of where we are going and help us decide where we go next. Join us in our journey by liking our facebook to get yourself photographed by us.

An extra special thanks to Brandon Rein, Scotty Hoffman and Trevor Atwater.

twitter.com/#!/silverandlight

facebook.com/pages/Ian-Ruhter-Photography/159583283699

ianruhter.tumblr.com/

Term1 Final Expectations

• Camera Care
• Camera Modes/ Advanced Camera Modes
• 1st Photo Critique
• My LFAS1
• Emphasis/Breaking Rules Definitions.
• Your Emphasis/Breaking Rules  Contact Sheet
• Your Best photo from the "My LFAS #2" Emphasis/Breaking Rules Project explain why this represents "My LFAS" and why it is your favourite.
• Photoshop Apple
• Photoshop Blended
• Pin Hole/ Double Exposure
• Darkroom Rules Sheet

Photoshop Blending Project

Project Criteria Check List:

• Blend 2 images together using Photoshop
• Create an unusual paring ie. a cat-dog, or a monkey-banana, or a cow with a pattern of the continents. Creative Concept- 5 marks
• Combine the two images to make one: at least one of the images are original (yours); the other image can be found, but make sure the qualities match and are good quality. Image Quality 2 marks.
• Make the image "believable" using shading, colour, lighting and other blending techniques. Photoshop Techniques 3 marks
• Flatten the image and save as a jpg, post to your blog.

Total 10 Marks

Photoshop Blending Steps

Start a new document in Adobe Photoshop:

• File>New>Set the resolution to "300 dpi" you can set the size and title if you wish.
• Save it right away.
• File>Save As- "YourName.psd" (psd means Photoshop Document). save it to your personal network space.

Open and Copy your first file

• File>Open>find the file in your folder  (check the file size- Image>Adjustments> Image Size).
• Select part of the photo with a Select Tool (Marquee, Lassoo, use a quick Mask to get in close)
• Edit>Copy then click on file to where you want it to go ie your new Photoshop document.
• Edit>Paste.
• This will make a new Layer on your layer palette make sure the correct layer is selected when you are working.

To Move and Adjust the Size of your pasted image

• Use the Move tool (top arrow on your tool bar) to place your image and click the "Show Transform Controls" on the options menu at the top of your page.
• To scale your image, hold the Shift key and click on a corner of the image
• Press Enter when you are finished. 

Then open the second file and repeat
Use the eraser tool to take out parts that you don't need.
Try to colour and adjust contrast to blend the two images together as best as you can.
Final Flatten and Save
When you are finished everything, Layer> Flatten Image
File>Save> YourName.jpg (make sure the format is jpg).

Photoshop Assignment

Jerry Uelsmann

First, in class we are going learn how to photoshop two images together so they look like one cool image. Then I want you to take two photos of things to blend together. (Like create a real Weiner-Dog out of a hot dog and a dog).When you combine the images, they should look like the same image, from photoshopping them together change the lighting, consider a background, colour one to look like the other etc. etc. etc... Have fun with this. At least one photoshould be yours, you can find the other from the internet, but make sure the quality is "large" when you search.

Combined Images

How to combine two images tutorial.

Emphasis/Rules Check List

1. Make contact sheet in Adobe Bridge and upload to your blog. Remember to have labelled your techniques. 15 images min, 35 max.
2. Upload your BEST photos, one of each technique ie. "rule of thirds" and then label them in your blog. There should be 5 total images and example of each of the emphasis techniques: leading lines, framing, repetition, rule of thirds, contrast. or rules that you tried to break (grade 10s).
3. Save an image to the SHARE Folder D2 "MyLFAS2". Just title it with your name, not with the technique.
4. ***NEW*** Write a comment on your favourite photo how this represents "YOUR LFAS".

Elements of Design Assignment

Photo10 Required Assignment, Photo 9 Bonus Marks
Design elements are the basic units of a visual image. Elements of Design are physical things that are arranged in your photographic composition.  Go out with your camera and take at least 3 photos of each element:

1. Line,
2. Shape,
3. Texture,
4. Colour,
5. Form

Try to include a subject, the photo still has to be "about" something and consider emphasis techniques and/or rule breaking techniques when taking. Save one to your blog and the other contact called elements.

Assignments List Due Sunday, February 12 @ Noon

1. Camera Care
2. Camera Modes (9 or 10)
3. Favorite Found Image from day 1 plus answers find them and the link in  the "Assignments" tab
4. Your 1st Photo
5. Make sure you email your blog to me dusher@sd35.bc.ca

Due Sunday, February 12 @ 12:00 noon

Photo 9 Photoshop Portraits

1. Portrait Photos
In groups of 2 or three, go and take a few portraits of each other. One head and shoulder photo against a simple back ground and the just a photo of the face. Take maybe ten minutes/ fifteen tops. Come back and download into share so your whole group can access.

2. Photoshop the Portraits
Watch the Demo with the class. If you are finished early, then you can check it out and start:

#1 Photoshop Tutorial- The Dead Stare
Photoshop Tutorial 1

#2. Photoshop Tutorial- Sin City Effect
Sin City Effect

Your 2011 Photo

Find your own photo that you took in 2011 that you are proud of (it can be from this Photo class, but doesn't have to be). Upload your photo to your blog. Then answer the following questions:

1. Comment why it is your favourite photo.
2. Describe the the main subject/positive space in detail (as if I can't see).
3. Identify what technique was used to emphasize the subject- even if you were not aware of it at the time. (Leading lines, repetition, rule of thirds, contrast, framing).
4. Describe the background/negative space.

2011 Year in Photos

Find your 3 favourite photos from the following sites:
Top 2011 News Stories
New Years 2012 from Around the World

Christmas Images Around the World

Top 2011 News Stories from Reuters

Here's what you do:

1. Select your 3 favourite "news" photo from 2011, msnbc.com, Reuters, and the NewYears fom msnbc.
2. Upload to blog.
3. Answer the questions below for all three.
4. Comment why it is your favourite.
5. Explain what the event is. What is the significance of the event/photo?
6. Describe the photos, how does the image document the event/ how does the image tell the story?
7. Identify the main subject and what emphasizes it. (Leading lines, repetition, rule of thirds, contrast, framing).