2012 Year in Photos

Happy New Year Everyone!
For our first day back to school after the winter break, we are going to reflect on the past year through photographs that marked  significant events. There are a few sites that host selections of photos from the year. We are going to look at a few with the class and then you can explore on your own to find photos that you find important to you either something that you remember, or perhaps images that inspire change:

MSNBC.com
Reuters.com 
TIME Magazine
TIME 366
MSNBC- New Years Traditions
NYTimes- The Lens

You are to select 2 impactful images from 2012 and add them to your journal/blog. Write a short reflection of the event that the image is representing and why you chose it.

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.