Please bring the following to class on Monday the 1st.
- Camera with charged battery and a memory card with plenty of free space
-Tripod if you have one
-Flashlights or external flash if you have one
-Glow sticks??? They're fun!
-A jacket
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
What's due for the panoramam and scanning assignment??
Panoramas:
Two completed panoramas that are composed of at least three images each.
Scans:
1. One photograph scanned and free from dust and scratches (use the clone stamp and healing brush tools).
2. One image from some type of print media that requires the use of the descreening filter.
3. One three dimensional object.
Two completed panoramas that are composed of at least three images each.
Scans:
1. One photograph scanned and free from dust and scratches (use the clone stamp and healing brush tools).
2. One image from some type of print media that requires the use of the descreening filter.
3. One three dimensional object.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Pano and Scanning Assignment Due Dates...
The scanning and pano assigments are due at the end of class on Wednesday, October, 27th.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Class Canceled
Hi All,
Class will be canceled tonight due to illness. I have a fever.
And no, I'm not doing this to watch baseball. There is no game tonight.
We'll go ahead with critique on Monday.
Class will be canceled tonight due to illness. I have a fever.
And no, I'm not doing this to watch baseball. There is no game tonight.
We'll go ahead with critique on Monday.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Assignment - Tools
For the next assignment, we will be learning some new techniques. They are...
Panoramas - Photographing, constructing, and printing panoramic images.
Scans - Scanning and resizing images from print (newspapers, postcards, magazines), translucent material (film negatives and slides), three dimensional objects, and photographic prints.
Retouching - Repairing faded, cracked, dusty and otherwise damaged or flawed images.
Part I - Panoramas
Begin photographing your panoramas and bring them to class on Monday, October 18th.
Here are some simple guidelines to photographing panoramas
Tripod - Whenever possible, use a tripod. This will make the construction of the image in photoshop much easier. It will also slow down the process of photographing - allowing more time to contemplate the scene being captured.
Vertical (Portrait) - Whenever possible, make the photographs vertically (portrait). This will maximized the resolution of your final image. Think about it.
Overlap - For each exposure that is made, the next exposure should share about 20% of the frame as the previous one.
Start Simple - Avoid visually complicated scenes at first as they are more difficult to construct later.
For the panorama portion of this assignment, complete two final images.
Part II - Scanning
There are several different pieces of software used for scanning images. Some are made for a specific scanner, some are third party applications. Even with the differences, the steps for scanning anything are the same...
1. Place your object/image on the scanning bed.
2. Preview your scan.
3. Determine the resolution of the scan.
4. Choose the area of the scanning bed to scan.
5. Modify any additional settings such as the descreen filter.
6. Scan.
Here are some tips for how to scan different types of documents, photographs, objects, etc. We'll cover film scanning later...
Photographs - Always scan as full color (even if the original image is black and white). This will add resolution. You should not apply any filters or special adjustments when scanning a photograph.
Three dimensional objects - Scan the same as a photograph.
Images from print media (postcards, magazines, newspapers) - use the descreen filter. This will abate the presence a moiré pattern in the final file. Most scanning software contains a descreen filter with settings for magazine, newspaper, fine art print, etc.
Please being the following to class on Monday, October 18th.
-A translucent object, no larger than 8x10 inches. A piece of photographic negative film, or positive (slide) film would be best.
-A three dimensional object no larger than 8x10. Please nothing made out of sandpaper or other abrasive material. Please nothing wet and disgusting, like a sandwich.
-An old photograph that needs to be altered or repaired in some way. It must be optically printed and not from a magazine, etc.
-An image from a book, magazine, newspaper, postcard or other print media that you find particularly interesting.
You will be turning in three images total. All images are to be scanned at 600dpi or higher.
You'll be turning in...
1. One photograph scanned and free from dust and scratches (use the clone stamp and healing brush tools).
2. One image from some type of print media that requires the use of the descreening filter.
3. One three dimensional object.
Place the files in the folder on the scratch drive labelled, "scans for sean's class". I will move them to the drop box for you.
Panoramas - Photographing, constructing, and printing panoramic images.
Scans - Scanning and resizing images from print (newspapers, postcards, magazines), translucent material (film negatives and slides), three dimensional objects, and photographic prints.
Retouching - Repairing faded, cracked, dusty and otherwise damaged or flawed images.
Part I - Panoramas
Begin photographing your panoramas and bring them to class on Monday, October 18th.
Here are some simple guidelines to photographing panoramas
Tripod - Whenever possible, use a tripod. This will make the construction of the image in photoshop much easier. It will also slow down the process of photographing - allowing more time to contemplate the scene being captured.
Vertical (Portrait) - Whenever possible, make the photographs vertically (portrait). This will maximized the resolution of your final image. Think about it.
Overlap - For each exposure that is made, the next exposure should share about 20% of the frame as the previous one.
Start Simple - Avoid visually complicated scenes at first as they are more difficult to construct later.
For the panorama portion of this assignment, complete two final images.
Part II - Scanning
There are several different pieces of software used for scanning images. Some are made for a specific scanner, some are third party applications. Even with the differences, the steps for scanning anything are the same...
1. Place your object/image on the scanning bed.
2. Preview your scan.
3. Determine the resolution of the scan.
4. Choose the area of the scanning bed to scan.
5. Modify any additional settings such as the descreen filter.
6. Scan.
Here are some tips for how to scan different types of documents, photographs, objects, etc. We'll cover film scanning later...
Photographs - Always scan as full color (even if the original image is black and white). This will add resolution. You should not apply any filters or special adjustments when scanning a photograph.
Three dimensional objects - Scan the same as a photograph.
Images from print media (postcards, magazines, newspapers) - use the descreen filter. This will abate the presence a moiré pattern in the final file. Most scanning software contains a descreen filter with settings for magazine, newspaper, fine art print, etc.
Please being the following to class on Monday, October 18th.
-A translucent object, no larger than 8x10 inches. A piece of photographic negative film, or positive (slide) film would be best.
-A three dimensional object no larger than 8x10. Please nothing made out of sandpaper or other abrasive material. Please nothing wet and disgusting, like a sandwich.
-An old photograph that needs to be altered or repaired in some way. It must be optically printed and not from a magazine, etc.
-An image from a book, magazine, newspaper, postcard or other print media that you find particularly interesting.
You will be turning in three images total. All images are to be scanned at 600dpi or higher.
You'll be turning in...
1. One photograph scanned and free from dust and scratches (use the clone stamp and healing brush tools).
2. One image from some type of print media that requires the use of the descreening filter.
3. One three dimensional object.
Place the files in the folder on the scratch drive labelled, "scans for sean's class". I will move them to the drop box for you.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Class Monday 10.11.2010
On Monday, there will be a demo and introduction to the next assignment during the first half of class. If you haven't printed your portrait assignment yet, there will be btime during the remainder of class.
The critique for the portrait assignment will be on Wednesday the 13th. Six files and three prints are due at the beginning of class.
Attendance is mandatory.
The critique for the portrait assignment will be on Wednesday the 13th. Six files and three prints are due at the beginning of class.
Attendance is mandatory.
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