Reminder of Grading Policy

As stated on the Syllabus:

Grading Criteria
Class attendance and participation: 10%
Completion of weekly classroom assignments (on required deadlines): 40%

Projects:
Midterm: Promo Card /Print Project: 15%
Blog or online portfolio (carbonmade.com) 10%
Final: Porfolio Book (blurb or prints) 25%

Only 2 absences are permitted before a penalty is assessed.
3 absences results in a FULL LETTER GRADE penalty off your final grade.
If you arrive late or leave early unexcused, you’ll get a tardi. Two tardis equal one absence. More than 3 unexcused absences results in an F for the course.

*Your assignment or project grade will fall one letter each week it is late. If you do not hand in a final project, the highest grade you can get in the class is a C. More than 3 unexcused absences results in your overall grade being lowered one letter.

Student Online Portfolios- Thursday Section

Ben Keens http://benjaminkeens.arloartists.com/
Brittney Lockwood www.brittneylockwood.carbonmade.com
Justin Katz
Jesus Baez
Robert Menzer http://robertmenzer.carbonmade.com/
Alex Lubrano www.alexlubranophotography.carbonmade.com
Alejandro Jassan www.alejandrojassan.carbonmade.com
Jose joseanibal.carbonmade.com
Alex Lilja http://alexlilja.carbonmade.com/
Livia liviaglosikova.carbonmade.com
John Brite johnbriteblog.blogspot.com
Jesus http://www.wix.com/slipher/jesusbaezphotos
http://jesusbaezphotos.carbonmade.com/
Justin Katz http://justintkatz.carbonmade.com/

Student Online Portfolios- Monday Section

Paul Kingston pauljesseis.carbonmade.com
Sarah Kaufman http://sarahkphotos.carbonmade.com/
Francisco Rosario Likephotography.carbonmade.com
Victoria Bezy http://victoriabezy.carbonmade.com/
Eva Qin evadear.carbonmade.com
Craig Abare http://craigabare.carbonmade.com/
Morgan Salyer http://morgansalyer.carbonmade.com/
Jaymie Idowu jadoimages.com
Rav Carlotti http://rcarlotti.carbonmade.com/
Ashley Valla http://ashvalla.carbonmade.com/
Bridget Loftus http://bridgetloftus.carbonmade.com
Jaffe Devault http://jaffedevault.carbonmade.com/
Rina Kang kangrina.carbonmade.com
Daphne Camoilo http://dcamilo91.carbonmade.com/
Meg Volk megvolk.carbonmade.com
Andrea H http://andreah.carbonmade.com/
Victor http://victorshin.carbonmade.com/
Emily Gude emilygude.carbonmade.com
Michele Murray http://michelemurray.carbonmade.com
Yanique Wilson http://magickshadows.com/

NOTE: THURSDAY SECTION Schedule

All Thursday section students: Please note that we are meeting twice this week.

Tuesday 12/14:

Gallery Hop 10am to 12pm
*** Please meet at Julie Saul Gallery at 10am ****
535 West 22nd Street (betw 10/11th)
Meet upstairs on the 6th floor in the gallery at 10am.

Thursday 12/16:

Final Critique 9am-11am- Last Class
Final Prints Due
Our normal classroom: C230
We will also be doing student Evaluations Thursday

Humble Arts Foundation

http://hafny.org/

Abe Morell at Bonni Benrubi

http://www.bonnibenrubi.com/exhibitions.php

New Work on WIP site

Women in Photography
http://wipnyc.org/
A series of images by Carson Fisk-Vittori is up on the site now

Are you caught up on Assignments?

Asst 1- One Raw File 5 Ways
Asst 2- Retouch one Portrait
Asst 3- Retouch one portrait using skin softening techniques
Asst 4- choose 2 exercises from portrait retouching PDFs to do to your own images
Asst 5- 2 composites
Asst 6- Pen Tool
Asst 7- Midterm Promo Card (front and back, printed and digital file)
Asst 8- Photo merge
Asst 9- Collage (using multiply layer)

There are 2 parts to the Final:
1.) Carbonmade or Online Portfolio

2.)Printed Portfolio. Can be:
*15 images printed (at least 8x10")
-or-
*10 images (8x10") plus one large 20x30 or larger print.

Plus Make sure you have done Quiz 1, Quiz 2 and Quiz 3.

By the end of the semester you also need to turn in your top 15 images that you used for your final printed portfolio in the form of JPGs (700x700px, 300 dpi)

If you print your Final at Adorama, BE SURE to use ICC Profiles

Generally speaking, an ICC profile is a set of data that characterizes a color input or output device, or a color space. ICC profiles can be created for certain monitors, printers, papers etc.

Before you get a print made, it's a good idea to download the ICC profile for the paper you are using so that the colors come out right. Epson has a series of profiles for the different papers they use, as do different labs. (There are different profiles for different printers. For example, here are the profiles for the Epson 2200.)

Adorama has a series of ICC profiles you can download for the different papers they offer.

Here's how to do it:

Download the profiles here http://www.adoramapix.com/Support.aspx?SupportID=prepcolor

here's what they look like when you download them:



If you're on your home computer (MAC), click on the hard drive and find the folder that says "Library". Open that, look for the "Color Sync" folder, Then look for the folder called "Profiles". Drop the ICC Profiles you've downloaded in that profiles folder. (If you're on a school computer where you don't have admin proveldges, drop the files into /Users//Library/ColorSync/Profiles — any profiles stored here are available only to the current user.) For PC user instructions, click the link above.

Then in Photoshop, you can launch the profiles by going to view > proof setup > custom, and choose the Adorama profiles. Leave the box as is (with the default settings) The box should look like this:


Once you do the proof setup then go to Edit > convert to profile. Choose the Adorama profile for whatever paper you're printing with and save the file.

At Adorama, if you've used a profile and made your own color corrections, you should NOT check the box to have Adorama correct the colors.

If you don't have time to download the ICC profile, saving as sRGB is the next best when printing at Adorama (it's different for each lab so call and ask if they have profiles you can download or if you should save your document as Adobe RGB or sRGB. Print Space requests that you save as Adobe RGB).

Plug-Ins

Plug-ins can be used with Photoshop to create specific creative effects. Effects that plug-ins create could be done the long way in Photoshop, but using the plug in could save you some time.

To try a free 3-day demo download of some plug-ins, try these 2 websites:
1- www.ononesoftware.com

2- Nik Color Efex Pro www.niksoftware.com (silver effects pro)

Creative Filters & Collage

Adding Texture/ Blending Mode Multiply

To create antiquing effects, you can use images found online or you can shoot or scan textures you like. You can also photograph textures specifically for this technique. Drag the antique paper (or whatever texture you've found) to the top layer of your image. Change the blending mode of that layer to MULTIPLY and adjust the opacity as needed.




Notice the blending mode of the layer with the paper scan is "Multiply".

Extracting elements of scans for collage:
I scanned this old book because I liked the gold leaf border:

Then using Select > Color Range, I made a selection of the gold border and copied and pasted it into a new empty layer (command C, command V).

Use 'Command T' (free transform) to change the size of the border to fit your image.


Download-able textures:

http://www.mayang.com/textures/

Thursday Section - Calendar for Remainder of Semester

Monday Section: Calendar for Remainder of Semester

Calendar for the last 5 weeks of class plus info on Final Due Dec. 13th!!

Promoting your Photography

Even though you are still in school, once you get a body of work together, it doesn't hurt showing it to people to try and get work. Who says you can't make money off your photography while you're a student?! Also think about selling your work online- either as prints or as stock. If you sell prints, might be wise to set up editions (anywhere from 5-20 is norm).

Join ASMP or APA while you’re still a student. They’ll give you access to the emails of tons of photographers in the city. Great way to get assisting jobs.

For selling your images, Getty Images is a great resource. Go to their website and see how much they charge for their stock images.

Stock photos- put your work on iStock or a similar site. Remember if you submit pictures of people, you must have a model release.

Check Mary Virginia Swanson’s blog often for ‘calls for entry’. Try to apply for 1 thing a month. www.marketingphotos.wordpress.com. Also look at The Society for Photographic Education www.spenational.org and www.artdeadlineslist.com for calls for entry.

Sell your work on etsy.com

Send emails to photo editors. Get their addresses at mastheads.org. Sending emails with your website is sometimes more effective than postcards.

Mastheads.org: an amazing resource for contact info for magazine people. It’s like $25 for the year. Will give you photo editors’ phone # and email info.

Send gifts/press kits to photo editors every holiday you can think of (drop off at messenger center). I picked about 5 and keep working them.

Conde Nast: 4 Times Square (mess center entrance is in the back of
the building on 43rd)

New York Times: 620 8th Avenue, messenger center is on
40th Street between 7th and 8th, just east of the
building entrance. Ask in lobby if you can’t find it.

Drop off your book constantly to magazines. Call or email and ask what their portfolio policy is…several mags have a specific drop off day & procedure. Always have your book out.

For event photography, call up law firms, schools, non profits etc and ask for the name and # of their PR person/ Event planner. Several Law firms also have “art buying committees” which choose art to hang in their offices. Banks can also be good clients for selling fine art prints to, or even leasing them.

File Sharing Websites

Drop Box https://www.dropbox.com
Both you and your client must install the application. 2G free account.

You Send It http://www.yousendit.com/
You need an account to upload photos, but not to download. Up to 100MB free.

Send Space http://sendspace.com/
Easiest to use. You don't need an account to use it. Up to 300MB free.

Final Project Due Last Day of Class

For your final, you are to create:

a book of 15 or more images

-or-

A series of 15 prints in a photo box or portfolio book with slip in pages. (you can get these at AI Friedman)


Blurb Book should be 8x10" or larger
Adorama 8x8 or larger
If you make prints: must be 8x10 or larger

Both the book and the online portfolio must include at least 15 images. Or you can opt to present 10 (8x10 or larger) prints and one larger print (approx 20x30). You CAN use the same group of images for both online and print if you'd like. Please choose images you have shot recently (preferably this semester). They must be images that have been shot in RAW or very good hi-res scans of negatives. You must have used Photoshop in some way to edit every image you choose to include in the book. Book can be hard or soft cover book. At least 8x10 inches (or 8x8 if you use Adorama).

* Pay special attention to the sequence of the images. Think about adding chapters or sections to organize your book if necessary. Caption info/text is optional. Be sure to include your name and contact info in each portfolio, and a project title if necessary. This series of images should go together in some way. There needs to be a cohesive theme or underlying story of your choosing.

In addition- each student MUST submit their 15 images digitally, as hi-res JPGs.

Monday Section: Final is Due Dec. 13th
Thursday Section: Final Due Dec. 16th

Blurb Photo Books start at $20 for an 8x10" book

Adorama Photo Books 8x8 books start at $30

BFA Show Opening Tomorrow!!

Opening is Tues 11/16
5-8pm in the C-Lobby

Aperture Gallery Opening this Friday 11/19

Friday, November 19, 6:00-8:00 pm: Opening reception for

The Spanish National Photography Prize exhibition: Connections and Confrontations

Presented by Aperture Gallery and the Spanish Ministry of Culture. Aperture Gallery, 547 West 27th Street, 4th floor, NY, NY.

Aperture Gallery and Bookstore
547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor
Between 10th and 11th Avenues
New York, New York

Gallery and Bookstore hours:
Monday Saturday, 10:00 am–6:00 pm
Sunday, Closed

Build your own Website (without knowing web design!)

Even if you don't know web design, there are templates out there for easy DIY websites.

A couple options:

Photobiz:
http://photobiz.com/
$125 to set up (one time fee), then $15/mo


ARLO:
$100/year
Click here for more info:
http://arlosites.com/artists/features/?ref_id=haf

photoFEAST: Nov 18th, 6-9pm

Submissions for the Fall 2010 photoFEAST exhibition are now being accepted.

Everyone is invited and all photographic based work is accepted. Please email them at photofeast@gmail.com to register if you plan to participate.

FEAST is organized to bring together the photography departments from several NYC Universities including: LaGuardia Community College, FIT, NYU, SVA, Parsons, Hunter College, Cooper Union, and Pratt for an evening of discussion, common display, and social networking. The environment is casual, as the aim is to focus on the active genesis of work.

FEAST is a pin-up, salon style show. Print submissions to fill allotted 36''x36'' space (per student)

Walk-ins are welcome, first come, first served. Videos must be pre-registered. Early drop off is due Wednesday, November 16th.

PDNedu Student Photo Contest

ALL the info HERE: http://contest.pdnedu.com/?pdnonline




Categories:

FASHION / PORTRAITURE
Channel your inner Annie Leibovitz and give us some close-ups; self-portraits welcome.
DOCUMENTARY / PHOTOJOURNALISM
From the prayer rituals of Tibetan monks to the local demise of a farming community, show us the issues,
people and events in your periphery.
STILL LIFE
A glowing bowl of edamame or your mother's Tiffany lamp - if it's stationary, it counts.
TRAVEL / LANDSCAPE
Spring break in Mexico, studies abroad in Australia and camping trips-we want to see where you've been.
FINE ART / PERSONAL WORK
Your chance to get all avant-garde on us - the offbeat, unique and beautiful work that doesn't fit in the above categories.

HW Due Week of November 15th

Reading in Martin Evening Text:

HDR: Pgs 395-408
All of chapter 15 (Automating Photoshop) starts pg 716

Plus!! Please bring approx 20 images of your own to work on retouching in class. Make sure they were shot RAW!! We will be preparing them for a web portfolio on carbonmade.com

Workflow and batch processing: Actions, Scripts, etc

Handout for this week's class:


How to write an action:

1. Open your Actions Palatte and click "create new Set" (the folder icon) on the bottom. Name your set "My Actions" (or whatever)

2. Click the "Create New Action" icon at the bottom (looks like a page with the corner folded) Call it "Sharpen" or whatever you plan to write/record.

3. Notice the red "record" button is now on. WHATEVER you do will be recorded in a list of steps in your actions palatte under the new action you just created. When you are done with all the steps of a certain process that you want to record, click the stop button (little square on far left). The red button should go off.

4. Now you can open any image and hit the play button (triangle at bottom) and all the steps you recorded/wrote (your new action) will be applied instantaneously to that image.

5. Alternatively, to have this new action that you've recorded (or written) applied to a large number of images, go to FILE > AUTOMATE > BATCH and run it on a folder.

Things you might like to write actions for to save time:

Sharpening
Embed copyright info
Curves Brightening
Make a duplicate copy of a tiff and flatten it
Save for Web

SCRIPTS:

to save a folder of tiffs into JPGs in an instant, go to FILE > SCRIPTS IMAGE PROCESSOR

Hair Masking/ Scripts / Photomerge

In class this week we will go over hair masking, batch processing & scripts and Photomerge.

HAIR MASKING & COMPOSITING
Click below to download handout on hair masking:


Refer to the Lynda.com videos Photoshop CS5: Selections in Depth, chapter 4.

BATCH PROCESSING/ SCRIPTS:
To turn a folder of hi-res tiffs into a new folder of JPGS, go to File > Scripts > Image Processor. For a folder of websize/emailable images choose "fit image" and 700px Width and Height.

PHOTO MERGE:
To make a panorama out of several images shot of one scene, go to File > Automate > Photomerge. Choose several files by clicking browse. Then choose Auto layout (or try perspective) and hit OK. Photoshop will automatically combine your images into one. Crop and save.
3 images:

Photomerge panorama result:



HW Due Next week: Make one Photomerge panorama using 3 or more files you shot RAW.

Monday section: This HW is due Monday Nov 8
Thursday section: Nov 11

HW Due Next Week: Midterm Promo Card & Hairmasking

Midterm project: printed mock-up of postcard (promo card)
Please hand in 2 copies of your postcard (printed with front and back) plus hand in digital files 2: front and back). Print a mockup on cardstock (not regular thin paper). Try to have it printed double sided, otherwise you can glue it together. Use at least one image and include your contact info. Think about being specific as to what type of photography you are offering.

You can download postcard templates from VISTA PRINT


ALSO!!...
Read Hair Masking PDF and do the steps on one of your OWN photos.
Download the PDF here

Reading in Martin Evening Text:

Type p. 124
Batch processing p. 722
Batch Renaming pp. 621-622

Due dates:
Monday class: Due Oct 25th
Thursday due Oct 28th

Photo Galleries in NYC

A good condensed list:
http://art-support.com/galleries_ny.htm

Some upcoming shows I'd recommend:

Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao
at Julie Saul
535 W. 22nd


Christopher Bucklow at Danziger Projects


Laura Letinsky at Yancey Richardson


photographer Albert Watson
At Hasted Kraeutler Gallery
Up from October 21, 2010- December 4, 2010
Opening night Reception: October 21, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

HW: Pen Tool

Class this week will be spent looking at pen tool selection methods.

HW for next week:

Select part of an image using pen tool (make a path). Change that portion of the image using an adjustment layer. (for example, make a certain part of the image desaturated)

Please refer to Lynda.com
Photoshop CS5: Selections in Depth (watch the videos in Chapter 6, drawing selection methods)

Reading: Martin Evening text, pages 49, 452-459, 532-535

Monday class: Due Oct 18
Thursday class due Oct 21

Compositing HW

Monday Class: This assignment is due Oct 11
Thursday Class: Oct 14

READING in Martin Evening Text:
Smart Objects:pgs 515-531, 550-556

2 TIFFs are Due Next Week

TIFF #1: Double process one raw file twice, 2 different ways (either for exposure or color temperature). Open each time as an object from camera raw by holding down shift when you open the image will say 'open object'. Stack the 2 smart objects on top of eachother. Make a mask and combine the 2 images appropriately.

TIFF #2: Take 2 photos on a tripod of the exact same scene. Don't move the tripod. Change one thing about the scene (Have the same person both sitting and standing in different spots, for example) Or bracket the 2 shots to compensate for exposure. Stack the 2 images on top of eachother once in Photoshop. Make a mask and combine the 2 images appropriately.

Compositing & Smart Objects

Compositing is the combining of visual elements from separate sources into single images, often to create the illusion that all those elements are parts of the same scene.

See the Files for Students for example files.


Demo 1: Double Processing a Single RAW File for Color Temperature

In the first exercise, we will process a single RAW file twice to create a new image that has correct color temperature overall. (Use move tool to drag one image on top of the other. Hold SHIFT when dragging and images will align perfectly)



Demo 2: Double Processing a Single RAW File for Exposure/ Smart Objects

In this exercise we will process the same file twice to create a new file that has correct exposure overall. Each time you open the image from Camera Raw, hold down shift and open as a “Object”. Once you have processed the image twice, hold SHIFT when dragging and images will align perfectly. Use gradient tool and brush tool to paint in certain areas. You may need to decrease the opacity of your brush tool. Double click the smart object layer to refer back to the original raw information.



Demo 3: Layering Several Images to get correct exposure

By bracketing, shoot the same scene with multiple different exposure settings so you can increase the dynamic range of the image. Shoot Several Images of the same scene on a tripod, then layer them on top of each other and create masks to achieve an overall correct exposure. Mask the images together to get information in all areas of the image. (This is an alternative to HDR)


Demo 4: Layering Images of the Same Scene

Using several images of the same scene shot on a tripod, one can create a new composite image of this scene that never actually existed. Capture several different frames of the same scene and then layer them to embellish or eliminate certain information. For example, you could shoot several frames of a busy street corner and mask them together to either make all of the people crowded together, or eliminate the people all together.

One Life Photo Contest

Photo Contest in conjunction with Humble Arts Foundation

$25K prize!

More info here. http://www.onelifephotos.com/?f=hafny2

Asst #4: Skin Techniques

Read the 2 PDFs handed out in class (also on FFS or you can download it here) called "Skin Techniques". There are several different exercises on the PDFs. Choose 2 exercises and do them for HW. You can use the sample files (also on FFS) or your own images. Use a different image for each exercise you do.

Also, read in our Martin Evening Text the following pages:

In reference to Portrait retouching: Pgs 416-428 and 438-440

In reference to Selection methods:
pgs 452- 460 and 471-475

Monday Class: Due Oct 4
Thursday Class: Due Oct 7

Dove Commercial (Real Beauty Campaign)

HW Due Next Week: Retouch one more portrait with Skin Softening

For next week, retouch one more portrait using the INVERSE HIGHPASS skin softening technique we went over in class. (Skin Softening should be done last!!)

Be sure you start out with a RAW image or a high-res scan, processed at 300dpi and 16bit. Make sure you have separate layer groups for skin retouching, color correction and skin softening. Make sure new layers always go on the top of the stack!! Selectively sharpen eyes, hair and lips. Turn in on the drop box as a TIFF or PSD.

Monday Class: Due Sept 27th
Thursday Class: Due Sept 30th

Directions for Inverse Highpass Softening:
Please note: This must be done LAST!
You can use highpass to soften an image instead of sharpen by inverting it. This is a smoother, more controlled method than using gaussian blur.


1. Use this shortcut to make a “flattened” layer of the whole image.
Hold down “Apple Option Shift E” at the same time. This should make a new layer that combines all the work you’ve done so far into one layer that we will soften. It samples all layers.

2. Go to Filter> Other>Highpass, and move the slider to “10”. Then back on the layers palatte, make the blending mode of that new layer “Soft Light” or "Overlay". The gray should then become transparent and your image should look sharpened. While the layer is highlighted on the palatte, hit “Apple I” to inverse it. The sharpening will then turn to softening.

3. You can now make a layer mask and paint in the areas you want to be more soft. Remember to keep eyes, mouth, hair, clothing etc sharp. You can play with the layer opacity to get the amount of softening you want.

Week 3: Portrait Retouching, cont'd

This week in class we will continue retouching portraits and students will retouch portraits they have shot while I do demos in class. Building on what we learned last week, we will look at several different skin softening techniques.

Class Outline:

Attendance
Turn in HW to Drop Box (one retouched portrait using layer groups)
Open up a new portrait and begin to retouch
After skin has been cleaned up, together we will soften skin using Inverse Highpass Softening and other methods detailed on the handouts below.

Photography of Sculpture, 1839 to Today: MoMA

Go see this exhibit at the MoMA! It's free with your FIT photo ID.
Link to website for more info, here.

Asst #2: Retouch One Portrait

Monday Class: Due Sept 20
Thursday Class: Due Sept 23

Please retouch one portrait for class next week, setting your layers up in an organized manner, like we talked about in class. Separate pixel layers from adjustment layers and create a "retouching" group and a "color correction" group.

Make sure to have the following layers at some point in your file:
Curves
Levels
50% Gray Dodge Burn Layer
Empty layer with cloning/healing

**Make sure you make NO edits on your background layer.

Save and turn in as an 8Bit TIFF titled by your name and asst 2. ex: firstname_lastname_asst2.tiff

Layer Groups

It's important that you separate your layers into groups, separating color corrections from retouching and separating pixel layers from adjustment layers. You can organize things how you would like, but here is an example of what an organized file looks like:

Week 2- Intro to Portrait Retouching

Below is the handout from class this week. HW is to retouch a portrait you took using the below steps. Be sure to create layer groups (folders) and to label each layer.

Monday class: Due Sept 20th
Thursday CLass: Due Sept 23rd

For class next week, please be sure to bring 2 additional RAW portrait files you have shot to retouch in class.

Lee Friedlander at the Whitney

Lee Friedlander: America By Car
September 4–November 28, 2010

Wacom Tablets

Adobe Photoshop is specifically designed to be used with a Wacom pen tablet. Pen pressure, pen tilt, and even the airbrush's finger-wheel can control attributes like opacity, size, color, and exposure. With a Wacom pen, you have the power to dynamically control Photoshop's tools in the most natural and intuitive way possible.

Photoshop has more than 20 customizable tools that perform at their best with a Wacom pen. Simply press a little harder or softer with your pen for more or less effect. Photoshop feels every slight adjustment that you make with your Wacom pen.

Photographers, designers, and artists choose to work with Wacom pen tablets because Photoshop Quick Masks and Layer Masks are designed to be used with a Wacom pressure-sensitive pen. Color temperature, exposure, blur, and any other Photoshop effect can be applied with pressure-sensitive pen control. To selectively undo the effect, simply turn your pen over and use the pressure-sensitive eraser. Whether making selections, retouching, or applying effects, working with a Wacom pen is clearly the fastest way to work to achieve a smoother, more natural look.

For more info go to: http://www.wacom.com/tips/photoshop.cfm

For tips & a tutorial on how to use the wacom pen plus pen tool to do a composite, go to http://www.wacom.com/tips/tip.cfm?ID=91&STEP=5&category=Photoshop

To buy one, click here.

HW Due Sept 13th

HOMEWORK DUE IN 2 Weeks SEPT 13th
Go to Lynda.com and watch the Photoshop CS5 for Photographers: Camera Raw 6 tutorials before completing Asst #1

Assignment 1: One file five ways
Process one image in RAW 5 different ways to portray 5 different moods. For example, what happens to the image if you push the “recovery” slider to 100%? Where do you see a problem occurring? This type of analysis will help us in the future to know where to look for problem areas in an image.

Duplicate the RAW image so that you have 5 copies of it and name each one something different- this way we’ll be able to look at the .xmp file for each raw file to see what you did. Process each one differently to create 5 TIFFs. Save each as 16 bit TIFFs at 300dpi in Adobe RGB 1998. Open in Photoshop, convert to 8 bit, save as a TIFF. No retouching! All edits must be made in ACR- the Adobe Camera Raw window. In the end you should give me a folder titled by your name (on the drop box) with 5 raw files, 5 xmp files and five 8 bit tiffs.

**You are also required to turn in notes. Write down what you changed in each image. What happened when you pushed the “recovery” slider to 100%? Write down how the image changed. For example: “I noticed when I upped the vibrance slider, the saturation was of colors didn’t increase as much as when I upped the saturation slider.

Class 1: Aug 30: Intro to Camera Raw

You should always shoot RAW!!

A RAW FILE is a record of the data captured by the sensor. While there are many different ways of encoding this raw sensor data into a raw image file, in each case the file records the unprocessed sensor data. The sensors simply count photons—they produce a charge that’s directly propor¬tional to the amount of light that strikes them.
Color filter array cameras use a two-dimensional area array to collect the photons that are recorded in the image. The array is made up of rows and columns of photosensitive detectors—typically using either CCD (charge-coupled device) or CMOS (complemen¬tary metal oxide semiconductor) technology—to form the image.

RAW vs. JPEG
When you shoot JPEG, a raw converter built into the camera does automatic processing of the raw image (in camera) and then compresses it using JPEG compression.
Taking a raw image is like taking a picture shooting with negative film. There are so many options because you can always make a better print using the original negative. Taking a JPG is like scanning a print. You can only do so much to improve the image. You’d have many more options if you had access to the original negative.
You are able to draw on all the original information captured by the sensor if you shoot RAW, but not if you shoot jpg or tiff.

Grading Policy

Grading Criteria
Class attendance and participation: 10%
Completion of weekly classroom assignments (on required deadlines): 40%

Projects:
Midterm: Promo Card /Print Project: 15%
Blog or online portfolio (carbonmade.com) 10%
Final: Porfolio Book (blurb or prints) 25%

As stated on the Syllabus:

Only 2 absences are permitted before a penalty is assessed.
3 absences results in a FULL LETTER GRADE penalty off your final grade.
If you arrive late or leave early unexcused, you’ll get a tardi. Two tardis equal one absence. More than 3 unexcused absences results in an F for the course.

*Your assignment or project grade will fall one letter each week it is late. If you do not hand in a final project, the highest grade you can get in the class is a C. More than 3 unexcused absences results in your overall grade being lowered one letter.

Welcome to Fall Semester!

Erin Gleeson's two sections:

Mondays from 2-5pm, Room C230
Wednesdays 8-11am, Room C230
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Hi Photoshop 2 students, and welcome to Fall semester at F.I.T.! Hope you all had a great summer.

I am Erin Gleeson, and I'll be your instructor. You can check out some of my work at www.eringleeson.com. You can contact me at: erin@eringleeson.com

Throughout the semester, I will post info pertaining to the class on this blog including weekly assignments, readings, notes, pictures and ideas. You are welcome and encouraged to contribute to the blog and post your work/ thoughts as well.

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PH-274 Photoshop 2 for Photography Students

Required Text: Adobe Photoshop CS5 for Photographers by Martin Evening

http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Photoshop-CS5-Photographers-professional/dp/0240522001/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1283188938&sr=8-1

General Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, students will have a deeper understanding of advanced
digital capture techniques and an advanced understanding of Adobe Photoshop CS5
that will enable them to manage and evaluate color on their own home computer
systems, to prepare imagery for use on the web and print. They will be able to effectively create both digital and printed portfolio presentations of their photography and will master the basics of retouching.

The students will have:
1. Gained experience in digital color management.
2. Utilized and become familiar with advanced digital cameras and image formats.
3. Become skilled in the essentials of image editing and image enhancement.
4. Established an efficient workflow.
5. Acquired advanced digital printing skills.


Course Description:
Within this course, students learn intermediate Adobe Photoshop & Bridge software skills as well as digital imaging, editing and color management techniques. Topics covered will include camera raw format, downloading and processing images, how to automate a simple web photo gallery, making a PDF presentation and preparing images for print and web portfolios.