Late Fall Classes 2011

Photoshop
11AM-1PM

Digital Photography: Bookmaking
1PM-3PM


Wednesdays, November-December 2011

University Settlement Photoshop:

This (8)-week course will cover basic Photoshop concepts and techniques, including introduction to the tools palate, layers palate, adjustment layers, various file formats and creating a work-flow that works for you.

The focus of this course will be improving straight images, particularly images you have already taken and have problems with that you would like to resolve.

* Note: Students should have access to a computer where they can practice working on Photoshop outside of class.

Students will also need a flash drive or external hard drive for saving their work.

Course Plan:

Class #1

1. Introduction to the course, student and instructor introductions.

2. Introduction to the Tools Palette

3. Opening files

4. Working in Layers/ Adjustment Layers

5. Undo (History),

6. Save, Save As, JPEG, PSD

7. External Hard Drives and Flash Drives

Class #2

1. Review of Week 1

2. Crop tool, Move Tool, Hand Tool

3. Selection Tools - Marquee selection tools, Lasso tools,

4. Free Transform

5. Zoom in/Zoom Out

Class #3

1. Review of week 2

2. Quick selection/Magic Wand tools,

3. Copy and Paste Selections

Class #4

1. Review or week 3

2. Eraser tool, Brush tool

3. Opacity slider/ Blending

Class #5

1. Review of week 4

2. Clone Stamp

3. Dodge & Burn

Class #6

1. Review of week 5

2. Text Tool

3. Borders/Framing

4. Resize / Image Size

Class #7-8

1. Final Presentation of students finished images.

2. Group critique.

3. Review of all topics covered

University Settlement Digital Photography:

Bookmaking:

Making a book is a great way to organize photographs and create a portable work of art.  You will choose a theme, select and edit your images, create a sequence, write an artist statement, and then layout your book.  Students can purchase a scrapbook-style photo album and insert printed images into it or layout the book on their computer and have it printed. We will discuss which styles and formats best display your images.  If students choose to have their book printed online two suggested printers are Blurb.com or iphoto.  It is highly recommended that students come to the first class with a series of images or a particular project in mind.

I think it's best if everyone works together on blurb, unless anyone has a strong preference to make their book by hand or in iphoto.  Blurb has an online layout system so you can access your book at home and from the computers at University Settlement. If you have a moment you can check it out:

Here is the blurb website:

http://www.blurb.com/

If you are working on your own laptop and bringing it with you, you can download their software here:

http://www.blurb.com/make/booksmart

If you want to work with the online system that you can access anywhere you can look at it here:

http://www.blurb.com/make/bookify

We will work out the schedule together depending on if we will meet 6 or 8 weeks.

Early Fall classes at University Settlement:

11AM-1PM Photoshop CS5


SEPT 14 -CLASS AT UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT


1PM-3PM  Digital Photography: Natural Light, Shadows and Reflections 


SEPT 14 - VISIT TO METROPOLITAN MUSEUM

University Settlement Photoshop

University Settlement Photoshop:

The focus of this course will be improving straight images, particularly images you have already taken and have problems with that you would like to resolve.

This is a great course for orienting yourself with Photoshop and also if you want to improve on the skills you already have. It is highly recommended that you have access to a computer with Photoshop to practice.

There will be weekly lessons posted on the class blog, and I would like everyone to practice the lesson at home and bring in an example of their work each week.

Keyboard shortcuts will also be on the class blog.

Week 1 (September 7)

Introduction to Photoshop:

Tools Palette, Opening files, Undo (History), Cropping, Straighten, Rotate, Flip, Layers Palette

Save, Save As

Week 2 (September 14)

Brushes, Stamp Tool, Zoom, Hand Tool, Burn, Dodge, Sponge, Eraser

Week 3 (September 21)

Automatic Adjustments, Exposure, Saturation, Black & White, Contrast, Levels, Curves,

Week 4 - (September 28)

Marquee Tools, Magic Wand, Lasso, Feather Selection, Move, Blur, Sharpen, Smudge,

Week 5 (October 5)

Paint Brush, Paint Bucket, Eye Dropper, Default colors

Week 6 (October 12

Adjustments to selections, Copying selections, Merge Down, Flatten Image

Week 7 (October 19)

Masks and Channels, Free Transform

Week 8 (October 26)

Filters, Healing Brush, Patch Tool, Pen Tool

Preparing the image for print, Image Size, Border, Canvas

Natural Light, Shadows and Reflections in Photography

 The University Settlement

Natural Light, Shadows and Reflections in Photography

This 8-week course will explore the use of natural light, shadows and reflections as essential compositional elements in photography. Slide presentations will be used for reference and inspiration. Some historical and contemporary photographers that will be discussed include Eugéne Atget, Lee Friedlander, Adré Kertész, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Andrzej Lachowicz, Jessica Todd Harper, Mikiko Hara, and Tierney Gearon.  In addition to slide presentations, guest speakers and gallery visits will serve to further inspire student work. 

Students will be asked to photograph on their own outside of class and present work in class for a group critique. It is suggested that students photograph in the early morning or late afternoon to make use of peak hours for beautiful natural light and dramatic shadows. Students may photograph any subject matter they choose, as long as natural light, shadows, or reflections are incorporated into the composition.

Note: Students may photograph in digital or analog. Students must either print work and bring it to class, or bring a CD of digital files to the class to be projected (recommended: 8x10 inches at 300 dpi). Students should have 7-10 images to share each week. Class is open to all levels.

Lesson Plans

Class #1 – September 7

1. Introduction to the course, student and instructor introductions. (10 minutes)

2. Slide presentation of early photographers working with natural light, shadow, and reflection. Focus on natural light. (20 minutes)

3. Review technical elements of student cameras, materials they plan to use, and technique. Instructor handout of recommended places to print work and purchase photographic materials. (15 minutes)

4. Practice shoot outside, focusing on natural light, with guidance from instructor. (1 hour)

5. Return to classroom for questions and comments. Brainstorm subject matter students would like to photograph over the week using natural light. (15 minutes)

Class #2 - September 14

1. Students present work for group critique on natural light. (1 hour, 15 min)

2. Slide presentation. (30 min)

3. Group discussion and brainstorming for the upcoming week’s project. (15 min)

Class #3 - September 21

1. Students present work for group critique on shadow. (1 hour, 15 min)

2. Slide presentation on photographers using reflection. (30 min)

3. Group discussion and brainstorming for the upcoming week’s project. (15 min)

Class #4 - September 28

1. Students present work for group critique on reflection. (1 hour, 15 min)

2. Slide presentation on all three topics (15 min)

3. Students select topic from the previous 3 weeks for final project. (30 min)

Class #5 - October 5

1. Students share progress towards final project. (2 hours)

Class #6 – October 12

1. Students share progress towards final project. (2 hours)

Class #7 - October 19

1. Students share progress towards final project. (2 hours) 

Class #8 - October 26

1. Final Presentation and critique (2 hours)

Questions for Natural Light Class

Write down locations in your home where you often observe light or shadow or reflections:

Is there anywhere in your daily routine where you notice light, shadow, or reflections?

Are there any special places you have visited where you remember seeing vivid light, shadow, and reflections?

Is there a particular time of day when you like the light in your home or neighborhood or other place where you spend lots of time?

Do you feel that light, shadows, or reflections play a part in your daily life / affect your mood?

artist references (natural light class)

Alessandra Sanguinetti

http://www.yossimilo.com/artists/ales_sang/

Tierney Gearon

http://www.yossimilo.com/artists/tier_gear/

Adam Bartos

http://www.yossimilo.com/artists/adam_bart/?show=0&img_num=0#title

Martina Mullaney

http://www.yossimilo.com/artists/mart_mull/

Nicholas Nixon

http://www.yossimilo.com/artists/nich_nixo/?show=0#title

Sugimoto

http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/sugimoto/clip2.html

http://video.pbs.org/video/1239603168

Michael Kenna

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWM_0-tlmO4

Jessica Todd Harper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIYGFGDo1G4

http://www.jessicatoddharper.com/

Julia Margaret Cameron

http://sunpictures.com/www/

Henry Wessel

http://www.robertmann.com/artists/wessel/image_01.html

Matthew Pillsbury

http://www.matthewpillsbury.com/

Amy Arbus

http://www.amadorgallery.com/Amy%20Arbus.html

Current Exhibitions:

MOMA New Photography

http://moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1199

ICP

http://www.icp.org/museum/exhibitions/upcoming

Met

http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId={4F9E1DE0-D720-40FF-ACF3-ACFA8C4673A7}

Aperture

http://www.aperture.org/gallery/

Danziger

http://www.danzigerprojects.com/exhibitions/2011_9_edward-steichen-the-last-pri/

Robert Mann

http://robertmann.com/exhibitions/upcoming.html

Sasha Wolf

http://sashawolf.com/artists/elinor-carucci/closer/
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Clamp Art

http://clampart.com/artists/wilkes/wilkesdin.html

images for final exam!

photo3e

photo2e

photo 1e

images for lesson: text, gradient

workflow

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raw file window

clone stamping from one image to another

1. Open Photoshop

2. Open your image by going to the File menu and selecting Open.

3. Choose File and click Open

(repeat steps 2 and 3 to open the additional file)

4. Make sure the Layers Palette is visible, if not go to Window - > Layers

(Choose one image to be the background layer.

You will be using the Clone Stamp Tool to add parts from the other image to the background layer).

Create an empty layer above your background:

5. In the bottom of the layers palette click the square to "Create New Layer"

You should see a new empty layer above your background layer that is called "Layer 1"

Use the Clone Stamp Tool to add from the other image:

6. Select the Clone Stamp Tool from the Tool Palette (the stamp, keyboard shortcut is the letter S)

7. Choose the settings for the Stamp at the top

(size of brush = 200, hardness = 0%, opacity = 100%, flow = 100%)

8. Click on the second image (drinks & candles).

9. Hold down the ALT key (you will see the target appear while you hold down ALT)

10. Click on the part of the image you want to clone. (This is also known as the area you would like to sample - you will be adding that area to the background image). You can let go after clicking once on the area.

11. Click on the background image. Make sure you are on Layer 1.

12. Click and hold down while you move the mouse to paint the image from the other picture onto Layer 1.

(you are using the clone stamp to sample from one image and paint on to the other image).

You can continue to use the clone stamp to sample from the second image, adding onto layer 1 over the background image.

Use the eraser tool to clean-up some of the edges on Layer 1.

You can also adjust the Opactiy of layer 1 (select the top layer and then drag the opacity slider to the left.)

Use Marquee Tool + Free Transform (CNTRL + T or Command + T) to adjust the size of the new images on Layer 1. Click and drag the corners out to change the size. Hit the ENTER/RETURN key to apply the transformation.

You can use the Marquee Tool & the Move (it looks like an arrow and the shortcut is the letter V) to change the placement of the selections

Save the image:

Save your image by going to the File menu and Save As (Choose JPEG for finished images and PSD for unfinished images). For JPEG save the image at the highest size (Size 12).

***REMEMBER YOU CAN ALWAYS GO BACKWARDS ONE STEP WITH THE KEYBOARD SHORCUT CONTROL + Z or COMMAND + Z***

Swatches, Brushes, Eraser, Opacity

Swatches, Brushes, Eraser, Opacity
(After right-clicking the image from the blog and saving it to your desktop)

1. Open Photoshop (From your Start Menu > Programs > Adobe CS2)
2. Open your image by going to the File menu and selecting Open.
3. Choose File and click Open, Repeat for the second image
4. Make sure the Layers Palette is visible, if not go to Window > Layers

Swatches
Convert to Indexed palette Image and 64 colors:

1. Image menu > Mode > Indexed Color.

Choose:

• Palette: Local (Perceptual)

• Colors: 64

• Forced: None

• Transparency: unchecked

• Dither: None

2. Click OK

3. Image > Mode > Color Table to view the limited 64-color palette based on this image.

4. Save: Give the file a name and Save it to the Desktop.

5. Click Cancel to exit the dialog box.

6. Swatches Palette Menu > Replace Swatches

7. Load the Swatches from the Desktop

8. If you wish to Save the Swatches File, from the Swatches Palette Menu choose Save Swatches and save the file in the Color Swatches folder.

Close/Open the File again
1. Close the Indexed Version of the Image File and re-open the JPEG version of the image File.
2. Add a New Empty Layer by clicking the Square in the bottom of the Layers Palette

Brush Tool

1. Select the foreground color by clicking on the Color Picker Tool, move the tool over the Swatches Palette. Choose a blue from the Swatches you just loaded.

2. In the Tool bar, Set the Opacity of the Brush to 50% and Flow at 100%. Set the Hardness of the brush to 30%. Set the Size (Diameter) of the brush to 100 pixels.

3. Click on the Brush Tool in the Tools Palette (keyboard shortcut is B)

Click and hold down the mouse to paint the blue color over the clouds.

4. Use the bracket keys to increase and decrease the size of the brush.

left [ = smaller and right ] = bigger

ERASER

1. Now click on the Eraser Tool in the Tools Palette (keyboard shortcut is E).

Brush Size = 45, Hardness = 0%, Mode: Brush, Opacity = 80%, Flow = 50%.

2. Use the Eraser to remove any areas where you placed color with the brush and you do not want it (making it look more natural)

Opacity

1. Click on the Top Layer on the Layers Palette

2. Adjust the Opacity Slider to the desired position. (making it look more natural)

SAVE
Save your image by going to the File menu and Save As (Choose JPEG for the File type). Save the image at the highest size (Size 12).

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