Friday, December 14, 2012

Definition of Appropriation Art:
(noun) - To appropriate is to take possession of something. Appropriation artists deliberately copy images to take possession of them in their art. They are not stealing or plagiarizing. They are not passing off these images as their very own. Not at all. Appropriation artists want the viewer to recognize the images they copy, and they hope that the viewer will bring all of his/her original associations with the image to the artist's new context, be it a painting, a sculpture, a collage, a combine or an entire installation

from http://arthistory.about.com/od/glossary_a/a/a_appropriation.htm

http://www.studentpulse.com/articles/546/appropriation-in-contemporary-art

Video & Audio interviews:

Interview with Penelope Umbrico regarding Appropriation:

http://www.studio360.org/2012/apr/06/appropriating-images-for-art-when-is-it-okay/

Carrie Mae Weems on Art 21:

http://www.art21.org/texts/carrie-mae-weems/activity-thematic-appropriation-and-borrowing

John Baldessari
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kxPmDc07oI

Artists appropriating other artworks

Louise Lawler
http://www.metropicturesgallery.com/artists/louise-lawler/

Richard misrach portraits of paintings

http://fraenkelgallery.com/exhibitions/pictures-of-paintings

Robert Heinecken

http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1247#media_player/1/26

Harrell Fletcher

http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1247#media_player/1/29

Sherrie Levine

http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/SherrieLevine

Debbie Grosman

http://www.debbiegrossman.com/index.php?/projects/my-pie-town/

John Waters

http://www.marianneboeskygallery.com/artists/john-waters/images/#

Richard Prince
http://www.gagosian.com/artists/richard-prince/selected-works

Penelope Umbrico

http://www.penelopeumbrico.net/Suns/Suns_Index.html

http://www.penelopeumbrico.net/signaltoink/Signals/signalStatement.html

Identity Appropriation

Nikki S Lee

http://www.sikkemajenkinsco.com/exhibition_nikkislee.html

Cindy Sherman

http://www.metropicturesgallery.com/artists/cindy-sherman/

Aperture Remix exhibition

http://www.aperture.org/2012/10/aperture-remix/

Doug Rickard (postcards relating to Stephen Shore's work)

Penelope Umbrico, Moving Mountains

Vik Muniz, Edward Weston's Day books

Monday, November 12, 2012

Beginner Photography: Color Theory

Color Theory:

http://www.colormatters.com/color-and-design/basic-color-theory

color photography by William Eggleston

http://www.egglestontrust.com/

http://photography-now.net/william_eggleston/portfolio1.html

White Balance:

http://digital-photography-school.com/introduction-to-white-balance

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Advanced Photography Assignment: Gesture

Definition of Gesture

http://csmt.uchicago.edu/glossary2004/gesture2.htm

According to the Oxford Online Dictionary, the noun form of the word, gesture, means a manner of carrying the body; bearing, carriage, deportment. [1] It is also an action performed to convey one’s feelings or intentions or an action performed for show in the knowledge that it will have no effect. The word gesture derives from the Latin word gerere, which means "to do," and the Latin word gestra meaning of action. [2] The verb form of the word means to make or use gestures, to gesticulate. [3]

Viviane Sassen

http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2011/newphotography/viviane-sassen/

Erwin Wurm one minute sculptures

http://www.artmag.com/museums/a_greab/agblsps/wurm.html

The Performing Body as Sculptural Object, exhibition at MoMA

http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2010/originalcopy/intro10.html

included in the exhibition:

Hannah Wilke – Starification Object Series

Bruce Nauman – Self- Portrait as a Fountain

Robin Rhode, Stone Flag

http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?criteria=O%3AAD%3AE%3A27821&page_number=1&template_id=1&sort_order=1

Valie Export (Encirclement)

http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1247#media_player/1/22

Monday, November 5, 2012

Beginner Photography: Still Life

Still Life

Laura Letinsky

http://www.yanceyrichardson.com/artists/laura-letinsky/index.html

Paulette Tavormina

http://www.robertmann.com/artists/tavormina/image_04.html

Josef Sudek

http://photography-now.net/josef_sudek/

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Preparing images to print

Resolution & Resampling

http://www.photoshopessentials.com/essentials/resizing-vs-resampling/

http://www.photoshopessentials.com/essentials/image-resizing/

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/photoshop/cs/using/WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-7945a.html

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

1. Go to the Image Menu > Image Size

Uncheck Resample Image
Check Constrain Proportions
Set the dimensions:

300 dpi

6.75 inch height and 9 inch width for horizontal images

9 inch height and 6.75 inch width for vertical images

3. Click OK

4. Go to the Image Menu > Canvas Size

5. Set the Canvas:

8 inch height and 10 inch width for horizontal images

and

10 inch height and 8 inch width for vertical image

6. Set the Canvas extension color

7. Click OK

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Late Fall Classes

Beginner Photography

Mondays in November & December

1-3PM

Beginner Photoshop CS5

Mondays in November & December

3-5PM

Advanced Photoshop CS5

Wednesdays in November & December

1-3PM

Advanced Photography

Wednesdays in November & December

3-5PM

Monday, October 22, 2012

Beginner Digital Photography Syllabus

Instructor: Christina Freeman
christinahfreeman@gmail.com

class blog: www.universitysettlementphoto.blogspot.com

University Settlement Beginner Digital Photography:

This course is designed for beginning photographers who want to better understand their cameras and learn the basics of photographic composition. There will be weekly assignments for students to explore aspects of photography such as exposure, vantage point, and framing. Each week, students will need to bring in examples of their work from the assignment in either print or digital form.

Week 1: Nov 5
Digital photography workflow. . .

Topic: still life
Technical focus: basics of exposure, aperture

Week 2: Nov 12
Topic: Color – color theory
White balance

Week 3: Nov 19
Topic: Framing
Technical focus: composition, rule of thirds, cropping

Week 4: Nov 26
Topic: Time
Technical focus: shutter speed (sports mode)

Week 5: Dec 3
Topic: Vantage Point
Technical Focus: Depth of Field

Week 6: Dec 10
Topic: Detail
Technical focus: Macro Photography

Week 7: Dec 17
Review images from Detail
Technical focus: lighting and flash

Beginner Photoshop Syllabus

Instructor: Christina Freeman
Email: christinahfreeman@gmail.com
Class blog: www.universitysettlementphoto.blogspot.com

Class Dates:
Mondays 1PM-3PM
November 5, 12, 19, 26
December 3, 10, 17

University Settlement Beginner Photoshop:

This course will introduce you to the basic skills needed to use Photoshop CS5.
It is very important that you have access to a computer with Photoshop to practice outside of class.
The lessons we do in class will also be posted on the class blog for review.

Materials for Class:
Please bring a pin drive or CD with your own images to work
on during class.
You should have access to a computer with Photoshop CS5 to
practice outside of class.

Lesson 1:

preparing the image for print

print dialog box

Lesson 2:
RAW files
Free Transform

File Management, File Types

Adobe Bridge, Workspace options, Zoom, Crop

Lesson 3:
Marquee, Lasso, Select,
Levels Adjustment Layer with a Selection

Lesson 4:
Select Inverse, Lasso Tool
Toggle between selection tools, Making complicated shape
selections

Lesson 5:
Adjustment Layers, Destructive Edits
Adjusting Opacity

Lesson 6:
Blending Mode
Layer Mask

Lesson 7:
Free Transform
preparing the image for print
print dialog box

Advanced Photography Syllabus

University Settlement

Advanced Photography

Teacher: Christina Freeman
christinahfreeman@gmail.com
www.universitysettlementphoto.blogspot.com

** possible Saturday field trip to make-up for Oct 31

November 7

- talk about Met Shows – manipulated photography, Warhol

- look at images related to Gesture

- assignment: appropriation

November 14

- Aperture Remix Fieldtrip

November 21 –

- students show work with theme Gesture

- slideshow re appropriation

- assignment: appropriation

November 28

- Students show work with theme appropriation

- Slideshow re sublime

- Assignment: Sublime

December 5

- Students show work with theme sublime

- Slideshow re text

- Assignment: text

December 12

- Students show work with theme text

- Slideshow re sequence

- Assignment: sequence

December 19

- Students show work with theme sequence

- Final group discussion/ critique

Advanced Photoshop Syllabus

Instructor: Christina Freeman

Email: christinahfreeman@gmail.com

Class blog: www.universitysettlementphoto.blogspot.com

Advanced Photoshop CS5

Wednesdays October 31-December 19, 1-3PM

Materials for Class:

Please bring a pin drive or CD with your own images to work on during class.

You should have access to a computer with Photoshop CS5 to practice outside of class.

Lesson 1: Nov 7

working in Camera Raw part 1

Lesson 2: Nov 14

image resizing
preparing the image for print

print dialog box

Lesson 3: Nov 21
working in Camera Raw part 2

Lesson 4: Nov 28

masking part 1

new bristle brush tips

Lesson 5: Dec 5

masking part 2

masks and channels

Lesson 6: Dec 12

Advanced retouching 1

Lesson 7: Dec 15 (Makeup for Oct 31)
Advanced retouching 2

Lesson 8:

Independent work day – bring your own images that have problems

October 22: Camera Raw and Image Resizing

Camera Raw

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/photoshop-cs5-feature-tour/new-camera-raw-features-in-cs5/

Image Resizing

http://www.photoshopessentials.com/essentials/image-resizing/

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/photoshop/cs/using/WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-7945a.html

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Oct 24: Met Museum trip for Photoshop and Photography classes

http://www.metmuseum.org/

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10028-0198
Phone: 212-535-7710

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Warp and Puppet Warp : Advanced Photoshop Oct 17

Warp and Puppet Warp

(practice image will be distributed in class)

1. Open Photoshop (From your Start Menu > Programs > Adobe CS5)
2. Open your image by going to the File menu and selecting Open.
3. Choose the File and click Open.
4. Make sure the Layers Palette is visible, if not go to Window > Layers

5. With the “Jump” Layer highlighted, use your selection tools (Magnetic Lasso or Quick Selection) to make a selection of one of the arms.
6. Save the selection by going to Select > Save Selection.
      Name it “Arm 1”, Click OK
7. Go to the Edit Menu > Puppet Warp (you should see a change to the selected area)
8. Set the target points by clicking the arm where you want it to bend.
9. After setting the target points, click and pull on the points to make the selected area move.
10. Click the Enter / Return key to commit the change.
11. Deselect the area with CNTRL + D.
12. Erase any unneeded picture information leftover from the arm.

13. With the “Jump” Layer highlighted, use your selection tools (Magnetic Lasso or Quick Selection) to make a selection of the other arm.
14. Save the selection by going to Select > Save Selection.
      Name it “Arm 2”, Click OK
15. Go to the Edit Menu > Puppet Warp (you should see a change to the selected area)
16. Set the target points by clicking the arm where you want it to bend.
17. After setting the target points, click and pull on the points to make the selected area move.
18. Click the Enter / Return key to commit the change
19. Deselect the area with CNTRL + D
20. Erase any unneeded picture information leftover from the arm.

21. With the “Jump” Layer highlighted, use your selection tools (Magnetic Lasso or Quick Selection) to make a selection of one of the legs.
22. Save the selection by going to Select > Save Selection.
      Name it “Leg 1”, Click OK
23. Go to the Edit Menu > Puppet Warp (you should see a change to the selected area)
24. Set the target points by clicking the leg where you want it to bend.
25. After setting the target points, click and pull on the points to make the selected area move.
26. Click the Enter / Return key to commit the change
27. Deselect the area with CNTRL + D
28. Erase any unneeded picture information leftover from the leg.

29. With the “Jump” Layer highlighted, use your selection tools (Magnetic Lasso or Quick Selection) to make a selection of the other leg.
30. Save the selection by going to Select > Save Selection.
      Name it “Leg 2”, Click OK
31. Go to the Edit Menu > Puppet Warp (you should see a change to the selected area)
32. Set the target points by clicking the leg where you want it to bend.
33. After setting the target points, click and pull on the points to make the selected area move.
34. Click the Enter / Return key to commit the change.
35. Deselect the area with CNTRL + D
36. Erase any unneeded picture information leftover from the leg.

37. Make a new empty layer by clicking on the Create new layer button next to the Trash Can.
Make sure this layer is below the “Jump” layer, drag it below if necessary
38. With the new empty layer highlighted, Load the Selection of Arm 1 by going to Select > Load Selection and choosing Arm 1
39. Fill the selection by going to Edit > Fill > 50% Gray, Click OK
40. With the new empty layer highlighted, Load the Selection of Arm 2 by going to Select > Load Selection and choosing Arm 2
41. Fill the selection by going to Edit > Fill > 50% Gray, Click OK
42. With same layer highlighted, Load the Selection of Leg 1 by going to Select > Load Selection and choosing Leg 1
43. Fill the selection by going to Edit > Fill > 50% Gray, Click OK
44. With the new empty layer highlighted, Load the Selection of Leg 2 by going to Select > Load Selection and choosing Leg 2
45. Fill the selection by going to Edit > Fill > 50% Gray, Click OK
46. Flatten the Layers

47. Make a new empty layer and drag it behind the background layer
48. Fill the new empty layer by going to Edit > Fill > 50% Gray, Click OK
49. Free Transform the Layer with the picture in it to make it smaller and then center it.
50. Click the Warp button and choose Flag in the Warp Drop Down Menu
51. Adjust the image to make the Warp more subtle.
52. Double Click on the Layer with the picture in it to bring up the Layer Styles Menu.
53. Click Drop Shadow. Click OK.

Save your work!

The End