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Comment by Gran 1 day ago

Due Dates:
Hi everyone, hope you're enjoying your time with Mr. Thompson! Here are the due dates for your projects. These are firm dates, with no exceptions, except for advance requests with extenuation circumstances.

1. If you haven't already, your 3 lightpaintings, and 24 China Alive (or Shnaghai) shots should be uploaded to the server for grading no later than Tuesday December 1. These are past due, but as I have been out, have not been able to look at them yet. I will be in on Wednesday, and will be taking them home to grade.

2.2 Photoshop Tutorials & your Powerpoint Presentation will be due on my first class back on December 9. Be sure to document every step in the powerpoint, and make sure your documenting the right assignment. It is the FREE CHOICE tutorial you are documenting, not the video tutorials that you are doing from the server.

If you have any questions, don't forget to post them here.

Comment by Joy Mao on November 22, 2009 at 3:05pm

Uh.. okay, that wasn't supposed to be half as creepy as it came out to be...

Comment by Joy Mao on November 22, 2009 at 3:05pm

GRAN I'M BACK FROM SINGY... WHERE'S YOUR BABY?!??!?!

Comment by Gran on November 18, 2009 at 8:49pm

Hi everyone, I hope you're all well and treating Mr. Thompson well. I got a few emails because there was some confusion about the projects. Please read the explanation below carefully! This is what I will be looking for:

Project 1:
You take the photo for homework, you use the tutorial(s) you already chose and proposed.

Project 2:
You take the portrait photo in the Studio, you use one of the video tutorials on the server to alter your portraits.

You can post any questions here if there is any more confusion. Good luck!

Comment by Phoebe Lee on November 18, 2009 at 10:16am

This is one of the tutorials I'm going to be using.
http://www.photoshopstar.com/photo-effects/color-manipulation-on-the-photo/

Comment by Gran on November 16, 2009 at 9:22am

Good question Brian,
Mr. Holder has cameras for you. You'll be taking turns in the studio, since only one team can use it at a time. You don't need your own cameras.

Comment by Brian L on November 15, 2009 at 11:40pm

Do we use the provided cameras?
If yes, then i have to bring my own :X

Comment by Gran on November 15, 2009 at 8:59pm

Photos for tutorial assignment: Due Wednesday. Make sure that you take lots of photos, so you have a good one to choose from. You should have 15-20 to choose from, of which you will select one for your final.

What Should I be Working on While Mr. Gran is Away?

You have two projects to work on while I am away.
I will expect them both uploaded to the server on the day that I return
(I will post that day when I know).

Project One:

1) The first project is the photoshop tutorial of your choosing. Remember to click "Save As" after every step, and create a .jpg of each step in the process. For your sake, name these photos "step1.jpg" "step2.jpg" etc.

2) Create a Keynote or Powerpoint presentation that explains your process. Your First Slide Should have the Final Image, Image Name, and Your Name.
The Second Slide should start your sequence with the blank canvas.
You should also provide the Site URL and Name of Any Tutorials that you use on the slide that you start them.

Project Two:

Mr. Holder and his Advanced Photography Students will be working with you in the Photography Studio (Mr. Holder's Room). They will teach you how to shoot professional looking photographs using studio lighting.

I will be collecting 10 pictures that you will be taking of your partner. These must consist of at least one:
Full Body Shot
Close Up
Medium Shot
Serious Shot
Silly Shot

The rest are up to you.

You will take one of these shots, and go through alter it using another photoshop tutorial. The tutorials I would like you to use for these projects are video tutorials located on the school server.
1. Go to:
afp://studentpx.saschina.org

2. Choose a tutorial

You may choose any of the tutorials, but the subject must be you (for example, if you choose the hybrid project, you have to be the hybrid with something else. If you choose the cube apples, you have to make your body into cubes).

3. Make it Your Own

In this project, you must pay attention to composition. It is your choice as to whether or not you need to do anything to make sure the background, foreground, and middle ground work together. I will be assessing three things for this project:
1) How well you used the tutorial to create something Different
2) What compositional choices you made (refer to the elements and principles of design- what can you do to make your project more interesting compositionally?)
3) The quality of the final photograph. Be sure to use your curves, levels, and any other tools to make sure you have a good photograph.

Comment by Gran on November 13, 2009 at 10:44pm

Need a texture? Why not make your own.

Comment by Gran on November 13, 2009 at 3:58pm

Hey, here's some more tutorials! for those of you still lagging... ; )

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