Digital Photography
SPRING 2013


ART 82
Fall Section 0188 - Tuesday - 1.5 units
Spring Section 4205 - Tuesday - 1.5 units

Class Schedule: 
Tuesday - 1-4PM Lecture/LAB

Location:
2926 Maggini Hall, Santa Rosa Campus

Office Hours:
Tuesdays 4pm by appointment.

Instructor:  John Sappington - jsappington@santarosa.edu - john@basearts.com

Syllabus:
http://www.basearts.com/curriculum/SRJC.DigitalPhotoI.htm

Overview:
http://www.basearts.com/curriculum/DigPhooverview.html

CURRENTS:
http://blog.basearts.com


SRJC Open Computer Lab Schedule:

http://online.santarosa.edu/presentation/page/?37555


ANALY HALL - ART COMPUTER LAB HOURS

DATES AND TIMES TO BE DETERMINED

Analy Hall - Shooting Studio by Appointment

DATES TO BE DETERMINED




REPEAT Students <---CLICK HERE

Canon Digital Rebel Manual
 

Digital Photography
Schedule

(subject to change)

Online Photography Resources

Class Notes http://www.basearts.com/curriculum/notes/spring2013/

Post Notes: http://blog.basearts.com

Compiled Internet Resources:
http://www.basearts.com/curriculum/Res.Photo.htm
http://www.basearts.com/curriculum/resources.html

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Required Text :
Short Course in Digital Photography, A, 2/E Barbara London, Multimedia Learning Jim Stone ISBN-10: 0205066429 ISBN-13: 9780205066421
Week 1  

Syllabus Overview - REVIEW Handout

Expectations, Requirements, Objectives, Best Practices.

Assignments:

  • Bring Camera to second class meeting with cables (usb/firewire), or card reader.

  • Locate and begin reading Camera Manual - Cover to Cover.

  • Begin JOURNAL of questionable functions, settings, usage, portfolio ideas, reading notes etc...

  • Required Text -Short Course in Digital Photography, A, 2/E Barbara London, Multimedia Learning Jim Stone ISBN-10: 0205066429 ISBN-13: 9780205066421

  • Set Camera to highest resolution / lowest compression.

  • TURN OFF THE FLASH! Until further notice.

  • Backup all images on working media/card
    and
  • FORMAT card prior to first shooting assignment.

  • Make/Bring 5-10 Digital Camera images to the second class meeting
    - Images should represent your interest in Digital Photography

Reading:

Chapters 1, 3 and 9, A Short Course in Digital Photography

Sites:

Local Galleries and Suppliers


Masters of Photography - Good starter site for Analogue Masters
http://www.masters-of-photography.com/

Lomographic Society
 http://www.lomographics.com

Camera Reviews

http://dpreview.com
http://www.keh.com

 

Print, Sign and Return field trip liability waiver in pdf form via the link below:
http://www.santarosa.edu/for_students/student_affairs/forms/SRJC_Field_Trip_Activity_Liability_Waiver.pdf
Week 2

 1.22

Lecture:

Digital Technology

Transferring images from camera/media to system.

Begin fundamentals of camera technology/exposure.

Lab:

Establish Home Directories
Work with camera connection / file transfer
First File Transfers

Assignment:

Shooting in Low Light without a flash.- (2)

Feel free to experiment, try to find the lowest level of light possible to render a readable image.

Depending on what you may or may not know regarding ISO, experiment with this setting in your camera as well.

Student Examples:

Jesse Klein - nitelight
Karl McJimsey - Flora
Justin Stevick - paintingwlight/celestial

Other:

Light Stenciling, compliments of Carolyn Reed:

Here's what it looks like: http://www.fubiz.net/2012/01/30/light-stencils-in-vietnam/

Here's a video on how it's done. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DJsLqwsqlg

Painting with Light + range of lighting equipment http://www.flickr.com/photos/jannepaint/4287648439/in/photostream/

Reading:

Local Galleries and Suppliers

Moholy-Nagy - From Pigment to Light - 1936 *(OPTIONAL)

Artists:

Lazlo Moholy-Nagy
Man Ray
David Hockney

Olivia Parker
http://oliviaparker.com/newindex.php

Bruce Conner


Print, Sign and Return field trip liability waiver:
http://www.santarosa.edu/for_students/student_affairs/forms/SRJC_Field_Trip_Activity_Liability_Waiver.pdf
Week 3 1.28

Lecture:

 Lab:

Camera / Scanner
Scanning Procedures - Flat Art
Photography - Scanning Procedures Epson : SRJC

Assignment:
Digital Photogram
Objects for Scanning - 3 Dimensional Objects as well as prints or flat art that you may want to digitize. - (3)

Review Historical Photograms/Montage works:

Photography - Photograms and Montage Samples

Photography - Scanography - Example Files

Photography - Scanning Procedures

Niko Robinson - Student Scanner work
more scanner work - various

Reading:

A Short Course in Digital Photography: Chapters 4, 5 and 7

REVISED FIRST READING

Italiano Calvino - Adventures of a Photographer

Digital Camera Review - Technical Glossary
http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glossary/
http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glossary/Camera_System/

Artists:

Paul Strand
Eugene Atget
Eadweard Muybridge

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Rodney Lough Jr.
http://www.rodneyloughjr.com/ - compliments of Jordan

Course Notes :

http://www.basearts.com/curriculum/notes/spring2013/

CHECK THE BLOG *NEW CONTENT*!

http://blog.basearts.com

7 Impressive Full-Frame DSLR Cameras
http://www.pdnonline.com/gear/7-Impressive-Full-Fr-7338.shtml
SRJC ART GALLERY

THE STILL POINT – curated by Suzanne Lacke

Dates: February 4 – March 7

Opening Reception: Thursday, February 7, from 4–6 PM, Doyle Library room 4201
Panel Discussion: March 4th at noon in the gallery
Moderated by Karen Peterson, you will be able to hear from the artists themselves about their work, their inspiration, artists who have influenced them and their careers as artists and teachers. They will be joined in the discussion by Michael Schwager, Gallery Director at Sonoma State University Art Gallery.

Curator's Statement

Artist Statments and Slideshow
Week 4 2.5

Lecture:
Best Practices - Beginning Camera Setup
Beginning Vocabulary
Exposure basics

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Shot Card Rev.2 for field experiments
Shot Card for field experiments


Camera Operation

 

Assignment: Bracketing Exposures - (4)

- P mode - Working with the half-step shutter lock - AE-L
- (M)Manual mode - Working with exposure scale in camera manual bracketing. Establish baseline exposure parameters of ISO and White Balance (*manually set)

- AEB - Auto Exposure Bracketing
- EV - Exposure Compensation Value
- White BalanceBracketing.

- 3-5 exposures for each with alternate exposure. - (3)

1st exposure according to meter reading.
2nd + .5 half step greater aperture/shutter selection or more exposure (over)
3rd + 1 whole step (full stop) greater aperture/shutter selection (over)
4th .5 half step smaller aperture/shutter selection or less exposure (under)
5th - 1 whole step smaller aperture/shutter selection or less exposure (under)

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Review :
Photography - EXAMPLE FILES - Shooting Assigments


 

Reading:

Discussion - Italiano Calvino - Adventures of a Photographer

Ansel Adams - .pdf - 344KB - 3 pages

Artists:

Edward Weston
Minor White
Ansel Adams
FRED ARCHER

Robert Adams

Uta Barth
http://www.sieshoeke.com/artists/uta-barth

Sites:

The photographs in Intimate Nature: Ansel Adams and the Close View represent an under recognized and rarely examined aspect of Ansel Adams's half-century-long career: his study of the intimate details of nature through the close view of his camera.
http://www.creativephotography.org/education/educatorsGuides/anselAdams/

Other Guides:
http://www.creativephotography.org/education/educatorsGuides/


SRJC Day Under the Oaks: Hit Me With Your Best Shot!

SRJC’s Amateur Photography Exhibit at the Larry Bertolini Day Under the Oaks

All photos must be submitted by Friday, April 12th at 5 pm.

Sunday, May 5th
10-4 pm

http://www.santarosa.edu/foundation/Hit%20Me%20With%20Your%20Best%20Shot.pdf

Participate in an interactive photography exhibit representing photos by SRJC alumni and friends of
images from the SRJC campuses as well as pictures in the community! Stop by the SRJC Alumni &
Friends booth during Day Under the Oaks to see the photos, discover if you won an award and vote for
the Best in Show – Audience Favorite!

Week 5

 2.12

Lecture:

Exposure basics

Equivalent Exposure Continues ...

Adobe Bridge Automation Techniques:
PDF based Contact Sheets and Presentations
Multiple Files to Layers - Manual Composite/Contacts

Photoshop:

Adobe TV - introduction
http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-photoshop-cs6/

PS Best Practice #1 - Duplicate the pixel based background layer as first step on opening a .jpeg.

 

Lab:

Continue to experiment with:

- Manual mode - Working with exposure scale in camera manual bracketing. Establish baseline exposure parameters of ISO and White Balance (*manually set)
- AEB - Auto Exposure Bracketing
- Exposure Compensation Value - EV

Readings:

Edward Weston - .pdf - 360KB - 3 pages
(first left hand spread of each essay is last page of that essay)

Artists:

Henri Cartier-Bresson
http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/C.aspx?VP=XSpecific_MAG.PhotographerDetail_VPage&l1=0&pid=2K7O3R14T1LX&nm=Henri%20Cartier%20%2D%20Bresson


Hiroshi Sugimoto
http://www.sugimotohiroshi.com/portfolio.html

John Divola
http://www.divola.com/

Sites:

Zone System | Wikipedia Entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_System
Week 6 2.19

Lecture:

Photoshop:

PS Best Practice #1 - Duplicate the pixel based background layer as first step on opening a .jpeg.

PS Best Practice #2 - All adjustments to adjustment layers - no pixel damage.

 Assignment:

- Equivalents: Depth of Field - (5)

3-5 Images which illustrate the side effects of aperture selections. -(5)

 Aperture:
Fig. 1
Fig. 2

Wikipedia Entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_System

Depth of Field Calculator
http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html

Reading:

A Short Course in Digital Photography: Chapters-2,3,4

Henri Cartier-Bresson - .PDF - 234KB

Cartier-Bresson's Camera

Artists:

Lauren Greenfield
http://www.creativephotography.org/education/educatorsGuides/girlculturefacultyguide/

Henry Wessel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Wessel,_Jr.

Stephen Shore
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Shore

Todd Hido
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Hido

Larry Sultan :
* Katherine Avenue (2010)
* The Valley (2004)
* Pictures from Home (1996)
* Evidence (1977)

Around the WEB: Larry Sultan

* Wirtz Gallery
* Bill Charles Represents
* MoCP: The Valley (2007)
* YouTube: The Genius of Photography
* Artnet
* The Daily Beast
* Daylight Magazine
* Wallpaper Magazine

Sites:

NY Times: Images That Preserve History, and Make It
By HOLLAND COTTER
A vast, two-floor show of more than 500 images at the International Center of Photography examines South Africa before and after its years of segregation.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/21/arts/design/rise-and-fall-of-apartheid-at-center-of-photography.html


 

Seventeen Magazine Test: What's Your Camera Personality? 
With so many options out there, it's hard to decide which camera is best for you. Take our quiz to find the best camera to match your personality and capture the moments you'll want to remember forever!

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My Results:
Your Camera Personality Is: Creative and Quirky Your ideal camera is the Holga manual. This old-school camera has several flash and shutter settings, so you can create different moods in every picture!
Week 7
 2.26

Lecture:

Photoshop

  • Curves - Adjustment Layers
  • B/W / Selective B/W
  • Channel Mixer- Adjustment Layers
  • Working with layers as masks


Assignment:

- Equivalents: Motion / Blur - (6)

3-5 Images which illustrate the side effects of shutter speed / time value selections. - (6)

Shutter / Time Values:
Fig 1

 Review :

Photography - EXAMPLE FILES - Shooting Assigments

Bracketing
Equivalents (Shutter and Aperture side effects)
Wrap up current technical experiements

Artists:
John Baldessari
Sophie Calle - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sophie-calle-lecture/id435584516?i=93669518&mt=2
Nick Waplington
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Michael Light
http://www.michaellight.net/


Photojojo: Tiltshift on the cheap - Nemea
http://content.photojojo.com/diy/how-to-make-a-tilt-shift-lens/

Impossible photos of Erik Johansson

Impossible photos of Erik Johansson

Stefan Gruenwedel

Get to know this photographer and retouching artist whose topsy-turvy landscapes pleasantly fool the mind.

More ›

THE STILL POINT / Panel Discussion: March 4th at noon in the SRJC Art Gallery
Moderated by Karen Peterson, you will be able to hear from the artists themselves about their work, their inspiration, artists who have influenced them and their careers as artists and teachers. They will be joined in the discussion by Michael Schwager, Gallery Director at Sonoma State University Art Gallery.
Week 8 3.5

Photoshop:

Essential Layer and Masking Processes in Photoshop.pdf

Assignment:

Contact Sheets of Brackets/Equivalents - (7)

Create a minimum of 2-3 files utilizing 1) Output to PDF 2) Files to Layers Experiment with a standard contact sheet layout to document bracketing exposure
experiments/design starts/. - (7)
Critiques - 5 pnts. - (8)

5 Images - should represent beginnings of portfolio subjects either content or technique.
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Reading:


Current Notes are posted:
http://www.basearts.com/curriculum/notes/spring2013


Review - Essential Layer and Masking Processes in Photoshop.pdf

Artists:
Diane Arbus
William Klein

Richard Prince
David Hockney

William Carlos Williams


PDN's 30: New and Emerging Photographers to Watch 2013

This online gallery features profiles on all the photographers, selected by PDN's editors, including information on the most valuable lessons they've learned as they got their careers started.


What's Going On in This Picture? | Feb. 11, 2013

By THE LEARNING NETWORK

Every Monday morning, we publish a New York Times photo without a caption,
headline or other information about its origins. Join the conversation by posting about what you see and why in our comments section.

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Lytro Camera Review and Related:
A Review of the Lytro Camera By SAM GROBART
http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/29/a-review-of-the-lytro-camera/?ref=technology

Thoughts About the Lytro and Photojournalism By SAM GROBART
http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/29/a-review-of-the-lytro-camera/?ref=technology

Save the date: 3.27.13

Shooting Field Trip : Graton, CA.

1-4 pm

Map:
https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&safe=active&q=graton+ca&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x80843b055828b2c9:0x70474dfe0823210,Graton,+CA&gl=us&ei=UNJ1UMy_GqjyigLbpoHIDw&sqi=2&ved=0CHUQtgM


Updated READING :

ART REVIEW

A Camera Ravenous for Emotional Depth

By ROBERTA SMITH

The British photographer Bill Brandt, whose work is on view at MoMA, took pictures whose balance of art and humanity is frequently called strange, mysterious and irresistible.
Week 9 3.12

Assignment:

1st Critique- 5-10 images of your own work - looking toward portfolio subjects. If you haven't made any decisions it could be just images you have made since the beginning of the semester that you believe were good. Critiques - 5 pnts.


Photoshop:

Adjustment Layers / Smart Object Layers

Lecture:

  • Achival Issues / Backing up
  • Roxio Toast - CD and DVD Burning

 

Evaluation Form <--click here
(Please Complete and Submit from your home system)

 

Shooting Assignments Due for Midterm:

(1) - Initial 5-10 Digital Camera images
between the first and the second class meeting - bring these to share on the 2nd class meeting.

(2) - Shooting in Low Light without a flash.
-Feel free to experiment, try to find the lowest level of light possible to render a readable image.

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(3)Objects for Scanning - 3 Dimensional Objects as well as prints or flat art that you may want to digitize. - (3)

OR

(3)LIGHT AND SHADOW / 3-5 exposure bracketed shots with alternate exposures for each.

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(4) - Bracketing Exposures
3 Subjects - 3-5 exposures for each with alternate exposure. -

(5) - Equivalents: Depth of Field
3-5 Images which illustrate the side effects of aperture selections. -

(6) - Equivalents: Motion / Blur
3-5 Images which illustrate the side effects of shutter speed / time value selections. -

(7) - Contact Sheets of Brackets/Equivalents
Create a minimum of 3 contact sheets documenting bracketing exposure experiments. -

(8) - Critique - Make presentation of representative selection of your portfolio subjects (5-10 of each at minimum 3 times throughout the course.

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Sample Packs of Inkjet Paper are required for Printing - beginning week after next

Available now at Jeremiah's Photo Corner - $ 9.75
Jeremiah's Photo Corner
http://www.jeremiahsphotocorner.com/Jeremiahs_Photo_Corner/Welcome!.html

Artists:

William Klein
Lorna Simpson
Bernd and Hilla Becher

Reading:

Robert Adams - Truth
Robert Adams - Beauty

Sites:

Slinkachu - Street based installations and photography
http://slinkachu.com/

Lego Remixes Of Famous Photographs
It's one thing to recreate the Jedi Starfighter ship using legos and a set of well-crafted directions. It's another thing entirely to reinterpret the subjects and landscapes of famous photographs, using only the tiny toy bricks and an artist's eye for design.



SPRING BREAK - 18-23

 


SHOOTING FIELD TRIP : GRATON
3.27 WED. - OPTIONAL FOR TUESDAY CLASS

1-4 pm

Map:
https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&safe=active&q=graton+ca&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x80843b055828b2c9:0x70474dfe0823210,Graton,+CA&gl=us&ei=UNJ1UMy_GqjyigLbpoHIDw&sqi=2&ved=0CHUQtgM

 

Week 10
 3.26

Mid-Term Interviews - 5 pnts

The midterm critique is mandatory and is equal to a shooting assignment.

Prepare a selection of ideas for you your final portfolio. Write up a brief description of each and submit during the interview. Reference specific images within your home directory if you have images related to the subjects chosen for the final portfolio.

Evaluation Form <--click here
(Please Complete and Submit from your home system)

Reading:

New Postings ---> http://blog.basearts.com

Alexander Gronsky
 http://alexandergronsky.com/

Artists:
Lorna Simpson
Bernd and Hilla Becher
Gregory Crewdson

William Carlos Williams

Reading:

Robert Adams - Truth
Robert Adams - Beauty
Optional - Good News

Sites:

Slinkachu - Street based installations and photography
http://slinkachu.com/

 

DATE: 4.3.13 @ 1 PM

Jeremiah's Photo Corner - LIGHTING DEMO

We will meet at Jeremiah's @ 1pm for a Portrait Lighting Workshop

 

Sappington Graton Shoot (unedited)
Week 11 4.2

Lecture:

Photoshop:

  • Pixel based Masks --- Working with layers as masks
  • Shadows and Hightlights
  • History Brush
  • Compositing
  • Extract
  • Selections - Paths (Pen)
  • Blending Options
  • Sharpening
  • Noise Reduction
  • Replacement and Removal techniques / Healing tools
  • Color Modes/ LAB /Luminance Sharpening

     

Reading:



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Discussion:

Robert Adams - Truth
Robert Adams - Beauty
Robert Adams - Good News
Robert Adams - Collegues
PDN:

Connect: Using your tablet as a photographic light source Published on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 1:36:02 AM GMT   Connect: When you're not using it to browse the web, show off your photos or check your e-mail, have you considered using your tablet computer as a light source for photography? It may not offer a high-speed sync mode but, with an inexpensive app, it can open up some creative opportunities. Read full story →
Apple Raw update brings support for 11 cameras, including D600 and RX100Published on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:05:02 PM GMT   Apple has issued Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 4.01, adding support for 11 cameras to Aperture 3 and iPhoto '11. The update includes support for many of the latest cameras including the Nikon D600, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100, Canon EOS-M and Panasonic G5. Many of the latest enthusiast compacts, including the Canon G15 and S110, and Panasonic DMC-LX7 are also covered, though there's still no support for recent high-end Fujifilm models. Read full story →  
Week 12 4.9

Lecture:

Assignment:

Printing
3-5 prints - 5 pnts. - 8x10 minimum - (9)

Lab:

Printing continues through to the end...




Adobe RGB vs ProPhoto RGB vs sRGB:

Reading:

Chapter 6
A Short Course in Digital Photography, Barbara London and Jim Stone 7th Edition, Prentice-Hall ISBN #0136031870

Sample Packs of Inkjet Paper are required for Printing -

Available now at Jeremiah's Photo Corner - $ 9.75
Jeremiah's Photo Corner
http://www.jeremiahsphotocorner.com/Jeremiahs_Photo_Corner/Welcome!.html


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Device/Paper Profiles - additional resources
http://www.basearts.com/Res.Printing.htm
and
Color Management Resources:
http://www.basearts.com/curriculum/color/basearts-Photography-color.html

- see contents of directory listing below for various white papers
htttp://www.basearts.com/curriculum/PDF/ColorManage

Device/Paper Profiles - additional resources:

INTERNATIONAL COLOR CONSORTIUM
The purpose of the ICC is to promote the use and adoption of open, vendor-neutral, cross-platform color management systems.
The ICC encourages vendors to support the ICC profile format and the workflows required to use ICC profiles.

http://www.color.org/iccprofile.xalter
http://www.color.org/resource2.xalter - Resource Center

MOAB PAPER
http://moabpaper.com/icc-profiles-downloads/
http://moabpaper.com/profile-use-and-installation/

Ilford Paper Profiles
http://www.ilford.com/profiles/index_en.asp?type=profile

Inkpress Paper
http://www.inkpresspaper.com/howtouse.asp

Red River Paper
http://www.redrivercatalog.com/profiles/index.htm
http://www.redrivercatalog.com/profiles/downloads.htm

Print Permanence
- An Epson White Paper -
http://www.epson.co.jp/e/technology/print_permanence_basics.htm

Color Field Guide - how to install and apply
Epson's ICC Profile Guide

Red River Paper -How to Install and apply profiles.Epson(PC)
Red River Color Profiles -How to Epson(MAC)

Digital Art Supplies (San Diego based, print supply )
http://www.digitalartsupplies.com

PS Print (LA based commercial printer)
http://www.psprint.com/
Preparing files for print - Pagemaker, Illustrator
http://www.psprint.com/helpcenter/preparingyourfiles/digitalcheck_pm.asp

---------------local printers santa rosa

Jeremiah's Photo Corner
http://www.jeremiahsphotocorner.com/Jeremiahs_Photo_Corner/Welcome!.html

Color Folio
http://colorfolio.com/index.htm

Skylark Images
http://www.skylarkimages.com/

The Lab
http://www.thelabsantarosa.com

Lenny Eiger
http://www.eigerphoto.com/index_ep.php
Week 13

 

 4.16

Lecture:

Printing continues...

Processing a Digital Image for PRINT rev4.13.pdf

 LAB:
 Printing continues through to the end...

Artists:

 Harold Edgerton

Richard Avedon
Irving Penn

Philippe Halsman - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Halsman - http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/10022756.html




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Canon Printing system / pixima pro - 1 :
http://www.usa.canon.com/CUSA/assets/app/html/pixmapro/printers/pro1/features.html?v=i

New 12 Ink System

12 Inks Expand Your Color Possibilities

The 12 LUCIA Pigment Ink System expands the color gamut with improved saturation of colors and darker, deeper blacks. This system allows the professional photographer to achieve new levels of skin tone reproduction, accuracy and quality, so your prints exhibit stunning detail. The 12 LUCIA Pigment Inks also assist in reproducing the vibrant colors of life captured by Canon’s well respected EOS Digital SLR cameras.

The Five Monochrome inks consist of Photo Black, Matte Black, Dark Gray, Gray, and Light Gray. These select inks deliver enhanced, deep black density to raise your level of professional print quality when creating the dramatic expression of grayscale photography. The LUCIA five monochrome inks work together to reduce the effect of bronzing. As a result, your printed photos will have expanded dynamic range, especially in the darker or shadow areas of the image.
Week 14
 4.23

Lecture:

Lens Selection

Lens Selection:
Link to external sites of interest regarding lens selection

DPReview Lens Reviews
http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/

DP Review Lens Widget:
http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/

Tilt- Shift: A DIY guide
http://cow.mooh.org/projects/tiltshift/

Angle of View:
Fig 1

Lighting

- Utilizing Ambient Light
- Flash

Composition

  • balance
  • line
  • framing

Photoshop Tools:

Rulers
Guides
Custom Shape Tool

Assignment:

3-5 images of light - (10)

- Pre-Visualization
- sensitivity toward the lighting conditions(less focus on subject)

Lab:

Critique - (11) -Make presentation of representative selection of your portfolio subjects (5-10 of each at minimum 3 times throughout the second half of course.

Reading:

 A Short Course in Digital Photography, Barbara London and Jim Stone 7th Edition, Prentice-Hall ISBN #0136031870
Chapters 8 and 9

Artists:
Rahubir Singh - *see wikipedia also
http://www.basearts.com/curriculum/masters/Raghubir Singh/

Travis Villa : http://www.flickr.com/photos/travisvilla/


Collection of composition links:

Rule of Thirds
http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/rule-of-thirds/

More on the Rules of Photography
http://macteens.com/magazine/features/fullstory/the_rules_of_photography/

Holding your Camera at an Angle
http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/hold-your-camera-on-an-angle/

Rules for Landscape Photography
http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/4-rules-of-composition-for-landscape-photography/

Diagonal Lines
http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/using-diagonal-lines-in-photography/

Converging Lines
http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/converging-lines/

Foreground
http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/pay-attention-to-foregrounds/

Framing
http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/framing-your-shots-photography-composition-technique/

http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/5-elements-of-composition-in-photography/

Rule of Thirds

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Rule_of_thirds_1845_George_Field_Chromatics.png

Golden Mean

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials.htm

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/camera-lenses.htm

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/hyperfocal-distance.htm

 

Additional Lens review sources: compliments of Jesse - www.irizaryimages.com

Photozone for lens reviews
Thom Hogan for Nikon equipment reviews

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New photoshelter guides

For a Business Plan /business plan

Creating a Porfolio /portfolio

Photographers Guide to Copyright /copyright



Week 15 4.30

Lecture:

Photoshop: Printing

 

 

Lab:

Printing

Critique - (11) -Make presentation of representative selection of your portfolio subjects (5-10 of each at minimum 3 times throughout the second half of course.

READING:

Italiano Calvino - Adventures of a Photographer

Photo Sharing

http://www.webshots.com/
http://www.dpchallenge.com
http://www.flickr.com/
http://www.slide.com
http://www.kodakgallery.com/
http://www.snapfish.com/
http://www.shutterbook.com/home/
http://www.deviantart.com/
http://www.zoto.com/
www.smugmug.com

Photography Hosting / Web Design
http://www.wix.com/

Commercial Collection:
http://gabrieljeffrey.com/ 
http://www.imagebychristos.com/ 
http://vixpetportraits.com/ 
http://www.studio-ca.se/ 
http://dirkrauscher.de/ 
http://www.reneadler.com/ 
http://www.tedmorrison.com/  
(Director API driven)http://www.indyrain.com/ 
http://www.sambroadbent.co.uk/ 
http://www.accesi.lv 

LOCAL:
http://www.svenwiederholt.com/
http://www.peterkoval.com/
http://www.nadavkander.com
http://www.jockmcdonald.com/
http://www.milesaldridge.com/
http://www.marcleclef.com/


Network Artists :
Lynn Hershman Leeson
http://www.lynnhershman.com

George LeGrady
http://www.georgelegrady.com

John Maeda
http://www.maedastudio.com/
http://dbn.media.mit.edu/
http://www.maedastudio.com/indexold.html
http://acg.media.mit.edu/people/maeda/

Ted Nelson
http://www.iath.virginia.edu/elab/hfl0155.html
http://xanadu.com/
http://ted.hyperland.com/

Lev Manovich
http://www.manovich.net/bio_00.htm
http://www.manovich.net/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Manovich

Victoria Vesna
http://www.bodiesinc.ucla.edu/

Timothy Druckrey
http://users.rcn.com/druckrey/
http://users.rcn.com/druckrey/texts.html


Wednesday May 8, 2013

SRJC Shone Farm - Shooting Field Trip
1-4pm

Map: http://www.santarosa.edu/map/shone-farm.html

Address:

6225 Eastside Road
Forestville, CA 94536

Directions:

From the north:
From Hwy 101, take the River Road/Guerneville exit.
Turn right onto Mark West Springs Rd. (turns into River Rd.) 5.82 miles.
Turn right onto Trenton Healdsburg Rd. travel 1.34 miles.
Turn left onto Eastside Rd. travel .04 miles.

From the south:
From Hwy 101, take the River Road/Guerneville exit.
Turn left onto Mark West Springs Rd. (turns into River Rd.) 5.82 miles.
Turn right onto Trenton Healdsburg Rd. travel 1.34 miles.
Turn left onto Eastside Rd. travel .04 miles.



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Week 16 5.7

Lecture:

Internet Presence / Websites / Automation

  • Image Ready
  • Optimization
  • Batch and Automation
  • Scripting

Text - Typography

  • Text tools
  • Vector graphic

Lab:

Printing

Artists: Can You Be Sued for Including a Real Person in Your Painting?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-grant/artists-can-you-be-sued_b_1160110.html


-Compliments of Susan Greer



Artists:

Margaret Bourke-White
Tina Modotti
Immogen Cunningham
Nan Goldin
Sally Mann
Sherry Levine
Judy Dater
Annie Liebovitz
Graciela Iturbide


Online Storage / Services

http://www.livedrive.com/

http://www.carbonite.com

Achive and Publishing

Shutterfly
Fastback Creative Books
Digifilm Labs VioVio
Print and Share
Qoop
100 Books Publishing
Xlibris
Album Printer Software
Print My Photobook
Picaboo
MyPublisher
Vision Art Book

Wednesday May 8, 2013

SRJC Shone Farm - Shooting Field Trip
1-4pm

Map: http://www.santarosa.edu/map/shone-farm.html

 
Week 17 5.14

Lecture:

- Protecting your images
- Respecting the work of others

Photographers Guide to Copyright /copyright

Additional Resources: Legal and Photorelease - Handout

Photographers Rights - pdfs

Photography - Model Release Examples

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Usage and Licensing:

 American society of Media Photographers (National) http://asmp.org/

American society of Media Photographers (Local)
http://www.asmpnorcal.org/

Lab:

Printing

DISCUSSION:

"The photo wars back then",
Disappearance of Darkness: Photography at the End of the Analog Era
http://www.marketplace.org/topics/life/photo-wars-back-then

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Business - Usage and Licensing:
American society of Media Photographers (National) - http://asmp.org/
American society of Media Photographers

(Local) - http://www.asmpnorcal.org/


PhotoShelter Business Plan Worksheet - http://www.photoshelter.com/mkt/research/

Transitioning from Assistant to Pro Photographer: Free White Paper
In this useful packet, assistants explain how they made the leap to shooting
for their own clientele and managed the financial challenges of their first year in the business.
You can download the PDF here. ( http://links.mkt1463.com/ctt?kn=26&ms=NDA4NDU2MDUS1&r=MTA5MzMwNDg4NwS2&b=0&j=MTc0Njc4NTc1S0&mt=1&rt=0 )

Digital Photography School Feature:
15 Tips About Turning Pro
by Valerie Jardin
http://digital-photography-school.com/15-tips-about-turning-pro#ixzz1rNZmsgkS

Photojojo Starting Your Photo Biz Series:
Starting Your Photo Biz… Part 1: You Sure ‘Bout That?
http://photojojo.com/content/photojojo-original/starting-photo-business/

Starting Your Photo Biz… Part 2: What’s In a Name?
http://photojojo.com/content/photojojo-original/photo-business-name/

Starting Your Photo Biz… Part 3: The Nitty-Gritty Business Details
http://photojojo.com/content/photojojo-original/starting-photo-business-details/

Starting Your Photo Biz… Part 4: Fame and Fortune
http://photojojo.com/content/photojojo-original/photo-business-marketing/
Week 18 5.21
Final Critique is @ 1:00 in Room 2926


Presentations of selections from individual portfolios 10-20 images. = 10 pnts

Final Exam is here --> TEST

Reading:

dpBestflow / American society of Media Photographers / Best Practices Resource:
http://www.dpbestflow.org/

Walter Bejamin, "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction", 1936 - Excerpt translanted by Harry Zohn

All Assignments Due for Completion of Art 82 :

(1) - Initial 5-10 Digital Camera images
between the first and the second class meeting - bring these to share on the 2nd class meeting.

(2) - Shooting in Low Light without a flash.
-Feel free to experiment, try to find the lowest level of light possible to render a readable image.


(3)Objects for Scanning - 3 Dimensional Objects as well as prints or flat art that you may want to digitize. - (3)

OR

(3)LIGHT AND SHADOW / 3-5 exposure bracketed shots with alternate exposures for each.

(4) - Bracketing Exposures
3 Subjects - 3-5 exposures for each with alternate exposure. -

(5) - Equivalents: Depth of Field
3-5 Images which illustrate the side effects of aperture selections. -

(6) - Equivalents: Motion / Blur
3-5 Images which illustrate the side effects of shutter speed / time value selections. -

(7) - Contact Sheets of Brackets/Equivalents
Create a minimum of 3 contact sheets documenting bracketing exposure experiments. -

(8) - Critique - Make presentation of representative selection of your portfolio subjects (5-10 of each at minimum 3 times throughout the course.

(9) - Prints - create 3-5 - 8x10 minimum.

(10) - Images of Light - 3-5 - photographs with an attention on the lighting conditions in the image not physical represention.

(11) - Critique - Make presentation of representative selection of your portfolio subjects (5-10 of each at minimum 3 times throughout the course.

(12) - Final Portfolio, Presentation and Critique
- 3 subjects / 20 images each - final presentation of 1 subject 20 images or split between 2 subjects 10/10