Art 82 - Section #0188

Reading :

Camera Raw:

dcraw is an open source computer program which is able to read numerous raw image formats, typically produced by high-end digital cameras. dcraw converts these images into the standard PPM and TIFF image formats. This conversion is sometimes referred to as developing a raw image (by analogy with the process of film development) since it renders raw image sensor data (a "digital negative") into a viewable form.

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

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The Unidentified Flying Raw (UFRaw) is a utility to read and manipulate raw images from digital cameras. It can be used on its own or as a Gimp plug-in. It reads raw images using Dave Coffin's raw conversion utility - DCRaw. UFRaw supports color management workflow based on Little CMS, allowing the user to apply ICC color profiles. For Nikon users UFRaw has the advantage that it can read the camera's tone curves. Even if you don't own a Nikon, you can still apply a Nikon curve to your images.

Gimp plugin to decode RAW
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFRaw

GUI Ports:
Windows
http://www.wizards.de/rawdrop/

MacOSX
http://www.frostyplace.com/dcraw/

Handouts
http://www.basearts.com/curriculum/PDF/CameraRaw/

Reading:

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

Wikipedia entry regarding model release/liability waivers for subjects in a photograph.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_release

Example Model Release Forms - my boilerplate examples
http://www.basearts.com/curriculum/legal/photo release examples.txt

Dan Hellers very wording primer regarding the release. (who is Dan Heller? http://www.danheller.com/)
http://www.danheller.com/model-release-primer

Photo District News Online Business/Legal Section
http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/businesslegal/index.jsp

Intellectual Property and the Arts

This section provides links to CAA’s activities on intellectual-property matters as well as to useful websites and resources of other organizations.

CAA’s members are both copyright owners and users of copyrighted material. Artists and authors create new works, and many also quote from or repurpose material created by others. CAA encourages all members to become familiar with intellectual-property law as it affects you.

http://www.collegeart.org/ip/#CopyrightBasics

Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that offers flexible copyright licenses for creative works.

Artists:

Zhang Huan

Additional Readings:

Orphan Works

An orphan work is a copyrighted work where it is difficult or impossible to contact the copyright holder. This situation can arise for many reasons. The author could have never been publicly known because the work was published anonymously or the work may have never been traditionally published at all. The identity of the author could have been once known but the information lost over time. Even if the author is known, it may not be possible to determine who inherited the copyright and presently owns it. Nearly any work where a reasonable effort to locate the current copyright owner fails can be considered orphaned. However the designation is often used loosely and in some jurisdictions there is no legal definition at all.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_works
http://www.copyright.gov/orphan/
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Digital Photography Schedule (subject to change)	Photography Resources http://www.basearts.com/curriculum/Res.Photo.htm
Week 1	Syllabus Overview Expectations, Requirements, Objectives, Best Practices.	Assignment: Bring Camera to second class meeting with cables (usb/firewire), or card reader. Locate and begin reading Camera Manual - Cover to Cover. Set Camera to highest resolution / lowest compression. TURN OFF THE FLASH! Until further notice. Make 5-10 Digital Camera images between the first and the second class meeting - Bring these to share on the 2nd class meeting. - (1) Begin JOURNAL of questionable functions, settings, usage, portfolio ideas, reading notes etc... Email john@basearts.com with your current email address - include SRJC Digital Photo and your section number in the subject line.
Sites: Local Galleries and Suppliers Camera Reviews http://dpreview.com www.steves-digicams.com http://www.keh.com --- Masters of Photography - Good starter site for Analogue Masters http://www.masters-of-photography.com/ Lomographic Society http://www.lomographics.com

Week 2 -3	Lecture: Digital Technology Camera / Scanner Scanning Procedures - Flat Art Transferring images from camera/media to system. Begin fundamentals of camera technology/exposure.	Lab: Establish Home Directories Work with camera connection / file transfer Assignment: Shooting in Low Light without a flash. - (7) 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. Objects for Scanning - 3 Dimensional Objects as well as prints or flat art that you may want to digitize. - (2) Review Historical Photograms/Montage works: Photograms and Montage Samples Niko Robinson - Student Scanner work more scanner work - various
Artists: Lazlo Moholy-Nagy Man Ray Bruce Conner David Hockney Olivia Parker http://oliviaparker.com/newindex.php Reading: Camera Manuals continued - journal with questions/notes from the manual. Digital Camera Review - Technical Glossary http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glossary/ http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glossary/Camera_System/ Local Galleries and Suppliers
REVIEW ------------ Camera Configuration - Highest Resolution - Lowest Compression - No Flash - Shooting Modes - (P), Av, Tv, M - ISO - (Auto, 50, 80, 100, 200, 400), 800, 1600, 3200 - White Balance - Auto ------------- Experiments with : - Half Step Shutter Lock Auto Exposure Auto Focus - Auto Bracketing - White Balance Bracketing - Exposure and Focus Modes - Multizone/Pattern, Center-weighted, Spot - Exposure Compensation ------------- Best Practices Camera - Formatting media card after every major upload (erase all, delete all, format) ------------- Work Flow Adobe Bridge - preview and editing
Week 4	Lecture: Camera Operation Exposure basics Photoshop Introduction File Browser - Bridge File Types, Format	Lab First File Transfers Assignment: Bracketing Exposures 3 Subjects - 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) ------------------------ Experiment with White Balance Bracketing.
Reading: Moholy-Nagy - From Pigment to Light - 1936 Artists: Eadweard Muybridge Paul Strand Eugene Atget Sites:
Week 5	Lecture Camera Operation Exposure basics Zone System Introduction: (Digital Application) Practical Fig 1 Fig 2 Zone System \| Wikipedia Entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_System Photoshop: Contact Sheet Automation Tools	Lab: Assignment: - Equivalents: Depth of Field 3-5 Images which illustrate the side effects of aperture selections. -(4) Aperture: Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Wikipedia Entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_System Depth of Field Calculator http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html
Artists: Edward Weston Minor White Ansel Adams FRED ARCHER Robert Adams Sites: EDUCATOR'S GUIDE: INTIMATE NATURE, PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE ANSEL ADAMS ARCHIVE http://www.creativephotography.org/education/guides/aaguide/zonesys.htm
Week 6	Lecture: Photoshop: PS Best Practice #1 - Duplicate the pixel based background layer as first step on opening a .jpeg. Layers Palette Introduction Adjustment Layers Levels Adjustment Layers Photoshop User Guide - 42.6Mb PDF	Lab: Assignment: - Equivalents: Motion / Blur 3-5 Images which illustrate the side effects of shutter speed / time value selections. - (5) Shutter / Time Values: Fig 1
Reading: Ansel Adams - .pdf - 344KB - 3 pages Edward Weston - .pdf - 360KB - 3 pages (first left hand spread of each essay is last page of that essay) Henri Cartier-Bresson - 234KB 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 John Divola http://www.divola.com/ Uta Barth http://www.sieshoeke.com/artists/uta-barth Hiroshi Sugimoto http://www.sugimotohiroshi.com/portfolio.html

Week 7	Lecture: Photoshop: Adjustment Layers Levels Adjustment Layers Histogram Size / Resize / Resolution 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.	Lab: Assignment: Contact Sheets of Brackets/Equivalents Create a minimum of 3 contact sheets documenting bracketing exposure experiments. - (6) --- Review : Bracketing Equivalents (Shutter and Aperture side effects) Wrap up current technical experiements
Readings: Artists: Henry Wessel http://www.renabranstengallery.com/wessel.html Stephen Shore http://www.masters-of-fine-art-photography.com/02/artphotogallery/photographers/stephen_shore_13.html Todd Hido Larry Sultan Sites:
Week 8	Lecture: Photoshop: Curves - Adjustment Layers Channel Mixer- Adjustment Layers Size/Resize/Resolution Shadows and Hightlights Working with layers as masks	Assignment:
Artists: John Baldessari Sophie Calle Nick Waplington --- Michael Light http://www.michaellight.net/
Week 9	Lecture: Roxio Toast - CD and DVD Burning Photoshop: Working with and around Selections Photo Filters- Adjustment Layers Sharpening Unsharp Mask History Brush Compositing Extract Selections - Paths (Pen) Blending Options	Lab: Critiques - 5 pnts. 5 Images - should represent beginnings of portfolio subjects either content or technique. Assignment: Subject explorations / Framing exercise. - (8) Shoot a minimum of 20 images of a single subject from every angle and a variety of compositional arrangements. explore position/ balance/ background/ etc...
Artists: William Carlos Williams William Klein Lorna Simpson Richard Prince David Hockney Reading: Robert Adams - Truth Robert Adams - Beauty
Week 10	Mid-Term Interviews - 5 pnts The midterm interview is mandatory and = 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. *You are only required to show up for the time of your interview.* *If you haven't signed up email me for a time.* Evaluation Form <--click here (Please Complete and Submit from your home system)

Week 11	Photoshop: Printing Photoshop: Printing Handout - Processing a Digital Image.pdf Printing Demonstration - Epson R1800 / 1280 - Sharpening - LAB Color Mode/Luminance Sharpening Printer : Resolution (review) File Preparation Color Management Color Modes Papers Surface/Finish Texture Color Weight Random Photoshop tools - ruler - skew/perspective Tranformations for barrel or pincushion distortion (not parallax) see ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_distortion Text - Typography Text tools Vector graphics	Assignment: Printing 5 prints - 5 pnts. - 8x10 minimum - (9) Lab: Printing continues through to the end... Additional Printing Resources: http://www.basearts.com/curriculum/PDF/ - see contents for various PDFs Epson R1800 Printing Guide

Artists: Jeff Wall Bernd and Hilla Becher Gregory Crewdson Richard Barnes Device/Paper Profiles - additional resources 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) Sites: Review my internet resources re: printing here: http://www.basearts.com/Res.Printing.htm 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 Urban Digtial Color (SF, printer) http://www.urbandigitalcolor.com/urbandigital/udcframe.html Digital Art Supplies (San Diego based, print supply ) http://www.digitalartsupplies.com ---------------local printers santa rosa Northbay Photo Supply (Santa Rosa, based photo supply) http://www.photosupply.com location map http://www.photosupply.com/aboutusindex.htm Skylark Images http://www.skylarkimages.com/ The Lab http://www.thelabsantarosa.com Lenny Eiger http://www.eigerphoto.com/index_ep.php
Week 12	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/ Angle of View: Fig 1 Lighting - Utilizing Ambient Light - Flash Composition -tone -balance -line -framing	Lab Critique - Current progress on portfolios - (5 pnts) ------------ Assignment: 3-5 images of light - (10) - Pre-Visualization - sensitivity toward the lighting conditions(less focus on subject)
Artists: Diane Arbus Jeff Wall Richard Barnes Daido Moriyama http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moriyama_Daido Harold Edgerton Richard Avedon Irving Penn Reading: Lens Selection: Link to external sites of interest regarding lens selection. DPReview Lens Reviews http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/ Angle of View: Fig 1 http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials.htm http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/camera-lenses.htm http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/hyperfocal-distance.htm Skylark Images http://www.skylarkimages.com/ Reading: Susan Sontag - Plato's Cave ----- 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
Week 13	Lecture: Camera RAW	Lab
Reading : Camera Raw: dcraw is an open source computer program which is able to read numerous raw image formats, typically produced by high-end digital cameras. dcraw converts these images into the standard PPM and TIFF image formats. This conversion is sometimes referred to as developing a raw image (by analogy with the process of film development) since it renders raw image sensor data (a "digital negative") into a viewable form. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dcraw -------- The Unidentified Flying Raw (UFRaw) is a utility to read and manipulate raw images from digital cameras. It can be used on its own or as a Gimp plug-in. It reads raw images using Dave Coffin's raw conversion utility - DCRaw. UFRaw supports color management workflow based on Little CMS, allowing the user to apply ICC color profiles. For Nikon users UFRaw has the advantage that it can read the camera's tone curves. Even if you don't own a Nikon, you can still apply a Nikon curve to your images. Gimp plugin to decode RAW http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFRaw GUI Ports: Windows http://www.wizards.de/rawdrop/ MacOSX http://www.frostyplace.com/dcraw/ Handouts http://www.basearts.com/curriculum/PDF/CameraRaw/ Reading: Walter Bejamin, "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction", 1936 - Excerpt translanted by Harry Zohn Wikipedia entry regarding model release/liability waivers for subjects in a photograph. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_release Example Model Release Forms - my boilerplate examples http://www.basearts.com/curriculum/legal/photo release examples.txt Dan Hellers very wording primer regarding the release. (who is Dan Heller? http://www.danheller.com/) http://www.danheller.com/model-release-primer Photo District News Online Business/Legal Section http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/businesslegal/index.jsp
Week 14	Lecture Automation / Scripting Internet Presence / Websites Batch and Automation Image Ready Optimization Text - Typography Text tools Vector graphics	Lab Critique - 5-10 Progress toward final subjects Review images of light. Printing continues ...
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/ http://www.smugmug.com http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/ Commercial Photographers - Online presence (sampling) http://www.svenwiederholt.com/ http://www.peterkoval.com/ http://www.nadavkander.com http://www.jockmcdonald.com/ http://www.milesaldridge.com/ http://www.marcleclef.com/ 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
Week 15	Lecture: Legal / Copyright Issues Protecting your images Respecting the work of others Photography - Model Release Examples Photographers Rights	Lab Critiques contine...
Reading: November 16, 2008 What Is Art For? By DANIEL B. SMITH Lewis Hyde and the Copy Left Movement http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/magazine/16hyde-t.html ----------------- CAA Intellectual Property and the Arts This section provides links to CAA’s activities on intellectual-property matters as well as to useful websites and resources of other organizations. CAA’s members are both copyright owners and users of copyrighted material. Artists and authors create new works, and many also quote from or repurpose material created by others. CAA encourages all members to become familiar with intellectual-property law as it affects you. http://www.collegeart.org/ip/#CopyrightBasics Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that offers flexible copyright licenses for creative works. http://creativecommons.org/ Electronic Frontier Foundation http://www.eff.org Intellectual Property Online: Patent, Trademark, Copyright http://www.eff.org/IP/ U.S. Copyright Office http://www.copyright.gov Digimarc www.digimarc.com http://www.digimarc.com/mypicturemarc/ The Free Expression Policy Project http://www.fepproject.org/fepp/fairuseintro.html Artists: Zhang Huan Additional Readings: Orphan Works An orphan work is a copyrighted work where it is difficult or impossible to contact the copyright holder. This situation can arise for many reasons. The author could have never been publicly known because the work was published anonymously or the work may have never been traditionally published at all. The identity of the author could have been once known but the information lost over time. Even if the author is known, it may not be possible to determine who inherited the copyright and presently owns it. Nearly any work where a reasonable effort to locate the current copyright owner fails can be considered orphaned. However the designation is often used loosely and in some jurisdictions there is no legal definition at all. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_works http://www.copyright.gov/orphan/ -----------------
Week 16	Lecture: Internet Presence / Websites Legal / Copyright Issues	Lab :

Week 17	Final Critique Presentations of selections from individual portfolios 10-20 images. = 10 pnts Final Exam is here --> TEST
Reading: Walter Bejamin, "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction", 1936 - Excerpt translanted by Harry Zohn