Wed/Thurs/Fri classes

These Assignments are due by the end of this week. Saturday 12 noon is the deadline for these assignments to be completed.

1. Flickr set-up: 10 marks
2. Headshots 5 different, 1 of yourself : 10 marks
3. Composition: various shots 10: 20 marks
4. Duplicity 1 shot ( 4 into 1) : 20 marks
5. Photoshop #1 Ghost Shots 3 shots opacity change: 10 marks
6. Circled Squared: 5 shots: 10 marks
7. Composition Test: 10 marks

A Refresher: Instructions for Ghost Shot assignment: 

Bring in a high quality photo into photoshop. Use the quick selection tool to go around your original image, edit cut, edit paste onto new background or existing photo. Then go to Opacity which is over on the right hand side just above layers. Slide the opacity tool to make the image less opaque. Repeat the same steps for the third image.

Things to Remember when Shooting Macros/Close-ups

• make sure you have a clear focal point
• make sure that your focal point is in focus
• some people are taking photos too close or zooming in too much in editing which is causing the photos to be fuzzy. On the other hand, some of you are not getting close enough to your subject
• keep your composition simple, adding 3-4 objects into the composition just makes it cluttered and makes it difficult to determine the focal point.
• If it is nice out, your best choice is to take your objects outside to shoot because the light is better
• Remember your photos should be edited for cropping and lighting before posting to Flickr

When shooting: Go out and shoot your object from 3-5 different angles, or choose 3-4 different backgrounds for the shot. For 10 good shots, you should probably be out shooting 30-40 shots. Take your time, we are not in a rush to complete the assignment. Below are some examples of solid macros.

Link to Macro Album: Macro album on Flickr

WATCH: Peter McKinnon video on a hack on how to get closer to shoot macros. Please note, getting super close is not expected. I am more interested in you taking decent close-up shots that are in focus. But feel free to experiment and give it a try, it just might turn out looking cool.

VIDEO on ideas of things to shoot at home. Show only up tp 5:30 min. The focus of this video is to show how important it is to take the time to set up your shots.

SHOW CLASS ON FRIDAY and other class next week. Then allow time for completing assignments and shooting Macros/Close-ups.

Working in Manual Mode: an overview

LINK TO: working in manual mode

Manual Chart Link: Cheat sheet for beginners

Show video: Is a good example of how the manual functions work on the camera.