WELCOME TO A SEMESTER IN

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..STUDIO in PHOTOGRAPHY..

		Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.                      - Albert Einstein
Required Supplies Notebook 35mm B/W and Color Film Floppy Disks and Memory Cards If possible, your own camera             Flash drive Photos Cut from Magazines and Other Sources Folders With Envelope Pockets A High, Independent Work Ethic	Students may consider taking this Art elective after completing the prerequisite, Studio in Art.	Studio in Photography as a Major Art Form in Our Modern Society as a Record of History as a Science and Technology as a Field of Design as a Commercial or Artistic Business  as a Career Path as a Universal Language as a Means of Communication as an Expressive Art Medium

Some Discussion Topics	Recording Images on Film
Themes, Subjects, Moods and Expressions Careers in Photography Then and Now: Methods to Take Good Pictures The History of Photography: Famous Photographers, Artists and Innovators, Scientists, Inventors… Self-Paced Assignments and Quizzes in Digital Camera Basics: A BlackBoard Module	About Cameras Film Types and Speeds Quality and Costs.... Filters and Lenses Color, Movement and Light Framing the Image / Picture with a Viewfinder B/W or Digital Pics: Shoot Rolls of Film Point and Shoot: Old and New SLR Cameras (35 mm)

THE TECHNIQUES

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All about Cameras: SLR’s, Digital Aperture Settings… Viewfinders, Depth of Field and Resolution Natural and Staged Lighting Conditions Awareness of Line and Composition Use of The "Rule of Thirds" and Diagonals History and Origins of B/W Film and Negatives Traditional B/W vs. Digital Photo Processes Digital Cameras: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly… Net Blackboard Module Assignments (E-zams)

Scanning to create B/W Photos, Contact Sheets… Scanning: Using Color Slides, Old Photos and Negatives Creating and Saving Documents (psd's) CGI - Image Editing Programs: Practice, Tools and Techniques Basic Exercises Using Adobe PhotoShop 7.0 Photo Techniques to Combine Images Menu: Tools….. Use of Text Effects, Text Cut-outs Layers, Transitions and Masks Image restoration and Colorization Cropping and Correction for Red Eye Photo Aging and Vignettes MORE, MORE, MORE……..

ASSIGNMENTS and PROJECTS

ONE FINAL INDEPENDENT PROJECT: Work At Your Own Pace You Will Select a Theme, Topic or Subject  You Will Submit Your Topic in the First Quarter You Will Work Throughout the Semester Complete the Project of Your Choice

SOME CLASS PROJECTS and ACTIVITIES TO CHOOSE FROM.... · Several Ideas for Ways to Create Original Digital Images · Editing Images with Computers · Your Ideas in Manual or Digital Folders · Journals Assignments · Notebooks and Albums  · Technical Aspects of Photography · Artistic / Expressive Perspectives · Journalism: Documentaries /Commentaries · Action Photos/ Sports · Portrait /Self-Portrait · Nature / Landscape/Environment · Current Events · Social and Political Issues · Famous Photographers in History · Traditional B/W Experiences: Cameras Techniques* · Darkroom Projects and Ideas* · And More........    * These must be done outside of class, if interested.

REMINDERS  FOR YOUR WORK

FOR A MAXIMUM FINAL GRADE

Take An Initiative - Put Effort Into Learning Learn What YOU Want To Learn Make Technology Work For YOU and Your IDEAS Quality Should Be Your NUMBER ONE Concern  Sign-Out, Care For and Return ALL School Equipment Use A VARIETY OF PRESENTATION FORMATS : Collage or Montage Mat Photos and Pics Mount Pictures Frame Pictures Posters and Cards Brochures and Pamphlets Scrapbooks, Journals, Portfolios Power Point & Other Software Slide Shows and Films

WORK DUE: Photos: Yours and Collected Others from Varied Sources Edited Photos PhotoShop Activities BlackBoard Module Quizzes Class Notes and Research Journals or Folders of Photos 4 or MORE Class Projects and Activities A Final Independent Project SUBMIT WORK BY ALL DEADLINES

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