Photo II Final

Photo II – Final Project


Take your time and research some Photoshop tutorials by either googling for them or you can check out these sites:

http://design.tutsplus.com/articles/30-awesome-photo-effect-tutorials--psd-27718

http://graphicdesignjunction.com/2014/07/best-photoshop-tutorials-2014/

http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/best-photoshop-tutorials-2015/

REMEMBER:  These tutorials are ones that you will need to use photography in, since this is a photo class, so you might want to choose tutorials that are on the same level as the double exposure assignment we recently did.

3 Photoshop Tutorials of your choice (can not be the same type of project we have done this semester).  You take the photos and apply the effects to the images you take.

Using what you have learned so far this semester, it is time to bring your interests and skills to the forefront using 3 Tutorials of your choice.  After you have selected 3 Tutorials of your choice, you need to show them to Mr. Pederson for approval.

You will need to choose tutorials where you will be able to take the images needed for the tutorial.  For example, if a tutorial has a crocodile in it, you will either need to choose another animal or choose another tutorial.

You will have plenty of time to complete the tutorials and you should aim to average one tutorial per week.  The images need to be extremely well done (exposure, focus, angle, etc.).  And your final images from your tutorial should show effects from the tutorials and your finished images should be clean of any obvious editing mistakes and resemble the finished product shown in the tutorial.

Your Final Blog Post should include the following:

n  Links to your tutorials

n  Your 3 Final Images after following the tutorial

n  Reflection

Reflection questions:

1.     Why did I choose these tutorials? 

2.     Which one did you enjoy the most?  Why?
3.     What is one new thing you learned about Photoshop while going through these tutorials?

      On Finals Day:  We will meet in the computer lab and you will show each one of your final images to the class.  This is not a presentation, but just an opportunity to show what you did for your final.

Due: May 19th FOR SENIORS
Due: May 23rd for all others

Silhouette Lesson/Assignment

For this assignment you will hone your skills creating silhouettes in Photoshop and capturing them with the camera.  This assignment has 4 parts:

1. Take an image of yourself in class (profile view).  Set the timer on your camera to capture the image (this works best with a light background (such as the projector screen).  Bring the image of yourself into photoshop and follow the link below to the tutorial starring Mr. Kimble to create your silhouette.
http://mrkimble.weebly.com/refining-mask-silhouette-turorial.html

2. Take an image of another person or an interesting object to apply the silhouette tutorial to.

3. Using the camera, capture a person or object utilizing backlighting to create a silhouette.  The silhouette can be a full black color, or it can show some detail of the person or object with the majority of the subject dark.

To accomplish #3, if you were trying to capture a silhouette of a building, it is important to direct your camera to expose for the sky and not the building.  This can be done manually or by pointing your camera at the lightest part of the image (sky) and holding the shutter button down halfway.  Then pan back to crop the scene as you want it to look while keeping the shutter button pressed down halfway.  Then click.

If the lightest part of the image is properly exposed, it makes any object in shadow appear completely black: and there's your silhouette.  When editing the picture before turning it in you can play with contrast and exposure in Photoshop to make sure you are achieving a rich black.

4.  Look at David Allen Reeves' tumblr page:  http://davidallenreeves.tumblr.com/

You will need to create an image in the likeness of a David Allen Reeves silhouette.  This can be achieved with cut paper, or action figures posed to create an interesting scene (don't forget to utilize depth of field when you shoot).  

Upload all 4 images to your blog for grading.

DUE:  May 3rd

Rubric:

Double Exposure Images

Creating a Double Exposure Image in Photoshop



Article on in-camera Double Exposure:
https://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-take-unique-double-exposures-without-using-photoshop/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DigitalPhotographySchool+%28Digital+Photography+School%29

To create a double exposure in-camera with our Nikon cameras, you will need to shoot those photos in RAW.

So what exactly is a double exposure?


A simple photographic effect where one picture is superimposed over another.


It sounds like a mistake from the days of film…


Double exposures used to be an occupational hazard when using film cameras. A dodgy loading system or a careless photographer would often lead to two exposures accidentally being made on the same piece of film. But the artistic benefits of combining images were soon discovered by photographers such as Sarah Moon.


We will learn about double exposures in the camera, but for this assignment we will be taking two separate images and combining them in photoshop using the following tutorial(s) as guides to your composition:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY4cPccIdfc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYfC22hj_us

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMMOnwCP4Ik



Criteria:

You will take RAW photos with the camera and create a double exposure image in-camera.  We will go through how to achieve this in class.  Once you have one made in the camera, upload a creative double exposure image to your blog.

You will also need make two different double exposure images in photoshop, using two different people (one can be yourself). The portrait-type images of the people will work better if they are of the shoulders and up. Also, if the person is looking off-camera or in profile, those will work best.

You will then decide what scene to combine with the portraits. These can be landscapes/nature, cityscapes, a photo of the same person but in a certain environment so the person is smaller, etc.

RUBRIC:

DUE: April 15th

Multiplicity

Multiple Photos of yourself in one scene

Ever wish there was more to you around to get more stuff done?  Well, now there can be, at least in a photo!

Use the following tutorial below, to create an image that shows at least 6 of you in one place.  You can definitely shoot to include more of yourself in the image.

Find a location that will make an creative scene to take these images in.  Remember to try as hard as you can to not move the camera when taking these images.

Remember to use a small aperture and get the focus and exposure correct before you start taking multiple photos of yourself.  Utilize the camera's timer or we also have remote shutter release to use as well.

Tutorial:  http://photographytricks.com/step-by-step-multiplicity-photography-tutorial/

Video Tutorial:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3spT03p0XAQ

Reflection:

How did you decide what scene to take your images in?  What was it about that place that made you want to shoot there?  How did you get creative in your location, props, or positioning of your subject in the image?  What was the most difficult part of this project and how did you overcome it?

Rubric:

Due April 4th

Fake Tattoo?

Tattoo Assignment:


Assignment:

To start with, as practice before you apply a fake tattoo to yourself, look online for images of people you can apply fake tattoos to.  Also look for graphics online that you can apply to those people.  Using one of the tutorials below, apply the graphic to the person and save it for posting it to your blog later.

Take a photo of yourself (forearm, leg, neck, face...or other school appropriate body part) to use as a canvas in photoshop to take found imagery (google a design, logo, etc.) and apply that imagery to your body in photoshop to make it appear that you have a tattoo.

I will take you through my process of applying a graphic to skin, and you can use that process, or the tutorials below to create the look of a tattoo on skin.

Tutorials to help you take an existing image that you have taken of somebody and apply a tattoo to that person:

http://www.shutterstock.com/blog/2013/04/photoshop-tattoo-torial-adding-ink-to-your-digital-models/

More realistic:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO8KOlNT0_o

Rubric:

DUE DATE:  March 31st

FORCED PERSPECTIVE

Forced Perspective Assignment:


-- You must take 2 photos of forced perspective with a camera - no images from websites/google.
-- You must include a person in your photo.
-- Your photos must be focused and have correct exposure for the shot you take.
-- Don't just take a snapshot.  Use what you have learned in this and previous classes in photography to take this photo to the next level.
-- Have fun and get creative!

Websites showing examples and tutorials: 
https://digital-photography-school.com/forced-perspective/
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/force-perspective-photos/
http://list25.com/25-awesome-examples-of-forced-perspective-photography/5/
http://www.photoventure.com/2013/03/30/the-best-forced-perspective-photography-tutorials/

Answer the following questions in your blog under your forced perspective image:

What did you do (write things down, sketch, brainstorm, research, etc.) to help prepare you to make these successful forced perspective images?

Are your images a successful example of forced perspective?  What makes them successful?

What made your images a challenge to make?

DUE: March 9th

Rubric:

Taking and Making a 3D Image

Taking and Making a 3D Photo

Using the online tutorial below, take two photos and create a 3D image from those photos.  These photos need to be new photos you will take of an object or objects that will help you create a 3D image.

I would recommend taking 2 images of multiple objects, and you can then choose which one is better to submit to your blog.

This may take a few times shooting and uploading and trying to make them 3D before you actually get the right distance between shots.

Link to instructions:  http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/classroom/3d.shtml

Reflection:
What was the approximate distance between your two shots?  How many times did you have to re-take images?  What was the most difficult part about this project and how did you overcome it?

Rubric:

DUE:  March 3rd