Friday, February 28th

9 am Class Roll taken.

1. Go over Alphabet pictures, make sure everyone knows how to layer, merge and crop.
2. Upload alphabet to your blog site.

Our next four assignments will be using this technique. It is important we take the time and make sure everyone understands how to complete this task. If you don't understand layering, merging and cropping it will be hard to complete these next assignments.

10 am
3. David Hockney Lecture

11 am

Clinging Vine by Ginger Cook

4. Review criteria for Mid-Term Assignment

Remainder of class is reserved to work with you in Photoshop. If you have started shooting for the composition assignment for Mid-Term, I will help you learn to improve your images in Photoshop. This is your time with your instructor. Plan on using me! I'll be glad to go over images of your classmate and help improve them in Photoshop as well.

Let me know how I can best assist you for the mid-term

Simulation of Controls

Below is the website David showed on Friday where you can go and play with aperture and shutter speed.  His suggestion was to experiement with the controls and begin to see what happens when you change the settings.

http://www.photonhead.com/simcam/shutteraperture.php

Grading Criteria for Assignment #4

I am in the process of grading Assignment #4, Portrait of a Classmate. This will be the first numerical grade for the semester.  Up to this point, all assignments have been pass/fail.  If you attempted the assignment you received a 100.  If you did not turn in an assignment on time then a 0 was received.  Your graded assignment will be turned back to you on Friday, February 28th.

Below is the grading criteria that will be used for all graded assignments this semester in PHO 111.

“100-90”= Outstanding Work. The solution of the assignment reflects considerable understanding of the problem and showed outstanding skill level. The assignment has been both fully developed and well communicated. There is a clear concept that has enhanced the overall assignment. The full potential has been explored and the student has gone remarkably above and beyond the basic requirements and limits of the assignment. Student has shown notable verbal skills and diligent class and lab participation.

 “89-85”= Very Good Work. The solution of the assignment has exceeded all stated requirements, and shows above-average depth of understanding and skill. The student demonstrates more than adequate clarity of idea, execution, and presentation, including very good craft. The student has clear verbal skills and good class and lab participation.

  “84-80”= Competent Work. The assignment has been solved adequately. The solution shows a basic depth of understanding and development. There is a command of the materials, idea, and principles. The student has covered the basic requirements of the assignment. Camera/ computer skills are simply adequate. Student shows good verbal skills and class and lab participation.

  “80-70”= Average Work. Completed the assignment but showed an extreme weakness in solution to the problem/assignment lacking depth, understanding, and innovation. Craft is weak. Appropriate computer/camera skills have not been demonstrated. Student has class and lab participation.

 “69 & below”= Poor Work. An extremely weak solution to the problem lacking depth, understanding, and innovation is demonstrated. Craft is weak. Appropriate skill level has not been demonstrated. Student class and lab participation is weak or not at all.

 “F”= Unacceptable Work or Work Not Submitted. Student has had little or no class or lab participation.

Assignment # 5: 2 sets of the Alphabet

Alphabet by Ginger Cook, PHO 111, 2009

Our next assignment is alphabet photography. Your challenge is to begin seeing lines and shapes in the world around you.

By Friday, the 28th of February, you will need to have 2 sets of images taken of the letters of the alphabet.

1 set of the alphabet must be taken of shapes objects resembling letters of the alphabet but not of the actual letters.

The second set of the alphabet can be your choice.  Put together 26 images of shapes of your choice in any fashion.




Steps to the process:

 

1.  Take images of the alphabet with your camera.

2.  Download the images onto the desktop.

3.  Open each image and resize it the same for all 26 letters in Photoshop or Lightroom.  Make sure the color correction on all images are somewhat similar. 

4. After you have created each letter of the alphabet, open a new blank page in Photoshop.  You might want to size it 100 inches by 100 inches.

5.  Drag each of the letters onto the white blank page.

6.  Place the letters onto the blank page in any fashion you wish.

7.  After all the letters have been placed, go into Layers and flatten the image.

8.  After you have flattened the image, use the crop tool take away any extra white space left on the page.

9.  Save as a tiff.

10.  Resize for the web so that you can upload the entire alphabet onto your blog.

If you have trouble moving the images onto the black page, bring all your cropped and corrected 26 letters to class next Friday.  I will help you move them onto the page, flatten, crop and size for the web.

Whew.....

You might want to google alphabet photography or alphabet art to get some ideas.
https://www.google.com/search?q=alphabet+photography&rlz=1T4MXGB_enUS536US566&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=ftgHU57wMYfHqAH2uID4DQ&sqi=2&ved=0CHkQsAQ&biw=1658&bih=803

Elizabeth Mellott Photography Exhibit

Identity, 2012, Accordion  Book

Solo Exhibit: Elizabeth Mellott, Remnant

If you have a few moments extra during the day, spend some time at the TAMU-C University Gallery located in the Department of Art Building. 

The work of photographer, bookmaker and multi-media artist, Elizabeth Mellott's Remnant show is in the gallery.  The show will be up until March 24th and the gallery is open M-F from 1-5 pm.

 

Class on Friday, February 21

9-9:50      
Lecture:  How to use controls on a camera

10-10:50  
Go downtown to shoot the alphabet. We will meet at the parking area of downtown.

11-12       
Oral critique of two 8x12 printed images. 

12-12:50 
Begin learning how to layer the letters of the alphabet in Photoshop.  This layering exercise will be used in your next couple of assignments.  It is pretty easy to do but very important you learn the basic steps in order to complete the next assignments.

Bring your cameras, card reader and thumb/external hard drive to class. If you think you might want to use the school's camera, you will need to bring a SD card.

Mid Term Assignment Due March 7th

Due: 10 printed images on Friday 7 March at 9 am.

What: Shoot 10 different images using 10 different compositional tools. Print ten (10) 8x12 images.

Things to consider: There are lots of students from all the other photography and VisCom classes printing their assignments for mid-term. Be sure to give yourself plenty of time to shoot and print.

Between now and mid-term please feel free to ask questions, show me your work for comments, help and explanation of particular compositional tools. Feel free to email me with your questions @ gsisco@yahoo.com