Assignment 7: Editing Photos

Assigned: 20 March 2012
Points: 10 points for photo editing techniques
           15 points for photo journal with dates and 3 sentences each

Chao Cac Ban!

How did your photo shoots go this week? What did you figure out? What do you wonder about?

This week I want you to focus on all the composition techniques we have learned when taking your photos. Just be creative and notice things in new ways.

We will be learning a few editing techniques today. Just a few basics to start with to help clean up photos and make them even better!

• Crop
• Straighten
• Red Eye
• Brightness/Contrast ; Fill Light
• Color
• Effects
• Save vs. Save As

Now let's get to the uploading and editing of our photos!

You should have at least 7 more photos to upload (one for each day). Be sure you have at least 2 photos demonstrating good use of natural light, at least 1 photo using flash that doesn't result in red eyes or whiting out the photo, and 1 portrait using natural side lighting.

Okay, get to it!

1. Import the photos to your computer - Save them in your folder on the server
2. Pick one photo from each day in the past week 
3. Upload those photos to your blog
4. Put the photos in chronological order and date them
5. Add at least three sentences for each photo - try explaining why this photo was the one you chose for the day
6. Publish your post and email me the link to your blog

If you don't finish in class please be sure to do it at home and email the link to me no later than tomorrow.

Get out there and get creative!

-kris

nb:
Here is a short summary of what you should have completed by the end of today:

1. Google Docs - add to the chart I made
2. Week 1 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences
3. Week 2 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, 2 with wide depth of field, 2 with shallow depth of field, ALL 7 using the rule of thirds
4. Week 3 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, 2 using long exposure, 2 black and white
5. Week 4 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, 2 using natural light, 1 using flash without turning the subject into a vampire, and 1 portrait using side lighting
6. Week 5 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, 
7. Week 6 of Photo Journal - 7 photos, each with 3 sentences, edit photos if necessary 

Get to it! If you are failing ICT because you haven't been handing in assignments I will be calling your parents on Friday of this week, so get caught up before then!!!

-k

Assignment 6: Update Photo Journal

Hi!

We don't have class today because of an exam, but you still need to upload your photos from this week. 7 photos, date for each one, three sentences for each one.

Thanks!

Assignment 5: Lighting and Flash

Assigned: 5 March 2012
Points: 10 points for photo techniques
           15 points for photo journal with dates and 3 sentences each

Chao Cac Ban!

How did your photo shoots go this week? What did you figure out? What do you wonder about?

This week I want you to focus on lighting and flash when taking your photos:

We've seen that light can make all the difference in a great portrait shot, especially when also using a shallow depth of field. Your assignment this week is to take at least 2 photos demonstrating good use of natural light, at least 1 photo using flash that doesn't result in red eyes or whiting out the photo, and 1 portrait using natural side lighting.

This is an example of a portrait using side lighting:

Now let's get to the uploading and editing of our photos!

You should have at least 7 more photos to upload (one for each day). Be sure you have at least 2 photos that use a long exposure as well as at least 2 photos that are black and white (or at least ready to be edited to be black and white).

If you need to change your two photos into black and white, we are going to use the photo editing program called Microsoft Office Picture Manager. Follow these steps:

1. Open Microsoft Office Picture Manager
2. Locate your photos
3. Double click on the photo you want to edit and it will fill the screen
4. Edit photo
5. Color
6. Slide the saturation bar all the way to the left (-100)
7. Save as (change the file name)
8. Done!

Okay, get to it!

1. Import the photos to your computer - Save them in your folder on the server
2. Pick one photo from each day in the past week 
3. Upload those photos to your blog
4. Put the photos in chronological order and date them
5. Add at least three sentences for each photo - try explaining why this photo was the one you chose for the day
6. Publish your post and email me the link to your blog

If you don't finish in class please be sure to do it at home and email the link to me no later than tomorrow.

Get out there and get creative!

-kris

Assignment 4: More Photo Journal, Black & White, Long Exposure

Assigned: 28 February 2012
Points: 10 points for photo techniques
           15 points for photo journal with dates and 3 sentences each

Chao Cac Ban!

How did your photo shoots go this week? What did you figure out? What do you wonder about?

This week I want you to focus on two more techniques when taking your photos:

• Long Exposure
• Black and White

I want to see these both of these in each of your photos for this week. Be sure at least 2 photos are well thought out as black and white and at least 2 use a long exposure. Questions?

This week we are focusing on long exposures and black and white shots.

You should have at least 7 more photos to upload (one for each day). Be sure you have at least 2 photos that use a shallow depth of field as well as at least 2 photos that show a wide depth of field.If you don't finish in class please be sure to do it at home and email the link to me no later than tomorrow. If you never got around to last week, GET ON IT! In order to get an A in ICT you must complete all of your assignments.

1. Import the photos to your computer - Save them in your folder on the server
2. Pick one photo from each day in the past week 
3. Upload those photos to your blog
4. Put the photos in chronological order and date them
5. Add at least three sentences for each photo - try explaining why this photo was the one you chose for the day
6. Publish your post and email me the link to your blog

Get out there and get creative!

-kris

Assignment 3: Upload Photos and Journal; Rule of Thirds & Depth of Field

Assigned: 21 February 2012
Due: 22 February 2012
Points: 10 points

Chao Cac Ban!

I hope you had fun taking photos over the past week. You should have at least 7 photos to upload (one for each day). So let's get started.

1. Import the photos to your computer - Save them in your folder on the server
2. Pick one photo from each day in the past week 
3. Upload those photos to your blog
4. Put the photos in chronological order and date them
5. Add at least three sentences for each photo - try explaining why this photo was the one you chose for the day
6. Publish your post and email me the link to your blog

Throughout the rest of the term, your photography assignment will be as follows:

1. In class we will cover photography techniques and edit our photos
2. You will continue to take at least one photo every day for the rest of the term - Make it a habit!
3. You will update your blog with the photos, dates, and at least three sentences to go with each photo each week after we cover photography techniques and photo editing - If there isn't enough time to do this in class you will need to finish at home or at lunch/afternoon break
4. You need to email me the link to your blog post every time so I know you have completed the assignment - use sis.kristin.romberg@gmail.com

This week I want you to focus on two things when taking your photos:

• Rule of Thirds
• Depth of Field or even more if you want to get very technical

I want to see these both of these in each of your photos for this week - all 7 of them. Be sure at least 2 have a wide depth of field and at least 2 have a shallow depth of field.

Get out there and get creative!

-kris

Assignment 2: Journals

Assigned: 14 February 2012
Due: in class 21 February 2012
Points: 10 points

Happy Valentine's Day!

Great work last week in completing your assignments. I emailed ICT grades out this morning so you should have those in your inbox. Cannie and Kris, you were absent for class but should make-up the work. Read through the blog post for last week and if you get stuck I will be happy to explain.

Today we are going to look at a few different kinds of journals and start keeping a daily photo journal using our blog.

Online journals are kept for many different reasons, but most have a purpose. Let's look at a few:

• Travel - FindingPenguin, RTW Michelle, Emily's Travels
• Goals - TriBeirut
• Sharing family growth - Walker Family,
• Photo Journals - Beirut Pursuit, Kris 365, Lindsey 365, Mr. Alex

This week's assignment:

• Keep a daily photo journal, which means taking at least 1 photo every day. 
• Next week we will be uploading the photos and posting them to our blogs.

Here are a few very basic photo tips to get you started (we'll explore a lot more as the term continues):

• Don't just shoot! Think about the shot before taking it - set it up so it looks as good as possible
• Background & Foreground
• Use natural lighting if possible in most situations
• Take a few shots, changing small things, so you get one you like in the end
• Be creative!

This week is really about exploring your camera and trying new things - and making it a habit you do every day (at least once). So get out there and get creative!

Good luck!

-kris

Assignment 1: Google Docs

Assigned: 7 February 2012
Due: 7 February 2012
Points: 10 points

Chao Cac Ban!

Today we will be exploring a few features of Google Docs and then continuing research for our factual description project in English.

Google Docs is a way to store and share documents online. It can be found at https://docs.google.com/ . You have to be logged in to your google account in order to access your docs. You can create a document within Google Docs or you can upload documents you have already created.

One reason to use Google Docs is to keep your documents online and be able to access and edit them from anywhere.

Another reason is to share the document and track changes so a team of people can all be working on the same document (even at the same time).

I have invited you to view and edit a document I created.

This week's assignment:

• Go to Google Docs
• Click on the document I shared with you
• Add the information in your row so it is up to date
• Save and close the document

When you are finished adding information to the document, you may continue to research information for your factual report. You need to be researching only the topic for your factual report, so be sure to stay on task.

Good luck!

-kris