SCHEDULE
Photo 7
Fall 2008

Schedule subject to change at instructor's discretion.

 
WEEK 1
August 29

Introduction: Supplies/Syllabus

Camera Parts: Camera Types, Sensors, Lenses, Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO, Light Meter, Control Knobs, Menu, Focus/Auto Focus, Half-Press, Diopter, Battery, USB Ports, memory (CF, XD, ETC)

Setting Up Your Camera: Jpeg Large Fine, Adobe RGB, Manual Mode, AF, UV Filter, Date Stamp Off, Sound Off, ISO Lowest, WB Auto

Read
3-14, 30-53 (London: Essential Way)

Project #1 Assigned

WEEK 2
September 5
You Must Have a Camera By This Day!

Transferring images:
Card Readers, Naming Images, Organizing Images, Archiving Images, Backing-up Images, Image Management Applications, Image Manipulation Applications, Workflow, Introduction to Photoshop Tools and Workspace

Printing Basics

Read
121-135, 137-147 (London: Essential Way)

Exercise: Conversion to Black & White
Exercise: Preparation for Printing


WEEK 3
September 12

Creative Decisions: Depth of Field, Motion Blur, Camera Shake, Noise, Reciprocal Nature of Photography, Av & Tv, Manual, Program, "Recipe Modes", White Balance

Lenses: Field of View, Crop Factor, Focal Length, Changing, Cleaning, Filters

Read
15-29, 54-65 (London: Essential Way)

Project #2 Assigned
Critique #1

WEEK 4
September 19


Image Quality: Resolution, Compression, Uncompressed formats, File Formats (native vs. common), Bit-Depth,

Exposure: Exposure modes, Middle Gray, AE-L, Exposure Compensation, Histogram, Bracketing, Clipping, Contrast vs. Detail, Preparing images for Print

Quiz #1 (covering wks. 1-3)

Read
67-91 (London: Essential Way)

WEEK 5
September 26

Working in Bridge: Viewing, Rating, Organizing, Searching, Keywords, Metadata, Renaming, Batch Processing, Image Processor

Exercise: Create Proof Sheet for CD

Project #3 Assigned
Critique #2


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WEEK 6
October 3

Working with Raw Panel

WEEK 7
October 10

Midterm Review

WEEK 8
October 17

Midterm Exam
Project #4 Assigned
Critique #3

WEEK 9
October 24

Midterm Exam
Project #4 Assigned
Critique #3

WEEK 10
October 31

Flash: Onboard, Off-Camera, Sync Speeds, Tethered, Remote, Slaves, Hot-shoe, PC connector, Red-Eye Reduction, Focus Assist Beam, Flash Exposure Compensation, Bounce, Diffusion

Read
181-203 (London: Essential Way)

Individual Meetings

WEEK 11
November 7

Fixing Digital Problems: Color Correction, Exposure Correction, Curves & Levels, Introduction to Layer Masks, Burning & Dodging Correctly

Exercise: Use Multiple Exposures as Faux Graduated Neutral Density Filter

Read
93-103, 148-155 (London: Essential Way)

Project #5 Assigned
Critique #4




WEEK 12
November 14

Sharpening: Destructive vs. Non-Destructive, LAB, Luminosity, RAW, Edge Sharpening, In-Camera Sharpening

Final Project Assigned

WEEK 13
November 21

Critique #5
Final Proposals Due!
One Page Typed

WEEK 14
November 28

Holiday-No Class!

WEEK 15
December 5

Specialty: Panoramas, Automation, Image Galleries, Lens and Noise Correction Filters

WEEK 16
December 12

Image Finsihing: Mounting, Poster Presentation, Copyright, Watermark, Advanced Printing

Read
157-171 (London: Essential Way)

WEEK 17
December 19

Final Exam!
Gallery Paper Due
Mount Due
Final Critique