For this assignment, go to a local park. Pick out one feature of the park to photograph. It could be a fountain, a small playground, a statue, anything. This will become the topic or subject of the photograph. Photograph your subject with wide-angle, normal, and telephoto lens settings. Make sure you have enough supporting details in the image to place your subject in the context of the park.
Assignment 3:
In this assignment you will concentrate on applying the Rule of Thirds to your work. This assignment is called "A Day In The Life." You will photograph both the highlights and the average stuff in a day. Highlights could be time spent with friends. The average stuff could be doing chores. But whatever it is, apply the Rule of Thirds to your work. And, of course, all of your photographs must be school appropriate.
Assignment 4:
For this assignment, you will pick out a spot in a place like a park, the downtown square, or somewhere similar, and make a 360-degree "picture" of what is all around you. Of course you will have to make a number of exposures. You will make the first exposure then turn a little and make another exposure. Then turn a little bit more, etc., Keep doing this until you have turned around completely, looking back in the direction you started. All of your images will be taken using natural light.
After taking your photographs load them into your computer and look at all the images you took.
The next step will be to edit your images. Here, editing means going through your images selecting the ones you want to submit. Select three of your photos. One should be a image showing front lighting, another should be an image showing side lighting, and the third should show back lighting. Obviously, you will need to take your photographs in mid-morning or after mid-afternoon. After you have selected your images, zip them into a single file and upload them to your instructor.
There are some things you need to remember as you complete this assignment.
First, take the images at the smallest size your camera will allow. This will allow your images to fit better on your instructor's monitor screen. The smallest size will also be much easier to zip and upload. To set the image size you will need to look in your camera's owners manual. Photographing at this size will have absolutely no effect on the quality of the images.
Another thing you need to remember is to zip all three images into one file. This is extremely important because it is the easiest way to upload your images.
Assignment 5:
Your first direction for this assignment is to READ ALL OF THE DIRECTIONS!
For this assignment you will need to enlist the help of a family member for an environmental portrait. This could be a parent or guardian, an older brother or sister, etc. Although this won't be painful for your subject, it will take a bit of time.
The first step is to select an appropriate spot to take the photographs. Do not take the photographs inside. Find a comfortable, shady spot outside where your subject won't have to squint. This could be a covered patio, a ramada in a local park, under a large tree with plenty of shade, a porch, etc. If you choose the "under the tree" option, make sure no direct sunlight is on your subject. Your subject can be seated or standing. The scene should be relatively clutter free, but with enough supporting details to give an idea of where the subject is. Remember to orient the camera in either portrait or landscape mode as appropriate for the composition.
Make sure you have your focus and exposure set on your subject. To do this, put your subject in the center of the frame (this is where your primary focus point is and where the camera gets most of its exposure information) and use the half-push technique. This will lock the focus and exposure for your subject. If you need to recompose the photograph you can, but you have to keep the shutter button half pushed. You will have to do this for each image you take.
Take a number of photographs of your subject capturing different facial expressions, etc. Make all of the photographs in one session and at one location. It is very difficult to recapture the feeling of a session if it is interrupted.
IMPORTANT TIP: In the first frame of your session, have your subject hold a piece of white paper so you can see it fully in the camera. You will use this later to judge the color balance.
After taking your photographs load them into your computer and look at all the images you took.
Select three of your photos. One image will be the photograph of your subject holding the sheet of white paper. The other two will be different images of your subject.
First, scale the "white paper" image to 800 pixels wide by 600 pixels high using the "Scale Image" tool in The GIMP. Sharpen the image as appropriate.
--> Examine the image of your subject holding the white piece of paper closely. Does the paper look white or very light gray? Or does it have the tinge of a color in it? If it has the tinge of a color, open the Color Balance tool and adjust the colors so the paper looks white or light gray.
Let's say you took the photographs under a tree. The images may have a slightly greenish tone to them. You might have to adjust the green / magenta channel. Whatever adjustments you have to make , write them down. You will have to apply them to the other two images.
Save this image as 800-1.jpg to your desktop. Follow the same directions with the other two images. Make sure you sharpen the images and then apply the Color Balance correction. Save them as 800-2.jpg and 800-3.jpg After you have selected your images, upload them to your instructor.
Assignment 6:
Your first direction for this assignment is to read the previous assignment again, but for this assignment, you will enlist the help of a friend for the environmental portrait.
Apply what you learned from Assignment 5. Apply all of the techniques and the feedback you received.
Assignment 7:
Your first direction for this assignment is to READ ALL OF THE DIRECTIONS!
For this assignment, you will be photographing your street. This could include houses, interesting features in yards or signs. It could include cars or trucks. It could include other people out walking along the street. Here is the catch... you have to stay on the street or the sidewalk. You have to get out and walk for this assignment. While at all times you have to be safe, walk along your street looking for things to photograph. While most of the time no one will ever ask you what you are doing, if they do, explain that it is a school assignment.
After taking your photographs, load them into your computer and look at all the images you took.
Select three of your photos. Using the GIMP, scale them to no larger than 800 pixels x 600 pixels for landscape mode images or 450 pixels by 600 pixels for portrait mode images. Sharpen them appropriately. The next step is to convert the images to black and white using the "Image | Mode" and then select "Grayscale." After converting to grayscale, appropriately adjust the brightness and contrast in each image.
After you have finished working on your images, zip them into a single file and upload them to your instructor. This is extremely important because it is the easiest way to upload your images.
Assignment 8:
For this assignment, you will be photographing what is called "the parts of the whole." You will be photographing the interesting parts of an object. This could be the statue in the local park, the stuff on the playground in a local park, a building with interesting features, etc. The thing you have to remember is that you are not photographing the overall "thing." The object here is to focus on the details.
After taking your photographs, load them into your computer and look at all the images you took.
Select three of your photos. Using the GIMP, scale them to no larger than 800 pixels x 600 pixels for landscape mode images or 450 pixels by 600 pixels for portrait mode images. Sharpen them appropriately. The next step is to convert the images to black and white using the "Image | Mode" and then select "Grayscale." After converting to grayscale, appropriately adjust the brightness and contrast in each image.
After you have finished working on your images, zip them into a single file and upload them to your instructor. This is extremely important because it is the easiest way to upload your images.
Assignment 9:
Your best friend from 3rd grade, who moved to a different state halfway through that summer, wants to come back for a vacation. But his parents want to see some photos. He has asked you to take some of the area you live in and send them by e-mail. For this assignment, you are going to think like a tourist when you photograph the area.
After taking your photographs, load them into your computer and look at all the images you took.
Select three of your photos. Using the GIMP, scale them so they are the correct size for e-mail. Sharpen them appropriately. If there needs to be any color cast correction, etc., take care of it.
After you have finished working on your images, zip them into a single file and upload them to your instructor. This is extremely important because it is the easiest way to upload your images.
Assignment 10:
In this assignment you are going to photograph things important to you. That is the only direction, so this is a wide-open assignment.
After taking your photographs load, them into your computer and look at all the images you took.
Select three of your photos. Using the GIMP, scale them so they are the correct size for web display. Sharpen them appropriately. If there needs to be any color cast correction, etc., take care of it.
After you have finished working on your images, zip them into a single file and upload them to your instructor. This is extremely important because it is the easiest way to upload your images.
For this assignment, you will pick out a spot in a place like a park, the downtown square, or somewhere similar, and make a 360-degree "picture" of what is all around you. Of course you will have to make a number of exposures. You will make the first exposure then turn a little and make another exposure. Then turn a little bit more, etc., Keep doing this until you have turned around completely, looking back in the direction you started. All of your images will be taken using natural light.
After taking your photographs load them into your computer and look at all the images you took.
The next step will be to edit your images. Here, editing means going through your images selecting the ones you want to submit. Select three of your photos. One should be a image showing front lighting, another should be an image showing side lighting, and the third should show back lighting. Obviously, you will need to take your photographs in mid-morning or after mid-afternoon. After you have selected your images, zip them into a single file and upload them to your instructor.
There are some things you need to remember as you complete this assignment.
First, take the images at the smallest size your camera will allow. This will allow your images to fit better on your instructor's monitor screen. The smallest size will also be much easier to zip and upload. To set the image size you will need to look in your camera's owners manual. Photographing at this size will have absolutely no effect on the quality of the images.
Another thing you need to remember is to zip all three images into one file. This is extremely important because it is the easiest way to upload your images.
Assignment 5:
Your first direction for this assignment is to READ ALL OF THE DIRECTIONS!
For this assignment you will need to enlist the help of a family member for an environmental portrait. This could be a parent or guardian, an older brother or sister, etc. Although this won't be painful for your subject, it will take a bit of time.
The first step is to select an appropriate spot to take the photographs. Do not take the photographs inside. Find a comfortable, shady spot outside where your subject won't have to squint. This could be a covered patio, a ramada in a local park, under a large tree with plenty of shade, a porch, etc. If you choose the "under the tree" option, make sure no direct sunlight is on your subject. Your subject can be seated or standing. The scene should be relatively clutter free, but with enough supporting details to give an idea of where the subject is. Remember to orient the camera in either portrait or landscape mode as appropriate for the composition.
Make sure you have your focus and exposure set on your subject. To do this, put your subject in the center of the frame (this is where your primary focus point is and where the camera gets most of its exposure information) and use the half-push technique. This will lock the focus and exposure for your subject. If you need to recompose the photograph you can, but you have to keep the shutter button half pushed. You will have to do this for each image you take.
Take a number of photographs of your subject capturing different facial expressions, etc. Make all of the photographs in one session and at one location. It is very difficult to recapture the feeling of a session if it is interrupted.
IMPORTANT TIP: In the first frame of your session, have your subject hold a piece of white paper so you can see it fully in the camera. You will use this later to judge the color balance.
After taking your photographs load them into your computer and look at all the images you took.
Select three of your photos. One image will be the photograph of your subject holding the sheet of white paper. The other two will be different images of your subject.
First, scale the "white paper" image to 800 pixels wide by 600 pixels high using the "Scale Image" tool in The GIMP. Sharpen the image as appropriate.
--> Examine the image of your subject holding the white piece of paper closely. Does the paper look white or very light gray? Or does it have the tinge of a color in it? If it has the tinge of a color, open the Color Balance tool and adjust the colors so the paper looks white or light gray.
Let's say you took the photographs under a tree. The images may have a slightly greenish tone to them. You might have to adjust the green / magenta channel. Whatever adjustments you have to make , write them down. You will have to apply them to the other two images.
Save this image as 800-1.jpg to your desktop. Follow the same directions with the other two images. Make sure you sharpen the images and then apply the Color Balance correction. Save them as 800-2.jpg and 800-3.jpg After you have selected your images, upload them to your instructor.
Assignment 6:
Your first direction for this assignment is to read the previous assignment again, but for this assignment, you will enlist the help of a friend for the environmental portrait.
Apply what you learned from Assignment 5. Apply all of the techniques and the feedback you received.
Assignment 7:
Your first direction for this assignment is to READ ALL OF THE DIRECTIONS!
For this assignment, you will be photographing your street. This could include houses, interesting features in yards or signs. It could include cars or trucks. It could include other people out walking along the street. Here is the catch... you have to stay on the street or the sidewalk. You have to get out and walk for this assignment. While at all times you have to be safe, walk along your street looking for things to photograph. While most of the time no one will ever ask you what you are doing, if they do, explain that it is a school assignment.
After taking your photographs, load them into your computer and look at all the images you took.
Select three of your photos. Using the GIMP, scale them to no larger than 800 pixels x 600 pixels for landscape mode images or 450 pixels by 600 pixels for portrait mode images. Sharpen them appropriately. The next step is to convert the images to black and white using the "Image | Mode" and then select "Grayscale." After converting to grayscale, appropriately adjust the brightness and contrast in each image.
After you have finished working on your images, zip them into a single file and upload them to your instructor. This is extremely important because it is the easiest way to upload your images.
Assignment 8:
For this assignment, you will be photographing what is called "the parts of the whole." You will be photographing the interesting parts of an object. This could be the statue in the local park, the stuff on the playground in a local park, a building with interesting features, etc. The thing you have to remember is that you are not photographing the overall "thing." The object here is to focus on the details.
After taking your photographs, load them into your computer and look at all the images you took.
Select three of your photos. Using the GIMP, scale them to no larger than 800 pixels x 600 pixels for landscape mode images or 450 pixels by 600 pixels for portrait mode images. Sharpen them appropriately. The next step is to convert the images to black and white using the "Image | Mode" and then select "Grayscale." After converting to grayscale, appropriately adjust the brightness and contrast in each image.
After you have finished working on your images, zip them into a single file and upload them to your instructor. This is extremely important because it is the easiest way to upload your images.
Assignment 9:
Your best friend from 3rd grade, who moved to a different state halfway through that summer, wants to come back for a vacation. But his parents want to see some photos. He has asked you to take some of the area you live in and send them by e-mail. For this assignment, you are going to think like a tourist when you photograph the area.
After taking your photographs, load them into your computer and look at all the images you took.
Select three of your photos. Using the GIMP, scale them so they are the correct size for e-mail. Sharpen them appropriately. If there needs to be any color cast correction, etc., take care of it.
After you have finished working on your images, zip them into a single file and upload them to your instructor. This is extremely important because it is the easiest way to upload your images.
Assignment 10:
In this assignment you are going to photograph things important to you. That is the only direction, so this is a wide-open assignment.
After taking your photographs load, them into your computer and look at all the images you took.
Select three of your photos. Using the GIMP, scale them so they are the correct size for web display. Sharpen them appropriately. If there needs to be any color cast correction, etc., take care of it.
After you have finished working on your images, zip them into a single file and upload them to your instructor. This is extremely important because it is the easiest way to upload your images.
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