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Projects and Homework
| Fall 2007 | ||
| Day | Subject for the Day | Due Next Time |
| Day 1 | Introductions. Look at work. Correcting a scanned image. Soldier1.psd Scanning Demo. |
Read Ch 1 and 2 in Real World Digital Photography. Bring in digital cameras and manuals next time. |
| Day 2 | Film VS Digital Photographic Concepts.
Camera Controls.
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Bring in Cameras Read Ch 3 and 6 in Real World Digital Photography. Bring in digital cameras and manuals next time.
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| Day 3 | More Photographic Concepts Camera Controls, features and terms.
Camera practice
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Bring in digital cameras, cables and manuals. Assignment 1-Look Around(in class):
Bring your camera back to class and we will download the images, and create a web gallery.
Assignment 2-Location Scout:
All images will be due next week. Turn in as a web photo gallery. |
Day 4 |
Ralph Gibson Look at Assignment 1 and 2 images.
shoot pictures in class start compositing |
Assignment 2 Due. Bring in digital cameras, cables and manuals. Finish Reading Ch. 1,2,3,and 6 in Real World Digital Photography.
Assignment 3: Bring in at least 10 photos from a photographer of your choice. They can be a commercial or fine arts photographer. The work can be straight or manipulated. Be prepared to discuss the work and why you chose this photographer in a short presentation. |
| Day 5 | Look at Assignment 1,2 and 3 images.
Finish face compositing |
Assignment 3 due Assignment 4:
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| Day 6 |
Compositing(shadows). |
Continue work on Assignment 4 |
| Day 7 Oct. 10 |
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Assignment 4 due Assignment 5: |
| Day 8 Oct. 17 |
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Continue work on Assignment 5 |
| Day 9 | Lighting Demo in Telecommunications Building | Assignment 5 Due |
| Day 10 |
No Class on Wednesday Meet at SFMOMA on Sunday at 1pm |
Assignment 6: Evaluate a photograph in a museum using the provided form. |
Day 11 |
Historical compositing
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Bring in Assignment 5 if you have not already. Bring in Cameras
Assignment 7: Do 2 portrait series' of a person. One series will be posed for the camera. The second series is unposed candids. Capture the person as they are performing an activity or interacting with others. Lighting can can be natural or artificial. Pick the 5 best images from each session and bring in the files. |
| Day 12 Nov. 14 |
Look at Assignment 5 Retouching |
Assignment 7 Due
Assignment 8: Pick 2 of your images from Assignment 7 and retouch them using the techniques we went over today. |
| Day 13 |
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Assignment 8 Due
You may do 1 of the following: |
| Day 14 |
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Bring in cameras |
| Day 15 |
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Continue work on final project You may check out QTVR tropods and heads to use on the final project. |
| Day 16 Dec. 12 |
Critique Final Project Final Exam |
Final Project Due Final Exam |
| Spring 2006 | ||
| Day | Subject for the Day | Due Next Time |
| Day 1 Feb 1 |
Introductions. Look at work. Correcting a scanned image. Soldier1.psd Scanning Demo. |
Read Ch 1 and 2 in Real World Digital Photography. Bring in digital cameras and manuals next time. |
| Day 2 Feb 8 |
Film VS Digital Photographic Concepts. Focus Camera Controls. Image Size |
Bring in Cameras Read Ch 3 and 6 in Real World Digital Photography. Bring in digital cameras and manuals next time.
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| Day 3 Feb 15 |
More Photographic Concepts Camera Controls, features and terms. Image Size Camera practice
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Bring in digital cameras, cables and manuals.
Assignment 1:
All images will be due next week. Turn in as a web photo gallery. |
| Day 4 Feb 22 |
Uploading images Look at Assignment 1 images. Finish camera controls. Menus shoot pictures in class start compositing |
Assignment 1 Due. Bring in digital cameras, cables and manuals. Finish Reading Ch. 1,2,3,and 6 in Real World Digital Photography. Assignment 2: All images will be due next week. Turn in as a web photo gallery. |
| Day 5 March 1 |
Look at images
scanning tips Color correction Compositing File formats |
Assignment 2 Due Assignment 3: |
| Day 6 |
Look at artwork from assignment 3. Look at Assignment 4 examples.
Compositing(shadows). |
Assignment 3 Due Assignment 4: |
| Day 7 March 15 |
Meet at Telecommunications Building for Presentation on Animation. | Meet at Telecommunications Building for Presentation on Animation. |
| Day 8 |
Finish color correction. Compositing(shadows). Download priest Shooting and Processing Raw Files |
Bring in cameras |
| March 29 | Spring Break | |
| Day 9 April 5 |
Look at Assignment 4 Start Panos. |
Assignment 4 Due. Assignment 5: |
| Day 10 April 12 |
Lighting Demo in Telecommunications Building | Continue Assignment 5. |
| Day 11 April 19 |
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Final Project.
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| Day 12 April 26 |
Compositing in Art Scenes in VRWorx Embedding Quicktime on a web page. Look at composites Look at Panos(Assignment 5) |
Assignment 5 Due. |
| Day 13 May 3 |
QTVR Objects | Continue Final Project |
| Day 14 May 10 |
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Continue Final Project |
| Day 15 May 17 |
Look at Final Projects Review for final exam |
Final Project Due |
| Day 16 May 24 |
Final Exam | Final Exam |
| Spring 2005 | ||
| Day | Subject for the Day | Due Next Time |
| Day 1 Feb 2 |
Introductions. Look at work. Correcting a scanned image. Soldier1.psd Scanning Demo. |
Read Ch 1 and 2 in Real World Digital Photography. Bring in digital cameras and manuals next time. |
| Day 2 Feb 9 |
Photographic Concepts. Focus Camera Controls. Image Size |
Read Ch 3 and 6 in Real World Digital Photography. Bring in digital cameras and manuals next time.
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| Day 3 Feb 16 |
More Photographic Concepts Camera Controls, features and terms. Image Size
Image Quality White Balance ISO CCD Diaphragm USB Firewire Storage Optical zoom Digital Zoom Camera practice
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Bring in digital cameras, cables and manuals.
Assignment 1:
All images will be due next week. |
| Day 4 Feb 23 |
Look at Assignment 1 images. More camera controls. Finish terms. Autofocus selecting make web gallery shoot pictures in class start compositing |
Assignment 1 Due. Bring in digital cameras, cables and manuals. Finish Reading Ch. 1,2,3,and 6 in Real World Digital Photography. |
| Day 5 March 2 |
Look at images
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Assignment 2:Make 2 different images combining at least 2 persons faces per image by compositing. Try to make the composited images as seamless as possible. Due next week. Assignment 3:Make 2 more composite images(not faces) on the subject of your choice, with at least 1 being as believable as possible. Try to match lighting, color, f-stop, focal length, etc. Due in 2 weeks. |
| Day 6 |
Look at artwork. Finish selecting
Color correction
Compositing(shadows). |
Assignment 2 images Due(if done). |
| Day 7 March 16 |
Look at artwork. |
All Assignment 2 images Due. Assignment 3 images Due. |
| Day 8 |
Look at artwork. Bring Cameras Start Panos. |
Bring in cameras Assignment 4: |
| March 30 | Spring break | |
| Day 9 April 6 |
Lighting/Portrait Demo | |
| Day 10 April 13 |
Do Panos in class |
Bring in images to make 2 panos |
| Day 11 April 20 |
Look at Panos Editing Panos QTVR Scenes. Start Objects |
2 panos due Extra Credit Assignment: Final Project.
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| Day 12 April 27 |
Do Objects in class | |
| Day 13 May 4 |
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| Day 14 May 11 |
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| Day 15 May 18 |
Look at Final Projects Review for final exam |
Final Project Due |
| Day 16 May 25 |
Final Exam | Final Exam |
| Spring 2004 | ||
| Day | Subject for the Day | Due Next Time |
| 1 | Introductions. Look at work. Correcting a scanned image. Soldier1.psd Scanning Demo. |
Read Ch 1 and 2 in Real World Digital Photography. Bring in digital cameras and manuals next time. |
| 2 | Photographic Concepts. Focus Camera Controls. Image Size |
Read Ch 3 and 6 in Real World Digital Photography. Bring in digital cameras and manuals next time.
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| 3 | More Photographic Concepts Camera Controls, features and terms. Image Size
Image Quality White Balance ISO CCD Diaphragm USB Firewire Storage Optical zoom Digital Zoom Camera practice
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Bring in digital cameras, cables and manuals. Assignment 1:We are shooting images of campus for the
Mission Website. They will be presented on the website in 2 places. One
group of images is more general and will show rotating pictures of the
campus on the homepage. The other group can be slightly less generic and
may show in a slideshow on the website.
Turn in some images in next week. |
| 4 | More camera controls. More terms. Autofocus Bit depth shoot pictures |
Bring in digital cameras, cables and manuals. |
| 5 |
Look at images
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Assignment 1 due. You can turn in more images for Assignment 1 next week. Read Ch 10 in Real World Digital Photography. |
| 6 |
Look at images from assignment 1. Finish selecting, color correction, compositing. Extract Command. Download Zebra.psd
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Turn in final images for Assignment 1. Assignment 2:Make 2 different images combining at least 2 persons faces per image by compositing. Try to make the composited images as seamless as possible. Due next week. Assignment 3:Make 2 more composite images(not faces) on the subject of your choice, with at least 1 being as believable as possible. Try to match lighting, color, f-stop, focal length, etc. Due in 2 weeks. |
| 7 |
Look at artwork. |
Assignment 2 images Due. |
| 8 |
Look at artwork. Start Panos. |
Assignment 3 images Due. |
| 9 April 7 |
Bring in Cameras Review panorama production. Do Panos in class. Look at Work. QTVR Scenes. |
Bring in Cameras Do 2 of Computer Labs. We will assign which labs next week. Consult the revised Make Panos Notes. It has instructions for using the school's cameras to shoot the panos. You can also download a pdf with more tips. Due week 12, if we can get everybody a tripod. |
| 10 April 14 |
Lighting Demo |
Labs will be assigned for panos. |
| 11 April 21 |
Lighting Notes. |
Bring in Object to photograph for objects next week. |
| 12 April 28 |
Objects. | Computer Lab Panos Due Bring in Object to photograph |
| 13 May 5 |
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Final Project.
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| 14 May 12 |
Lab Day |
Turn in homework in the scratch disk under gdes73_homework_5-12-04 |
| 15 May 19 |
Final Exam | Final Project Due |
| 16 May 26 |
No Class | |
| Fall 2003 | ||
| Day | Subject for the Day | Due Next Time |
| 1 | Introductions. Look at work. Photographic Concepts. Scanning Demo. |
Read Ch 1 in Real World Digital photography. Bring in digital cameras next time. |
| 2 | Read Ch. 3,4, and 5 in Real World Digital photography. | |
| 3 | More Photographic Concepts Camera practice |
Assignment 1:Act as a location scout for a movie and document 1 indoor scene and 1 outdoor scene with at least 5 quality images each.
Turn in images in 2 weeks. |
| 4 Feb. 4 | Selecting, color correction, compositing, file formats. |
Read Ch 5 and 9 in Real World Digital photography. Bring in a photo(on paper), that you like and be prepared to say why. Due next week. |
| 5 | Look at photos. Selecting, color correction, compositing, | Assignment 1 images Due. Read Ch 12 and 13 in Real World Digital photography. |
| 6 Feb. 18 | Finish Color Correction. Start Compositing. Make Composite Images in class. |
Assignment 2:Make 2 different images combining at least 2 persons per image by compositing. Try to make the composited images as seamless as possible. Due next week. Assignment 3:Make 2 more composite images, with at least 1 being as believable as possible. try to match lighting, color, f-stop, focal length, etc. Due in 2 weeks. |
| 7 Feb. 25 | Look at artwork. |
Assignment 2 images Due. |
| 8 March 4 | Look at Assignments. Make Panoramas in class. | Assignment 3 images Due. Read Ch. 11 in Real World Digital photography and Chapters 2 and 4 from the QTVR Manual. (They are short). Do 2 Panoramas of your choice. Consult the revised Make Panos Notes. It has instructions for using the school's cameras to shoot the panos. You can also download a pdf with more tips. Due week 11, if we can get everybody a tripod. |
| 9 March 11 | Review panorama production. Sharpening. Review Chapter 9. Look at Work. Correcting JPEG Artifacts. Removing Noise. | Continue panoramas. |
| 10 March 18 | Look at Work. Erasers. Shadows and Textures. QTVR Scenes. | Assignment 4: Scene Scene Instructions: The scene will document a location and have at least 2 panos that are interconnected, and at least 1 URL link from 1 of the panos. The scene will be due on April 3 |
| 11 | Map for scene due. | |
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Final Exam | |
| Spring 2003 | ||
| Day | Subject for the Day | Due Next Time |
| 1 | Introductions. Look at work. |
Read Ch 1 in Real World Digital photography. Bring in digital cameras next time. |
| 2 | Photographic Concepts. Scanning Demo. |
Read Ch. 3,4, and 5 in Real World Digital photography. |
| 3 | More Photographic Concepts Camera practice |
Assignment 1:Act as a location scout for a movie and document 1 indoor scene and 1 outdoor scene with at least 5 quality images each.
Turn in images in 2 weeks. |
| 4 Feb. 4 | Selecting, color correction, compositing, file formats. |
Read Ch 5 and 9 in Real World Digital photography. Bring in a photo(on paper), that you like and be prepared to say why. Due next week. |
| 5 | Look at photos. Selecting, color correction, compositing, | Assignment 1 images Due. Read Ch 12 and 13 in Real World Digital photography. |
| 6 Feb. 18 | Finish Color Correction. Start Compositing. Make Composite Images in class. |
Assignment 2:Make 2 different images combining at least 2 persons per image by compositing. Try to make the composited images as seamless as possible. Due next week. Assignment 3:Make 2 more composite images, with at least 1 being as believable as possible. try to match lighting, color, f-stop, focal length, etc. Due in 2 weeks. |
| 7 Feb. 25 | Look at artwork. |
Assignment 2 images Due. |
| 8 March 4 | Look at Assignments. Make Panoramas in class. | Assignment 3 images Due. Read Ch. 11 in Real World Digital photography and Chapters 2 and 4 from the QTVR Manual. (They are short). Do 2 Panoramas of your choice. Consult the revised Make Panos Notes. It has instructions for using the school's cameras to shoot the panos. You can also download a pdf with more tips. Due week 11, if we can get everybody a tripod. |
| 9 March 11 | Review panorama production. Sharpening. Review Chapter 9. Look at Work. Correcting JPEG Artifacts. Removing Noise. | Continue panoramas. |
| 10 March 18 | Look at Work. Erasers. Shadows and Textures. QTVR Scenes. | Assignment 4: Scene Scene Instructions: The scene will document a location and have at least 2 panos that are interconnected, and at least 1 URL link from 1 of the panos. The scene will be due on April 3 |
| 11 | Map for scene due. | |
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Final Exam | |
| Spring 2002 | ||
| Day | Subject for the Day | Due Next Time |
| 1 | Introductions | Read Ch 1 in Real World Digital photography. Bring in digital cameras. |
| 2 | Photographic Concepts Scanning Demo |
Read Ch. 3,4, and 5 in Real World Digital photography. |
| 3 | More Photographic Concepts Camera practice |
Act as a location scout for a movie and document 1 indoor scene and 1 outdoor scene with at least 5 quality images each.
Turn in images on a zip. |
| 4 | Selecting, color correction, compositing. |
Read Ch 5 and 9 in Real World Digital photography. |
| 5 | Correcting for print. Compositing Images. No class on 2-16. |
Make 2 different images combining at least 2 persons per image by compositing. Try to make the composited images as seamless as possible. Due next week. |
| 6 | Sharpening. Make Panos |
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| 7 | Look at artwork. Make Panoramas in class. | Do 2 Panoramas of your choice. Consult the revised Make Panos Notes. It has instructions for using the school's cameras to shoot the panos. You can also download a pdf with more tips. |
| 8 3-5 |
Look at Art. QTVR Scenes |
2 composite images are due. Read Ch. 11 in Real World Digital photography and Chapters 2 and 4 from the QTVR Manual. (They are short). |
| 9 | Review Chapter 9. Look at Work. More Scene work. Erasers. Correcting JPEG Artifacts. Removing Noise. | 2 panos are due for those who have been able to check out tripods. |
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Objects. |
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| 11 | Look at work. Objects | Scene Map Due |
| 12 4-2 |
More Objects. Direct Video Object Capture. |
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Scene Due |
| 14 | Lighting Demo |
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Email me a paragraph proposing your final project. It can be a group project, or you can work alone. |
| 16 |
Projects in QTVR Authoring Studio. Blurring the Car Compositing Cake Exposures. |
Object Due |
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Look at Final Project. gdes73_images_1.sit Review for final exam. |
Final Project Due |
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Final Exam | |
| Spring 2001 | ||
| Day | Subject for the Day | Due Next Time |
| 1 | Introductions | Read Ch 1 in Real World Digital photography. Bring in digital cameras. |
| 2 | Photographic Concepts Scanning Demo |
Read Ch. 2,3, and 4 in Real World Digital photography. Bring in cameras and at least 1 photographic image. |
| 3 | More Photographic Concepts Camera practice |
This assignment is for the students that have their own cameras or
checked one out. The rest of the class will turn in this assignment
after they have been able to check out a camera. |
| 4 | Selecting, color correction, compositing. |
Continue previous assignment. (At least 2 cameras are available for checkout Friday 1-3PM.) If you have a camera out, please return it at that time. Read Ch 5 in Real World Digital photography. |
| 5 | Correcting for print. Compositing Images. No class on 2-16. |
Make 2 images of class members using at least 2 persons per image by compositing the image together that we took this week in class. Try to make the composited images as seamless as possible. |
| 6 Feb. 20 | Sharpening. Make Panos |
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| 7 Feb. 27 | Made Panoramas in class. |
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| 8 March 6 | Look at Art. QTVR Scenes | Turn in 2 composites and 2 panos. |
| 9 March 13 | More Scene work. Erasers. Correcting JPEG Artifacts. Removing Noise. |
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| 10 March 20 | Download priest | Scene map due. |
| 11 March 27 | Look at work. Objects |
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| 12 April 3 | More Objects. |
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| 13 April 17 | Direct Video Object Capture. | |
| 14 April 24 | Lighting Demo | Do Objects. Work on final projects. |
| 15 May 1 |
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Do Objects. Work on final projects. |
| 16 May 8 |
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| 17 May 15 |
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Final Project Due |