Week 6 / Feb. 25 and Feb. 27

In-class work activity: research and lab-time

Week 5 / Feb. 18 and Feb. 20

Introduction to printing: resizing images for print, color management, settings

In-class work activity: research and lab time

Handouts:

Resizing and Resampling

Basic Sharpening

Week 4 / Feb. 11 and Feb. 13

Critique Assignment #2: File with open retouching layer due Tuesday, Feb. 11 

Demo: Adjustment layers and layer masks: brightness/contrast, levels, curves, hue/saturation, color balance, selective color and shadows/highlights

Handouts: 

Adjustment Layers

Shadows & Highlights

Presentations: Through the Lens and Making Pictures of People

Assignment #3: portraits and environmental portraits with different focal lengths and presentation on portrait photographer

Research a photographer working in portraiture and write a one-page paper (typed) addressing some biographical information and an analysis of the content of the work and the photographer's relationship with his or her subjects.  Prepare to share the photographer's website in an oral presentation to class on Tuesday, March 3 or Thursday, March 5 (1/2 class presents on each day).  Shoot a series of portraits of one person or a group of people inspired by your chosen photographer. Four prints due on Thursday, March 12. 

Reading: Chapter 2 / Lens

Visiting photographer Jo Ann Walter's reception and gallery talk on Tuesday, Feb. 11 from 5-7pm

Week 3 / Feb. 4 and Feb. 6

Review: Importing and converting raw files 

Critique Assignment #1: 3 images from Light and Shadow due on Thursday, Feb. 6

Demo: Introduction to Photoshop CC working space, selection tools, spot healing brush, patch tool, clone stamp tool, move tool, zoom tool, creating a retouching layer from background copy

Introduction to scanning prints

In-class exercise: making selections and retouching images

TIFF file with retouching layer due Tuesday, Feb. 11

Reading: Chapter 6 / Scanning