Happy Halloween!
For the first 15 minutes of class, I'd like you to post/finish any outstanding assignments (with the excpetion of the TedTalk). You will have no more time to work on your car or business card.
For the final project of the unit, you will complete 3 miniature assignments. I have shared the outline for these 3 assignments with you on google docs. It is your responsibility to use your time responsibly and complete these 3 assignments within the time frame. You may ask for some help, but I expect the majority of your work to be independent.
Thursday, 31 October 2013
Wednesday, 30 October 2013
October 30th
Today you will finish working on your business card.
Your card must:
be appropriate size with a bleed
include at least one of your own photo
include your name and contact information
....Get creative and search google for some ideas. Try using the shapes tool, the fill tool, etc.
When you are finished your business card (it is perfect!) then you can watch the following TedTalk. You must have headphones (you can borrow some from the library if you don't have any with you).
TedTalk: David Griffin, How photography connects us
*Warning, there is a graphic scene around the elephants and poching...feel free to skip ahead if you are squeamish.
After the video please respond on your blog to the following:
1. What are you first thoughts after watching this video?
2. How do you think that a photograph can tell a narrative?
3. In paragraph form, please explain in your own opinion, how photography connects us and the use of photography within communications. (Elaborate on this please-at least 5 sentences).
Your card must:
be appropriate size with a bleed
include at least one of your own photo
include your name and contact information
....Get creative and search google for some ideas. Try using the shapes tool, the fill tool, etc.
When you are finished your business card (it is perfect!) then you can watch the following TedTalk. You must have headphones (you can borrow some from the library if you don't have any with you).
TedTalk: David Griffin, How photography connects us
*Warning, there is a graphic scene around the elephants and poching...feel free to skip ahead if you are squeamish.
After the video please respond on your blog to the following:
1. What are you first thoughts after watching this video?
2. How do you think that a photograph can tell a narrative?
3. In paragraph form, please explain in your own opinion, how photography connects us and the use of photography within communications. (Elaborate on this please-at least 5 sentences).
Tuesday, 29 October 2013
October 29th
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1Create a template with the right specifications. Open a new image in Photoshop and set the width and height to 3.75 and 2.25 inches respectively. Set the resolution to 200 pixels/inch or more. The final size of your card will be 3.5 x 2 inches but it is customary to include a 1/8th inch 'bleed area' all around, hence the slightly larger image above. The bleed area makes sure that the colours "bleed" out over the edges when the cards are cut, instead of leaving white borders.
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2Create guidelines for the bleed and safety areas. Turn on rulers (View > Rulers) and right click on the ruler to set the unit to inches. Click on the top ruler and drag down to create two horizontal guide lines, one at 0.125 in and one at 2.125 in. Create two more vertical lines at 0.125 in and 3.625 in. These lines mark the end of the actual business card. You can also create safety guidelines just inside the bleed area to make sure your text does not extend too close to the edges.
Sunday, 27 October 2013
October 28th
Happy Monday!
Today we are going to do a mini-assignment that will be due at the end of class today.
Bueller's Day Off!
Your parents are away on vacation for the week and they decided that you were responsible enough to stay home alone for the week. You decided to "borrow" their car and you got in an accident and decided to hide the car in your garage until you can get it fixed. Your neighbour calls your parents on vacation and tells them they haven't noticed the car in the driveway. Your parents call and demand a recent photo of the car, and to make sure you're not lieing, they want you to be in the photo.
Take one of the photos and photoshop out the dents/scratchs. Use the clone tool, blur tool, dodge, burn, etc. Have someone in the class take a photo of you that you can add into the photo.
Today we are going to do a mini-assignment that will be due at the end of class today.
Bueller's Day Off!
Your parents are away on vacation for the week and they decided that you were responsible enough to stay home alone for the week. You decided to "borrow" their car and you got in an accident and decided to hide the car in your garage until you can get it fixed. Your neighbour calls your parents on vacation and tells them they haven't noticed the car in the driveway. Your parents call and demand a recent photo of the car, and to make sure you're not lieing, they want you to be in the photo.
Take one of the photos and photoshop out the dents/scratchs. Use the clone tool, blur tool, dodge, burn, etc. Have someone in the class take a photo of you that you can add into the photo.
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
October 24th
Today we will be learning how to make hybrid animals in photoshop! We will play with the selections tools, copying, pasting, transforming, cloning, and layers adjustments. I would like you to take your time with this activity and make it look as realistic as possible!
October 23rd
Today we will make colour isolation images! For an example, look at the one below:
After the demonstration, I would like you to post 3 of your own isolation photos! Two of these should be your own photographs, although the third can be an image from google.
After the demonstration, I would like you to post 3 of your own isolation photos! Two of these should be your own photographs, although the third can be an image from google.
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
October 22nd
Hello!
Today we will start by looking at layers! Layers are an essential part of photoshop and something that needs to be used acurately. We will also explore with some of the drawing tools today to create our own graphic.
Once you are done the 2 versions of the "hamburger" you may have free time to explore the possibilities of photoshop! I would like you to look at some of the filter options in particular, but be sure to make each adjustment a separate layer and make a background copy!
Today we will start by looking at layers! Layers are an essential part of photoshop and something that needs to be used acurately. We will also explore with some of the drawing tools today to create our own graphic.
Once you are done the 2 versions of the "hamburger" you may have free time to explore the possibilities of photoshop! I would like you to look at some of the filter options in particular, but be sure to make each adjustment a separate layer and make a background copy!
Monday, 21 October 2013
October 21st
Hello and welcome to our first day of Module 2: Photoshop!
To start off the class, I'm going to show a clip of what photoshop can do. It has endless possibilities and is the top program used by professionals around the world. After the video, I'd like you to respond to the following on your blog:
1. What are you looking forward to learning how to do in photoshop?
2. What have you heard are the common things photoshop can do, i.e. "oh, that's definitely photoshopped!" "Just photoshop me in the photo!"
3. Do you think there many be any ethical/social concerns when using an editing program like photoshop? What are these issues? Please answer in paragraph form.
*If you ARE NOT done uploading your final projects from Friday, do that now in lieu of the above questions and you can finish the above questions for homework.
Getting Started With Photoshop:
Today I will introduce you to a basic workflow that you can use for enhancing the overall balance of your images. This is a basic and handy thing to know how to do. We will start with the most important and work our way to the least important: Tonal Adjustments, Colour Balance, Vibrancy.
After the presentation, please edit 3 photos to improve their overall quality. Take your time with this activity and achieve the best version of the photo as possible. You can use your own photos or some from google images but at least one of your edited photos must be once that you took.
To start off the class, I'm going to show a clip of what photoshop can do. It has endless possibilities and is the top program used by professionals around the world. After the video, I'd like you to respond to the following on your blog:
1. What are you looking forward to learning how to do in photoshop?
2. What have you heard are the common things photoshop can do, i.e. "oh, that's definitely photoshopped!" "Just photoshop me in the photo!"
3. Do you think there many be any ethical/social concerns when using an editing program like photoshop? What are these issues? Please answer in paragraph form.
*If you ARE NOT done uploading your final projects from Friday, do that now in lieu of the above questions and you can finish the above questions for homework.
Getting Started With Photoshop:
Today I will introduce you to a basic workflow that you can use for enhancing the overall balance of your images. This is a basic and handy thing to know how to do. We will start with the most important and work our way to the least important: Tonal Adjustments, Colour Balance, Vibrancy.
After the presentation, please edit 3 photos to improve their overall quality. Take your time with this activity and achieve the best version of the photo as possible. You can use your own photos or some from google images but at least one of your edited photos must be once that you took.
Friday, 18 October 2013
October 18th
Today your final project is due! I will collect all of your original photos on a USB and you can post your individual edited photos to the blog. Along with the details and edits. Examples:
F/8 ISO: 100
Edits: I lowered the saturation and raised the contrast. I used the fade effect and adjusted it to 7.
F/8 ISO: 100
Edits: I lowered the saturation and raised the contrast. I used the fade effect and adjusted it to 7.
Thursday, 17 October 2013
October 17th
Hello all!
Today we are starting our final projects. For details, please see me and the handout given in class.
Today we are starting our final projects. For details, please see me and the handout given in class.
Tuesday, 15 October 2013
October 15th
Below are our ISO photos. The first photo has an ISO of 100, the second has an ISO of 1600. Keep in mind that the overall exposure did not vary too much as our setting was in "auto". Do you see the difference in the graininess? Specifically in the bulletin board and the Henry's bag in the back of the room.
Monday, 14 October 2013
October 15th
Hello!
I hope you all had a great weekend. Today I am going to give you a lighting demonstration in class. We will look at florescent/incandescent lighting, flash, key lighting, fill lighting, and bounce cards. After we are done the experiment I will show you the following video and upload the photos to the blog.
Fill Lighting
After watching the demonstration and video, respond to the following on your blog:
What effect do you think lighting has on the quality of a photo?
What effect do you think lighting has on the mood of a photo?
What type of lighting did you prefer the most? Why?
After responding to the above questions you can sign out a camera with a partner/group of 3 and shoot the following:
1 photo in natural sunlight
1 photo in flurescent lighting
1 photo with the flash on in sunlight
1 photo with the flash on in flursecent lighting
2 photos with an adjusted ISO in the classroom. (The school cameras go from 80-1600 so try one from each end of the spectrum
When you are have finished taking these photos, upload them to your blog and label them.
I hope you all had a great weekend. Today I am going to give you a lighting demonstration in class. We will look at florescent/incandescent lighting, flash, key lighting, fill lighting, and bounce cards. After we are done the experiment I will show you the following video and upload the photos to the blog.
Fill Lighting
After watching the demonstration and video, respond to the following on your blog:
What effect do you think lighting has on the quality of a photo?
What effect do you think lighting has on the mood of a photo?
What type of lighting did you prefer the most? Why?
After responding to the above questions you can sign out a camera with a partner/group of 3 and shoot the following:
1 photo in natural sunlight
1 photo in flurescent lighting
1 photo with the flash on in sunlight
1 photo with the flash on in flursecent lighting
2 photos with an adjusted ISO in the classroom. (The school cameras go from 80-1600 so try one from each end of the spectrum
When you are have finished taking these photos, upload them to your blog and label them.
Thursday, 10 October 2013
October 11th
Hello comm techies,
Today is almost the long weekend! What I would like you to do first today finish submitting your work from yesterday:
A.)
Post the following
-3 examples of photos shot in manual setting
-1photo shot with a fast shutter speed
-1 photo shot with a slow shutter speed
-1 photo shot with a shallow DOF
-1 photo show with a deep DOF
B.)
Please respond to the following reflections:
1. Are you satisfied with how your photos turned out? Why or why not?
2. How did the fast vs slow shutter speed photos vary? Did you notice a difference
3. How did the DOF photos vary? Did you notice a difference?
C.)
If you are done all of this, you can open up iphoto and play with the editing features (exposure, saturation, tint, etc.) Have fun and see how create you can get with your photos. Show me your photos when you are done!
D.) When you are done this, try opening up Photoshop and try doing the same adjustments....what do you find different about this program? It is easier, more difficult, etc?
Today is almost the long weekend! What I would like you to do first today finish submitting your work from yesterday:
A.)
Post the following
-3 examples of photos shot in manual setting
-1photo shot with a fast shutter speed
-1 photo shot with a slow shutter speed
-1 photo shot with a shallow DOF
-1 photo show with a deep DOF
B.)
Please respond to the following reflections:
1. Are you satisfied with how your photos turned out? Why or why not?
2. How did the fast vs slow shutter speed photos vary? Did you notice a difference
3. How did the DOF photos vary? Did you notice a difference?
C.)
If you are done all of this, you can open up iphoto and play with the editing features (exposure, saturation, tint, etc.) Have fun and see how create you can get with your photos. Show me your photos when you are done!
D.) When you are done this, try opening up Photoshop and try doing the same adjustments....what do you find different about this program? It is easier, more difficult, etc?
Wednesday, 9 October 2013
October 9th
Yeehaw!
I hope you all had fun square dancing/line dancing your lunch away. Today I would like you to do the following:
1. If you STILL have not responded to the following questions from Monday, please do so:
A. What blogging experience, if any, do you have?
B. Do you generally read blogs, if so, what are they about? Find 3 examples to blogs that would interest you and post them on your blog.
C. Please answer, in 3-5 sentences, why you took this course and what you are most looking forward to.
2. If you did not finish cropping the 3 photos that I posted 2 different ways to demonstrate the rule of thirds, please do that.
3. If you have not found 2 examples of the rule of thirds, please do this also.
4. If you finished ALL the work from yesterday, I'd like you to analyse the data that is from your surveys that you sent out on Monday. I realize that you may not have everyone's responses yet, but I would still like you to do this. To do this log into your google Drive, and click on your original google form and click on view summary of responses. A page should open with a variety of pie graphs, bar graphs, etc. I would like you to choose 3 of these charts and copy and paste them to your blog. Underneath the chart, please write the question so that it is clear what the chart represents. For each chart, write a 2 sentence summary about your findings (what surprised you, what didn't surprise you).
5. If you finish ALL OF THIS, you may sign out a camera and take your own examples of the rule of thirds!
I hope you all had fun square dancing/line dancing your lunch away. Today I would like you to do the following:
1. If you STILL have not responded to the following questions from Monday, please do so:
A. What blogging experience, if any, do you have?
B. Do you generally read blogs, if so, what are they about? Find 3 examples to blogs that would interest you and post them on your blog.
C. Please answer, in 3-5 sentences, why you took this course and what you are most looking forward to.
2. If you did not finish cropping the 3 photos that I posted 2 different ways to demonstrate the rule of thirds, please do that.
3. If you have not found 2 examples of the rule of thirds, please do this also.
4. If you finished ALL the work from yesterday, I'd like you to analyse the data that is from your surveys that you sent out on Monday. I realize that you may not have everyone's responses yet, but I would still like you to do this. To do this log into your google Drive, and click on your original google form and click on view summary of responses. A page should open with a variety of pie graphs, bar graphs, etc. I would like you to choose 3 of these charts and copy and paste them to your blog. Underneath the chart, please write the question so that it is clear what the chart represents. For each chart, write a 2 sentence summary about your findings (what surprised you, what didn't surprise you).
5. If you finish ALL OF THIS, you may sign out a camera and take your own examples of the rule of thirds!
Monday, 7 October 2013
October 8th (just 1 photo)
If you're having trouble getting the middle photo from the previous post, here is another!
October 8th
Hello,
Today I would like you to finish the work that we did not get to yesterday (setting up our blog, responding to the questions on the blog). If you have not responded to everyone's survey, please do that as well.
Today I would like you to finish the work that we did not get to yesterday (setting up our blog, responding to the questions on the blog). If you have not responded to everyone's survey, please do that as well.
Saturday, 5 October 2013
October 7th
Good morning!
Welcome to Comm Tech. This class is going be a lot of fun! You are going to learn a lot, do a lot, and create a lot of projects that are founded in communications. Right now, you've already heard me explain the syllabus, and give you a basic idea of what communications technology is and why there is a course designed around it. What I'd like you to do next, is the following:
1. Fill out the survey that is in your Rockway Gmail account.
2. Set up your own survey using a Form in your Google Drive. The survey should be questions to find out how those around you communicate/ interact with communications technology. I will give you a demonstration in class on how to do this.
3. Create your own blog on Blogger. I will give you a demonstration on how to do this but here are some step by step directions.
Welcome to Comm Tech. This class is going be a lot of fun! You are going to learn a lot, do a lot, and create a lot of projects that are founded in communications. Right now, you've already heard me explain the syllabus, and give you a basic idea of what communications technology is and why there is a course designed around it. What I'd like you to do next, is the following:
1. Fill out the survey that is in your Rockway Gmail account.
2. Set up your own survey using a Form in your Google Drive. The survey should be questions to find out how those around you communicate/ interact with communications technology. I will give you a demonstration in class on how to do this.
3. Create your own blog on Blogger. I will give you a demonstration on how to do this but here are some step by step directions.
Steps for setting up your blog
1. Sign into your Rockway Google Apps Account
2. Click on Blogger (it will be in a drop down menu at the top of your screen).
3. Choose a Blogger Profile (not a Google + profile).
4. Your
display name should be your first name and last initial, i.e. TraceyM
(you should unclick receive announcements to avoid annoying spam).
5. You have now created a Blogger Dashboard, this is where you can add other blogs to your reading list. Click Create new blog.
6. The title of your blog should be first name and last intial, commtech13, i.e. Traceymcommtech13
7. The address should be the same as your title.
8. Choose your layout.
9. Once you have finished this, please respond to the following:
A. What blogging experience, if any, do you have?
B. Do you generally read blogs, if so, what are they about? Find 3 examples to blogs that would interest you and post them on your blog.
C. Please answer, in 3-5 sentences, why you took this course and what you are most looking forward to.
B. Do you generally read blogs, if so, what are they about? Find 3 examples to blogs that would interest you and post them on your blog.
C. Please answer, in 3-5 sentences, why you took this course and what you are most looking forward to.
10. Once you have finished everything, you can play with the format of your blog. Customize it by changing the layout and colours and making it your own.
11. If you have done EVERYTHING, then you can fill out surveys that your classmates have sent you.
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