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May 4 : An Examination of Light and Line

Due: Friday, May 8!

PLEASE KEEP CELL PHONES AWAY!

Either in your backpack or the lock box!

Expectations:

C: Voice Level 2 (only the people next to you can hear you and no shouting across the room)

H: Ask your team, elbow partner or raise hand

A: Work on the assignment

M: Stay in your assigned seat

P: Work till assignment is completed

S: Finishing your work

Take a moment to check ATLAS!

Are you missing anything? Are your grades correct?

ATLAS

Have you been adding your images to your Portfolio?

All photography images need to be added to your portfolio as you complete your assignment!

Adding to your Portfolio...

How to add and Publish your portfolios!

LINEAR SHADOWS

An Examination of both light and line.

WHAT ARE WE LEARNING: Linear Shadows

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT: Linear shadows are important in photography because they help define the form and shape of objects within an image, adding depth and dimension by clearly indicating the direction of light and creating visual interest through their straight, consistent lines, essentially guiding the viewer's eye across the composition; they can also be used to emphasize specific details or create a sense of drama depending on how they are positioned within the frame.

HOW WILL MY TEACHER KNOW WHAT I LEARNED: You will follow along with instruction and use what we have learned to create amazing photos using linear shadows!

Shadows are important in photography because...

they help to give your photographs a sense of definition and depth.
they give your subjects the appearance of three dimensionality.
the interaction of light and shadow can be beautiful.

Shadow photography is a style of photography that uses shadows to create contrast or to be the subject of the image. Shadows can change color, shape, and intensity based on the light's direction, temperature, and angle.

Lines are important in photography because...

they help to move the viewer’s eye across your composition.
they are one of the elements of design.

Line is one of the elements of design.

The elements of design are the building blocks of art.
The elements and principles of design provide us with the ability to discuss the commonalities that all visual arts share.
The elements of design are….line, shape, form, value, color, texture.

LINES

Lines shape and form everything around us. In photography, this factor contributes to directing the audience’s attention and conveying the photographer’s emotions or insights.

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OPEN YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY FOLDER!

Double click to open the folder on your desktop

Create a NEW FOLDER INSIDE YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY FOLDER

(right click...New Folder)

Name the folder:

LINEAR SHADOWS

The Assignment...

For this assignment, you will need to take photographs showing both a straight line and a curved line in shadow. The goal is to capture the essential elements of the image and draw the viewer's attention to those specific details.

For this assignment, you will need to pick 3 DIFFERENT linear shadows...You do NOT need a subject in the photo but there can be one!

YOU choose what you are shooting! Do NOT just copy these!

Remember to make sure the shadow has a purpose and shows interest! It's NOT just a photo of a shadow!

PHOTO 1:

...STRAIGHT shadow!

First Initial Last Initial STRAIGHT.psd

PHOTO 2

...CURVED Shadow!

MUST be a straight and curved shadow line!

First Initial Last Initial curved.psd

PHOTO 3

...Shadow of Interest!

This is a shadow of something interesting and projects an interesting shadow!

First Initial Last Initial Interest.psd

Remember to be creative! Look for interesting shadows around campus!

To shoot Linear Shadows...

Set your camera to M!

You are in control of ALL settings again!

M (Manual)

Set your ISO to 100!

Click the Right Cross Key

Lets change the Drive mode to SINGLE SHOOTING

This means you click the button one shot at a time!

Get low! Take the shadow from DIFFERENT ANGLES!

Think of YOUR Point of view to get the perfect shadow/angle!

Add Press the Q button on the top left of the LCD screen

Auto Focus Area (top left AF button):

How much of your camera is able to see with your auto focus

Spot: only that little box will have it in focus. Good for Portraits.

Whole Area Auto Focus: Camera will determine what needs to be in focus.

Good for Landscapes

Take your time... Focus on one idea and take a few options/angles.

Don't rush!

Downloading your photos...

To Split the screens (to see them better):

Editing your photos!

Open Photoshop

Click OPEN (on the left)

Navigate to Desktop> PHOTOGRAPHY folder> LINEAR SHADOWS

Select ONE of the subjects/images you would like to work with.

Always select the best image based upon this criteria:

Does it work for your assignment?

Is it a good exposure?

Is it in focus?

Click OPEN

CHOOSE YOUR BEST IMAGES! If they don't meet the criteria, check out a camera and go shoot some more! IS THE SHADOW THE SUBJECT???

SAVE (as) YOUR DOCUMENT!

Shortcut: Shift + Ctrl + S

(or File: SAVE AS)

Save as Type: PHOTOSHOP!

Then click Save to Cloud Documents

Save to CREATIVE CLOUD!

Click the Save to CREATIVE CLOUD button

Name the photo:

Photo 1:

"First Initial Last Initial Straight"

Photo 2:

"First Initial Last Initial Curved"

Photo 3:

"First Initial Last Initial Interest"

(You get the idea...when you are done you will be turning in 3 images!)

Click SAVE

If you have selected your best Linear Shadow photo you can do the same process for other photos of a different shadow!

First Initial Last Initial Straight.psd

First Initial Last Initial Curved.psd

First Initial Last Initial Interest.psd

(Open through Photoshop, Save as, Save to Creative Cloud)

Editing your photos!

All THREE (3) photos you will convert to Black and White!!

Turn your images black and white with an adjustment layer...

Click the Adjustment Icon on the bottom of the layers panel and select Black & White

NOTE: Make sure to adjust the contrast (use another adjustment layer..."Brightness /Contrast") to give the photo depth...your photos shoud not be flat!

Adjusting using layers

Remember to use an ADJUSTMENT LAYER (in the layers panel: click the adjustment icon) so it is non-destructive

Adjust such things as:

Brightness/Contrast
Exposure
Vibrance
Hue/Saturation
Black & White (see above)

Make Adjustments as needed! (And they are needed!)

If the photo is dull, brighten it!
If the photo is under-exposed...use Exposure!
Make the adjustments!!!
Make sure the shadow shows CONTRAST!!!

Edits are subjective! They are what YOU feel needs to be adjusted. But YOU MUST MAKE ADJUSTMENTS!

Spot healing/patch

If there is anything you want to remove:

Create a new layer and use the Spot Healing or patch tools to clean it up!

Remember to make sure Content-Aware is selected AND Sample All Layers is checked!

Remove distractions! No trash, cracks in sidewalk etc

Make the adjustments!!!

Using the masks

Remember on the mask of an adjustment layer (make sure it is selected), we can add black to conseal what we are adjusting!

White=Reveals

Black=Conseals

Make sure your adjustment layers are ON the TOP in the layers panel so that any other alterations (spot healing etc) are adjusted also!

ADD A SIGNATURE!

(all images MUST have this!)

Remember! If your image area is dark, make your signature WHITE. If the image area is light, make your signature BLACK!

Make sure you have added your signature!

Each image MUST have YOUR signature on the bottom right!

EXPORTING Your FILES

Please make sure it is a JPG file!

You will export 3 images:

First Initial Last Initial Straight.jpg

First Initial Last Initial Curved.jpg

First Initial Last Initial Interest.jpg

CRITERIA:

3 Images of YOUR choice defining shadows!
You will shoot 3 different Shadows...in different places (come up with 3 DIFFERENT IDEAS!)
Each image MUST be edited appropriately in Photoshop
Each photo MUST be Black & White!
Each image MUST have a signature
Each image MUST be named correctly
- First Initial Last Initial Straight.jpg
- First Initial Last Initial Curved.jpg
- First Initial Last Initial Interest.jpg
File format turned in MUST be correct (jpg)

CREATIVITY IS KEY! It's not just taking a photo of a shadow...be creative!

Rubric for Digital Photography

When the assignment is returned to you in Teams, a PDF will be attached with a breakdown of your score!

TOTAL: 100 POINTS!!!

DUE: Friday, May 8!

To get credit!

Go to our Classroom in TEAMS
Select Assignments
Select
- Photography: LINEAR SHADOWS!
Scroll down to MY WORK
Click +ATTACH

Click UPLOAD FROM THIS DEVICE

Select DESKTOP (on the left) then the PHOTOGRAPHY Folder>LINEAR SHADOWS Folder

Find the JPG files we EXPORTED and select them:

First Initial Last Initial Straight.jpg
First Initial Last Initial Curved.jpg
First Initial Last Initial Interest.jpg

Click OPEN

To select more than one image at a time, hold the CTRL button down on your keyboard then select each file!

Wait for file to upload
File will show up below under My Work
CLICK TURN IN!

NOTE: There MUST be THREE (3) JPG files (that have been adjused in Photoshop and made black & white) attached to get credit. Simply clicking TURN IN will not do!!!