SINCE 2002
SWCA
South-Western Career Academy
IMD
FOTO 1140
Week 1
Learning Objectives for Chapter 1Wk 1 LECTURE REVIEW SHEET
Term Flash Cards Wk 1
VIDEO's Wk 1
RESOURCES
WEEK 2 - FOTO 1140
Learning Objectives for Chapter 2
Wk 2 LECTURE REVIEW SHEET
Basics of Exposure- The Exposure Triangle
RESOURCES
Reciprocity Review
Equivalent Exposure Notes
WEEK 3 - FOTO 1140
Learning Objectives for Chapter 3
Wk 3 LECTURE REVIEW SHEET
Print out your lecture review sheet for this week, practice on the ‘Term Flashcards’ to review the reading and watch the video lecture links and complete any reading assigned.
Quiz 1
Project 1 - FOTO 1140 Capture five images showing RULE OF 3RDS.
Be creative! The requirements for this exercise are pretty straightforward. After reviewing the material presented you should have a solid idea of Rule of 3rds. Do not put the focal point dead center in the photograph. Intentionally place the focal point of your image in a rule of 3rds position. You may need to shoot a lot of images to get 5 good, examples. Breaking rules are good too but this project is about learning the rules.
1) All project images must be submitted in an album labeled Project #1 to your personal Flickr account by the appropriate due date & to the Google Team Drive Jr Turn in Folder.
Projects need to be uploaded to the Google Team Drive Jr Turn in Folder.
File Named--> Lastname-P1-1 Example DiMasso-P1-1 Order P1-1 as your best & P1-5 as the one you like the least
2) Then upload all project images to our FOTO 1140 class Goog;e Drive Folder
Please check out this online gallery of some inspiration and examples on Flickr
On each Flicker image uploaded, document the following (type it under each pic you upload)
-Camera used, Focal length, ISO Shutter speed, Aperture setting, Date the image was taken, Time of the day when the image was captured & the description of what your intent was (what were you trying to capture and why)
Worksheets
Videos
Composition Tips for Beginners
Law of Reciprocity <--- shared link should work
RESOURCES
Top ten Entry Level DSLRs for 2016
F/Stoppers
Strobist: This is a great site if you like lighting and off camera flash.
Photo-Jojo
ASMP/NPPA Release Forms
WEEK 4 - FOTO 1140
Learning Objectives for Chapter 5
Term Flash Cards Wk 4
Read the text, practice on the ‘Term Flashcards’ to review the reading and watch the video lectures/links. There is no lecture review sheet this week. Enjoy.
Project 2
Capture five images showing a shallow depth of field. Which means one thing (or even part of one thing) is in focus and everything else is blurry. Use this technique wisely. Choose your subjects carefully. Close-ups help this too! Be creative! Tips: Use the longest focal length, the smallest f/stop (like f/2.8-f/4), and get as close to your subject as possible.
Projects need to be uploaded to the Google Team Drive Jr Turn in Folder.
File Named--> Lastname-P2-1 Example DiMasso-P2-1 Order P2-1 as your best & P2-5 as the one you like the least
TIPS:
Choose a fast f/stop (as low a number your lens will allow from f/1.2 to f/4 - the lower the better)
Choose a long focal length if you have a zoom or a long prime lens (the longer the better)
Get close to your subject (remember the video from Week 2) - as close as possible...fill your frame
Otherwise, choose your portrait icon (even if you are not shooting a portrait) OR if you are really really close to your subject choose the flower icon which toggles any macro feature your camera may have - check your manual. Choose a long focal length if you have a zoom or a long prime lens (the longer the better) Get close to your subject (remember the video from Week 2) - as close as possible...fill your frame
Limitations:
You can crop, + or - exposure, white balance, and other adjustments needes EXCEPT for Sharpening & Blurring
Worksheets
Videos
RESOURCES - Inspiration / Examples
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=portrait%20dof
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=product%20dof
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=shallow%20depth%20of%20field
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=dof
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=close%20up%20abstract
WEEK 5 - FOTO 1140
Learning Objectives for Chapter 4
Term Flash Cards Wk 5
This quiz covers some of the material in the first 3 weeks of class but mostly from weeks 4 and 5. If you completed the lecture review sheets which summarize the important points of the text reading and videos, you should earn an A on this quiz. So if you do not get the grade that you like, retake the quiz up to 3 times.
Videos
WEEK 6 - FOTO 1140
Learning Objectives for Chapter 8
Term Flash Cards Wk 6 Chapter 8
Project 3 - FOTO 1140 Maximum Depth of Field Capture five landscape (f/22 - everything in focus) images. Images need to be gray balanced and sharpened. Tips: Use your landscape icon or mountains icon or f/16 to f/22. Use wide-angle focal lengths. Set up a foreground, midground, and background to portray a sense of depth. 1) All project images must be submitted in an album labeled Project #3 to your personal need uploaded to Flickr & to the Google Team Drive Jr Turn in Folder by the appropriate due date.
Inspiration &Examples:
Lighting Ratios factory.com/?p=392
Properties of Light: http://blog.snapfactory.com/?p=30
7 lighting setups: http://blog.snapfactory.com/?p=431
Basic 3 light setup: http://blog.snapfactory.com/?p=1635
On Location Flash: http://blog.snapfactory.com/?p=1010
On Camera Flash Basics: http://blog.snapfactory.com/?p=1703
Using Natural Light: http://blog.snapfactory.com/?p=1710
Traditional Lighting Setups: http://blog.snapfactory.com/?p=1807
Small Studio Flash Tips: http://blog.snapfactory.com/?p=1138
Using Flash in the Sun: http://blog.snapfactory.com/?p=1817
Find the Light: http://blog.snapfactory.com/?p=1836
This is a link to the Strobist Lighting 101 tutorial. ...great info about "off camera flash". You will not be quizzed on this info but if you plan on being a professional or a serious hobbyist ...start going through this site.
Bonus Content Light Ratios for Portrait Photography not on quiz
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WEEK 7 - FOTO 1140
No Chapter Reading
No Term Flash Cards
Review Project 4
Article on Abstract photography
Project 4 due by 11:59pm on Sunday
Capture five abstract images. Images need to be gray balanced and sharpened. Abstract photography is a means of depicting a visual image that does not have an immediate association with the object world. An abstract photograph may isolate a fragment of a natural scene in order to remove its inherent context from the viewer. Find interesting textures, patterns, designs, repetition, etc. They can be close up but they can be about big scenes too. Shoot as many as you need to get 5 good ones that you think are interesting. Choose your best 5 images. Emphasis Space Pattern Texture Unity Color Balance Line Movement Form Rhythm Value Contrast Shape
Projects need uploaded to Flickr & to the Google Team Drive Jr Turn in Folder.
How will you be graded click ---> {RUBRIC} scroll down to Project 4 Rubric
WEEK 9 - FOTO 1140 Exemplifying Motion
Read the text, no ‘Term Flashcards’watch the video lectures/links.
Video
Freezing Motion
Panning
Rear Curtain Sync
Calculating Hyperfocal Distance
How to Use a Tilt-Shift Lens
Project 5 due by11:59pm on Sunday Project 5 Rubric
Capture five images exemplifying motion using techniques covered in the lecture vids, text and video links. Make sure you have at least one example of freezing fast objects with 1/1000 or the running man icon and subject blur (or Panning) with ¼ or slower.
Make sure you have at least
1 example of freezing fast objects with 1/1000
1 example subject blur (or Panning) with ¼ or slower. Motion Tips PDF
Submit Total of 5 images. Images need to be gray balanced and sharpened.
1) All project images must be submitted in an album labeled Project #5 to your Flickr account by the appropriate due date.
2) Then upload all project images to FOTO 1140 class Flickr page. You must post to the class Flickr page to get credit.
Motion inspiration:
http://500px.com/search?q=motion http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferaadams/galleries/72157622643185064
Helpful articles for Project #5:
Working with Motion:
Week 10. FOTO 1140
Read the text, and watch the video lectures/links. There is a lecture review sheet this week.
Quiz 3 by11:59pm on Sunday
Week 11. FOTO 1140
Read the text, practice on the ‘Term Flashcards’ to review the reading and watch the video lectures/links. There is a lecture review sheet this week.
Project 6 due by11:59pm on Sunday
Video
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Illuminating photography: From camera obscura to camera phone
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Camera: A History of Photography from Daguerreotype to Digital
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A Quick History of Photography
Lecture review sheet Wk 11
Project 6 due by11:59pm on Sunday Project 6 Rubric
Capture five images using a flash and the flash techniques covered in the lecture vids, text and video links. Students should submit images showing at least one example of each of the following: direct or fill flash and diffused flash. You may also try slow-sync flash, but it is not required. Students may use the built-in flash or use off camera flash if their cameras allow.
Flash inspiration:
http://500px.com/search?q=flash
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=strobist
How to make an easy flash diffuser
http://content.photojojo.com/diy/diy-film-container-flash-diffuser/
How to Soften Harsh Flash w/ DIY materials: http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-soften-up-harsh-flash-lighting
Articles to Read:
WEEK 12 FOTO 1140
Read text reading this week & No ‘Term Flashcards’ to review
The next step – going beyond just posing people
Quiz 4 due by11:59pm on Sunday 4/17/2016
WEEK 13 FOTO 1140
Review Trouble shooting pgs. 205-209
No ‘Term Flashcards’ to review & Closely read the portrait tips pdf &watch the video lectures/links.
The next step – going beyond just posing people
Project 7 due by 11:59pm on Sunday
Portrait Photography: 5 good images of different people that have a portrait feel and not a snapshot. The portraits can be casual, or formal, or staged or spontaneous. Appropriate DOF was used to isolate the subject if needed.
WEEK 14
Review the glossary of terms.
Video lectures/links.
Past student thematic work examples
Dynamic Range and Sensor Size
Hyper Focal Distance
Auto Focus Points
Panoramas
Lightroom versus Photoshop
Getting it Right in Camera
Review These
File Week 1 Reciprocity Review.pdf (54.9 KB)
Quiz 5 is almost solely equivalent exposure questions.
Quiz 5 due by11:59pm on Sunday
Week 15. 5/2/16 -5/8/16
Finish up Project 8 and review for the final for next week. Retake that Proficiency Quiz you took that first week. No grade. Just to see how much you have learned. It is in the Week 15 folder. Enjoy.
Project 8 due by11:59pm on Sunday
This is your Theme: 5 images that represent your theme. Is it clear and did you focus on the tenants of your theme
Finals Week: Monday
Go to and access your Test 2. The test is cumulative covering everything covered over the past 4 months.
Test 2: Due by 11:59pm Monday
TEST 1 21
Model Releases
http://www.nppa.org/professional_development/business_practices/releases/
Ins/outs of a model release.
http://www.danheller.com/model-release.html
Istockphoto model release
http://www.istockphoto.com/docs/modelrelease.pdf
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