Month: March 2025

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Study Resources for upcoming Quiz!

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Monday 3/31/25 we will have a little test on Portrait Light Patterns and Focal Lengths. 

Here are some resources you can use to study and to fill out the crossword puzzle distributed in class:

https://floresphotoclass.edublogs.org/2025/02/21/portrait-light-pattern-group-project/

Portrait Light Patterns (This link covers 6 of the 7 patterns)

There is the lighting video on Edpuzzle!

Its All About The Lens PPT

https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/focal-length.html

 

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P.4 All About the Lens Photo Series

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All About the Lens Photo Series

Objective:

Continue to develop your understanding of focal lengths at their effect on photographs. Photograph using a variety of focal lengths for its typical uses and to experiment with.

Instructions for Parts 1 & 2

PART 1:

Due Thursday March 27th

Copy the links and questions below onto a Word document. Answer all the questions and turn in on Teams.

https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/focal-length.html

  1. What are short focal lengths typically used for?
  2. What are long focal lengths typically used for?
  3. What focal lengths (in mm) do the following lenses usually cover and what are they TYPICALLY used for:
    1. Fisheye Lens-
    2. Wide-Angle Lens-
    3. Standard Lens-
    4. Telephoto Lens-

https://www.adorama.com/alc/lens-compression-photography/

  1. What is lens compression and how does it affect the appearance of subjects and backgrounds in photographs?
  2. How do the distances between the camera, subject, and background contribute to lens compression?
  3. What are some practical techniques for achieving lens compression in your photos?

https://digital-photography-school.com/get-creative-juices-flowing-different-focal-lengths/

  1. What is the main idea of this article?

 

lenses-wide-angle-portrait

PART 2:

Due: Wednesday April 9th

Submit a total of 6 edited photos using the following focal lengths.

You can photograph anything you want but try not to repeat subject matter within one focal length. (It’s okay to photograph the same type of subject with different focal lengths, though).

  • (1) Fisheye Lens
  • (2) Wide-Angle (use 10mm-16mm)
  • (5) 28mm Prime Lens
  • (1) 50mm Prime Lens
  • (2) 85 mm Prime Lens
  • Telephoto Lens (use 135mm-300mm)

Camera Settings

  • Camera Mode: M, Av, or Tv modes ONLY.
  • Aperture: This totally depends on how much light you need (lower f-stop #= more exposure) and your desired depth of field (higher f-stop #= wider depth of field). I usually keep my f-stop on the low side.
  • Shutter Speed: If hand holding, make sure your shutter speed is no slower than around 1/100, when using telephoto lenses use at least 1/200.
  • ISO: I recommend starting with ISO 400, only increase if shooting in dim lighting. You may decrease if you can get away with it (bright sunny days/bright lighting).
  • Focus mode: Automatic (AF) is my recommendation (unless you prefer manual focus MF then go for it!)

Posting Instructions

  • Create a new blog post titled, “All About the Lens Photo Series”
  • Create a gallery for EACH set of 6 photos. You’ll have 6 galleries total in one blog post.
  • Gallery Settings: link to media file, columns 3, size medium.
  • Type the lens/focal length above each gallery (Fisheye, Wide-Angle, 28mm, 50mm, 85mm, Telephoto)
  • Caption each photo with all the camera settings
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Fun w/ Layer Masks, Part 1: Animal Hybrids!

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Today’s Announcements/Agenda:

  • Turn in Environmental Portrait Critique blog post!
  • Continue working on your March Photo Exercises, due March 31st!
  • Quiz next Monday 3/31/25: Portrait Light Patterns and Focal Length
  • Start Today: Animal Hybrid Using Layer Masks in Photoshop

Animal Hybrid Using Layer Masks in Photoshop!

Due Wednesday March 26th


Learning Objective: use layer masks in Photoshop to create a “believable” animal hybrid. By believable, I mean you did your best to blend and match the photos, including editing colors, contrast, brightness, etc. See student examples below!

To Begin the Animal Hybrids:

  1. Brainstorm ideas of two very different animals that can create an interesting mash up.
  2. Use Google Images to search for good quality photos of animals that you can use. Save them as JPEG files to your OneDrive.  Save several photos, so you have options. If they don’t save as JPEGs, use the Snipping Tool to take a screenshot. 
  3. Once you have two photos you think will mash up well, you need to watch the Photoshop video tutorial: Animal Hybrid Photoshop Tutorial

Posting Instructions:

  • Add your animal mash up photo along with the 2 original photos you used as a gallery.  Just for fun, name your new species in the title of your post!
  • Change Link To–> Media File on the galleries, size= medium, 3 columns
  • If you create a second extra credit mash up for extra credit:
  • In the same post, add a second gallery with your second mash up + the original photos that you used for that one.

***EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY!***

If you enjoy this assignment/technique, create another mash-up for EXTRA CREDIT. BUT it should be something other than animal mash-up, such as:

  • Human + Animal Mash Up
  • “Put Yourself in History”
  • Surreal Scene or Creature created from any photos
  • Something else you can think of!

Check out some mash ups from past students:

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P.4 Cinema Style Color Palettes on Photoshop

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Create a total of 2 cinema style color palettes for two of your photos using Photoshop:

  1. For the first palette, choose a photo of yours that has somewhat of a monochromatic color scheme (little variety of colors).
  2. For the second palette, choose another photo that has seems to show a color scheme (complementary or analogous).
You will be using the eyedropper tool to sample colors (plus tints & shades) from the photo and using the bucket tool to fill each little rectangle with a different color/tint/shade.
Export as a JPEG when you finish each one and post to your blog.  Turn in the link to your post.

Check the posted assignment on Teams. It contains the Photoshop file with a blank template for you to download and save to your OneDrive.

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Blog Post Instructions for Focal Length Portrait Experiment

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Focal Length Portrait Experiment Blog Post Assignment

Step 1: Organizing your photo files

  • Make sure you take time to organize your 15 photos in a folder in your OneDrive.
  • Do not edit the photos.
  • Rename each image file with its focal length and framing: 18mm headshot, 18mm waist, 18mm body, etc.  Use the info icon to verify the focal length:
Double click to open photo, then click the circle “i” icon.

Step 2: Create New Blog Post

-Create a new blog post titled: “My Focal Length Portrait Experiment” or “It’s All About the Lens”, or “Battle of the Lenses”. You get the idea.

-Click Add Media and select Create a Gallery. Upload you 15 photos.

-Gallery Settings: 3 columns, link to media file, medium size.

-Rearrange the photos in your gallery if necessary to make sure they are in the SAME order as they were assigned. Caption each photo with ONLY the focal length. 

  • 200mm: headshot, waist shot, full body
  • 85mm: headshot, waist shot, full body
  • 50mm: headshot, waist shot, full body
  • 35mm: headshot, waist shot, full body
  • 18mm: headshot, waist shot, full body

Step 3:

Its All About The Lens PPT

After the gallery, inform your viewers about the following (please number your responses):

  1. Explain to your viewers the objective and the process of the experiment.
  2. Definition of Focal Length.
  3. Differences between Wide, Standard, and Telephoto lenses.
  4. Briefly explain what kind of photography each focal length is typically used for. (And what are the recommendations regarding portraits of people.)
  5. Provide your observations of the experiment: What differences did you observe from one focal length to the next? Which focal length do you think gave you the best results?

More student gallery examples: (remember, yours will only have the focal length in the captions)

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Life in One Color

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Life in One Color

Due Friday March 7th Monday March 10th

  1. Choose one color to concentrate on: red, yellow, blue, orange, violet, green (or you can be more specific like pink or teal).
  2. Capture interesting photographs that feature your color of choice. Use DSLR cameras, when possible, but of course you can also use your phone.
  3. The color doesn’t have to fill the frame, but the color you chose should be obvious.
  4. Edit your best 9 photos in Lightroom.
  5. Create a blog post and add your edited photos as a gallery with 3 columns, link to media file, and thumbnail size.

NOTE: DO not photograph FLAT subjects, like zoom-ins of posters, wallpaper, or fabric. Flat subjects can be photographed in a more 3-D manner, though.

Examples: