This blog is designed to facilitate the instruction of ART 3000 Digital Photography; a Digital Photography course offered at the University of Toledo in Toledo, OH, USA.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Printer Evaluation Image
Outback Photo is a great resource on digital printing. They have developed an evaluation image for the sake of testing printers and profiles. They make is available as a free download. The also have a write up on how to evaluate the results. The article, Using the Printer Evaluation Image, also has a link to download the image.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Daily Self Portraits...checking in
I would like you to bring the self portraits that you have taken so far to class. They don't need to be edited, I just want to see what you have so far.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Critique over finished Project 1 today
Critique over finished Project 1 today. You should have read the Preface, Chapter 1, and Chapter 2 from the After Photography book. Intro to Printing.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Today, Monday 14 (Happy Valentine's Day!)
Today is a work day. You should have everything that you will need to complete this assignment as RAW files. You will edit and composite the images in class.
Wednesday we will have a critique of the completed images.
If you have yet to show me a successful ISO series, please have it today.
Wednesday we will have a critique of the completed images.
If you have yet to show me a successful ISO series, please have it today.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Composition resources - please read by Wednesday
Today and Wednesday, we will have a discussion of composition. To follow up on that, I would like you to read the following for Wednesday. On Wednesday, we will also discuss effective use of focal length to control the apparent space between objects.
The Art of Black and White Photography: Techniques for Creating Superb Images in a Digital Workflow, read Part III: Rules of Composition. The whole thing.
http://www.utoledo.edu/library/
Go to the Quick Links section and hit Search
Or go directly to
http://utmost.cl.utoledo.edu/search
Once you find the book, you click on the read online link or something like that. If you connected to the internet via a UT connection, you will not have to sign in. If you are at home, then you will have to sign in using your name and R number.
A really great Kodak presentation on photo composition made in the late 1970s. I love this presentation. I have it on slide and audio cassette; easier to show this way.
Kodak Guidelines for Better Photographic Composition - this is an old Kodak guide to photo composition that someone scanned and transcribed. The images still hold up. It is a newer version of the other presentation.
Kodak Guide to Better Pictures: Composition - simplistic, but there is still some good information and images here.
The Art of Black and White Photography: Techniques for Creating Superb Images in a Digital Workflow, read Part III: Rules of Composition. The whole thing.
http://www.utoledo.edu/library/
Go to the Quick Links section and hit Search
Or go directly to
http://utmost.cl.utoledo.edu/search
Once you find the book, you click on the read online link or something like that. If you connected to the internet via a UT connection, you will not have to sign in. If you are at home, then you will have to sign in using your name and R number.
A really great Kodak presentation on photo composition made in the late 1970s. I love this presentation. I have it on slide and audio cassette; easier to show this way.
Kodak Guidelines for Better Photographic Composition - this is an old Kodak guide to photo composition that someone scanned and transcribed. The images still hold up. It is a newer version of the other presentation.
Kodak Guide to Better Pictures: Composition - simplistic, but there is still some good information and images here.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
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