Photo-Graphics 10

Expectations: Working knowledge of email , Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop 5.5 or 6 (free trial), QuickTime

Module 1: Introduction to Photography/
Graphics Arts (3-5 hours)

In this module you will:

• develop an awareness of the processes and uses of photography 

• develop an appreciation for photography as an art form

Activity One:     Email/Whiteboard Exchange (5 marks)

Your teacher will provide you with two or three students to email/contact. Take a few minutes to discuss the different situations you might encounter which make use of photography.  Discuss the use/value of photography for personal use, school projects, scientific and medical applications, historical work, motion pictures, computer applications, police work, and in business applications. 

Make sure you teacher either receives a carbon copy (cc:) of the email or is able to read your whiteboard discussion. 

Activity Two: Visible Light Spectrum (5 marks)

White light is actually a mixture of colours. Go to the Optical Society of America (OSA) and discover how red, green and blue light make white light. http://www.orc.soton.ac.uk/OSA/lightwave/experiments/colours/javacolours.html#

We have another activity to prove white light is a mixture of colours.  Go again to the OSA at http://www.orc.soton.ac.uk/OSA/lightwave/experiments/tv/tv.html and discover the various colours that make up white light.  Remember to ask your teacher if you can spit (argh!) on your monitor!

Next, your teacher may ask you to complete an experiment.  At the Lightwave site,  http://www.orc.soton.ac.uk/OSA/lightwave/frameset.html , click on STUFF TO  DO, then click on COLOURS AND THE SPECTRUM. Your teacher will give you instructions to complete either Splitting White Light or Making Your Own Blue Sky.

Activity Three: Understanding and/or Constructing a Pinhole Camera (10 marks)

Required #1: Java applets help us understand by allowing us to interact with the web page.  At the World Through a Hole Site, http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/~hwang/pinHole/pinhole.html, complete the activity and answer and email the following questions to your teacher:

• How could the light from the source get through the tiny pinhole to create a complete image of the source?

• Why is the image upside down on the screen?  Think about the path of light.

• What do you think would happen if you enlarge the pinhole size?

• Does the image become more or less clear?

Required #2: A pinhole camera allows an image to be formed without a lens.  Go to the Light Site, http://www.colorado.edu/physics/phys1230/txcorp/lightsite/optics/pinholes/pinhole.html, and answer and email the following questions to your teacher:

• Adjust the pinhole width and keep the exposure time constant. What do the resulting pictures look like? In other words, what are the two main qualities that are a function of the pinhole width?
• What happens for long and short exposure times? 
• Which settings give the best picture? (Note that diffraction effects are not shown here. That is to say, one can not carry the result here to extremely small pinholes.) 
• Move the arrow near and far from the camera. What effect does this have?

(Optional) Isn't this a kid's activity? Actually, some artistic photographers, who exhibit and sell their art on a regular basis, use pinhole cameras (http://www.pinhole.org/) . Kodak Canada has an excellent website that describes this.  Kodak also summarizes the directions to make a pinhole camera in a 4 page PDF document, located here.  

Module 2: Fundamental Camera Controls 
(10-15 hours)

Prerequisite: Module 1

In this module you will:

• practice safety and care in the use of photographic equipment and chemistry

• develop skills related to the use of photographic equipment

• practice good photographic techniques

Activity One: How Film Works (10 marks)

At the How Stuff Works site, http://www.howstuffworks.com/film.htm , there are 6 pages to read.  The site explains how photographic film works.  After you have read the site, make a mind map that covers the following terms:

electromagnetic spectrum, photons, UV light, photochemistry, base, gelatin, silver halide crystals, spectral sensitizers, film speed, ISO, light intensity and exposure time, f stop,  developing process (in some detail), and how prints are made (in some detail).  You will have to have a partner review your mind map before sending it in to your teacher.  Your teacher may also partner you with another person and have you and your partner complete a mind map together.

If you do not already have a mind mapping software, you may choose to download  Inspiration, http://www.inspiration.com/ , because it is an excellent MAC/Win product.  Alternately, you could draw the map in a basic paint program.

Activity Two: Taking Great Pictures (20 marks)

Start learning about Taking Great Pictures by going to Kodak's site for Taking Great Pictures, http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/pictureTaking/index.shtml 

Work through a series of web pages and make a basic web page that summarizes what you have learned.  You can copy the pictures from the Kodak site on to your web page, but the jot notes you make must be your own words! Explain the following:

• Choosing Film

  • Colour Slide vs. Color Print Film (describe the difference between the two)

  • Colour Temperature (why is colour print or colour negative better for amateurs than colour slide?)

  • Processing (omit this slide)

  • Film Speed (explain the difference between ISO 25 and ISO 200)

  • DX-Encoded Film (what is it and how does it assist automatic cameras?)

  • Film Grain and Sharpness (explain the difference)

  • Speed Booster (why/when would you use a very high speed film?)

• Lens, Filters and Attachments

  • How is the Zoom Effect created?

  • When do you use a Normal Lens and what is its Focal Length?

  • What is the maximum aperture on a Normal Lens?

  • What do Zoom Lens offer? What is a disadvantage of a Zoom Lens?

  • When would you use a Wide Angle Lens?

  • Explain Perspective Control and Depth of Field

  • When would you use a Telephoto Lens?

  • Explain Perspective and Composition Control

  • How can Auto Focus Lens help you take better pictures?

  • How can  Filters help? Refer to Polarized Filters and exposure and use the pictures in the next three slides to help your explanation.

  • Explain the difference between Correction Filters and Contrast Filters for Black and White Photography.

  • How can filters help you be creative (colour, variable colour)

• Understanding Outdoor Lighting

  • Explain the recommended exposure for a Bright Sun, a Weak Hazy Sun, and Cloudy Bright

• Exposure

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Activity Three: Taking Better Pictures (Remedies for Problem Pictures)

http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/pictureTaking/remedies/remediesMain.shtml 

Activity Four: Special Situations and Subjects

Module 3: Types of Cameras (5-8 hours)

Prerequisite: None

In this module you will:

• practice safety and care in the use of photographic equipment and chemistry

• develop skills related to the use of photographic equipment

Activity One

Partner Quiz

Box Camera (Kodak's Brownie Camera)

http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/brownieCam/index.shtml

Single Lens Reflex (click on the picture)

http://www.photographytips.com/page.cfm/218

Twin Lens Reflex Camera

http://www.photographytips.com/page.cfm/219 

Compact and RangeFinder Camera

http://www.cam.org/~sa_murr/cameras.html

Instant Print Cameras

http://www.polaroid.com

View Camera

http://www.photographytips.com/page.cfm/220

Viewfinder Camera

http://www.photographytips.com/page.cfm/217

Digital Camera

http://www.photographytips.com/page.cfm/444

Here you will look at Kodak's DC210

http://www.kodak.ca/US/en/digital/dlc/book2/chapter1/index.shtml 

Compact Camera (Disposable or small format 35mm)

Module 6: Controlling Composition and Exposure

Prerequisite: Modules 2 and 3

In this module you will:

• develop an appreciation for photography as an art form

• develop skills related to the use of photographic equipment

• practice good photographic techniques

• understand the properties of light and how the properties affect image production

• develop skills related to the use of photographic equipment

Activity One: Visual, Structural, and Technical Elements

Activity Two: Camera Controls

Activity Three: Camera Meters

Activity Four: Gray Card to Determine Exposure

Activity Five: Bracket Exposures

Activity Six: Using a Meter to Select Appropriate Camera Settings

Module 8: Introduction to Digital Photography

Prerequisite: Module 2

In this module you will:

• use digital technology in the production of photographic work

• develop skills related to the use of photographic equipment

• practice good photographic techniques

Activity One: Differences Between Digital and Film Cameras 

Digital vs. Traditional Images

The marriage of computers and photography has created new types of customers. Which one are you? http://www.kodak.ca/US/en/digital/dlc/book2/chapter3/index.shtml 

Image File Format Overview

This exciting chapter bridges the gap between traditional photography and digital imaging. With new technology all around us, it's no surprise that imaging is both growing and changing. In this chapter, you will learn about image file formats. You will learn what they are, the pros and cons of each format, and when and why each is used. Once you have completed this tutorial, you'll be able to speak with confidence about the differences between items such as JPEG, GIF, TIFF, FPX, and Photo CD pictures.

http://www.kodak.ca/US/en/digital/dlc/book2/chapter4/index.shtml 

Activity Two: How Digital Camera Record Visual Information

Digital Imaging Fundamentals
This course provides a fundamental understanding of how film images are captured, processed, stored and output digitally. Each module is followed by a brief review and also by a competency exam for that module.
http://www.kodak.ca/US/en/digital/dlc/book3/chapter1/index.shtml 

Activity Three: Using Your Digital Camera

find it on the web  www.kodak.com

Activity Four: Transferring a Digital Image to a Computer and Displaying the Image

refer to your manual

Activity Five: Display and Print a Digital Image

Saving, Using and Printing Your Images

Since digital images can come from a variety of sources, it is important to have the right software to easily store, manipulate and print the images. The way you store your images will impact compatibility with application software and suitability to the final use

http://www.kodak.ca/US/en/digital/dlc/book3/chapter4/lesson6/p01.shtml 

Activity Six: Scanning an Image Using Computer Software

Go here and select SCANNING 101 http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/design/graphics/index.html

Saving Your Image   http://graphicssoft.about.com/library/course/bllps502h.htm?terms=saving+images

Scanning Images http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/scanning/index.htm?terms=saving+images

Other References: 101 Uses for a Digital Camera, http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~ucfcasio/qvuses.htm 

Module 11: Career Opportunities (2-5 hours)

Prerequisite: None

In this module you will:

• become aware of career opportunities that exist in the fields of photography and graphic arts

Activity One: Careers in Photography and Graphic Design (20 marks)

Have you ever though about a career in photography or Graphic Arts? You need to cruise the various web sites listed below and create a 15 slide presentation (PowerPoint or similar) that describes careers in photography and/or graphic arts.  Explain the training required, the possible jobs, a description about the job, some things you might do in the different jobs, and (if possible) the salary.  Be sure to include a title page, a detailed description of at least 5 opportunities for each area (photography and graphic arts), and include information from the sentence above.

Working With Light: Careers in Photography            http://www.bipp.com/working.html 

Careers in Photography                                                http://photography.about.com/arts/photography/cs/careers/ 

Graphic Arts and Television/Video Production            http://www.milwaukee.tec.wi.us/utility/clas/prog/grap/ 

Printing and Graphic Arts Careers      http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Forum/7913/page27.html 

Graphic Arts and Design                                      http://www.graphicsatleeds.com/

Activity Two: Personal Skills Inventory (10 marks) 

Using the information gathered in the presentation above, you will identify personal skills and interests that you have that might lead to a career in either photography or graphic arts.  Than you will be required to share the information with another person in your class and share the information with that person.

After the two of you share the information (using whiteboard technology), you will be required to present the information you know about a person and make a brief presentation to your teacher.  Your teacher will describe how s/he wants you to present the information about your partner.

Module 15: Intermediate Digital Photography

Prerequisite: Module 8

In this module you will:

• create an awareness of the process and uses of photography

• use digital technology in the production of photographic work

• develop skills related to the use of photographic equipment

Activity One: Understanding Battery Life and Power

Activity Two: Memory Storage (Flash Cards)

This section contains valuable information about the many advantages and uses of media storage cards. A fun way to start is by taking our informative quiz, which is in three sections, each dealing with a specific application of storage cards. You'll find out what you got right or wrong, and discover lots more about the surprisingly versatile world of storage cards. 

If you dislike quizzes, feel free to go right to the information.

http://www.kodak.ca/US/en/digital/dlc/book2/chapter5/index.shtml 

Introduction to Digital Storage
This course will help you understand digital imaging, by building upon your knowledge of traditional photography.

http://www.kodak.ca/US/en/digital/dlc/book3/chapter6/index.shtml 

Activity Three: Enhanced Digital Images

Here you will activity use either Photoshop 5.5 or 6.  We will take two lessons from Photoshop. You teacher will need to email you the files you need to manipulate.

Activity Four

Activity Five

Project

Kodak's  DLC Plus contains chapters filled with information about various real life picture taking scenarios. Discover how and why people are using their photographs in everyday life. Some chapters have even included interactive games to help you learn more about digital photography.

http://www.kodak.ca/US/en/digital/dlc/plus/index.shtml;$sessionid$MQGX2CYAABIIJQHIO2SXWII

Extra

Module 16: Digital Manipulation (5-10 hours)

Prerequisite: Module15

In this module you will:

• create and awareness of the process and uses of photography

• use digital technology in the production of photographic work

• develop skills related to the use of photographic equipment

Activity One: Cropping a Digital Image (5 marks)

Go to the Photoshop Crash Course at WebMonkey

Jim and Luke give you everything you'll need to know about this powerhouse program, including typesetting and image manipulation for both good and evil. updated 16 Sep 1999
A quick flash tutorial on cropping an image, http://www.adobe.com/education/educators/classroominabook.html

Activity Two: Rotations and Flip Operations

Use photoshop and submit

Activity Three: Colour Correction on a Digital Image

Digital Color Theory
This course includes basic color theory and describes how color is represented and reproduced digitally.

http://www.kodak.ca/US/en/digital/dlc/book3/chapter2/index.shtml 

Two factors to consider when selecting a color printer are how will it be used and how much does it cost. The primary factor affecting a printer's cost is the technology that makes it work. Currently five printer technologies are in use by manufactures.

http://www.kodak.ca/US/en/digital/dlc/book2/chapter2/index.shtml 

Activity Four: Changing the Contrast of a Digital Image

Activity Four: Adobe Classroom in a Book

Note: Your teacher will either need to send you practice files or tell you where you can locate them

Instead of downloading, you can register at this site to use the Adobe Lessons

http://www.adobe.com/education/educators/classroominabook.html

Activity Five: Kodak Picture Playground

The Kodak Picture Playground is a great place to manipulate digital images. The site lets users upload images from their local computers or the Web to the Kodak site and then play with them using online tools. The site is backed by useful links to information on using digital cameras and creating digital images.

http://playground.kodak.com/cgi-bin/filterFactory/asCgi.pl?app=home 

Activity Seven: Gif Animations

http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/kids/lessons/animation.html 

Learn about how cameras work, the theory of exposure and tricks to jazz up your pictures. With links to newsgroups.

3. online photography   http://www.onlinephotography.com/

4. http://www.fotoinfo.com/

http://www.konica.co.jp/english/color/color_index.html lessons in color photography