PS Design practice

Photoshop Design Practice:

Create a New Document
Name it Design 2 Practice
Change the size to 12 x 12
72 Resolution
Place the Anchor into your document
Change the size and rotate the anchor to be on an angle
Change the anchor's gold color to purple
Change the purple "V"  color to gold
Cut out the white background behind the anchor
Turn the Anchor's opacity to 30%
Change the background layer color to a light, light blue color
Add 2 text boxes.  1 that says Go Sailors! and the other that says "________(sport name) ROCKS!"
Go into the Effects for the Font and give both text layers the following FX's.
            *Dropshadow
            *Outerglow-change screen to normal, change the color and change the size and spread
            *Beveled Edges
Make sure both text layers have the same FX's.  (copy and past the layer style from one to the other)

Drop box to me the PSD only with your name in the title

Assignment #1

YOUR ASSIGNMENT:

 Choose a thing that changes over time from it's
*Born state to it's
*Peak state to it's
*Deteriorating state and to it's
*Worst state of being.

You will have to turn in 2 good pictures from each state of being. But you need to take a total of 12 pictures from each state of being-therefore in the end you will have taken 48 plus pictures for this assignment.


EXAMPLE:

Eric McGuinn

2013

Taking a good Photo

THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN TAKING PHOTO'S:

RULE OF THIRDS-of course

FOCAL POINT-get closer or zoom in on your focal point.

BALANCE-Does your artwork look balanced?  Is it to empty on one side opposed to the other.

CONTRAST-Look at the dark and light colors next to each other-it will be more interesting if you show higher areas of contrast.

REFLECTED LIGHT-I would like you to try using a white piece of paper to create reflected light if possible in this lesson.

HARD/SOFT LIGHT- I would also like for you to try to use soft or hard light in one of the successful ways they showed us in the video. 

Rule of Thirds:

http://www.ultimate-photo-tips.com/photography-rule-of-thirds.html

Balance:

http://bestphotolessons.com/lessons/lesson-10-balance/

Contrast:

Light:

Welcome!

You will be learning all about Filmmaking and Photography throughout this year.  I'm so excited to have you all as my students. 

QUESTION:
WHICH CATEGORY DO YOU FIT INTO BEST AND LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING ABOUT THE MOST:

1. Photography-Beginner
2. Photography-Own my own Camera & use it or feel you know some of the basics
3. Filmmaker-Beginner
4. Filmmaker-Own my own Camera & use it or feel you know some of the basics
5. Film and Photo-Can't wait to learn about both-beginner
6. Film and Photo-Have dabbled in both a little

First Assignment:

I WANT TO SEE WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY
Your first assignment is to take photos of a still life that you put together in front of you.  Take at least 20 pictures and then sort through them and turn in your best 3 pictures.