Website Creation

1. Go to Wix.com

2. Click the Start Now button or the Login/Sign Up at the top

3. After signing up, view the Explore section to see video tutorials & sample pages

4. Start making your own website.

5. Create at least 4 pages:

• About (tell something about yourself)
• Gallery (where you will put a few photos)
• Contact (with your contact info)
• Rates (tells how much you charge)

6. Email me your Wix.com site address

**This will count as 1 Test grade & 2 Daily grades

Business Cards

READ the DIRECTIONS

1. Click HERE. Save the file to your DESKTOP

2. OPEN the file in PhotoShop

3. Click HERE to look at some nicely designed business cards. (PRO TIP: each one links to a tutorial on how to make it!)

3.a. If the above link doesn't work, just Google "business card photoshop tutorial" You can even Copy/Paste what I just wrote to save time!

4. Follow along with me as I get you started on making your own cards.

Microstock Sites

1. Research THIS SITE to see how you can sell your images online.

2. Then, look through THIS LIST of microstock sites. Find 3 sites and click on the "Visit Site" link to the right.

3. In a Word Document, write your own review of the 3 sites you chose in #2 above. For each one list the following:

• How many images can you upload per day or week?
• What is the minimum file size or resolution?
• How does the site divide it's commission?
• What do you like best about this site?
• What do you like least about this site?

4. Find the weirdest stock photo you can from one of the sites above & put it in your Word doc.
5. Pick one site that you can use (use one with a rating of at least 3 or 4). Create an account on the site. Upload your 3 best images to the site and add as many appropriate tags as possible. Send me the link to your profile/account/images. Email the link to ryan.bernard@quinlanisd.net

You will have 2 final products:
1. A Word Document for your 3 site reviews (1 test grade, 3 daily grades)
2. Your own microstock account with 3 images uploaded (1 test grade)

B&W Alt Assignment

Write a 1 page essay in which you answer the following questions. Any plagiarism will result in a failing grade.

1. How are traditional black and white prints made?
2. Research what makes a good Black & White photo. In your opinion, what is the single most important factor to making a good B&W photo?
3. Who first invented the silver gelatin print process and how did he do it?
4. What role does contrast play in  B&W photography?
5. Describe something you have seen that would have made a good Black & White photo and explain the reasons why.

Complete this assignment in Word using Times New Roman at 12pt, double-spaced, complete sentences.

Lens Blur

1. Click on the FIRST image below & save the larger file to your computer; open in Photoshop

2. Click HERE and follow the steps. Try this on your own.

3. When done, try the same steps again on the image below. Blur out everything except the horse & rider.



4. Do these steps one more time on an image you find yourself. Try to find an image where almost everything is in focus and sharp.

B&W Conversion

1. Click the image below and save the large version.

2. Open the image in Photoshop

3. Click HERE and follow #8: "Twin Hue/Saturation"

Desktop Wallpapers

Use the following links to learn about making desktop wallpapers. You will use the same tools for these tutorials as we've been using previously (selection tools, layers, brushes, etc.)

FIRST: Complete EACH tutorial below. 

Minimal wallpaper - you don't have to add the text to this one

Luminescent Lines - we will start this one together, just wait
THEN: go HERE and try to complete one more tutorial of your choosing.

**Keep in mind that some of these may be difficult to follow

Selective Color

FIRST, Click HERE or HERE or HERE for selective color tutorials.
THEN, creatively use those tutorials on the two photos below (make sure you click the image FIRST, then save it). Try at least 2 different tutorials, they use different methods.

FINALLY, find a photo online that would look good using selective color and repeat the process.

Alien Nation

Be sure to click on an image and then save it. For a written version of this tutorial, click HERE.

Low Angle Alternate Assignment

Click on the following link to a Photography Webquest. Read the directions and complete the Task in a PowerPoint.

http://www.slideshare.net/rjhollen/educ331-348140

This will be due to me no later than Friday, Feb. 18th.

Basic Photoshop Techniques

Basic Photo Correction Tutorials:
http://www.khulsey.com/photoshop_tutorials/digital_photo-retouching_tutorials.html

Adjusting Tone with Levels:
http://www.bairarteditions.com/pages/tutorials/photoshop/exlevels.html

Learn about the Tools:
http://www.photoshoplab.com/photoshop-tool-basics.html

A bunch of Basic PS tutorials:
http://www.good-tutorials.com/tutorials/photoshop/basics

The Perfect Camera

What makes a good camera a good camera? Look up information about the following:

1. Features on new DSLRs (look up the Nikon D3x, Canon Mark II 5D, Sony Alpha a900)

2. Are lenses more important than the camera itself?

3. What role does image sensor size play?

4. What role does megapixel (resolution) play?

5. What would you expect to pay for a top of the line DSLR?

A good place to start is Digital Photo Review.

Type out answers, print them, and hang on to them for tomorrow.

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