November Photo of the Month - Black & White

For November we will take our cue from BetterPhoto.com where their photo of the month contest is based around the theme of Black & White.  Check out their website for some great ideas.

Can I be a photographer when I grow up?

Of course you can...  Look at your blog and then look at a few of these "professionals"!  They are actually just random blogs that I found and.. there is no guarantee that they have any more photographic skills than you.

Just check them out to see what opportunities in photographics are available to you as a career.  If you look closely enough you can even find out how much they charge$$$

http://www.cindymoleski.com/ - Locally famous Saskatoon photographer.
http://www.organicphotography.ca/free-destination-weddings/ - Saskatoon photographer who will take your wedding pictures for FREE... if you take him and his wife with you to some all inclusive resort in Mexico or some other location!!  Oh and one small detail... you have to pay for both their tickets.  It does pay to be a photographer, even if you aren't getting paid.
http://www.bumblebeephotography.ca/ - another Saskatoon photographer.
http://photography-by-linda.blogspot.com/ - photographer from Calgary who specializes in wedding photography.
http://purcellphoto.blogspot.com/?expref=next-blog - wedding photographer from Michigan

Assignment 14: Blog Banner

Come up with an idea/theme for the banner.  Remember, it doesn’t necessarily need to include random school pictures.  You could create a customized banner based on a schoold theme.  Ex.  WaterCan, Social Justice, Kip Keino, etc.  Or maybe on the months major event, Ex. June represents Track&Field, Summer, etc.  However, pictures are usually a great idea.  If you need school photos come see me and I can give you a folder filled with various photos.  And who knows, if you do a great job, maybe your work will be chosen to represent our school!


*Assignment Details 
Open Photoshop.  Click on File -> New and create a new document with the following dimensions: 896 pixels (width) by 320 pixels (height).  It is very important that your final project be in these dimensions.


Tutorials that may help you with blending photos and/or creating a collage.
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/photo-blend/
http://www.entheosweb.com/photoshop/collage.asp
http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-make-a-photo-collage-banner-for-your-photoblog-or-website - uses layer masks... better results than using the eraser.

Assignment 13 Presentation Dates

October
Week of the 25th-29th - Jen, Rafael, Cuong

November
Week of the 1st-5th - Dallas, Julia
Week of the 8th - 10th (very short week!) - Morgan
Week of the 15th to the 19th -Levi, Soribel
Week of the 22nd to the 26th - Allison, Kayla
Week of the 29th to the 3rd - Mica, Alyssa

December
Week of the 6th to the 10th - Riley, Mikayla, Alexa
Week of the 13th to the 17th - Megan, Evhan, Daena

January
Week of the 3rd - 7th - Courtney, Brook, Walsh

Monthly Photo Assignment

Now that you have had a chance to take photos in all different lights, from different angles, and with different camera's we are going to begin our monthly photo assignment.

These photo's are to be taken outside of class time...  Homework!  Take lots of photos and bring your best one and post it on your blog.  Title it, "Photo of the Month - October".  
 
Each month will have it's own theme... for example, "Duets" - check the link out for examples of duets.

October - Halloween

Assignment 13: Lucky 13

Search the web for some amazing Photoshop tutorials.  Try a few out and expand your horizons.  After you've tried a few, choose one that you would like to share with the class.
Using that project, create a tutorial of your own making.  The idea being that you will use screen captures(see below) and easy to follow instructions to recreate the tutorial that you found online.  Of course, you will improve the areas of the tutorial that you had difficulty with.  We are also looking for something that can be completed in less than one class.  No 5 hour marathon Photoshop sessions.
http://www.tutcast.com/ is a great place to start... as is YouTube.  Too bad it's blocked!

Screen Capture - click on the start button -> in the search box type "snipping tool"    -> use the snipping tool to take screen captures!

Pen Tutorial Part 2