Day 8 - *Vertical Portraits1) PRACTICE PORTRAITS - CRITIQUE AND LESSON
2) HOW TO USE THE CROP TOOL IN PHOTOSHOP
3) VERTICAL PORTRAITS SHOOT - COMPLETE AND HAND IN
4) EXAMPLES - VERTICAL PORTRAITS
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1) PRACTICE PORTRAITS - CRITIQUE AND LESSON
Your teacher will use the practice portraits handed in last class as examples to give further tips to improve your portrait photography skills. If you didn't submit any, quickly read the bottom of the Day 3 page and hand a couple in before class starts.
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2) HOW TO USE THE CROP TOOL IN PHOTOSHOP
Although you need to learn to frame your images correctly in-camera, it is good to know that you can also adjust framing and composition after the fact in Photoshop. Here's how you crop an image in PS:
1. Open the image in Photoshop
2) HOW TO USE THE CROP TOOL IN PHOTOSHOP
3) VERTICAL PORTRAITS SHOOT - COMPLETE AND HAND IN
4) EXAMPLES - VERTICAL PORTRAITS
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1) PRACTICE PORTRAITS - CRITIQUE AND LESSON
Your teacher will use the practice portraits handed in last class as examples to give further tips to improve your portrait photography skills. If you didn't submit any, quickly read the bottom of the Day 3 page and hand a couple in before class starts.
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2) HOW TO USE THE CROP TOOL IN PHOTOSHOP
Although you need to learn to frame your images correctly in-camera, it is good to know that you can also adjust framing and composition after the fact in Photoshop. Here's how you crop an image in PS:
1. Open the image in Photoshop
2. Press "C" to select the Crop tool (pictured below). Change the settings in the top-left box to read "Original Ratio". This preserves the proportions of the original image.
3. Use the corners of the crop tool box to re-size it. Drag the box around so that the image fits into the crop box the way you want.
Note: If you want to change from a vertical crop to a horizontal crop (or vice versa), press the X key.
Note: If you want to change from a vertical crop to a horizontal crop (or vice versa), press the X key.
4. When you're satisfied with your crop, press ENTER to commit, and then CTRL-0 to make your newly-cropped image full-screen.
Be sure to save your image as a .jpg. Choose a different name if you want to keep the old version too.
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3) VERTICAL PORTRAITS SHOOT - COMPLETE AND HAND IN
Day 4 Assignment
For this project, you must submit THREE different vertical portraits of your camera partner, each shot in a DIFFERENT locations USING THE GREEN SCREEN and information from the GREEN SCREEN TEACHER SEMINAR discussed at the beginning of this lesson.
Camera settings:
- Shooting Mode: P (use your thumb on the command dial to get F/5.6)
- ISO: 1600 if inside, 800 if inside near large windows, 400 if outside under thick cloud cover or in shade, 200 if outside under light cloud or sunshine, 100 if under bright sunshine.
- Focal Length: 55 mm
- Lens Focus mode: A (auto)
- Lens VR: ON
LIGHTING CONSIDERATIONS:
- your teacher demonstrated the importance of setting up balanced lighting onto your green backdrop.
- key lights and fill lights will benefit your final image.
Project Criteria:
- Stand 2-6 feet from your subject
- Shoot vertically (i.e. hold camera sideways)
- Use a GREEN screen backdrop.
- Pull your subject away from the background
- Ensure that the space between photographer & subject is less than the space between subject & background
- Take more shots than you need. Submit the best three
- Ensure that your subject is striking a professional pose. Review POSE templates within the studio resource folder.
- Each portrait should be framed with the face, shoulders, and torso taking up the majority of the frame. No full-body-length photos, please.
Be sure to create a new folder called "Day 8" inside your Google Drive. All of the images you take today should be stored there.
ALL SHOOTING MUST BE COMPLETED TODAY. YOU WILL HAVE TIME AT THE START OF NEXT CLASS TO PHOTOSHOP YOUR IMAGES and INSERT A BACKGROUND THEME RELATING TO "HARMONY".
(See below for PHOTOSHOP instructions)
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3) VERTICAL PORTRAITS SHOOT - COMPLETE AND HAND IN
Day 4 Assignment
For this project, you must submit THREE different vertical portraits of your camera partner, each shot in a DIFFERENT locations USING THE GREEN SCREEN and information from the GREEN SCREEN TEACHER SEMINAR discussed at the beginning of this lesson.
Camera settings:
- Shooting Mode: P (use your thumb on the command dial to get F/5.6)
- ISO: 1600 if inside, 800 if inside near large windows, 400 if outside under thick cloud cover or in shade, 200 if outside under light cloud or sunshine, 100 if under bright sunshine.
- Focal Length: 55 mm
- Lens Focus mode: A (auto)
- Lens VR: ON
LIGHTING CONSIDERATIONS:
- your teacher demonstrated the importance of setting up balanced lighting onto your green backdrop.
- key lights and fill lights will benefit your final image.
Project Criteria:
- Stand 2-6 feet from your subject
- Shoot vertically (i.e. hold camera sideways)
- Use a GREEN screen backdrop.
- Pull your subject away from the background
- Ensure that the space between photographer & subject is less than the space between subject & background
- Take more shots than you need. Submit the best three
- Ensure that your subject is striking a professional pose. Review POSE templates within the studio resource folder.
- Each portrait should be framed with the face, shoulders, and torso taking up the majority of the frame. No full-body-length photos, please.
Be sure to create a new folder called "Day 8" inside your Google Drive. All of the images you take today should be stored there.
ALL SHOOTING MUST BE COMPLETED TODAY. YOU WILL HAVE TIME AT THE START OF NEXT CLASS TO PHOTOSHOP YOUR IMAGES and INSERT A BACKGROUND THEME RELATING TO "HARMONY".
(See below for PHOTOSHOP instructions)
PHOTOSHOP AND KEYING IMAGES
5) Open Google DRIVE and find this saved images from last day. Download these to your computer.
6) Use Photoshop. Create a document that is a Photograph; New Document set to Portrait 5x7 resolution 300 ppi.
7) Place (Embedded) Photo by selecting Edit > Place Embedded > select downloads > image.jpeg
8) Follow the Tutorial below to add your own background and Chroma Key the image using Color Select and Mask.
5) Open Google DRIVE and find this saved images from last day. Download these to your computer.
6) Use Photoshop. Create a document that is a Photograph; New Document set to Portrait 5x7 resolution 300 ppi.
7) Place (Embedded) Photo by selecting Edit > Place Embedded > select downloads > image.jpeg
8) Follow the Tutorial below to add your own background and Chroma Key the image using Color Select and Mask.
UPLOAD YOUR FINAL IMAGE
1) Save image as a .jpeg using File>Edit> SAVE (select JPEG from drop-down list within new window)
2) Upload your image to Google Classroom, "Day 8 - Portrait II"
NEXT PROJECT, TOY SHOOT on STREET SCAPE
1) Save image as a .jpeg using File>Edit> SAVE (select JPEG from drop-down list within new window)
2) Upload your image to Google Classroom, "Day 8 - Portrait II"
NEXT PROJECT, TOY SHOOT on STREET SCAPE