Digital+Photography

=Digital Photography =

"The City of Waltham"
Using your artists eye, travel out into the city you live in and capture Waltham with photography. Take five or more pictures of any area in Waltham that expresses the city visually. Consider taking vertical and horizontal pictures, Make sure you know what you are taking a picture of... be specific! Remember to have a subject (your focal point) and the rule of thirds. As always, pay special attention to the amount of light within your scene. Position the sun behind you, or the side of the subject. Get close to your subject - don't zoom in, move yourself physically closer to the subject (only if it's safe of course!)

Compose your pictures - Remember "The Rule of Thirds"
We will practice digital photography techniques using Adobe Photoshop, like these:

These images will be used for two projects:
= The Waltham Education and Beyond Foundation benefit photo exhibit = Thirty student photos will be sold at the benefit event, sponsored by the CTE program at The Paine Estate on Thursday, March 25th. Proceeds will be donated to the foundation, and the student!

The City
Students will create a book about the City of Waltham, using one of their photos and InDesign. Format: 5 x 3.75 .25 margins / .0125 bleed Grayscale and Black only - save all your images to .300 dpi Tiffs

Remember to have a subject (your focal point) and the rule of thirds. As always, pay special attention to the amount of light within your scene.

Creating outside the Auto Mode Experiment with “The Exposure Triangle” through the settings on your camera. Learn more about the Exposure Triangle here:

= Be Fearless! = You will learn much through experimentation – take your talent to the next level. Check out the resource websites below and read your cameras manual.

Resources
Check out these websites for composition ideas and digital cameras tips & techniques.

Digital Photography School
A great site for tips & techniques in digital photography []

Short Courses in Digital Photography
A great site dedicated to helping you get the most out of your camera []

Scott Kelby
President of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, writer of “The Digital Photography” Books, and all around guru of digital photography arts. []

Ansel Adams
Was an American photographer best known for his black & white photos of the American West. Don’t tell me you’ve never heard of Ansel Adams! []

Robert Dosineau (1912-1994)
Famous French Photographer []

Masters of Photography
A listing, with links to examples of some of the greatest photographers of our time. Click around and take a look. When you see something you like, found the name of the photographer and do more searching! []