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Quiz

Posted on May 22, 2020 by rmichals

5 pts. Put the following elements together into a post. Use the category “quiz”. Each of the first three questions is worth one point – .5pt for the photo and .5pt for the description. 1. 1 pt. Take and add … Continue reading →

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Spring 2020

Posted on May 22, 2020 by rmichals

Congratulations on making it to the end of a very difficult semester. You all deserve recognition for doing your best in very hard times.

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Review

Posted on May 15, 2020 by rmichals

Here is the link to the review for the quiz on May 22.

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May 8 – Week 12 – Digital Darkroom Review, Local Corrections, and B/W

Posted on May 8, 2020 by rmichals

To all we will start with a review of the Lightroom workflow covered on March 20th. https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/comd1340d164s20/week-12-digital-darkroom-global-corrections/ Then look at local corrections: https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/comd1340d164s20/2020/05/08/week-12-local-corrections/ And lastly, try several of Lightroom’s methods for converting images to B/W: https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/comd1340d164s20/2020/05/08/week-12-black-and-white/ Next week, May 15th … Continue reading →

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Week 12 – Black and White

Posted on May 8, 2020 by rmichals

Black and white can be a great choice for an image particularly if your image is high contrast. Best practice is to always shoot in color. Do not shoot with the black and white setting of your camera or cameraphone. … Continue reading →

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Week 12 – Local Corrections

Posted on May 8, 2020 by rmichals

After you make global corrections, sometimes you will want to make corrections on part of your image. Generally, the brightest part of the image commands the most attention. Sometimes that is not where you want your viewer to look first … Continue reading →

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May 1 Agenda and semester schedule

Posted on May 1, 2020 by rmichals

Today we will consider the fundamentals of food photography. There will be three exercises: Fill or Brightening the Shadows https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/comd1340d164s20/fill-or-brightening-the-shadows/ Depth of Field https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/comd1340d164s20/week-11-food-photography-depth-of-field/ Background Matters https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/comd1340d164s20/background-matters/ The Final Project https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/comd1340d164s20/final-project/   May 8 – Final Project support and Digital … Continue reading →

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April 24 Class Agenda

Posted on April 24, 2020 by rmichals

Today’s topic is Portraits-Making People Look Good https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/comd1340d164s20/week-10-portraits/ There will be three exercises: https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/comd1340d164s20/review-portrait-lighting-styles/ https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/comd1340d164s20/wide-angle-distortion/ https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/comd1340d164s20/re-touch-a-portrait-in-lightroom/ And the homework is: https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/comd1340d164s20/hw-8-portraits/  

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Today’s class agenda, April 17, 2020

Posted on April 17, 2020 by rmichals

Today’s topic is Window Light Portraits. Today’s exercises are: Exercise 1 https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/comd1340d164s20/window-portraits-front-light/ Exercise 2 https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/comd1340d164s20/window-light-portraits-rembrandt-broad-short-and-split-light/ Exercise 3 https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/comd1340d164s20/window-light-silhouette/ And the homework is here: https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/comd1340d164s20/2020/04/17/hw-7-window-light-portraits/

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HW 7- Window Light Portraits

Posted on April 17, 2020 by rmichals

Create a series of self portrait using window light that express a feeling of confinement. Not selfies.  This can be done with a phone or a camera. Shoot at least 20 photos. Post them to an album on Flickr and … Continue reading →

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