Close Framing Projects: Film and Digital

Question: How close can your camera get and be able to focus properly?

Project Objectives:

The process: Assignment Instructions

1. Photograph your subjects according to the project (above). Try different angles, and/or lighting set-ups/attempts.
2. DEVELOP Film, SCAN film SAVE the scans in a folder named ‘firstlast_closeframingFilm’ as numbered JPEG files. You can use the Batch Rename feature in Bridge here.
3. Enhance your photos accordingly (fix dust and scratches, Contrast, brightness, tones,  and crop)
4. Save a JPG version for printing: 8X10, 300 dpi Save these using a logical, easily identifiable and logical name.
5. Save a version for the web
   1. Open the image
   2. Go to File>save for web & devices
   3. Choose JPG Medium from the presets menu on the upper right.
   4. Change the width of the image to 600 and keep the proportions the same. The height should change if you click outside.
   5. Click Save and save to a folder for posting to Tumblr.
6. Assemble and publish your blog post.

Photography Evaluation Criteria:

All photography you post on your blog (enhanced printed and published images) will be held up to these

• Photographs will have a sharp focus. – 10%
• Photographs will have very few dust and scratches – 10%
• Photographs will be corrected for color and contrast – 10%
• Photographs will be neatly printed or professionally posted on the blog (8×10, centered, with name if printed) – 10%
• Photographs will be original work and visually appealing – 10%
• Digital Contact sheet(s) of 12 of your original images – 10%
• Blogger Post- 40%
  • Description or introduction that provides a context of the project
  • 3 or 4 enhanced JPGs cropped to 1000px across and a resolution of 72dpi
  • An objective review of the project outcomes, photography, photographer’s performance and a self critique.
  • Self assessment points assigned

• Using the film SLR camera
• Develop the film
• Scanning the developed negatives
• Enhance the selected images using Photoshop
• Lay out and post your contact sheet and the final three enhances images to Tumblr, see below.
  

  Deliverables for completion , submission and grading:

  In A Blog Post For each (Film and Digital), include:

• A description of the project, What you were asked to do, and how you achieved it. Include What you like, What you didn’t like, and what you would do different.
• 3 or 4 enhanced photos, saved for the web, no wider than 600px (see table at the top of this page)
• Data Captions under each photo with the data from the shot, ie: Aperture (F3.5), Shutter speed (1/125) and the ISO (ISO 400)
• A review of your results, please include the following.
• Your contact sheet(s) with the original 12 images that were scanned from the negatives or uploaded, no duplicates please.
• Tag the post #mhsphoto, #mhscloseframing, and #mhsphotoboothby

Video Resources for the Project:

Saving for web and devices

You can also watch this one…