Vocabulary Words for Test on Thursday, February 2

Megapixel
Aperture
Rule of Thirds
Digital Zoom
Shutter
JPEG
RAW
Optical Zoom
Pentaprism
Memory Card
Pre-focus
Stabilization
Shallow Depth of Field
Digital Imaging
Sensor
Pixel
Depth of Field
Resolution
Burst Shooting
DSLR
LCD
Overexposed
Underexposed
Hotshoe
Slow Shutter Speed

Terms and Definitions Powerpoint

Here is a link to the terms and definition powerpoint that you will need to study for the vocabulary test.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4mActiBLu3sQXo1bW4wNnNQNEU/edit?usp=sharing

Camera Simulation

http://camerasim.com/apps/original-camerasim/web/

Portfolio 1: Cropping

Choose a photo from the internet that does NOT follow the rule of thirds. Use photoshop to crop your photo into the rule of thirds. Include both the before and after picture in portfolio 1 under the heading
"Photoshop Cropping."

Portfolio 1 Assignment: Depth of Field

Please review this website for more information on depth of field. A shallow depth of field photo is your last photo assignment for portfolio 1. Reminder, please include a definition slide and 3 examples from the internet (don't forget to link your pictures and add a description to your example slides)

http://www.azuswebworks.com/photography/dof.html

Optimizing Images with Photohop

Use Adobe Photoshop to optimize this image.
Instructions: Click on the photo to enlarge it, right click and save the image to your desktop, then FILE - OPEN to open the image in Photoshop.

Then do one or both of the following:
1. Go to IMAGE - AUTO COLOR, TONE, CONTRAST
2. Also try IMAGE - ADJUSTMENTS (then vibrance, saturation, etc)

Using Photoshop to Optimize, Resize and Crop Images

Steps to prepare your image for your portfolio.

1. Open your image in Adobe Photoshop CS6
2. Go to IMAGE, AUTO CONTRAST, AUTO TONE, AUTO COLOR (EDIT, UNDO if you don't like the result)
3. Crop your image if necessary (choose the crop tool and drag the corner of the image, press enter)
4. Adjust the size of your image by going to IMAGE, IMAGE SIZE, enter 1500 for the width and press OK.
5. Click FILE, SAVE AS and give your image a unique name. Click SAVE and maximize the image quality and click OK. Make sure the image is a jpeg.
6. Upload your optimized image to google drive and add to your portfolio.