Year 10 Photography

Year 10 Photography

Overview of Assessment Requirements

Compact Cameras

Assignment 1

Compact Cameras – a look at the features of modern compact cameras.

Assignment 2

Compact Camera Modes – Exercises to help you develop an understanding of how and why to use 4 of the basic camera modes.

Using Photoshop

A variety of skills tasks projects will be given through which and you will be able to demonstrate your ability to:

a)Upload and save images to a computer,

b)Open images in Photoshop and change image size, rotation and file type,

c)Manipulate images with Photoshop software using a variety of tools and techniques.

Exercises given to learn Photoshop will vary in their complexity from Formative Tasks designed to demonstrate a single tool or process to other more complex Final Assessment Tasks involving multiple operations in Photoshop. Final Assessment Tasks will always involve both demonstrating skills in Photoshop and the use of Digital Cameras.

Go to the following site for a complete look at all the tools in Photoshop.

Photoshop skills to be learnt will include:

Image Adjustments.

1)How to Crop and Rotate an image.

ToolsCrop Tool, Image – Canvas Rotate

2)How to Adjust Image Size and Save Images with different File Formats.

ToolsImage – Image Size, File – Save As.

3)How to adjust the TonalRange of an Image using Levels, Curves and Brightness/Contrast

ToolsImage – Image Adjustments – Levels, Curves or Brightness/Contrast.

4)How to adjust/change the Colours of either a whole image or a specific area of an Image.

ToolsImage – Image Adjustments – Colour Balance, Hue/Saturation and Replace Colour.

5)How to Lighten or Darken a section of a photograph using Dodge and Burn tools.

ToolsDodge and Burn.

6)How to Adjust the Sharpness of an Image.

ToolsFilter – Sharpen – Unsharp Mask.

Basic Retouching.

7)How to Copy an area of an Image to another using the Clone Stamp Tool,

ToolsClone Stamp

How to Repair a damaged portion of an Image using the Clone Stamp Tool, Healing Brush and Patch

Tools.

ToolsClone Stamp, Patch Tool, Healing Brush Tool.

8)How to Mask areas of an Image and the uses for Masks.

Tools Rectangular Mask, Magic Wand, Magnetic Lasso.

Introduction to Layers

9)How to work with the Layers Menu

How to Add Layers and change the Order of Layers.

How to add Layers Styles

How to Add and use a Layer Mask.

Text

10)How to add Text to a Photograph.

ToolsType Tool

Composition

Assignment 3

Composition – Notes and tasks to improve your knowledge and understanding of good composition techniques.

Major Combined Exercises

Assignment 4

How to produce a Montage using Photoshop.

Assignment 5

In introduction and practical exercises to improve you ability to take portraits.

Assignment 6

A final task to produce an advert for a cosmetic product.