Color Photo Project Due: Wed. 9 November 2005 (Note: You will present these to the class on Nov. 9)

In this project we will be focusing on emphasizing color, using both technical and artistic methods to enhance your photographs. I will expect each of you to choose a specific theme to help provide a general direction on which to focus your efforts. Consistency with the general theme should extend to the subjects of your images, the composition you use, and the techniques (photographic and Photoshop) you use on the various images.

However, I also expect to see a good variety of images, with a variety of places, colors, and days and times represented in your project. You will also be required to use a variety of the Photoshop techniques we learned in class. The photographical and Photoshop techniques we have learned should allow you to bring together diverse subjects and compositions under a single theme. You are encouraged to take risks with your project and I will expect each of you to express your creativity and artistic vision.

Theme: To be even more explicit than the previous paragraph indicated, this is an open project, meaning you choose your own theme. You will discuss your theme with me in class on Tuesday, November 1. You should be ready to talk about your theme and what type of images you will include to support it. (All images in your project should convey your intended theme.)

Technical Requirements for the project (Minimum 20 photographs)  Have one photo emphasizing each of the “first order colors”  Have two photos with differing complementary color pairs (Red-Green, Orange-Blue, and Yellow-Violet), trying to get the proportions of each color such that the intensity of the colors appear the same  Have one photo of a complementary color pair that purposely skews the proportions to make one of the colors appear much more intense than the other  Have one photo that uses harmonizing colors

The following are not strict requirements, but I’d like you to try to include these in your portfolio to whatever extent possible – they will only improve your final project.  Use color in such a way that you feel will cause a strong emotional reaction  Use changes in color to help guide the viewers eye around the image

Each photograph should be modified, as necessary, to enhance its quality. However, at a minimum you must have the following somewhere in your project:  Tonal correction levels  Tonal correction curves  Color correction levels  Color correction curves

Color Photo Project Due March 18, 2005 Page 1 What you turn in: Your portfolio will be a power point presentation. On each slide where you used Photoshop techniques, you will include two images: your original image as well as the image with your Photoshop modifications. Also, each image should be cropped as necessary to maintain a good overall composition for your image and to eliminate distractions from your final photos.

The intro slide will describe your theme. The second slide will discuss what you learned and discovered doing this assignment (at least 3 items). Your third slide should contain a log of all time you spent on this project at home, at school or in class. Each slide after that will have your images, an artistic title, and notes for each photo, including: a) State your intended goal or purpose for taking the image. b) Anything special you did when taking the image to capture the color in the way you did (considering how the lighting conditions, weather, or other factor affected the color and composition of the image) c) All Photoshop techniques you used to manipulate the image.

Grading: Your projects will be graded on four criteria. 1. (40%) The extent to which your portfolio reflects the requirements outlined above, including: i. Intro theme slide ii. What you learned slide iii. Each of the photographs required in the technical requirements iv. Artistic title v. Notes paragraphs for each photo 2. (30%) The technical quality of the photos turned in. 3. (30%) The artistic effect of your photos and the extent to which the overall project supports your theme.

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