Tips and Requirements for Taking Your Photos

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Depth of Field

Your Task To Compose 4 images using Shallow (x2) and Deep (x2) Depth of Field

Tips and requirements for taking your photos

1. Depth of Field (DOF) is a term that refers to how much of a photo is in focus a. A “Deep” DOF refers to a photo that is all in focus. This type of photo often requires more time (a slower shutter speed) and a small aperture (a small opening in the lens) which is represented by a large f-stop value. b. A “Shallow” DOF refers to a photo that has very little depth in focus. This type of photo is often taken at a faster shutter speed and uses and large aperture (a large opening in the lens) which is represented by a small f-stop value. 2. Apply the Rule of Thirds, that you learned about last lesson, to all of your photos. 3. Frame two of your photos so that they demonstrate a “Deep” DOF. You will likely find that you have to stand back from your subject to achieve this. 4. Frame two of your photos so that they demonstrate a “Shallow” DOF. You will likely find that you have to get close to your subject to achieve this. 5. Take as many photos as you like but submit only two photos for each requirement.

Technical Steps and Components for Completion and Submission

1. Upload all phots to your Home Drive here at school. a. Getting the photos from your camera to the computer is YOUR responsibility. b. Save each photo with either “Deep” or “Shallow” in the file name so that I will know which type of photo you were trying to take. 2. Open Adobe Photoshop and create a “Contact Sheet” so that all of your photos will be on a single page.

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a. Go to “File > Automate > Contact Sheet II” b. Under “Source Images” in the Contact Sheet II pop-up menu select “Choose” and navigate to the folder that you have saved your images in (only the images that you wish to have on your contact sheet should be in this folder). c. Use the “Document” settings shown in the photo to right. d. Under “Thumbnails” choose “Place : across first,” “Columns: 2,” “Rows: 2” (This will give your contact sheet a 2x2 layout so that your four chosen images will fit on one page. e. Click “OK” (It will take a minute for your computer to automate your request) 3. Save your file as “Block_LastName_Photo_#.JPG” ie : “E_Goertzen_Photo_03.JPG 4. Your Contact Sheet should look like the photo to the right:

Assessment will be based on a completed contact sheet, your ability to use both a “Deep” DOF (x2) and a “Shallow” DOF (x2) while demonstrating a clear use of the Rule of Thirds.

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