Week 1 assignment

 I enjoy taking pictures with my IPhone XR and love the way the pictures came out. It was fun exploring my city New Haven looking at the way things are build and made. The people who made these things are very creative.  I did not have to edit the pictures because the pictures were perfect. I’m looking forward to taking more pictures. 

 

 

Remember to create and share a Google Drive folder With Me

 So far I just have 3 folders shared with me... Jorge, Tiffany and Jasmine.  

I want you to put your unedited pictures... and all of them that you have take for each weekly assignment.  You can create a sub folder to put your edits in if you wish. Those should be posted to the blog too. 

I would like you to take a conservative, elegant approach to your edits... no one button filters and special effects.. just clean, beautiful, full tonality photographs.  Sometimes your work won't need editing.

Class Into — Week 1

 Hi Class,

My name is Kye! I’m officially in my senior year here at AMC! I will be majoring in Sociology, and recently debating on minoring in the Arts! — I love anything art related from drawings, paintings, photos and especially music/poetry (yes, it’s considered art!). I look forward to our digital photography class this MOD and expanding my knowledge more in the photography world!

Yale University

These images were recently taken on my Iphone 12 Pro Max. I used portrait mode and tried my best to get good quality. But I tend to always walk through Yale campus. I am in love with the architecture and also learning the history behind it. There are many things you can capture here!

Introduction

 Hello all! My name is Ryan Gentner and I am finishing up my bachelors degree in business management while working full time as a IT administrator for a software development company. My current hobbies are photography and hiking with my dog Nala. While I do know a bit about cameras and taking photos I am here to learn more about the editing side and brush off some of my old Photoshop CS2 skills I learned in high school. 

One reminder from your syllabus

For now... please only submit new work take for this class... at the end there is an assignment that reinforces the idea of composition that uses found work or your own archives... :)

Another reminder,

I will be taking attendance tomorrow morning at 9 am.  Anyone not having posted here on the blog will receive 2 absences.  You will then be hearing from the ADP office... :(

One more thing, I do comment on each and every post... do check the comments by clicking on them under your post.

Albertus Magnus

 

 

When I bring my family to Albertus tour they are always drawn to this building, my niece calls it the nice mansion. 

Church and tower

This picture were taken in (1st picture) Hartford CT, and the second one was taken in Daytona beach. I like to take pictures of older structures. The details is what captures my attention. This picture are taken by my iPhone 12 Max pro. 

 

Puerto Rico

 

Old San Juan local church

 

Yokahu Tower in El Yunque national forest

When I recently traveled to Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 I instantly fell in love with the architecture that puerto had to offer during my visit. These photo were taken and edited with my iPhone 12 Max pro. 

Computational Photography and your Phone Cams

 Why have I come around to thinking that using your phone cameras are a good way to take this class?

I just created this new video on computational photography and newer phone cameras... Why does it matter?

Edit on your Phone!

 Yes, it is possible to do the class entirely on your phone.  You phone cam has editing software built in and you can make many of the edits right on your phone that we would do in Photoshop.  Go to YouTube and search for "edit photos on ....(fill in the model).  Here is a series on the iPhone XR.

Why edit????

It all comes down to directing the viewer's eye to the focal point of the picture and to realize your intention of the image more fully.  Try to have your focal point also be the source of light.  Areas that are just as light will draw the viewer's eye away from the focal point.  Watch some of my editing videos linked from the blog to get a sense of what I mean... you can do that on your phone as well... 

Another tip, not all photos need editing... We are editing for quality not special effects... do watch a few of my videos... it is very important.

Photoshop Update

 Hi Everyone,

ITS just informed me that your access to Photoshop will be available by the end of the business day today, Wed 10/27

Click the link on the right and sign in using your Albertus login.  You will see your name and then look for the download button for Photoshop...  Once downloaded, click on the file and follow the prompts.

Watch my videos on how to edit in Photoshop linked in the upper right side as well...

Remember to set up a Google Drive folder to put all of your work in (about 50 or more images per week), then edit your best 6-10 to post here to the blog.  Remember to share the folder with me using jnevins (at) albertus dot edu

Introduction

 Hello my name is Jamar Sanders I’m in my last year of my bachelor’s degree in psychology. I hope to learn how to post and edit pictures from this class. 

How to Post to the Blog

 My short video on how to post here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyOMGhy7Zow

Introduction

Hi Everyone, 

My name is Madison and this is my last year at Albertus as I'll be graduating in June. My major is Sociology, minor in Psychology.  Fun fact- I'm getting married next month and can't wait! This class was an elective for me and I feel like it will put me outside my comfort zone and teach me how to take actual photos.  I'm not much of a picture taker in general, so I can use all the tips I can get.  I'll be using my iphone11 for this class and editing either on my phone or in photoshop.  I already took photo 1 and I'm interested to see what kind of assignments we'll have. Looking forward to it!  Below is a picture of my and my fiance' at my bridal shower.  

Link to my shared google drive: 

 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Qm71tOsmnyDRdtMbxX_QQ0IHOWdVK8XK 

Introduction

Hello Everyone, my name is Jorge Antonio Torres. I'm a senior and I'm majoring in Business Management, I'm excited to close this chapter. Im a father of two handsome boys. My hobby is to travel locally and abroad. photography was my passion before I had my children , with this course I might invest more time in photography and editing.

Introduction

 

Hi, my name is Tiffany Chiles. I am a junior year at Albertus Magnus, and my major is Sociology. I was born and raised in  New Haven, Ct; I have a 13 years old daughter and worked full-time at Amazon. I like to read books and articles about everything that goes on around the world. One thing about me is that I am a caring person who wants to help others in need.

I am looking forward to learning about Photography as it is part of my major. I love taking pictures, but this course might help me take better photos and learn how to edit them. I like taking a picture with my iPhone XR because of the camera, but I am thinking about upgrading it to a better phone to take better photos. I have used photoshop before, but it has been a long time. 

Week 1/Introduction

 

Clinton Bolden Jr

Professor Nevins 

Digital Photography

October 24th, 2021

INTRODUCTION

Good morning everyone, My name is Clinton. But I prefer to be called “Clinny.” I am now a sophomore and I’m majoring in sociology. After I get my BA, I’m planning on getting my masters. I love helping people and I am interested in learning more about the way a human thinks and why they made certain decisions. I like to travel and experience different things. Or more like trying different food. I also spend my free time reading and doing research on random topics. Also good to gain new skills and knowledge. Overall. I’m laid back and stay to myself. I decided to take this course because I wanted to challenge myself. I don't know too much about photography, or how to use photoshop. But I'm looking forward to learning more about everything

What's up this week?

 What is due this week?

First post....

- Say hello and post a short bio and what you hope to get out of this class... a picture is a nice thing to post as well.

-Please say what camera and editing system... that can range from "I will be using my phone and will edit on the phone using the software built into the camera app.... to ... I will be using my Nikon D800 DSLR and a desktop computer running Windows 10 and editing with Photoshop.

-Do look at images that feature the use of light and geometry using Google images... post one along with your own work and identify it as the reference image. A start on the first assignment is welcome... we will put it behind us by Monday Nov. 7th...

Set up a Google Drive folder and share it with me.  Include a link to it in your post.

-I will take attendance on Monday morning, November 1.  There are 2 attendance records each week.  

-Please email me with any questions or concerns.

 Welcome to Digital Photography I an II.  Take a moment to watch the how to post video linked above.  It is important that you respond to the email blogger sent you in order to join the blog.  Only members can post and comment here. Class runs from October 25 - Dec. 16, 2021. 

Once you get going, you will see that it is easy and intuitive... and so much nicer looking than the eLearning shell.  Albertus is a Google Apps for Education campus, and Blogger is one of the apps available to you.

 For the first week, I want you to get up and running and post a bio with a photo here.  Please state what camera you will be using.  If a phone, state the model. Download and install Photoshop using your Albertus credentials.  (link above). You should have either a Windows PC desktop or laptop or a Mac desktop or laptop.  A chrome book can't run Photoshop.  If that's what you have, then you'll need to work on your phone to edit your phone cam pictures and upload to the blog from your phone... Another possibility is for you to work from any public computer on the Albertus campus.

Read through the assignments in the syllabus.  Use Google images to get ideas for your work.  The first assignment, Introduction to Composition asks you to think about finding geometry in your compositions using the built environment (not nature). Look at these examples of "Urban Geometry" using Google Images.   This assignment gets you to see each part of the picture as a shape and how all of the shapes work together.  

This is a workshop class.  To succeed, you need to post 6-10 of your best pieces, edited in Photoshop for light and focal point each week.  Put everything you shoot in a Google Drive folder and share it with me using jnevins@albertus.edu A good ratio is to shoot 10 pictures for each "best image" you post on the blog. 

I take attendance on Monday morning for the previous week's work.  Each Monday, I record 2 attendances for the previous week. Please email me with any questions.  That is the best way to get in touch with me. I want you to have fun with this class.  Looking forward to working with you!

Here I am this spring before the Corona Virus sent  us home, teaching Ceramics to the undergraduate day students.