Week 6: The Digital Darkroom

This week we started talking about a new aspect of the digital workflow and that is editing. The digital darkroom is similar to the traditional darkroom whereas we can adjust the tonal range, contrast, perform color corrections, use creative filters and dodge and burn items from our images.

There are numerous photo editing s/w packages available on the market at varied prices. For our photo editing workshops in the next two weeks, we will be using Adobe Photoshop Elements 7. At Computer Products For Education, Elements 7 is going for $68. You will need your student ID. If you want to download a trial version, go to the Adobe.com web site where Elements 8 is available. It doesn't matter which version you get.

Below are the two PPT that were used this week. Your assignment this week is to download a trail or purchased version of Elements.

See you next week!

Week 6 Pt1 Digital Photography Adobe

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Week 6 Pt2 Guided Fixes In Elements

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Week 5: Basics of Digital Photography

Notice the images to the left, the same shot with flash and no flash. Notice the difference? The formations on the left are flat, void of detail, texture and contrast. The image on the right, with no flash firing displays vivid rich and warm colors with lots of dimension, depth and contrast.

REVIEW
This week was a good week. I talked about the advantages and disadvantages of using a flash on your DSLR. We also covered the advantages of using an external flash in your photography. Our assignment this week is to post one photo on the Flickr Group web site:

1. Flash being fired outside to highlight a close object(Fill Light)or,
2. The flash not being fired inside to use the existing natural light available

As always thanks for the participation on the Flickr Group web site. I look forward to this week's assignments.

Below is this week's presentation:

Week 5 Flash Or Not

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