JMU Summer Art | Digital Photography

Science on a Sphere

Field Trip Schedule:
Monday 10:00 - 11:00
Thursday 11:00 - 11:45 and Art Show from 4:00-5:00

Science on a Sphere - Article DN-R
Information About SOS - NOAA

Science on the Sphere Image Rendering
For minimal distortion:
2 to 1 ratio, width to height
2048 pixels x1024 pixels resolution= 8" x 4" @ 256 dpi
GIF or JPEG
If distortion is not important or is desirable most any JPEG of GIF will work

Photoshop Tools

Tuesday - Photo Scavenger Hunt

Panoramic assembly for SOS... then scavenger hunt!

Composition

The basic picture scene will have three major elements of:

* 1 - Foreground
* 2 - Middle-ground
* 3 - Background

These elements are self-explanatory and although they may seem more appropriate for a landscape image, they can still be used and applied to other photos such as portraits or abstracts.

The rule of thirds is a grid divided into nine sections, as seen here. The central four points of the middle rectangle - outlined in red - represent the key points of the composition and it is at one of these four points that you would place an important subject matter. This concept of the rule of thirds is so prevalent and accepted that some companies are offering cameras with auto focus points at the important grid sections.

Photo Field Trip

Words of Advice:
Take pictures of everything and anything. Practice makes perfect. Try shooting from different angles. Get up on a stool to take a picture of your brother watching TV or get as close as you can to a flower to check out its amazing texture. Just be creative and keep shooting! The key to photography is light - too much light can ruin a photograph and so can too little. Play around to figure out what kind of lighting works best for your photos.

Close-up Photography

1. dance
2. fold
3. soft
4. bug
5. tangle
6. panoramic
7. truck
8. sparkle
9. nose
10. round
11. currency
12. electronic
13. large
14. fake
15. stop
16. feast
17. multicoloured
18. before
19. after
20. landmark
21. from the hip
22. front page
23. a difference
24. telephone
25. the number 9
26. sticky
27. birds eye view
28. ground view
29. plant
30. tall
31. short