ASSIGNMENT THREE: BOX OF SPACE - MILESTONES and other information

2/28 - Curves lecture
3/1 - Start making prints in lab
3/6 - Continue printing
3/8 - No Class, go to the SFMOMA and see the Djikstra show (remember to take a photo of yourself in one of the galleries, holding your ticket (seriously)).
3/13 - BOS assignment DUE.

IN CLASS 2/21

• Finish printing ASSIGNMENT TWO
• Continue critique of ASSIGNMENT TWO
• Introduce BOX OF SPACE

ASSIGNMENT THREE: BOX OF SPACE

Through the use of consistent tools (camera) and materials (film/paper) create a photographic “catalogue” of an existing space in a series of 10 or more images. The space/environment can range form a single room to a field, to the space under a sofa or in a chest of drawers. it can be actual or fictional. Consider the use of tools and materials as means of formal CLASSIFICATION, as well as a process of honing the SELECTION process. The final “catalogues” do not need to be comprehensive descriptions of place, but should explore your own ideas of what is important about the environment. Consider the final arrangement/sequence of your photographs as a descriptive component of your “catalogue”. The photographs will be placed in a box of your design.

• Make no less than 300 new exposures for this assignment and bring them to class on 2/21/2012. 
• Shoot in RAW format is possible.
• The completion date and other milstones for this project will be announced on the 21st.

IN CLASS 2/7

• Saving, Flattening, and Re-sizing Files for Print
• Printing
• Turning in files for ASSIGNMENT TWO

ASSIGNMENT TWO - PART FOUR: SAVING, FLATTENING AND RE-SIZING IMAGES FOR PRINT

SAVING THE FILE FOR PRINT
1. Open your finished un-flattened PSD file from your PSDs folder.

2. Chose File -> Save As and re-save the file into your PRINTS folder adding "for_print" to the filename. If your un-flattened file was named "tree.psd", in the PRINTS folder, name it "tree_for_print.psd" when re-saving it. This avoids the original being overwritten as well as serving as an easy way to identify and archive the file later if it is misplaced.

FLATTENING THE FILE FOR PRINT
1.  This is not always a necessary step. However, when working in a group lab environment, sending multiple images to the printer, this helps by dramatically reducing the file size of each print.

2. To flatten the print chose Layer -> Flatten Image. Then save the image.

RE-SIZING THE IMAGE
1. For this assignment, we will be fitting our images on 8" x 10" sheets of paper.

2. Chose Image -> Image Size.

3. Make sure Scale Styles, Constrain Proportions, and Resample Image are all checked.

4. In the Document Size section of the window enter a width and height (in inches) that will allow your image to have at least a one inch border on all sides, on an 8" x 10" sheet of paper.

5. Make the Resolution 300 pixels/inch.

6. Choose the appropriate interpolation algorithm from the drop down list at the bottom of the Image Size window. Pay attention to whether or not you are adding or subtracting pixels when re-sizing.

7. Click OK.

8. Save the image adding the size of the image to file name. For example: "tree_for_print_8x10.psd"

9. Done.