Y12 #1 Levels

The blogs are now working in school – you should be able to upload images without problems. Use this lesson to update your blog and reflect on the learning so far. You should then take skills and apply to one of your own photographs. Using the learning in the lesson and the handout, answer the following questions and ensure that you post a ‘before’ and ‘after’ image of the landscape that you worked on in that lesson. You should have the following 3 posts on your own blog:

1 - Using cropping tool
How can you use the cropping tool to improve your photograph? What do you consider when making your “cropping” decisions?

2 - Using levels
Remember, we looked at using levels adjustment layers on Chilean landscapes that you downloaded from the VLE. We then used the selection tool to adjust parts of the image on different adjustment layers.
What is a histogram and what does it show?
What is the difference between an under-exposed image, correctly exposed and over-exposed image?
What is the difference between a high key image and low-key image?
How can you use levels to improve your images?
How can you use selection tools to work on different areas of image? (name tools used)=
Some of you may have got to using different channels (colour) – explain this process and effects of changes


3. Skills development
Using skills learnt last week, take one of your own photographs and aim to digitally improve composition, contrast and tones using tools above. Explain process in detail with visual evidence.

Key terminology that should appear in your blog entries: histogram, over / under exposed, high/low key, layers palette, adjustment layer, cropping, rule of thirds, lead-in line, composition, framing, contrast, tonal range, hue/saturation


I will mark blog entries Tuesday when I return to school at end of the day so make sure you submit your post, not just save draft. If you have any problems with the blog, you can still do the work in Word and then print out in BW and leave on my desk at front. No excuses not to do this task!

C Fernandez