Digital Darkroom - Photo Processing with Gimp

Course Summary

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Syllabus

Day One:

Introductions

Camera Operation 101:

• How point 'n shoot cameras work and don't work
• Downloading - get the photos out of the camera and into a computer

Photography 101:

• All the basics you need to know before you start shooting
• Enough tips 'n tricks to get you creating great photos from the start

The Legal Stuff - Your rights, the rights of others, and how to stay out of trouble

Discussion about the "big project" we'll be creating this week

First Shoot (Subject matter TBD)

Assignment - "Make New Friends": Use your camera and new-found skills to make friends by taking portraits of 12 of your fellow students from the 3D, Audio, Illustration and/or Programming classes

Day Two:

Download and critique pictures shot for yesterday's assignment

Gimp 101:

• Intro to the interface, what's where - and how to get there
• Photo processing basics
• Fun with filters

Second Shoot (Subject matter TBD)

Assignment - "60/10=6*10=60":-)

Day Three:

Download and critique pictures shot for yesterday's assignment

Gimp 200: More advanced processing techniques

Project shoot

Assignment - Project shoot continued

Day Four:

Download and critique pictures shot for yesterday's project shoot & assignment

Photo processing free-for-all

Project shoot

Assignment - Project shoot continued

Day Five:

Download and critique pictures shot for yesterday's project shoot & assignment

Review and choose photos for project submission

Wrap-up

Assignment - Stay in touch, keep shooting, keep processing - and come back next year!

Outside Resources

Gimp

Photojojo

Filter Cheat Sheet

Script-Fu Cheat Sheet