Lets research Artists and Designers (& Photographers) on the internet.

How do they present themselves?

Work on your project.

In Class Thur Feb 22nd

Flickr

- Set-up

-- Hooking up Tumblr to Flickr (and other sites)

- Uploading

- © & CC

- Tagging

- Sets & Collections

- Making and Joining Groups

Etsy

- what is Etsy all about?

- does it cost something?

- will people just start buying from me?

- how much should I charge?

Image Sequence

- Take a sequence of images with your camera

- Put them in a Folder on your desktop

- Use a program to turn them into a video.

--- Quicktime Pro

--- Framed

Video Editing

- Opening a Video in Quicktime Pro

- Editing in Quicktime Pro

- Exporting your video

Start Working on your project!

In class Tue Feb 21st

Bring your camera to class!

The base idea for your art/design project is due today!

Digital Photography

- Taking images of your work

- iPod/iPhone Apps

- Image sequence

- Lighting & Backgrounds

- Resolution

- Printing Resolution vs Screen Resolution

- Digital Camera Resolution Chart

How to get your files off your Camera!

1) Make a folder on the desktop

2) Drag and Drop the files from your camera to the folder

3) Drag and Drop the files on the camera on the trash and Empty the Trash to erase the files off the cameras SD card

- Resizing & Color Correction

--- In Photoshop

----- Opening files

----- Image Size

----- Color Corection

----- Watermarks

----- Layers/Flattening Layers

----- Saving Files

- Resizing in other Programs

--- AutoResize [Freeware Mac]

--- ImageTool [Freeware Mac]

- File Types

--- JPG - Universal, Major Compression, Internet Capable

--- PSD - Unique, Full Resolution, Layers - your "Working" file (the most important file)

--- RAW - Unique, Full Untouched Resolution

--- TIFF - Universal*, Full Resolution

--- PDF - Universal, Major Compression, Multi-Page

In class thur Feb 16th

Bring your camera to class!

Idea Generation

- Story Dice

- 10 min individual

- small group

Digital Photography

- Lighting & Backgrounds

--- Image search by medium

Ceramics, Sculpture, Glass, Installation, Photography, Design, Painting

- Resolution

--- What is a mega pixel?

--- Printing Resolution vs Screen Resolution

- Digital Camera Resolution Chart

How to get your files off your Camera!

1) Make a folder on the desktop

2) Drag and Drop the files from your camera to the folder

3) Drag and Drop the files on the camera on the trash and Empty the Trash to erase the files off the cameras SD card

- File Types

--- JPG - Universal, Major Compression, Internet Capable

--- PSD - Unique, Full Resolution, Layers - your "Working" file (the most important file)

--- RAW - Unique, Full Untouched Resolution

--- TIFF - Universal*, Full Resolution

--- PDF - Universal, Major Compression, Multi-Page

- Resizing & Color Correction

--- In Photoshop

----- Opening files

----- Image Size

----- Color Corection

----- Watermarks

----- Layers/Flattening Layers

----- Saving Files

--- Resizing in other Programs

----- AutoResize [Freeware Mac]

----- ImageTool [Freeware Mac]

Welcome!

Digital Portfolio

Welcome to Art 250. This is the blog. The blog is the center of information flow for the class. It is updated the night before each class. Check it before class to make sure you are prepared. The blog is also a reference resource. The class syllabus, project details and important links can all be found here.

What is this class about?

- This class is about teaching you the "job" of being an artist/designer. You will generate ideas, start, edit and finish an art/design project, create media of your process and progress and to disseminate you as an artist/designer into the world.

Semester Long Project 1 - 5 min Idea Journal

Semester Long Project 2 - Promotional Blog

Project 1 Art / Design Project

Getting your Social Media set-up

* Get a Flickr account (if you don't already have one)

- Join the class group

- Find 2 other groups to join

* Get a Tumblr account set-up (or make a second blog on your current account)

- "Follow" your classmates

Idea Generation

- List of Ideas