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Friday, April 30, 2004

If you are looking for the in class photos to work on at home

Some of them can be found here:

http://scottkelbybooks.com/digibookphotos.html

if you can't find it here - but there's an assignment and you are looking for an image - get it off the server or find a suitable one that you can work on from the Internet.

Assignment One - whoo hoo!

Computer Applications
SEM 1 2004
Branden Barber
branden.barber@rmit.edu.au

Assignment One – Digital Image Collage or Montage or Creative Combination of Images to Create a Surreal or Surprising Result

Work on this in class and/or out. You’ll have time this class and the next to create:

Collage/Montage: A combination of images – found or taken – that promote, amplify or support a message, event or product. Feel free to mock up an ad, promotion, political or community information message. Make a Culture Jamming anti-ad (see www.adbusters.org)Combine images creatively using the skills we’ve learned in Photoshop.

OR

Creative Combination of Images to Create a Surreal or Surprising Result: Indeed, just what it says. USE your IMPECCABLE skill in isolating and removing subjects from within images to create an interesting effect or result.

An example of this can be seen at www.divatalephoto.com, www.dianefenster.com, and my fave, www.gregglauer.com


Project should be on an A3 sized canvas and the resolution should be 72 dpi – to limit file size. If this is going to be printed then you are welcome to boost the DPI to 144 – if larger then just let me know. If smaller then let me know (as in, I wanted to do a CD cover…)

Assignments will be assessed on quality of image blends in Photoshop, overall design and creativity.

Assignments are due in class, first thing, on the 14th of May. You will have some time in class to work on these next Friday, the 7th of May, alongside your in-class exercises and photography. So you may wish to do this outside of class as possible.

Assignment One - whoo hoo!

Computer Applications
SEM 1 2004
Branden Barber
branden.barber@rmit.edu.au

Assignment One – Digital Image Collage or Montage or Creative Combination of Images to Create a Surreal or Surprising Result

Work on this in class and/or out. You’ll have time this class and the next to create:

Collage/Montage: A combination of images – found or taken – that promote, amplify or support a message, event or product. Feel free to mock up an ad, promotion, political or community information message. Make a Culture Jamming anti-ad (see www.adbusters.org)Combine images creatively using the skills we’ve learned in Photoshop.

OR

Creative Combination of Images to Create a Surreal or Surprising Result: Indeed, just what it says. USE your IMPECCABLE skill in isolating and removing subjects from within images to create an interesting effect or result.

An example of this can be seen at www.divatalephoto.com, www.dianefenster.com, and my fave, www.gregglauer.com


Project should be on an A3 sized canvas and the resolution should be 72 dpi – to limit file size. If this is going to be printed then you are welcome to boost the DPI to 144 – if larger then just let me know. If smaller then let me know (as in, I wanted to do a CD cover…)

Friday, April 23, 2004

BLOG BLOG BLOG BLOG - GET ONE - FREE!!!

That's right kids - Blogs are FREE! And we at RMIT's School of Creative media - well, at least me, want you to get one.

So, go to blogger.com and sign up for YOUR VERY OWN BLOG!

Once you've got it I want you to:

1/ Make a post
2/ Email me and give me the URL (internet address, heh) of your Blog.

Cool!

B

Where is your BLOG?

Send branden an email with your BLOG address and he will post it to the BLOG. Please do this immediately.

Also, Please Make Sure that the folders of images taken in class are labeled Wk 1, Wk 2, etc.

Cool?

Branden

Friday, April 02, 2004

BUY THIS BOOK

As discussed in class, please procure a copy of:









The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers

by Scott Kelby March 2003 ISBN: 0735712360 Publisher:
New Riders Publishing 1st Edition

Check it out at http://scottkelbybooks.com/digitalphoto.htm


It's available LOTS of places here in Australia. (Like order.bookware.com.au/cgi-bin/bookware/0735712360?NrCBojsb;;15)
Please have a copy by the time we meet again after the break as you will need it to complete the in class exercises which are required for this class.