Class hours: 10:05 – 2:45
Mr. Bohmann | wbohmann@ewsd.org
10:05 Today’s Notes & Attendance
Today is a Wacky Wednesday
Call Backs: None so far…
First Things First – I downloaded Adobe Bridge on your computer – no worries
Second Thing – Go to: CAWD2 / A_Adobe Resources / Bridge Sample Files and Copy over the Bridge Sample Files Folder to your desktop
Third Thing: If you are a CCV Drawing student, work quietly while our Guest greets the JavaScript group.
CCV Class this Friday – We’ll cover the details momentarily. Want Lunch after CCV use this order form and your lunch will be waiting for you when you return Friday afternoon.
10:15 CCV Intro from Robert Johnson
We have a special guest – Robert Johnson – the faculty/instructor for the JavaScript course. Professor Johnson will do a short introduction to for the students who are enrolled in JavaScript.
10:20 Managing Media with Adobe Bridge
This morning we’ll look at Adobe Bridge. Specifically:
- How Bridge works with your hard drive
- Sorting, viewing, previewing, rating, ranking
- What files bridge can see
- Importing images from SD card
- Batch processing (renaming, touch up, resizing)
- I’ve got some practice files are located in the public folders. Make a copy of the folder (Called Bridge Sample Files) and paste on your desktop.
10:50 Break
11:00 Aperture
Yesterday you learned through practice that the easiest approach to abstract photography is the close up shot. Close-ups remove the context of what is in the viewfinder as well as emphasizes the texture and graphic elements.
We also talked about Focal Length.
Focal Length is the space from the camera sensor to the lens. This measurement is measured in millimeters.
- Wide Lens – 35mm
- Normal Lens – 50mm
- Telephoto Lens – 75-300mm
Focal Length is measured in Millimeters and it represents the distance from the center of the camera’s lens to the sensor of the camera body. The longer the distance, the longer the lens, and the longer the zoom.
Why does the Focal Length Matter? Well, focal length will help you:
- Determine your Field of View. When you change the focal length, the field of view will change. More or less will show in the viewfinder.
- Perspective – Objects behind an image will be compressed with longer focal length
- Depth of Field is affected by focal length
- shallow DOF – small or narrow area is in focus
- long DOF – more in focus
Aperture
To control focal length, let’s learn about Aperture Priority mode.
Aperture is the space through which light passes into the camera. The smaller the hole, the less light. The larger the whole, the more light.
Your Camera has an Aperture Priority Mode! Turn your camera to the AV dial.
Remember, in Aperture Priority mode, you have control over the Focal Length which is referred to as the lense field of view. Cheat Sheet
A small f-stop number (f2) means a shallow depth of field (blurred background) and large f-stop number (f22) means a large depth of field (more in focus behind the subject)
Can you think of some shooting scenarios where you would want to adjust the aperture?
Confused Yet? Let’s go outside and practice.
Set your camera up in AV Mode.
Set up the focal length of your lens to 35mm. Do not adjust.
Set up your camera to manual focus
Using the Bracketing technique (new word), find a subject and attempt to blue the background while keeping your main subject in focus. Start at your smallest f/stop and work your way to the largest f/stop.
We’ll come in and browse in Bridge
11:55 Lunch
12:25 Independent Reading
12:50 Break
1:00 Production Time and Guided Support & 20% Explained
20% Time – Let’s Unpack (Similar to CAWD Agency projects)
One of the best things about technical high school is the access you have to technology, equipment and expertise in your field of study. Also, you get to make some really cool stuff.
The story behind 20% goes back to 3M. (3M makes scotch tape, sticky notes and piles of other things that stick). Art Fry, a scientist at 3M had an idea to put an adhesive on the back of a piece of paper. The goal was to create a bookmark that was not permanent. He called it a Post-It-Note. Fry came up with the idea during 3M’s 15% time, which was time during the workday to explore rainbows and unicorns. Actually it was time that could be used to hatch their own ideas. Google later adopted a similar policy – calling it 20% time. Gmail is just one example of a passion project that came from Google’s 20% time.
Each week, there is production time in the afternoon (for many of you). If you are complete with your work, this is the time to work on your passion project. Last year this might have been referred to as an Agency project. The difference is this year your Agency work is not a weekly assignment.
20% projects are not limited to what we are currently doing in class. If you want to explore environmental lighting in Unity, create laser cats in After Effects or explore f curves in Blender, it’s up to you. Become the expert in your area of interest.
Once per month, I’ll ask you to present your learning and the progress of your work. 20% projects are not “one off” quickie items. It should be a path /documentation of learning. Our first 20% Shares will be on Thursday, September 26th – right after morning break. This project will be worth double regular projects.
For example – let’s say you are working on modeling skills in Blender or learning how to use geometry nodes. On the 20% share out day, a good presentation would include:
- Renders of your models or a live example(s)
- A list of resources you used to help you (Tutorials, authors, links)
- Techniques you learned that you’d like us to know about
- What you want to work on next or what’s next on your learning path
Another example – let’s say you love cars and photography. Your 20% might include building a portfolio of work, learning techniques on how to take good automotive photos, practicing those photos by attending car shows / rallys. On the 20% share out day, you might show us:
- A portfolio of your work so far
- Techniques you learned
- Resources you used to assist you / people you spoke with or worked with
- Types of equipment you used
- A sharable tip for the rest of us
- What you plan to do next on your learning path
Presenting work to each other is not only educational but also a great way to practice and improve your speaking skills. Have a growth mindset.
I’ll work with each of you to help determine what your 20% projects will be. Some of you have already been working already in this area.
1:50 Dailies
Dailies can be placed in the CAWD2 Dailies Folder on the CAWD2 Public Folders drive