Office Hours

I will be available for online office hours Mondays, 11am-2pm and Thursdays, 1-2pm via Zoom

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In addition to 11am-2pm on Mondays and 1-2pm on Thursdays, you can also email me (mstarkey@santarosa.edu) a few alternative days/times you're available for an extended individual Zoom meeting. I will confirm the meeting time with you via email.

Office Phone: 707.527.4370

Class 3 2/3/21

Homework Due 2/10/21

Practice Files for Selection Tools Tutorial below:

Practice PSD File for Layers Tutorial below:

Page 2- Resolution Formula and Your Camera's JPEG's

Page 3- Photo Collages with Photoshop

Page 4- Weekly Required Question, Tip, or URL on Class 3

Each week there will be information on Page 1 of each class with information, additional videos and other links that are part of the weekly Discussions. Be sure to always read and watch all content below the assignment list above on Page 1 in the weekly class Modules in Canvas.

More Storytelling with Images

Novelist Tracy Chevalier, the author of “Girl With a Pearl Earring” has a very interesting talk about how finding the story behind painting can help us enjoy them more. We are constantly telling stories, about our friends, future and past selves, strangers. When we examine images more closely, paying attention to facial expressions, body language, colors, image elements, we can have a richer experience. Here is a link to her entire TED talk (Links to an external site.).
How can you make it easier for the viewer to find the story in your images? David Peterson, a well-known photographer offers these tips:

Isolate your subjects to create a mood
Stories can be fictional. Create a dramatic scene and remove the elements that don’t help tell the story, even if it alters the reality of the situation.
Get your subjects to show more emotion.
Capture candid moments or make it seem you have.

Read Peterson’s Entire article here (Links to an external site.).

Careers in Photography

Today’s photographers work almost exclusively with digital images. They find work in advertising, fashion, wedding, documentary, newspapers and magazines, and event photography. Photographers need technical skills for configuring equipment, marketing skills, and editing skills amongst others. Editing skills include ability to process and edit digital images in a host of ways which we will examine in our exploration of Adobe Photoshop, the industry-standard tool for photo editing. In 2015, the projected growth in the field of photography as 4 percent, slower than the average of all occupations. This is certainly tied to how digital photography provides the layperson very advanced photography tools.

Continue through Pages 2-5 in Class 3 for all assignment details--->>>