Week 11: Panoramas and GIFS and FINAL PROJECTS

Today we went over some inspiration for the final project and looked at work in the gallery from the other IDM class. 

We then talked about and worked on panoramas in class. 

IDM Class Panorama

Panoramas (the easy way): 

• Set your camera to fully manual settings. (manual focus, manual exposure). 
• Turn your camera horizontally. Take a series of images in an approximately 180 degree span, making sure to overlap your images by about 50%. 
• Process them in Lightroom. (You may use lens correction to remove distortion), then export them to Photoshop.

• In Photoshop, select the images and go to FILE> AUTOMATE> PHOTO MERGE. Select the files and hit OK. Once Photoshop merges the files, flatten them, make any additional adjustments and crop if needed. 

• Also, feel free to try and experiment with each of the different options in photomerge: Auto, Perspective, Cylindrical, Spherical, Collage, and Reposition. Post final image(s) your blog. 

Things to think about: Does the white background work for your image, or would it be better cropped? Does black and white add to the image or would it be stronger in color? How does your image stand up to the others? How many layers did you use? Which are best, and why? 

Chuy Benitez, Low Rider Trikes, 2005

Chuy Benitez, Truck Under Apple Tree, 2007

George Küttinger,

Thinh Le, Courtyard

Mark Klett, Panorama from Sentinel Dome, 2003

BONUS: Check this out. How to make Little Worlds

In Class "World" Panoramas

Assignment: 

• Panorama: You will need to produce 2 panoramic images and post them to your blog by next Friday, November 15.

• Stop Motion: Find two GIFS, that appear to be looping continuously, and post to blog by next Friday. (Right click GIF> Save Image As. Insert as you would a normal image. The GIF format is supported by blogger.) Shoot two videos under 30 seconds each and bring with you to class. GIF Examples posted below.

 

 

Don't Forget about the WORK IN PROGRESS REVIEW:

• Next week, Nov 15, is the work in progress review. Please bring 5 Works in Progress from your final assignment for a Show and Tell mini crit to get feedback. We will begin printing images. I will also demo how to properly matt and present your work.