Image Manipulation 0855-322

Instructor: Tom Policano

EMail:tjpnvc@rit.edu

Office: 14-2218

Phone: 475-6891

Lab Location: 7A-A311

Office Hours: Tuesday 11:00 AM -12:00 PM,Wednesday 11:00 AM -1:00 PM

Text Books

Photoshop Masking & Compositing by Katrin Eismann (RECOMMENDED)
Software User Guides and Tutorials available in class

Course Objectives , Requirements and Policies
Class and Lab Schedules
Assignments and Tests
Syllabus
Evaluation

Course Objectives and Policies

Course Objectives: At the completion of this course, the students will be able to:

Develop reading, writing, analytical thinking, and problem solving skills related to image manipulation
Develop an understanding of the legal and ethical issues in image manipulation.
Apply production planning techniques used to produce digital images
Practice intermediate methods and criteria in making image manipulation decisions.
Practice image manipulation skills in a production-oriented environment
Identify personal career opportunities and interests in digital image manipulation.

Course Prequisites: 0855-251, 0855-254

Grading Policy: Student evaluations will be based on the following criteria:

Quality of Work: 85%
Includes products produced, level of supervision required, organization and neatness of your work.

Tests & Quizzes: 10%
Includes products produced, level of supervision required, organization and neatness of your work.

Performance: 5%
Includes attitude, teamwork, homework, use of materials, clean-up, following directions, keeping a neat notebook, and coming to class with your notebook and the tools and materials necessary to do your work.

Meeting Deadlines:
One letter grade will be lost each week your project is overdue.

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Class and Lab Schedules

Day	Lab Schedule
Mon
Tue	8:00AM - 10:50AM
Wed
Thu	8:00AM - 9:50AM
Fri

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TESTS and ASSIGNMENTS
Assignments

Project	%	Date Assigned	Date Due	Description
00 Layers & Masks Basic Review	5	9/10/09	9/15/09	Step by step review of selections, quick masks, and layers
01 Adv Layer Techniques	10	9/17/09	9/29/09	Create a 4 image montage using advanced layer techniques including layer masks, vector masks, clipping groups, text masks, also options for selection tools and blending modes
02 Practical	10	9/24/09	9/29/09	Create a blended image using techniques learned so far
03 Self Portrait as Animal	10	10/6/09	10/15/09	Create original RAW images and the workflow needed to transfer, manage, process, and manipulate them to produce a "you as animal" and animal as you" photos
04 King	10	9/29/09	10/1/09	Intro to Smart Objects
05 Displace Objects	10	11/3/09	11/10/09	Create special efects by displacing objects. Turn in RIT Tiger, Woman Blinds, Mannequins
06 Clipping Paths	10	10/20/09	10/29/09	Vector making using the pen tool
07 Blending Images Panarama	5	10/13/09	10/20/09	Use Photo Merge to combine several images
08 Channels to Masks	10	11/05/09	11/12/09	Use levels and brushes to improve channel masks and introduce advanced controls for the gradient tool. Turn in Holy Cow, Cigar Guy.
09 RAW	5	10/29/09	11/5/09	Scott Kelby's 7 Point System for image processing introduced
10 Gallery	xtra credit	tba	tba
11Panorama	xtra credit	tba	tba
12 Ton & Color	xtra credit	tba	tba

Tests

Date	Name of Test	Points
9/10/09	Quiz 1	0
9/24/09	Quiz 2	1.5
10/27/09	Quiz 3	1.5
11/12/09	Final	7

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Syllabus

Date	Content	Links
9/8/09	Course Overview. Introductions. Students do basic masking warm up/review project "Mr. Potatoe Head" and put it in the instructors drop box 129.21.212.75/classes/policano dropbox
9/10/09	Quiz 1. Project 00 Layers & Masks Basic Review introduced. DUE 9/15/09 Homework Complete 00 Layers & Masks Basic Review DUE 9/15/09	Project 00 Files available at: 129.21.212.75/classes/policano/322/322_00_layers_mask_basic_review.zip
9/15/09	Selecting Hair and Fine Detail. Homework Complete handout titled. "Selecting Hair and Fine Detail" DUE 9/17/09 Complete "Masking with Highlight and Shadow" DUE 9/17/09	Get the tutoriial docs from the instructor then get the files needed at: 129.21.212.75/classes/policano/322/selecting_hair.zip 129.21.212.75/classes/policano/322/masking_highligh_shadow.zip
9/17/09	Project 01Adv Layer Techniques introduced. Quiz 2 9/24/09. DUE 9/28/09 Homework Redo from scratch the demo shown in class today Begin shooting new RAW photos DUE 10/1/09	get the files needed at: 129.21.212.75/classes/policano/322/322_01_adv_layer_techniques.zip
9/22/09	Project 01 Adv Layer Techniques continued. Students put completed Project 01 Adv Layer Techniques in Instructor drop box.
9/24/09	Quiz 2 today. Instructor reviews quiz individually with students. Students redo quiz and submit into Instructor drop box as requested.	get the files needed at: 129.21.212.75/classes/policano/322/322_02_practical.zip
9/29/09	Project 04 King introduced.	get the files needed at: 129.21.212.75/classes/policano/322/322_04_King_Lesson_intro_smart_obj
10/1/09	Project 04 King completed. Students put completed Project 04 King in Instructor drop box. DUE 10/1/09
10/6/09	Project 03 Self Portrait as Animal introduced. DUE 10/15/09 RAW images and the workflow needed to transfer, manage, process, and manipulate them to produce a "you as animal" and animal as you" photos are discussed.	Project 03 Self Portrait as Animal
10/8/09	Students work on Project 03
10/13/09	Students work on Project 03 and make prints. Instructor hands out and reviews class progress report with individual students.
10/15/09	Students work on Project 03. Project 07 Blending Images Panarama introduced DUE 10/20/09	get the files needed at: 129.21.212.75/classes/policano/322/322_07_blending images_panarama.zip
10/20/09	Project 06 Pen Practice introduced. DUE 10/29/09 Homework Redo from scratch the peper demo shown in class today	get the files needed at: 129.21.212.75/classes/policano/322/322_06_pen_practice.zip
10/22/09	Students work on projects. Updated course evaluations shared.
10/27/09	Quiz 3: Unirondack Windows
10/29/09	Project 09 RAW introduced. Scott Kelby's 7 Point System explained. DUE 11/5/09 Scott Kelpy's 7-Point System for using Adobe Photoshop to process digital photographic images: 1. Adobe Camera Raw Processing 2. Curves Adjustments 3. ShadowlHighlight 4. Painting with Ligh 5. Channels Adjustments 6. Layer Blend Modes & Layer Mask 7. Sharpening Techniques	get the files needed at: 129.21.212.75/classes/policano/322/322_09_lesson7.zip
11/3/09	Project 05 Displace Objects introduced. Turn in RIT Tiger, Woman Blinds, Mannequins DUE 11/10/09 Homework Part 1 of Project 05 Displace Objects - Mannequins	get the files needed at: 129.21.212.75/classes/policano/322/322_05_displace_objects.zip
11/5/09	Introduced Project 08 Channels to Masks. Turn in Holy Cow, Cigar Guy. DUE 11/12/09	get the files needed at: 129.21.212.75/classes/policano/322/322_08_channels_to_masks.zip
11/10/09	Demo Woman/Blinds for Project 05. Review student progress. Students sign up for exam week meeting with Instructor. Final Quiz next class
11/12/09	Fiinal Quiz today.

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Course Related Links

Course Evaluation & Attendance Policy

Image Manipulation 0855-322 Curriculum [PDF]

Other Related Links

Drop box for class files and electronic submission of assignments:
- Complete this step if connecting from off campus
  - Download the RIT VPN (Virtual Private Network) software for your computer system from https://www.rit.edu/its/services/vpn/
  - Run the installer for the RIT VPN software you downloaded
  - Open the application and start a RIT-remote-VPN connection
  - Enter your RIT Username and Password
- ftp from a Mac or PC to the TCP/IP address <129.21.212.75>
  - for Mac OSX use the menu Go/Connect to Server/Address:129.21.212.75
  - or in an application such as Fetch use the menu File/New Connection/Host/129.21.212.75
- enter user name Student and the password shared by the instructor
- navigate to <classes/policano_dropbox/> to turn in your work or
- navigate to <classes/policano/> to pick up class files not linked to this class web site
- use correct file naming protocols for all files and folders
- enclose your entire set of files in a folder with your name and topic of the files on it
- compress this folder as a .sit or .zip file before uploading your work to the instructor

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Created on: November 29, 2007, Updated on: November 9, 2009

Image Manipulation 0855-322

Course Objectives , Requirements and Policies Class and Lab Schedules Assignments and Tests Syllabus Evaluation

Course Objectives , Requirements and Policies
Class and Lab Schedules
Assignments and Tests
Syllabus
Evaluation