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Digital
Photography CPU Objectives
10-Activity ID #990
15-Activity ID #991
10-Activity
Activity 1
1-1. Explore the invention of photography.
1-2. Discover how photography has evolved
into digital photography.
1-3. Observe the qualities of a career in photography.
1-4. Discuss advances in camera
technology and outline which you feel has had the greatest effect on
photography today.
Activity 2
2-1. Define key terms used in digital photography.
2-2. Identify the components of a digital camera.
2-3. Examine the digital camera and compare it to others.
2-4. Discover the methods of file storage common among
digital cameras.
2-5. Explore the types of file formats used in digital
photography.
2-6. Determine the technical feature
you feel is most important to consider when selecting a digital camera.
Activity 3
3-1. Explore inputting, processing, and outputting digital
images.
3-2. Use a digital camera to take photographs and input them
into the computer.
3-3. Identify the attributes of the scanner and discover its
usefulness in the input process.
3-4. Scan an existing photo into the computer.
3-5.
Examine briefly some of the Photoshop Elements tools used throughout
the CPU.
3-6. Differentiate the input options of
a scanner and digital camera.
Activity 4
4-1. Discover the Crop tool and its uses.
4-2. Consider the use of selecting a specific area in an image.
4-3. Identify the different selection tools and compare their
strengths and weaknesses.
4-4. Explore how layers are created when portions of one image
are copied and pasted into another.
4-5. Describe circumstances in which each of the
Photoshop Elements selection tool would be most useful.
Activity 5
5-1. Explore the use of layer opacity in image manipulation.
5-2. Consider the use of cloning to enhance an image.
5-3. Define brightness, contrast, and saturation and discover
their usefulness in creating realism in a composite image.
5-4. Describe how the use of layers can aid in
applying certain effects and fixes to an image.
Activity 6
6-1. Discover grayscale images and observe means to add color to
them.
6-2. Explore the use of the Red Eye Brush tool in removing red
eye from photographs.
6-3. Delineate common problems that appear in
photographs and discuss how Photoshop Elements might be used to
fix them.
Activity 7
7-1.
Clean up an image using various Photoshop Elements
tools.
7-2. Discover the use of the Eraser tool to clean up an image.
7-3. Identify the use of the Blur tool to create a composite
image.
7-4. Determine the uses of the Sharpen tool to clean up an
image.
7-5. Consider the uses of the Dodge tool to lighten part of an
image.
7-6. Utilize the Sponge tool to desaturate a portion of an
image.
7-7. Use the Burn tool to darken part of an image.
7-8. Describe your opinion on the importance of
working with small details in digital images.
Activity 8
8-1. Create text within a digital image using the Type tool.
8-2.
Utilize various Photoshop Elements
commands to alter
text within an image.
8-3. Examine the specifications for creating an advertisement
using digital photography.
8-4. Begin creating an advertisement for your school.
8-5. Identify various ways in which text can be used
to enhance images and how this might be accomplished in Photoshop
Elements.
Activity 9
9-1. Conclude work on the advertisement based on the
parameters established in Activity 8.
9-2. Print the advertisement or any digital photographs
taken during the CPU at the instructor’s discretion.
9-3. Evaluate your reasons for
selecting the ad idea you are working on.
Activity 10
10-1. Select appropriate vocabulary terms based on the
definitions provided.
10-2. Test your comprehension of concepts gained
during this course.
10-3. State and explain your opinion of the Digital
Photography CPU.
15-Activity
Activity 1
1-1. Explore the invention of photography.
1-2. Discover how photography has evolved
into digital photography.
1-3. Observe the qualities of a career in photography.
1-4. Discuss advances in camera
technology and outline which you feel has had the greatest effect on
photography today.
Activity 2
2-1. Define key terms used in digital photography.
2-2. Identify the components of a digital camera.
2-3. Examine the digital camera and compare it to others.
2-4. Discover the methods of file storage common among
digital cameras.
2-5. Explore the types of file formats used in digital
photography.
2-6. Determine the technical feature
you feel is most important to consider when selecting a digital camera.
Activity 3
3-1. Explore inputting, processing, and outputting digital
images.
3-2. Use a digital camera to take photographs and input them
into the computer.
3-3. Identify the attributes of the scanner and discover its
usefulness in the input process.
3-4. Scan an existing photo into the computer.
3-5.
Examine briefly some of the Photoshop Elements tools used throughout
the CPU.
3-6. Differentiate the input options of
a scanner and digital camera.
Activity 4
4-1. Discover the Crop tool and its uses.
4-2. Consider the use of selecting a specific area in an image.
4-3. Identify the different selection tools and compare their
strengths and weaknesses.
4-4. Explore how layers are created when portions of one image
are copied and pasted into another.
4-5. Describe circumstances in which each of the
Photoshop Elements selection tool would be most useful.
Activity 5
5-1. Explore the use of layer opacity in image manipulation.
5-2. Consider the use of cloning to enhance an image.
5-3. Define brightness, contrast, and saturation and discover
their usefulness in creating realism in a composite image.
5-4. Describe how the use of layers can aid in
applying certain effects and fixes to an image.
Activity 6
6-1. Discover grayscale images and observe means to add color to
them.
6-2. Explore the use of the Red Eye Brush tool in removing red
eye from photographs.
6-3. Delineate common problems that appear in
photographs and discuss how Photoshop Elements might be used to
fix them.
Activity 7
7-1.
Clean up an image using various Photoshop Elements
tools.
7-2. Discover the use of the Eraser tool to clean up an image.
7-3. Identify the use of the Blur tool to create a composite
image.
7-4. Determine the uses of the Sharpen tool to clean up an
image.
7-5. Consider the uses of the Dodge tool to lighten part of an
image.
7-6. Utilize the Sponge tool to desaturate a portion of an
image.
7-7. Use the Burn tool to darken part of an image.
7-8. Describe your opinion on the importance of
working with small details in digital images.
Activity 8
8-1. Create text within a digital image using the Type tool.
8-2.
Utilize various Photoshop Elements
commands to alter
text within an image.
8-3. Examine the specifications for creating an advertisement
using digital photography.
8-4. Begin creating an advertisement for your school.
8-5. Identify various ways in which text can be used
to enhance images and how this might be accomplished in Photoshop
Elements.
Activity 9
9-1.
Continue working on the assignment.
9-2. Evaluate your reasons for
selecting the ad idea you are working on.
Activity 10
10-1. Conclude work on the advertisement based on the
parameters established in Activity 8.
10-2. Print the advertisement or any digital photographs
taken during the CPU at the instructor’s discretion.
10-3.
Reflect on alternative methods you might have used in your ad project.
Activity 11
through Activity 15 require students to complete
challenges to meet numerous high level problem-solving objectives.
Activity 15
15-1. Select appropriate vocabulary terms based on the
definitions provided.
15-2. Test your comprehension of concepts gained
during this course.
15-3. State and explain your opinion of the Digital
Photography CPU.
The
objectives for the challenges in this CPU include:
Challenge 1
You will conduct research on a career of your choice
that utilizes digital photography field. Share your findings in a
presentation.
Challenge 2
You will use filters and other
Photoshop Elements
tools to manipulate
or distort an image.
Challenge 3
You will conduct research on different viewpoints
concerning the ethics of digitally manipulating photographs. You will
share your findings in a presentation.
Challenge 4
You will transfer a person or object from a photograph onto another
background.
Challenge 5
You will take five elements from different digital
images and create a digital photography art collage.
Challenge 6
You will use
Photoshop Elements
to restore a damaged
photograph.
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