Photography Calendar

The Graphic Arts calendar is a great way to view everything you have to do for Photography in one place. You can view daily calendar events and scroll to review past calendar postings. The calendar also includes video instructions and project links.

Monday, February 26, 2024

Food Photography
Lesson 37: Food Photography. Download any files and read the lesson - Food photography is a still life specialization of commercial photography, aimed at producing attractive photographs of food for a variety of uses including in advertisements, magazines, packaging, menus or cookbooks.

Friday, February 23, 2024

Vocabulary 5
Lesson 05: Vocabulary 5 Quiz in Canvas

Thursday, February 22, 2024

Food Photography
Lesson 37: Food Photography. Download any files and read the lesson - Food photography is a still life specialization of commercial photography, aimed at producing attractive photographs of food for a variety of uses including in advertisements, magazines, packaging, menus or cookbooks.

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Food Photography
Lesson 37: Food Photography. Download any files and read the lesson - Food photography is a still life specialization of commercial photography, aimed at producing attractive photographs of food for a variety of uses including in advertisements, magazines, packaging, menus or cookbooks.

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Food Photography
Lesson 37: Food Photography. Download any files and read the lesson - Food photography is a still life specialization of commercial photography, aimed at producing attractive photographs of food for a variety of uses including in advertisements, magazines, packaging, menus or cookbooks.

Monday, February 19, 2024

Export and Share (CC)
Lesson 11: Export and Share (CC). Download any files and read the lesson - Share photos or albums with the people you want and invite them to contribute to the shared albums.

Friday, February 16, 2024

Photography and Light
Lesson 31: Photography and Light. Download any files and read the lesson - Lighting is a key factor in creating a successful image. Lighting determines not only brightness and darkness, but also tone, mood and the atmosphere. Therefore it is necessary to control and manipulate light correctly in order to get the best texture, vibrancy of color and luminosity on your subjects.

Thursday, February 15, 2024

Lens and Focal Length
Lesson 30: Lens and Focal Length. Download any files and read the lesson - The focal length of the lens is the distance between the lens and the image sensor when the subject is in focus, usually stated in millimeters (Example: 28 mm, 50 mm, or 100 mm). In the case of zoom lenses, both the minimum and maximum focal lengths are stated on the lens.

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Image Focus
Lesson 29: Image Focus. Download any files and read the lesson - Focusing is the moving of the lens elements until the sharpest possible image is achieved. Depending on the distance of the subject from the camera, the focusing elements have to be set a certain distance from the camera's sensor to form a clear image.

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Portraits
Lesson 36: Portraits. Download any files and read the lesson - A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant.

Friday, February 9, 2024

Vocabulary 3
Lesson 03: Vocabulary 3 Quiz in Canvas

Thursday, February 8, 2024

Manual Priority
Lesson 25: Manual Priority. Download any files and read the lesson - Manual mode on a camera allows the photographer to determine the exposure of an image by letting them select an aperture value and a shutter speed value.

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Shutter Priority
Lesson 24: Shutter Priority. Download any files and read the lesson - Shutter speed is a measurement of the time the shutter is open, shown in seconds or fractions of a second. The faster the shutter speed the easier it is to photograph the subject without blur and “freeze” motion and the smaller the effects of camera shake.

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Aperture Priority
Lesson 23: Aperture Priority. Download any files and read the lesson - Aperture can be defined as the opening in a lens through which light passes to enter the camera. It is expressed in f-numbers to express the size of the lens opening, which can be controlled through the lens or the camera.

Monday, February 5, 2024

Still Life
Lesson 35: Still Life. Download any files and read the lesson - An arrangement of personal objects.

Friday, February 2, 2024

Vocabulary 2
Lesson 02: Vocabulary 2 Quiz in Canvas

Thursday, February 1, 2024

Camera Practice
Practice in class using the cameras (ISO,Shutter, Aperture).

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Camera Practice
Practice in class using the cameras (ISO,Shutter, Aperture).

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Understanding Exposure
Lesson 21: Understanding Exposure. Download any files and read the lesson - Camera exposure is the overall brightness or darkness of a photograph. It’s the amount of light that reaches the film or camera sensor when a picture is being taken. The more you expose the camera sensor to light, the lighter your photo will be. The less light, the darker your photo will be.

Monday, January 29, 2024

Camera (SLR)
Lesson 17: Camera (SLR). Download any files and read the lesson - At their most basic, cameras are sealed boxes (the camera body) with a small hole (the aperture) that allow light in to capture an image on a light-sensitive surface (usually photographic film or a digital sensor).

Thursday, January 25, 2024

Vocabulary 1
Lesson 01: Vocabulary 1 Quiz in Canvas

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Working with Light (CC)
Lesson 04: Working with Light (CC). Download any files and read the lesson - Using the slider controls provided in the Light panel, you can adjust the overall tonal range of your image..

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Edit Photos (CC)
Lesson 03: Edit Photos (CC). Download any files and read the lesson - Learn how to edit photos using different controls and presets in Lightroom.

Monday, January 22, 2024

Add Photos (CC)
Lesson 02: Add Photos (CC). Download any files and read the lesson - Learn how to bring your photos into Lightroom for editing, organizing, and sharing.

Friday, January 19, 2024

Computer Setup
Setup computer and login to Adobe.

Thursday, January 18, 2024

Second Semester
Start of a new Semester.

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Complete All Projects
Turn-in any assignment that has not been completed. (Still Life, Portraits, Safari, Farm, Food, and Product).

Monday, December 18, 2023

Complete All Projects
Turn-in any assignment that has not been completed. (Still Life, Portraits, Safari, Farm, Food, and Product).

Friday, December 15, 2023

Complete All Projects
Turn-in any assignment that has not been completed. (Still Life, Portraits, Safari, Farm, Food, and Product).

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Complete All Projects
Turn-in any assignment that has not been completed. (Still Life, Portraits, Safari, Farm, Food, and Product).

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Complete All Projects
Turn-in any assignment that has not been completed. (Still Life, Portraits, Safari, Farm, Food, and Product).

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Complete All Projects
Turn-in any assignment that has not been completed. (Still Life, Portraits, Safari, Farm, Food, and Product).

Monday, December 11, 2023

Complete All Projects
Turn-in any assignment that has not been completed. (Still Life, Portraits, Safari, Farm, Food, and Product).

Friday, December 8, 2023

Turn-in Food Images
Export and Airdrop your folder of Food images.

Thursday, December 7, 2023

Product Photography
Lesson 38: Product Photography. Download any files and read the lesson - Product photography is a still life specialization of commercial photography, aimed at producing attractive photographs of items for a variety of uses including in advertisements, magazines, and the web.

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Product Photography
Lesson 38: Product Photography. Download any files and read the lesson - Product photography is a still life specialization of commercial photography, aimed at producing attractive photographs of items for a variety of uses including in advertisements, magazines, and the web.

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Product Photography
Lesson 38: Product Photography. Download any files and read the lesson - Product photography is a still life specialization of commercial photography, aimed at producing attractive photographs of items for a variety of uses including in advertisements, magazines, and the web.

Monday, December 4, 2023

Product Photography
Lesson 38: Product Photography. Download any files and read the lesson - Product photography is a still life specialization of commercial photography, aimed at producing attractive photographs of items for a variety of uses including in advertisements, magazines, and the web.

Friday, December 1, 2023

Vocabulary 9
Lesson 09: Vocabulary 9 Quiz in Canvas

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Product Photography
Lesson 38: Product Photography. Download any files and read the lesson - Product photography is a still life specialization of commercial photography, aimed at producing attractive photographs of items for a variety of uses including in advertisements, magazines, and the web.

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Product Photography
Lesson 38: Product Photography. Download any files and read the lesson - Product photography is a still life specialization of commercial photography, aimed at producing attractive photographs of items for a variety of uses including in advertisements, magazines, and the web.

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Product Photography
Lesson 38: Product Photography. Download any files and read the lesson - Product photography is a still life specialization of commercial photography, aimed at producing attractive photographs of items for a variety of uses including in advertisements, magazines, and the web.

Monday, November 27, 2023

Product Photography
Lesson 38: Product Photography. Download any files and read the lesson - Product photography is a still life specialization of commercial photography, aimed at producing attractive photographs of items for a variety of uses including in advertisements, magazines, and the web.

Friday, November 17, 2023

Food Photography
Lesson 37: Food Photography. Download any files and read the lesson - Food photography is a still life specialization of commercial photography, aimed at producing attractive photographs of food for a variety of uses including in advertisements, magazines, packaging, menus or cookbooks.

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Food Photography
Lesson 37: Food Photography. Download any files and read the lesson - Food photography is a still life specialization of commercial photography, aimed at producing attractive photographs of food for a variety of uses including in advertisements, magazines, packaging, menus or cookbooks.

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Food Photography
Lesson 37: Food Photography. Download any files and read the lesson - Food photography is a still life specialization of commercial photography, aimed at producing attractive photographs of food for a variety of uses including in advertisements, magazines, packaging, menus or cookbooks.

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Food Photography
Lesson 37: Food Photography. Download any files and read the lesson - Food photography is a still life specialization of commercial photography, aimed at producing attractive photographs of food for a variety of uses including in advertisements, magazines, packaging, menus or cookbooks.

Monday, November 13, 2023

Food Photography
Lesson 37: Food Photography. Download any files and read the lesson - Food photography is a still life specialization of commercial photography, aimed at producing attractive photographs of food for a variety of uses including in advertisements, magazines, packaging, menus or cookbooks.

Friday, November 10, 2023

Portraits
Lesson 36: Portraits. Download any files and read the lesson - A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant.

Thursday, November 9, 2023

Portraits
Lesson 36: Portraits. Download any files and read the lesson - A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant.

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Portraits
Lesson 36: Portraits. Download any files and read the lesson - A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant.

Monday, November 6, 2023

Portraits
Lesson 36: Portraits. Download any files and read the lesson - A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant.

Friday, November 3, 2023

Portraits
Lesson 36: Portraits. Download any files and read the lesson - A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant.

Thursday, November 2, 2023

Portraits
Lesson 36: Portraits. Download any files and read the lesson - A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant.

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Portraits
Lesson 36: Portraits. Download any files and read the lesson - A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant.

Monday, October 30, 2023

Portraits
Lesson 36: Portraits. Download any files and read the lesson - A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant.

Friday, October 27, 2023

Portraits
Lesson 36: Portraits. Download any files and read the lesson - A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant.

Thursday, October 26, 2023

Portraits
Lesson 36: Portraits. Download any files and read the lesson - A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant.

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Portraits
Lesson 36: Portraits. Download any files and read the lesson - A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant.

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Portraits
Lesson 36: Portraits. Download any files and read the lesson - A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant.

Friday, October 20, 2023

Edit Images
Edit Images from Safari Park.

Thursday, October 19, 2023

FT Safari Park
Field Trip to Safari Park.

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Edit Images
Edit Images from Layman Farms.

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

FT Layman Farms
Field Trip to Layman Farms.

Monday, October 16, 2023

Work with Cameras
Work with cameras and prepare for field trips on Tuesday (Layman) and Thursday (Safari) of this week.

Friday, October 13, 2023

Vocabulary 5
Lesson 05: Vocabulary 5 Quiz in Canvas

Thursday, October 12, 2023

Still Life
Lesson 35: Still Life. Download any files and read the lesson - An arrangement of personal objects.

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

PSAT Day
PSAT test day.

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Still Life
Lesson 35: Still Life. Download any files and read the lesson - An arrangement of personal objects.

Monday, October 9, 2023

Flash Lighting
Lesson 32: Flash Lighting. Download any files and read the lesson - A flash is a device used in photography producing a flash of artificial light (typically 1/1000 to 1/200 of a second) at a color temperature of about 5500 K to help illuminate a scene. A major purpose of a flash is to illuminate a dark scene.

Friday, October 6, 2023

Vocabulary 4
Lesson 04: Vocabulary 4 Quiz in Canvas

Thursday, October 5, 2023

Still Life
Lesson 35: Still Life. Download any files and read the lesson - An arrangement of personal objects.

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Still Life
Lesson 35: Still Life. Download any files and read the lesson - An arrangement of personal objects.

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Still Life
Lesson 35: Still Life. Download any files and read the lesson - An arrangement of personal objects.

Monday, October 2, 2023

Still Life
Lesson 35: Still Life. Download any files and read the lesson - An arrangement of personal objects.

Friday, September 29, 2023

Vocabulary 3
Lesson 03: Vocabulary 3 Quiz in Canvas

Thursday, September 28, 2023

Photography and Light
Lesson 31: Photography and Light. Download any files and read the lesson - Lighting is a key factor in creating a successful image. Lighting determines not only brightness and darkness, but also tone, mood and the atmosphere. Therefore it is necessary to control and manipulate light correctly in order to get the best texture, vibrancy of color and luminosity on your subjects.

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Lens and Focal Length
Lesson 30: Lens and Focal Length. Download any files and read the lesson - The focal length of the lens is the distance between the lens and the image sensor when the subject is in focus, usually stated in millimeters (Example: 28 mm, 50 mm, or 100 mm). In the case of zoom lenses, both the minimum and maximum focal lengths are stated on the lens.

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Special Olympics
Photography the Special Olympics send-off, import and edit photos in Lightroom.

Monday, September 25, 2023

Still Life
Lesson 35: Still Life. Download any files and read the lesson - An arrangement of personal objects.

Friday, September 22, 2023

Vocabulary 2
Lesson 02: Vocabulary 2 Quiz in Canvas

Thursday, September 21, 2023

Adjustments and Effects (CC)
Lesson 06: Adjustments and Effects (CC). Download any files and read the lesson - The Targeted Adjustment tool allows you to adjust the Tone Curve or the Color Mixer controls by directly dragging in the Photo.

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Working with Color (CC)
Lesson 05: Working with Color (CC). Download any files and read the lesson - Using the slider controls in the Color panel, you can adjust colors in your image.

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Camera Practice
Photograph at the playground using the cameras on Manual Mode.

Monday, September 18, 2023

Camera RAW Files
Lesson 20: Camera RAW Files. Download any files and read the lesson - A camera RAW image is an unprocessed photograph captured with a digital camera. It contains the raw image data captured by the camera's sensor, saved in proprietary file format specific to the camera manufacturer. Camera RAW files are uncompressed, they take up more space than typical JPEG images.

Friday, September 15, 2023

Manual Priority
Lesson 25: Manual Priority. Download any files and read the lesson - Manual mode on a camera allows the photographer to determine the exposure of an image by letting them select an aperture value and a shutter speed value.

Thursday, September 14, 2023

Shutter Priority
Lesson 24: Shutter Priority. Download any files and read the lesson - Shutter speed is a measurement of the time the shutter is open, shown in seconds or fractions of a second. The faster the shutter speed the easier it is to photograph the subject without blur and “freeze” motion and the smaller the effects of camera shake.

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Aperture Priority
Lesson 23: Aperture Priority. Download any files and read the lesson - Aperture can be defined as the opening in a lens through which light passes to enter the camera. It is expressed in f-numbers to express the size of the lens opening, which can be controlled through the lens or the camera.

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Camera Modes
Lesson 22: Camera Modes. Download any files and read the lesson - Shooting modes fall into three categories: auto, scene, and P, S, A, and M modes. In auto and scene modes the camera controls shutter speed and aperture. P, S, A, and M modes are known as exposure modes and give photographers a choice as to which elements of exposure—aperture or shutter speed—they wish to control.

Monday, September 11, 2023

Understanding Exposure
Lesson 21: Understanding Exposure. Download any files and read the lesson - Camera exposure is the overall brightness or darkness of a photograph. It’s the amount of light that reaches the film or camera sensor when a picture is being taken. The more you expose the camera sensor to light, the lighter your photo will be. The less light, the darker your photo will be.

Friday, September 8, 2023

Camera RAW Files
Lesson 20: Camera RAW Files. Download any files and read the lesson - A camera RAW image is an unprocessed photograph captured with a digital camera. It contains the raw image data captured by the camera's sensor, saved in proprietary file format specific to the camera manufacturer. Camera RAW files are uncompressed, they take up more space than typical JPEG images.

Thursday, September 7, 2023

Camera Gear
Lesson 19: Camera Gear. Download any files and read the lesson - Gear is any and all hardware used to produce photographic images. This includes cameras, lenses, filters, tripods and heads, monopods, bean bags, camera straps, flashes, light modifiers, reflectors, light stands, backdrops, batteries, bags, backpacks, cases, and more.

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Holding the Camera
Lesson 18: Holding the Camera. Download any files and read the lesson - Proper camera handling techniques is one of the most important aspects of using any camera to achieve accurate images.

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Camera (SLR)
Lesson 17: Camera (SLR). Download any files and read the lesson - At their most basic, cameras are sealed boxes (the camera body) with a small hole (the aperture) that allow light in to capture an image on a light-sensitive surface (usually photographic film or a digital sensor).

Monday, September 4, 2023

Labor Day Weekend
Labor Day Weekend - No School

Friday, September 1, 2023

Labor Day Weekend
Labor Day Weekend - No School

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Working with Light (CC)
Lesson 04: Working with Light (CC). Download any files and read the lesson - Using the slider controls provided in the Light panel, you can adjust the overall tonal range of your image.

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Edit Photos (CC)
Lesson 03: Edit Photos (CC). Download any files and read the lesson - Learn how to edit photos using different controls and presets in Lightroom.

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Edit Photos (CC)
Lesson 03: Edit Photos (CC). Download any files and read the lesson - Learn how to edit photos using different controls and presets in Lightroom.

Monday, August 28, 2023

Edit Photos (CC)
Lesson 03: Edit Photos (CC). Download any files and read the lesson - Learn how to edit photos using different controls and presets in Lightroom.