ANTH 689 Photo

Class 14 PhotoModeler / STRATA Foto 3D

A. Familiarization with current 3-dimensional imaging software.

B. Emphasis to be placed on application for archaeological documentation.

Class 13 Black-and-White Film Photography

A. Processing Film

B. Fundamentals of enlarging, cropping and printing

Practice - shoot at least (1) 24-exp T-MAX 100 (400) roll of film; we will process it in class.

Class 12 Practice and Play

The Wilder Lab will be open with all resources prepared to help you make great images. If possible, we will have a model or two on hand to include in your work. Too often, archaeologists have focused and specialized their work to the point that they exclude the human element. Including people in site shots provides scale for gross features. Also, people shots are generally more interesting. Be archaeologically minded but don’t forget the bigger picture of your work.

Post your images.

Class 11 Geologic Formations

A. Stratification

B. In-situ photographic record

C. Perspective views

D. Geological Formations - In The Field means carrying stuff – we will spend time setting up a practical tool kit of what we need in the field.

Take photographs of ‘features’ around campus and surrounding community. The main campus golf course has some interesting erosion patterns and sand traps along the fairways facing Texas Avenue.

Post your images for review.

Class 10 Bone and Other Organic Material - in the field & in the lab

A. discussion of postings

B. Thin sections

C. Gross section photography

Practice - Practice - Practice!

Post you work for review…….

Class 9 Practice Class

This class is set aside for your play time. Work individually or in groups if you wish, but work on aspects

of flask and / or continuous lighting photography. Remember, you are working towards building your

portfolio. You can work indoors or at large around campus. Concentrate on deliberately control

ling your sources of light. Have fun – be creative.

Post your work on the blog site.

This is a good photo i  is the next one better?

Class 8 Continuous Light Lighting - Learning to Light

Chairoscuro lighting - drama and clarity [ chairo (light) & scuro (dark) ]

A. Available light - domestic lamps (what we normally see)

B. Specialist lighting - studio flash (what we create)

C. Fill lighting - flash and incident (reflective lighting) - outdoor use to control detail

D. Metering Light – in-camera vs handheld meters

E. Computer driven metering systems

Take images and post them to our site. Review each others work and be prepared to discuss

lighting concepts in the next class. Include studio flash images if you have time to make them.

Studio Flash

A. Basic Setup for small artifacts

B. Elements of artifacts photography

C. Capturing texture

D. Minimalist perspectives

E. Metering flash lighting

Class 7 Breaking Photography Down - Light Science and Magic

A. Copy Photography - balanced light

B. Improvised Lighting - the ‘family of angles’

C. In the Lab

D. In the Field

E. Shiny Objects

F. Glass and Liquids

Read: Family of Angles - Light - Science and Magic, p.36-63

Practice and post this weeks work to the site.

Class 6 - Show and Tell

Come prepared to discuss your work. The goal is to create a discussion about the merits of each method of creating images.

Also:

A. Grayscale vs de-saturation of color images to create B&W images. MB&WDP

B. Tonal distribution - MB&WDP - levels & shadows/ highlights

Start with this image as a place to develop some opinions. Does this image have any redeeming qualities?

Class 5 Methods of Creating B&W Images From Color Images - Digital Photo - B&W vs Color

Classic, Great Photos and everyday journal publications

A. Histograms - adjusting, RGB, total image, maximizing image data

B. CTRL+SHIFT+U

C. Image-Mode-Grayscale

D. Image-Mode-Lab Color –> Windows-Channels-Lightest

E. Channels-RGB

Go forth and create images that you will post to our class site. Concentrate on using items ‘C,’ ‘D’ & ‘E’ to create B&W images.

Black and White image created with short DOF.