Digital Photography and Web Design
Syllabus Assignments Notes Showcase photos Showcase webpages
P&W Notes
Class 1 Introduction to Cameras, expectation, class syllabus
Class 2 Introduction to Photoshop actions Review Chpt 1-2 in the book on your own
Class 3: Size considerations and making selections and manipulating selections Review Chpt 3-5 on your own.

Notes: http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/Biology/PW/chpt3and4/chpt3and4.htm

Class 4: View student photos and discuss how to imporve photo composition and llighting
Adjusting lighting with PS Elements Review Chpt 7

:http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/Biology/PW/chpt7lighting/Chpt7plus.html

Class 5: Painting with PS
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/Biology/PW/painting/paintingPSW.html

Class 6: Retouching photos Chpt 8 and Working with layers
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/Biology/PW/layers/layers.html

Class 7: Filters and effects
Notes: http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/Biology/PW/filterseffects/filterseffects.html

Class 8: no notes.. discussion and start of Dreamweaver
Class 9: Fruit site
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/Biology/PW/webfruits/furitsite.htm

Class 10: Images for the web:
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/Biology/PW/webimagery/webimagery.html

Class 11: Layers for the web
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/Biology/PW/dreamweaverayers/layers.html

Class 12: HTML code
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/Biology/PW/htmlcode/code.html

Class 13:Panoramics and Sharpening strategies - additional notes for panoramics & sharpening to be given in class.
Notes: http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/Biology/PW/panoramapics/panoramic.html

Class 14: Adding and manipulating type and start work on design of website.
Text notes: http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/Biology/PW/text/textetal.html

Class 15. Naviagation systems:
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/Biology/PW/navigation/jumpmenu.html
Note!! Only a portion of the notes are online. Rest will be handed out in class.

11/10: Class 16: Templates
Templates
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu./Biology/PW/templates/templates.html

11/12: Class 17: Video for web + layered menus + more design.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/Biology/PW/mediafor

11/17: Class 18: Projects
The next few weeks we will be working on our class web site. Note these sites and view them:
Today we will be comparing out designs and create our first web page! Please read the following to sites..

Rules of thumb for designing web sites:
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/Biology/PW/rulesofthumb.html

What you need to know about a career in this area:THE COMPUTER-MEDIATED PROFESSIONAL
http://www.rdillman.com/Dillman/Courses/COMCommon/career/index.htm

Dobos Zsuzsa found this usability site:
http://psychology.wichita.edu/surl/usabilitynews/62/web_object_international.htm

11/19: Class 19
Layers as pop-ups
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/Biology/PW/layerforwebsite/layerforweb.html

Mock up using photo and layers for top page
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/Biology/PW/layerforwebsite/flashpagetrail.html

11/24 Class 20

12/1 Class 21

12/3 Class 22

12/8 Class 23

12/10 Class 24