LIU MA118 Digital Photo I: Week #3: Adobe Bridge and Photoshop

"Photoshop – that which produces a great photograph from an average photographer." - Frank Karycinski

"Photoshop is not a verb. It is a noun. It is the means to an end, not the end itself." - Vincent Versace

Today we'll be learning about how to download images from our digital camera. This will require knowledge of the Adobe Bridge software, which you will be introduced to. From there, we will proceed to dabble with the Adobe Photoshop interface. At the end of class a small project will be submitted for grading (see blog post for Project #1 for instructions should you need them).

Below are some brief notes and handouts in reference to today's lesson. Please check them out at your leisure.

Focal Lengths

Normal Lens = 50mm for 35mm photography...but may closer to 35mm for your camera due to a crop factor! This is because the sensor size is smaller than a 35mm film frame, resulting in a lens factor to be multiplied (such as 1.6x) dependent on your camera.

Short FL = Lower mm # = Wider angle of view = zoomed out to see more = "Wide Angle Lens"
Long FL = Higher mm # = Narrower angle of view = zoomed in to see more = "Telephoto Lens"