H	Period	Digital Photography
		2007-08 First Semester August 2007 thru January 2007

Assignment Schedule & Due Dates

Reading

Photographic Projects

Reading Assignments

Photoshop Elements 4 ~ One-on-One

by Deke McClelland

Due Date	Book Chapter	Chapter Title
Fri, Sep 21	Lesson #1	Getting and Organizing Photos
Tue, Oct 16	Lesson #2	Quick Fix and Save
Mon, Oct 22	Lesson #3	Correcting Colors
Tue, Nov 06	Lesson #4	Making Selections
Wed, Nov 14	Lesson #5	Crop, Straighten, and Size
Fri, Nov 30	Lesson #6	Paint, Edit, and Heal
Mon, Dec 10	Lesson #7	Filters and Distortions
	Lesson #8	Building Layered Compositions
	Lesson #9	Text and Shapes
	Lesson #10	Styles and Adjustment Layers

Photographic Projects

Due Date	Assignment	Notes & Comments
Mon, Oct 08	Photograph #1	“CSW Homecoming”
Fri, Oct 19	Photograph #2	“At the Mall” or “Urban Life”
Mon, Oct 29	Photograph #3	“Animals”
Fri, Nov 09	Photograph #4	“Autumn Experience”
Mon, Nov 26	Photograph #5	“Lunch scene at CSW”
Mon, Dec 10	Photograph #6	“Thanksgiving” or “Children”
Mon, Dec 17	Photograph #7	“Snow and the Cemetery”
Thur, Jan 03	Photograph #8	“Winter Break”
Tue, Jan 08	Photograph #9	“Doors, Doorways & Windows”
	Photograph #9	“Open”

Fri, Jan 11

Final Project

Portfolio Presentation & Paper

Notes:

Additional assignments or projects may be added, and some assignments may be deleted. All dates are subject to change. A conscientious attempt will be made to keep this schedule up-to-date.

Grading

Course Grade
	40%	Marking Period #1	50%	Assignments
			35%	Photographic Projects
			15%	Class Participation
	40%	Marking Period #2	50%	Assignments
			35%	Photographic Projects
			15%	Class Participation
	20%	Final Exam	100%	Portfolio

Student’s individual scores are listed on:
-	K12 Planet
-	This web site

Questions may be emailed to: Dr. Dave Schonbach

Updated: December 12, 2007