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Why you can't cheat in this class

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Digital Cameras record more than just images. Every photo has additional information attached to it in the form of "meta data". This information records a variety of things including the camera model, camera settings, time of day, and even, in some cases, location. This data can be accessed in Photoshop's File Info Panel.

A brief explanation of the Exposure Triangle is discussed before students start the project.

5 photographs will be used for this project. One must be a dark scene (maybe a night shot with no flash), One a photo taken in bright sunlight, and the other 3 can be anything else in between.

Open each photo in Photoshop (File>Open). Next, From the File menu, select "File Info..."



Click the "Camera Data" tab (1) and write down the Exposure, F-stop, and ISO numbers. (2)



Create a new Photoshop file that is 10 inches wide by 36 inches high and a resolution of 72 pixels per inch. Place each of the five photographs into this file and shrink them so that they fit with a little space around them.

Use the text tool to record the settings for each of your 5 photos in the 10X36 document.
  • Exposure Time (Shutter speed)
  • F-Stop (Aperture)
  • ISO Speed Ratings (Film speed)

  • Evaluation:

    2 points -- followed directions
    2 points -- Quality of 5 photos
    3 points -- Accurate recording of settings
    3 points -- Nice finished layout

    10 points total




    Demo Image



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