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Week		Date	Topics	PDF	Notes/Assignment
1	[A1]	01/11-13	Course Introduction Motivatio/Intro: Camera & Limitations History 1: Science & Art of Photography and the Math/Science Synergy	[PDF]	2011 UGA Academic Calendar 1. Self-Portrait. (reference) snowdays (Tue & Wed)
2	[A2]	01/18-20	Exposure: Aperture/Shutter 1. Metering workshop (W) Exposure: Zone System Thu-Mon/Maria @ AZ	[PDF]	2. Bad Photos (Levoy) UG drop day (Thu, 20th) UG add day (Fri, 21st)
3		01/25-27	Exposure: Zone System 2. White balance workshop (W) Basic photo process, from shot to finished image. Simple color correction Thu-Sun/Maria @ NY	[PDF]	Grad drop day (Mon, 24th) Grad add day (Tue, 25th)
4	[A3]	02/01-03	Photoshop manipulation and Techniques 3. Photoshop manipulation workshop color balance Fri-Sun/Maria @ Workshop	[PDF]	3. White Balance.
5	[A4] [P1]	02/08-10	Linear sensor & gamma (Workshop) Reviews in class, live! Camera loanders distribution Optics (Movie): Telescope lens movie (Th begin) 75 min	[PDF]	Note: the extension on the WB assignment. 4. Sports & Action. Project 1: CHDK Warmup Generate images in camera *** Send a message to email list (due Friday)
6	A5 [P2]	02/15-17	Optics 1: Focal Lengths & Distortion (Tu) Optics (Movie): Telescope lens movie complete (W, and maybe Th if anything remains) 45 min - 120min - will be on Exam. 4. Workshop (Th): Handling your camera by just using your in-camera meter, obscuring the LCD. Bring Camera Thursday!	[PDF]	Hand metering & White Towel Workshop Project 2: CHDK Warmup Generate HDR Images from multiple images. 5. An Image a Day.
7		02/22-24	Optics 2: Focal Lengths & Distortion Optics 3: Focal Lengths & Distortion	[PDF]	No Assignment due to extension on a picture of day assignment and allowing studying for the Exam. 5. An Image a Day Continuance
8	E1	03/01-03	Advanced HDR: Prof. Frank Dellaert from G-Tech : 3/01 is confirmed date - the earlier date did not work out. Review (W) Exam 1 1	[PDF]	Processing programming language [frank's modules]
9		03/08-10	Go over midterm (Tue) Noise (We) Astrophotography: Prof. Michael Covington (Th)		Go over exam Project 3: CHDK Scripting (part of final project)
10		03/15-17	Spring Break
12		03/22-24	Directional Light Light Finder Workshop	[PDF]	March 24 Withdrawal Deadline (grades due) midterm grades (no quiz grade yet)
13	A6 A7 T2	03/29-31	Artificial Light (Movie) Lighting On Camera Flash Workshop	[DVD]	6. Night Photography. 7. Light Finder.
14	A8 A9 T1	04/05-07	Off Camera Flash Workshop (Tuesday) Noise, Sensor Intro Short Project Proposal Presentations (Casual)	[PDF]	8. Still Life. 9. On Camera Flash. Term project proposal
15	A	04/12-14	Color Product/Glass Lighting, tethering Demonstration	[PDF] [PDF]	10. Off Camera Flash (if you don't have a flash you must attend the worshop). Term project intermediate report
16		04/19-21	Color Sharpening	[PDF]	11. DOF & Macro Photography (last assignment!)
17	T3	04/26-28	Color / Calibration Noise removal Sharpening Presentations? (discuss)		Final Project Proposals Presentations discuss Week 16 (04/19-21) Assignment 11 due Tuesday Assignment 10 due Part of Final (worksheet required, only images from workshop are required for the image part) 13. Final Exam Photographs
18		05/03-05	May 3: Reading Day (Tue) First Final Week
19		05/10-12	Final Exam (Hardman 101) Tuesday May 10 12:00 - 3:00 pm		University Exam Schedule
20		05/17-19			Grades Due Monday, May 16, 2011

Additional Highlights & Topics

Will add these to schedule as course progresses, some of these may be potential student presentation topics

[done] Camera and how it works
- Pinhole Camera
- Sensors (more to do)
[done] Depth of Field
[done] Zone System
[done] Natural Directional Light
[done] Composition
[done] Lenses, focal lengths
- [done]: Lens choices and DOF
- Macro/Super Macro (via an assignment - coming up)
- Tilt/Shift -Fake Miniature (if time permits)
[coming up] ] Artificial Light
[coming up]: Color Theory
- Color Spaces
- LAB, sRGB, aRGB,
- Calibration

[partial] Adobe Photoshop CS5 Familiarization
- RAW (pre-photoshop)
- Noise Removal
- Contrast, Levels & Curves
- Color by the Numbers
- Shadow/Highlights
- Masking (& Dodging & Burning)
- Channel Adjustments
- Blurring
- Sharpening
- CS5 Create your own plugin

[coming up] Image Processing in Practice (Technical background)
- Sharpening
- Removing Noise
- Contrast Contraction/Expansion

[next year] Panorama / Stitching
[done] CHDK Tutorial
- Canon Powershot A480 (loaners) (CHDK for A480)

Processing (Language) Tutorial (possible term project)

[done] Frank Dellaert Guest Talk on HDR & Computing
[done] Astrophotography
[not feasible] Field Trip with Irfan Essa's Computional Class
- We will need to see if you are interested first, but Prof. Essa has suggested one.
Video Conference with Nichole Van Portrait Tricks / Posing & Q/A
- Award Winning Portrait Photographer.