Technical Skills

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Photoshop Test

DA1 Business Card Design

• Objective: To create a professional design communicating your digital skill(s).

• Create a 3 color+black CMYK design

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DA2 Motion

• Objective: To capture moving subjects.

•  Turn in your 3 best images edited in Lightroom

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ACA Prep: Project 1

• Objective: To build industry skills

• Complete the project per the Adobe application

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DA3 @Arm's Length

• Objective: To practice getting close to your subject(s)

• Shoot 30+ images. Turn in a 5x6 Contact Sheet (30 images) from Lightroom.

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Certification Prep: Project 2

• Objective: To build industry skills

• Complete the project per the Adobe application

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DA4 Natural Light

• Objective: To photograph a person with ambient light from the sun. 

• Turn in a 5x6 Contact Sheet (30 images) from Lightroom.

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Certification Prep: Project 3

• Objective: To build industry skills

• Complete the project per the Adobe application

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DA5 On-camera Flash  

• Objective: To photograph a person modifying the on-camera flash.

• Turn in 5x6 Contact Sheet (30 images) from Lightroom. 

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Certification Prep: Project 4

• Objective: To build industry skills

• Complete the project per the Adobe application

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DA6 Modifying Key Light w/Fill

• Objective: To photograph a person w/a studio strobe. 

•  Turn in a Contact Sheet + your 3 best images edited in Lightroom. 

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Certification Prep: Project 5

• Objective: To build industry skills

• Complete the project per the Adobe application

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Event Photography 1​

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DATA Hours Check

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ACA Practice Exam (on Gmetrix.net)

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ACA Certification Exam (on Certiport.com)

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DA7 Double Exposure OR SkillsUSA Prep

• Objective: To utilize multiple exposure to investigate a theme 

•  Turn in a set of 3 images edited in Photoshop.