Using your eyes, and camera, to capture images that are resemblant of particular shapes or icons is a true test of a photographer/designer skillset. Often times, the method of turning an object into a representation of an alpha-numeric character requires a proper perspective, a creative imagination, and a knack for framing the image in such a way as to maek things look just right.

Study this sample:

Part 1: Create a new folder in your Digital Photography folder and title it "Photo Alphabet"

Part 2: It is your job to shoot 26 images, where each image resembles a letter of the phoenetic (common) alphabet. We are shooting in COLOR!

Part 3: Layout, in Photoshop, your alphabet much like the sample you see above (letters included). All letters must be in the same photoshop document. Do not save each image in their own file. SAVE YOUR FINAL IMAGE AS A ADOBE PDF FILE!

1. Use these settings when you create your Photoshop document: 
   
   
2. On your menu bar, select "View" and then make sure "Rulers" is checked. You will see a ruler spanning the top and the left side of Photoshop. Right click on either ruler and select "Percent" (This changes our ruler to display percentages intead of inches, pixels, points, etc).
3. Use Photoshop's Paint Bucket tool and drop paint in the background layer. This should cover the entire document with black.
4. We are going to create a series of "Guides" (those blue lines that help us line stuff up). But, we are going to going to create verticle guides at the 20% marks and we are going to create horizontal guides at 16% marks - when you drag your guides to their locations, you should see a Percentage displayed next to your cursor that says "Y: whatever this percent is when you drag it around" 
5. the 20% guides are easy. You simply click on the ruler and drag a blue line to the 20% mark and drop it. You repeat this process for the 40%, 60%, and 80% marks. 
6. the 16% are done differently. First, grab a guide from the top ruler and drag it to 16%.
7. Now, we have to reset the ruler at the guide you just dropped. In the very corner (where the rulers meet) you will see a little box. Click and drag that box to the guide you dropped at 16%. This resets the ruler so the 0 mark is now at the guide you just dropped. Now, grab another guide and drop it at the new 16% . Repeat this process for the remaining guides.
   
   This is what you should see so far:
   
8. For each image you take be sure to Crop it and save it so that only the letter is evident
9. When you are ready to place these into this document, be sure to place those new images into this Photoshop document by going to "File" and then "Place" on the menu bar. 
10. Use the Transform/Scale command (under Edit) to reside them appropriate so that they fit in the spaces correctly. 
11. Use Histogram and the Levels Adjustment Layer to properly Balance the image
12. When you have completed this assignment, be sure to save it as a PDF document. If you are unsure how to do this, please see me and I will instruct you on how to do it.

You must have both the photographs you shot and the completed Photoshop alphabet document in order for this assignment to be graded. I will be checking your folder for both.

• You cannot take photos of already existing letters (say, a picture of an "Z" on a poster to use for your "Z."

• The arrangement of items so that they are arranged to form a letter is not permitted.

• A reoccuring item cannot be used simply because you can get multiple letters out of it (i.e.: Using a railing to form both an "I" or a "T" or an "H."

• You cannot use people to form your shapes (i.e.: A person standing straight up to form an "I."