Lots on Our Plates!

We've been very busy in our Digital Photography class these past several weeks. Minus a quick Spring Break, we've been working on three different projects, which we are looking forward to showing you!

First, we transferred self-portraits onto slabs of clay. What an amazing project! Mrs. Kamp came up with the idea and we tried it out as a class. The slabs are in the kiln as we speak, so we'll be sure to post photos as soon as they are ready!

Another project we've started is a cartooning assignment. Students are taking photos and will then apply visual effects in Photoshop to create a comic strip!

Lastly, our class was asked by Mr. Skeen to design the planner cover for the 2009-2010 school year! We have about six designs in the works now and are selecting our favorite this week!

Stay tuned as we clean off our plates so we can deliver some visuals!

How Did You Do That?!?

Our students continue to "wow" us with the projects they produce! We asked them to take a photograph of themselves as well as a photo of a scene of their choice that would serve as the background for the finished piece.

The goal: create an unlikely scene.

The trick: successfully integrate two images in a realistic and believable way.

As in Project #1, students used Photoshop to apply shadows, adjust color, and resize/rotate photographs to make the viewer believe what he sees.

Take a look at what the class created! You'll be "wowed" too!