Digital Installations

Installation art describes an artistic genre of site-specific, three-dimensional works designed to change the perception of a space or place by intentionally adding – or subtracting – material of any kind to or from it. In this project, seventh grade digital photography students were commissioned by Calvert School to install a sculpture somewhere on campus. After creating a small model in a variety of materials, students photographed their piece as well a location on campus to install the sculpture, which was done digitally using Adobe Photoshop tools. Students were sure to consider placement, scale, light and shadow in this piece.

Take a Closer Look

The 7th Grade Digital Photography class continues to impress us with their creative and technical skills. Macro photography is the art of taking close-up pictures to reveal details which can’t be seen with the naked eye. These images are highly focused and detailed and are often used for nature shots. In this project, students went outside to take macro photos of their own using the macro camera setting. They focused on interesting shapes and forms on campus while paying close attention to color, lighting, and composition. After selecting their favorite photo, they used Photoshop to crop it even more and then rotated, flipped, and duplicated the cropped tile to form an abstracted kaleidoscope image. If you take a closer look, you may be able to identify the original subject!

Comic Strip Creators

For this project, students came up with comedic story lines and completed sketches of the layout of each panel of their comic strip. Using their sketches as a guide, they shot photographs to create each scene (or part of a scene) in a digital format. These photos were then cropped and manipulated in Adobe Photoshop and effects were added to create the look of a drawing or newspaper copy. Students also added word and thought bubbles while carefully considering the placement, font and color of each. Lastly, an Adobe InDesign document was created to bring the panels together in their final layout and a title was added. Enjoy!