Look A Little Closer

Have you ever seen something that makes you do a double take; something so amazing you have to go back and take a second look? This project will make you do just that! Students took at least two photos and blended them together to create an unrealistic situation. The trick: to use Photoshop to make this blending process so seamless that it foold the reader into thinking what they see is completely real! This was a favorite project of many of our students, so some people may have more than one project posted. Our creative juices continue to flow! Wait until you see our next project...MACRO KALEIDOSCOPES!

Self-Portrait Collages: The Final Products

The self-portrait collages created by the 7th Grade Digital Photography class are now complete! Rather than create a typical self-portrait that represents one's own likeness, students were challenged to express his or her own interests, personality, and philosophies using various collage elements. These full-color masterpieces exhibit thoughtful composition and great attention to detail. Take a peek at the completed projects here or stop by the Middle School to check them out in person! You will surely be impressed!

Moving Right Along

We are rockin' and rollin' in our Digi Photo class. The students picked up on Photoshop right away and have created some incredible looking collages. We began our critique sessions at the end of this week and were able to give each other some insightful feedback on our first round of designs. Next week, we'll go back to the drawing board to make edits and improvements and then we'll have our final critique. Once everyone is happy with their projects, we will print the collages on our Ink Jet Plotter! This is a large scale printer that produces high quality posters for display in the hallways of the MS! If you are in the building during the month of October, check out our collages which will be hanging on the second floor. The students will have the option to take their projects home after they've been displayed for a few weeks. You may have a new piece of art hanging on your walls!

Back in the Swing of Things

Welcome Back, Everyone! We officially kicked off this semester's 7th Grade Digital Photography Class with a bang! The students are already sharing ideas for projects and photo shoots. It is wonderful to have such an enthusiastic group of young people, and I look forward to the next several months of creativity!

If students have a digital camera that they can bring to class with them for each class period, that is great! If not, Calvert has several cameras that can be used for our class projects! Our goal is to familiarize students with all types of cameras and shooting modes so that they are more than comfortable with whatever camera is available for use.

Please check this blog often as we will post our work on a regular basis! Stay tuned!

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!