Mosaic Magic

This project was purely inspired by the students! It was something they wanted to try, so we gave it our best shot. The mosaics turned out beautifully! Each portrait of our class is made up of smaller photo tiles. These photo tiles vary from project to project. Some people chose to take photos of friends, while others chose to take photos of sports equipment, drum sets, and even themselves. If you click on the photos below to make them larger, you can zoom in to see the smaller tiles. This is a great idea, and I will definitely be using it with my classes in future years! Great job, Digi kids!

Kaleidoscopes: You Look Marvelous, My Dear!

As promised, the 7th Grade Digi Photo Kaleidoscopes have arrived! Look at the beautiful work created by our students!

We toured the campus to get close-up shots of leaves, flowers, grasses, etc. as a continuation of our study of macro photography. We focused on color, lighting, and composition. After selecting their favorite shots, students cropped a tile from the original photo and duplicated it, rotated it, and flipped it to create an abstracted kaleidoscope image.

We will hang these projects on the 2nd floor of the Middle School, so please stop by when you can to see these marvelous prints in person! They are stunning and the students are extremely proud of their work.

Macro Photography

For the past few weeks, we've been studying macro photography, or close-up photography. We walked around Calvert's campus with our cameras in hand and took several pictures of the fall foliage. The purpose of this type of photography is to gather crisp, detailed shots that show great detail and texture. Students will then select a photo they would like to use for our kaleidoscope project. Wait until you see the creations that are coming out of Room 201 in the Middle School! The patterns, colors, and shapes are breath taking! After our student critique session and a round of revisions, we should be ready to post our final pieces by the end of this week!

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!