Digital Intentions

Garrett's montage

2012-01-11T10:17:00.003-06:00

montage of the wrestling room

Jena J-New Program Cover

2012-01-11T09:55:00.002-06:00

Time to upgrade Denver School's program cover. Here's my new version. I like it alot.

Sarah's Collage

2012-01-09T15:23:00.002-06:00

For this project we had to take pictures standing in one spot and then without moving take 180 view of the scene we were looking at. I liked the idea of this project but it was very frustrating when the pictures didn't line up very well. Mine turned out pretty good some of the things don't line up but for the most part i think the trees and the main things lined up well.

Program Cover Improvement

2012-01-06T10:30:00.000-06:00

We're going to work on a new design for our school program cover. Here is what the school is currently using. I would recommend using Adobe Illustrator so you can rotate and change the fonts to show impact and interest. The Cyclone logos can be found in the AEA clip art, create your own or from Miss J. (Just ask her to drop box you a folder of examples)

Sarah Folkmann's Collage

2012-01-06T10:25:00.000-06:00

This is a 180 degree view of my house. This project was pretty frustrating because even if you didn't think that you moved your camera they didn't always line up. I think it would have been better if I had chosen another scene.

Josie's Collage

2012-01-06T10:17:00.002-06:00

This is my collage. It didn't work out how I wanted it to, but I guess it's alright.

Ashlin's 180 collage

2012-01-06T10:15:00.004-06:00

For this project I took pictures of a sunset outside the view of my window. I thought this project was really frustrating because if the pictures didn't work together there was no way to take more. I originally wanted to use my Christmas but due to the minimum 16 picture limit I wasn't able to.

Jena's Multi-View Collage

2012-01-06T10:14:00.002-06:00

This was a pretty interesting project. I liked putting all the pictures together to create one image, but then again at times it was frustrating. Overall, I liked this project.

Chase Multiview Montage

2012-01-06T10:10:00.000-06:00

Photo Montage.. Graphic Design

2012-01-06T10:08:00.002-06:00

This Project was Different But kind of fun, i Kind of liked it, :) -Alexandra Klemp

Duell's Montage

2012-01-06T10:04:00.002-06:00

For my picture I stood at the podium in the band room and took pictures from one side of the room to the door.

blakes photo montage

2012-01-06T09:54:00.001-06:00

Missy's Montage

2012-01-06T09:54:00.000-06:00

I took this picture in my backyard. The house at the top of the hill is actually my grandparent's house. I think it would have been cool to make a montage with all of the Christmas lights up, but it was too difficult to get enough pictures when it was dark. I like how this one turned out :)
-Missy

2012-01-05T10:10:00.002-06:00

For this project I wasn't looking forward to...but after I took a bunch of pictures it was just like putting a puzzle together.

Multi-view Image Restructure

2011-12-23T09:11:00.005-06:00

Over the holidays I'm hoping students are taking multiple views from one location of the same scene. Start at one side and take at least 5 layers vertically as you move across the scene horizontally. When we return to school Jan 3rd we'll start compiling the photos together into one scene. The views will be a little distorted but the outcome can be spectacular if the subject matter has special meaning to you.
Use photoshop to place the pictures together. You might have to size down your photos so they are easier to work with when sliding them into a new document. Make that document large enough to hold all the photos depending on how many layers across you have.

Evaluation: The amount of photos to complete your view. (At least 16)
How closely they fit together.
The steps and processes you use using photoshop in class.
The impact of the selected scene.
Place on Blog as a jpg by January 6, 2012

Accordian Fan of 2 Photos

2011-12-20T08:37:00.003-06:00

STRIPPHOTOS

TWO PHOTOS

Take two GOOD photos of the same format and size. (2 vertical or 2 horizontal, you maycrop your photos). Some peoplechoose before and after views, contrasting views. Make sure your two photos have some kind of plan for theiruse and merge. If they are too much alike they will not work. These MUST be photosyou have taken.

SIZE YOUR PHOTOS

Resize the photos to workable sizes with an evenmeasurement. I chose 8 x 10 butwill have to resize when I print them because if it was a horizontal view itwould be 8 x 20 when finished. Goto Image> Image Size and make the resolution 100 and resize the documentsize to a workable size. If youneed to unclick the constrain proportions box for a landscape or re-crop now isthe time to do it.

DON’T Allow distortion of your image that distracts from theview. If you have the ruler guideturned on (View> select Rulers) you can see what size you need to crop of soyou don’t have distortions. Lowerthe percentage guide down in the bottom left corner of the photo to help makeit a workable size.

NEW DOCUMENT

Open a third blank document with dimensions of your combinedphoto. (for two 8 x 10” photos it would be 8 x 20”)

Select the Marquee tool (dotted line box) Select 1” thick stripe and copy it tothe new document alternating from one photo to the next. If you want to make the marquee toolcut a fixed size choose Style from the horizontal tool bar at the top of thepage and pull down to fixed size. Then to the right of that is a width and height box, fill in the sizeyou want your strip to be (1” x 8”) make sure it is set to inches and not px.

Turn snap on under view and it will go into place easierwith the move tool.

You will alternate between the marquee tool and the movetool so don’t forget to switch back and forth.

THE END IS IN SIGHT - a printed fan.

Print off - choosing to fit it to a page when printing (it may get too small to fold so you can divide the image and print two separate sides to make a larger piece.)

Glue down onto thinner tag board (manilla or white)Use spray glue or glue sticks.

Fold on the line of each division so your finished work cansee one photo from one direction and the other viewed from the oppositedirection.

EVALUATION: If you want you can post the image to the blog. The finished fan will be the graded project.

2011-12-08T09:59:00.000-06:00

destiny shover :)

2011-12-07T09:51:00.001-06:00

For this Project we had to Retouch a photo it was kind of hard, but after i got the hang of things i liked it.-Alexandra Klemp

Word Theme Poster

2011-12-06T12:53:00.002-06:00

Garrett's poster.

2011-12-06T09:45:00.002-06:00

JenaJenkins-Word Pic

2011-12-05T10:11:00.003-06:00

I really really enjoyed this project. It was interesting taking familiar words and creating art. My project I once again based on my love of music.

Sarah's Word Picture

2011-12-05T09:56:00.002-06:00

For this project we had to take a word and think of words that described it. I chose the word friends I took a picture that was taken from homecoming. I think it turned out pretty good the only thing I would've changed would be make the picture darker and maybe change some of the words to gray.

Duell's word poster

2011-12-02T13:32:00.002-06:00

this is my word project it was pretty cool but kinda hard to think of words that dealt with the word exit.

Sarah Folkmann Theme Poster

2011-12-02T10:18:00.001-06:00

This assignment was a lot of fun. It was a little challenging to find enough words to fill up the page but I really like my final project.

Ashlin's Theme Poster

2011-12-02T10:08:00.001-06:00

For this project we had to choose a word and then come up many words to describe that one word. It was hard to find enough words but I'm happy with the end result.

blakes theme poster

2011-12-02T10:05:00.002-06:00

2011-12-02T09:58:00.001-06:00

For this assignment we had to choose a picture and put words around it that describe that picture. i enjoyed this assignment alot! :) *Alex Klemp

Josie's Theme Poster

2011-12-02T09:50:00.004-06:00

I chose the words friends for my poster. I like all the different words I got to use and I think mine turned out good. -Josie :)

Destiny's Theme Poster

2011-12-02T09:45:00.003-06:00

I really liked this project...coming up with all the words and figuring out witch fonts to use was the hardest part but i really like the way it all turned out.

Missy's Word Picture

2011-12-01T10:26:00.000-06:00

For this assignment I choose to use a picture of some mountains from Rocky Mountain National Park. I went there over the summer with my church youth group for the AALC National Youth Convention. We actually hiked up to this mountain (it was one of the highest ones we could hike to) and we decided to swim in the lake! It felt like ice!! (There was snow melting into the lake!) We called it 'The Polar Bear Plunge'. :) On my document I put a bunch of words about what we did or sayings that we had during the trip. I really like how it turned out, it kind of looks like a postcard :)

Mag Cover-JenaJ

2011-12-01T09:52:00.003-06:00

I REALLY enjoyed this assignment. Music is my number one passion and I liked creating my own music mag.

2011-11-29T09:46:00.001-06:00

This is my magazine cover. I liked this project the best out of all of our projects. It was fun and a nice easy project.

Theme Photo/Word Poster

2011-11-29T09:10:00.000-06:00

I chose a picture of my grandma's dog. He was my bestest friend for a really long time. (Olyvia 2009)

Students will be creating a Theme poster with words identified with the theme placed on the page using Illustrator. Balance out the fonts and size of lettering across the page so it lines up with the edge of your chosen photo. The photo should be put through a filtering process so the outlines match up with the style of fonts you use. You can use gray tones and black within your layout. The arrangement should be horizontal... avoid diagonal words. Try to fit the lettering together so you avoid spacing whites and avoid lines of lettering by moving some words up or down. For example, if you use a 36 pt word next to it you could be able to fit in two lines of words, off centered so it's not on the same line.

DEADLINE: Friday 12/2 will be the last in class day to work on this project.
FORMAT: Print off a copy and post on the blog.
(Miss J 2011)

blakes magazine cover

2011-11-28T10:02:00.001-06:00

blakes photo retouching

2011-11-28T10:01:00.003-06:00

Sarah Folkmann's Retouch

2011-11-28T09:47:00.001-06:00

JenaJenkins-Photo Retouch

2011-11-28T09:46:00.005-06:00

This was an interesting assignment, and I enjoyed it. A most useful tool for me to use for photo retouching is the clone tool, it helped alot. I am satisfied with my work.

Sarah Folkmann's Magazine Cover

2011-11-28T09:46:00.001-06:00

Ashlin's Magazine

2011-11-23T15:54:00.003-06:00

For this project we had to design the cover of our own made up magazine. I envisioned my magazine as being about conspiracy theories. I liked this project a lot.

Sarah's Magazine Cover

2011-11-23T15:52:00.002-06:00

Sarah's Retouch Photo

2011-11-23T15:51:00.000-06:00

Josie's Retouch

2011-11-23T10:08:00.007-06:00

This is my retouched picture. I tried to keep it close to the originally and think I did a pretty good job. -Josie

2011-11-23T10:08:00.006-06:00

Political Punk Mag

2011-11-23T10:06:00.001-06:00

I like the way my magazine turned out. I thought it was fun to get to play around with different fonts and tools. -Josie :)

Magazine Cover

2011-11-23T10:02:00.004-06:00

I thought this project was fun because i got to take a picture of my horse and my brother and sister. I like the way this turned out...

By: Destiny Shover

2011-11-23T09:57:00.001-06:00

For this project we had to make the cover for a magazine i really liked this project and it was way cool, i put bright text colors and a dark border and a pretty cute picture on the cover i enjoyed this project very much!:)

-Alexandra Klemp

Missy's Magazine Cover

2011-11-23T09:54:00.000-06:00

For project I chose to make a magazine cover about my chickens. I thought it was kind of different and clever. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out :)

Ashlin's Retouching

2011-11-22T09:49:00.003-06:00

For this project Miss J provided us with a picture of her great great grandfather. It was in very bad condition and I was very happy to make it better for her.

photo retouching

2011-11-09T12:52:00.002-06:00

i personally think that this was hard just for the fact that i didnt know what stuff i should change and how i should draw in stuff...i made the background look more blurry so it would make him look like he was the main point of this picture.

Magazine Cover

2011-11-08T13:57:00.002-06:00

Working on designing your own magazine cover I thought you might like to see an example of a former students work.

I made this magazine in the tradition of popular mechanics almost. I'm a big car and racing fan so naturally I wanted a very modern, technical look. the picture is of the Kawasaki Z-1000 in my shop at home, and there's a special article inside about my favorite sport, Moto GP racing. I think it turned out well and hope others will agree. Devon E. (2009)

2011-11-02T10:21:00.002-05:00

For this project we had to take pictures and make them go together in an artistic way. We had to use 6 pictures. I think mine turned out good but somehow could've been a little better.
Sarah Diercks

Precious Montage-Jena Jenkins

2011-11-02T09:45:00.002-05:00

I created this photo montage for my dog precious. She is fifteen years old. I also included a portrait to the top right. My dog is my world. I really liked this project. It will go great with my whistle :)

Duell's Montage

2011-11-01T09:50:00.002-05:00

2011-11-01T09:45:00.003-05:00

This my photo montage, the base picture is a picture my step dad made a while back and gave me permission to use it. The lyrics are from Words In The Water by Thrice off the Major/Minor LP (2011)

2011-10-31T10:24:00.001-05:00

For this project we had to montage at least six pictures together. I choose to do a montage of softball. I really like how mine turned out :) -Josie

2011-10-31T10:10:00.000-05:00

Photo montage Alex k.

Missy's Montage

2011-10-31T10:05:00.000-05:00

blakes montage

2011-10-31T09:56:00.004-05:00

Destiny's Montage

2011-10-31T09:56:00.001-05:00

Photo Montage - Sarah F

2011-10-27T09:50:00.003-05:00

This is a photo montage of my dog. I really enjoyed this project and I love this quote.

Assignment - Photo Montage

2011-10-15T21:20:00.000-05:00

We will be bringing 6 or more images together for a montage effect. Go to Photoshop tips & tricks for more information on how to merge photos.
If you want to change the background or learn to make a mask click on this tutorial link. You can also use the lasso tool and move tool for easier shapes, along with erasing parts of a layer to make it fit your scene. Demonstrations will be given in class.
You will need to look in your iPhoto library for appropriate photos or take more photos to complete this assignment. All photos in your merge should be photos you have taken or family photos.
Here is one I did for my personal blog banner. There are ten layers to this montage of my family and important places in our past and present. The background is a photo of a painting I did, so think of including some of your own artwork as well!What theme or collection will you montage?
Think of the layout and sizing of your photos. You will want to balance your work across the image. Be careful of what you choose to crop and include. Spacing is important to the success of your finished piece.

Future Assignment - Photo Retouching

2011-10-15T16:14:00.000-05:00

Students, just a heads up that in the future we will be doing a retouching assignment of a photo that needs to be scanned in and fixed up. This should not be a digital photo to begin with, but something pre-digital age that needs to be fixed. It would be great if you had an old family photo that needs fixing. Talk to Miss J if you are having trouble locating something.
Here is an example of one I'm working on. The original is a tintype photo from the 1870's.

* REMINDER - Please remember to re-size the images you are posting to the blog. No huge files please.

Poster Design Guidelines

2011-10-06T12:07:00.001-05:00

Posters are an advertising tool meant to capture the attention of customers on the move. The difficult part about designing posters is that they have to be able to capture attention in one glance, and in that one glance, a reader should be able to immediately discern the message. Therefore, following some basic graphic design rules is vital to the effectiveness of your posters.

1. Limit your text. A good rule of thumb is 1/3 text to 2/3 visuals.

2. Images should be able to capture attention and relate to the purpose of the poster.  Don't overload your poster with too many images.

3. No more than two font types and only three or four font sizes. Remember the size reflects the order of importance the size of the text.

4. Don't go overboard on color. The background should be a muted color or should contrast the text color. Avoid black background for printing purposes. (It eats our ink up)

5. When it comes to layout, leave lots of space. Control the eye flow by grouping information logically and using space to draw the reader through the layout.

6. Design more than one layout. Try different colors, fonts, sizes, arrangements, ideas... A designer rarely comes to a client with one choice. Show your versatility!

Don't forget that posters are for reaching a large amount of people in certain areas. What can your design do to intrigue the viewer to check it out. What do you have on your poster that allows the viewers eye to move through the information. Usually start with the most important information at the top and follow in order of importance. Display the information in such a way that the eye follows this information. Be original. Try for something different than what's been done before. Don't let an Adobe Illustrator document look like it was a Miscosoft Word document. Create something that shows your own talent and pride in your abilities.

http://www.printplace.com/printproducts/rules-for-poster-design.aspx

Collage Face

2011-09-29T10:08:00.001-05:00

More Digital Photo Assignments

2011-09-23T10:15:00.003-05:00

Try to get more than one for each area so you have some choices. We'll be continually gathering photos as scenes arise, ideas are inspired and you get your hands on a camera. These 10 categories will be "due" The week of November 1st.

Digital Photo Self-Assessment and Evaluation

Composition

Distractions - more than what's asked for in the scene,...

Arrangement - cropping technique

Focus

Lighting/Contrast

Originality

Interest/Impact

Creative Adaptation of original print

Group Photograph

A group is three or more people or objects. Group photographs are usually stationary and posed with people looking at the lens. Group photos can also incorporate candidness and action. Positioning people and objects in layers will create the illusion of "depth".

Shadows

Using shadows to enhance a photo or add impact is an interesting task. Use alternative lighting or lack of lighting indoors or shoot outdoors when and where shadows are extreme.

Weather

Imagine the impact the weather has on our environment. Capture a scene where weather is the focus. Clouds, Colors in a Sunset or Sunrise, Ice, Snow, Rain, Mud or any effect of the weather. We will send these photos into KWWL for their Hot shots feature on the morning news. schnack@kwwl.com

Abstract Close-ups

Abstract close-ups should cause the viewer to see the shapes, patterns and value contrasts in an object that the eye takes for granted or ignores. The challenge is getting the lens to focus when up close to objects. Usually you need to be two or three feet from an object in order to focus the lens properly.

Action Photo

Action Photographs freeze action as it is happening. Whether the scene is crisp and clear or the action is in a blur all depends on your camera setting. You can change the shutter speed setting on your camera to effect this. a shutter speed of 1/250th or higher helps to get action, use a lower number to get a blur or use a panning effect by following the action so the background is more blurry than the subject you've been following.

Framing

Frame your subject by placing something around the edge of your viewfinder that draws focus to the real subject matter within the frame. Possibilities exist in looking through doors to the outside, branches around the edge, or find the rare find to create that impact that leads to the focus within.

What Would Otherwise Go Unseen

Experiment with angle of view and framing. Look below your knees and above your head. Consider how other visual elements might help you achieve your goals. Think of things in your environment that typically go unnoticed – a plant, fence, old building, or drainpipe. How can you use photography to encourage others to see things that usually go unnoticed? How can your photographs invite viewers to think differently about people, places, and objects?

People

Get some close up photos and or photos of people doing what they do best. Capture them in candids and posed photos and decide which gives the strongest impact. A picture of all shadows? Young or old or include both... A candid photo captures the moment without the subject being aware they are being photographed. In order to shoot candid photos, people should be used to seeing you with your camera so they are less camera shy or worse, camera hams. Let people forget you are there before you start shooting by quietly observing people's activities and interactions.

Architecture

What architectural elements can you pull out of your environment? Look to include angles or lines that draw interest into the scene. Get close to fill the space. This is not just a photo of a house and lawn. Find interest in the old or new aspects of design... reflections, decay, repeated designs,...

Nature

Allow photos to show nature at work. There are tons of possibilities; animals, plant life or flowers, landscapes, water,...

+Optional or ideas for subject matter
Vehicle study: motorcycles, cars, trains, antique autos, scenes at the dump, parking lots, on the road,...

Photos will be allowed to be touched up with Adobe Photoshop so imagine how they can be cropped and enhanced with the program. Don’t filter every picture beyond recognition. Composition and impact are the key. Fill you space with interest.

Make Photos Look Better...

2011-09-23T10:02:00.000-05:00

Almost all photographers, amateurs & professionals alike, have at least one thing in common -- virtually every picture they take could be better. For the professionals, it's their business to get as close to perfection as possible, but even the best photographers can find something to improve in almost every shot. With this in mind, a simple thought that can lead to consistently better pictures is look before you leap! In the final instant before you snap the shutter take a quick glance at your scene & look for things to improve. Even if you find you don't have time to make improvements this time, you'll find that by incorporating this one habit into your picture taking, your images will begin to improve -- consistently!

Now that you know to take one last look before you shoot, let's talk about some of the principles of composition that will help you make your pictures better: The photographs you admire in exhibits may look like chance shots, but few of them are. They are created by, learning and then making careful use of some basic principles of composition. Photographic composition is simply the selection & arrangement of subjects within the picture area. After you learn the basic rules, you'll realize that most pictures with good composition are the result of careful planning, patient waiting, or a quick sensing of the best moment to take the picture. But it's easier than it sounds. You'll find that the rules of composition will become part of your thinking when you are looking for pictures, & soon they will become second nature to you. Here are some of them:

GUIDELINES TO BETTER PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION

SIMPLICITY - the most important guideline. Look for ways to give the center of interest in your picture the most visual attention. Select uncomplicated backgrounds, avoid unrelated subjects, and move in close.

RULE OF THIRDS - Imagine your picture area divided into thirds both horizontally and vertically. The intersections of these imaginary lines suggest four options for the placing the center of interest for good composition. Try to place horizon lines and verticals off center to make the picture more effective.

LINES - Diagonal lines are dynamic! Use lines to lead your eye into the main subject. Repetitive lines draw a viewer's attention to your center of interest. One of the most common and graceful lines used in composition is called the s curve. Use simple geometric lines and shapes to help arrange your picture. Triangles add strong visual unity to pictures.

BALANCE - good balance is simply the arrangement of shapes, colors, or areas of light and dark that complement one another. Symmetrical balance is like even balanced scales. Non symetrical balance in general is more interesting to look.

FRAMING YOUR SUBJECTS - For an added creative dimension, compose your pictures with an interesting foreground frame, such as a tree, a leafy branch, or a window. Try to choose a frame that links thematically with the subject such as a garden trellis framing a flower scene.

AVOIDING MERGERS - We see things in three dimensions, the camera flattens these views and mergers appear and distract the viewer.

STRONG CENTER OF INTEREST - It is usually best to have one main point of interest because a picture can tell only one story successfully. And, whatever the main subject is, always give it prominence in the photo to make all other elements subordinate to it.

USE THE BEST CAMERA ANGLE- Good pictures usually depend on selecting the proper point of view. You may need to move your camera only a few inches or a few feet to change the composition decidedly. When you want to photograph a subject, don't just walk up to it & snap the shutter. Walk around & look at it from all angles; then select the best camera angle for the picture.

FILL THE FRAME - One of the most frequent problems in amateur pictures is not being close enough. As a general rule, the closer you get to the subject, the better your pictures will be. Getting close helps eliminate distracting picture elements that do not contribute to the composition. This is especially true in people pictures where some background information is necessary to help set the scene & make the picture interesting, but is not the main subject & shouldn't dominate the composition.

Exposure & Environments?

As you gain experience in picture taking you will recognize that one of the key challenges in photography is knowing your environment! If you are to control the outcome of your efforts you must develop an understanding of light, exposure control, depth of field & focus to name a few.

Light on film in a traditional camera or the CCD in a digital camera creates the image! This fundamental fact of photography clearly points out the need to understand light & how it affects the success of your pictures. Much of your understanding of light will come from experience, by observing lighting conditions as you photograph & then correlating your observations with the results. In doing so you will come to understand light.

Light has a "quality" to it & you have a degree of control over that quality. "Soft" diffuse light has a different quality than harsh direct light, & through the use of diffusers & filters, you have some control over the softness of the light you use. In some shots, harsh light is very creative, but for other shots a softer light works best. & in outdoor photography, waiting until a different time of the day can change the whole mood of a shot as the quality of the light changes. Observe this & work to use it to your advantage.

Collage Face

2011-09-22T10:09:00.001-05:00

We had to take pictures of people and use something from each of their faces.
Sarah Diercks

Sarah's Face Mash

2011-09-22T09:56:00.000-05:00

For this assignment we took parts of peoples faces and put them on a different face. I thought mine turned out okay but i don't really like it.

Face-Jena Jenkins

2011-09-22T09:55:00.003-05:00

This was a fun project. Alex and I went around and got as many pictures as would could of people faces.

Chase Photo"Chop-Shop" Face

2011-09-22T09:54:00.003-05:00

just a photshopped face

Face Collage

2011-09-22T08:17:00.001-05:00

For this project i took different facial features and pasted them onto my face, I liked this project alot and thought it was very fun!:)

Alex k.

alphabet name by: alex klemp

2011-09-22T08:13:00.000-05:00

Assignment: Beginning Photo Collection

2011-09-21T16:56:00.000-05:00

Photography is an art of selection. You select the information you want to communicate in your photograph from all the possible visual elements. Visual elements can be anything you see in the viewfinder of your camera. Choose your visual elements carefully; they are the vocabulary with which you communicate.

Look for images which engage you and make you care about them. You will be:

• Communicating thoughts and feelings

• Expressing unique points of view

• Exploring the world around us

• Creating new visions

• Recording important events

Helpful hints:

REPETITION of one of the art elements is what makes many classical photographs so dynamic.

There are many kinds of CONTRAST: figure/ground, old/young, rough/smooth, shiny/dull, dark/light, etc. The conscious use of contrast is important.

Decide on a focal point or CENTER OF INTEREST. Discover what it is by closing your eyes. Open them, and make note of the first thing you see. That may be the portion that demonstrates the principle of EMPHASIS.

Take advantage of PATTERNS found in nature, calling attention to them through composition and point of view.

Fill your viewfinder with your subject. Get in close. Keep the background simple or use the background to reinforce your subject.

Don't cut off important parts of your subject... ie. never cut off hands or feet if your taking a photo of a person. (No one wants to walk around on their ankles.)

We need to improve our photography collection so we have photos to work with on different projects. Here are some categories/subject matter that you can try searching for in photos. Check out the links of interest to the side for more tips.

Beginning Photo Assignments: Lets start with the hints above and make them into categories:
REFLECTIONS - buildings, chrome, mirrors, kitchen appliances... frame your shot to use the reflection as the most important subject in your view. Allow the original part to fade as the reflection becomes the focal point.
CONTRAST - don't limit your possibilities out there. Dark/Light is used most often but there are many others... see the list above under hints.
CENTER OF INTEREST - Also known as the focal point. Something should grab your interest and make an impact on "you" the viewer. I'd try to choose something unique, original, maybe from a different vantage point or angle of view.
PATTERNS - Patterns are in many everyday objects and scenes. Find patterns in a repeated line of elementary students standing in line, mechanical objects or pieces of a machine, plants, animals. Find something unique. Be aware of your compositional choices and angle of view.

face

2011-09-21T10:20:00.000-05:00

collage face

2011-09-21T10:16:00.004-05:00

for this face it was a weird but i had fun

Jordyn Face Collage

2011-09-21T10:10:00.001-05:00

For my face I used a different feature from different faces and added it onto my base picture to change the features. I like the way mine turned out! - Josie

Face Collage

2011-09-21T10:08:00.000-05:00

For this face I put all of my friend's faces together. I added one facial feature from each of us and then I added some of our hair.
-Missy S.

face mesh

2011-09-21T10:05:00.003-05:00

It was really fun to do this face collage, it ended a little weird but i think it was cool.

Ashlin's Collage Face

2011-09-21T10:00:00.003-05:00

For our third project we did a collage of different faces. I think it looks really weird, but it was fun making all the parts of the face blend together.

2011-09-20T10:25:00.001-05:00

For my collage I did a mix of five different peoples faces. I think it looks very goofy but is very creative. :) -Destiny Shover

face

2011-09-20T10:01:00.000-05:00

The face

Font Person- Alex Klemp

2011-09-19T10:07:00.002-05:00

Marissa's Letter Head

2011-09-19T09:50:00.004-05:00

Sarah's Font Face

2011-09-19T09:43:00.002-05:00

I made this face out of different fonts and letters. It was fun and I think it turned out pretty good.

johns font face

2011-09-15T09:23:00.001-05:00

Sarah's Font Face

2011-09-15T09:19:00.001-05:00

For this assignment we used a bunch of different fonts on Adobe Illustrator to create a face. I really enjoyed this and will do it again just for fun.

FontFace-JenaJenkins

2011-09-15T09:14:00.003-05:00

This was an interesting assignment. Other people had some very interesting font faces. The hardest part was trying to find a thinner "0" for the face. Overall I am satisfied with my work.

Chase "Stix"Font Face

2011-09-15T09:12:00.006-05:00

After messing around I decided I'd make it look like my friend Alex "stix".

2011-09-15T09:12:00.003-05:00

this was a fun project i liked it a lot.

Font Face

2011-09-15T09:08:00.000-05:00

This project was challenging because it was hard to find the right type of letters to fill in the facial features. I tried to make this font face look like Lady Gaga with a hair bow on top of her head...
-Missy S.

Ashlin's Font Face

2011-09-14T10:13:00.003-05:00

For our second project we used Adobe Illustrator to use different fonts to create faces. I decided to create a side profile of a woman with very wavy hair. I really liked this project a lot and I'm very happy with the end result.

Josie's Font Face

2011-09-14T10:07:00.001-05:00

For this assignment we had to make a face using different letters from different fonts. I thought this project was pretty fun.
-Josie

Old Church Organ Player

2011-09-14T10:01:00.003-05:00

I don't know how it all came together but this is what I ended with, an old lady looking face that reminds me of a church organ player.

Font Face

2011-09-13T10:07:00.002-05:00

by Destiny Shover

Assignment - Font Face

2011-09-12T21:00:00.000-05:00

Using Adobe Illustrator bring up a blank new document and create a full 8.5 x 11 page. You'll be creating a face using different characters from different fonts to make up the features and details.

Go to the menu at the top and select Type, then pull down to Glyphs. Glyphs will appear on your desktop and be a guide for all the letters within each font. Change fonts with the pull down selections at the bottom of the Glyphs box.

Go to Object at the top menu and pull down to Transform and pull across to selections of rotating the letter, changing the size,… Change the size of letters and their location to create a truly unique face.

Be as creative as possible creating features, hair, face outline, neck, and distinguishing factors. (do not do a head to toe portrait, this is a face assignment)

Try to Challenge your idea of how your face should look, what style of hair, feature shapes, eye lids, curls of hair, including a neck,…

Assessment:
Challenge/Creativity - Unique use of shapes
Variety of shapes used to fill in the character
Structure of Face - Do a three quarter view for full points!
Use of Full Page
Independent thinking and demonstration of tech. skills
Posting to the blog by deadline

DEADLINE: Posted by 9/14

Marissa's Alphabet

2011-09-08T10:01:00.003-05:00

Becker

Garrett

2011-09-08T09:57:00.000-05:00

alphabet

2011-09-07T10:23:00.008-05:00

this was our first project. it was pretty fun and diffrent

Graphic Design Alaphabet

2011-09-07T10:18:00.004-05:00

Our first project in graphic design, I took the picture with my Ipod Touch 4th Gen. I used photoshop to crop and edit the pictures to form the word "PLAYS".

BEAUTY-Jena Jenkins

2011-09-07T10:15:00.006-05:00

In this assignment, I was to take pictures of objects which appear to be letters, to create the word of my choice. Because this project was supposed to be natural, or atleast as natural as we could make it, I chose the word beauty. Beauty itself is natural.