Making a Press Pass

As part of the digital photography class, you will often be using your camera. This pass will allow you access to do so (with some restrictions!) First, you need to create one!

What you'll need:

-A photograph of yourself

-A Computer with Photoshop

-Template downloaded from classroom

Directions:

Open Photoshop

Sign into GoogleClassroom and download PressPass template

Open an image of yourself (a portrait, not a full length image)

Insert the image of yourself into the blank box on your press pass. You can use the crop tool, to get the size. Cut or Ctrl X will remove your photo and PASTE or Ctrl V to insert it where it needs to go.

Edit>Transform>Scale will allow you to resize your portrait (remember holding shift may hinder you if your pictures ratio does not match the box I've given you on template)

Add your FULL NAME and Grade to the right of your photograph. (USE TEXT TOOL T) Above the name of the school

Add YOUR GRADE as well (USE TEXT TOOL T) and choose appropriate font.

Lastly, add "2018" at the bottom of your press pass before the text "yearbook staff"

Layer> Flatten Layers when you are happy with the Press Pass

INSTRUCTIONS TO SAVE:

File > Save As > LastName_FirstName_PP  in MINOR folder in GOOGLEDRIVE

AND BE SURE YOU HAVE JPEG AS A FILE TYPE

This window will pop up:

I generally save as LARGE file, to keep the quality.
POST to your blog titled "Press Pass"

YOU MUST EMAIL ME THE JPEG SO I CAN PRINT IT FOR YOU TO USE....

Good Luck on your Finals!

Your final exam is posted in classroom.

Best of luck!

FINAL EXAM REVIEW II

FINAL EXAM REVIEW III

Please click on the link, you will be directed to a practice digital photography exam- Press START when ready! TAKE NOTES! You will see these questions again on your final exam on February 1st or 2nd .

When you are finished with the exam, SCREEN SHOT your results and submit via GOOGLE CLASSROOM. 

Final Exam Review I

Please click on the link below, you will be directed to a practice digital photography exam- Press START when ready! TAKE NOTES! You will see these questions again on your final exam on February 1st or 2nd .

REVIEW I

When you are finished with the exam, SCREEN SHOT your results and submit via GOOGLE CLASSROOM. 

FINAL EXAM REVIEW -Yearbook Questions

FINAL EXAM REVIEW- YEARBOOK QUESTIONS

Please click on the link, you will be directed to a practice digital photography exam- Press START when ready! TAKE NOTES! You will see these questions again on your final exam on February 1st or 2nd .

When you are finished with the exam, SCREEN SHOT your results and submit via GOOGLE CLASSROOM. 

Pegasus Cover Design (Literary Magazine)

Our school literary magazine comes out in the Spring. As art students, each of you will be required to submit (1) artwork and a cover design. See below for explanation:

Cover Design
Must have year 2017-2018
Must include the word "Pegasus"
Illustration, photo, sketch etc can be in color or black & white
Does not have to be an actual Pegasus, can be any image
Can be a digital or illustrated design
Should be sized 6"x 9" and 300 resolution

SUBMIT COVER DESIGNS ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM>>>>>>>>>>>> (the final jpeg)





THEN>>>>

Artwork Submission:
Each of you must submit your BEST work from this year
At least one piece, you may send others
Email good quality jpeg AS AN ATTACHMENT to rachael.rotella@woodbridge.k12.nj.us

• Subject: Pegasus Submission
• Message: First & Last Name, Grade, Title & Medium of piece

John Smith_12

"Self Portrait"

Digital Photography

Assignment: Multiple "Me's"

Multiply Yourself! 

Creating this assignment is a lot easier than it looks! First though, you'll need an idea. In class, we will be learning HOW to layer your photos and create one image, but outside of class you will need to take the time to create the photographs. 

Taking the Pictures

To make clones of yourself, put your camera on a tripod and take multiple pictures of yourself in different spots within the same scene. If your camera has a timer (shown next), start the timer, and then move in front of the camera so it takes a picture of you.

Choose a different pose for each picture. you can take pictures and then move in front of the camera before the shutter clicks. try to make your “characters” look like they’re interacting with each other by their facial expressions. Click the below images to download them so you can try it yourself!

Opening the Pictures as Layers

Open the files in Photoshop as layers, with one on top of the other. You can open multiple pictures as layers by selecting File | Scripts | Load Files Into Stack. You’ll see your photos as multiple layers within a single picture, as shown next. You can use more than two pictures.

DUE DATE:

You'll need to have your photos taken by the end of the week (1/19/18) and you will have until Wednesday 1/24/18) to get final image posted. I would like EVERYONE to post their final image to their blog followed by your original images. 

Photoshop Tutorial: Removing the head

In this tutorial you learn how to remove someone’s head and replace it with object in the background. It does not only apply to heads but to all kinds of objects so you can remove them and replace with a background. See your GoogleClassroom for instructions and stock photos. 

Please Vote!

Great News!  Natasha, from JFK Memorial High School, has been selected as a finalist for this week's "Artist of the Week" award for the 10th-12th age group.  The finalist who receives the most online votes between now and Saturday January 13 will be selected as our "Artist of the Week." 

Please cast your vote for Natasha by clicking on the link below.  Voting is limited to one vote per computer per day !

https://www.artsonia.com/museum/aotw/vote.asp

The "Artist of the Week" will be featured on the Artsonia homepage and will receive a commemorative plaque from Artsonia.  In addition, Blick Art Materials has generously donated $100 gift certificates to the winning schools and $50 to the winning artists.

Assignment: Creating a business card

 As a student (or photographer!) you share many of the same attributes of someone in the business world. You may meet people in the course of a day whom you do not know and who do not know you. It is not always possible to spend a great deal of time talking with and getting to know the people you meet. Even when you do have time to talk, people are not always going to remember everything they learned about you.

People you see everyday — teachers, other students, parents, and family members — may not know things about you that you'd like them to know. When business people meet they exchange business cards. These small pieces of paper usually contain a person's name, the name of their business, social media accounts and a title or description of the work they do, and a way to contact the person, such as a phone number or address or website.

Task:

Create a business card for yourself. Your card should help others know and remember you. Ideally it should convey a sense of who you are, what you do, or your interests — cheerleader, history buff, teacher's assistant, class president, hall monitor, avid reader, or a photographer!

A business card generally focuses on a single facet of an individual or business. You may be a cheerleader who also raises rabbits and tutors younger students afterschool. Create a business card for just one of those aspects of your school life or extracurricular activities, or the life you WANT to lead when you are out of school.

Checklist: Many of the items in this list are optional. You must decide which ones are appropriate for your business card.

• Name of Individual.
• Name of Business or Organization.
• Address.
• Phone Number.
• Email Address.
• Web Page or Social Media Address (Twitter, IG, etc.).
• Job Title of Individual.
• Tagline or description of Business or Organization.
• Logo.
• Graphic Image(s) (including purely decorative elements).
• List of services or products.

Additional  items listed below are to aid in designing your business card. Some may not apply:

• Horizontal or Vertical Layout.
• Emphasis on Business or Organization (name and/or logo).
• Emphasis on Individual.
• Emphasis on Title of Individual.
• Emphasis on a particular part of the contact information (phone, address, email, etc.)
• Size of Logo or other graphics — large (dominant) or small, etc.
• Number of Colors.
• White space (blank spaces) toward the middle or toward the outer edges.
• Conservative typeface (such as those used in the stories in your textbooks) or Fun, Informal typeface (such as crooked letters, funny shapes, odd sizes, or type that looks like handwriting) or a mix.

Steps:

1. First, decide what you want your business card to tell others. Do you want to focus on your activities with the Art Club or do you want to announce that you are class leader or that you are a skateboard enthusiast? It may help to list everything about yourself then pick one topic.
2. Describe yourself. After deciding on what aspect of your school life or activities that you want to focus, make a list or write a description that tells about that part of your life.
3. Decide if you want a "serious" or formal card or something more light-hearted or informal.
4. Using the Business Card Checklist, list the major components of your business card. Mark out any components you wish to omit from your card. If appropriate, come up with a title for yourself. To put everything you want on this small card you may need to come up with different ways to say the same thing. Look for shorter words in place of long ones. Use a single word in place of two or three different ones. Experiment with abbreviations.
5. Look at sample business cards. Identify those that have a style you might like to imitate or borrow, but DO NOT PLAGARIZE!
6. Sketch out some rough ideas of how you want your business card to look — including any graphics you think you want to include.
7. Using Photoshop, create a new Jpeg file, sized according to the specs below, 300 resolution, and 'transfer' your rough sketches to the computer.
8. POST final buisness card design (front AND back if you have a back) on to blog

Evaluation:

When POSTing your card, attach the following questions to the post with your artist statement:

1. What is the focal point of this business card? (What part is supposed to catch the reader's eye first?)
2. What job, role, or activity does this business card describe?
3. Is this supposed to be a formal (serious) or informal (casual) business card?

DUE THURSDAY 1/11/18

ENTER HERE