Students each found a work of art from any time period, by any artist and in any medium that they found intresting. Once they each selected a work of art they learnd that they would have to recreat it in a photo. This is always a bit shocking and students try to change their image to something they feel is "easier". They are disappointed instantly to hear that they cannot change the image but they become excited when they begin to plan how they can recreate the image.
The process of the project pushes students to think creatively and work together to problem solve. Often they take a photo and then compare it to their original work of art and see what they need to do to impove. The final results are always rewarding. Students also completed a research presentation on their artist and artwork, sharing what they learned with their classmates and showing off the creative interpretations of the original image. |
Students learned about how to meld one thing into one another using the technique known as double exposure. This technique was first used with film negatives in dark rooms. These images were created by superimposing two images on the same piece of photosensitive material. Now two digital images can be easily laid over one another in computer programs like Adobe Photoshop. These images can be seen in advertisements, album covers and in the art world.
Students experimented with Photoshop, layering their photos and changing the opacity of each layer of their final image. Student were challenged with the new set of tools but created visually interesting images. |
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