Self Portrait by Mary Cassatt
Recrated by Caitlin Connors Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo De Vinci
Recrated by Josie O’Hare Edwin Denby by Peter Hujar
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Each student found a work of art from any time period, by any artist, and in any medium that they found interesting. Once they selected a work of art, they learned that they would have to recreate it in a photo. This is always a bit shocking and students try to change their image to something else 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 the original work of art and see what they need to do to impove. The final results are always rewarding. Students also complete a research presentation on their artist and artwork. Sharing what they learned with their classmates and showing off their creative interpretations of the original image. Father and Son in Kitchen by Paul Outerbridge
Recated by Trey Smith |
By Josi O'Hare
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Once students started to get the hang of the camera settings, how to make an interesting composition and the basics of photoshop, they were ready to get creative. With the multi-layer project, students needed to create three different images. Each image needed to be made up of three different photos. Using photoshop, students needed to select portions of each photo to layer together and create unique images. Take a close look and see if you can see each of the different photos the students have selected.
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The Greenville art students traveled to Massachusetts to visit the Clark Art Institute to study and experience art in real life. The group began their visit with a tour led by the Clark's docent. The docent focused on a variety of works from different time periods. The students then had an opportunity to explore the gallery on their own and find artworks that they found inspirational. They had a great time and gained a greater appreciation for art.
The photo class was tasked with finding interesting spaces, works of art and details in the museum and capturing them on camera. Chek out what they found. |
Caitlin Connors
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Cameras are able to capture motions from a fragment of a second to many seconds, this inevitably changes the image. The class learned how to change the shutter speed and aperture on their cameras and document how a moving object would look with different settings. Each student needed to slect one moving subject matter and take mutiple photos with different shutter speeds. The longer shutter speed the more blury the images became. Students then compiled their images to create a visual display that they could reference to as they experimented and took more advanced and conceptual images.
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Karle Blossfeldt was a self-taught in photography who lived from 1865-1932. He was working with photography when it was a relitvily new tencnoligy and artfrom, His work fouces on plant life, his images are so close up and detailed they become abstract. His documention acted like a portraits of plants celebrating their complex structures.
After learing about Blossfeldt the photo class whent exploring outside to find plants that they could creat images ispired by Blossfeldt styl and astedick. This asminet also alowed studesn to play with the settings on thire cameras, they needed to figure out what would give them the best resutl for a close up image. |
Karl Blossfeldt
Plate 91- Centaurea odorata, 1932 |
The first project of the year can take us all out of our comfort zone, this is especially true when you have never used a camera before. As a class, we all look at the cameras and learn what most of the functions do. Then we start to talk about what makes an intresting photo, starting with the basics such as rule of thirds, angle of view and framing. Students then explored the world they live in through the camera lens looking for interesting examples of these compositional techniques to create works of art.
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Photo by Colby Klob
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The class reviewed the elements of art for their first photo project. They were challenged to find examples of line, shape. space, texture and value. We also discussed photo techniques such as rule of thirds, angle of view and framing. Students then explored the world they live in through the camera lens looking for interesting examples of the elements of art.
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Each student found a work of art from any time period, by any artist, and in any medium that they found interesting. Once they selected a work of art, they learned that they would have to recreate it in a photo. This is always a bit shocking and students try to change their image to something else 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 the original work of art and see what they need to do to impove. The final results are always rewarding. Students also complete a research presentation on their artist and artwork. Sharing what they learned with their classmates and showing off their creative interpretations of the original image. |
Photo by Courtney Baeckmann
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Once students started to get the hang of the camera settings, how to make an interesting compostion and the basics of photoshop, they were ready to get creative. With the multi-layer project, students needed to create three different images. Each image needed to be made up of three different photos. Using photoshop, students needed to select portions of each photo to layer together and create unique images. Take a close look and see if you can see each of the different photos the students have selected.
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To better understand how to use all the functions of a camera, the photography class was challenged to capture motion. To do this, they needed to adjust the shutter speed and understand that the longer the shutter is open, the more movement (blur) the camera would capture. The shorter the shutter speed, the more crisp the photos would be.
Students then tried to create interesting images using shutter speed, their knowledge of the elements of art, and compositional techniques. |
The class reviewed the elements of art for their first photo project. They were challenged to find examples of line, shape. space, texture and value. We also discussed photo techniques such as rule of thirds, angle of view and framing. Students then explored the world they live in through the camera lens looking for interesting examples of the elements of art.
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Students each found a work of art from any time period, by any artist and in any medium that they found interesting. Once they selected a work of art, they learned that they would have to recreate it in a photo. This is always a bit shocking and students try to change their image to something else 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 the original work of art and see what they need to do to impove. The final results are always rewarding. Students also complete a research presentation on their artist and artwork. Sharing what they learned with their classmates and showing off their creative interpretations of the original image. |
Photograph by Grace Statham
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To better understand how to use all the functions of a camera, the photography class was challenged to capture motion. To do this, they needed to adjust the shutter speed and understand that the longer the shutter is open, the more movement (blur) the camera would capture. The shorter the shutter speed, the more crisp the photos would be.
Students then tried to create interesting images using shutter speed, their knowledge of the elements of art, and compositional techniques. |