Author Archives: Claire Louise

visual journaling

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Claire Louise

tuesday night was the first “art of grounding with visual journaling” class at Integrative Therapies!  it was fun and relaxed, people sipped wine and glued (and re-glued and re-glued) the blank pages of their journals together in a drum leaf … Continue reading →

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Sunshine Award

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Claire Louise

Wow! I was away from my blog for over a month during the holidays and the first time signing back on I am greeted with a Sunshine Award from KBT!!! Best welcome back ever!  Now it’s my turn to follow … Continue reading →

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throwback thursday: 6th grade art

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Claire Louise

this is from a couple months ago during my first placement of student teaching.  the 6th graders learned about the elements and principles of design by making their own set of dominoes.  each domino represented two of the elements (line, … Continue reading →

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Portrait Reproductions

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Claire Louise

the students of the Digital Imaging class at Jones College Prep did an AMAZING job with this photographic reproduction project.  i’m so happy with them!  working together in groups of 3 or 4 students were able to choose a famous … Continue reading →

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artist trading cards!!!

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Claire Louise

1. In Google Drive > Digital Imaging > Period 1 or 2/6A > Artist Trading Card Folder you will find a template.  Download and then open in Photoshop. 2. Find 5+ words and their definitions.  Can be any (appropriate) word. … Continue reading →

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wrapping up portrait reproductions

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Claire Louise

FOLDER CHECKLIST 1. portrait chart 2. job descriptions 3. jpeg of original portrait 4. jpeg of portrait reproduction 5. portrait review *** do not upload PAGES make sure everything is a google doc or Word doc WRITING THE PORTRAIT REVIEW … Continue reading →

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digital imaging to do list

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Claire Louise

– create the background for your portrait in photoshop – have a PLAN OF ACTION for your photoshoot (who is doing what when you walk into the studio, where do the lights go, how does the model sit, who is … Continue reading →

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mandala masterpieces

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Claire Louise

after several days in the lab meticulously cutting and manipulating images in Photoshop the digital imaging students of Jones College Prep have completed their wonderous mandalas!

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interpretation stories

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Claire Louise

you have a portrait (contemporary or historical) in front of you.  we have talked about the different components of portraiture and the effect each can have on the meaning.  interpret the portrait using the visual information you have and create … Continue reading →

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definitions

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Claire Louise

In pairs, define the following terms in your own words in EACH of your notebooks: Aperture Shutter Speed ISO White Balance Focal Length Depth of Field Motion Blur Manual/Auto Focus HDR RAW/JPG Resolution (in Photography) Digital SLR Prime Lens Zoom … Continue reading →

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