Photography Class
Mel videto
Mel videto
In the photography class of the fall of 2014, we have been working on taking panoramas to re-illustrated books, taking pictures down Mainstreet, and taking formal portraits. Throughout the entire first half of the year, each of the students have taken at least 300 photos which range anywhere from friends to the great outdoors. Currently, everyone is working on re-illustrating a children’s book. Each student has picked out a different kid’s book and must take photos for that book that are roughly the same photos as the originals. We also have to add the text and the credits with the help of Adobe Photoshop. After creating the pages with the recreated photos and text, we must then print them and staple them together into a book. Near mid-term time, students form the Homer Elementary School will be coming over and we will read them our newly reconstructed books as our final for the class.
Before the books, the photography class had worked on panoramas. Instead of taking the easy route and switching to “panorama” on our phones or cameras, we had to take roughly forty separate pictures by rotating slowly around a field, in the woods, or a trail outside. These photos had to be excessively overlapped to make it easier to photoshop. Using Adobe Photoshop, we then stitched each photo together, blending in the edges and making them seamless. These panoramas can be seen on the wall between Mr. Andre and Mr. Wallace’s rooms.
Weekly, Mr. Andre assigns us sketchbooks. We have to take pictures of a specific topic each week. Topics this year have been things like sad, time, ice, love, happy, shiny and seasonal. This past week was focused on hands and feet. Along with the sketchbooks, we also go for “walkabouts” which are mini field trips. We have gone to places like Coffee Mania and Mainstreet. On these field trips, we take photos based on certain topics such as the current season or the representation of Homer.
Here are some pictures by a few different people in my photography class.
Harmony Johnson
Kendra Allen
Kuerstin Markley
Mel Videto
Meleah Hartnett
