Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Photo Choice Challenge #1



Learn photography.  Except I won't be there to help you with camera settings.  Or help you sort and review your 80 images down to 3.  Or sit with you while you edit to review applications and tools.

Learn photography.  Except you may not have  the right lenses.  Or a DSLR camera.  Or a computer with the editing software you know.

Learn photography.  Except  you can't leave your house.  Or  bring in models.  Or collaborate with classmates.

And they still did.

As we continue forward with remote learning during the Covid-19 pandemic, we are all finding ways to do what we must, and these kids are doing it spectacularly.   Last week, photography students were given a choice board to complete projects in photography, design, and post-production.  Almost all choices could be modified for cell phone/app production.  Here is the first round of their work:

Single Color Series:


Allison W. 

Arabella R. 

Kaydence C. 


Camila M.

Things Organized Neatly:



Dylan C. 


Alejandro G.

Payton C. 

Kara M. 



Chase M. 

Parker M. 


Catalina M.
Tyler V.



Mandi DeLeon



Adde Adesokan Portraits:

Saffron R. 

Shutter Speed Variations: 

Ari P. 

Ari P. 

Mykhi A.

Nature: 

Sophia A. 

Sophia A. 

Alicia E. 

Kat G. 




Monday, April 20, 2020

Spot the Difference!

Inspired by the works of Alain Laboile,  photography students showed off their Photoshop prowess by taking one of their original photographs and making  7-10 subtle changes by adding, moving, or removing objects in the images.    The project demonstrated their mastery of various Photoshop tools including selection tools and brushes, content aware fill, masking, clone stamping and more. 

Take a look at some of these outstanding projects.  Can you spot the difference?  Feel free to download and share your favorite photo puzzle. 

Alejandro G. 

Arabella G. 

Camila M. 

Catalina M. 

Laura D. 

Camila M.

Sophia A. 

Patyon C. 

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Food for Thought


In times where it seems everything has changed, there are still some that remain the same.  We may not all have fancy cameras and big computers with industry standard editing software . . . but we still have creativity,  and imagination, and time -- oh, so very much time.  And the magical little cameras we carry in our pocket that also bring us daily necessities like Google Classroom and Tik-Tok. 

This week's assignment was a cell phone photography assignment based around FOOD!

Enjoy some amazing treats for the eyes . . . and stomach!

T. Vick
T Vick

K. Cobb

K. Cobb

K. Cobb
A. Elizalde

A. Elizalde

A. McCants
K. Gonzalez

D. Curtis

C. Marafioto

A. Panduro

S. Russell
K. Gonzalez