Friday Frivolity

It's the end of the world... and I feel fine!

But some people...

A retrospective of cool street art for 2012

Oh, and, by the way...

IMy Students!

You guys make EA the special place it is

Stay safe, don't be a fool,

and get some rest - because next semester 

we're going to kick your booty with work!

xoxox, J

Winter Final

Agenda:

First FIVE minutes - Instructions

Then,

P4)10:20-11:05
P5)2:00-2:45

Reflection 

[Take your time, write thoughtfully and completely.  

Check your spelling]

(If you finish the reflection early STAY IN YOUR SEAT 

and do something quiet like looking at the Photoshop galleries linked below -

John's advisees can come get their Winter Break reading book if they wish)

Then...

The rest of the class - Presentations 

(we will go in order of completion of reflection)





Photoshop Galleries

http://www.messynessychic.com/2010/10/12/the-reality-of-celebrity-photoshop-before-and-after/

http://speckyboy.com/2009/02/25/28-incredible-photoshop-image-manipulation-techniques-and-tutorials/

http://10steps.sg/inspirations/artworks/40-cool-before-and-after-photo-retouching-photos/

http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Photos+stars+before+after+Photoshop/6431423/story.html

FINAL TURN IN OF PHOTOS FOR FINAL

Purpose: I will work on my THREE images to be turned in for my DLE Final.

Warmup: Get right to work.  You can read announcement articles AFTER you have submitted

Agenda:

1. Announcements and stuff to be read while others are finishing up their work.  Read/listen/watch in depth at home: 
• You can read the text on the first  and the third one, the video on #1 and all of #2 is to do at home or after-school.
1. The science of music: Birds show off their dance moves
2. This one is even cooler: Why drums make us move - the science and the romance... download AT HOME!
•  http://downloads.bbc./whyfactor
3. Want to read some of the political stuff John reads?  
• WARNING this is grown-up stuff and some folks are exercising their right to be controversial. Anyway you can look at some of this stuff on The Daily Kos.  One particularly fun read is by VetGirl.
2. Independent work
• By TODAY AT 4:30PM you must submit three original and three modified photos that you yourself took for your final, and on Weds/Thurs you will reflect on and present those photos. 
• If you "finish" then you must continue to work on photos or, with teacher approval, you may work on other schoolwork.  
• To submit your photos:
• Save As: All Photoshop files as maximum quality JPG files
• Export: All original photos and any modified only in iPhoto as  maximum quality JPG files
• Email: all SIX in one email to john@envisionacademy.org
• Subject line: Submit - P? - SIX PHOTOS - Firstname Lastname
• Off task behavior will result in a lower grade.

REQUIREMENTS IN BRIEF BELOW:

• FOR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS CLICK HERE
1. Photo 1 must be manipulated via iPhoto and Photoshop
1. Simple modification will not be able to receive a grade higher than B
2. Complex modifications, including adding and/or removing  items in the photo, are eligible for an A or higher.
2. Photo 2 must be only cropped - no modifications allowed
3. Photos 3 is your choice but it must be a photo you took.
4. ALL photos should be cropped for best effect and or printing and the reasons for or against cropping must be detailed in your reflection on the photo.

Photo Assignment Work Days

Purpose: I will work on my THREE images to be turned in for my DLE Final.

Warmup: TypingWeb.Com TEST!

Agenda:

1. Announcements: 
1. WTF in History: For decades Doctors and Nuns in Spain stole babies from poor people by telling them they had died at birth and then sold them to rich people.  No, really...
2. Independent work
• By Tuesday 12/18 you must submit three photos that you yourself took for your final, and on Weds/Thurs you will reflect on and present those photos. 
• The next three classes are to be used for photo editing and prewriting of your reflection (3.3.7).  
• If you "finish" then you must continue to work on photos or, with teacher approval, you may work on other schoolwork.  
• Off task behavior will result in a lower grade.
1. Photo 1 must be manipulated via iPhoto and Photoshop
1. Simple modification will not be able to receive a grade higher than B
2. Complex modifications, including adding and/or removing  items in the photo, are eligible for an A or higher.
2. Photo 2 must be only cropped - no modifications allowed
3. Photos 3 is your choice but it must be a photo you took.
4. ALL photos should be cropped for best effect and or printing and the reasons for or against cropping must be detailed in your reflection on the photo.

Photoshop: The Clone Tool (Happy 12/12/12!)

Purpose: I will learn how use the CLONE tool in Photoshop to remove unwanted items from a complicated background and I will export it to a JPG for emailing.

Warmup: TypingWeb.Com LESSON!

Agenda:

1. Announcements: 
1. Today in History: On December 12th, 1963, Kenya gained its independence from Britain.
2. MiniLesson:
1. The CLONE tool in Photoshop allows you to create something from something else.  If you have a SIMPLE background then no problem, use the healing tools, but what if you need to recreate a COMPLEX background?  Use the CLONE tool.
2. When finished with a photoshop file you need to EXPORT it as a JPG in order to share it with a wide audience.
3. Practice
1. By the end of class you must email me a finished copy of the example picture (below) with Charles' head REMOVED and the picture still looking natural.

iPhoto/Photoshop work day (final photos due 12/18)

Purpose: I will finish uploading my photos and continue to practice my photo editing skills

Warmup: READ the ENTIRE Announcements section silently to yourself.  I will be deducting points for ANY talking

Agenda:

1. Announcements: 
1. News you crave: The world is going to end, TOMORROW!  Not.  
• Listen (at home) to a cool radio show about doomsday prophecies, separating fact from fiction.
•   Part 1 | Part 2 
2. If you are not able to upload your photos or your Exploratorium videos by TODAY then YOU HAVE MST.
3. Your final requires that you submit (the original and the final versions of) THREE (3) photos that you have taken yourself.
1. Those photos should be cropped and manipulated to make them the best three photos you possibly can produce
2. You should show evidence of the following photographic concepts (you will do this by submitting the original AND the manipulated photographs and writing about each photo)
1. The photographic eye: Each photo should be about more than just the subject.  The elements of the entire photo should be interesting, either on purpose, via manipulation, or a happy accident
2. The rule of three: It should be evident in all of your photos that you are using this technique to at least partially satisfy requirement 1, the photographic eye.  Any photo that does not follow this rule will need to have why explained in your written artist statement.
3. Cropping: All photos should be cropped to their best effect, specifically for display via online or commercial printing. What?  You need to crop the photos and explain why you cropped them the way you did, discussing if and why you are printing them or only planning to display them online.
4. Other manipulations: At least one of the photos must be manipulated using Photoshop and/or the iPhoto quick editing tools.  You must take at least one photo beyond the reality you captured with the camera.
5. One photo must remain UNmanipulated other than cropping.
3. Final requirements in brief:
1. Both the original and the manipulated photos must be emailed to John by TUESDAY, December 18th.
1. Photoshop files must be exported as JPG files (instructions next lesson)
2. You must submit three photos in both their original and their manipulated form
3. You must have taken the photos yourself
4. You must crop all three photos or explain why that would not have been artistically appropriate
5. One of the photos must be further manipulated in Photoshop or iPhoto
6. One of the photos must remain UNmanipulated except for cropping
7. At the unit final you will write a FOUR paragraph artist statement (which you may write a first draft of in advance)
• Paragraph 1: Explain what the photographic eye means to you and how you went about deciding what to photograph for this project.  
• Paragraph 2: Explain the subject of your first photograph.  Explain how you manipulated the photo in detail (what was cropped, what was manipulated, and WHY).  
• Paragraph 3: Explain the subject of your second photograph.  Explain how you manipulated the photo in detail (what was cropped, what was manipulated, and WHY).  
• Paragraph 4: Explain the subject of your third photograph.  Explain how you manipulated the photo in detail (what was cropped, what was manipulated, and WHY).  
2. MiniLesson:
1. Making a duplicate of your photos so that you can submit the original and final versions.
Edit your photos and THEN duplicate the ones you want to turn in

 The NEW photo will have Version 2 added to its name

REVERT the ORIGINAL to ORIGINAL: 

submit both ORIGINAL  and VERSION 2 by EXPORTING





3. Work time:
1. If you have not uploaded your photos or your videos from the Exploratorium you must do so NOW
2. Once uploaded you may work on sorting, cropping, manipulating, selecting, duplicating, and exporting the three photos you will submit.  You may also begin the rough draft of your artist statement for any photo you have decided to submit.

iPhoto Editing Tools

Purpose: I will finish uploading my photos and learn to do minor, quick, corrections using iPhoto

Warmup: TypingWeb.com LESSON

Agenda:

1. Warm-up:  TypingWeb.com LESSON
2. Announcements: 
1. Today in History: Meet Ada Lovelace - the woman who was the first computer programer EVER!  Born on this day in 1815.  Girls have ALWAYS rocked!
2. If you were not able to upload your photos or your Exploratorium videos by Tuesday then YOU HAVE MST.
3. Lesson:
1. iPhoto Basics (you may upload AFTER we go over the basics)
1. REMEMBER: You open iPhoto by going to your STUDENT DRIVE FOLDER and clicking on your own iPhoto Library
2. Events and auto-splitting
3. Albums vs Events (many to one)
4. Editing tools: Quick Fixes
1. Rotate vs. Straighten
2. Straighten vs. Crop
3. Crop: Constrain or not?
5. Editing tools: Effects
1. Preset Effects - adjustable!
6. Editing tools: Adjust
1. Direct editing of colors, exposure, 'sharpness', etc...

Photo uploading and Editing (lite)

Purpose: I will learn to upload my photos and do minor, quick, corrections

Warmup: 

Agenda:

1. Warm-up: FRIDAY TYPING TEST, When finished read one of the "today in history links" under announcements.
2. Announcements: 
1. I love you guys - last class was hella fun...
2. Today in History: 
1. 1941, Pearl Harbor is bombed prompting the USA to join in the fighting in WWII
2. 1972, Apollo 17 lifts off on the last manned mission to the moon
3. Lesson (part 1)
1. Uploading your photos (screenshots below)
2. If you have a cable for your device: GO TO STEP 5
3. If you DO NOT have a cable for your device: 
• (you need to be efficient and fast because there are people waiting)
• Get a cable from John OR ANOTHER STUDENT -or -
• If you have an SD Card in the device, get the SD Reader
• THEN GO TO STEP 5
4. If you did not use your own device 
1. Help your partner upload their photos into their student drive (steps 5 & 6) 
2. Copy the file into YOUR student drive with a flash-drive and RENAME it with YOUR name.
5. Plug your device in and open iPhoto
1. there's a special way to open iPhoto so wait for it...
2. Your device should show up under "Devices" (duh) and might show you how many images/movies it thinks you have on the device
1. If your device does NOT show up CALL JOHN OVER
3. In the Upper Right Corner you should see an IMPORT button
1. Click the import button and watch it import your photos
2. When it say's "X number photos were successfully imported" Select "KEEP PHOTOS"
1. We are being extra cautious this first time
3. While we are waiting around for everyone to import their photos look around iPhoto, what do you find? What can you do?
6. Before we can move on we need to MOVE YOUR IPHOTO LIBRARY TO "STUDENT" so it does not get deleted!
1. CLOSE IPHOTO
2. Open FINDER and look for your PICTURES folder in the SIDEBAR on the RIGHT and CLICK ON IT
3. ARRANGE your files by DATE and you should see a file named "iPhoto Library" at the top.  If not look for it using SPOTLIGHT and then choose "Show all in finder"
1. Do not worry about the file extension because different versions of iPhoto use different extensions (your's is ".iPhoto" mine is ".photolibrary")
4. DOUBLE-CLICK on the iPhoto Library you found, it should open iPhoto and your photos should be there
1. If NOT ask a neighbor and if they can't help call John over
5. If they ARE your photos, CLOSE iPhoto.  If they ARE NOT call John over
6. Once iPhoto is closed SLOW CLICK on the iPhoto Library's FILE NAME and add YOUR name to the filename and hit enter.  MINE would say "John's iPhoto Library"
7. Once it is renamed MOVE the file to your STUDENT drive and, once it is there, double-click it AGAIN to make sure you have your photos safely stored on the student drive.



























7. Lesson (part 2)
1. Using iPhoto for image management and minor editing
1. No Notes on Blog - Classwork only

Basic Digital Photography: with linked references

Purpose: I will learn to take better pictures - even with a crappy camera

Warmup: TypingWeb.com - take a LESSON do NOT take a test unless it is AFTER taking a set of lessons.

Agenda:

1. Announcements: 
1. Wednesday/Thursday is our Photo Walk: Rain or Shine
2. Friday is upload day: Bring the Exploratorium VIDEOS and the proper cable
2. Lesson: 
1. Having an "eye" for photography
• "I do not believe that the photographic eye is something you are born with. I believe it is a learned way of seeing the world through a lens. Those who are out there that feel as though they do not have an artistic bone in their body – have hope. It wasn’t until someone gave me a boost of confidence(perhaps false confidence?) that I was ready to take on the challenge of photography. The photographic eye is simple. It is recognizing situations where the elements of art come together in a frame. It is opening your eyes a little wider and really paying attention to the details of the world around you."
2. The "Rule of Thirds"
• "The rule of thirds is a good one for beginners to learn because it will get you ready to understand some of the more complex things you can do with composition. It’s pretty simple too. Always place your main subject in a part of the frame where the top, bottom, left, or right thirds meet. It won’t always create a photo that’s visually interesting, but it will do so more often than not."
3. Volume
• This is a trick born of the digital age - it costs you nothing but time to take a LOT of pictures, and the more you take the better chance you have of getting THE ONE.  It also allows you to experiment and take three similar but different pictures.
4. Editing
1. Because of rule 3 you need rule 4.
5. Examples...

Accelerated Reader Assesment

Purpose: I will try my hardest in order to know my reading level

Warmup: Sit quietly and prepare to be a good reader
Agenda:

1. Announcements: 
1. Wednesday/Thursday is our Photo Walk: Rain or Shine
2. Friday is upload day: Bring the Exploratorium VIDEOS and the proper cable
2. Accelerated Reader PEP TALK! Take this SERIOUSLY! 
1. Remember that a little clock will pop-up if you are running out of time.
2. There is a post-it on your table.  IF you are not allowed to answer a question because it "timed out" then put a mark on the paper.  
1. When you are done, if you have marked the paper put your name on the top, otherwise leave it blank.  I will collect them when I come around.  
3. Username: 
1. 1st Letter of FIRST name +
2. 1st FOUR letters of LAST name
1. Example: jkitt
4. Password: ???
5. https://hosted333.renlearn.com/2076072/
3. Photoshop Noodletime