Friday, 2 December 2016

Skyline Artwork at Balas

Also thanks to @SkylineHighA2's Meredith Giltner for sharing the amazing work of her students. Now our hallways really rock! #arteducation pic.twitter.com/0Y73ueMNKn
— A2 Public Schools (@A2schools) December 2, 2016

Thursday, 2 June 2016

Arborteas.com

Arborteas.com

This is the site that is creating the story Wintree Waltz by Lauren Doyle Owens.

http://www.arborteas.com/SummerReads/chapter-1/

Following is the information that is needed to participate in taking photos over the summer:

Arbor Teas (a local online tea retailer) is rolling out a fun summer reading series this June. We'll release a chapter a week, for 10 weeks, starting June 2nd. The story, "The Wintree Waltz" a sweet story about three sisters and their summer here in Ann Arbor. There are several locations here in town, but also part of the story takes place Up North. We thought it would be fun to share with our national customer base the beauty of Ann Arbor and Michigan!

Each chapter will be emailed to our customers, or those who have signed up for our emails, and also available to read on our website (it's free). In addition, we are having an Instagram contest with a prize each week (randomly drawn, of course!). In order to be "entered" in the contest, your students would post their picture of the specific location from the story on Instagram. For example, Pinball Petes or your favorite arcade. Also, certain tags should be in each post so we can track the entries:

@arborteas

#WintreeWaltz.

June 2nd/Chapter 1 Locations:

Treasure Mart

Mighty Good Coffee

Kerrytown

Blank Slate Creamery

Ann Arbor Art Fair

Tuesday, 31 May 2016

Photo Mashups

Below you will find the work of Stephen McMennamy. Please read the brief article about his work, "Photos Mashed Together into Delightful Imaginative Collages."

Geometric Reflections

https://www.behance.net/gallery/25817027/Geometric-Reflections

Wednesday, 18 May 2016

Student Art Guide Inspiring Links of Creative Photography Ideas

100+ Creative Photography Ideas: Techniques, Compositions and Mixed Media Approaches

February 17, 2013 By Amiria Robinson

Monday, 16 May 2016

We Used An Electronic Hula Hoop To Bring A New Twist To Painting With Light

Light Painting. Long Exposures!

http://www.boredpanda.com/we-created-these-beautiful-photos-with-a-mirrorless-camera-and-a-futurehoop/

Striking "Double Exposure" GIFs Replace Fashion with Energetic Nature

Cool images! By Ayla El-Moussa and Lucas Ighile.

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/deep-discovery-animated-photos?context=tag-photo

Saturday, 23 April 2016

The free alternative to Adobe's Creative Cloud

Posted February 05, 2015 Graphic design

Want a suite of creative tools at no cost whatsoever? Ubuntu Studio is entirely free and specifically aimed at artists and designers.

http://www.creativebloq.com/productivity/free-alternative-adobes-creative-cloud-21514120

Environmental Portraits

Environmental portrait

An environmental portrait is a portrait executed in the subject's usual environment, such as in their home or workplace, and typically illuminates the subject's life and surroundings. The term is most frequently used of a genre of photography.

By photographing a person in their natural surroundings, it is thought that you will be able to better illuminate their character, and therefore portray the essence of their personality, rather than merely a likeness of their physical features. It is also thought that by photographing a person in their natural surroundings, the subject will be more at ease, and so be more conducive to expressing themselves, as opposed to in a studio, which can be a rather intimidating and artificial experience.

The background in environmental portraits

The surroundings or background is a key element in environmental portraiture, and is used to convey further information about the person being photographed.

Where it is common in studio portraiture and even in location candid photography to shoot using a shallow depth of field, thereby throwing the background out of focus, the background in environmental portraiture is an integral part of the image. Indeed, small apertures and great depth of field are commonly used in this type of photography.

Details in the surroundings

While it is often true that the background may dominate the subject, this need not necessarily be so. In fact, the details that convey the message from the surroundings can often be quite small and still be significant. The key seems to be in the symbolism expressed by various elements in the background; for instance, a baseball cap may not tell you much about your subject (unless he or she is a baseball player), but a chef's hat gives you a lot more detail about who he is and what he does.

Environmental Portraits

A Post By: Darren Rowse

Images from http://digital-photography-school.com/environmental-portraits/

Use the following to make an awesome Environmental Portfolio Triptych on one person:

LOCATION

PROPS

POSING

LIGHTING

ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAITS CHECKLIST

Minimum of 30 photos (minimum of 3 locations with 10 photos per location) ready for Monday 4/25.

You will edit 3 per location and place on your weebly for a total of 9 environmental images.

You will need to answer the following questions about the person in your Artist Statement:

1. What do you stand for?

2. How do you feel others perceive you

3. What do you want to accomplish in your lifetime?

Minimum of 5 sentences per question. Keep this in mind because if you don't ask the person these questions you will need to ask them or answer to the best of your ability.

Dawould Bey Article

Dawoud Bey I Am Statement by Meredith Giltner

Tuesday, 19 April 2016

Fascinating Photos Highlight the Forgotten Beauty of Abandoned Buildings

Germany-based freelance photographer Matthias Haker has a special artistic interest in exploring the architectural nuances of the many abandoned buildings that he comes across. From decaying ballrooms to forsaken hotel lobbies ostentatiously missing their guests, through his vivid imagery Haker restores a sense of dignity to each of the decrepit structures.

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/matthias-haker-abandoned-architecture?context=tag-photo