Grade 6 Shadows Art.

Firstly we drew around the shadows of the building structure and then our figures using chalk.  Then we edited out best photos.  Here are a few of the results.

Voiceover Video Project

We have been making videos in Photography and Media class.  We had to select a Creative Commons video from YouTube.  We had to add either subtitles or voiceover to change the meaning of the original video.  Any music added also needed to be Creative Commons music.

I made a funny cat video into an animal cruelty awareness video.  It wasn't very sensible.  It made the viewer unsure of whether to laugh or not.  Was it really animal cruelty or just a parody or silly cat videos?  I had trouble stripping the original video of sound, so I need to get better audio skills using iMovie.

Check out my video here

PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS AT BOTANICAL GARDENS

We went to the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens on a photography Excursion.

In each section of the gardens I gave a theme and a photographic challenge, or apply photographic principles.

Quirky Portraits

Around the Chinese Gardens students were encouraged to use different angles and framing to take quirky portraits.  

Amazing Nature

Around the lake the theme was Amazing Nature.  The photographic challenge was to use Macro and to use reflections.  Here are some of the results.

The Perfect Moment

Around the Japanese Gardens the theme was to find the perfect moment.  This was more open to interpretation.  

A student using new angles down by the water. 

A students looking under a bridge with his camera.

An erie effect using the reflection in the water.

Students were using many of the previous principles of photography, such as framing and fun portraits.

Students were also getting comfortable with directing their subjects, using different modes on their cameras and making choices with black and white or colour.

Using fish eye.

The Botanic Gardens offered many opportunities for students to engage with each other in a wide array of environments.  There was water, animals, interesting structures, beautiful plants. 

Humans of New York - I like the old photos

Some of the old photos by Brandon Stanton have some great charachters.

Animal Blends

Students have been using different apps and websites to combine images of animals.

First of all students cut and pasted the basic images together.

Then they used tools such as merging, transparency, paint box and erasing.

They are learning more each time they practise using the different tools.

Grade 6 Collaborative Art Project.

We were initially inspired by Tongan Tapa patterns.  We then began looking at Maori tattoo designs and other Polysnesian motifs.  Students also designed their own personal motifs using the geometrical influences of the Tongan patterns.

Shaun Tan Inspired Clay Models - Grade 7

Air dry clay, then painted.  Inspired by Shaun Tan