Weekly Photos = Explosion of Talent

Wow!  Some of these images are remarkable!  Sveral of our students are really taking off and have an eye for interesting shapes, good light, and details.

Enjoy this week's offerings!

Welome Back Flowers

by S. Perez

From a Different Angle

by M. Garza

In Between

by M. Garza

Coming for You

by P. Chavez

Shining Sun

by P. Chavez

Rotation 2's First Assignment: The Rule of Thirds

For our new crew of endeavoring photographers, we're back to basics: the rule of thirds.  This group has a lot of natural talent!

Sunset Palms, by P.Chavez

Purple Sundown, by L. Jaramillo

Flower and Fence, by M. Garza

Palm with Trees, by P. Chavez

Baby Brother, by L. Jaramillo

Pink Flowers, by M. Garza

Pink Flowers with Special Effects, by M. Garza and played around with by Photo Class

Rotaion 1's Last Week of Wonderful Work!! (Delayed - Sorry!)

This is the last batch of pictures from the first activities rotation of photo kids.  Some of them have a natural eye for great pictures, and they've all improved notably from the beginning of their time in photography.  Well done, kids!

The week's assignment was basically "Hit me with your best shot," which the students did!

Untitled, by Maria G.

Berries, by Maria G.

Flowers Up Close - a collaborative effort and experiment by the whole class

Teacher, by Francisco V.

(I'm a repeat subject, I know, but I'm a willing subject and they pick their own favorite to share and post.)

Dark Wizard, by Francisco V.

This Week's Theme: Pattern and Repitition

The human eye likes patters.  When composed carefully, they can create really fascinating images.  This week, our endeavoring photographers took some great shots.  They're really proud of their work!

The Tree is Life, by Jocelyn M.

Crayolas, by Kelly S.

Box, by Martha G.

Stripes, by Gilbert S.

Purse, by Daniela B.

Faces and Fruit, by Bertha L.

Bertha L. also took a photo of a curtain in her room that I personally thought was really eye-catching.  We played with it a little as a class, and it turned out to be an edifying experiment in the impact of a crop.  Below is the picture cropped two different ways.  Although it's the same image and we changed nothing else about it (lighting, color balance, etc.), the two version have a very different effect.  In the first, your eye is drawn up and there's a sense of space.  In the second, you see more details and textures.  It's all thanks to the crop!

Uncropped

Cropped

Comment away and encourage our artists with a little contructive feedback!

This Week's Theme: The Rule of Thirds

The rule thirds is a compostional principal.  The human eye is attracted to images that are slightly off center, so if you draw an imaginary nine-block grid over an image, the focus should be more or less on one of the intersections of lines.  Many of our students' images this week did a great job using this rule to create interesting photos!

Doc's, by Gilbert S.

Bark!, by Kelly S.

Tick-Tock, by Bertha L.

Cats, by Francisco V.

Rain Drops, by Juliana D.

Petals, by Maria G.

Untitled, by Daniela B.