Conceptual
During this project, I learned about many things. In design I learned about the Elements of Art, Principles of Design, Color theory, and more. This knowledge helped aid me and push me to challenge creative boundaries for these projects. With the help of my previous experience with a DSLR camera and photoshop, I was able to push myself to be more and more creative with each upcoming project. In digital media I learned how to use applications such as Premiere pro and pro tools. Not only do I find digital media very interesting, but the knowledge I learn in this class also helps me in my everyday life. In english I have learned to think outside of the box and to think more creatively. This was definitely a challenge at first, but after a bit I was able to get the hang of it and I started to love english more and more. Something I value about being a freestyle student is being able to connect with more people from others school. I also love the welcoming and comfortable environment that freestyle provides for all of its students.
Haiku
In english, we were introduced to the poem unit. In this unit we learned how to write and analyze poems. During this unit, I was able to write a multiple poems, including free verse poems and haiku poems. One of the projects we worked on was the photo haiku project. This project entailed writing a poem then incorporating it with a photo that hits the “metaphorical sweet-spot.” I loved this project because I was able to incorporate my passion of photography. I was also able turn it into a video with the new knowledge from digital media.
I valued this project because I was able to learn about new applications that were very useful to my project. I had so much fun making the haiku photo and video. I found this project very fun and I’m very happy with my finished product.
Poetry
One of the many things I love about freestyle is that many of the units that was are taught are incorporated in each class. One example of this is the poetry unit. During this unit we learned how to write and analyze poems. In digital media, we took the poem/s that we wrote in english and turned them into photos, videos, and audios.
Something I valued doing this assignment was learned how to use different applications. I loved being able to learn how to edit my poem and make it into different formats. I made it into a photo, video, and audio. I pushed myself and my creative boundaries throughout the entirety of each project.
Photoshop Blend Mode Editing
In digital media, we did many assignments to help aid us in using different applications. Some of the applications we have learned how to use are, adobe photoshop, adobe illustrator, pro shop, pro tools, and we are still learning more! One of the assignments we worked on was the photoshop blend mode assignment. In this assignment we learned how to blend photos together, change the background of photos, and more. This assignment was very useful to help me understand the applications.
- Even though blend modes may be challenging at times, I still very much enjoying using and learned about them. I found it very useful and entertaining
- I valued the new knowledge I got from these assignments. This knowledge helps me push myself in future assignments.
Design
Throughout the semester in design we learned about editing software, color theory, and more. We have done many projects throughout this semester, such as, black and white name photo, positive negative space assignment, pastels, and a conceptual photo. I’m really interested in this class because I am able to learn new things while also being able to incorporate my passion of photography in many of the units.
Alpha name Photography
For this project, we were assigned to take photos of of objects, nature, or other everyday objects that resemble the letters in your name. I was challenged to think outside of the box to find the letters. I was able to learn how to resize photos and how to make equal borders. I also learned how to make the photo black and white. I’m really happy with how my final product came out.
Conceptual photo
In my english class in the first semester, we were given randomly generated conceptual statements. My statement was, experiencing the feeling of grief through the loss of privilege. I had to push myself to think outside of the box to understand this statement. We were able to incorporate this statement into design class. We were assigned to take a photo of objects the represented each part of the statement. I also pushed myself when editing the photo and learned how to use new tools.
Negative Positive Halloween Project
This was a very fun project that we did for halloween. We were assigned to draw a photo and separate the positive and negative space of the photo to create a sort of mirror effect to the art piece. I wanted to make my project of ghost, this was challenging but i was able to figure out and I am very happy with the product.
Color Theory pastel Drawing
During this project, we learned about color theory and its importance. Some color combinations that we learned about was, complementary, split complementary, monochromatic, and more. We took our understanding of the color theory and used it in the pastel assignment. We created different color combinations.