100721: Photo Collage Project

ASSIGNMENT #1 (❗️): CREATE, ADJUST, ASSEMBLE and SHARE a Photo Collage as listed below using pictures (Must Conform To Tech Freire HS School Standard Use Guidelines) and use PIXLR.Com to change them and make them your own. Follow the directions below:

You must create a Photo Collage using 4 pictures of your choice. You need one picture for each of the following 4 themes: FOOD, SPORTS, MUSIC, and PERSONAL GROWTH. Each picture must be chosen from Google Images and manipulated with PIXLR.COM in some way. DO NOT JUST ADD PICTURES WITHOUT ADJUSTING THEM. You must label your pictures in some way, and the words "Your Name" must be on one of the pictures somewhere.

You MUST also add the three (3) pictures you took for the Digital Photography assignment (Click Here to see the Post)

THEME DEFINITIONS

FOOD - Choose a food you like to eat or make.

SPORTS - Pick a sports team or player to highlight.

MUSIC - Share your favorite song, singer, or type of music. 

PERSONAL GROWTH - Pick an organization or group that you believe strongly in.

STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS

1. Choose 4 Pictures from Google Images

2. Save 4 Pictures to Desktop

3. Open CANVA.com or PIXLR.com

3a.  You may also use Google Slides to assemble your photo collage!

4. Load each Picture into Photo Application from Desktop

5. Make changes to each picture

a. You must add some text, a background, and change the color or another feature for credit.

6. Save Formatted Picture to Desktop...Repeat Until All 4 Pictures Have Been Edited

7. Open PIXLR.COM and Select PLAYFUL PIXLR X

8. Choose and Add all Images (You can outline them with shapes if you like)

9. Add each of your Pictures to the Collage (Any Picture Layout Is OK)

10. Make any final changes or additions.

11. SAVE your Collage to your DESKTOP

12. OPEN Google Drive and UPLOAD your Photo Collage. SHARE it with Mr. S at harvey.scribner@techfreire.org for credit.

13. You must also use the following DROPBOX link to UPLOAD your FINAL PROJECT for Credit. (See Class Assignment Site)

REFERENCE LINKS

Mr. Scribner's Photo Collage Dropbox Link

Example Project (Mr. S)

100621: Canva & Adobe Spark

ADOBE SPARK Account Setup:  Adobe Spark enables you to tell stories and share ideas quickly and beautifully.  There is a free account that you can set up using your School GMail Address.

Spark lets you create three types of content:

Use Page to create a story using text, images, and video. When you're done we'll present your story as a responsive web page that can be viewed in any web browser.

Use Post to create images optimized for social media; you provide images and text and we'll help with the design. We'll even help you create the right shape and size image for each social media platform.

Use Video to create, well, a video. Add videos from your computer or iOS camera roll, overlay text, add your voice and background music, and we’ll help turn your story into an amazing video to share with the world.

You can create individual Pages, Posts, and Videos, or you can use the formats together (including a Post image in a Video, or a Video in a Page, you get the idea).

CANVA Account Setup:  Design presentations, social media graphics, and more with thousands of beautiful layouts.  Click the links below and watch the videos to understand how CANVA.com works.  You should then click the link to create an account on CANVA.com so it will help save some of your work.  YOU DO NOT NEED TO PAY FOR ANYTHING, the FREE ACCOUNT is enough.

Spend time in class today understanding how to use the tools on PIXLR.com, Adobe Spark, and Canva.com to edit, organize, and display photos for digital publishing!  

Have Fun!

REFERENCE LINKS

CANVA.com: CANVA Application Sign Up Link

Youtube Video: "Intro to CANVA" by Abby Ashley

CANVA Video Tutorials: "Getting Started with CANVA" by Design School

100521: Digital Photography & Image Processing

Today we will be working online with pixlr.com.  This is a powerful website to help you work with and manipulate digital photographs.  Please use the time today to explore this software using pictures from Google Images. We will eventually be learning to take pictures and create a photo project book for the entire school.  This will be an artistic project aimed at helping you to use photography, journalism, and digital publishing. 

WATCH: Digital Manipulation Video Intro (See Link Below)

ASSIGNMENT #1 (❗️):  Use the digital camera on your phone to take at least three (3) photographs at home using the following topics:

TOPIC LIST
1.  Fun
2.  Light
3.  Dark
4.  Landscape
5.  Macro (Very Close But In Focus)
6.  Sports
7.  Portrait (No Selfies)
8.  Pride
9.  Space
10.  Order 

You must email the photographs to yourself using the school Gmail or find a way to connect your phone to your chromebook, create a folder in your Google Drive, label them, and make sure to SHARE the folder with Mr. S (harvey.scribner@techfreire.org) for credit.

ALL PHOTOGRAPHS MUST CONFORM TO TECH FREIRE STANDARDS FOR APPROPRIATE USE.

ASSIGNMENT #2 (❗️):  Find a picture online (Must Conform To Tech Freire Standard Use Guidelines) and use PIXLR.Com to change it and make it your own.  Follow the directions below:

1. Choose Picture from Google Images

2. Save Picture to Chromebook or copy URL

3. Open PIXLR.COM

4. Load Picture into PIXLR.COM Application from Chromebook File Manager or URL

5. Make at least three (3) changes to picture

  a.  You must add some text, a background, and change the color or another feature for credit.

6. Save Formatted Picture to Chromebook

7. SIGN-IN TO YOUR GOOGLE DRIVE, CLICK NEW AND UPLOAD FILE AND CHOOSE THE PICTURE YOU JUST CREATED.

8.  Once you have Uploaded the File, SHARE it with Mr. S (harvey.scribner@techfriere.org) for credit.

REFERENCE LINKS

Digital Photography GSlides Presentation (Click Here)

Youtube Video: "Evolution of Beauty" by Dove

Youtube Video: "One-Click Editing for Images" by PIXLR

PIXLR.com App (Click Here)

Youtube Video Links for PIXLR.com (Click Here) Tutorials