B | 12.7.18| Friday

Announcements:

• Today is National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
• check email, check the blog, check powerschool – turn in any missing assignments!
• Equipment return: Carly-camera, Nishan-camera, Brandon-camera, Richard-camera
• Phones off and on your shelf.

Today’s Lesson Plan:

• Morning meeting @ 9:45
  • Gabby to 11th grade class meeting Flex block is at 10:45 am-11:20 am
  • Q2 progress report closes today
  • Pre-tech Salsa project overview
• Pin Design:
  • round table: Autumn, Chieftain, Nishan, Jordan, Shamir, Noel, Prajwal, Gabby, Richard and Carly
  • work morning: be mindful of expanding objects before resizing and color spec using color chart
  • confirmation: date must read; 2019-2020
• Pin Design Description
• Other Skills USA competition information:
  • 2018-2019 leadership events description
    Eligibility Requirements 2018-19
    2018-2019 all contests and numbers
  • skills usa national pin and T shirt Design – optional design

 Due Dates:

• any work that is overdue will be recorded as a 0 as Q2 progress reports close today

Homework:

• Reading: https://digital-photography-school.com/understanding-depth-field-beginners/ – Due Friday morning
• Photos: you will need to check out a camera to do this. Due on Friday. Same shot with a shallow DOF and a deep DOF. 3 options emailed to me. Please name them appropriately. Example: DOF_mydog_shallow.jpg, DOF_mysdog_deep.jpg
• New sketchbook assignment Due 12/11 – draw a piece of food as realistically as possible. Use shading and detail! You can use color if you like. 
  

  

  

 Upcoming dates:

• 12.7.18 Q2 progress report closes
• 12.10.18 and 12.11.18 MMU student visits 9:30-11:30

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A | 12.6.18| Thursday

Announcements:

• check email, check the blog, check powerschool
• Equipment return:
• Phones off and on your shelf.
• English at 11:15

Today’s Lesson Plan:

• Morning meeting @ 9:45
• Pin Design Roundtables – small group – please print 1 sq inch and a 7 sq inch
• Pin Design Description
• Other Skills USA competition information:
  • 2018-2019 leadership events description
    Eligibility Requirements 2018-19
    2018-2019 all contests and numbers
  • skills usa national pin and T shirt Design – optional design

 Due Dates:

• Due on Tues (after today 0) : Draw salt and Pepper shakers from observation. Don’t forget to draw the surface they are sitting on and shadows!

Homework:

• Reading: https://digital-photography-school.com/understanding-depth-field-beginners/ – Due Friday morning
• Photos: you will need to check out a camera to do this. Due on Friday. Same shot with a shallow DOF and a deep DOF. 3 options emailed to me. Please name them appropriately. Example: DOF_mydog_shallow.jpg, DOF_mysdog_deep.jpg
• New sketchbook assignment Due 12/11 – draw a piece of food as realistically as possible. Use shading and detail! You can use color if you like.
  

  

  

 Upcoming dates:

• 12.7.18 Q2 progress report closes
• 12.10.18 and 12.11.18 MMU student visits 9:30-11:30

B | 12.5.18| Wednesday

Announcements:

• check email, check the blog, check powerschool
• Equipment return:
• Phones off and on your shelf.
• Today! Field Trip to Ben & Jerry’s. Leaving at 9:45 return by lunch

Today’s Lesson Plan:

• Morning meeting @ 9:45
• Employability Meetings
• Photography –  Depth of Field in the PM (maybe)
• Pin Design Description
• Other Skills USA competition information:
  • 2018-2019 leadership events description
    Eligibility Requirements 2018-19
    2018-2019 all contests and numbers
  • skills usa national pin and T shirt Design – optional design

 Due Dates:

• NEW drawing assignment due yesterday : Draw salt and Pepper shakers from observation. Don’t forget to draw the surface they are sitting on and shadows!

Homework:

• Reading: https://digital-photography-school.com/understanding-depth-field-beginners/
• Photos: you will need to check out a camera to do this. Due on Friday. Same shot with a shallow DOF and a deep DOF. 3 options emailed to me. Please name them appropriately. Example: DOF_mydog_shallow.jpg, DOF_mysdog_deep.jpg

 Upcoming dates:

• 12.7.18 Q2 progress report closes
• 12.10.18 and 12.11.18 MMU student visits 9:30-11:30

A | 12.4.18| Tuesday

Cool Photo Session Yesterday!

Announcements:

• check email, check the blog, check powerschool
• Equipment return:
• Phones off and on your shelf.
• Tomorrow: Field Trip to Ben & Jerry’s. Leaving at 9:45 return by lunch
• English at 11:15

Today’s Lesson Plan:

• Morning meeting @ 9:45
• Pin workday!
• Pin Design Description
• Other Skills USA competition information:
  • 2018-2019 leadership events description
    Eligibility Requirements 2018-19
    2018-2019 all contests and numbers
  • skills usa national pin and T shirt Design – optional design

 Due Dates:

• NEW drawing assignment due today : Draw salt and Pepper shakers from observation. Don’t forget to draw the surface they are sitting on and shadows!

Homework:

• Photos: 1 of hard light, 1 of soft light, 1 front, 1 side, 1 backlit. Bonus: one warm light, one cool light. Please name Soft_Light_mydog_XX.jpg. Email them to esinopoli@ewsd.org by Thursday morning.

 Upcoming dates:

• 12.5.18 Field Trip to Ben and Jerry’s
• 12.7.18 Q2 progress report closes
• 12.10.18 and 12.11.18 MMU student visits 9:30-11:30

B | 12.3.18| Monday

Announcements:

• check email, check the blog, check powerschool
• Equipment return:
• Phones off and on your shelf.
• This Wed. Field Trip to Ben & Jerry’s. Leaving at 9:45 return by lunch
• Happy December 🙂

Today’s Lesson Plan:

• Morning meeting @ 9:45
• Photography –  Lighting
• Pin Design Description
  • Workday
  • Thumbnails & research sheet must be completed before you begin to build digital document in AI
  • Getty image search options: when you need an illustration, don’t reinvent the wheel customize your search
• Other Skills USA competition information:
  • 2018-2019 leadership events description
    Eligibility Requirements 2018-19
    2018-2019 all contests and numbers
  • skills usa national pin and T shirt Design – optional design

 Due Dates:

• NEW drawing assignment due tomorrow : Draw salt and Pepper shakers from observation. Don’t forget to draw the surface they are sitting on and shadows!

Homework:

• Photos: 1 of hard light, 1 of soft light, 1 front, 1 side, 1 backlit. Bonus: one warm light, one cool light. Please name Soft_Light_mydog_XX.jpg

 Upcoming dates:

• 12.5.18 Field Trip to Ben and Jerry’s
• 12.7.18 Q2 progress report closes
• 12.10.18 and 12.11.18 MMU student visits 9:30-11:30

A | 11.30.18| Friday

Announcements:

• check email, check the blog, check powerschool
• Equipment return:
• Phones off and on your shelf.
• Next Wed. Field Trip to Ben & Jerry’s. Leaving at 9:45 return by lunch
• CCV Drawing today
• There will be student council committee meetings in room M116 between 12 and 12:30.
  • Committees are: Yearbook, Stand Against Abuse, LGBTQ+, Environmental
  • If you can attend, please have lunch before, or bring your lunch with you.
• Happy Friday 🙂

Today’s Lesson Plan:

• Morning meeting @ 9:45
• Eve: 12:45-2:00 work on reformatting and uploading portfolio pieces
• Ad campaign:
  • Gabby & Mercedes: Due to printer going down yesterday: Due: by lunch today
  • Mounting Procedure
• Pin Design Description
  • Workday
  • Thumbnails & research sheet must be completed before you begin to build digital document in AI
  • Getty image search options: when you need an illustration, don’t reinvent the wheel customize your search
• Other Skills USA competition information:
  • 2018-2019 leadership events description
    Eligibility Requirements 2018-19
    2018-2019 all contests and numbers
  • skills usa national pin and T shirt Design – optional design

 Due Dates:

• Photoshop tutorials – Second set – Beginner Photo Editing Course – due before break.
• Animal Hybrids Photoshop Assignment due before break
• NEW drawing assignment due 12/4 : Draw salt and Pepper shakers from observation. Don’t forget to draw the surface they are sitting on and shadows!

Homework:

• https://www.creativelive.com/photography-guides/lighting-for-beginners

 Upcoming dates:

• 12.5.18 Field Trip to Ben and Jerry’s
• 12.7.18 Q2 progress report closes
• 12.10.18 and 12.11.18 MMU student visits 9:30-11:30

B | 11.29.18| Thursday

Announcements:

• check email, check the blog, check powerschool
• Equipment return:
• Phones off and on your shelf.
• Next Wed. Field Trip to Ben & Jerry’s. Leaving at 9:45 return by lunch
• English at 11:15

Today’s Lesson Plan:

• Morning meeting @ 9:45
• Ad campaign:
  • print Ads only, with crops and bleeds
  • trim ads and mount on both sides of board. You choice as to which ads go on either side.
  • place finished board in hand in box: Due: EOD today
  • Mounting Procedure
• Pin Design Description
  • Thumbnails & research sheet must be completed before you begin to build digital document in AI
  • Getty image search options: when you need an illustration, don’t reinvent the wheel customize your search
• Other Skills USA competition information:
  • 2018-2019 leadership events description
    Eligibility Requirements 2018-19
    2018-2019 all contests and numbers
  • skills usa national pin and T shirt Design – optional design

 Due Dates:

• Photoshop tutorials – Second set – Beginner Photo Editing Course – due before break.
• Animal Hybrids Photoshop Assignment due before break
• NEW drawing assignment due 12/4 : Draw salt and Pepper shakers from observation. Don’t forget to draw the surface they are sitting on and shadows!

Homework:

• Grammerly – everyone please sign up for an account.

 Upcoming dates:

• 12.5.18 Field Trip to Ben and Jerry’s
• 12.7.18 Q2 progress report closes
• 12.10.18 and 12.11.18 MMU student visits 9:30-11:30