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Showing posts with label Comp 8. Show all posts
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Computers 8 Homework - URGENT
As you are already aware, Picnik is closing on April 19th (Thursday). Therefore, all Grade 8 photo editing assignments MUST be completed prior to the site's closure. Refer to the link posted under "Useful Links" (scroll down and look to the left) to remind yourself of which assignments you need to complete.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Full list of all Comp 8 photo editing assignments
Assignment 1: PUBLIC MARKET
Begin editing the "PUBLIC MARKET" sample picture from www.picnik.com that I showed you on the "Share Screen" feature (see above - click to enlarge first!). Remember, we are practicing our selective colour painting techniques, which means that we want to change the entire picture to black and white and then paint back on the red lettering by using the circle brush tool. If you try to paint back on the original red and it's not working, chances are you accidentally saved it mid-process and now the computer thinks that portions of your original are black and white. You may have to restart this project.Please save your work as Last name, First initial, Public Market and submit to the hand-in folder (drop box).
Assignment 2: FLOWER
Choose a picture of a brightly coloured flower from Google image search. Daisies work well for this effect, as there are some great photos out there of high quality close-up images of vibrant daisies. If you would rather choose a different flower, that's ok too, but please choose an artistic photo rather than just a snapshot of a garden. Using selective colouring again, paint back on the most vibrant colours (likely the petals, and depending on the composition of the photo, maybe some green as well). In this instance, often less is more. Once you have finished the selective colouring, use the text adding feature to add the name of the flower pictured (i.e. Daisy, tulip, chrysanthemum, etc.). You may choose the font, colour, size, and positioning of the text, as long as the text is clearly visible. Be creative with your choices - choose a font that complements your photo. Also, remember that you can increase the saturation of colour on the original photo before you change it to black and white so that the vibrance of the colours is more intense against the black and white. Try playing with colour saturation and/or the "Boost," "Orton-ish," or "Lomo-ish" effects. You can also alter the percentage/fade of the effect by using the sliding bars if it's too strong (or not strong enough).
****** MAKE SURE YOU ARE SAVING YOUR WORK!!!! You will hand in these photos to my drop box when you are finished, so please label them with your name as well. The easiest way to submit your work may be to save the file to your desktop and then drag and drop from there to my drop box. ******
Assignment 3: COLOUR AND QUOTE
Assignment 4: SELECTIVE BOOST
1. Upload the photo that is to be edited (you may choose from the photos above or select one of your own)
2. Under the "Edit" tab, click "Colors" and pull the saturation toggle towards the left until you have achieved the level of colour you desire (be sure that it is muted enough that your boosting effect will be noticeable and worth your time and effort).
er petals, etc.4. In the "Effect Painting" box, click "Reverse Effect." This will bring everything back to the lower colour saturation level. Now, when you paint back the original colour (just like we did when we experimented with black and white selective colour painting), it will be a more bold
Selective boosting is much like selective colouring in that you are emphasizing one part of a photograph with bold colour while drawing attention away from its surroundings - you also use the same brush technique as you did with selective colouring. The difference with selective boosting, however, is that you are not turning the photo to black and white but rather decreasing its saturation so that some colour still remains, just not as bold as the original.
Today's assignment is to choose an appropriate photo from Google Image Search (or from your own collection of photos, if you have one) that would complement the following quote:
"Most of the shadows of this life are caused by stand
er petals, etc.4. In the "Effect Painting" box, click "Reverse Effect." This will bring everything back to the lower colour saturation level. Now, when you paint back the original colour (just like we did when we experimented with black and white selective colour painting), it will be a more bold
3. Under the "Create" tab, choose the Boost feature. Adjust the level using the toggle tab until you are happy with the colour of the object to be singled out (i.e. a flower, a guitar, a person, etc.). Always make sure to alter it only enough so that it adds to it, not detracts by being too distracting or overpowering. For example, sometimes boosting colour will erase important details, such as creases in flower petals, etc.
4. In the "Effect Painting" box, click "Reverse Effect." This will bring everything back to the lower colour saturation level. Now, when you paint back the original colour (just like we did when we experimented with black and white selective colour painting), it will be a more bold and saturated colour. The overall effect will be that the entire photo is in colour, but one piece will stand out.
Assignment 5: SHADOWS AND SUNSHINE
"Most of the shadows of this life are caused by stand
ing in one's own sunshine." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
The technique we will be experimenting with is that of changing the TEXT to emphasize certain words. This can be achieved by creating multiple text boxes so that youcan change the size, colour, and font of certain words.
For this assignment, I would like you to emphasize the words "shadows" and "sunshine." Save it as "last name, shadows sunshine" and submit it to the drop box.
The technique we will be experimenting with is that of changing the TEXT to emphasize certain words. This can be achieved by creating multiple text boxes so that youcan change the size, colour, and font of certain words.
For this assignment, I would like you to emphasize the words "shadows" and "sunshine." Save it as "last name, shadows sunshine" and submit it to the drop box.
Assignment 6: NATURE QUOTE
Choose one of the following quotations:
"In summer, the song sings itself."
- William Carlos Williams
"My profession is to always find God in nature."
- Henry David Thoreau
"All seasons are beautiful for the person who carries happiness within."
- Horace Friess
"Sounds of the wind or sounds of the sea
Make me happy just to be."
- June Polis
"Each moment of the year has its own beauty . . . a picture which was never before and shall never be seen again."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"If one daffodil is worth a thousand pleasures, then one is too few."
- William Wordsworth
"The earth laughs in flowers."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The ocean . . . cold and wild the surf, rushing in to overwhelm the beach, the wind, stinging my cheeks, enveloping me in total freedom."
- Scott Holman
Choose a nature photo from Google Image Search that will complement the quotation you have chosen. Please be sure that the resolution of the photo you choose is high enough that you will be able to edit it with accuracy and that it won't be too "crowded" once you add your effects to it. You can choose the effects you add to the photo. Remember that sometimes less is more. Some suggestions:
- selective colouring (turn the photo to black and white or sepia and paint back on some original colour)
- selective boosting (turn down the saturation of the photo, boost the picture, click "reverse effect" and then paint back on some boosted colour)- text emphasis (pick out an important word or phrase in your quotation and change its font, colour, and/or size)
- vignette
- soften
- any other effect(s) that you deem appropriate
When you are finished, save your file as "Lastname, nature quote" and hand it in to my drop box. Happy editing, you creative beings, you! :o)
Choose a nature photo from Google Image Search that will complement the quotation you have chosen. Please be sure that the resolution of the photo you choose is high enough that you will be able to edit it with accuracy and that it won't be too "crowded" once you add your effects to it. You can choose the effects you add to the photo. Remember that sometimes less is more. Some suggestions:
- selective colouring (turn the photo to black and white or sepia and paint back on some original colour)
- selective boosting (turn down the saturation of the photo, boost the picture, click "reverse effect" and then paint back on some boosted colour)- text emphasis (pick out an important word or phrase in your quotation and change its font, colour, and/or size)
- vignette
- soften
- any other effect(s) that you deem appropriate
When you are finished, save your file as "Lastname, nature quote" and hand it in to my drop box. Happy editing, you creative beings, you! :o)
Assignment 7: FRIENDSHIP
Today's assignment, once you have finished your nature quote edit, is to edit a photo of friends (your own or one from Google) with one of the following quotes (or a friendship quote of your own choice, once approved by me):
"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born."
- Anais Nin
"A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words."
- Donna Roberts
"Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead.
Walk beside me and be my friend."
- Albert Camus
"A hug is worth a thousand words. A friend is worth more."
- Unknown
"It takes a long time to grow an old friend."
- by John Leonard
"A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked."
- Bernard Meltzer
"Friendship is the golden ribbon that ties the world together."
- John Evelyn
"A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"What is a friend? A single soul in two bodies."
- Aristotle
"My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me."
- Henry Ford
"In a friend you find a second self."
- Isabelle Norton
"Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light."
- Helen Keller
You may add any effects you wish, as long as you feel that they enhance your photo rather than detracting from it (try to avoid too many points of focus, as the editing you have worked so hard on will be less effective if the eye can't decide where to focus). When you are finished, save it as "lastname, friendship" and submit it to the drop box.
Once again, I can't wait to see what you come up with!
"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born."
- Anais Nin
"A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words."
- Donna Roberts
"Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead.
Walk beside me and be my friend."
- Albert Camus
"A hug is worth a thousand words. A friend is worth more."
- Unknown
"It takes a long time to grow an old friend."
- by John Leonard
"A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked."
- Bernard Meltzer
"Friendship is the golden ribbon that ties the world together."
- John Evelyn
"A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"What is a friend? A single soul in two bodies."
- Aristotle
"My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me."
- Henry Ford
"In a friend you find a second self."
- Isabelle Norton
"Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light."
- Helen Keller
You may add any effects you wish, as long as you feel that they enhance your photo rather than detracting from it (try to avoid too many points of focus, as the editing you have worked so hard on will be less effective if the eye can't decide where to focus). When you are finished, save it as "lastname, friendship" and submit it to the drop box.
Once again, I can't wait to see what you come up with!
Assignment 8: SUBTLETY
Once you have completed the editing assignment from last class, you may begin on today's assignment. The name of the game today is subtlety. You will add text in a watermark fashion to a photo of your choice, that is, allowing some of the background to show through by fading the intensity of the text. Be sure to select a text colour that is similar to the object on which you are superimposing it (i.e. Dark golden text to place on top of an autumn leaf). For this assignment you may choose from the following word sets, select from a combination of sets, or simply choose your own words (upon my approval):
1. Live / Love / Laugh
2. Peace / Renewal / Life
3. Hope / Love / Joy
4. Stop / Look / Listen
5. Dream / Believe / Achieve / Inspire
The finish product should be soft, subtle, and overall pleasing to the eye. Try to avoid having any distracting features. Sometimes less is more.
Other effective features: Soften, Vignette (in a subtle colour and perhaps a smaller size or strength than the preset), Matte, Sepia, Black and White, possibly Focal Soften (depending on the nature of your photo), etc.
Save your assignment as "subtlety" (you don't need to put the title in quotation marks when you hand it in), and submit it to the drop box. Happy Picniking!
1. Live / Love / Laugh
2. Peace / Renewal / Life
3. Hope / Love / Joy
4. Stop / Look / Listen
5. Dream / Believe / Achieve / Inspire
The finish product should be soft, subtle, and overall pleasing to the eye. Try to avoid having any distracting features. Sometimes less is more.
Other effective features: Soften, Vignette (in a subtle colour and perhaps a smaller size or strength than the preset), Matte, Sepia, Black and White, possibly Focal Soften (depending on the nature of your photo), etc.
Save your assignment as "subtlety" (you don't need to put the title in quotation marks when you hand it in), and submit it to the drop box. Happy Picniking!
Assignment 9: ART AND COLOUR
Choose one of these quotes and find a picture that complements it. Bold colours, selective colouring, selective boosting, black and white with one striking splash of colour, etc. may be very effective in your overall photo effect. Save this assignment as "colour" and submit it to my drop box. Happy editing!
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Colour has taken possession of me; no longer do I have to chase after it. I know that it has hold of me forever... Colour and I are one. I am a painter. - Paul Klee
Seek the strongest colour effect possible. The content is of no importance. - Henri Matisse
I found I could say things with colour and shapes that I couldn't say any other way, things I had no words for. - Georgia O'Keeffe
Why do two colours, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain this? No. Just as one can never learn how to paint. - Pablo Picasso
There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are others who, thanks to their art and intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun. - Pablo Picasso
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. - Henry Ward Beecher
The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation. - Auguste Rodin
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Colour has taken possession of me; no longer do I have to chase after it. I know that it has hold of me forever... Colour and I are one. I am a painter. - Paul Klee
Seek the strongest colour effect possible. The content is of no importance. - Henri Matisse
I found I could say things with colour and shapes that I couldn't say any other way, things I had no words for. - Georgia O'Keeffe
Why do two colours, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain this? No. Just as one can never learn how to paint. - Pablo Picasso
There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are others who, thanks to their art and intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun. - Pablo Picasso
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. - Henry Ward Beecher
The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation. - Auguste Rodin
Assignment 10: SELF PORTRAIT
Assignment 11: RIVIER EDIT
Find the photos to edit by clicking here. Save it as "Rivier edit" (of course with your last name first) and submit it to the drop box. Please do not add text to this edit.
Assignment 12: DETERMINATION
We are turning our attention now to editing photos that will serve us well as portfolio additions. Introducing, the "Motivational/Inspirational" series!
Choose one of the following quotes and find a picture that compliments the text (either from your own collection or a high resolution photo from Google Image search). Save it as "Last name, first initial, determination."
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“Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.” - Gail Devers
"Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.” - Unknown
“You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.” - Albert Einstein
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill
“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” - Og Mandino
“When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.” - Wilma Rudolph
“When faced with a mountain, I will not quit! I will keep striving until I climb over, find a pass through, tunnel underneath, or simply stay and turn the mountain into a gold mine, with God's help." - Robert Half
“The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed.” - Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Choose one of the following quotes and find a picture that compliments the text (either from your own collection or a high resolution photo from Google Image search). Save it as "Last name, first initial, determination."
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“Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.” - Gail Devers
"Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.” - Unknown
“You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.” - Albert Einstein
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill
“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” - Og Mandino
“When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.” - Wilma Rudolph
“When faced with a mountain, I will not quit! I will keep striving until I climb over, find a pass through, tunnel underneath, or simply stay and turn the mountain into a gold mine, with God's help." - Robert Half
“The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed.” - Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Assignment 13: REFLECTION
Choose an appropriate photo and include one of the following quotes. Save your photo as "reflection" and submit to the drop box.
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“Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.” - James Levin
“In water one sees one's own face; But in wine one beholds the heart of another.” - French Proverb
"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest." - Confucius
"I read and walked for miles at night along the beach, writing bad blank verse and searching endlessly for someone wonderful who would step out of the darkness and change my life. It never crossed my mind that that person could be me." - Anna Quindlen
"It is not so much the example of others we imitate as the reflection of ourselves in their eyes and the echo of ourselves in their words." - Eric Hoffer
"Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment." - Lao Tzu
"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." - George Bernard Shaw
"The world is a looking glass and gives back to each man a reflection of his own face." - William Thackeray
Assignment 14: FAITH
Choose your photo, add one of these quotes or one of your own choice, and save it with your last name, first initial, and "Faith."
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“When you have come to the edge Of all light that you know And are about to drop off into the darkness Of the unknown, Faith is knowing One of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on or You will be taught to fly” - Patrick Overton
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” - Reinhold Niebuhr
“You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith.” - Mary Manin Morrissey
“Fear can keep us up all night long, but faith makes one fine pillow.” - Unknown
“Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to.” - George Seaton
“Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.” - Kahlil Gibran
“Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time.” - Oswald Chambers
“Faith is like electricity. You can't see it, but you can see the light.” - Unknown
To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.” - St. Thomas Aquinas
“Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” - Mother Teresa
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“When you have come to the edge Of all light that you know And are about to drop off into the darkness Of the unknown, Faith is knowing One of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on or You will be taught to fly” - Patrick Overton
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” - Reinhold Niebuhr
“You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith.” - Mary Manin Morrissey
“Fear can keep us up all night long, but faith makes one fine pillow.” - Unknown
“Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to.” - George Seaton
“Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.” - Kahlil Gibran
“Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time.” - Oswald Chambers
“Faith is like electricity. You can't see it, but you can see the light.” - Unknown
To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.” - St. Thomas Aquinas
“Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” - Mother Teresa
Final assignments:
Peace:
“There is no way to peace, peace is the way.” - A.H. Muste
“When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.” - Peace Pilgrim
“Peace is not something you wish for; It's something you make, Something you do, Something you are, And something you give away.” - Robert Fulghum
“If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another.” - Tenzin Gyatso
“Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it" - Unknown
“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix
“To be at one with God is to be at peace ... peace is to be found only within, and unless one finds it there he will never find it at all. Peace lies not in the external world. It lies within one's own soul.” - Ralph Waldo Trine
“If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.” - Mahatma Ghandi
Joy:
“Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal." - Unknown
“Joy is the feeling of grinning inside." - Melba Colgrove
"Joy is not in things; it is in us." - Richard Wagner
"Joy is increased by spreading it to others.” - Robert Murray McCheyne
"One joy shatters a hundred griefs." - Chinese Proverb
"Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have." - Horace
Endings:
Choose an appropriate photo from Google Image Search or your own collection that would complement one of the following quotations:
"If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story." - Orson Welles
"Every end is a new beginning." - Proverb
"In my end is my beginning." - T.S. Eliot
"Nature's first green is gold,
her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower,
but only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
so dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay."
- Robert Frost
"If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God." - G.K. Chesterton
"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." - Seneca
When you have completed this assignment, save it with your last name and "endings" and submit it to my drop box.
"Every end is a new beginning." - Proverb
"In my end is my beginning." - T.S. Eliot
"Nature's first green is gold,
her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower,
but only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
so dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay."
- Robert Frost
"If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God." - G.K. Chesterton
“I didn't ask for it to be over. But then again I didn't ask for it to begin. For that's the way it is with life, as some of the most beautiful days come completely by chance. But even the most beautiful days eventually have their sunset.” - Javan
"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." - Seneca
When you have completed this assignment, save it with your last name and "endings" and submit it to my drop box.
Summer:
You may create your OWN summer quotation, or choose from one of the following. You may also choose to Google search and find your own quotation to use.
In summer, the song sings itself. - William Carlos Williams
Summer afternoon - summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. ~Henry James
Then followed that beautiful season... Summer....
Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape
Lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape
Lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Flip Flops
Belly Tops
Palm Trees
Cute Capris
Sunglasses
Backstage Passes
Top Down
Cruising 'round Town
As the sun Dims
Comes late night Swims
Tan Lines
isn't summer just divine?"
Belly Tops
Palm Trees
Cute Capris
Sunglasses
Backstage Passes
Top Down
Cruising 'round Town
As the sun Dims
Comes late night Swims
Tan Lines
isn't summer just divine?"
Save your edit as "summer" and hand in to the drop box. Happy editing!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
List of Computers 8 assignments due
Computers 8 Assignments:
Public Market
February calendar
Flower
Colour and Quote
Selective Boost
March calendar
Shadows and Sunshine
Own Choice
Nature Quote
April calendar
Determination
Reflection
Faith (8I only at this point - 8M will do next)
May calendar
Self edit (in progress now)
June calendar (next assignment)
iMovie compilation of photo editing portfolio (final project)
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Thurs/Fri morning
Hi girls (and Mrs. Moon!). Mr. Seghers and I will be playing in the pit band for "South Pacific" this morning and tomorrow morning, so here's the plan while Mrs. Moon is here:
“When you have come to the edge of all light that you know and are about to drop off into the darkness of the unknown, Faith is knowing one of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly” - Patrick Overton
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” - Reinhold Niebuhr
“You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith.” - Mary Manin Morrissey
“Fear can keep us up all night long, but faith makes one fine pillow.” - Unknown
“Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to.” - George Seaton
“Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.” - Kahlil Gibran
“Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time.” - Oswald Chambers
To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.” - St. Thomas Aquinas
“Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” - Mother Teresa
Thursday:
P1 - IP 20/30 - Your movie trailers are due today by the end of the period. Use this time for last-minute touch-ups and exporting and then hand in to the IP 20/30 drop box please. Save with your last name first so it gets filed alphabetically in the hand-in folder.
P2 - Comp 8I - New assignment: "FAITH"
Choose a high-quality photo and include one of these quotes. Save your work with your last name first and "Faith" and hand in to the drop box.
“When you have come to the edge of all light that you know and are about to drop off into the darkness of the unknown, Faith is knowing one of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly” - Patrick Overton
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” - Reinhold Niebuhr
“You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith.” - Mary Manin Morrissey
“Fear can keep us up all night long, but faith makes one fine pillow.” - Unknown
“Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to.” - George Seaton
“Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.” - Kahlil Gibran
“Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time.” - Oswald Chambers
To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.” - St. Thomas Aquinas
“Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” - Mother Teresa
Friday:
P2 - Science 7 - Unit 3, Topic 1 exam - review sheets handed in as well please.
P3 - Choral 10/20/30 - Mrs. Moon will work on songs for the upcoming masses. Singing tests will resume next class (Jesus Remember Me, Look at the Cross, Early One Morning, and the first page of Lead Us to the Water).
Monday, April 18, 2011
Inspiration Series #2: Reflection
Choose an appropriate photo and include one of the following quotes. Save your photo as "reflection" and submit to the drop box.
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“Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.” - James Levin
“In water one sees one's own face; But in wine one beholds the heart of another.” - French Proverb
"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest." - Confucius
"I read and walked for miles at night along the beach, writing bad blank verse and searching endlessly for someone wonderful who would step out of the darkness and change my life. It never crossed my mind that that person could be me." - Anna Quindlen
"It is not so much the example of others we imitate as the reflection of ourselves in their eyes and the echo of ourselves in their words." - Eric Hoffer
"Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment." - Lao Tzu
"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." - George Bernard Shaw
"The world is a looking glass and gives back to each man a reflection of his own face." - William Thackeray
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“Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.” - James Levin
“In water one sees one's own face; But in wine one beholds the heart of another.” - French Proverb
"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest." - Confucius
"I read and walked for miles at night along the beach, writing bad blank verse and searching endlessly for someone wonderful who would step out of the darkness and change my life. It never crossed my mind that that person could be me." - Anna Quindlen
"It is not so much the example of others we imitate as the reflection of ourselves in their eyes and the echo of ourselves in their words." - Eric Hoffer
"Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment." - Lao Tzu
"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." - George Bernard Shaw
"The world is a looking glass and gives back to each man a reflection of his own face." - William Thackeray
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Inspiration Series #1 - Determination
Hi Comp 8! We are turning our attention now to editing photos that will serve us well as portfolio additions. Introducing, the "Motivational/Inspirational" series!
Assignment #1: "Determination"
Choose one of the following quotes and find a picture that compliments the text (either from your own collection or a high resolution photo from Google Image search). Save it as "Last name, first initial, determination."
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“Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.” - Gail Devers
"Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.” - Unknown
“You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.” - Albert Einstein
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill
“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” - Og Mandino
“When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.” - Wilma Rudolph
“When faced with a mountain, I will not quit! I will keep striving until I climb over, find a pass through, tunnel underneath, or simply stay and turn the mountain into a gold mine, with God's help." - Robert Half
“The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed.” - Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Updates all around!
Science 7 - Notes on the theory of plate tectonics, types of boundaries (converging, diverging, transform), brainstorm and discussion on earthquakes and volcanoes
Comp 8I - Nature Quote, start April calendars when you finish the nature edit
Comp 8M - April calendars
IP 10 - Brainstorming for news broadcast video project
IP 20/30 - Start thinking about when you will begin filming for your movie trailer video project - the brainstorming and planning process should be coming together now with some concrete ideas for how you will shoot each clip, camera angles, costumes, effects, etc.
Jazz Choir - We're Doin' a Show/What a Wonderful World - memory work on Wonderful World should be almost done now
Senior Choir - Body Talk, new piece(s) TBA, Early One Morning/Fare Thee Well, Love for final concert as well
All bands - Online theory marks have been printed and will be 30% of your report card mark again this semester. Practice charts for March are due by this Friday, and need to be signed by a parent or guardian to verify that your minutes have been completed. CONGRATULATIONS to the Level 3 and Level 4 bands who played at Music Festival yesterday and scored marks of 87 and 88 (Level 3), and 86 and 87 (Level 4). We are so proud of you! Way to go!
Junior choir opportunity - If you want to sing with the choir for the Way of the Cross celebration on April 18th, please let me know. We will be singing "Sing Hosanna," "Eat This Bread," "Look at the Cross," "All You Who Pass This Way," and "Jesus, Remember Me."
Friday, March 25, 2011
Comp 8 - Nature quote
Hi Computers 8! The order of business today is to finish your "shadows and sunshine" assignment. When you are finished that, move on to the nature assignment described below:
Choose one of the following quotations:
"In summer, the song sings itself."
- William Carlos Williams
"My profession is to always find God in nature."
- Henry David Thoreau
"All seasons are beautiful for the person who carries happiness within."
- Horace Friess
"Sounds of the wind or sounds of the sea
Make me happy just to be."
- June Polis
"Each moment of the year has its own beauty . . . a picture which was never before and shall never be seen again."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"If one daffodil is worth a thousand pleasures, then one is too few."
- William Wordsworth
"The earth laughs in flowers."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The ocean . . . cold and wild the surf, rushing in to overwhelm the beach, the wind, stinging my cheeks, enveloping me in total freedom."
- Scott Holman
Choose a nature photo from Google Image Search that will complement the quotation you have chosen. Please be sure that the resolution of the photo you choose is high enough that you will be able to edit it with accuracy and that it won't be too "crowded" once you add your effects to it.
You can choose the effects you add to the photo. Remember that sometimes less is more. Some suggestions:
- selective colouring (turn the photo to black and white or sepia and paint back on some original colour)
- selective boosting (turn down the saturation of the photo, boost the picture, click "reverse effect" and then paint back on some boosted colour)
- text emphasis (pick out an important word or phrase in your quotation and change its font, colour, and/or size)
- vignette
- soften
- any other effect(s) that you deem appropriate
When you are finished, save your file as "Lastname, nature quote" and hand it in to my drop box.
Happy editing, you creative beings, you! :o)
Choose one of the following quotations:
"In summer, the song sings itself."
- William Carlos Williams
"My profession is to always find God in nature."
- Henry David Thoreau
"All seasons are beautiful for the person who carries happiness within."
- Horace Friess
"Sounds of the wind or sounds of the sea
Make me happy just to be."
- June Polis
"Each moment of the year has its own beauty . . . a picture which was never before and shall never be seen again."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"If one daffodil is worth a thousand pleasures, then one is too few."
- William Wordsworth
"The earth laughs in flowers."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The ocean . . . cold and wild the surf, rushing in to overwhelm the beach, the wind, stinging my cheeks, enveloping me in total freedom."
- Scott Holman
Choose a nature photo from Google Image Search that will complement the quotation you have chosen. Please be sure that the resolution of the photo you choose is high enough that you will be able to edit it with accuracy and that it won't be too "crowded" once you add your effects to it.
You can choose the effects you add to the photo. Remember that sometimes less is more. Some suggestions:
- selective colouring (turn the photo to black and white or sepia and paint back on some original colour)
- selective boosting (turn down the saturation of the photo, boost the picture, click "reverse effect" and then paint back on some boosted colour)
- text emphasis (pick out an important word or phrase in your quotation and change its font, colour, and/or size)
- vignette
- soften
- any other effect(s) that you deem appropriate
When you are finished, save your file as "Lastname, nature quote" and hand it in to my drop box.
Happy editing, you creative beings, you! :o)
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Online safety
To go along with the online safety presentation by Rob Nickel that we were fortunate enough to attend on Wednesday, here's the address to use to check in on your Windows Live profile (if you have a hotmail e-mail account, etc.):
http://members.msn.com/youraddress123@hotmail.com
Just use your own e-mail address after the last slash in the address and it should pull up your profile if you have one. In addition to upping our security settings on facebook, this is a good place to check if you're concerned with how much of your personal information is out there on the net.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Comp 8 - Shadows and Sunshine
Today's assignment is to choose an appropriate photo from Google Image Search (or from your own collection of photos, if you have one) that would complement the following quote:
"Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
The technique we will be experimenting with is that of changing the TEXT to emphasize certain words. This can be achieved by creating multiple text boxes so that youcan change the size, colour, and font of certain words.
For this assignment, I would like you to emphasize the words "shadows" and "sunshine."
Save it as "last name, shadows sunshine" and submit it to the drop box.
Here is the sample that I edited in class with you (8I). You can click to enlarge it if you wish.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
8M/8I Picnik highlights - "Colour and Quote"
Hi girls! Here are a few Picnik highlights from the "Colour and Quote" assignment. I love seeing what you come up with each week!
Fruit by Tiana
Cupcake by Brenna F.
Crayons by Kayle
Marbles by Courtney
Umbrella by Celynne
Ballet by Olivia
Way to go girls!
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
8I Picnik highlights - Feb 15th
Here are a few highlights from the past 2 assignments. Well done ladies!
Today's featured Picnikers: Makayla, Tasha, Claudia, Eryka, Janae, Karli, Morgan, and Vanessa. :o)
Public Market photos:
Flower edits:
And one fun extra one from Vanessa - neat idea!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
8M selective boosting assignment
Hi girls!
To continue along the same lines of what we have been working on in Picnik, today we will be experimenting with another form of selective colouring that I call "selective boosting." Basically what it entails is lowering the colour saturation of your original photo, boosting it, and REVERSING the painting effect so that whatever you paint back on will be boosted (higher colour saturation) while the rest will be more muted colours. So, to break that down step by step:
1. Upload the photo that is to be edited.
2. Under the "Edit" tab, click "Colors" and pull the saturation toggle towards the left until you have achieved the level of colour you desire (be sure that it is muted enough that your boosting effect will be noticeable and worth your time and effort).
When you are done, save it with your last name and "Selective boosting" and submit it to the 8M drop box (or 8I, if that is the class you are in).
To continue along the same lines of what we have been working on in Picnik, today we will be experimenting with another form of selective colouring that I call "selective boosting." Basically what it entails is lowering the colour saturation of your original photo, boosting it, and REVERSING the painting effect so that whatever you paint back on will be boosted (higher colour saturation) while the rest will be more muted colours. So, to break that down step by step:
1. Upload the photo that is to be edited.
2. Under the "Edit" tab, click "Colors" and pull the saturation toggle towards the left until you have achieved the level of colour you desire (be sure that it is muted enough that your boosting effect will be noticeable and worth your time and effort).
3. Under the "Create" tab, choose the Boost feature. Adjust the level using the toggle tab until you are happy with the colour of the object to be singled out (i.e. a flower, a guitar, a person, etc.). Always make sure to alter it only enough so that it adds to it, not detracts by being too distracting or overpowering. For example, sometimes boosting colour will erase important details, such as creases in flower petals, etc.4. In the "Effect Painting" box, click "Reverse Effect." This will bring everything back to the lower colour saturation level. Now, when you paint back the original colour (just like we did when we experimented with black and white selective colour painting), it will be a more bold and saturated colour. The overall effect will be that the entire photo is in colour, but one piece will stand out.
Selective boosting is much like selective colouring in that you are emphasizing one part of a photograph with bold colour while drawing attention away from its surroundings - you also use the same brush technique as you did with selective colouring. The difference with selective boosting, however, is that you are not turning the photo to black and white but rather decreasing its saturation so that some colour still remains, just not as bold as the original.
Here are some photos to choose from (make sure you click on the photo to enlarge it before you drag and drop it to your desktop):
When you are done, save it with your last name and "Selective boosting" and submit it to the 8M drop box (or 8I, if that is the class you are in).
8M Picnik highlights
Here are a few highlights from your first 2 photo editing assignments. Well done!
Today's featured Picnikers are Shannon, Erica B, Hannah, Danika, Brigid, and Michelle. :o)
Public Market edits:
Flower edits:
Monday, January 31, 2011
HW updates for Monday, Jan. 31st
Computers 8I/8M: Your first photo edit ("Public Market") is now due, as both classes have had a full period to work on the assignment, plus the first class in which we practiced the selective colouring technique. Just a reminder that you are welcome to experiment with additional photo effects, as long as the final product shows that you have changed the background to black and white, and that you have selectively coloured all of the lettering/clock hands and numbers back on.
Science 7: As we had 7 absences from our class this morning, we used our time to clean our desks and lockers, recycle old papers, tidy up our spaces, and work on homework from our other classes. We have just begun the Particle Theory of Matter, and it made sense to use our time for other projects rather than re-teaching the new concepts when the rest of you return.
IP 20/30: We are in the process of analyzing and editing our preliminary yearbook pages (class photos/individual portrait pages, staff photo page, etc.). We will be continuing with candid pages today. If you have any photos that need to be uploaded, from any grade level, please do so asap so that those pages can start to develop - there are several blank ones at this point.
Band (all levels): Your January practice charts are due by this Friday. Every month I have at least 1 or 2 people panicking on Friday, as they forgot their chart at home. Please hand yours in asap so that you do not have any last-minute panic moments! They can be handed in to me personally or to the basket on my desk starting today. I already have a few, so keep them coming!
Narnia: We are officially 1 week away from our first show! It's definitely "crunch time" but I have faith that we will pull it off. PLEASE memorize your songs if you have not already - we need to focus on our characters rather than our lines, lyrics, harmonies, etc. It's your show - let's present a performance that we are all proud of! :o)
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