Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Work Day

NOTICE-  Starting TOMORROW, I will be meeting with students to discuss the progress you are making on your academic pages.  If you haven't done anything, START WORKING ON THEM TODAY.

These are to be done as homework or in your extra work time that you have once your other work is done.

Things you should be doing- Creating polls, photographing interesting lessons in class, finding students that excel in a subject and photographing them with some of their work.    

Make progress.


Editors-
Tierney- Name check off for the class pages
Mallory- Senior names added on Senior section
DeLaney- Elementary Book name check off
Mac- Get every student a yearbook form


Staff-
Blur Team
Michael
Cully
Zach
Justin

Each person will get a new photo to blur. Save it as a JPG and upload it to people.  After that, work on your Academic Spread.

Team Advertisement
Cody 
Kaylee
Chaz
Cory 

Each person will get a new sponsor and create an advertisement for them.  Make sure you show me before you save a final copy as a JPG and upload it to Ads on Yearbook Avenue.

Photographers
Ashley
Amy
Gunnar

You will shoot photographs of Elementary kids today.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Jan 6th How to Make A BLUR

How to do a BLUR


Step one- Rename your image the name of the person + blur.  (Bobblur)

Step two- Using the Lasso Tool, capture the subject (the dude or dudet)

Step three- Lay down a Quick Mask (Q) to perfect your selection
     Remember that Eraser (E) removes masked areas and Paint Brush (B) adds it back in.

Step four- Inverse the Selection  (Shift+Command+I)

Step five- Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur (Radius = 20)

Step six- save in JPEG format.

Step seven- Upload to the PEOPLE FOLDER at Yearbook Avenue.  

ASN- Upload your completed ads to the ADS folder and then do a blur.  

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Notice: Tiff Transparency

PLEASE remember to check the "SAVE TRANSPARENCY" box when saving cut-outs.  If not they do not work on the yearbook website as true cut-outs.  

Ad Lesson 2

Due at the start of class- Questionnaire over Christmas gifts


In class assignment
Create a document in Photoshop-

Size- 2 inches wide x 5 inches high

Resolution DPI- 200

Be sure to leave a small free space at the top of your ad for the words "A Word From Our Sponsors" which is added on yearbook avenue.

We will select a business card and create an ad today.



Editors- Due Today
Tierney- Layout plan for 11-7 photos

Mallory- Contact Stacia and ask if we can use the four photos of Tanner on the front page of the paper.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Semester Test Part 1

Day 1 will focus on graphic images.

Staff Members will receive an image from Mr. Bollman.  They will then get an assignment to either make a cut-out of the image or a Desaturation with a faded background.

Student will complete the image effect and upload it to the STAFF INBOX at yearbook avenue.



Editor's Assignments-

Tierney- Cover printed and turned in for review by Mr. Bollman
    Make sure you print from Preview

Mallory- You will get an assignment from me regarding photos from earlier in the year.    See me.

Mack- Business Manager Assignment- Yearbook Last Chance to get the Yearbook for $48.00 handout.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Wednesday= Field Trip for Mr. B

Hey class,

Today I am gone on a field trip.

You will need to work on the following projects today.

1st- In your groups, finish your CAPTION PROJECT from yesterday.  This should take about 15 minutes.  Do quality work because we will select the best captions for the yearbook.

2nd- work on your ongoing projects (see yesterday's post if you forgot your job).

3rd- We will meet back as a whole group to discuss a writing prompt project at 3:00.  This will be an individual assignment.

The written project will be due at the start of class tomorrow.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Today's Assignment

Tierney and Mallory-  Print a sample of your cover and look it over.   Show it to me and we will check that off our list.


Then sketch out class photo pages.


Mack- We need to print a list of the major sponsors.  Then you and Mallory get a great job.  Get details in class.


Everyone Else- We will be working on their Quick Reads or their Academic Pages.

We will have a group ACTIVITY at 3:05.  Be ready.