Students spend their first day of Creative Illustration Techniques, a new class, learning the ropes of Photoshop. Chad Bennett, a second year instructor, plans on having a lot of “play” time in class to get his students used to Photoshop, while having fun. “They actually wrote the class that I’m teaching this year more or less for me,” Bennett said. “It was one of the … [Read more...] about New class Creative Illustration Techniques teaches basics of Photoshop
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Summer campers dye t-shirts
Before their hands were stained with ink from newspapers, 400 MIPA campers soaked their hands with Rit dye as they invaded the lawn of Shaw Hall. Traditionally, campers received a complementary MIPA t-shirt after registering for camp. But this year, camp director Chad Sanders wanted to begin the creative process early on with the students tie dying their own shirts. “We … [Read more...] about Summer campers dye t-shirts
Feature coverage class raises the bar
From learning about the new media to writing a 300 word feature story, the journalists in the Feature Coverage class focus on creating unique stories that are more appealing to their readers. “Teenagers can be inherently lazy so being a good reporter is the opposite of their natural instinct,” Feature Coverage instructor Julia Satterthwaite said. “I want to teach them how to … [Read more...] about Feature coverage class raises the bar
“Edge” Students Take a New Approach to Yearbook Design
In Lori Oglesbee’s Taking Your Yearbook to the Edge class, students are already busy brainstorming ideas for next year’s yearbooks. “We’re working on developing our yearbook theme,” yearbook student Sierra Harbin said. The class strives to inspire students to think of new ways to layout their yearbooks They’re focused on making them new and interesting for … [Read more...] about “Edge” Students Take a New Approach to Yearbook Design
Beyond the Basics Photography students learn by doing
The Beyond the Basics Photography class spent the morning learning and doing. The first part of class was spent learning about the composition of a good photo, selective focus, filling the frame, tone and color, and learning camera hardware basics. Then the class headed out to the garden to practice their new concepts. The students are already working on Reinterpreting Your … [Read more...] about Beyond the Basics Photography students learn by doing