Michael Slade
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So, I have noticed that there are some folks in California and Colorado that are looking at the blogs that I have set up for my classes. 
It dawned on me that there might be others that, time to time, might want to poke in and see what it is that I'm teaching these kids.
Most of my classes this term are digital, I will teach large format in the spring. When I have my dig. classes there is a large blogging component and it's a very efficient way to run my class.
I am just now getting the blogs set up, have had them do their first shooting assignments, and will be having the students set their own blogs up this week, if they haven't already. Each of their blogs has the class syllabus as the first blog entry if you'd like to learn more. Here's how the classes break down:
8th grade: One term. All digital, all shooting, no manipulation, no printing. This is a seeing class not a hardware/software class.
Waterford Photo 2014
9th grade: Three terms. First term is digital (me), second term is film (the other instructor). The digital half is all black and white. Processing in Lightroom. Printing with Epson and Canon large-format printers. No Photoshop.
Waterford Photo 2013
10th grade: Three terms. First term is digital (me), second term is film (the other instructor). The digital half is all black and white. Processing in Lightroom. Printing with Epson and Canon large-format printers. Limited Photoshop.
9th and 10th grade are a two-year commitment. 11th and 12th grade are also a two-year commitment with a pre-requisite of having completed 9th and 10th grades.
Waterford Photo 2012
11th grade: Three terms. All film. First term is 2 1/4, Holga and Hasselblad. Taught by the other instructor. Second term is 4x5, 8x10, 11x14 and all alternative processes from Cyanotype through Platinum/Palladium. Some possible digital negative creation for use with the alternative processes. The blog sees minimal use due to the nearly complete analog based coursework.
Waterford Photo 2011
12th grade: Three terms. Student's choice. Self-directed year-long projects. Several different portfolios are created with the culmination of submitting a large body of work for the AP art exam. Last year we submitted two portfolios. One student got a 5, the other got a 4 (on a scale of 1 to 5). Limited blog use due to the individual nature of the curriculum.
Waterford Photo 2010
It dawned on me that there might be others that, time to time, might want to poke in and see what it is that I'm teaching these kids.
Most of my classes this term are digital, I will teach large format in the spring. When I have my dig. classes there is a large blogging component and it's a very efficient way to run my class.
I am just now getting the blogs set up, have had them do their first shooting assignments, and will be having the students set their own blogs up this week, if they haven't already. Each of their blogs has the class syllabus as the first blog entry if you'd like to learn more. Here's how the classes break down:
8th grade: One term. All digital, all shooting, no manipulation, no printing. This is a seeing class not a hardware/software class.
Waterford Photo 2014
9th grade: Three terms. First term is digital (me), second term is film (the other instructor). The digital half is all black and white. Processing in Lightroom. Printing with Epson and Canon large-format printers. No Photoshop.
Waterford Photo 2013
10th grade: Three terms. First term is digital (me), second term is film (the other instructor). The digital half is all black and white. Processing in Lightroom. Printing with Epson and Canon large-format printers. Limited Photoshop.
9th and 10th grade are a two-year commitment. 11th and 12th grade are also a two-year commitment with a pre-requisite of having completed 9th and 10th grades.
Waterford Photo 2012
11th grade: Three terms. All film. First term is 2 1/4, Holga and Hasselblad. Taught by the other instructor. Second term is 4x5, 8x10, 11x14 and all alternative processes from Cyanotype through Platinum/Palladium. Some possible digital negative creation for use with the alternative processes. The blog sees minimal use due to the nearly complete analog based coursework.
Waterford Photo 2011
12th grade: Three terms. Student's choice. Self-directed year-long projects. Several different portfolios are created with the culmination of submitting a large body of work for the AP art exam. Last year we submitted two portfolios. One student got a 5, the other got a 4 (on a scale of 1 to 5). Limited blog use due to the individual nature of the curriculum.
Waterford Photo 2010
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