Student: Elijah Johnson
Institution: University of New Mexico
Course: Introduction to Photography
Assignment: Natural & Artificial Light
Description: Students created a series of portraits in a variety of lighting situations including next to a window during the day.
Student: Mace Clements
Institution: University of New Mexico
Course: Visualizing Ideas
Assignment: Scavenger Hunt, "Posed"
Description: Students made photos based on a scavenger hunt list of tangible and conceptual "items.".
Student: Marquis Glanton
Institution: Mars Hill University
Course: Photography IV
Assignment: Portraits
Description: Students used strobe lighting in the Lighting Studio to make portraits.
Student: Stephen Trujillo
Institution: University of New Mexico
Course: Digital Imaging Techniques
Assignment: Film Poster or Album Cover
Description: Students used their own photos and Photoshop to create a promotional poster for a film or an album cover for a musical artist that doesn't already exist. Students wrote an accompanying film synopsis or musical artist bio.
Student: Marquis Glanton
Institution: Mars Hill University
Course: Photography IV
Assignment: Portraits
Description: Students used strobe lighting in the Lighting Studio to make portraits.
Student: De'andre Gamble
Institution: Mars Hill University
Course: Photography IV
Assignment: Portraits
Description: Students used strobe lighting in the Lighting Studio to make portraits.
Student: Dave Hartley
Institution: Asheville Art Museum
Course: Cultivating Digital Photography Skills: Alternative Compositions
Assignment: Abstractions
Description: Students used a variety of in-camera techniques, like motion blur, to create abstracted images.
Student: Megan Taylor
Institution: Asheville Art Museum
Course: Cultivating Digital Photography Skills: Mise-en-Scène
Assignment: Creating Mise-en-Scène with Light and Color
Description: Students focused on using light and color to create a sense of mise-en-scène.
Student: Rebecca Lynch
Institution: Asheville Art Museum
Course: Cultivating Digital Photography Skills: Composition
Assignment: Color
Description: Students created a series of images where color is the main subject. This student's selected color is goldenrod.
Student: Venus Barraza
Institution: University of New Mexico
Course: Introduction to Photography
Assignment: Final, Self-Directed Project (Narrative)
Description: Students wrote an artist statement and made a series of images on a topic they chose that tells a story or expresses a narrative. This student documented her husband who is an aspiring horse jockey.
Student: Sandy Johnson
Institution: Asheville Art Museum
Course: Cultivating Digital Photography Skills: Composition
Assignment: Color
Description: Students created a series of images where color is the main subject. This student selected a color combination of white, champagne, and blue.
Student: Alexis Nwaekeke
Institution: Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA) at California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB)
Course: Internship in Art
Assignment: Promotional Poster for Día de los Muertos
Description: This is a design spec for a poster promoting the campus-wide Día de los Muertos celebration.
Student: Jen Jenkins
Institution: Asheville Art Museum
Course: Cultivating Digital Photography Skills: Composition
Assignment: Alphabetography
Description: For this classic photo assignment, students used in-camera framing techniques to create letter shapes without photographing letters. This student spelled "SOCIAL."
Student: Joshua Mike-Bidtah
Institution: University of New Mexico
Course: Visualizing Ideas
Assignment: Text & Image
Description: Students created a series of images based on the Raymond Carver short story "Viewfinder."
Student: Kathleen Lang
Institution: Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA) at California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB)
Course: Internship in Art
Assignment: Promotional Materials for Museum Visits
Description: This is the front and back for a postcard-sized flyer encouraging teachers and primary students to visit RAFFMA.
Student: Daniela_Linares
Institution: University of New Mexico
Course: Digital Imaging Techniques
Assignment: Images Inspired by the History of Photography
Description: After doing research, students selected a contemporary or historical photographer or a genre/movement from the history of photography, then made their own work in a similar style. This student chose to emulate Dorothea Lang.
Student: Tracy Sonthara
Institution: Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA) at California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB)
Course: Internship in Art
Assignment: Promotional Materials for Museum Event
Description: This is the inside and outside design for a brochure mailer promoting RAFFMA's Kids Discover Egypt summer workshop. The student also designed the four canopic jar heads on the cover.
Student: David Martinez
Institution: University of New Mexico
Course: Visualizing Ideas
Assignment: Text & Image
Description: Students created a series of images based on the Raymond Carver short story "Viewfinder."
Student: Annie Mitchem
Institution: University of New Mexico
Course: Visualizing Ideas
Assignment: Final, Self-Directed Project
Description: Students wrote an artist statement and made a series of images on a topic they chose that tells a story or expresses a narrative. This student used makeup, props, and light gels to create color portraits.
Student: Adrian Jones
Institution: University of New Mexico
Course: Visualizing Ideas
Assignment: Constructed Images
Description: Students used a variety of visual strategies to build or construct an image without using image-editing software. This student photographed a Batman action figure in front of an image on their computer screen.