Dia de los Muertos

My photography students had some fun setting up a photo shoot this week.  I asked them to plan a themed photo shoot for October, which, of course, gravitated toward Halloween.  However, after some discussion, we decided to focus on Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) because it provided an opportunity to discuss and explore other cultures.  My students scheduled a day, arranged models, and asked acquaintances with some make-up experience to help out.  Here are a few of the photos that resulted from the shoot.  We will displaying photos from all students on November 1st and 2nd.

H.C., 9th Grade

B.R., 9th Grade

A.J., 9th Grade

M.B., 9th Grade

 

Kevin Wasden

Kevin Wasden

Experimenting

While part of me remains a purist, thinking the best photos are those that are those with no post-editing, the other part of me really enjoys tinkering with photos in Photoshop and Pixlr.  For the photo below, I duplicated the image on a new layer, applied the "cutout" filter to the new image, reduced the transparency of the duplicate layer, and reduced the transparency of the duplicate layer.

A Few More Photos

When you can't draw, photograph.

I keep telling myself I'm going to draw and paint more than I do, but being a teacher and father of five seems to absorb most of my time.  It's not my intent to complain, only to state a fact.  Truth is, I find a lot of satisfaction in teaching and I absolutely love being a dad.  But it means I have to find other ways to let my creativity out.  Lately, I've been trying to improve my photography.  I've always enjoyed taking pictures, but haven't really pushed myself to be a better photographer.  That recently has changed.  I've started taking my camera with me more often and taking a lot more photographs.  Here are a few. 

Art Postcards From Around the World

I have this idea...In my classroom I want to create a wall of postcards that depict art from around the world. I've started collecting a few, but obviously my reach is limited. So, I need to ask for help. If you see a postcard with art you like, would you consider mailing it?

Kevin Wasden
c/o Venture Academy
495 N 1500 W
Marriott-Slaterville, UT 84404 USA

I don't have a lot to offer in return, but I would be more than happy to send you an original sketch from my sketchbooks and a thank you from my students and myself.