Finding Hope for the future
Hope for the future Teaching isn’t for everyone. There, I said it. It’s out there. This blog post isn’t going to try to convince you
Reflections after the First Year
There were undoubtedly low spots in that first year of teaching. Reflecting on that first year, it is hard for me to remember the good
The Christmas I Lied to Everyone
If you have been reading my posts thus far, I hardly need to tell you that my first semester was no cake-walk…it was a bit
The Best of Times and the Worst of Times
My blog posts lately seem to be somewhat on the negative side lately… I thought I might lighten the mood a bit by describing some
For the Overwhelmed Art Teacher’s First Month
I have spoken about my graphic design and digital photography classes in previous posts, in this post I want to give you a full picture
That First Month of Digital Photography
In my last post, I talked about my experience with graphic design in that first month of school. In this post, I will discuss how
That First Month of Graphic Design
I already briefly went over my first day of school, but I wanted to talk about some of the specific classes I taught for the
Getting prepared: The summer before that first year teaching
As I entered the summer before my first year teaching, I was excited and I thought that I was prepared. My schedule was full; I
How it all started
I want to back up a little this semester and talk a bit about my first years of teaching to encourage those of you who
SIMPLE Portrait Photography
It’s ALIVE! So you have taken still life photos, are you ready to delve into photographing something that moves?! For portrait photography, we will be
Capturing Texture
Finding texture in photography adds a certain appeal to your images. Everything you see has a texture, and photographing to capture that texture can make your
Still Life Photography
Still-life photography can sometimes be seen as an ancient, lost art, but you see still-life photography everywhere today. Whether you are trying to sell your