Argh! Portraits galore was this week! Never have I ever had to take so many pictures in such a little time constraint than what was asked of me during the DS106 Photoblitz, but after reviewing tips on how to become a better photographer, I was less daunted.
I made a set on Flickr, but I cannot figure out how to share it. It keeps asking for my “API Endpoint,” but I can’t figure out how to find it. Anyways, you can find my set here.
I tried Google and everything, but nothing actually told me where to find it. They simply say “your API Endpoint should be. . .” and then they show an example. I try putting everything they show and nothing works. This was frustrating, but over all this week was very helpful in figuring out how to take pictures. I didn’t know much about taking pictures, but what was really helpful was tips about how to use light, and how to get different angels, which I applied to my picture taking this week with very noticeable results. Even with the chaos of a time limit, I was able to take some of the best pictures I’ve ever taken. I feel like this could help me evolve as a photographer, and it makes me excited for more opportunities to take pictures; assignment or not.

My Daily Creates were all visual for visual week.
First I took a picture of my Dad’s lovely bald spot. This was not an easy task. My Dad is fairly convinced he has no bald spot, but doesn’t like pictures of his head taken anyways. I had to ambush him while watching a Nationals game on TV. He’s still not happy. Oh the sacrifices I make for school.

Then I drew an abstract picture of a dog. I had to think how to make it abstract and I first decided to draw a big nose like the dog was in your face. Then, since the nose wasn’t too big, I drew a huge tongue like the dog was licking you in the face. This seemed to work so I drew some whiskers and finished up the rest of the features of the dog. It resembles my English Pointer Glory.

Finally, I drew a picture of something with lots of yellow. A Post-It note! I also decided to give everyone headaches and wrote in yellow. It essentially tells you it is hard to read things written in yellow, and it is also hard to see my drawing because it was yellow. Yar-Har-Har!

I like the challenge this week posed of not only doing assignments, but creating them, and writing about them. I like to think that adding humor to all these things makes it not only enjoyable to do, but also enjoyable to viewers to read how I present my material. I like doing visual assignments, so this week was really fun. To Week 6 we go!