Minimalize Your Philosophy

Minimalize Your Philosophy

by Briana Bohrer

| Syndicated
February 19, 2012

A philosophy of mine, is Henry David Thoreau’s quote seen in the picture. It makes you question what is important in life. He asks why we rush through life just to get to the next thing, and why we don’t … Continue reading →
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Daily Creates Week Five

by Briana Bohrer

| Syndicated
February 19, 2012

TDC36: Take a photo of food being served of eaten in an unconventional way This is my youngest cousin, eating in an unconventional way. TDC37: Take a photo of a toy in action I took a photo of my sister … Continue reading →
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Place I’ve Never Been

by Briana Bohrer

| Syndicated
February 19, 2012

As a history major, France is one of my favorite countries to study, and it’s one of the top places on my list of countries to visit, so I had to do this assignment. I made this in GIMP. As … Continue reading →
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Minimalist Poster

by Briana Bohrer

| Syndicated
February 17, 2012

To Kill a Mockingbird is one of favorite novels and movies. The process was pretty straightforward and simple. I chose the mockingbird symbol as the “essence of the movie.” I used GIMP to paste the icon in the center of the … Continue reading →
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The Big Hip Hop

by Briana Bohrer

| Syndicated
February 16, 2012

This assignment was pretty straight-forward and simple. I took a photo from The Big Picture and a song from the Top 100 List, and added the lyrics in Picnic. I ended up choosing a photo under the skating category. I … Continue reading →
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One Story, Four Icons

by Briana Bohrer

| Syndicated
February 16, 2012

This is a one of one my favorite novels (which is also a movie). It’s a classic. Can you guess what it is? P.S. The ninja may be a bit of a stretch, don’t think of it too literally.
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Iconic Me

by Briana Bohrer

| Syndicated
February 14, 2012

The assignment was to create an image of something that represents me. I am definitely a book worm, so I chose glasses as my icon. I used an icon from NounProject and Microsoft Word. I pasted the image into a Word … Continue reading →
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Mission: Defamiliarize

by Briana Bohrer

| Syndicated
February 13, 2012

Mission: Defamilarize , a set on Flickr. The assignment was to take a ten photos of a familiar place and make it unfamiliar, what place is more familiar than home? The process was very simple, I just wandered around my … Continue reading →
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Daily Creates Week 4

by Briana Bohrer

| Syndicated
February 12, 2012

TDC29: Take a photo of something upside down that is never seen that way TDC30: Share an image of a place that you lose things TDC31: Take a photo that represents a happy moment in your life TDC32: Take a … Continue reading →
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Mission: Defamiliarize

by Briana Bohrer

| Syndicated
February 12, 2012

The assignment was to take a ten photos of a familiar place and make it unfamiliar, what place is more familiar than home? The process was very simple, I just wandered around my house taking pictures at different angles until … Continue reading →
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Picturing Prufrock

by Briana Bohrer

| Syndicated
February 10, 2012

I loved this assignment. I was able to combine my love of lit and travel. The lines about traveling inspired me to make this. My favorite line by T.S. Elliot was unfortunately not in this poem: “we shall not … Continue reading →
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Comic Book Effect

by Briana Bohrer

| Syndicated
February 10, 2012

I tried to add this effect to several pictures, but this was the only one I thought looked ok with the effect. I used a blur tool and a “newsprint” filter since GIMP doesn’t have the halftone effect. Then I … Continue reading →
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Song Title Story

by Briana Bohrer

| Syndicated
February 8, 2012

I hit play on my iTunes account to randomize a song for the first part. Then I just went through my library to find other songs to add. The final product ended up being a letter written in Delaware. … Continue reading →
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Color Splash

by Briana Bohrer

| Syndicated
February 7, 2012

This was one of the saved photos on my computer. I thought it looked better when I changed it to black and white, but I still liked the color of the shoes, so color splash was the perfect tool. I … Continue reading →
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Web 2.0 & Web Storytelling

by Briana Bohrer

| Syndicated
February 5, 2012

O’Reilly’s essay on Web 2.0 explained the differences between the internet when it was in it’s beginning stages vs. what it is today. Alexander’s essay on web storytelling explained what web storytelling is and why we able to use it … Continue reading →
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Daily Creates Week 3

by Briana Bohrer

| Syndicated
February 3, 2012

TDC22: Take a photo of two related objects of drastically different sizes. TDC24: Make a creative photo silhouette by aiming the camera into a bright light. TDC25: Record a sound that gives you comfort. http://soundcloud.com/user806686/rain
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Daily Creates Week 2

by Briana Bohrer
January 30, 2012

TDC16: Photograph something commonly considered ugly and make it beautiful. My camera wasn’t working this day, so I had to improvise. TDC17: Show your keychain and explain the things that are on it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQDd0TqPfho&context=C34942f9ADOEgsToPDskKBQAxXb9wxUiQQ49R_KWPt TDC20: Take a photo where movement … Continue reading →
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Cyberinfrastructure and Digital Facelifts

by Briana Bohrer
January 29, 2012

As a a future educator, I was interested to hear what Campbell had to say. At first, I believed that Campbell wanted to transform technology as we know it and I was uncomfortable with his views. Campbell scared me off … Continue reading →
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Personal Cyberinfrastructe and Digital Facelifts

by Briana Bohrer
January 25, 2012

As a a future educator, I was interested to hear what Campbell had to say; although, upon hearing his ideas I found that I was not compelled by his argument, more so in the “Digital Facelifts” video. I found that … Continue reading →
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Experimenting With The Blog

by Briana Bohrer

| Syndicated
January 25, 2012

I successfully set up my blog and set up all the recommended plug-ins. I also installed an extra plug-in called Digg Digg, which enables you to easily incorporate other social networking sites into your blog. I found the process of … Continue reading →
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