Daily Shoot #611: Stairs and Ramps

Daily Shoot #611: Stairs and Ramps

by leelzebub

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July 20, 2011

“Stairs and ramps lead the eye and take us places. Make a photo of a stair or ramp that you see today. (@Melhutch)” “How odd to watch a mortal kindle / Then to dwindle day by day. / Knowing their … Continue reading →
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Audio Assignment: Over-Dramatic “Name of the Wind”

by leelzebub

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July 7, 2011

Over-Dramatic Reading: Choose any written material (a song, poem, short book, excerpt from a novel, scene from a television show, news article, etc.) and record a dramatic reading. Read your selection in a way that alters the message of the … Continue reading →
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Design Assignment: Greetings from London

by leelzebub

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July 7, 2011

Greetings from DS106: Tell us where you are, where you’re from, or simply where you’d rather be and build a greeting card. So, I created a postcard for this assignment and decided to make it from London, England since I’ve … Continue reading →
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The Very Sorry Post

by leelzebub

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July 7, 2011

Dear Jim Groom, The Very Sorry Song, ds106 Remix I hope you can accept this humblest of apologies. Your faithful ds106 internaut,
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My Exquisite Corpse: Girl With a Pineapple Heart

by leelzebub

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July 6, 2011

Assignment: “Exquisite corpse” is a parlor game that the Surrealists developed in 1925. In this game, each player submits images (drawings, paintings, photographs) of heads, torsos, and legs, and they are combined to produce surprising new bodies. “Everybody in life … Continue reading →
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A Call to Fun

by leelzebub

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June 29, 2011

Dear Fellow Students (the ones taking this course for credit): Maybe it’s because I work for DTLT and I feel so deeply invested in the going-ons in the division. Maybe it’s because New Media is my passion, and I’ve only … Continue reading →
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Daily Shoot #590: White Out

by leelzebub

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June 29, 2011

Make a photograph that features white in a dominant manner. Use a white subject. Blow out the sky. Use your imagination. I have ended up with two versions of the same picture and can’t decide which one is better. I’d … Continue reading →
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Battle Plan: Design Assignments

by leelzebub

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June 28, 2011

I carry on! This week is full-speed ahead. I’m going to be hitting ds106 even harder! Here is my plan (subject to change, as usual): “d&ds106 Monster Manual” — Take one of the people from ds106 and make them a … Continue reading →
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Daily Shoot #589: Three Kinds of Wine

by leelzebub

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June 28, 2011

Assignment: Make a photograph with around the number three today. Three objects. Three colors. The number three. Over the past few years, I’ve come to have a real love affair with wine. I love the surprise of each bottle, the … Continue reading →
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Visual Assignment: Four Icon Challenge

by leelzebub

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June 27, 2011

Assignment: Reduce a movie, story, or event into it’s basic elements, then take those visuals and reduce them further to simple icons. Explanation, etc., to come in the morning.
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Daily Shoot #588: Monochrome

by leelzebub

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June 27, 2011

“Make a monochrome photograph today. Keep in mind that monochrome doesn’t have to mean black and white.” Pretend you see her ghost, I asked. I did keep in mind that today’s photo did not have to be black and white, … Continue reading →
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Visual Assignment: Adapting Klimt’s “Hope”

by leelzebub

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June 26, 2011

The Assignment: “Adapt a famous artist’s work to change or reinforce its possible message.” Here’s how this is going to work for the most dramatic of reveal effects. First, I am going to show you the original. Then, I am … Continue reading →
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Daily Shoot #587: Illustrate Attraction

by leelzebub

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June 26, 2011

“Make a photograph today that illustrates attraction. Pick whatever definition of the word you’d like.” “Lay with me on the cloth of our dreams,” he invited me. I wish this photo wasn’t so grainy, but I’m overall happy with how … Continue reading →
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Daily Shoot #586: Complimentary Objects

by leelzebub

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June 26, 2011

“Make a photograph of two complementary objects arranged to show their relationship to each other.” Every puppy should have a boy. -Erma Bombeck I learned something interesting from this photoshoot: The photo you ultimately choose to publish is not always … Continue reading →
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Tutorial: How to Average Flickr Concepts Using Photoshop

by leelzebub

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June 26, 2011

Here is an unnecessary tutorial (Tim Owen’s instructions are perfectly good) for Visual Assignment 13 (which isn’t difficult): I mostly created this tutorial to practice making videos. If it does end up helping someone, that will make me ...
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Missing Poster: Lost In O’Blivion

by leelzebub

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June 25, 2011

I have two poster ideas. Actually, three. This is the first. I hope that I have time to create the next two before Monday! It’s not my favorite creation, but I do like the colors and the play on words. … Continue reading →
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Visual Assignment: Averaging Stories & Rainbows

by leelzebub

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June 24, 2011

“Take a concept, one word, and plug it into Flickr and take the first 50 images and average them using Photoshop or similar program.” Essentially, what we are looking at is the Flickr community’s overall concept of what “stories” and … Continue reading →
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Battle Plan: Visual Assignments

by leelzebub

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June 24, 2011

Every good soldier of art knows the advantage of a good battle strategy. So, here is a list (subject to amendment) of the visual assignments I plan on doing: “Averaging Concepts Using Flickr” — Take a concept, one word, and … Continue reading →
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Daily Shoot #585: Work the Angles

by leelzebub

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June 24, 2011

“Work the angles today. Make a photo that gives us a unique perspective on an otherwise ordinary scene.” Another picture took with my Droid X! At first, I just brainstormed everyday activities, and while I was brushing my teeth, I … Continue reading →
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Mad Blog Scientist

by leelzebub

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June 23, 2011

I installed everything with almost no hassle. I felt really terrible about not donating anything to Akismet, but I rationalized that I could always give them money later, and my little blog probably won’t take too much sweat on the … Continue reading →
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Daily Shoot #584: Pairs

by leelzebub

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June 23, 2011

“Make a photo of a pair of subjects today. People or inanimate objects are both fair game!” It has to do with the shoes you wear, Alice said, before she disappeared into Wonderland. When I heard today’s Daily Shoot assignment, … Continue reading →
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Daily Shoot #582: Heat

by leelzebub

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June 22, 2011

Illustrate heat in one of its many forms in a photograph today. Heat doesn’t always mean fire. Sometimes heat is in the look and the lips of a young woman. I used my Droid X to take this picture. My … Continue reading →
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Designing Little Devils

by leelzebub

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June 22, 2011

I’ve been working on a personal banner for my blog since it first properly propagated on the Interwebz, and today it is finally complete. This is a serious accomplishment for me on a number of levels. One, I’m not visually … Continue reading →
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Daily Shoot #583: Water

by leelzebub

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June 22, 2011

The assignment: “Make a photograph of water in one form or another today.” This seemed like a fine excuse to make a visit to ye olde ice cream shoppe. I used a new app that I downloaded to my Droid … Continue reading →
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The Screaming Ship

by leelzebub

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June 21, 2011

With Dr. Oblivion at our helm, and the Jolly Roger of ds106 hoisted to the air “[t]ogether, tied as we are, we will ride into the night screaming.” 1 Original picture mangled from here: Artsy Crafty: “I Looked Upon … Continue reading →
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Dr. Oblivion Has A Point

by leelzebub

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June 21, 2011

And when Dr. Oblivion has a point, you better pay attention.
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DS106: Luke’s Dramatic GIF

by leelzebub

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June 20, 2011

I like to mentally picture this moment when my parents say something like, “You’ll grow up to be like us, just you wait.” Love you, Mom & Dad!
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Hello world!

by leelzebub
June 13, 2011

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
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