This photo came out of an assignment that encouraged you to show what someone saw through the reflection of their eye. I used the prompt to work my character Danny Keys into this assignment. He likes to sit outside and look out at the little town in which he now resides. It’s a dusty little … Continue reading Brown Eyes in a Dusty Dawn →

What does Rose Oakley carry around in her saddle bag? Just the essentials. Water, a lantern, and her trusty utility knife. Traveling light is the best thing for an outlaw.

This photoshoot was a lot of fun to complete. The Photoblitz challenge had a lot of interesting things to do and subjects to find. The most interesting one for me was the one that suggested you use a camera setting that you’ve never used before. I’ve tried everything on my actual camera (it doesn’t have … Continue reading Blitzin’ the Shots →

So this week the daily creates were pretty fun, even if the last one was a little challenging because I was not sure what stop motion was. For my first daily create, we had to decide whether or not something was half empty or half full. I chose half full, of course! I even played … Continue reading "Creating Daily"

Before the war, Ricky was a scrawny kid from Brooklyn just trying to fit in with the world. He didn’t know what he

So this week was overall pretty good! I thought it was a fun week. I really liked the Photoblitz assignment! I thought it was really cool that it generates a random list of things and you take photos and put them together. I also really enjoyed reflecting on cinematography and photography as well. In terms of … Continue reading "Photography Madness"

After watching “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance”, I felt that it was a tremendous movie that used great cinematography techniques to inspire

This assignment asked us to show what’s in our character’s bag. My character, Danny Keys, has an interesting assortment of items. He keeps a messenger bag on him at all times, just in case he needs anything out of it. In this old thing typically lies a little notebook and pen, for any notes or … Continue reading Saddle Bags →

“You’ve gotta ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do ya, punk?” Dirty Harry is a classic. So is Clint Eastwood in general, honestly. You gotta love the guy. Cowboy to ruthless cop, he’s the man who gets the job done. I chose to complete this assignment more or less so I could … Continue reading You Feelin’ Lucky? →

So we all know and love The Shining Here’s a picture from the original and the one my boyfriend and I recreated for the assignment  

I used to love taking pictures with a camera, I would go everywhere with a camera and would take pictures of all sorts

So in Marlene’s bag are quite a few interesting items… scissors – because you never know when you’ll need a pair of these shot glass – bartenders must always be prepared, even when they aren’t on the job keys – to the saloon of course! pistol – in case someone gets too rowdy at the … Continue reading "Marlene’s Prepared for Anything"

What’s in my Saddle Bag for surviving in West as the Sheriff’s son? Here’s a list of things in my bag. The first

So here are the photos for my photoblitz! I think I had a pretty simple one, but I enjoyed doing it! A fork in the road. Casting a ballot. Buying bread. Choices abound.Take a photo of a choice a photo of my closet, trying to decide what to wear Take a photo of an object … Continue reading "Photoblitzing 2k16"

For this visual assignment, I had to take pictures of objects that dealt with each requirement in 20 minutes or less. It was

For this visual assignment I had to use a drawing software to create a piece of art by only using 5 Dots, 4

Can you guess what is in each of these paintings in this picture after I distorted it? I’ll give you the hint that

Photoblitz I started the photoblitz at 3:03 PM “Find a grid pattern somewhere (brick sidewalk or ceiling tiles)” This is a picture of my fireplace mantle at home. I tried to change my perspective/ angle to show the contrast in the brick. “Take a picture of anger, or something that makes you angry.” Here, I’m […]

So, for this assignment, I decided to take my newly downloaded Brady Bunch font abroad. The assignment was to recreate a popular logo using a new font. I searched around for silly and crazy fonts for a bit before deciding to use the Brady font I downloaded for another assignment, but I just didn’t find […]

I think Week Four has been my favorite week so far is ds106. I really enjoy photography so not only was it fun, but it was interesting. I titled my photo reflection “Capture Life” because I believe thats what photography is, its all about capturing life and whats around you. I think the hardest assignment … Continue reading Weekly Four: 2/5/16

For this 2 star assignment, I was supposed to take an image and turn it into a pencil drawing. I made two attempts at it because I did not like the first one. I didn’t care much for the second one either. I chose this assignment because it involved manipulating images in ways that I […]

Assignment: Your Love For Your Pet 3.5 Stars Assignment Description: “Make a collage out of photos of your pet (or your favorite animal)! Either take past photos or take photos throughout the week that show how cute or how funny they can be! ” Howdy: It’s Dr. Wisdom here. You might have heard of me through all of […]

I was never really exposed to black and white movies growing up. So I’ve never had much interest in watching them, I’m not sure why I have the bias but to me if its black and white then the movie must be boring. Well thats not true, and after watching Stagecoach I learned that. Stagecoach … Continue reading Cinematography

We were tasked with showing the contents of our western character’s bag this week. Since my character is a drifter,

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Visual Assignment:Bring Your Pet to School 4 stars Assignment Description: “Do you miss your pet while you are in school? Do you ever wish that you could bring your pet to school with you? This tutorial assignment will allow your dream to come true. You can use GIMP or other photo edit software to place your […]

Visual Assignment: We’re the Real Life Brady Bunch Assignment Description: “Most everyone has seen the infamous picture of The Brady Bunch where everyone in the family is showcased in their own personal box. Now it’s your turn!! Whether your actual family or your close group of friends, make a collage mimicking the picture shown below. Be […]

So as many of my friends are aware, I absolutely adore my cat Zeke. He’s a bengal and honestly just a beautiful cat – even when he’s destroying the house and knocking everything over. Here are a few photos of him doing all the things he loves. For the assignment, I’m basically choosing some of … Continue reading "And the most beautiful cat is…"

So for this assignment, I decided to take a close up picture of something Marlene would keep in the saloon. It’s something that almost everyone coming in would use. I took the picture on a surface similar to one you would find in a saloon and tried to darken the lighting as it would be … Continue reading "Guess What?"

  “You can read his mind in his face. Yes, it’s usually a complete blank”