Week 4 has come to an end! Just like last week, this week was totally different meaning that is was all about Photography. I come to like this week because it was faster than the writing week and the assignment were fun to do. I am surprised that I came to like this week so […]

After reading the article: Photography and narrative: What is involved in telling a story? , the assignment was to look for examples stated in the article ( selection, contrast, perspective, depth,balance, moment, lighting , foreground/background) through still photography so decided to watch the movie Kingsman: Secret Service. I found some pictures that I hope will define […]

So I’ve narrowed down to just a couple of shots from Kingsman: The Secret Service to analyze, though they are different in every way they all have the attributes we have been learning about over the week.  The first scene is a bit gruesome, but what stands out right off the bat is the way […]

Last week, I watched The 39 Steps on YouTube and the pilot episode of Burn Notice on Netflix. For one of this week’s assignments, I tried to find examples of some different aspects of photography is still shots from the features. Here is a list of some of the features with (a) photo(s) utilizing each feature. •   contrast […]

I selected an image of strawberries not only for liking the fruit, but also for their vibrant colors. I uploaded the picture onto the typography generator and selected the type of font I wanted to use. After that, I scrupulously looked for any numbers or letters that I can easily identify for my encryption code.The typography came out very nicely, …

This happily married couple just got done from a day of horse back riding along the beach. They are on their honeymoon and as the sun sets they go to kiss each other. My thought process for doing this was to describe a story where a man and woman are deeply in love. Also the …

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Comic Sans is probably the most hated font out there that is actually used regularly. However, it is always being used inappropriately and it just doesn’t look right to most people. For this assignment, I changed the font of “Google” to Comic Sans to show how much of a difference it makes. Here it is. …

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I found a clip of Spy Kids, and upon scrutinizing its still shots, I noticed a couple of photography techniques/utilizations. Perspective: This is an image of a boat running across a body of water, and it is definitely an interesting way to view such scene since water is portrayed as having multiple colors. It almost looks like the white line …

For this mission, we got some practice thinking on our feet. While there are several elements to think about when taking artful pictures, secret agents don’t always have time to set up the perfect shot. So, to practice incorporating these elements quickly we did a photo blitz. Using this nifty website, I generated a list of […]

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These aren’t my birds, but they are definitely lovebirds. Blueberry (left) and Elsa (right) are two pretty young parakeets who’ve been living together for almost a year. From the second they met, they were hopelessly in love, and they found that their personalities complemented one another. Before they found each other, Blueberry was a rough-and-tumble […]

This shadow shows a girl on her bike. And it tells a story. She loves to adventure, yet she is stuck at school with no car. So her mom got her a bike and she loves it so much. People think she is weird because she spends a lot of time by herself riding her ... Read more

In response to the initial question, “Do you take a lot of photos now?” my answer is, “No.” I used to like taking photos when I was younger, but I no longer liked doing that after my puberty. Sometimes I like to take pictures of flowers because they are very beautiful and I literally want to capture their beauty in a …

Below are some of the main points that make a photograph interesting. Selection: Saul Leiter’s “Red Curtain” exemplifies the element of selection in photography in a couple of ways. First, despite the name of the the photo (which adds some irony), Leiter made the decision not just to photograph a random red curtain in a […]

I absolutely had so much fun with this assignment. As you might have guessed from the name of my blog and numerous posts I have about him, I have a pig! His name is Poppy and he is 1 1/2 years old. I got him when he was just a month old. I miss him ... Read more

Here is a collage of a few things on my bucket list. 1. See the northern lights – Although I hate the cold temperatures where they occur, I would love to see the northern lights. I love seeing sunsets because I love the colors in the sky created by them so this is kind of ... Read more

I rarely take photos. Pretty much the extent of my photo taking is taking screen shots of things that I want to check out later on my phone (like craft ideas I see while scrolling DM Scotty’s Facebook page). I’ve never been good about taking photos. Sometimes my mom encourages me to do so while I’m […]

I found week four’s mission to be surprisingly quick to finish, and found it easier to manage classmate interactions on top of the assignments. My Twitter Daily Creates, pictured below, were primarily completed using Paint. The Warhol-inspired creation took the longest to create within the time-parameters allowed, and required me to make some split-second choices … Continue reading "Mission Check-In: Week 4 Summary"

Below you can find my list for the 20 Minute Photoblitz I completed: Take a close up photo of an object with unique texture or pattern; make us guess what it is. Your most prized possession. They’re all around. Make a photograph of a wheel near you. Take a photo of (or something that represents) […]

I really enjoyed week 4! It was probably my favorite week so far. I really loved doing the photoblitz challenge. I got really into it and even got some of my roommates involved (as you can see in the photos). I tried to be better this week about time management when it came to getting …

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Before this semester, I have explored very little in terms of formal photographic art. I have always been a bit of a shutterbug, attempting to capture meaningful moments of my family, pets, or friends, as well as images from trips and adventures in nature throughout the seasons. I do take a significant amount of photos … Continue reading "Photo Reflections"

Using the film “Kingsman: The Secret Service”, I’ve identified four specific photographic examples which exemplify balance, depth, moment, and light principles. First, Eggsy’s senior agent Harry Hart is portrayed in the photo below during a photographic ‘moment’. As referenced in Campbell’s blog post on photography and narrative, Hart is caught in a narrative conflict. Yet, … Continue reading "Analyzing Kingsman’s Photographic Moments"

Start time for the 2o minute Photoblitz challenge:   Make a photograph that illustrates the weather where you are: I decided to do the weather on my weather app Take a photo using a camera setting that you are unfamiliar with. I usually just take a picture either normal or black and white so I […]

A photo of an object that represents how old I feel (My baby-kid sweater):  A photo which communicates an abandoned/discarded feeling (1930s published book): A photo of  grid pattern (My sheets): “The dusky path of a dream…” -Tagore (Mulan visual development art): Silhouette photo abstraction challenge (Flowers): Close up of a uniquely textured object: (Hint: … Continue reading "Photoblitzer: Flowers, Ties, Art, and More!"

James Bond could do anything and still look good while doing it. Here he is doing just that, driving an undeniably beautiful piece of British artwork and machinery, an Aston Martin DB5, in the breathtaking scenery of the Scottish highlands. This scene is a classic, one that is famous and easily distinguishable as coming from …

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I do not normally take a lot of photos, but I have done a little photography for past art assignments in school or while on vacation. My photographs are mostly of myself, friends, family, etc. or landscapes/nature. Having some educational background in photography, I know some basic rules and elements (rule of thirds, depth of […]

For this 3.5 point visual assignment, I was instructed to create a bucket list of at least four photos and describe the collage. To incorporate our secret agent theme, I decided to make Agent 003’s (Wren Wilder’s) bucket list! Since 003 is at the SIA facility primarily, he’s never directly in action-packed missions like his … Continue reading "Agent 003’s Bucket List"

She’d been waiting for her boyfriend to show for over two hours, with no phone-call or text to settle her emotions. Long-distance puts strain on relationships near universally, but the three months she’d been away at her new job seemed to promote an unsettling indifferent in her boyfriend’s actions. Normally, she’d have fled the scene … Continue reading "Blessing at a Bar"

Daily Create # 9 – Feb. 9     My dog as the girl with a pearl earring by Johannes Vermeer @ds106dc #tdc1859 pic.twitter.com/vQFdqCIJ91 — Amari Byrd (@A_marillo) February 9, 2017