Daily Create # 8 – Feb. 8 @ds106dc #tdc1858 half dog, cheetah, and zebra. Do not know what to call it though?.. pic.twitter.com/hZfI3EDaW6 — Amari Byrd (@A_marillo) February 9, 2017

Daily Create #7- Feb. 7 @ds106dc Making the internet lovely again by having hugs! #tdc1857 pic.twitter.com/eDpU6yBBUu — Amari Byrd (@A_marillo) February 7, 2017

I am going to analyze a few photos from Kingsman and see if I can identify things such as selection, contrast, perspective, depth, balance, moment, lighting, and foreground/background in the still photos below. In this photo you can see the use of perspective, depth, lighting, and foreground/background being used. The depth helps make the photo …

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These are my two friends; Brick and Yak. This is the story of their story. Brick was a cute blonde who frequently saw Yak and gave him shy sideways smiles. Yak was not a cute blonde and never knew what to say to Brick in passing. Brick and Yak had mutual friends that often hung … Continue reading "Love At First Shot"

Normally I do not take many photographs and I do not really think about different aspects of photography when snapping a picture. I usually just take the photo and that’s it. I don’t think about it more than that. After reviewing some of the resources about being a better photographer and photography and narrative, I …

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For this spy-genre visual assignment, I am particularly proud of my media product created. The instructions were to pick three similar secret agent characters, and layer a picture of one, a quote of the second, and the name of the third over each other into a ‘quote’ image. The point of the assignment is to … Continue reading "“Who Said What”: Well-Known Spy Misquoted"

Make a quick guess: what is normally recognizable, and is distorted through photography in the image below? For this visual assignment, I was instructed to take a recognizable subject and distort an image of it to be unrecognizable. I primarily relied on image blurring during the photo-session, while using a large textbook to deepen the … Continue reading "“Blackmail”: Blurred Image Challenge"

Day 3: Just when I thought things couldn’t get worse… So, this is my third day at the agency, and I’ve already gotten pranked. Bob told me that we had a professional development meeting on Saturdays. Turns out I made the hour long commute to the office for nothing, because it was empty. I took […]

One of the first things I learned in Secret Agent School was how to send encrypted messages. For this mission, I incorporated a simple, encrypted message into a photograph. I used this typographic tool, and I spent about an hour tinkering with all of the different styles. You can use different font styles and drawing […]

For this assignment, I decided to look around the house for shadows that resembled familiar objects and relate the shadow objects to the original objects. I found some more visually complex combinations throughout the house including a curtain whose shadow looked like a giant cactus plant and a Santa figurine whose shadow looked like a […]

Week 4 GO!   Daily Creates: @ds106dc #tdc1857 These people who made a disco ball and brought it into a parade when people saw it. #ds106 pic.twitter.com/hyqPCmzkTa — Callie (@libcal3) February 7, 2017 @ds106dc #tdc1858 #ds106 The infamous Axogator pic.twitter.com/Xaswp3VPsm — Callie (@libcal3) February 8, 2017 A modern take on Turner #DS106 #tdc1859 pic.twitter.com/kQ7s7rgaNs — […]

The photoblitz was a really cool concept that I was nervous to try. I generated several random combinations till I got this list below and went with it. Make a photo that emphasises one color much more than any others in the shot A pair of photos which show some same of symmetry between different […]

Archives To complete a PhotoBlitz, we had 20 minutes to take as many of the photos as we could on our given list. Sounds easy, right? Wrong! Some of those choices were just not simple. I can honestly say I hit next quite a few times before I found a list I thought I could accomplish and I still missed one 🙁 But here it goes! Starting time: any type of picture of a newspaper: Picture from floor level: Photo that represents the passage of time: Crowd Scene: This one I couldn’t get :(( Photo of water: Picture that reminds […]

Shadow of a Doubt Shadows have a particular peculiarity to them. Agent Fawn for instance always thought it frustrating how much shadows disproportionated the actuality of the real object. For instance her shadow in particular was always much taller than she thought it ought to be. Given her height, it always made her feel much […]

@ds106dc #tdc1860 subtle and classy, with great reception pic.twitter.com/SOTgw9h8zJ — Taylor (@tmckenzierich) February 10, 2017

@ds106dc #tdc1859 Monet pic.twitter.com/LriTQcLJIg — Taylor (@tmckenzierich) February 10, 2017

I remember the day like it was yesterday. It was another time, a better time by many measures. But I know I made the right choice to leave it all behind. Most people don’t know what agents like me have given up to be a part of something greater than ourselves. To participate in the […]

Before I started on my own photography missions, I needed to be able to identify some of the key elements of photography in other pictures. I decided to use a video of some of the top moments in James Bond movies: The first still I analyzed was at 12 seconds into the video. I thought […]

Really, this week was a stressful one. Had a family emergency and am currently so sick I am practically bed ridden. But, all in all, I got all of the assignments done, hopefully. I missed a direction last week but this week I read a lot slower and more carefully to make sure that I …

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Photoblitzer objectives:    Picture of my choice  Place an object in a shot thats hard to find or recognize  A photo of a bird today  Your feet, show what kind of day you are having. #sick  Pattern Make a photo suggesting fire or smoke  a photo that represents the passage of time

Visuals man! How cool. I started out by writing my Reflections on Photography. I had to look back on my old photos to do this which was kind of cool! It made me realize that I need to take more pictures of my surroundings. I did the Who Said What Assignment, I had a lot … Continue reading "Week 4 summery"

Selfies aren’t my thing (Assignments 1 & 2) Daily Creates: @ds106dc #tdc1859 #ds106 if Mona Lisa had my hideous mustache pic.twitter.com/04vPQu3ExU — Chris Markham (@Markham_McFly) February 10, 2017 @ds106dc PitBird: Mailmen beware #tdc1858 #ds106 pic.twitter.com/gCRBtXzA65 — Chris Markham (@Markham_McFly) February 8, 2017 @ds106dc #tdc1857 #ds106 RT to spread awareness and @ someone you love pic.twitter.com/5CnoEf0JBO …

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Photography has always been an enigma to me. I hate getting my picture taken, in the form of a portrait or pose. However, I love looking at photos of, say, me racing or other action/candid photos. They are much more real and authentic to me. Also, I don’t necessarily remember them being taken, so the …

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  Nancy Drew and Sherlock Holmes are my most favorite secret agents. This picture of Sherlock Holmes played by Robert Downey Jr and the quote from a Nancy Drew book is the perfect combination!!

Contrast between an object and its shadow can make an interesting photo. Smooth, rough, dirty, or wrinkled. Make a photo of hands that tell a story. Take a picture of fire or something that represents fire. Giraffes are brilliant. Show us what it would be like if they lived in human society. Make a landscape […]

Photography has been one of my favorite hobbies. I own a Rebel Ti3 Cannon camera and I love it! I love taking pictures of people and just every day objects. I use my skill to work with the company I internship with and take pictures of her products to display to her customers. I also …

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As one of the scenes I chose to analyze for photography scenes comes from The Hunt for Red October. This still shot above is from a key scene towards the films end where Jack Ryan and Captain Remius are trying to capture the KGB operative shooting at them in the submarine. I found this particular […]

  I’m going to let you into a little secret and tell you that that is not Jason Bourne. That is in fact Ethan Hunt from Mission Impossible saying a line from True Lies said by Schwarzenegger with Jason Bourne being credited. It is very difficult to try and not use the easiest spy names however …

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