I had a hell of a lot of fun collecting different shadow photos throughout the week. Basically any time something caught my eye, I snapped it. It was more natural than I would have thought. The only one I “staged” more or less was the tennis racket for my Venetian blind effect. The others I … Continue reading A Shadowy Safari →

Not only am I in DC three times a week, but quite often I go to…

For this assignment (worth three stars), I had to create a poster for a favorite poem of mine. I chose “The Tyger” by William Blake. To do this, I used Photoshop, adding color to a public domain image of a tiger standing on a cliff. I then put a gradient in the background to represent a red sunset. Finally, […]

Create a drawing without lifting the pencil (There is a reason I prefer digital art…)

This assignment (worth three stars) required me to create an image showing the contents of a bag belonging to my character, Folami Turay. To create this image I used Photoshop because I didn’t have access to all of Ami’s accessories.   As you can see, Ami likes to keep things simple. She keeps a few necessities […]

This week is finally over. Do you know how hard it is to concentrate on blogging when the Superbowl is on? Well only distracting at halftime and commercials. I really love photos so this week was great for me. The first thing we had to do was watch/read different examples of ways to make visual […]

I was excited to have to watch movies this week. But then I watched them. The first one called Killer’s kiss uses noir in many ways. The first way is that it is in black and white. Another way is that it is not like a regular movies with people talking but rather there was […]

I guess this is better late than never…but this was in my drafts and I just now noticed that this was never posted. Oops! Here are the questions I had to mull over for the beginning of the week photo reflection: Do you take a lot of photos now? What of? Do you have a … Continue reading Photo Reflection

This is the What’s in Your Bag assignment, worth three points.  

My digital journey started on Monday, doing the first daily create of the week. It was not until I saw Maggie at the digital center on Tuesday till I understood the full range of the DS106 website. I was so proud of myself when I posted my first video to Youtube. I downloaded Flicr to … Continue reading Digital Journey Week 3

For my last visual assignment of the week, I chose one called “Newspaper Blackout Poetry.” It was worth 3 points. Here’s the link to the assignment: http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/newspaper-blackout-poetry/ When I first saw this assignment, I knew I would want to complete it for this week. So, I picked up the New York Times from the lobby … Continue reading Newspaper Blackout Poetry