1. gyeorelee

    Photo Safari

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    I never take pictures with title behind it. I just took it whenever I want to take and I want to keep it in my camera or phone. Since I have to take at least 5 photos, I looked around to take anything that fit into the category and always held phone in my hand. […]
  2. athacker

    Historical Selfie- 3 stars

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    This assignment is to take a historical figure and make a selfie of them before a tragedy. This is Harry Houdini in front of the Princess Theater in Montreal. At this theater, a student named J. Gordon Whitehead had punched Houdini, supposedly rupturin...
  3. mariamk

    How to put on earrings!

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    How to put on earrings Step 1: make sure you have both or one of your ears pierced Step 2: pick out some earrings to wear. Step 3: remove earring back from the earring Step 4: insert earring into the piercing. Step 5: place earring back onto the earring. Step 6: repeat step 4 and […]
  4. sscott3

    Oooh Shiny!

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    After completing my Poetry Art Assignment, I decided to peruse through the rest of the visual assignments. One assignment, “Shiny Like Silk”, really stood out to me. Ever since I got my first computer at age 10, I have always...
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  5. athacker

    Think about the Visuals of Storytelling- assignment 1

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    This assignment is to tell about my photography experiences. Well, I have always been fascinated by what taking/looking at photographs can portray. Do you take a lot of photos now?       Yes. What of?    My daughter, family, friends, bands, and places that I find interesting. Do you have a particular approach to … Continue reading Think about the Visuals of Storytelling- assignment 1
  6. pboyle

    PhotoReflection

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    My experiences with photography are very limited to my wife taking photos of us. I do not own a camera, I do not take pictures with my phone (unless it is for this class) and I do not enjoy taking photos. Only since owning a iPhone do I now take any photos. I would never … Continue reading PhotoReflection
  7. skinzer

    Le Cinéma De Noir

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    After exploring the visual elements of noir, I moved on to analyzing noir cinema. Visually, film noir is typically characterized by high-contrast black and white images, gritty urban landscapes, and sharp, unfamiliar angles paired with geometric shapes. The skills I learned in my cinema class last semester helped me identify the visual elements involved. Here are […]
  8. adeacons

    Noir storytelling

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    I chose for my movies, China town and Killers Kiss. In Killers Kiss, the most reoccurring Noir element was the lighting   A lot of the scenes had lighting as seen above. Drastic shadows (on the right), and limited light (on left).This type of lighting leaves a ton to the imagination, and contrast is naturally … Continue reading Noir storytelling
  9. jsteward

    Tom’s Files: A Wish

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    Admin Note: This assignment is a visual assignment for the week of 1-26 to 2-1, and is worth 1 point of 5 required points involving the character Tom Blair.  Hey, Tom here. I’m not sure what a ‘post-it’ note is, so I wrote this up on a piece of paper I found in my pocket. […]
  10. jsteward

    Tom’s Files: Tom’s Things

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    Admin note: This assignment is a ‘Visual Assignment’ for ds106 and is worth 3 out of the required 10 points for the week of 1/26 to 2-1. Lately I’ve been thinking about how one day I will be dead, but this doctor-ordered journal will live on after me. Suppose some fellow were to pick it up […]
  11. skinzer

    Photographilia

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      Storytelling through Photography This week I had the pleasure of learning more about photography. Though my experience with photography in an artistic sense has been quite limited, I do take a lot of pictures (mostly of myself) on my phone. Additionally, I took a film class last semester in which I learned about various basic aspects of […]
  12. jcpds106

    Moving pictures

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    This was definitely one of the most difficult assignments, but I knew I wanted to accomplish it. I was so intrigued by the prompt, and I really wanted to do this as one of my visual assignments this week. It took me a while to figure out how to make the gif itself, but the […]
  13. jsteward

    Tom’s Files: Tom’s Car

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    Admin Note: This assignment is a visual assignment for the week of 1-26 to 2-1, and is worth 1.5 points of 5 required points involving the character Tom Blair.    The search for the car of my dreams was as easy as looking out of the window. Yes sir, that is my 1936 Golden Crossley. […]
  14. jeaton

    Life on the Beach

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    Growing up in Miami has its pluses… Jota is right on the beach in his Florida home. For this visual assignment, I had to take a photo and use an app to crop me somewhere else. I also decided to make this assignment for my character, Jota. Jota took a day trip to the beach! […]
  15. brendalevoy

    Visual Assignment- 3 Frames of Love

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    This visual assignment was to find 3 pictures that defined love.  For this assignment I used one of the first pictures ever taken of my husband and I.  Then I used our wedding photo and I finished up with a photo we just took in May of our family.
  16. jeaton

    Thirsty?

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    For this Visual Assignment,you had to take the last three objects you had your last three drinks in and arrange them in a pyramid, then telling a story about the three objects. Here are my three:Classics, huh? Hahah so let me tell you bout my night last night… Its a Friday night and its time […]
  17. jeaton

    Pants?

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    My Professor has been hiding his location, not just from me, but the entire ds106 community. Even Jim Groom doesn’t know where he is… Somewhere in the Pennsylvania mountains.  We need to find his location to make sure he is wearing pants, (inside joke) right Jim? This is my second go around with professor Bond […]
  18. jeaton

    Telling a story with Pixels – Photoreflection

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    Photography has always been a part of my life because of my dad. He has been a photographer for a majority of his life as a hobby and has a lot of knowledge about a wide array of photography topics. We actually have a photo-studio in our basement at home for portraits that he uses […]

UMW Spring 2024 (Bond & Groom)

Welcome to Paul Bond and Jim Groom’s Spring 2024 ds106

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