I chose to use a Potato as my random object sitting around my house. I changed it into… I bet you can already guess by looking at my page. Yep a basketball! Haha. I also made it into a little Goku Character off of Dragon Ball Z.. Well I tried. 

Howdy-Doodle! This week was hectic and crazy, but it is now complete. Sigh of relief everybody. As always, it is time to go over the…

I had to create an album cover for a make-believe band. I followed these instructions. The assignment required little or no skill, and suggested that we copy images that had copyright licenses. I followed the instructions because I’d rather to go to jail than not do this assignment as specified. I opened up the image … Continue reading Fifi and the Flowertots

Pay Attention to the Moment: My girlfriend and I went to Jolly Roger’s water-park in Ocean City, Maryland. I had brought along my Nikon D5100 to take some photos. Below is a picture of a giant bucket of water being dumped. The bucket is a pirate’s head, to fit the theme of the park. I took … Continue reading Mindless Photography

These photos are simply the BEST! Okay, not quiet. Are they better than nothingness? Probably. Are they good enough to get a grade for? Who knows! That’s what’s so great about DS106! Just sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!

My girlfriend and I would always watch the Cartoon Network show Regular Show. We liked the show a lot, so we named our cars after two of the characters. My car Mordecai is on the left, while her car Benson is on the right. Below are our two cars ‘kissing’. Below are the characters from the show. You … Continue reading Car Love

I chose to do my photo blitz in my mothers basement while I was home visiting. I chose to do it because their is so many random things going on throughout the house because of the grand kids and all of the family that comes in and out. It was weird at first because I […]

Here are the two daily creates I completed: Wild Chocobo Buffer Overflow!!! I may have done more daily creates, but, alas, once you miss one, there is NO going back. Oh heavens, no! Such absurdity. We had to complete three Visual assignments. Here they are in their glory. Car Love (2.5 stars!) Fifi and the Flowertots (3 stars!) The … Continue reading Week 5

Here is the original assignment. I don’t think of myself as being artistic. It was a challenge finding a photo to manipulate in various ways. I ended up choosing to photograph my Arduino Uno and an accompanying breadboard. The original image Operation The first idea I had was to overlay the ‘Operation’ board game. This could … Continue reading The Required Assignment!

See the original assignment. I just love my little desk chocobo! I could not resist taking a picture of him for this assignment! The chocobo is a bird that can be mounted like a horse. It is a fantasy animal from the Final Fantasy Series. In the games, chocobos can be found in the wild. This … Continue reading Wild Chocobo

Hey DS106’ers! Let’s start off this blitz strong with an FU to those who are offended! Be bold everyone! Human emotion ‘Human emotion’ just emanates from this photograph, can’t you tell? The expression of dislike toward completing idiotic tasks. A true masterpiece. Self-reference is a beautiful thing. An unusual angle Circuit boards have always mystified … Continue reading Anti-DS106 Photoblitz

No one will understand this except for the true nerds. Here is the original assignment. Basically, the story behind this photograph is that I am a huge nerd. I made traffic signs that appeal to programmers. The reason the signs are yellow is because yellow indicates caution. The ‘<<‘ and ‘>>’ are shift operators in … Continue reading Buffer Overflow!!!

Hello! This week was comment heavy but i’m afraid I fell behind. We also met our new group members and had the chance to look…

I learned some tips for my week through duChemin’s photography book. Look to the Light: I used this in my Photo Blitz. (#3) It was an open window, and the lighting from the window is the only think that is coming through. I liked this photo because not only can you see the light, you … Continue reading Photography Tips 101

For the assignment Apophenia(3.5 stars) we were instructed to imagine different versions of everyday item. Being that I did this assignment at my desk, the first thing I found was a pen. This is the original photo I used before letting my imagination transform something so boring into something fun. Using pixlr.com I made different objects out of … Continue reading Just a Little Imagination →

Hey everybody! One of our assignments for this week was to play around with Flickr. Specifically, we needed to create a set and embed it…

For my third assignment I did Apophenia worth three and a half. Fort his assignment I had to take a picture of something and turn it into as many things as I can think of. I had alot of fun creating different images. I also had I a lot of fun figuring out how to use paint which I’m not

              In this photo that I took, I used many of the key points mentioned. It is a simple picture but also has a lot in it, you can look far out into the distance or just look down at the beach, or just take it all in. Instead […]

This assignment was such a fun trip down memory lane. The prompt, called 9 Lives(2 stars) instructed, “Find nine photos of yourself in different stages of your life. Turn them into a little collage, showing how many changes you’ve gone through over the years. Change is good, so have fun with it!” The photos show … Continue reading Like A Cat →

I decided to use my apartment as my space. I did this because I thought I would find normal things to interpret and use them in the blitz. I liked this experience, it was easy and fun! I just ran around my apartment trying to create images with this blitz! I enjoyed finding 2 things … Continue reading Photo Blitz!

For this assignment, I decided to take some photos while utilizing the rule of thirds, contrast, and both the foreground...

The first visual assignment I did was the bucket list(3.5 stars).  The directions were very simple and I already knew four things I want to do so it was very easy to complete. I used the suggested website to make the collage.  The top thing on my bucket list is to go bungee jumping. I love anything adventurous … Continue reading What do you want to do before you die? →

Radio Show Group: I am in a group with Kelsey, Andrew, Adam, and Sean. Our team name is “Grumpy Desperados”. Participation/Comments: It was fun to see other people’s assignments. I learned how to use new and different resources from commenting on posts. It is also valuable to look at how people did certain assignments so as … Continue reading Weekly Summary

Once again it is fun to see other people’s assignments. I try to ask people how they did an assignment, what resources did they use, so I can compare it to my assignments. This helps me find other ways, possibly more efficient ways to complete future and current assignments. I commented on seven blog posts, and … Continue reading Participation/Comments

I chose my friend’s suite in Eagle Landing as my location for this assignment. I chose Eagle Landing because It was the most convenient place at the time and I knew I needed to take a photo of someone else so I figured I would use my friend. It was a fun experience, I did not … Continue reading Photoblitz Reflection

For my photo blitz challenge I waited to take my picture until I went on fall retreat at Mar Lu Ridge in Maryland.I chose Mar Lu Ridge for my photoblitz challenge because it is away from school and I got to take good nature pictures.The the picture were taken on my hike to shock rock. The experience of having to

This week was all about photography and how to improve our photo taking skills. I learned that you can use the environment around you to an advantage when taking pictures, and that you can manipulate the environment to better your photos. I also learned that taking a good picture is not as easy as it … Continue reading →