I only have two tattoos. My strength tattoo is extremely meaningful to me. I have written stories and poems explaining the significance of what it means, “With the strength on my back, close to my heart, I am okay,” the … Continue reading →

Visual Assignment 190: 2 stars

Visual Assignment 324: 1 star

When I was first exposed to “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by TS Eliot, I knew there was so much to be explored within the lines of this poem! I was really inspired to have the chance to depict the dark emotions and tone that run rampant throughout the poem.I included the legs ...

      This little “buddy” was given to  me  by a friend while at one of the local spots here in town. The tiny horse figurine is constantly moving all over the place though! Whenever someone comes over to our apartment, they move it and position him in a new place. It has been ...

I was very inspired by the idea of changing a texts meaning by simply “blacking out” some of the letters. So I choose to explore the same passage in two different ways: Each of the photos depicts a different view on love. Just by being able to control what was seen, I was able to ...

Being an Adolescent English Education major, it is pretty rare that a day goes by and I don’t interact with a book. I am constantly reading, studying, skimming and enjoying books. For both academics and leisure, books have always played a role in building my identity and they continue to hold a place in my ...

I think this is one of the most beautiful pictures that I’m in.  My friend and I were at the beach for sunset during the winter one day and we took some amazing pictures.  With the assignment to add a … Continue reading →

It’s me as a comic book character – don’t I fit the part?  For this assignment, I was to take a picture of myself and turn it into a comic book image.  I used my photo booth application that easily … Continue reading →

This is my finished product for the Visual Assignment called “Switch Up The Mood.”  The object of this assignment was to take a picture and edit the hues, colors, saturation, exposure, etc. in order to change the mood of a … Continue reading →

The human body is an amazing thing. This picture details a body part we so often take for granted.

I’ve got to hand it to you, you’ve got a way of catching detail. Through the valleys of empty space and contours of hard work, the creases a map of your life always with you. You carry it with you, … Continue reading →

For my last visual assignment, I chose to create my very own spubble. I chose a picture of myself before playing in the powder-puff game as a junior in high school against the seniors. I was very excited to play and convinced that although the game was rigged for the senior to win, we would somehow come out ...

Because ds106 is such a huge part of my class this semester, I found a picture on Google that showed the numbers on a trolley in London. Although I’ve never been to London, I absolutely love trolleys! Growing up, I went to Maine every summer on vacation and we found always ride the trolley whenever we ...

I chose to find of picture of my dream car for this assignment. Since I can remember, I’ve always loved convertibles. I haven’t driven in many, but they look so freeing and fabulous. I would love to feel the sun beating down and my hair whipping in the wind. I’ve also always told my parent ...

For this assignment, I chose to take a picture of my bright pink backpack and alter the colors to look different. One thing you don’t know about me is that my favorite color is pink. Almost everything I own (aside from clothing and shoes) is pink. So of course I had to have a pink backpack! ...

The second assignment I decided to do was the parent-child head swap. Now these two men are not related–they are my dad and boyfriend, but my boyfriend is considered the third son of the family so it still worked out. I followed the tutorial posted on the page and was able to get the heads swapped in ...

For my first assignment of the week, I decided to do the splash of color! I took this picture from over the summer and use Picnik to alter the colors. I decided to make my dress stand out as well as the towel because they are both blue and I thought it would be a good contrast ...

The assignment today was to emphasize the detail of a human hand. I didn’t take a picture of my own, I chose my mother’s hands. Her hands are almost 50 years old, with a lot of definition through wrinkles, veins … Continue reading →

Take a picture of your favorite memory. My mom has always been my best friend. When I was younger I would scream and cry when she tried to leave me with anyone else. The only way she could escape the … Continue reading →

If everything you lose ends up in the same place, is it really lost? Lost waiting to be found, stored waiting to be used.   The Black Hole Take a picture of a place where you always lose things. I … Continue reading →

Upside Down What does the best stuff on earth consist of exactly? According to Snapple: tea leaves, filtered water, citric acid, tea and other natural flavors. But what do you think the best stuff on earth is?  freshly mowed grass … Continue reading →

For my last assignment of the week, I decided as I was driving through my home town. I noticed the two street signs, Lamb and New Boston. My first thought was, oh that is probably not good enough, but then … Continue reading →

Manipulate the colors of a common everyday thing-For this assignment, I uploaded a picture to befunky.com, went to effects–>color pinhole 1–>Voila! It’s that easy! (2 stars)

For this assignment, I used a series of photos that happened unexpectedly.  We were prepared for a single picture but apparently it was on shutter and obviously caught us off gaurd.  I saved these photos and uploaded them to photovisi, choosing an … Continue reading →

This assignment really caught my eye, I thought it was a great idea! As I sat and thought about where I have been, the picture of my cousin and myself popped into my head. Sara had to do a project … Continue reading →

As I scrolled through all of the different options, the idea of cat breading caught my eye. I am much more of a dog person, but I thought it would be a fun assignment. I drove to my grandma’s house, … Continue reading →

For this assignment, I used two different programs  to see which one was easier and worked most effectively. This picture to the right was created through pixlr ( http://pixlr.com/editor/). I uploaded the picture–>filter–>pointinize. Then I used the paint tool along the … Continue reading →