Sitting at my desk at work, I am surrounded with a collision of the old and the new. Existing in a building that housed a school before Virginia was desegregated, is now a public library that caters to anyone, regardless of race, religion, nationality, gender, sexuality, or creed. Although I am confined to sit here […]

I’m Chris, and I’m currently a Computer Science student at the University of Mary Washington in my hometown of Fredericksburg, Virginia. I currently work as a Public Computer Assistant at a local library’s computer lab, and I’m kind of a geek (GNU/Linux, SciFi, DnD, and so forth). My love of all things obscure and nerdy […]

In my attempt at My Very Own Spubble (http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/your-very-own-spubble/), I used a photo taken of my twin sister and me atop Old Rag Mountain in Madison County, Virginia. I’ve always loved this photo, the scenery of the Blue Ridge Mountains is beyond picturesque, and the pose we struck gives the sense that we’re experiencing a …

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This post is designed to be a close up picture of something and you have to guess what it is! Let me know down below what your guess is.

For this assignment I was tasked to find an image of a famous person, then add a famous quote from a different famous character/person, and finally attribute the quote to a third famous character/person. I choose to take an image of Stan Smith, a character from the hit cartoon Tv show American dad, I added … Continue reading "Visual Assignment 5: Troll Quotes"

For this assignment I was tasked to find a celebrity lookalike for one of my close friends, I chose to find a lookalike for my close friend Sean, last halloween he went as the SNL star Andy Samberg, and I think that he nailed it! Andy Samberg is the guy on the left in the … Continue reading "Visual Assignment 3: We’ve Found Your Match"

For this Visual Assignment I was tasked to find the best picture of someone or something “doing it wrong”. The picture I found cracked me up, and I think may be one of the best examples of someone “doing it wrong”.   

I am obsessed with Game of Thrones, I was very excited when I saw that we had a Game of Thrones related assignment. I cannot wait until the new season starts later this month, and I have been eagerly waiting to see what happens in the series. For this assignment I used the recommended website jointherealm.com to … Continue reading "Visual Assignment 1: Create a Game of Thrones House"

For my first daily create I made a fantasy band made up of Jim Morrison from the Doors, Jimi Hendrix and Jerry Garcia from the Grateful Dead, the band’s name would be “Legends”. Heres the Tweet   My second daily create I was tasked to find a picture of someone riding a bike, and I chose … Continue reading "Daily Create"

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@ds106dc I recently reached 16,000 miles in my car which I consider a milestone! #tdc2000 pic.twitter.com/wkoOyFH7hF — Shane McSally (@SMcSallyBlog) July 1, 2017

I chose to do the storytelling collage for one of my 4 visual assignments this week because I wanted to…

We have finally reached the last post for the week before tomorrow’s summary…WHOO. How was this week for you all? It’s definitely the most amount of posts I have created within a week. But for the last assignment of the week, we’re going over photos I took after reading the photography tips provided. To be honest, photography is a frustrating…

When I really want to capture a moment, I use my 35 mm film camera. This makes me a stingy photographer. The expense of a single photo produced by that camera strongly influences what moments I consider worth photographing. With my iPhone in my hands, I liberally snap photos often without even thinking. Just glance …

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Greetings all! Today’s visual assignment was one that caught my eye…specifically because of the memes. I chose the “Pop Star Out of Place” assignment because you can literally throw our favorite virtual diva into any realistic situation and it’s definitely out of place but also quite funny. So of course, I chose a Donald Trump rally…for reasons. I found a…

This assignment is exactly as the title sounds: what items do you keep in your bag? After gathering up all of the stuff that I usually carry with me, this is the photo I got:   Starting from the top, … Continue reading →

Tell a story in two pictures… well sometimes Tom and Jerry get along, but it never lasts long.

In this assignment, we were supposed to take a picture of something up close and see if people could guess what it was. It was fun looking around my apartment for a photo to take for this! This one might … Continue reading →

This week, I chose to complete daily creates on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Tuesday’s daily create- For this daily create, I used Paint to add a speech bubble to the picture provided. Thursday’s daily create- For this daily create, I picked a … Continue reading →

So…confession, I haven’t actually seen Game of Thrones. But my parents really love the show, and my dad likes to get updates on what I’m doing for school, so I thought it would be fun to make a house for … Continue reading →

One of the assignments that I chose to do was a pet collage so here it is! This is Watson (Rottweiler and Beagle mix)  and Mollie (Aussie Shepard).

Hello all! For my tip, I chose to discuss the rule of thirds. I use this rule all the time and it basically means this: divide your photo up into 9 sections and keep your subject on the lines. So you will have 3 vertical lines in your photo and 3 horizontal lines, therefore splitting …

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My take on “GIF Animate your day like Ben.” The following GIFs cover a single, typical day for me at Lake Tahoe! Approximately 7:45 am, June 28, 2017: Coffee tastes better when poured in the soft sunlight that undulates between the upper branches of the Ponderosa Pine trees peaking over the balcony of my temporary …

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The first week of class started off very scary for me, when I read the email and looked at the…

In the Becoming a Better Photographer section that I read I learned how to tell a story through your photos.…

My last visual assignment for week 1, is love your animal or favorite animal. Obviously I don’t own a river…

My fourth visual assignment is Room Tour, I gave you a tour of my bedroom as well as my office/tv…

My third visual assignment is the Your very own spubble. So this photo isn’t exactly a selfie but I felt…

This is my second Visual Assignment, I chose to do the selfie with your pet. Who doesn’t love pets right?…

It’s time for arts and crafts kids! For this visual assignment, I had initially wanted to do this IRL with actual materials like doilies, flowers, and what not. Unfortunately, time did not permit the shopping for said materials and so I chose to do it digitally: A little part of me is happy I decided to stick to digital media…