For our most recent project, we worked in groups to take pictures on a topic of our choice and used the camera techniques we learned previously to benefit our pictures.
Working on this project was fairly easy, but it took our class longer than expected to finish our photo stories. We hit obstacles with weather that we couldn't control, but in the end, everyone got done and had amazing results with their slideshows. No one had any other big issues and the most time consuming part of the project was taking the pictures!
To create our slideshow, we had to use iMovie and it was very confusing when we first started out because no one in our group had experience with it before. After getting used to how it worked, it was pretty simple and our group finished with it at a good time. Working in a group for this project was okay, but I think it would have been easier to be working alone. A lot of the groups worked extremely well together and ours did as well but we only finished on the last day. So, if we were alone, we would probably have been done sooner.
Before doing this project, photography seemed a lot more difficult, but now that we know all the different camera techniques, it makes it so much easier! I really liked doing this project because it was really fun, and it showed us that taking pictures can have many obstacles, and isn't as easy as some people make it out to be. Overall, this project was my favorite one we've done in this class and I loved seeing other people's photo stories.
Thursday 30 October 2014
Thursday 23 October 2014
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Journal Entry Two
In our recent classes, we learned a lot of new things about Cloud Computing, Web 2.0, Photography Techniques, and using Animoto to make a slideshow with our photos.
We had to review three videos about cloud computing and Web 2.0 and how they benefit us and make using technology a lot more efficient. At first, I had no idea what these things were but after seeing these videos I realized that I was using them all the time, like The Cloud! These videos talked a lot about how Cloud Computing can work very well for businesses so they can easily keep track of products they're shipping out and the cost of their transportation to the consumer. Web 2.0 was the most interesting one in my opinion. This video talked about how people are going to constantly be improving the internet, and it showed just how far we've come with it since it was created in the late 1960's. The internet will be around for so many years to come especially with the changes we've managed to make so far. We can only imagine what the internet will be like 100 years from now! This video was the most interesting to me because it was the easiest to understand and was the most informational.
More recently though we started working on new photography techniques that we spent some time learning in a class before. It was really fun to get outside to practice these techniques for ourselves and see how they benefit our pictures. I really liked working with my group on this project because everyone worked the same amount and helped out where it was needed. This has definitely been my favorite part of this class so far and I really hope that we can do this again sometime! Using Animoto to create our slideshows was very easy as well and it was fun to see other people's work and how they took advantage of the techniques we were taught in class. So far, I really like this class and it's fairly easy. I hope that the rest of our classes go as smoothly as they have so far!
We had to review three videos about cloud computing and Web 2.0 and how they benefit us and make using technology a lot more efficient. At first, I had no idea what these things were but after seeing these videos I realized that I was using them all the time, like The Cloud! These videos talked a lot about how Cloud Computing can work very well for businesses so they can easily keep track of products they're shipping out and the cost of their transportation to the consumer. Web 2.0 was the most interesting one in my opinion. This video talked about how people are going to constantly be improving the internet, and it showed just how far we've come with it since it was created in the late 1960's. The internet will be around for so many years to come especially with the changes we've managed to make so far. We can only imagine what the internet will be like 100 years from now! This video was the most interesting to me because it was the easiest to understand and was the most informational.
More recently though we started working on new photography techniques that we spent some time learning in a class before. It was really fun to get outside to practice these techniques for ourselves and see how they benefit our pictures. I really liked working with my group on this project because everyone worked the same amount and helped out where it was needed. This has definitely been my favorite part of this class so far and I really hope that we can do this again sometime! Using Animoto to create our slideshows was very easy as well and it was fun to see other people's work and how they took advantage of the techniques we were taught in class. So far, I really like this class and it's fairly easy. I hope that the rest of our classes go as smoothly as they have so far!
Tuesday 7 October 2014
Animoto Photography Project
During this project, my group and I learned a lot about how using different camera techniques can really benefit your pictures. Going in to this class and doing this assignment, I thought that photography was just taking a picture but to be honest, there's a lot of knowledge involved! I can see myself using these camera techniques and angles in the future because I can definitely see my photography improving just by doing this one assignment. This project was very easy to do and my group worked amazingly together. We all listened to each other's ideas, and helped out equal amounts. I really loved doing this project and I hope to do more like this in the future.
Wednesday 1 October 2014
Camera Techniques
Rule of Thirds
- The image looks better overall when the subject you're taking a picture of looks better when it's not centered and given no breathing room.
- I think this camera technique is important because it makes the subject of the image appear better, including some of the background and side features.
Fill The Frame
- I think this camera technique is important for action shots, like in sports.
- It also gives the subject of the image a lot of detail whereas without using this technique, it looks dull and not as clear of a picture.
Framing
- I think this camera technique gives the subject a lot more detail, with what's going on around the subject included as well.
- This camera technique gives the image a lot of enhancement whereas if you weren't using it, it would be extremely lacking of it.
Point of View
- I think this camera technique is important because it makes your pictures a lot less boring and standard.
- This technique also gives a message about your image subject
Level Horizon
- I think this camera technique is important because it makes your image appear less "off".
- I also like this technique because I think it's an important tip to make your image appear better overall.
Cloud Computing and Web 2.0
The three videos I watched today in class talked about what Web 2.0 is and explained how Cloud Computing works. The first video used the example of a business using Cloud Computing to better organize and track the transportation of what they were selling to the consumers, being a small business. I found it interesting that before the owner of the shops used Cloud Computing, she was spending a lot of money on the delivery services for her products. But, after using the cloud she only had to pay for what she was using and saved a lot more money that she did without the cloud!
The second video talked about how you can save photos in "the cloud" and they won't get lost. The cloud keeps them stored in multiple places rather than just one where you could easily forget it. I find it really interesting that this is how Cloud Computing works because it's great for pictures that may have some sort of significance to you, and if you only have a physical copy of it, the cloud can keep it safe. I also found it interesting that businesses also do this for all kinds of information that they need to keep safe, and that you can get the image on your phone as well!
The third video in my opinion was the most interesting. It explained a lot about what Web 2.0 is and how it works. It talked about HTML coding that is used for basically every website and that today, you don't have to go through the trouble of learning it yourself to make a website! I found it really interesting that you no longer need to know coding to create a website because I think it would be really convenient for businesses that are just starting out online. I enjoyed this video the most because it was easiest to understand in my opinion.
The video I chose on new technology I found interesting was about a new invention called the "Soft Exosuit". This design is being used to reduce fatigue and injuries. It was created by scientists at Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, and they have been granted $2.9 million by DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency - to further the development of the technology.This suit is designed to reduce injures, improve stamina and even enhance balance for those with weak muscles.
The video I chose on new technology I found interesting was about a new invention called the "Soft Exosuit". This design is being used to reduce fatigue and injuries. It was created by scientists at Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, and they have been granted $2.9 million by DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency - to further the development of the technology.This suit is designed to reduce injures, improve stamina and even enhance balance for those with weak muscles.
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