I've officially started my certificate in digital and graphic design production technologies, with a concentration in web design. Though the first class which started Wednesday and ended Thursday didn't teach me too much. I did know how to turn a computer on and off, and while I'm not completely familiar with Macs I'm guessing I could have figured out most of the things that I learned. Oh well, now I can make a folder and my classroom peers know how to burn a cd with the shiny side down. (yes someone actually put it in upside down and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't work.) Now I don't mean to put these people down. I totally understand that there are people out there who haven't grown up with technology who need to learn how to do these things. I just wish that NYU wouldn't make that class a pre-requisite for their certificate, or they should at least offer a more advanced alternative. Oh well, I'm now on to my Photoshop class which should be very fun and exciting, after we get through how to open a new document etc. :) I also had Big Brothers Big Sisters this week, and I was excited that my little decided to try a photography class. We also got to see a presentation by some music editors who have worked on films like Lord of the Rings. They showed us examples of movie clips with and without sound and talked about the importance of music in film. It was pretty interesting to see how much more quickly a clip would go and even how it subtly changed how you percieved the actors when different music was added.
Nothing photographically interesting this week, but I did take a few shots around Jersey City.
Friday morning I woke up early to go on my "photo walk." For class we were given disposable cameras and told to take pictures facing toward, away and on either side of the sun. Sine the time I see daylight is so sparse I got up and walked over to the graveyard at the end of the street. I must say, I should have used the flash more once I saw the developed film. Oh well, I enjoy digital much more. Instant feedback is great! I was boring on Friday evening and just came home. I was ready to fall asleep on the train. Now that I've been taking pictures of sleeping people I get the strange feeling that someone would do the same to me.
Saturday I had class and I ran out of the house without my homework, (the pictures from the disposable camera.) Then it took me so long to find parking that I ended up being 10 minutes late for class. I should have taken the train. We went over to Bryant Park with the objective of re-shooting some trees and getting the right exposure. Then we wandered over to Times Square for some general shooting.
Recap Defined
ri•cap 1 (rē-kāp') Pronunciation Key tr.v. ri•capped, ri•cap•ping, ri•caps
1. a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
2. To replace a cap or caplike covering on: recapped the camera lens.
3. Ri - a female given name: derived from Adrienne.
