Nothing photographically interesting this week, but I did take a few shots around Jersey City.
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Showing posts with label class. Show all posts
Showing posts with label class. Show all posts
Sunday, February 10, 2008
For the Birds
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.
Nothing photographically interesting this week, but I did take a few shots around Jersey City.
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Wandering Photographer
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.
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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.
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Monday, October 29, 2007
Photo Class
Sometimes I get so distracted taking pictures that I have no time to share them. 
So I've had my first and second photography classes since my last post. They went pretty well. I wasn't thrilled with the pictures I took Saturday, but they weren't too badly critiqued by the instructor tonight. I'm learning more about how to really use my camera which is good, and now that it's back all fixed and functional it's great! 
On Saturday it was raining and we walked around Bryant Park, which is a very pretty park for being so small. 
Holding the umbrella and shooting was a fun trick, and I really need to get a filter so my lens is protected from raindrops etc. I feel like I've been going non-stop lately. 
Saturday after class Scott and I met up with Sky and Anna for dinner and then they dressed up to go out to a party that I had to skip since I worked WonderWeen on Sunday. 
WonderWeen is our annual Halloween party for the little ones. We have crafts, face painting, goody bags and movies for the little ones. I just love seeing their costumes. Soo adorable. Phew, well I've been carrying my camera more and Wednesday is the Halloween parade, but that's always a tough shoot since it's dark and there are a lot of people moving. I'm definitely enjoying my class though and I really hope to improve by the end. I also have to come up with a "project" for my class. He wants us to come up with a body of work that we can have as a result of the class, so I need a theme of some sort. I've been tossing around ideas like decay, sunglasses, glasses, maybe even just choosing a color. Any suggestions?
Trivia for the day: The first Jack-O-Lantern was carved out of a turnip. They say it was givin to some guy named Jack with a burning coal in it when he was tossed out of hell for playing too many tricks. Happy Halloween everyone!
So I've had my first and second photography classes since my last post. They went pretty well. I wasn't thrilled with the pictures I took Saturday, but they weren't too badly critiqued by the instructor tonight. I'm learning more about how to really use my camera which is good, and now that it's back all fixed and functional it's great! On Saturday it was raining and we walked around Bryant Park, which is a very pretty park for being so small. Holding the umbrella and shooting was a fun trick, and I really need to get a filter so my lens is protected from raindrops etc. I feel like I've been going non-stop lately. Saturday after class Scott and I met up with Sky and Anna for dinner and then they dressed up to go out to a party that I had to skip since I worked WonderWeen on Sunday. WonderWeen is our annual Halloween party for the little ones. We have crafts, face painting, goody bags and movies for the little ones. I just love seeing their costumes. Soo adorable. Phew, well I've been carrying my camera more and Wednesday is the Halloween parade, but that's always a tough shoot since it's dark and there are a lot of people moving. I'm definitely enjoying my class though and I really hope to improve by the end. I also have to come up with a "project" for my class. He wants us to come up with a body of work that we can have as a result of the class, so I need a theme of some sort. I've been tossing around ideas like decay, sunglasses, glasses, maybe even just choosing a color. Any suggestions? Trivia for the day: The first Jack-O-Lantern was carved out of a turnip. They say it was givin to some guy named Jack with a burning coal in it when he was tossed out of hell for playing too many tricks. Happy Halloween everyone!
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