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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Typography & Text-Based Art

The image above I edited using Glassgiant.com I thought the black background was better than the white background because it showed my image more.

So for Textorizor 1, I used a picture of my mom and niece even though you can hardly see their faces. I used a lot of strings, I didn't really like the opacity at 0. Also, I thought the smaller print didn't make the image such a blur. But I didn't really like how the images looked so blurry with this photo editor.

I used Textorizor 2 and you can actually see what your picture is compared to the image for textorizor 1. I also liked that the words vary in size and color.

For this image I used Excoffizer.com and i thought this site was okay kind of too simple for me. I preferred thinner wiggles and the opacity to be set quite higher (120-140)

Tagxedo.com another one of my favorites. I choose an image of a heart and inside of it are words I thought anyone could feel or relate to over the course of their lifetime. So I have a game, spot any typos? I misspelled some words after I created my images. (Oops!)

Friday, October 19, 2012

My Becher Grid for ART 1070

This week I created a Becher Grid for my ART 1070 assignment. Although it was difficult to find 16 similar items but finally I just decided to use different keys. All I had was my cell phones terrible camera so I did what I could do to get the keys to look the best. First, I set up the grid by making a 4000x4000 pixel grid. Then added my images which I cropped and sized to be 875x875 pixels each. I didn't add any color or shading layers to my images because I liked the clarity of how the keys looked. Next, to get my grid to look as evenly spaced out as possible I used a 100x100 pixel spacer. I did have some trouble flattening the images into one merged image and with saving the image but with the help of my ART 1070 course instructor (who has been very helpful, by the way), we figured it out so here's my finished Becher Grid, hope you liked it!

Thursday, October 11, 2012

The photos above, I created using the original Scribbler. I personally liked the thinner lines, to me it shows the sharpness of the scribble. The first photo I called 'Tree of life".

Second are the two photos I created with Scribbler Too. The second picture is my edited picture of the first photo, I thought Scribbler Too was kind of complicated to me. This program had more artistic freedom then Scribbler but I thought the settings were confusing. I couldn't figure out how to master the settings to create the best image. My photos turned out okay even though I had some trouble. How do you think they turned out?

My last two pictures were made with the program called Flame. I liked this program the most, the colors are so vibrant and beautiful. The second picture I called "energy" because of how the different colors blended together. I liked it so much its the screensaver for my computer now.

Thursday, September 13, 2012

My Animoto Video

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This video was created using Animoto.com for my Fundamentals of Digital Media course. The video contains photos from my Urban Landscape Edited project on Flickr. The photos were taking in Downtown Toledo and in South Toledo. I had trouble choosing a style for the video but I finally choose this one and I think it complements the music pretty well. I hope you enjoy my video and tell me "what you think of my animoto video?"

Sunday, September 9, 2012

During the past week, I took some photos in Toledo on the subject of Urban Landscape. I also edited them using an FREE online application that allows you to create your own raster-based images, called Pixlr. The photo below is my favorite picture that I took in downtown Toledo.

I took this photo using an iphone 4, which has 640×960 resolution at 326 pixels per inch (0.61 megapixels) and 5× digital zoom. I went to take pictures around 10 in the morning and in my opinion I had good exposure to light which enabled me to take some pretty great photos. When editing this photo, the interpolation of the image was changed a little when I cropped the sides of the image. After that, I made some simple edits to optimized the sharpness, decreased the contrast, increased the saturation a little. Then, I made a minor adjustment to the color temperature but I didn't want to make drastic changes because I still wanted to have that natural look. I also added a light overlay and a shaded border which faded in to the image. I'm satisfied the way not only this picture came out but many of the other photos I've edited. To check them out click the following link:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/86113820@N05/sets/72157631445397430/

Sunday, August 26, 2012

BE YOURSELF

Who are you? How would you describe your true self?

Your life is the culmination of each decision you make every moment (whether you're aware of it or not!). We are responsible for our own choices, beliefs and actions that we take and make every day. Sometimes, they are negative and this is only a big problem if we allow mistakes and the negatives to stay negatives. We have to learn from our mistakes to better ourselves. Learning these life lessons are something anyone can do, like everything in life, it gets easier with practice. The past is history. the new day that emerges is a mystery and today is the day to do whatever you wish (The present). All the power of positivity lies within ones self; life and miracles that abound around you if you just stop and reflect. Battling the world requires action and personality, despite some evidence. Sometimes to be ‘ourselves' we need to do something our everyday self can't manage; We need a more extrovert self to do the job. If you have changed or moved on and you’re not the same person you were then that doesn't necessarily mean you haven't stayed true to thy self. It means you're open to being yourself through all the new things that come around. Don't be afraid to do something different or experience new things. As long as we're doing what we really want to do we're still being true to thy self. So what we really mean by being true to yourself is: know what you’re doing, what you should be doing, in alignment with YOUR path, what's right for you and the people you care for and seek to only say what's on your mind without caring what attention you'll get. We must live consciously with our true intentions in mind, if we don't it damages our confidence and may lower our self-esteem.

7 Steps To Learn and Stay True to Yourself:

1. Find values- The things that matter most to you on the deepest levels

2. Understand you strengths- Natural abilities; personal assets

3. Know your passions- These are the activities and pursuits that make you feel alive.

4. Identify your tendencies- Tendencies often become habits (good or bad)

5. Acknowledge your limitations- You will never be the best at everything. Honesty is a prerequisite to knowing your true self. Limitations can be temporary so don't worry.

6. Set goals- Goals need to be specific, measurable, achievable and realistic. Clarity is very important because it leads to action.

7. Establish your direction- Once you understand your values, strengths, passions, tendencies, limitations and goals--- you need to have a destination to move forward.