Had a chance to try out a photoblitzer challenge for the first time! My goal is to take photos capturing the essence of the prompts provided to me in 20 minutes or less! The list I got is shown below:
Make a beautiful photo of something rusted or crushed.
Where…
A simple but unique daily create. While I could not find anything on the 106 FM station, I was able to rely on trusty old DC101.
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For today’s daily create, I had to make some old fashioned style design schematics. Since our focus is on The Wire, I decided to use the schematics for a pay phone! I just used GIMP and used the provided layers and the ‘multiply’ function to put it all together.…
I gotta say I like the idea of having themed weeks for this class. Makes it easier to know what I’m doing and I’m still easily in the habit of using the same programs over and over. Still, I am surprised at the amount of work I got done.
In …
For a bit of fun with working with my own recorded audio rather than samples, I decided to attempt the morning glory assignment. My morning routines are typically pretty short, as I am an irresponsible college kid and don’t give myself time to eat breakfast. But still, it was …
In a unit that’s specifically focused on audio work and storytelling, it’s a privilege to be able to hear and learn from a professional in the field. It’s even more of a gift when that person turns out to have worked on The Wire. The interview with Jen Ralston taught …
With the impending radio project always looming on the horizon, it’s time to start thinking of possible ideas for what to possibly talk about. When I usually listen to NPR, i usually love informative, almost scientifically focused broadcasts like Radiolab occasionally does. So while most people seem to want to …
A daily create where we post pictures of our pet? THAT’S WHAT I DO EVERYDAY ANYWAYS.
Well for extra creative fun, I captured my cat sitting in a very creative way. He seems pretty relaxed.
For today’s Daily Create, I had to take pictures of 3 different stacks of books that I feel reflect me as a whole. So I chose the things that I am most fond of: science and fantasy. I also included some old comics as my guilty pleasure.
Oooh what a fun assignment! My job was to take a clip from a popular song, reverse it, and then post here to see if anyone can guess it! Thankfully Audacity has a nice and simple “Reverse” effect that served this assignment perfectly. I just chose this song because it’s …
