Made another stop motion today, only quick, it on youtube now i think!
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Rule of thirds
The rule of thirds is probably the most well know photography technique. It is a fairly simple technique, where the photographer imagines four lines over the image, two vertical lines dividing it into three, and two horizontal lines doing the same. Using these lines can help a photograph be more interesting and draw the viewers’ eyes to different parts. An example of using these lines effectively is, when taking a picture of a horizon, imagine the horizon lying on one of these lines, instead of in the centre of the picture, or anywhere else. The same applies when taking a picture of a person or a building, apart from using the vertical lines to place the object on. Where the four lines intersect are known as points of interest. The main focus of a picture should lie on one of these four intersections, as a viewer is naturally drawn to these points in a photo, rather to the centre. However, this rule is not definitive, and doesn’t always mean that it is going to make a picture better than if rule was not applied.
Monday, 17 November 2008
Another quick bit of Pixilation
Made another quick pixilation today!heres a frame from it!
I'll upload it to YouTube soon!
Wednesday, 5 November 2008
Favourite Designed Object:
Think about what goes on in your head when you buy something new, take a photo of your favourite designed object and answer the following:
· Why is it that we want our belongings to do more for us than function well?
· Why are we willing, as soon as we can afford it, to pay extra for things with appealing forms?
I have decided to talk about the Sony PSP, I recently got given one by my work, as I am going to be promoting it and the PS3 around Nottingham. I think that the PSP is especially well designed, as in it is incredibly aesthetically good looking. I can even remember when they first came out, a girl at my old school went out and bought one just because of how good it looked, don’t think she ever really actually used it though. I think that we are willing to pay more for things with appealing forms because when something you’ve bought looks nice, you like other people to see you with it, so are more likely to use it, just like the clothes that we buy, some of them not so practical, but look nice. For my job, the fact that people are willing to pay more for things which are appealing should help, as the PSP looks, feels and works brilliantly. The reason we want our belongings to do more than function well is because more and more these days everything does more than one thing, and the more likely its going to be that we end up with one thing that does everything, for example the I-Phone, not just a phone, its pretty much a stylish, fashionable PDA.
· Why is it that we want our belongings to do more for us than function well?
· Why are we willing, as soon as we can afford it, to pay extra for things with appealing forms?
I have decided to talk about the Sony PSP, I recently got given one by my work, as I am going to be promoting it and the PS3 around Nottingham. I think that the PSP is especially well designed, as in it is incredibly aesthetically good looking. I can even remember when they first came out, a girl at my old school went out and bought one just because of how good it looked, don’t think she ever really actually used it though. I think that we are willing to pay more for things with appealing forms because when something you’ve bought looks nice, you like other people to see you with it, so are more likely to use it, just like the clothes that we buy, some of them not so practical, but look nice. For my job, the fact that people are willing to pay more for things which are appealing should help, as the PSP looks, feels and works brilliantly. The reason we want our belongings to do more than function well is because more and more these days everything does more than one thing, and the more likely its going to be that we end up with one thing that does everything, for example the I-Phone, not just a phone, its pretty much a stylish, fashionable PDA.
300- 500 word artical!!!
Sorry it has taken me so long to get this up on my Blog, but for some reason my internet hates Blogger.com, just like it hates the NOW! well here it is anywho!!!
The new technology which I have decided to write about is Playstations online community called Home. Its is currently in its closed Beta version but when it is fully up and running it will be a free down load for Playstation Network users where you will be able to create your own avatar and home (call HomeSpace) to live in. Users can then buy new clothes and furnishings for their avatar, and will eventually be able to buy them bigger apartments and maybe even design their own furnishings. It is very second life-ish, however in Home, one can invite people over to their apartments where you can share anything that you have on your hard disk drive. You do this by, in the case of a video or film, sit down in front of the persons virtual Sony TV, everyone can then watch it full screen on their TV at home. For pictures you o over to a virtual picture frame and can scan through the persons pictures on their HDD.
Outside of the HomeSpace their will be a lot more to do such as; meet up with friends to chat, either by text or through headsets, go into playing multiplayer on an online game with friends, play other types of games with friends or anyone else such as bowling and chess. Home will also have a virtual cinema where people will be able to go and sit down next to other people’s avatars and watch a film that has been released in DVD/ Blu-ray, they will be able to make the film full screen so it will be just like watching a DVD at home. There will be shopping malls for you to take your avatar into, in which you will be able to make you avatar try on clothes and trainers, which you can then pay for and get the real items delivered to your door.
Personally when I first heard about all of the features Home will have, I was amazed, I mean it is pretty cleaver. However thinking about it, is it not really going a step too far? I’m sure the security on it will be fine, as Playstation have said that they will block anybodies account and IP address if they break the rules, so it should be a safe place for people of any age, but surely some people won’t have a proper life because of it. Fair enough meeting up with someone who lives really far away to chat and watch things, but I bet the majority of people who use this will live a few houses down, or a 10 minute walk away. I think it will be fine to use every once in a while, but for some people I can see it nearly becoming their life, almost as much as World of Warcraft or Second Life, which personally I cannot see as being a good thing to happen to society.
The new technology which I have decided to write about is Playstations online community called Home. Its is currently in its closed Beta version but when it is fully up and running it will be a free down load for Playstation Network users where you will be able to create your own avatar and home (call HomeSpace) to live in. Users can then buy new clothes and furnishings for their avatar, and will eventually be able to buy them bigger apartments and maybe even design their own furnishings. It is very second life-ish, however in Home, one can invite people over to their apartments where you can share anything that you have on your hard disk drive. You do this by, in the case of a video or film, sit down in front of the persons virtual Sony TV, everyone can then watch it full screen on their TV at home. For pictures you o over to a virtual picture frame and can scan through the persons pictures on their HDD.
Outside of the HomeSpace their will be a lot more to do such as; meet up with friends to chat, either by text or through headsets, go into playing multiplayer on an online game with friends, play other types of games with friends or anyone else such as bowling and chess. Home will also have a virtual cinema where people will be able to go and sit down next to other people’s avatars and watch a film that has been released in DVD/ Blu-ray, they will be able to make the film full screen so it will be just like watching a DVD at home. There will be shopping malls for you to take your avatar into, in which you will be able to make you avatar try on clothes and trainers, which you can then pay for and get the real items delivered to your door.
Personally when I first heard about all of the features Home will have, I was amazed, I mean it is pretty cleaver. However thinking about it, is it not really going a step too far? I’m sure the security on it will be fine, as Playstation have said that they will block anybodies account and IP address if they break the rules, so it should be a safe place for people of any age, but surely some people won’t have a proper life because of it. Fair enough meeting up with someone who lives really far away to chat and watch things, but I bet the majority of people who use this will live a few houses down, or a 10 minute walk away. I think it will be fine to use every once in a while, but for some people I can see it nearly becoming their life, almost as much as World of Warcraft or Second Life, which personally I cannot see as being a good thing to happen to society.
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