visual composition
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Announcements• Twitter
• 4rd blog post and 2 comments due next Thurs.– 8 additional posts for extra credit
• 09.29 Online Article due (1.5 weeks)
• Visual Communication– Video Personal Statement
• Social Media assignment
Social Media Assignment
• Screengrab Google now– Apple-shift-4
• Paparazzi!
• SuperScreenShot– Google page, twitter stats, blog stats
Other WordPress Plugins
• Askimet
• Follow Me– Encourages people to follow your social media
sites
• Twitter Widget– Shows your latest twitter posts
Reflection
• What are your reflections related to the subject matter in this class?
• What are your thoughts about blogging and social media?
• Anything else you would like to add?
Formatting & Partitioning External Hard Drive
• Open Disk Utility
– Mac HD > Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility
• Erase tab > Mac OS Extended > Rename it > Press Erase
• Partition (only if you want to use both PC and Mac)
– Go to drop down menu and select 2 partitions
– Select first box > Name it > Select MS Dos Free Space (PC)
– Select 2nd box > Name it > Select Mac OS Extended (Mac)
Digital SLR (single lens reflex) and non-SLR
• SLR- A system of mirrors that reflects image up into the eyepiece – What you see in the eyepiece
is exactly what you will take a pic of
• non-SLR camera looks out through a separate hole at the top of the camera.– Less precise and slight delay
Photo Inspiration • http://markhancock.blogspot
.com/
• http://visualjournalist.org/
• WeSay
• Flickr: Photojournalism 2.0
• The 37th Frame
Framing as a Foundation
• Fill the frame– Get close
– Crop in camera
– Natural objects
• Use a tripod
• Research stories to find emotional element
• Look for emotion, activity, layers/patterns, color, faces, – People are the
foundation, not signs
Elements:Rule of Thirds •Angles of View •
Contrast • Rhythm •
Frame •Detail •
Line •Shape •
Balance •Juxtaposition •
Different/same • Simplicity/complexity •
Elements:Rule of Thirds •Angles of View •
Contrast • Rhythm •
Frame •Detail •
Line •Shape •
Balance •Juxtaposition •
Different/same • Simplicity/complexity •
• Rule of Thirds • Angles of View• Contrast • Rhythm
• Frame• Detail • Line • Shape
• Balance• Juxtaposition • Different/same
• Simplicity/complexity
• Rule of Thirds • Angles of View• Contrast • Rhythm
• Frame• Detail • Line • Shape
• Balance• Juxtaposition • Different/same
• Simplicity/complexity
• Rule of Thirds • Angles of View• Contrast • Rhythm
• Frame• Detail • Line • Shape
• Balance• Juxtaposition • Different/same
• Simplicity/complexity
• Rule of Thirds • Angles of View• Contrast • Rhythm
• Frame• Detail • Line • Shape
• Balance• Juxtaposition • Different/same
• Simplicity/complexity
Elements:Rule of Thirds •Angles of View •
Contrast • Rhythm •
Frame •Detail •
Line •Shape •
Balance •Juxtaposition •
Different/same • Simplicity/complexity •
• Rule of Thirds • Angles of View• Contrast • Rhythm
• Frame• Detail • Line • Shape
• Balance• Juxtaposition • Different/same
• Simplicity/complexity
• Rule of Thirds • Angles of View• Contrast • Rhythm
• Frame• Detail • Line • Shape
• Balance• Juxtaposition • Different/same
• Simplicity/complexity
Elements:Rule of Thirds •Angles of View •
Contrast • Rhythm •
Frame •Detail •
Line •Shape •
Balance •Juxtaposition •
Different/same • Simplicity/complexity •
• Rule of Thirds • Angles of View• Contrast • Rhythm
• Frame• Detail • Line • Shape
• Balance• Juxtaposition • Different/same
• Simplicity/complexity
• Rule of Thirds • Angles of View• Contrast • Rhythm
• Frame• Detail • Line • Shape
• Balance• Juxtaposition • Different/same
• Simplicity/complexity
• Rule of Thirds • Angles of View• Contrast • Rhythm
• Frame• Detail • Line • Shape
• Balance• Juxtaposition • Different/same
• Simplicity/complexity
Elements:Rule of Thirds •Angles of View •
Contrast • Rhythm •
Frame •Detail •
Line •Shape •
Balance •Juxtaposition •
Different/same • Simplicity/complexity •
• Rule of Thirds • Angles of View• Contrast • Rhythm
• Frame• Detail • Line • Shape
• Balance• Juxtaposition • Different/same
• Simplicity/complexity
Elements:Rule of Thirds •Angles of View •
Contrast • Rhythm •
Frame •Detail •
Line •Shape •
Balance •Juxtaposition •
Different/same • Simplicity/complexity •
• Rule of Thirds • Angles of View• Contrast • Rhythm
• Frame• Detail • Line • Shape
• Balance• Juxtaposition • Different/same
• Simplicity/complexity
• Rule of Thirds • Angles of View• Contrast • Rhythm
• Frame• Detail • Line • Shape
• Balance• Juxtaposition • Different/same
• Simplicity/complexity
• Rule of Thirds • Angles of View• Contrast • Rhythm
• Frame• Detail • Line • Shape
• Balance• Juxtaposition • Different/same
• Simplicity/complexity
• Rule of Thirds • Angles of View• Contrast • Rhythm
• Frame• Detail • Line • Shape
• Balance• Juxtaposition • Different/same
• Simplicity/complexity
• Rule of Thirds • Angles of View• Contrast • Rhythm
• Frame• Detail • Line • Shape
• Balance• Juxtaposition • Different/same
• Simplicity/complexity
• Rule of Thirds • Angles of View• Contrast • Rhythm
• Frame• Detail • Line • Shape
• Balance• Juxtaposition • Different/same
• Simplicity/complexity
• Rule of Thirds • Angles of View• Contrast • Rhythm
• Frame• Detail • Line • Shape
• Balance• Juxtaposition • Different/same
• Simplicity/complexity
• Rule of Thirds • Angles of View• Contrast • Rhythm
• Frame• Detail • Line • Shape
• Balance• Juxtaposition • Different/same
• Simplicity/complexity
• Rule of Thirds • Angles of View• Contrast • Rhythm
• Frame• Detail • Line • Shape
• Balance• Juxtaposition • Different/same
• Simplicity/complexity
• Rule of Thirds • Angles of View• Contrast • Rhythm
• Frame• Detail • Line • Shape
• Balance• Juxtaposition • Different/same
• Simplicity/complexity
• Rule of Thirds • Angles of View• Contrast • Rhythm
• Frame• Detail • Line • Shape
• Balance• Juxtaposition • Different/same
• Simplicity/complexity
• Rule of Thirds • Angles of View• Contrast • Rhythm
• Frame• Detail • Line • Shape
• Balance• Juxtaposition • Different/same
• Simplicity/complexity
Questions to ask
• What drew you in first, second? RO3– Lighting? centering? color? focus? emotion?
• How will my photo contribute to knowledge and connection?
Sony Handicam• Battery• Power Switch = film strip is video camera• LCD Panel • W/T = Zoom• Taking a photo – action• Play button > Visual Index > Pic > Top Return >
Bottom camera• Drawer to delete• Press halfway down to focus and then press down
Class Exercise• Shoot two photos
– CU that the average passerby would miss– Well-framed photo
• No staged photos• Tripod is good thing• Twitpic – Need to add 140 characters or less
description/caption/cutline– #jmc425h– If you want to keep them, save to external drives
• Best Pic (Cu and Framed) - 5 points added to next blog grade for winner in each category
Slideshows vs. Photo Galleries
• http://www.postcrescent.com/includes/newspaper/assets/slideshows/APCmuk/index.html
• http://www.nytimes.com/packages/khtml/2007/05/22/world/20070523_SEARCH_FEATURE.html
• http://www.azcentral.com/news/slideshow/room202/202slides.html
• Battery
• Power Switch = film strip is video camera
• Quick on=Goes to sleep mode instead of turning off – saves battery
• LCD Panel Buttons
• Start/Stop = Record
• W/T = Zoom
• Home = Brings up menu (Home to go back as well)
• Movie/Photo mode
• Visual index of clips
• Drawer = delete
• Don’t touch
• Car=
– movie settings (wb),
– sound = playback audio levels,
– photo settings > down arrow > flash mode > off
• Play = Clips appear, select clip and play
• Option (bottom corner) = auto focus (focus on LCD screen)
• Inside Panel
• Nightshot = turn on when recording in dark places
• Display = LCD panel cues turn on/off
Online Photo Tools
• http://www.picturesurf.org– free service that allows you to upload, link, and
share photo galleries anywhere.
• http://www.flowgram.com/– No captions
Gestalt Theory
• How people process visual information
• Recognition of figures and whole forms through a collection of lines and curves
• Brain actively filters and makes patterns to cognitively handle info by making assumptions
• Web design, photography and video
Good visual stories• Visual interesting
– http://www.spokesmanreview.com/blogs/video/archive.asp?postID=238• Action
– http://www.mercurynewsphoto.com/2007/04/27/kabaddi/• Emotion
– http://www.nppa.org/competitions/quarterly_clip_contests/TV_regional/2006/winners_of_year/winners/art_of_compassion.html
– http://www2.mysanantonio.com/specials/ENVideo/index.cfm?video=20070516soldierburial&w=480&h=360
Best aggregators of vis. storytelling
• http://interactivenarratives.org/
• http://kobreguide.com/
• http://www.nppa.org/competitions/2008_winners/
Print v. Broadcast Interview
• http://visualeditors.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=1985197%3ATopic%3A32120&xgs=1
Visual Writing
• Simple words
• Short sentences
• Avoid adjectives and adverbs
• Active voice
• Long interviews are bad
YouTube
• To specify a point, append a tag to the end of your video link: “#t=1m45s” (you can change the numbers before the ‘m’ and ’s’ to edit the minutes and seconds)