1) My experience with the Olympus digital camera was fine. I didn’t encounter any huge problems, but the problems I did encounter only dealt with getting to know the device. Compared to other still/video camera’s I have previously used, this one is extremely out of date. It gets the job done, but there are so many more up to date cameras that I would prefer using a newer one. But overall, I was able to capture the photos I needed that pertained to my Image Capturing Strategy. In an ideal world, now this sounds stupid, but I would have a camera that would be hooked up to a pair of glasses. Anywhere you look or put the glasses, a picture could be taken via a wireless button. In addition, I would have it so that any video or picture you took would automatically be transfered to your computer, meaning you wouldn’t have to use a memory card.
2) I chose to use iMovie, because I have used it in the past for many occasions/projects, and have always found it very user friendly with many extras available to use.. The thing is though, that the new version that came on my new MacBook Pro was way different and confusing. I ended up downloading the old iMovie HD, which is where I did the majority of the editing and exporting. For some of the effects, I did use the new iMovie and then transferred the files to the old iMovie program. As for the future, I will definitely use the combination of the new and old iMovies. Though it is a bit of a pain, the end results speak for themselves.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Reading Response #3
The article I chose to read was Stephen Joel Trachtenberg’s “The Art of Instant Gratification.” I chose to read this article because I am very much interested in photography. About 5 years ago, I got out my dad’s old Pentax camera he had when he was my age, and started putzing around with it. I became so intrigued with the ability to become one with the camera. In addition, my dad also taught me to develop my own film, adding another level of connectivity between me, the camera, and the final product. Since being introduced to that forgotten art form, I have realized the extreme impact the digital age has made on man, being good and bad at the same time.
This article goes into the history of the camera/photograph, from its early days as carrying biblical connotations, to becoming a two step process of shooting and then having the film processed, to Polaroids, and finally to digital cameras. Trachtenberg goes into talking about how the photograph was once “an item suitable for contemplation and remembrance” and how the overall effect of print photography has gone down in the public’s eye, as well as for photographic companies. The digital age as brought with it the ability to take pictures of anything and everything with the power to delete photos in a matter of seconds.
As for my own practices as a media artist, this article made me think more about snapping photos of anything and everything around me. It made me think again about the true beauty in the world, and much like I found on my sound walks, one must open their eyes to the true beauties of the world, not just acknowledging and taking notice of the surface.
This article goes into the history of the camera/photograph, from its early days as carrying biblical connotations, to becoming a two step process of shooting and then having the film processed, to Polaroids, and finally to digital cameras. Trachtenberg goes into talking about how the photograph was once “an item suitable for contemplation and remembrance” and how the overall effect of print photography has gone down in the public’s eye, as well as for photographic companies. The digital age as brought with it the ability to take pictures of anything and everything with the power to delete photos in a matter of seconds.
As for my own practices as a media artist, this article made me think more about snapping photos of anything and everything around me. It made me think again about the true beauty in the world, and much like I found on my sound walks, one must open their eyes to the true beauties of the world, not just acknowledging and taking notice of the surface.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Reading Response #2
The article I chose to read was Phillip Lopate’s On The Aesthetics of Urban Walking and Writing. I chose this article because ever since I started going on my drifts, I have been viewing the world in a different way. No longer am I just wanting to get to my final location, I am finding the little things in life, and taking in the subtleties I see everywhere I walk. By just the title alone, I was drawn to my new adventures of walking, and wanted to go even more in depth into the culture of Urban Walking.
In this essay, Lopate points out his progression of walking, and the bumps in the road that he went through. Starting when he was little, he pointed out how we all take habitual routes, not knowing where we truly go and why, just that we grind our own footpaths going the same place we have always been going. He then goes and talks about his walks in New York, and how the people aren’t different by race, religion, etc, only by if they are “in your way or not.” He also goes on to explain how walking can bring out “a pure self-absorption unembarrassed by witnesses” as well as “a secret conviction that one is being watched by Higher Powers.”
In addition to walking as picking up the uniqueness of the world, he also goes on to explain how the rhythmic and repetitive walking can lead to the triggering and inspiration of rhythmic and flowing poetry whether it is mechanical sounds, or to crazy people yelling their lungs out on the streets.
In all, he sums up that he has lost this urge to walk just to walk, with his marriage, blaming only himself for losing his touch and relationship and equivalence with the world. Much like a relationship, one must give it equal and satisfactory attention to keep the relationship alive.
I feel that the ideas and arguments presented in the article relate to my own practices as a media artist 100%. While reading, I could totally compare to learning about the subtleties of the world around us, finding that it has its own rhythm and music of life. This relationship must always be nourished and payed attention too, otherwise the connection will be lost and you will become blind to the wonders around you.
In this essay, Lopate points out his progression of walking, and the bumps in the road that he went through. Starting when he was little, he pointed out how we all take habitual routes, not knowing where we truly go and why, just that we grind our own footpaths going the same place we have always been going. He then goes and talks about his walks in New York, and how the people aren’t different by race, religion, etc, only by if they are “in your way or not.” He also goes on to explain how walking can bring out “a pure self-absorption unembarrassed by witnesses” as well as “a secret conviction that one is being watched by Higher Powers.”
In addition to walking as picking up the uniqueness of the world, he also goes on to explain how the rhythmic and repetitive walking can lead to the triggering and inspiration of rhythmic and flowing poetry whether it is mechanical sounds, or to crazy people yelling their lungs out on the streets.
In all, he sums up that he has lost this urge to walk just to walk, with his marriage, blaming only himself for losing his touch and relationship and equivalence with the world. Much like a relationship, one must give it equal and satisfactory attention to keep the relationship alive.
I feel that the ideas and arguments presented in the article relate to my own practices as a media artist 100%. While reading, I could totally compare to learning about the subtleties of the world around us, finding that it has its own rhythm and music of life. This relationship must always be nourished and payed attention too, otherwise the connection will be lost and you will become blind to the wonders around you.
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