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Reflection on Term 2

  I am writing my last post this month, as I am finishing Term Two and moving on to Term Three. These nine weeks of Creative Media Production have been hard for me because my biggest problem was getting the job done. I liked the work on the project of photography, as I love to make photos and edit them. I fully enjoyed the whole process of this work. Working on Creative Writing was difficult for me as it was my first experience as a writer. Perhaps this project was the most difficult for me, as it required the most attention and editing. However, I am pleased with my result. A free project turned out to be the most interesting in my studies, as I was not limited to certain boundaries and could do what I wanted. I managed to achieve the result that I could satisfy. Most of all in this work I liked the process of shooting and Photoshop. The most boring process for me was writing all the blogs because every week I had to write from 3 to 5 posts. However, there were posts that I was intere
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Free Project: Technical Research

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  Since my free project is mobile photography, I decided to do a study on technical tips for improving shooting. In this post, I will share my results. For the project I will use my phone iPhone 11, so here will be the results associated with this type of phone. - Usage of gridlines to balance shot To turn on this function I opened my Settings, clicked Camera, and switched 'Grid' on. This is a really useful tip, as it helps with building the frame. With Grid I can make my composition more interesting by using the rule of thirds, golden ratio, or lead room composition.  - HDR Mode 'High dynamic range or HDR, is a camera app feature that helps balance the light and dark elements in a high-contrast photo'. (Cox, 2022) Regarding this advice, I will try to experiment. After all, shooting without this feature can make my picture pretentious and disformed color, which is what I need. However, I will also take pictures using this mode. -Mobile tripod  I have two tripods at home
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Ira Cohen: The Mylar Series

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In today’s post, I would like to share with you the work of Ira Cohen, which is a source of inspiration for me and my free project. Ira Cohen’s most iconic works are his Mylar images which he created in the late '60s in his loft on the Lower East Side, New York City. (October Gallery, no date) What I love most is the way the photographer works with shapes, light, and color. Ira Cohen's artistic practice involved capturing images using a polyester film surface technique called mylar. This technique produced photographs that showcased distorted figures and mirrored shapes, creating an illusionary effect within his art. (Cara, no date)   I think this is quite a useful technique for my project because I want to play with the shapes of the objects and the composition in general.  His work Alien Intelligent, in my opinion, reveals a deep study of the human psyche and a deep understanding of the power of images. The blue color scheme of the photo radiates cold and at the same time a s
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Free Project: Planning

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Free Project: Initial Ideas and Smart Objectives

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This semester I have a free project. For a free project, I chose a photograph, which I will carry out with my phone. When I was thinking about the idea of this project, I couldn’t think of a red/orange color palette. However, I found it boring to do the idea of some color. Next, I looked for inspiration on Pinterest and came across these images.  I was so impressed with these images that I had the idea to do a Vertigo photo shoot.  In order to achieve the result I’m going to work with different equipment. Since I want to achieve bright and unusual colors in my photos, I decided to use bright, colorful light. For this, I have a special lamp. Also, I will use the ring lamp to achieve additional light. I guess I’ll need a tripod. I also want to show more professional Photoshop skills.  I want my photos to have the Motion Blur Effect.   Album cover  Gost - Vinilo This photo is an album cover of Gost-Vinilo. I really like the color palette of this picture, because it consists of literally t
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Stories with no End. Front Cover & Process

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 In this post, I am going to pick image for my book's front cover. However, firstly, I want to search for few pictures which are related to my book genre. As my book is written in horror genre I looked at picture with terrifying atmosphere. In addition, I was thinking about composition of my cover. I was using Unsplash and Pixabay .  I really like this photo below. Probably, I am going to use it. As I have one story connected to mirrors this picture is going to work. Also, I already have an idea how to place the text with this photo. I want to use black backgroung which I will pich in Photoshop. So, this picture will perfectly match with the plot and topic of my book.  The second image has occult atmosphere. I wrote some dark story linked with occultism. However, I do not like this photo for horizontal orientation. I could place it below and write the text abobe, but it is not the thing I want as my final result.   I quite like this photo as it shows some way without the end. It
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Proofreading. Redrafting.

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  My decision for my book was to make a series of horror stories. However, when I started writing the first story, I got so carried away that I realized I could make a whole book based on that story. Although I had no previous experience in writing, I started my lyrics in class. Below you can see what it looked like initially.  After analyzing the story I started, I realized I’d made a big mistake. I started writing right out of my head, without thinking about how I would develop my story. However, I made research on the structure of the text, and I realized I had to write a plan. Below you can see the plan I made and now I am following it.  Flashback  The main character and his description Friendship and mental connection with a friend Flashback  Conflict with a friend. Fight Outside assistance Forest familiarity  Physical forest testing  Emotional bonding Mental forest test  Revealing the truth The internal conflict of the protagonist Resisting  Realization of the truth. Acceptance L
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