Category Archives: digital storytelling

The Art of Commenting

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Reverend

Image credit: Not in HD In DS106 one of the things that I have been pushing harder than anything else is commenting on each other’s work. I want it to be honest, plentiful, and sustained. In fact, I have the … Continue reading →

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Kenny Powers: Greatest Hits

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Reverend

My digital storytelling class is about to embark on the wonderful world of video story telling, and I found a beautiful example from my favorite new HBO series, Eastbound & Down. I don’t know why I like this show so … Continue reading →

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The DS106 Daily Shoot Assignment: The Great 8

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Reverend

OK, so upon finishing up one of the greatest series of assignments I ever gave, as well as did—-though to be fair I didn’t design them—I asked everyone to go through all the photos for each of the eight days … Continue reading →

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Daily Shoot: Carcasses in brown

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Reverend

This image is an elegy for an old habit I have kicked now for 1 month—the graveyard motif works on several levels, and fits in with the theme for today’s daily shoot: Make a photograph today dominated by browns or … Continue reading →

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It’s Shark Season in bavaland

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Reverend

Late last week DS106 Internaut Ashley Peterson tweeted me a link to this image: Link to see full-size image and full article here. This striking image from Mogadishu, Somalia—which is described as the “world’s most dangerous city” in the article—is … Continue reading →

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Flickr Feed Gallery: A Quick Hack for DS106

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Reverend

All images courtesy of various DS106 Internauts. Image credit: spur_dotz’s “Ash and Ichabod” Thursday night’s class started in one direction and ended up in a whole ‘nother one. It was pretty fun, well, at least for me. I was planning … Continue reading →

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Daily Shoot: More interested by the lines inside

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Reverend

Today’s Daily Shoot assignment: Make a photo of an interesting stack of books or magazines. Consider how you handle repeating lines in your composition. Today’s shot is not too inspired, but I really didn’t have much time to take it, … Continue reading →

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Daily Shoot: 1212

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Reverend

Symmetry can be calm and soothing. Make a photo today featuring symmetry, either in subject or composition. (@logista) dailyshoot.com/assignments/312 I’m fired up about today’s shot, and not so much because the image is so beautiful—though I like it—but because 12 … Continue reading →

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Daily Shoot: Green Maelstrom

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Reverend

The daily shoot assignment for today: Communicate chaos, disorganization or messiness in a photograph. Find some beauty in it. (@divadeb88) I don’t know why this one was so hard for me, and frankly I’m not totally crazy with my shot. … Continue reading →

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Daily shoot: man in the mirror

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Reverend

Today’s assignment for Daily Shoot: Use a mirror as part of a composition in a photograph today. Show yourself in the image if you’d like! What can I say, I love the whole sideview mirror thing.

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