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Category Archives: digital storytelling
Daily Shoot: A Softer 12 in Blue
Today’s Daily Shoot assignment: Make a photograph of something that is soft, or at least looks that way. Convince the viewer of the softness. This picture was fun not only because I get to feature my cat twelve’s so very … Continue reading
Daily Shoot: Pocket Kipple
The Daily Shoot assignment for 2010/09/19: Some carry a talisman, amulet, “lucky charm”, or just a comforting thing in our pocket. What do you carry? (@btusdin) I love this prompt, and while my image is rather quotidian, I love the … Continue reading
DS106: An Internet Odyssey
I’m teaching Digital Storytelling for the second time this semester, and we just finished week 4. The semester goes quick, and last time I didn’t blog this course nearly as much as I’d hoped to. So this semester I am … Continue reading
Daily Shoot: When I get bigger
This photo credit goes to Antonella, who was thinking about this assignment with me most of the afternoon. I was feeling the pressure and really couldn’t think of anything too inspired. This prompt was hard for me given I spent … Continue reading
Daily Shoot: “In for the kill”
This is an image for Digital Storytelling 106, we’re doing the daily shoot assignments for the next week, and this is my choice for today, based on this assignment: Showcase the beauty of living foliage! Make a photo of a … Continue reading
The Birds in 6 Shots
Summer of Love: Sharks
Image credit: 126‘s “Great White Shark” While it’s September, any calendar following fool knows that Summer ain’t over for another couple of weeks, and what better way to reflect on one of the best Summer’s for me in a long … Continue reading
Summer of Love: Domain Mapping
Image credit: This cheesy t-shirt over at neatoshop that I love. My love affair with domain mapping has been well documented on this blog, and last week, before I went on vacation, UMW quietly took a big leap forward in … Continue reading
The only thing better than this comic…
Is this tweet about that comic:
Bava Manbaby
Mr. Charlie Rocket has been nothing but pure gold in the Digital Storytelling course I have been running this semester. His digital story consisted in a teaching himself Photoshop tricks and hacks, and relfecting and sharign the process, and the … Continue reading