I took the Multimedia class last fall, and was introduced to the world of digital photography. I purchased a small digital automatic 5 MP camera and commenced my latest hobby/obsession of capturing images in full color photos. I had owned several traditional cameras starting with a Brownie, box camera when I was about six years old. I even owned an old Kodak Polaroid camera in high school. But as time went on, I lost my interest in photography. I looked forward with some degree of skepticism to the digital photography segment with Photo Shop CS3. By the end of the class, I was addicted to my new skill set.
I had established a Flickr account (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29989483@N00/) about a year before taking the class, but had no interest in contributing any photos. I read about Flicker in an article about a school teacher in Texas that had been featured in Flicker. But, by the end of my 5616 class, I had started making contributions to my account. I continued over the Christmas break, and by the following February, I had submitted over 200 photos. One of my projects became taking photos of sunsets in the Clarksville area. I am posting one of my favorite sunset photos taken in Saint Bethlehem in January 2008. I carefully photo shopped the photo to try to restore the photo to the same colors that I recalled during that sunset.
I made notes about the colors and the full spectrum that I observed. It is one of the most popular photos that I have posted on Flickr. I have developed some good prospective professional contacts and used a photo taken by another Flickr member in a follow on class. I was able to contact the photographer and obtain her permission to share it with the class.
One associated website that I have used successfully and then reposted to Flickr is www.dumper.com which allows for some artistic manipulations to a photo and alter the image in creative patterns. I altered some colorful photos of flowers, silos, and koi from a friend's pond in north Clarksville. I have posted some examples of Dumpr creations as well.
I have also incorporated two mapping programs and a photo tracking program on my profile page to give a more professional look to my profile.
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Those pictures are amazing. I am currently taking the multi-media class. I do not have Photoshop, I am using Gimp. I have never been exposed to any of it, so I am somewhat struggling. If I can become half as effective as you, I will be happy!
I absolutely love your pictures. You have a true gift for capturing images with your camera. I only hope that one day I will be able to do what you do!
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