The Technical & Professional Parts of Photography

I attended the Adobe Max Conference titled, The Art of Photography with Monaris and Dana Scruggs – MB105. I chose this topic because I am doing a photography series for my senior capstone. In this conference, Monaris describes her work (photography) as “cinematic.” “I just want everything to look like a movie.” -Monaris Monaris also […]

The Value of Art

I found the chapter of William Deresiewicz’s book Death of the Artist, titled Visual Arts, very interesting. For my senior capstone project, I will be completing a photo series of about 10-15 photos. As I was reading Death of the Artist, I couldn’t help but think about how it relates to my senior capstone project. […]

The Rules of the Game

Growing up, I always played games. As long as I can remember, I was always playing solitaire, go fish, or poker with my family. As time progressed, I can remember playing Club Penguin and begging my mother to buy me the one month membership. It did happen by the way, she did buy it for […]

The Future of the Artist

From a young age to young adulthood people always ask “what do you want to be when you grow up?” This question was always a struggle for me to answer because I did not have a passion for math, science, or business. I didn’t grow up wanting to be a doctor or an astronaut. I […]

True Stories Revealed Through Podcasts

Podcasts and radio have an interesting relationship with one another. When listening to a podcast, some may find similar qualities to radio. Podcasts can have conversational features, advertisements, and interviews. On the other hand, podcasts can have a narration like element to it such as the podcast Strangers. Strangers podcast is written and produced by […]

A Dark Message in Home Alone

If you are a fan of Christmas movies, you probably are familiar with the Home Alone films. In 1990, the first Home Alone film came out and people fell in love with it. It was one of the highest grossing films at the time; four more movies and are within the Home Alone franchise. “key […]

The Art of Sound: Foley Artists

Sound has the ability to sway people emotionally ranging from sadness to fear. When you are watching a film, you probably are not thinking about the art behind the creation of a specific sound. This art is the job of a Foley artist. Foley artists create every single sound in films except dialogue. Their jobs […]

High School Musical: Putting Energy into Synergy

  High School Musical (2006) captures the hearts of a wide audience. The film speaks to children and adults, music and film lovers, teen drama enthusiasts and many more audiences. This ability to capture the hearts of many, is an example of a film that takes advantage of a term called “synergy“. Jennifer Holt, the […]

Photography: Dark with a spark

Photography and light normally go hand and hand. When taking a photograph, it is important to get the appropriate exposure to make sure the viewer does not get distracted by a drastic difference in lighting. Light painting changes that. Light painting is actually just how it sounds, painting with light. Instead of the photographer snapping […]