Written Assignment: 'God Made a Farmer' Commercial

Dodge's Paul Harvey Super Bowl Commercial

An ad for Ram trucks as previewed during the Super Bowl that details a collection of photographs voiced over by Paul Harvey. The commercial was a tribute to all farmers, a group of people who are especially under-appreciated in today's view, because most people are unwilling to do the kind of jobs they do. The commercial shows them as hard workers and an important aspect of our society; they provide us with food and other agricultural sustenance.

Photo Essay- Tree

 This photo was taken near the softball fields on campus. Because the photo was taken outside, it wasn't necessary to use flash. Palm trees are a common plant found in California due to our temperate weather. Trees give us oxygen. This a nice row of palm trees. Trees also give us shade. The really good ones have fruits. Unfortunately this tree doesn't bear any. );

Project 2- Magazine Covers

Weekly Photo Assignment #3- TREES

Project I: Photos Over Break

Twas the Night Before Christmas

Out of Focus

 Worm's Eye View

Hunger Games @ B&N

Rainbow Wig

Getting Cozy with my Dog

Waiting for Parents

Hills

Interstate 5 

Snowy Mountains to Bakersfield

Snowy Hill

Famous Dave's BBQ Feast

Rich&Sassy Sauce @ Famous Dave's BBQ

Disney Fireworks Drive-By

Current Event (Camera)

Digital Cameras vs Smartphones: quality tops reason to buy camera

For the past several years, smartphones have become increasingly popular. As sales for smartphones soared, the sales of digital cameras plummeted. Phone users enjoy the convenience of taking all their pictures on the same device. Users also appreciate the spontaneity of always-on connections to the internet. Image websites have also gotten popular along with smartphones, such as Instagram. It allows users to be creative and allow image editing that coincide with their smartphones.

However, digital cameras still offer higher-quality images, a zoom feature, and other capabilities that phones don't have.  Other ways that cameras stand out to smartphones are their larger sensors, which allow for more pixels, which in turn, means a higher resolution image. Digital cameras can also withstand extremes that the delicate smartphones cannot. It can survive 30 or more feet underwater and drops of aprox 5 feet.

Camera makers are adopting the ideas of the success of smartphones by implementing a connection to the internet to share photos via email or upload them directly to Facebook.

The general consensus is that cameras are far from extinction and both smartphones and digital cameras are able to coexist and gain profit from sales. Consumers are turning into smartphones, but digital cameras are still valued for higher quality pics.

3 Photo Storage Sites Review

TUMBLR:

• user-friendly: easy to maneuver, make an account
• more than just a photo sharing site, it's a microblogging website where bloggers can express themselves
• different content types: pictures, text posts, videos, audio
• sharing content made simple through 'reblog', also saving through "like' button
• New Iphone IOS app offers users to piece together photo collections (easy drag&reposition); doesn't require Tumblr account and can be shared anywhere
• easy for artists/photographers who don't need words to describe their work, and can gain a ton of feedback in return

SHUTTERFLY:

• create digital books, community can view and comment
• upload from hard drive, Facebook, Picasa, iPhone through app
• digital photo printing services
• assigns personalize URL for a personal photo share website
• express uploader: drag&drop
• 'Shutterfly Studio': free software download to help manage, organize, and edit photos

FLICKR:

• create 'photostreams' with simple tools
• comments enabled for feedback
• wide variety search through tags or member profiles
• photo visibility/private setting
• networking features
• image hosting to embed in blogs&social media
• free: 300mb monthly upload limit 
• paid pro accounts $24.95yr: unlmtd monthly photo uploads, storage, bandwith, higher resolution, ad free