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August 3, 2007 on Photography and multimedia
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A couple of weeks ago I saw the Avett Brothers up at Artscape in Baltimore, where someone got creative with the panoramic. It took me about 10 minutes to locate myself, but the concept and execution are really good and there are a ton of interactive images to look at.
baltimoresun.com has also launched a new website, check it out.
February 27, 2007 on Photography and multimedia
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Photos from a recent friendvisit.
If you’re wondering what’s been up as of late, I’d direct you to my del.icio.us links, which is where all my fun internet finds have been been saved. My user i.d. is katdowns.
Right now I’m listening to: Hot Hot Heat, Andrew Bird, and Metric.
Movies I liked: Jesus Camp, Blood Diamond. A movie I didn’t like: Because I Said So.
I also really liked the book “I Am Charlotte Simmons” by Tom Wolfe.
November 16, 2006 on Multimedia, Photography and multimedia
Go to this feature and watch the Congo story. The photographs are wonderful. Props to Gabe.
It’s interesting to think about the different ways that audio is integrated with photographs to make slideshows. Sometimes the effect is great (see above), and other times it seems like someone just said, “Let’s make a slideshow!”
When there are no ambient sounds or subject voices, figuring out the best way to tell an audio story can be tough. Should the photographer talk about her/his images? Should the reporter tell the story? Both of these present problems, primarily that neither are voice trained and so often the story ends up without a whole lot of emotion, even if the subject is very emotional. Really, you just wonder why the subjects aren’t the ones talking.
I think that slideshows with audio can be overused, and often are. When there aren’t enough engaging photographs to make a slideshow, don’t do a slideshow–or shorten the show to an appropriate length. Stories need to be done with audio in mind from the get-go. It’s not something you just tack on to add effect (although you can, and it can work out well)– it’s sort of like a basket. The audio and the photos blend together, leaning on each other to tell a story that ends up doing more than either could alone.
November 3, 2006 on Photography and multimedia
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“You can’t make deals with dirty heels!”
October 22, 2006 on Photography and multimedia
Here are a few snaps of the wedding rehearsal, because I was using the wedding photographer’s equipment and thus, he has my cards. Check him out, he’s awesome! Dale Gurvis. So he has my images from the wedding and will be putting them in my sister Fran’s wedding album. Exciting!
October 16, 2006 on Photography and multimedia
These pictures are a sum-up of a quintessential fall day, spent in four stages:
a) kickball tournament (i got a single)
b) cornfield maze (i’ve achieved a life-long dream)
c) scouring the city for apple cider (we know it’s in that box!) and a fall favorite, tough-guy (excuse me, dirty) chai
d) one bottle of wine + political debate = eating granola on the subway on the way to a house party in clarendon
A brownflower
Survivor: The Cornfield (excuse Kelly’s GiantArm, it’s a 14mm, I couldn’t help myself
Loving fall, loving kids chasing hayrides
Jenny, Jumping
October 12, 2006 on Photography and multimedia
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This’ll put a smile on your face: Adorable!
I should’ve turned my ideas into reality when I was in college…now I’d be a millionaire, too. And, I could stay in school. Nerds Rule.
