Thursday, January 26, 2017

Combining Images with Sound




Here is a finalized edit of my images combined with the audio file I shared with you. I think it turned out really cool. It is kind of creepy, but I am definitely like creepy and weird. It makes me proud! The sound goes really well with the images that I chose and edited. When you watch it, it is almost like it is a deserted area. Like humans came into the area, took it over, then disappeared. Hope it strikes your fancy!
Also, here's a link to the actual video:
https://animoto.com/play/WqBvthsoxlbJpWNR9cuzCw

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Playing with Audio Files

Well, here is another one of my assignments. We are learning/practicing using the "Audacity" program to edit sounds that we have recorded with our phones. This may sound cool, but I personally think it is really complicated. Noise is so much more difficult to edit than images are. At least I think so.
For my sound, I basically rolled down my window while I was driving and recorded the sounds of cars driving by me. Then I played with the file in Audacity. I changed the pitch and the tempo. I added an echo to it. I did a bunch of stuff just to test and see what did what and to get an idea of which tools in Audacity were useful and which ones weren't. What I ended up with is a jumble of noise, honestly. It is weird, though. It's kind of cool because it reminds me of Star Wars!! The sound just reminds me of space and spaceships. Here is another visual: imagine you are in a space suit on the moon, and you are hopping from one spot to the other. Every time you land you can feel the thud, but the sound of your feet hitting solid material is muted and dulled because of the helmet over your ears. That is what it sounds like to me. To think, this sound started out as the rush of cars passing by my open window. So voila! Here it is, hope it doesn't make your ears bleed!

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5eQKSHVbSUOQzNHMHZUUFJ3XzQ

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Urban Scan


So, back in my introduction post, I mentioned that I am a college student. I'm in a Digital Media class, just for fun, and part of our assignment this week is taking a montage of photos under the topic "Urban Scan". Now, if you're like me you may be thinking "What the hell does that mean?!?!"
I am hoping, since this is an art class, that this topic is open for interpretation. For my photos, I've been concentrating on capturing images that show how urban areas interact with the world. Nature, wildlife, is still holding on there, and in certain Urban areas it is only holding on by a thread. Human life is taking over and making places that were once beautiful and vibrant into dull, dirty places. But if you look close enough, you can see the beauty in how human creation and the natural world mingle.
Here are some examples of the images I took for this Urban Scan Album. Please keep in mind that these photos have not been edited yet, so they may seem a little rough around the edges. Enjoy!


Thursday, January 12, 2017

Other Blogs to Check Out

Okay, so here are some of my favorite blogs to look at and keep up to date with, just in case you were looking for some other creative and imaginative content to fill your time with.

1) Rather Be Reading
http://ratherbereadingblog.com/
This blog is focused on books, both reading and writing them. The author occasionally gives suggestions on must read books and what she thought was worth the time. She also tells of her experience with writing and offers suggestions for would-be writers who need help starting out.
2) Read. Breath. Relax.
http://www.readbreatherelax.com/
This is also a blog about books. Which ones to read, which ones not to read, and the ones in between. It may be redundant to follow multiple different blogs about the same thing, but I find that different people have different opinions, and there are so many books to go around that one blogger could not possibly cover them all.
3) Adventurous Kate's solo female travel blog
http://www.adventurouskate.com/
I like browsing through this blog because it features many places around the world that I myself would like to visit one day. It is interesting to read about different places, different foods to try while there, and different sites to see.
4) Wild View
http://blog.wcs.org/photo/
This blog is mostly just photos of different animals and wildlife. I have always loved animals, and inspiration can come in many different forms, especially something taken out of nature. Plus, sometimes I just like looking at the animals.
5) Colossal
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/
This blog is made up of photos of different artists' works. It includes things like drawings, paintings, photography, and even embroidery and homemade jewelry. It is just cool to keep up on what other artists are doing, and some of their works are really super cool.

Well, I hope I have given you some new reading material, some new blogs to visit and scroll through. Like I said, some of the pictures and photos are really cool, and if you are someone who does not want to read through someone's life story, some of these will be perfect! If you are a reader, check out the blogs about books! They include quite a variety.

Introducing...Me

Hello, and good day to everyone! This is just a short introduction about myself and my new blog. My name is Alex, and here is a few things about myself: I am a college student majoring in criminal justice and minoring in Psychology. I live at home with my dad and my brother, and I commute to school every day. I have two cats and a dog. I absolutely love reading! I am also a member of an archery club and have shot archery since I was six years old.
I'm hoping to center this blog on anything and everything creative! Art, novels, poetry, new ideas, thoughts, and beliefs. The digital world is changing so many things that were once considered creative and imaginative. Books, for example, are now being made into e-books, where one reads them off of a screen instead of paper. Art, as in drawings and paintings, can now be shared all over the world by simply uploading a copy of it to the internet. New ideas and beliefs can be posted and talked about among many different countries with many different cultures.
So, let's get our creativity flowing! Let's get ourselves out there and in the world where so many things are possible if you only put your mind to it!