I did not know what to expect going into this and even while I was doing it I felt somewhat stupid. Though I couldn’t get all the prompts done I did multiple for one.
Honestly the prompts were odd for me and since I was at work as you can see the environment doesn’t change much. Image 2 was based on the idea of an urban jungle with the cord being a snake. The 3rd image was the photo of destruction a cord fill mess with no humans in sight. 7 and 8 represent the second prompt. For prompt 4 I did quite a few using a cord as a bow, holding it like a fish and other nonsensical things. For the shadow prompt I only got one and even though you can’t tell that’s my pet rock that I keep at work. The process was mostly tedious as I was a bit lost with the prompts, but I managed to get through it. None of the pictures are pieces of art unfortunately.
At first I was confused by the photoblitz but I had a lot of fun doing it!
Code: 19:03
Start time 7:03pm
My starting photo that shows my start time was my phones lockscreen that has my duolingo streak (need to do it for today) and my bookly books (how I track my reading!) A new photo of one of my dogs also goes on my lockscreen every hour!
1. Find a grid pattern somewhere (brick sidewalk or ceiling tiles).
For this task I did a photo of the door to my balcony at the UMW apartments! Don’t mind the bird seed on the floor. While looking around my house I had a tough time doing this one which surprised me! There aren’t a lot of grids around me.
2. Numbers are all around you. Find your favorite number.
I don’t actually have a favorite number…BUT I do love this clock I have on my desk. I like how clear the numbers are and the base of the clock can charge my phone wirelessly! Don’t listen to the time it tells you though, its been wrong for four years.
3. Wood has a lot of character and variety. A photo of something wooden.
There is sooo much wood around my house. But I chose to capture this wooden corner shelf that we have above our dining table. It is holding a bunch of our knick knacks and I couldn’t think of a better home for them other than this shelf. Fun fact: this shelf was found in one of the donation bins in the UMW apartments.
4. They’re all around. Make a photograph of a wheel near you.
This wheel is apart of a utility cart that currently houses a lot of my roommates plants! My roommate is currently teaching me how to care for plants so I regularly stare at my plants and hers, just admiring them. So this cart came to mind when I was tasked to take a photo of a wheel that is near by.
5. Play with contrasting scale: juxtapose something small with something big!
So here is where I realized I messed up. Ive decided to keep it because the following task is basically the same thing but in my brain with haste I thought that “juxtapose” meant to use perspective to shift the size of objects. So I took a rubber duck and put it next too and in front of one of the plants in our house and tried to play with the perspective to make it look like the rubber duck is bigger than it actually is. A cool concept, wish I didn’t do it wrong…
6. Take a photo of two related objects of drastically different sizes.
This photo was fun because let me tell you, we have so many frog things in our house. so I took a mini glass frog that is currently living in a plant pot and put it next to one of our many frog plushies that lives on a shelf (with other frog plushies might I add).
7. Two contrasting things, e.g. light & darkness, life & death, cats & dogs.
This is a card I got at the Fredericksburg stationary store. It was one of the first things I bought when I decided I wanted to put more decorative things in my bedroom wall. I really liked the daintiness of the flowers and the black and white with a bit of green. I also like how the saying “I love you more” is on a black card because I feel like that saying brings more light which also ties into the task at hand.
FINISH: 7:23pm
Here is a screenshot of a “relaxing clock” website that shows the time and subsequently the end of my photoblitz.
Find a printed newspaper and make a photo any way you like!
Create an interesting photo that includes looking through one object to see another
Take a photograph of a toy in action
Smooth, rough, dirty, or wrinkled. Make a photo of hands that tell a story.
Make a monochrome photo (monochrome doesn’t have to mean black and white)
Start Time : 6:31pm
Make a creative photo of paired opposites.
For the 1st task, I needed to make a picture of things that are opposite. So, I picked salt and pepper shakers. They have sharp contrast – not just in their colors but also in their flavors- although they blend together very well. I arranged them in such a manner that highlights the differences between them while still keeping it balanced. I enjoyed seeing how something very basic could obviously symbolize opposites and at the same time demonstrate their mutual support.
Create an interesting photo that includes looking through one object to see another
I ran around me house to find the first object, I had to snap a picture where you observe one item through another. I thought of using clear glass so that it can show the tiles on the wall at its back. The manner in which the glass warped or slightly altered the tiles made what was seen more captivating for my camera lens – it transformed an ordinary thing to something surely more special. I liked how it changed my perspective and made me see an ordinary scene in a new manner.
Take a photograph of a toy in action
I saw my dog was playing with her toy so I took a photo of her to capture the image above to complete this task. I needed to take a picture of a toy being used in action. So, I took the photo of my dog biting her beloved toy while she was on her bed. This was an enjoyable selection because it appeared genuine simply a natural instance where she is engaged in her favorite activity. This method was enjoyable and simple for accomplishing the task, as well as preserving a moment that seemed genuine.
Make a monochrome photo (monochrome doesn’t have to mean black and white)
In this task, I needed to make a monochrome photo. So, I picked a picture of myself playing golf with trees at the back for it. Taking out all colors made finer points in the picture more noticeable and imparted an ageless feel to the image. I was fond of its ability to establish a sharp contrast between myself and the backdrop, improving the dramatic effect and concentration of the scene. It was interesting how removing color could transform totally in the atmosphere of photograph.
Make a photograph of the front of a building.
I forgot I had a picture I took a while back that I like a lot, so I ended up using it. I needed to take a picture of the front side of a building, I ended up choosing one I already had because I liked it so much. So I selected the Capital D.C, as it is such an iconic structure and would be ideal for my task at hand. In particular, I aimed to seize its magnificence focusing on the columns and dome specifically. The balance and magnitude of the Capital truly caught my eye in the picture, and I appreciated how it emphasized its existence. It was pleasing to capture this famous building in a manner that brought out its details.
Smooth, rough, dirty, or wrinkled. Make a photo of hands that tell a story.
In this task, I needed to take photographs of hands that tell a story. So, I thought it would be interesting to use an image of my own hands. My goal was to showcase the texture and detail that mirror my struggles and accomplishments—maybe in the form of wrinkles or rough patches. By using my hands as subjects, I could narrate a unique narrative about how they’ve been moulded by time and activities carried out by them until now. The picture is not just showing the hands, but they also symbolize something – every line and sign speak of my personal adventure. I found it very touching to take this in a plain yet strong manner.
Find a printed newspaper and make a photo any way you like!
I know these task are not in order, I was scrambling to get everything done so I did the easier ones first.
For this last assignment, I could not find a printed newspaper anywhere, neither in my house or outside my neighbors. I instead had to look to the internet to help me complete this last task because there was no newspaper in sight. I decided to use this page because it talks about creativity, and how important it is. I chose it because it can relate to this course and how important creativity is when finishing your assignment’s or making your website your own.
In this photoblitzer activity I tried to capture as many of the photo ideas listed below as I could in the timeframe of 20 minutes.
20:49 was my photoblitz code. The following 7 tasks were assigned to me.
Make an abstract or literal photo that expresses how you feel.
Take a photo in which a mirror is a major element
Make a photo that emphasises one color much more than any others in the shot
Make a photograph that features vertical lines today.
The theme is blue. Blue Monday? Blue bird? Or something else blue?
Giraffes are brilliant. Show us what it would be like if they lived in human society.
Gauges, meters, and turn signals are all indicators.
My first photo was a screenshot of my phone screen. In this photo I was capturing my starting time @ 8:48pm.
Now that my time has started, I immediately start scrambling around to search for photos and images around me that matched with each task.
“Make an abstract or literal photo that expresses how you feel”
I took a picture of a picture that I have up in my living room. This lady is standing in front of a beach inside a nice home and dressed in fabulous clothes. It may or may not be her home, but she looks unbothered and comfortable in her own right. Her posture with her arms crossed is what gave me this perception of her in this photo. You also can’t see her eyes or forehead you can only see her lips. Her lips are kind of pierced and sassy looking. This photo expresses how I feel today; Glamourous, sassy, and unbothered… and wishing I was at the beach!
“Take a photo in which a mirror is a major element”
I wasn’t sure what to do for this one. I actually completed this task last, and I was in a rush because I only had a few minutes left on the clock. I pulled out my body mirror and I took a selfie of myself with my forward camera facing the mirror with me halfway in and halfway out. The mirror was the major element here because you can see multiple perceptions of me only because of the mirror literally mirroring my face when I took the picture.
“Make a photo that emphasizes one color much more than any others in the shot”
I took a picture with my iPhone of another picture that I have hung up in my kitchen area. This was a picture of a flower, but you can’t see thw entire flower because I was extremely close and zoomed in to this particular spot on the flower. I did this to emphasize the darker purple color more than any other color on this flower.
“Make a photograph that features vertical lines today.”
I looked around in my apartment and at first, I couldn’t find anything that featured vertical lines. Of course, I could find things with horizontal lines everywhere. Then I looked over and I saw my balcony blinds hung up and those feature many vertical lines.
“The theme is blue. Blue Monday? Blue bird? Or something else blue?”
For this task I found so many blue items in my house. I will feature several photos of random blue themed items here. I was literally running around my house taking pictures of everything blue. This was my second favorite task. Once you see the task below this one you will understand why it’s my second favorite. But I will say, it was almost like my inner child came out while I was doing this. I was frantically running around my apartment and just going nuts, taking pictures of everything blue. I just kept thinking “OOP this is blue, oh look this is blue, wait omg I never noticed but this is even blue”, and I got the chance to let some of my impulsive behaviors here, so that was fun. Also, it was perfect because I was even wearing blue while doing this exercise.
“Giraffes are brilliant. Show us what it would be like if they lived in human society.”
Ladies and gentlemen, this was my favorite task!!! I looked up on google photos of giraffes and I found the one below, decided to print it out, and then place it in two different areas to show how this giraffe would live in this human society. The first pic, I put this pic in front of my resting Roku tv with the cyber color themed in the background. It has buildings and such and I placed the giraffe there and snapped a picture. Then I placed the giraffe on the couch and laid him on a pillow and gave covered him with a blanket to keep him warm. What a better way to say this giraffe would spend in a human society other than sitting on the couch watching the Roku!?
“Gauges, meters, and turn signals are all indicators.”
For my last task, I had to call my boyfriend and ask him what items in my apartment are gauges and/or meters. I took multiple pictures of my findings. One was of my thermostat, and the other of my hot water machine heater meter. I did my best on this one!
My last photo is a screen shot I took on my iPhone to capture my ending time. Which was at 9:08pm.
My dog Grace makes lots of noises. Here she can be seen laughing at me while I attempt to do my work. Or maybe she was just yawning….
Are those a giant’s fingers?! Are they just tiny tissues? Is that a piece of glitter? What is going on there?
(fingers belong to a 9-year-old girl)
Moon doodle! (also, by the 9-year-old)
As I loaded this, I realized that now you all get to see my dusty ceiling light. This is the same room from the ceiling selfie in week one. This is for the silhouette in front of the light photo.
Tape measure showing 6 inches. You may have noticed the couch is blue.
I feel old, banged up, dusty, and yet useful like these books. I used them in a painting last year about this time.
I think my little dried flowers are pretty. My family not so much. Enjoy the little turtle hiding underneath it all.
Finished. I think it helps that my house is a mess right now. we are still trying to move back in since the water damage was fixed. It has items in odd places.
This post is written by a young woman who absolutely loves her home country Pakistan. Not only that, but loves taking pictures of everything. So here’s this assignment but with a twist of pictures taken in December 2023.
Here’s my starting picture:
I started at 10:32 pm!
Features a repeating pattern
I chose this picture because of the repeating pattern of the arches. The picture is of three restaurants combined into one building and located in Pakistan.
Confusion – Take a picture of confusion
When I hear the word confusion, this emoji is the very first thing that pops into my head. Therefore, I have a screenshot of this emoji for this task.
Create an interesting photo that includes looking through one object to see another
This is a picture taken by me as well. I was standing inside Badshahi Mosque and looking through an arch that looks out to Minar e Pakistan (The building in white).
Texture adds a dimensional quality to photos, and changes with scale
This next picture is taken from an airplane going over Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We can see areas of elevation, however, we can not tell how elevated the areas actually are. Not only that, but there are clouds in the image as well adding more texture.
Make a photo that represents a passage of time
When the task said passage of time, I immediately knew which picture I wanted to use. This was the last sky/view picture I had taken while in Pakistan. Not only that, but it is of the sunset, which is a passage of time itself.
Take a photo in which a mirror is a major element
This image was also taken in Pakistan. The mirror is most definitely the main part of this hallway since it looks like an arch you can walk through but in fact it’s just a grand mirror!
Create a photograph that illustrates connection
When someone mentions the word connection, I immediately think of an airport connection. Perfectly this relates to my theme of this assignment. This is a picture I took of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Finally, here is my picture of my ending time:
I found all of my pictures by 10:46 pm, within 12 minutes. Since I am a huge photography person, I remember all of my pictures that I take. Therefore, I knew exactly what image to use for each task.
This project was a nostalgic one for me since I took photography classes in high school and had many similar assignments. I always enjoy photography assignments since it makes you look at the world in a different way, especially if you are trying to remember where you saw something that is required (like construction in my photoblitz, for example).
My first step in this process was to hop in my car and go find some construction. I was thinking about the closest place there would be construction and there is always construction on campus, so that’s where I went. However, on my way there I saw a house in my neighborhood with some construction!
Finding that one quickly helped speed up the process. Next up: a fence or a wall. So I set out for the Battleground Athletic complex with a brick wall in mind.
Perfect – the wall was right where I left it! So far so good and I get to turn my attention towards something green. Being already surrounded by trees made it pretty easy, so I pointed the camera up.
Keeping it quick and easy so far. Next up was wheels, which I had a feeling would still be on my car once I got home, so I figured I’d wait on that one. I was headed downtown to take a picture of a new very large, very white apartment complex to emphasize white, but I hit a red light on the way and realized that a red light is quite emphasized, especially for anyone who drives.
I got home and decided to snap the photo of my wheels.
Still going smooth, but only about 5 minutes to go!
Next up is something growing, which I figured would be simple since I have (probably too many) plants in my room. I picked my favorite one and snapped a photo!
Finally, had to find an interesting fabric in the house, so I chose a banner we have hanging in our basement with an interesting texture.
Got it just in time!
Perfect 20 minutes! I loved doing this assignment and taking just 20 minutes to look at the world in a slightly different way.
I honestly think i did this completely wrong and I had no idea where to get a code, but I took the pictures of what the Photoblitz website gave me. I was slightly confused, but here I go. The seven tasks I was given are in a picture below. My pictures aren’t very fancy or anything, but I got the assignment done.
I decided to take on this assignment in a public library, and I faced some difficulties with the tasks I was given. A few of them required me to go outside to take the pictures but luckily I was planning on leaving within the allotted 20 minutes anyways, so I was able to get these photos.
Start time: 5:05PM
Take a picture that emphasizes a single color.
Take a picture of an object that is a metaphor for your learning style
Make a portrait of someone with catchlights in their eyes.
Take a photo showing the wide open space, the great outdoors.
Make a photo dominated by your favourite colour and share it!
Take a photograph of a toy in action
Make a photograph of the front of a building.
End time: 5:25pm
I was surprised at how many of these could be done from the limited space of a tiny room. I had to be creative with the types of props to use for my images, such as my water bottle and the leftover trash from my snack. It forced me to be creative with photography and it was a fun way to get my creative juices flowing while taking a study break.
