SECOND TERM

In the first term we learned tips about photography and how to improve our photos. In this second term, we will learn how to record videos and we will make our own recording and films. I hope this term will be as entertaining as the first one or even more. I also want to continue improving my English while having a good time.

End Of The First Term

We have already finished the first term and I will do an evaluation about it. I really like this subject because I had a great time and it filled most of my expectations.
I loved the lessons we had about the gestalt theory because all the visual effects were really funny and interesting. I also liked the photographer's tips because I think they can be really useful in my everyday life.
Thinking about the next term I would love to learn more about computers and using different programs...

Ouka Leele

After watching a few videos about photography we were asked to do a presentation about a famous photographer. This is the presentation I did with my friend Martin and it is about the spanish artist and photographer Ouka Leele. 

My favourite photo of the presentation is the one I took to my dog. As nobody wanted to appear in our presentation I took a photo to my dog Xira. I tried to make it as colorful as I could using the colorful bed and the yellow wall. It has also a big contrast between the colorful background and the black dog which also makes contrast with the white teddy bear. I also tried to imitate Ouka Leele's style putting the teddy bear on top of my dog's head.

Photographer´s Tips

We have read and listen to different photographers (an Indian photographer and an Australian photographer) talking and teaching how to improve our photos. Here there are some photos I took following their tips:

Framed

                 

Golden Hour

Rule of Thirds

Rule of Odds

Get Close

Get Close

Basic Photography

Last lessons we have watched some videos about basic photography. Here there are some photographys I took:

Depth of Field:
In this picture we can see a chessboard with some pieces on it. We can see two queens in the foreground and a blurred background with a castle.

Depth of Field

Slow Shutter Spead:
In this picture we can see the effect of movement in the blurred car making contrast with the road and the building in the background.

Slow Shutter Speed

Lettering

Lettering is the art of writing with different types of letter designs. It's quite useful in order to attract people so it is usually used for marketing. In fact many companies have their own typography which are known around the world. Such as:

There are also different types of lettering. For example:

 

Brush lettering (using brush pens)            

                                                               Chalk lettering  (using chalk) 

Mass Media and Fake News

MASS MEDIA

     Mass media:  The mass media is a diversified collection of media technologies that reach a large audience via mass communication.

        Broadcast media transmit information electronically (film, radio, music or television). Digital media comprises internet and mobile mass communication. Outdoor media transmits information via billboards advertising... Print media transmit information via books, comics, magazines, newspapers, or pamphlets. Public speaking can also be considered as a form of mass media. Three examples of mass media:

1. Television: The television or TV was created in 1920. It is a telecommunication medium used for transmitting moving images in black and white (monochrome) or in colour, and in two or three dimensions and sound. Since its creation it has been one of the most used mass media all over the planet.
2. Radio: The radio (technology of using radio waves to carry information) was created in 1896 by Marconi and nowadays is used by a lot of people all over de world sometimes to entertain with programs, sports streamings, listening to music... A lot of people also use the radio to heard the news.
3. Internet: created in nearly 1990. It was created with militar purposes and after a time it became accesible to everyone. Nowadays is one of the most used mass media, if not the most. It has became really popular because it enables you to do whatever you want from shopping online to listen to music or heard the news almost inmediatly. 

FAKE NEWS

Fake news is a type of yellow journalism or propaganda that consists of deliberate disinformation. Fake news is written and published with the intent to mislead in order to damage an agency, entity, or person, and/or gain financially or politically

T-Shirt Design

Due to the European Day of Languages, we have decided to take part in the T-Shirt designing contest. Here is my design:

You can also choose your favourite colour or combine them:

           

MyExpectations

FIRST TERM

My expectations for this year are very high. I want to improve my skills in English and I think this proyect is a great oportunity to do it. I would really like to be able to speak English more fluently after being part of this proyect. I would also love to learn about new and interesting things.

European Day Of Languages

I think that the European Day of Languages is a great idea because you are able to learn, discover... a lot about different languages and that is also really helpful for little languages.
For our class I think that making a video would be a great idea. We can record different students who can speak different languages and ask them to say a pair of sentences in their languages.
I think that we could also organise some simple games just to have fun and learn something new by the way. If we include any type of reward game we will get more participants.