Six Word Memoirs #5

  I chose a simple picture for this six word memoir because I believe this is a very strong and personal message to me. I chose the heart with a black back ground because the heart is a symbol for love. I chose the black background because it is simple, it did not over power the tiles or the vibrant red heart in the middle.
  The editing techniques I used on this photo were I made the colours brighter, I used a filter that would enhance the gold in the tiles because that was where the focal point of the picture is. I cropped the excess black away from the picture so that the it was smaller and did not have any wasted space. I did not use any punctuation for this picture because there was no scrabble tiles with commas of periods. I loved the idea of the use of scrabble tiles for this six word memoir, I used this because my grandparents taught me a lot including spelling and Scrabble is a spelling game. The tiles also
have a rustic and vintage feel to them which i believe just adds to my overall photo. I paced the tiles in the middle of the photo because I believe they should be the focal point of this photo.

Six Word Memoirs #4

 

  I believe the image and words fit together because the picture shows a calender with appointments written under dates, and the words 'I always thought tomorrow was gauranteed'. I believe they fit because as much as you plan you never know what tomorrow will bring or even if there will be a tomorrow, you never know. This is why I chose the calender for this visual because I believe this was the most fitting.

  The editing techniques I used was I first made the colour black and white, but I then added the sepia to it to make it look like a vintage picture. I really liked the way the colour turned out. I cropped the picture a bit so the focal point would be the calender and there would be space for the words so they would stick out. The punctuation I used was dots at the end to extend the sentence so it would make the reader think about what this statement means. Commas did not seem fitting in this picture and I thought the dots would be most effective. I love this handwriting style of font because it just looks good with the message and fits within the picture. It does not go with the words, but it looks good for what the message is, it almost looks like calligraphy which is a vintage technique of writing and I tried to make my picture look vintage. I chose the plain black colour because I did not want anything to bright because none of the colours in the picture are very bright.

 

Six Word Memoirs #3

   I believe the image and the six word memoir fit well together because it shows many kilometres on the dash of a car, it does not show anything about hate but it proves that no matter how far you, there will always be hate, that is just a reality in the world we live in.
   The editing techniques I used on the photo were I enhanced the colour a bit, and I made the picture darker. I tried to make the kilometres more focal but the way I took  the photo made it more difficult to do so. I also softened the picture a bit to make it look better. I used one period in my photo because I wanted to be direct in this picture, there was no pauses in what I was saying, it was a statement, therefore I did not feel there was a need for any commas or extra punctuation. I wanted to get to the point. I chose red for the colour of the font because red is sometimes associated with hate, so I believed it was fitting. I chose a very rigid font so it stood out, and was not soft. It was all capitalised because it makes the message even more prominent in the photo. I placed the words underneath, because I believed you could see it there best.

Six Word Memoirs #2

   I chose to take a picture of my friend sitting awkwardly because it matched the message "awkward, doesn't even begin to describe it" because I was stuck without a picture for this memoir, at first I could not even think of a picture that would best pair with it. I then realised that I have a very awkward friend who was willing to take a picture for me! The words and the picture fit together perfectly because it is such an awkward pose she is sitting in.
  The editing techniques I used was I softened the colours of the photos first, I did this because we were sitting directly under a light which made the colours of the picture kind of funny looking. I then cropped the picture to get the area around her out of the picture because it did not look proper with the desks behind her, I wanted it to be just her and her desk. Lastly I darkened the ground and her surroundings so it did not take away from her pose. The punctuation I used to enhance my message was I used the comma because I wanted the word 'Awkward' to stand out, and have a pause after it, because that is what the memoir and picture are all about. I used the font that was kind of scribbly and an odd sort of font because I believe it fit well in the picture. I placed it where I did because, there was an open space and it fit well there without taking away from the picture.

Six Word Memoirs #1

 

   This is one of my favourite pictures of me from when I was a child, I spent every summer out at my cottage, and I never wanted to leave the beach. It was my favourite place because my whole family was there and I was able to spend time with everyone. I believe that the words and the picture go hand in hand because I am in fact knee deep in the water. It connects to me because the beach will always be my favourite place and it brings back important memories when I'm at the beach and in the water. I believe that the punctuation I used, although very minimal makes sense for my picture. When you are at the beach you are layed back, and do not have a ton of structure, this is why I used only one comma because I did not want it to be as structured as normal writing is, because a day at beach is not as structured as a normal day! I chose a fun font with a bright colour because it was a sunny day in the picture so the yellow fit, the font I chose was a font that fit well with beach theme of my picture. I placed it in the bottom corner so it is a focal point but you are able to see the picture and the water.

 

Life in 5 seconds

While drawing my life in 5 seconds I learned that visual story telling is a really great way to tell a short story and you can get much more detailed without using a million words. I can go into much more depth because a small visual goes along way. The order if very important because it illustrates the series of the events, it also makes it clear so you are not confusing the audience. A group of symbols can be more direct and detailed in some cases and I believe the episode of Dallas I used works really well because it is a very intense episode and I would have has to write a novel if I had to use words. But by using the symbols I can go into depth because I am able to tell what's next with a character in that same area. I believe it is almost easier to tell some stories in this way. It can be more fun for the audience as well because its almost a puzzle they need to connect to get the plot. This was probably my favorite daily cre8tve so far!
I believe this could help me with my 6 word memoirs because now I know just how important the visual portion is. It is not just all about the writing and words the visual element is what makes the message more clear. I now know that I have to go I to more depth with my pictures instead of so much focus on my choice of words. Although the words are important. I am really struggling with finding very symbolic pictures. I believe this is a very challenging project for me.

Weekly Reflection #3

Book: Hate List
Author: Jennifer Brown
Pages Read: 220 - 405 (end)

The first comment I made this week during my reading was how bad I felt for Valerie because of her family situation. With her parents going through a brutal divorce, and the discovery that her father was cheating on her mom for years, Valerie feels as though she has no one, no where to turn. I feel like she had made so much progress throughout the book, and her dad just dismisses all of it like she is still this huge burden to her family. Valerie asks her father if she can forgive her, and his reply was ""No", he said, without facing me."Maybe it makes me a bad parent, but I don't know if I can. No matter what the police found, you were involved in that shooting, Valerie. You wrote those names on that list. You wrote my name on that list. You had a good life here. You may not have pulled the trigger, but you helped cause the tragedy". I believe her father is completely out of line for saying such things to her after all the things she has gone through the past year. Her father continued to treat his daughter horribly and also cause her little brother to turn against her. I at first like Valeries dad as a character, but the last 7 chapters of this book really showed his true colours as a person which made me really dislike the character and route even more for Valerie and her mother.
I had made a prediction when Valerie began to talk about going to a party with her new friends (all the people she hated just months ago). I made the prediction that something terrible would happen at that party, the author used foreshadowing to show that this was going to happen, the circumstances were just not right and that's what caused me to come to this prediction. After continuing reading my prediction was right and not only one thing went wrong it was just a series of horrible events. The worst event of the night would have to be Valerie being threatened by her friends brother, he said ""So was this the kind of gun your psycho boyfriend used?" he asked, turning the gun in his hand contemplatively. He aimed it at my leg. "Do you recognize it? It's not so tough to get ahold of one. My dad hides this one in the rafters downstairs. If I wanted, I could make people go away, just like Nick did." I believe this was by far the worst event of the night because Valerie was being watched over at the party by some guy so she didn't kill anyone there, and than to have her life threatened by a friend? That has got to be the worst, I believe Valerie did not deserve what had happened to her but she should have seen what was going to happen. If the person who is throwing the party doesn't want you there, its probably a bad idea to go.
Lastly I just finished the book this week and I am shocked at how great of a book it was. I would recommend it to anyone, it was a very heavy book though and some people just do not like that type of book. It was the type of book that you have troubles putting it down. The book was light hearted at times, but most of the time it was heart wrenching and I felt as though I was cheering for Valerie the entire time. The book was also relatable because of how the high school was portrayed, because there are cliques, distinct social groups, and bullies in every high school. This is an everyday reality for us. although this book is a few years old, it is still current enough that it is a great representation as an incite into high school life. I hope that something like this does does not happen to our school because of the size of our school population it would hurt even more people and families. All in all I hope to pass on this book to friends in this class and await their opinions on the book. Also I think it would be a great book for lit circles in high school because of its relatability, and the content of the novel.