Digital Media Rotation

     This is a group shot of the Digital Media Rotation class from weeks 1 and 2. They were working on their photography skills as well as many other skills they may already have and are developing, or entirely new skills for them to further develop.

WIA Highlight Photos

Ohh Michael M. What a character. We were hanging out at our local Community college and he decides to me a funny guy. He definately lightened up the trip with this haha.

SANDWHICH CARS! Yet another Michael M. funny moment at the Nature Center. I swear this was the funniest moment of this trip!

 as if this shot wasn't funny enough...

     getting caught was! haha George...

Half Way Done!

     At this point in the game, I feel extremely comfortable in the atmosphere here at work. Almost two weeks under the belt, experience has been made and even still to be made! I have learned alot. Experience points more so than anything. Photographing each worker individually and taking group shots of team members. Using photoshop to build my portfolio as well is always good for building a portfolio. A good number of friends or aquatances. A possible graphic design career has already been pretty set on. So this experienc is just building my portfolio. Therefore WIA has been a great resource!

The Field Trip Yesterday

     Yesterday was a good experience for our photographers. They learned how to successfully take good photos without having faces of certain people in them; an important part of being a photographer. Being in the feet of a photographer, the trip made it clear that a photographer's job is not as easy as most conclude it to be. They must go to their shooting site, which yesterday had a great effect on our hydration!

     All in all...a photographer's job is not as easy as many people tend to think. So don't "take the easy way out" and take a photography class...it's not so easy.

The Weekend

     The weekened was a very much desired break. I left friday for my dad's house about a half an hour or so away from my house. My girlfriend came to pick me up, went through our routines and so on.
     Saturday morning I woke up, continued to my girlfriend's house to eat breakfast; but we didn't eat breakfast. I ended up eating KFC and she ate Taco Bell on our journey back home for the day to my friend's Graduation Party. I ment his mom and everybody met my girlfriend as well. It turned out to be a GREAT day for an outdoor grad party! I also recieved one of my cymbals (in the mail friday). I was so pumped!

The Cymbal was a Meinl Mb10 Bell Blast Ride Cymbal (Pictured Below)

We drove back home, went to bed waiting for Sunday's sun to rise.
     Sunday's sun rose and it was time to start thinking about heading home, but we ended up visiting my sister's new apartment and swimming in their free 3-season pool! The pool's temperature was perfectly balanced. My other sister, my dad, step-mom, cousin, girlfriend and I all went swimming. While at the pool, my girlfriend and I debated about how and when I was going home. After awhile we figured out I was going home after the fair / fireworks. That was a trip. I went with my girlfriend and her two cousin's. I met alot of her friends and left not too long after the fireworks. her female cousin was pulling us all through the crowd at high rates of speed. She is crazy. Afterwords, I basically just went home, went to bed, woke up and am now writing this blog for you! :)

If I was a Billionaire...

   If I had the opportunity to b a millionaire, I would divide amoungst my children, but they would still have to "earn" and invest it appropriately. I would live a nice lifestyle, but would try my best to not be overly flashy about it. Would have nice house, cars, clothes, and accesories. I would own a very nice recording studio that would do everything from flyers, logos, t-shirts, and so on for bands trying to get their feet off the ground some. Would probibaly also own a concert theatre of some sort locally and maybe throughout the USA. Lessons would be available to people of all ages wishing to further their musical ability.

Check out my Metallic "Ag" Logo!

SC4 Field Trip

     We took a field trip to SC4 today and was quite honestly impressed with alot of the things that I saw. There was a Mercedes which ran on Cooking Grease. There was a green roof as well on one of the buildings. Another thing that was pointed out was the geothermal parking lot that cooled and heated some buildings. Simply intresting features that prove that they are constantly changing to keep up with technology.

The campus itself is fairly small, which is convienient in ways as far as walking from building to building. I can see how students that are enrolled at SC4 take pride in their school. I would too!

Which Logo Appeals?

     Perhaps one of the most random logo to pick as one of my favorite, but the logo has really stuck with the business from the start. only very slight changes have been made over time and it is still appealing. the flow between the "V" and the "W" is nearly seemless. everything flows into eahother and it is vertically symmetrical.

 
  A memorable childhood logo. The Playstation 1 logo (along with the sound made when the logo loaded up on screen during the boot-up) bring back a handfull of flasbacks. The "S" is the shadow of the "P" logo that is slightly facing of to the left. The color scheme is rather out there, but is more than sufficient for the application.

     At this point your thinking "Alright, this kids just another gamer", but no, I am actually a drummer. Regardless, the Square, Triangle, Corcle, and "X" is Playstation specific. now orbit those PS specific shapes around a lobe to resemble the earth and you bring together the world on PS gamers. The logo is EXTREMELY effective in representing what the Playstation network is.

Alex G.

WIA Program Day 2 (1st Blog EVER!)

It's day two of the WIA Summer Program. I am looking forward to the rest of the time I spend here working. I also look forward to going to Warped Tour this friday! Concerts excite me greatly! I spend me waking hours looking forward to the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival as well August 6th and even The All Stars Tour July 29th!

Getting back on track, WIA is a program to help teens less fortunate than most. With this, it has given me a great number of opportunities. Check it out everyone!