Last Week Monday to Wednesday was my Matric Finals ART Practical Examination for 2009.
I had chosen to do photography instead of Fine Art Mediums as it was introduced this year into the syllabus (Very Lucky - For Me)
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[I'm only posting my final pieces now because other schools only did their exam this week]
The theme for this year's exam was: Reveal and Conceal
You could do either or both.
I chose to do three sub-categories and incorporated both Reveal AND Conceal in each category. (Everyone else did one piece - due to the fact that Fine Arts is much more time consuming)
My three sub-categories were:
Reveal / Conceal Identity, Reveal / Conceal Sexuality, Reveal / Conceal Personality
I asked some friends at school to model for my art Project: Stereotypes of Crawford (my school)
Jokes again?
Yesterday, Rondricoh and Ana came down from Johannesburg for a visit, they're leaving to China on Monday and we wished them a happy and safe trip.
I'm very confused at the moment, I need to sign up for a University and choose my degree.
I'm currently sticking to the BSc: ComSci side of things, it's quite safe, for me, at least. I was contemplating the other day that I actually really like justice and crime, and was thinking about Internet Policing, and to my great dismay, I realized that policing requires Law.
I hate Law. I'm not a fan of Law. I WON'T study LAW.
Any suggestions guys?
I know no one reads this blog, but it's worth a try.... Isn't it?
Thanks in Advance
This is very interesting!
But it's in Japanese :[
http://www.sony.jp/dslr/products/tech-lab/index.html
Java Demystified
Author: Jim Keogh
Publisher: McGraw Hill Osborne
Price Paid: US$25
I’m an avid programmer (at high school level) – As I’m aiming to become a computer programmer.
I recently purchased this book because my previous Java book – Java 2 a beginners guide by Herbert Schildt, also an Osborne published book, was a bit complicated an used quite difficult language. I bought that book way back in 2004, and I couldn’t get through the 1st chapter.
I then started Java programming in 2007, and learned that the “System.out.println()” commant was a printLN not a printIN! I got stuck with that for 3 years!
But looking at the book now, it just seems long strung and very tedious to read. This book however is much more concise, even when I’ve already done most of the basics of Java programming. I enjoy the way Keogh words his stuff! And it’s just so easy to finish a chapter within an hour.
I must say this book is for beginners (from the early chapters) to advanced programmers. It’s an ideal gift too for those who are willing to start programming! It includes very logical ways to look at things and simple examples.
I really enjoyed reading this book and could well recommend it to you! Photographers who spend their aftertime programming.
If I were to give it an overall rating, it’d be 4½ out of 5!
I spent my day today making the CD Spindle Ringflash I wanted to AGES ago.
This is the tutorial I used: StumbleUpon: RingFlash DIY
At first I used tin foil for the ring backing, but this spread the light unevenly and wasn't very effective. So I ripped out the foil and replaced it with paper!
And voila! It's perfect... Not as bright as foil, but quite good.
The effects are astounding, considering that it's free.
There's virtually no shadows on my dad's face from his glasses when compared to no ring, direct flash. It really softens the edges and creates a dreamy effect.
This is great for close-ups of nearly anything! Portraits especially.
PET SOCIETY on FACEBOOK
I never knew that I'd get so addicted to this game! It's so awesome! almost like peaceful WarCraft if you ask me! If you don't have me on Facebook, be sure to add me soon! As well as my photography fan page!
It's bloody awesome.
One Small Step for DeviantART, Huge leap for community
I recently renewed my dA subscription, saw the new features and were desperate to try them out. I did and I'm really happy! The new Critique ability is awesome, and I'm addicted to that too! (Trying to promote myself and the community, you see)
The exchange rates (Dollar to Rand) isn't too bad at the moment, so I got quite a good (normal) price for my sub.
I should've gotten a print one though, coz it comes with free 3months! (forgot about that!)
Google AdWords
I recently signed up to the Google Advertising drive. It seems promising, but not very cost-effective! Considering google has so many hits, I could reconsider the previous statement though.
If you guys are by any chance searching the net for keywords that are similar to the ones I would use for my deviantART profile, please do NOT click on my Ad, as I HAVE to pay for them! (the clicks), so if you do! just remember that you're costing me unwanted waste!
Last Words
I wanna make a softbox, I contacted my neighbor (aspiring carpenter) and we might get it off the ground tomorrow! Keep your eyes Peeled!
xx
Love,
A.
