Picturesque Geography, Flint to Detroit

After working on timelapses using pictures for a few months, I have learned a lot about the process. There is still much to learn but I have figured out how to make them much faster. Many of the examples in the Finding Oregon video include a motor that I do not own. They are slightly expensive and since I am not making money from my timelapses yet, I don't think it is a good investment. My friend just ordered one from Europe so maybe I can play with his. Aside from the motor shots, I learned how to properly expose a timelapse that changes lighting. I learned the best way to convert the pictures to video without crashing the computer. I learned that tripods are absolutely necessary! I learned how to steady clips in after effects as well as merge them together.

food and color

I heard from a psychological study that we tend to eat 33% less in a blue room than a yellow or red one. I also heard that if the color of our food matches the color of our plate, we tend toeat significantly less. This goes to show that colors have a great effect on the food we eat. They alter our impression of food. Food generally has a specific color depending on what it is. We now have the ability to dye our food to change how we may feel about it. It is still the same food, just a new color. Many foods are only a color because of food coloring. The creators had to think of what color they wanted it to be and why.

Stop-Motion: The Circle of Life

Stop motion is very cool! It retains the high quality of a picture and is exported as a movie. Our eyes only need so much information in order to understand the motion that is being presented. It is amusing because real life is not in stop motion. We are immediately taken in to a new world with stop motion videos. Special effects can be easily manipulated because you have the ability to set up each shot. Photoshop has endless possibilities so working with photos is a plus. I have found with my current project that I need to compress my photos in order to not crash the computer.