Gap Year Opportunities: Gap 360

GAP 360

The next website I looked at was Gap 360. They give you a choice of different types of gap years. They have a choice of paid work, volunteer, teaching and many more. I like this website because it is easy to navigate around and its very clear what the different options are. The website also allows you to go to a variety of different countries and when you click on each different option with lots of information about each trip. The other benefit was that it tells on the page how much its going to cost for each trip so you know what you are letting yourself in for and also you can choose the amount of time that you are away.

The only thing is there is a lot of choice for me to look at so I have requested for a booklet to come to the house so that I can see a little more information and make a choice.

File Extentions

GIF (.gif)
Gifs stand for Graphics Interchange Format. It was introduced into 1987 and is most commonly used for use on the internet as its easily supported and is portable. It uses 8 bits per pixel which allows a single image to reference its own palette of up to 256 different colors chosen from the 24-bit RGB color space. It is also good as it works really well with animated images.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_Interchange_Format

TIFF(.tiff)
TIFF stands for Tagged Image File Format. Its used mostly by graphic designers and the publication industry. Its really good for image-manipulation applications as allows you to easily edit and change your image.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagged_Image_File_Format

PNG(.PNG)
PNG stands for Portable Network Graffics. It was created as a replacement for GIF files as it makes the files easier to manipulate and is portable.It supports palette-based images and Grayscale images and full-color non-palette-based images.PNG was approved for this use by the Internet Engineering Steering Group on 14 October 1996.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics

RAW(.raw)
RAW stands for Raw Image Format. A raw image file contains minimally processed data from the image sensor of either a digital camera, image scanner, or motion picture film scanner. They are called raw not yet processed and therefore are not ready to be printed or edited. They are quite large files though as it has so much data in one file.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_image_format

JPEG (.jpeg)
JPEG is used method of lossy compression for digital images and is expescially used with photographers as is small and still allows you manipulate and compress files. The degree of compression can be adjusted, allowing a selectable trade off between storage size and image quality. JPEG typically achieves 10:1 compression with little perceptible loss in image quality.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG

RGB(.rgb)
RGB is a extention created on a Silicon Graphics workstation. Run Length Encoding (RLE) compressed or uncompressed images in grayscale or color, and also supports optional transparency. RGB files can be opened and edited by most image editors, such as Adobe Photoshop and the GIMP. Its good for printing.
http://whatis.techtarget.com/fileformat/RGB-Silicon-Graphics-image-file

CMYK(.cmyk)
A file with the CMYK file extension is a Raw Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black Sample file. like RGB its good for printing images. CMYK allows you see colors on your screen that will be closer to the final printed piece.
https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7548685661884609730#editor/target=post;postID=377568018616649145

Are We Normal:Up Against It

 

For this shoot i wanted to look at an unusual way of experimenting with portraits. I want to do this by coving ther models face and only allowing parts of it to be seen. To achieve this i used fuzzy plastic so that everything else would be burred out. I was really inspired by Jenny Saville. I really like these images as now they have been desaturated theyhave a really ghostly and spooky effect about them. I love the images as well as they go so well in a pack. If i could improve then i would have tried to make them a little more clearer as they are a little out of focus.



Are We Normal:Sarah Gardner

 

This is one of my favourite artists that use texture. She used to work in film but has recently moved to digitasl as she finds it easier to manipulate her images. She uses photoshop to layer two images together and create a really beautiful effect. I really like this way of using texture as its something diffrent and unusual yet really beautiful. I also love the effect that it causes and gives the image a whole new life. If i could recreate this then i would layer images over the top of each other and then would create a similar effect.

 

 

http://www.sarahgardnertextures.com/

 



Are We Normal:Texture.

I am now moving on and looking at texture. i want to lokand all the lumps and bumps in nature and in us and also look at whats makes things what they are. I also want to look at all those things people usually miss untill they get close and look.

 

texture

noun: texture; plural noun: textures

1. 1.

   the feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or a substance.

   "skin texture and tone"

   "the quality and texture of the fabric"

   • the character or appearance of a textile fabric as determined by the arrangement and thickness of its threads.

     "a dark shirt of rough texture"
   • Art

     the tactile quality of the surface of a work of art.
   • the quality created by the combination of the different elements in a work of music or literature.

     "a closely knit symphonic texture"

 

 

These are the images i took to explore the idea of texture. I liked these images because though they are simple they are the little things that people normally miss and dont think are beautiful. My favourite image of the set is the one of the cob web as its something usually get rid of and dislike but in this photo you can see all the intricate details and its hidden beauty.

 

 

Are We Normal: Lucy Unusual Portraits

For this shoot i was looking at the idea of unusual portraits. I took lucy again and went into Exeter and took what would have been a nice image of her but i then cut out her face. I think this way its cutting out the part that people judge each other on the most. This way its almosty a rebel against beauty photography and giving the viewer something else to look at. I really like these images because of the focus. i love the way that she is the centre iof the photo and the background is blurred out this way it is forcing youto look at her. If i could imporve this image then I would have done a set of images of diffrent people.

 

Are We Normal: Lucy. Blurring by.

This shoot was all about exploring the idea that there is no normal and everyone is diffrent. to deminstate this i was orignally going to have her in focus and everyone else rushing past but when i did it the tripod was broken sosome didnt go to pan. Though looking back through the photos i think this gave a really nice effect. I like these images becuase they have a really nice effect. If i could improve the image then i would have made it darker as the weather was really sunny. By doing this it wouldnt be so exposed. I thinkthe imagers have a really spooky and ghostly effect about.