Imaginary World Video Reflection

The story I chose to write about is called "Lick the Star". The plot was interesting to me because there are four girls that come up with a plan to weaken the boys at their school. The plant they come up with is to poison them slowly through the school lunches.

Kate, the main character, returns to school after being in the hospital for a few days and finds out that Chloe is trying to take her place with Kate's friends and obviously Kate is jealous just like most girls until they talk on the phone and Kate puts Chloe back in her place where she belongs.

I think that in 1998 it is funny how things have changed so much since then and how I remember 7th grade. We all had our specific friends and the different categories but everyone has to put their own thought on things and judge beforehand. I honestly feel bad for when my children go to school because it keeps getting worse and worse.

Podcast

During the process of making or creating this podcast was that I honestly was not a fan of podcasts and I still don't really like them but this is my best shot at creating my own and it is called "Young Adventurers". My inspiration came from my previous post about the three podcasts I listened too to get inspired about telling a traveling story. I came up with this idea when I listened to a podcast talking about Florida, so I decided to talk about Highway 1 in California.

The form and content work together in this podcast because this can help people planning on maybe traveling on Highway 1 and good places to see that we experienced while we were out there. This is also good for a younger couple traveling together, we honestly just bought the flight tickets and everything else was just what we seen we stopped and it ended up having a great time and worked out better than having a specific time schedule.

This process was definitely interesting because I don't like the sound of my own voice and I wasn't sure what voice recording software to use and how it would turn out. The most challenging part about this was trying to edit the recording and adding background music to and completely failed at it.

Podcasts are a unique way about storytelling because it is easy to listen to while driving since we spend majority of our time driving to school, work, vacation, etc. Depending on the content you can get people to want to listen to more of your content whether it be political, personal, documentary, etc. 

Soundtrack's in MY Imaginary World

As we go throughout the weeks we have Instagram posts to do as well and last week I did one on what my imaginary world would sound like. I mostly listen to country music so I listen to Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line, Kane Brown, Jon Langston, The Chainsmokers, and Carrie Underwood just to name a few of my top favorites.

We all like to listen to music that goes with our mood whether it is a good, sad, stressed or angry mood we have music to turn to or at least that is what I like to do. Most of the country songs now have to deal with good times and relationships (whether good or bad) and I can relate. I would have to say my number one song I like to listen to now is "Heaven" by Kane Brown because to me it is about living in the moment instead of what is going to happen in the future.
   

Podcast Reflections

"Zero to Travel" is the first podcast that I was interested in after listening to an episode called "Start a Travel Event Photography Business". The subject matter in this particular podcast is how a guy

started his own event travel business and has grown since then because he has his own unique way of taking photos and word of mouth travels fast. The information/audio was obtained by a question and answer sit down and the guy basically just told his own personal story like in a studio. This podcast worked well because they were in a quiet studio without any background noise and they start out from the very beginning (amateur). He says that this is a "passion Not work" and "if you love what you do you will never work a day in your life". I like the fact that there is a brief introduction and explains what is going to be talked about.

"Travel to Southern Florida" is the second podcast that I was interested in after listening to an episode called "Miami, The Everglades, The Florida Keys, Key West". The subject matter in this particular podcast is how a guy flew down to Orlando and then drove down to Miami and talked about the shuttle services and restaurants. How you can adopt a bird from the Everglades. The information/ audio was obtained by a question and answer sit down and the guy basically just told his own personal story like in a studio. This podcast worked well because they were in a quiet studio without any background noise and was telling their own personal story about when they went to southern Florida which was cool and I remember some of the places that I went to as well so I can relate. I like the fact that they both use very descriptive details when describing Southern Florida that I can picture that I am there with them.

"Travel Tales" is the third podcast that I was interested in after listening to an episode called "Happy Camper Wives". The subject matter in this particular podcast is how a guy. The information/ audio

was obtained by a question and answer sit down in the guys room on a cruise and the guy asked these women about their stories. So these two women literally sold everything bought a camper and hit the road. This podcast worked well because they were in a quiet studio without any background noise and was telling their own personal story about when they started in California went the whole way East, down South and across and also up into Canada. I like the fact that they weren't afraid and overcame challenges when they basically picked up and went to travel. I would love to work a few years and then travel like they have all across the country and stay in the state parks.

Photo Essay Reflection

“An Adventure Love Story”

I came up with the idea to write about how my boyfriend (Justin) and I ended up meeting and all the small and big adventures that we have had the opportunity to do together which include places in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Wyoming, and California. We both love most of the same things which is hard to find. We love to be outdoors as much as we can in the summertime and wintertime. Most of the activities we do is hiking, kayaking, snowboarding, mountain biking, camping, fishing, and just spending time together.  

The form and content work together because it is in a specific order over the period of time that we have been together and the photos that I take show the beauty of the outdoors and how two people can really connect with one another. I chose to do it in this specific order because I wanted to share some of the places that we went to that I personally like the best and are my favorite and show our journey as we continue to explore more and more places together.

Creating this photo essay was fun because it is a way of showing our story together and how much fun we can have together without technology 24/7. Not many people have the opportunity to travel and go different places and I just want to share with those people who may not have the time or resources to do so. The only part I found challenging was which photos to choose to put into my photo essay because I love to take multiple pictures and angles of the landscape or setting so finding that right one is hard. I overcame this challenge by asking Justin’s opinion on which photos he liked the best as well and working together to tell our story and making suggestions.

Some of the artistic choices that I made while constructing this project was most of the photos I took using my phone and used and app called Aviary to edit them and really bring out the colors. I honestly think I take better photos on my phone than my boyfriend’s good Nikon camera, but I haven’t had the time to play with the settings and use any photo editing apps on my laptop. I choose to use Google Slides for my photo essay because I like the layout that makes it look like a picture book with a brief but detailed description and because most of the other technology is used on MAC and I am not familiar enough with it and I personally have windows on my laptop.

This kind of storytelling is unique because a photo can really show or tell someone’s story and you can really connect on a personal level even with a very short description to explain the photo. Most people wouldn’t think of this way to tell a story because it is not the traditional “book” to be published into a story. The advantages this medium does offer is a different way of how images and their relationships can tell a story without typing out a traditional 100+ page “book” like I mentioned earlier. There are many advantages to doing it this way and one is the access that many people online would have to share from person to person whether it be on a Blog, Instagram, or Facebook page.

I learned that there are many ways to create a photo essay that I have never known before and that hopefully my story can be influential to someone else who may not have a boyfriend or girlfriend or someone who doesn’t have the time to enjoy the outdoors. I want people to realize to appreciate the little things no matter how small they are and don’t take that for granted. More and more landmarks and historical places are disappearing because today’s society just doesn’t care anymore. I know many people think graffiti as a bad or negative thing and I do think there is a time and place for it like in the picture of the rocks, that isn’t hurting anything, and it adds color and uniqueness and some of the artwork of the paint is beautiful. Now unless you are doing a mural, painting on buildings and in popular places is where it is a bad thing.  

If you would like to hear more about “our story” about how we first meet and more details about the places mentioned you can click this link to read more and I hope you enjoyed “Our Story”.       

Photos

These photos are just a couple I chose to use for my photo essay that I took that I think have a lot of meaning behind them. I am excited to explain my story more in depth. I love photography and hope you enjoy my photos as well.

Photo Essay Story-line

For my photo essay I am considering doing a nonfiction story about a couple (Justin and I) who meet through some friends who love the outdoors and love to travel. Our love story began at a local ski resort while we were snowboarding and have since traveled all around locally and throughout the United States. Our story is truly one of a kind because not many people can or have an opportunity to do so which we are very grateful.

Another nonfiction story I am considering doing is the "Path of the Johnstown Flood". I chose this as another possible story because this effected a lot of people and I has an interesting story to tell if you have never heard it before and it is about 15 minutes away from where I live. During my day off I learned a lot from exploring the trails on both sides of the dam.