chapter 7: Fun with Fickr

I think I missed the class on using Flickr. Unfortunately or fortunately I am a hands on learner so really I just need to play around and explore what Flickr has to offer. I love photography; I was a photographer in my first career. I am also a visual learner and since the digital age of photography I have loves to play and manipulate images.  Images have always been a part of my creative life. I love to play and see this kind of presentation for students as a possibility for my visual learners to express themselves emotionally through these tools.

I think that with the ease of taking pictures with our phones students have much quicker access to images that could be used to express themselves. I am constantly being asked if I want to see images of pets, hobbies, and friends. To be able to put these images on feeds and be able to tag and make comments on them is great. I know that I love to share fun crazy picture that I have played with in an artistic form on to facebook. Using blogs to create new projects and feeds is a great way to share photos.  I know that I have developed a new fascination with digital photography with my iphone. I also found a book called iphonagraphy. I haven’t bought it yet, but will do so soon. I believe it references websites and apps that allow more creative photographs through the iphone. I often find a theme that is somehow personally relevant to my life metaphorically and play with images that to express my ideas on a personal topic. This opens up a new door to the possibilities in class expression and creativity on a subject.