Stock Market

I learned a lot about the stock market by doing the stocks throughout the class year. I saw how they rose and fell depending on how the economy was doing and how the events throughout the world effected the different companies. However, the most important thing I learned is that you have to know what your doing when you want to invest in the stock market. When I picked my stocks I just picked random companies, and I didn't really give it much thought. As a result, my stocks did really do very well, and although I did make money, I didn't make very much. If you are going to invest in the stock market, only do it if you know what you are doing. If you don't but you still want to invest in the stock market, have someone who knows what they're doing do it for you, because it takes more that just buying stocks from random companies.

Picture 5

This is an example of art photography. I put the picture in black and white, because that is a common characteristic of art pictures. This follows the rule of thirds, because the sun is in the bottom third of the picture. Also, the picture has aesthetic value because it has good contrast between the trees and the sky. Also, the thick tree in the left third of the picture follows to rule of thirds to make the picture more pleasing. Lastly, the many lines keep you interested in the picture, so you can look at it for a long time.

Picture 4

This is a picture is an aerial photograph. It is a picture of my lawn from the 2nd story window. This is a good picture because it has texture, from the leaves. The texture makes it look more 3dimentional. Also it follows the rule of thirds, because the line of leaves crosses the picture it the last and bottom third of the picture. The picture is in focus, so you can clearly see what is in the picture.

Picture 3

This picture is an example of nature photography (because it is a picture of trees, which are part of nature.) It follows the rule of thirds, because the two main trees of the picture and the rope swing form three vertical lines. Also, the coniferous bushes fill the bottom third of the picture. Another thing, the branches form horizontal lines which pull your eyes toward the center of the picture to the focal point, which is the rope swing. The dark background contrasts with the white swing, so you can clearly see which is which. Lastly, the picture is in focus, so all parts of it are easy to see.

Scanned Picture 5

This is a picture of me and my friends when we went camping when we were little. This picture has good and bad parts about it. The good parts are that The picture has okay lighting and every one is in the picture. The bad parts are that the tent isn't centered, its only part in the picture. Also, the people are so far away its hard to tell who they are. If my parents had zoomed in a little, maybe the picture would have come out better. Also, if they zoomed in a little more, than the tent flaps would have created a "rule of thirds" effect, by having them fill the first and last thirds of the picture.

Scanned Picture 4

This is a picture of me and my friend in preschool. This is a pretty good picture, but my parents could have done a couple things to make it better. Firstly, they could have waited a couple seconds later, that way, I wouldn't have food in my mouth and my friend's eyes would be open. Besides that, I guess they could have got the two mother's butts behind us out of the picture. For the goof things about this picture I'd say, they did a good job of center us rather than follow the rule of thirds. I think it look better this way. Also, I thing they had good light for this shot because it is easy to see us, and our faces are not in shadows.

Scanned Picture 3

This is a picture of when I was picking strawberries when I was little. This is not a very good picture. This picture is a good example of why you shouldn't take a picture at noon. At noon the sun is right above your head, and this creates shadows over people's faces. As you can see, my hair blocked out the top part of my face and you can't really see me. To make this picture better, my parent should have taken the picture right when we got to the strawberry field, so the sun wouldn't be so high in the sky. Also, they could have asked me to look up a little bit, or pull back my hair, so that my face wasn't all in shadows.

Scanned Picture 2

This is a picture of me and my brother on our deck. this is a pretty good picture. This picture follows the rule of thirds. The first side of the deck is in the first third, me and my brother are in the second third, and the second half of the deck is in the third third. This picture also has good contrast between the subjects and the background, so you can tell what is us and what isn't. Also, the picture is if focus. One problem is that there looks like there is a small tree growing out of my brother's head.

Scanned PIcture 1

This picture is from when I was a little kid. This picture has good and bad parts of it. One of the bad things is that my parents probably took this at noon, because I have dark shadows on my face. Also, whoever's leg is in the bottom of the picture was not in or out of the picture. The person who took the picture should have moved the frame so that the second person was either all in the picture, or all out of the picture. One of the good things about the picture is that the subject (me) is completely in focus. Also, I am doing something I would naturally do, they didn't pose me in any way. Lastly, the background creates good contrast with the subject, so it's easy to tell which is which.

Picture 1

This picture is a good picture, because it follows the rule of thirds. As you can see, the moss on the tree is in the first third of the picture, and you can see more lines in the bark in the last third of the picture. This photograph is also an example of macro-photography. Macro-photography is the feild of photography where pictures are taken at close range. Macro-photography is easy to take today, because most digital cameras have a macro setting on them.

Picture 2

This picture is a good picture, because it follows the rule of thirds (the flower is in the last third of the picture.) Also, this is a good picture because it is down on the level of the flower. Also, there is enough contrast between the flower and the background so you can tell which is which. This picture is a another good example of macro-photography, which is when pictures are taken at close range.

Photography Questions

What is digital photography?
Digital photography is a form of photography that uses digital technology to make images of subjects.
What is a digital camera?
a camera that encodes an image digitally and store it for later reproduction
How is a picture produced through conventional photography?
Traditional photography uses the action of light to cause changes in a film of silver halide crystals in which development converts exposed silver halide to (nonsensitive) metallic silver. Following exposure in a camera or other device, the film or plate is developed, fixed in a solution that dissolves the underdeveloped silver halide, washed to remove the soluble salts, and dried. How is a digital camera different than a conventional camera?
Conventional cameras depend entirely on chemical and mechanical processes -- you don't even need electricity to operate them. On the other h­and, all digital cameras have a built-in computer, and all of them record images electronically.
What are pixels and resolution?
Computerized images are made up of pixels, which are small squares of digital information with a color value. The number of pixels per inch needs to be associated with the dimensions of the image in order to give the image resolution. The more data that is recorded by a digital camera or scanner, the higher will be the resolution of the image file.
What are the specifications of the camera that you will use to take your pictures?
My camera is a Sony Cyber-shot, which has 10.1mega pixels, 4x zoom, and 1080 full hd still image.
What makes a picture a good picture? Give some tips for taking pictures.
Some things that make a good picture are whether it is in focus or no; whether it has been properly exposed, is it too light, too dark, or just right; whether it's clear what the subject is in the picture; whether the photographer made the best use of the frame; whether the photo can be improved by judicious cropping; and did the photographer notice and take advantage of leading lines, shapes, and textures. To take a good picture you just have to keep these things at the back of your mind.
What is a scanner?
A scanner is an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer.
What kind of scanner will you use to scan your pictures?
The scanner I will be using is a dell printer which can be used as a scanner.
How will you transfer pictures to the computer?
To scan a picture onto the computer, first you lift the top of the scanner and place the picture face down on the scanning glass. Then you close the top over the picture and press the "color" button under the setting "scan." The picture will scan onto the computer, and will probably show up under the program, paint. You can then take the picture out of the scanner and manipulate the copy of the picture on the computer as you like.

5 Rules of Good Photography

According to digital-photography-school.com the five main "rules" of good photography are more like five main elements. It's more the things you look for to make a picture more aesthetically pleasing than actual guidelines that you have to follow with your camera. The first element is patterns. You have to learn to see the patterns all around us, because they can lead to beautiful shots. You can either highlight the patterns, of highlight when the patterns are broken. The second is symmetry. Symmetry can either make or break a picture. The third element of taking a good picture is texture. Texture can make a two dimensional picture seem three dimensional. The fourth element is depth of field. It can either isolate a subject from its foreground and background of it can put a subject in context. The fifth and final element of taking a good picture is lines. They can draw the eye to the key focal points in an image.

Spreadsheets

The last time I used a spreadsheet was in 7th grade, during technology class. In the class they taught you the basics of the different Microsoft Office products. However, I had never heard of the Data Form before. I think this will make using Excel easier for me, because I always hated looking through the whole spreadsheet for an item that matched specific requirements. It will also help when I need to enter data because I won't have to click from box to box- I can just tab through the different fields for each person. I haven't had to use Excel anytime this year (except in this class) but now if I do need to use it, I think it will be fast and easy.

Different Colors of M&M's

The candy I chose to look at the different colors were regular M&M's. Out of the two bags, the majority were blue or brown. In fact, blue and brown M&M's represented about 50 percent of the total M&M's. Orange and red were the least common of the total number of M&M's, representing only about 20 percent of the total M&M's. The ratios of the colors per bags stayed about the same for both bags, but there were significantly more brown M&M's in the second bag. However, the color of your M&M shouldn't really matter because they all taste the same.

What I will do on Wednesday if we have a snow day.

Well... I guess I will just hang out at home. I have a history thing I have to work on. I guess I could hang out with one of my neighbors if they are home. Sleep? A lot? And if my parents are home then I guess they could give me a ride to the mountain...