Is this box intimidating? After being away from it for almost 2 years it was intimidating to me when I returned to it a few weeks ago. Obviously this is not a useful form for anyone that is not both an expert at photography and in data entry. I think this form is absolutely horrendous […]
I am becoming increasingly frustrated by the amount of automated e-mail that has reached my personal inbox and my academic inbox. I maintain special e-mail accounts for automated e-mail, commercial e-mail and anything that is not directly personal correspondence or academic correspondence. I have been placed in an awkward position by two large entities that […]
1. I need to learn to be less afraid of different apertures. I shoot a lot with my aperture wide open (smallest f/ratio). This shot of a mushroom cluster could have been a lot better had I closed the aperture some and gotten a little more depth. Probably not f/8, but perhaps f/4 or 5.6 […]
It takes 2 minutes to scan a single BW 35mm negative on a traditional scanner at 2400dpi It takes 7 minutes to scan a single BW 35mm negative on a traditional scanner at 4800dpi Traditional scanners use “trays” and “adapters” which are not part of the scanner itself to hold negatives, this results in things […]
The past few days have been rather interesting regarding my academic life. The first year of the Master of Arts in Sociology is pretty well planned out for me in regards to core courses. Each semester there are 2 courses I have to take and then there are 3 – 6 hours which I may […]
ExIf 35’s rotation functionality now completely works!
About 2 years ago when I thought I wanted to do film photography I started working on an application called ExIf35. The idea was to have the same level of data storage in JPEGs from a film scanner as those found in DSC (Digital Still Camera) image files. One of the biggest pains that I […]
Over the past few days, since Tuesday evening, I have been reflecting on my selection of topics and trying to discover where my real interest in sociology (and related fields) exists. My interest is in marginalized identities and marginalized people. The experiences of the majority are well documented and majority decisions, majority culture rules the […]
Beginning with my entry into the Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies certificate program last year my research interests have been somewhat narrow, focusing on homosexuality and alternative sexualities. These are are areas that are very special to me, but yet an exclusive focus on these areas do not fully represent me as an academic. After […]
I have been stressing myself over the lack of productive thought that I feel like I have generated for my directed readings in subcultural (punk) masculinities and as such contacted my project advisor to update her on my status and seek advice or insight into my situation. Her key response to me was “create questions”. […]