Will UB mine?

How did you spend your valentine's day? Had a romantic dinner and received roses? I hope everyone got to spend valentine's with their loved ones. I want to share with you guys this picture above because at the 1st glance, it seems to be a rather boring and lengthy essay but there actually has a hidden message. If you were to read the first word of each sentence, you will see a poem. It is a promise to a loved one and it is very touching.

In chapter 6, we learn about interpersonal communication. And this picture is an example of self-disclosure; sharing information with someone voluntarily. I think that the author may be afraid of confessing to the reader, thus he/she encoded it into the essay. Some disclosure can be inappropriate and risky because it have an effect on others. Because self-disclosure should be gradual and reciprocal, the author could be waiting to see if the intended reader got his/her message and what kind of response the reader would give.

I hope everyone liked this photo and this could be a great idea for a valentine's day gift for your loved one next year! :)

iPhone Photography in the world

iPhone photography in our world today

(Credit: Kogeto)

It is a common sight for us to see people using their iPhone's to snap photos in public. They snap photos of food, scenery , people and practically anything or everything around us. So how far has the iPhone camera impacted our world? we are about to find out.

Since 2010, the iPhone and the use of its camera has been steadily increasing. Photos taken from  iPhone  have steadily and increasingly found ways to enter into places like Flickr and art galleries. Steve jobs succeeded and he revolutionized photography. Applications like instagram, Camera+. 360 panamera and other popular photography and effects software has also contributed heavily to the rise of the iPhone  photographer. There are more than 7000 photography applications for the iPhone alone. iPhone  photography has become so popular that even schools start to offer courses in photography specifically for iPhones only. for example ( http://www.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/college-offers-course-in-iphone-photography/15050 )

Websites like http://thebeginnerslens.com/ , and http://www.iphoneography.com/ feature photos taken purely by  iPhone cameras and are steadily increasing in popularity. The iPhone camera has certainty changed the way we see photography and certainly changed the world.

I feel why the iPhone camera has received so much popularity and attention over the years is due to a plethora of reasons. Firstly, it is convenience. With everyone so interconnected nowadays, it is a norm or even a must to carry a hand phone wherever we go. Carrying an iPhone where ever we go is like having a decent camera in the pocket all the time.This makes snapping shots very convenient , wherever we are. Secondly, with the world becoming more and more connected and with the pervasiveness of new media in our society, everybody feels the need to share what they are doing and who they are with. People snap photos to share it on social websites like Facebook and twitter to broadcast their activities to their friends, hoping to receive some feedback or responses from them. Thirdly, applications that edit photos are so alluring and designed so professionally that normal photos taken by normal photographers appear beautiful and professional. objects that were never photographed in the past are now photographed. People snap photos of everything. These applications make photos beautiful and gives people a sense of satisfaction.


Our young will never see photography again in the same light that our forefathers and ancestors did, not only due to the progress of technology but also because of the iPhone. what do you think of iphone photography and its impact on photography around the world? do share you insights (:



view link for some of the best photos taken from an iphone camera:http://www.iphoneography.com/

Source:thenextweb.com

will iPhones take over SLR cameras one day?

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The progress of the iPhone camera. how powerful do u think an iPhone camera will be like in 10 years time?

Interesting articles related to topic:

http://thenextweb.com/apple/2011/12/12/did-apple-redefine-photography-with-the-iphone/

Communication through Advertisment

What do you interpret from both the pictures? It portrays a funny way of relating to the title.

The first picture shows that Direct English can be shown by two people forming in a straight line and the second picture shows that the girl in the mirror think "I am fat". But actually she is not.

I believe a good visual communication design is very important for users to understand the message or of the communication taking place. Communication can be revealed through pictures and advertisements are a good example of it. 

An Advertisment create 

      1. Awareness

2. Desire

   3. Intention

4. Action

This also means it is a non-verbal communication way of sending the message to the receiver. 

• Psychological perspective where is uses the human mind to inteprate the meaning of the picture.
• Social Constructionist perspective to use values, beliefs and role models to communicate the idea to the    audience.
•Pragmatic Approach where it has critical response from the viewers when the viewers criticize the image. But the critics have been made in interests of the society, although an individual makes the critics. This way this perspective differs from the personal perspective.
  I believe companies that make tons of money through advertising their products are good at communicating to the crowd.

FIRST

 

I chanced upon this picture and found it very interesting. It is punny and really creative! As a recipient, you will be amused and actually remember the messages. The sender has used the 'ocean' theme to define his words. A few examples are, 'Sea', 'Seariously' and 'Shore'. They sound like the words 'See', 'Seriously' and 'Sure', although spelled differently in this text. From Chapter 2, we have learnt that message transmission is a psychological communication perspective. Communication is located in the human mind and the typical elements included are sender/receiver, encoding, message, and decoding. This is a successful communication because you can clearly interpret the sender's meaning.

I hope you liked this as much as I do, can you think of three more phrases associated with the theme? :)

Introduction

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