Valentine Blog Post

My Valentine's Day Posters

In order to create my Valentine's Day Poster (above), I used three specific tools. First, I used the quick select to isolate the hands and to delete the background. I then used the brush tool in order to draw the body of the red guy as well as writing "Happy Valen Day!!". In order to make the  hands blend into the arms, I used the clone stamp, as well as changing the hue of the hands in order to create the perfect Valentine's Day poster. This experience makes me want to experiment combining my drawings seamlessly with pre rendered images such as the example I used.  I tried to create different tones and mood for each poster. The top is a HILARIOUS and FUNNY poster the subverts the viewer's expectations. The middle one reflects more of a propaganda or motivational mood within the poster. The bottom poster is just something funny I made. How can one enhance the tone of their photos to emphasize a different mood?

Making Selections Based on Color and Focus

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I was able to change the the color of the toothbrush as well as the background into a more saturated color by selecting the desired shared color within the entirety of the image. This in turn is able to change the tone of the photograph taken as I am able to darken or lighten colors that I want as well as being able to focus in on certain subjects within the image. I was able to make the toothbrush stand out more by changing the color of the tooth brush and the toothpaste, draining its color almost entirely, whilst the background adds  more emphasis on the subject of the photo. This technique can be used as a means to change large portions of background colors to either lighten or darken the photo, thus changing how colorful or monotone it is.

Using Select and Mask to Refine a Hard Edge Selection

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Using Select and Mask, I was able to isolate the squash and change its color into a brighter yellowish shade of yellow.  This process makes it easier to change colors using the quick select tool as well as the masking tool to select as much of an image as accurately as possible. This technique can be used in the future if there is a smaller, more particular object you want to edit it's color with within a crowded image, such as a forest, or a city block.    

Selecting Subjects

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;This week I learned about selecting objects and editing them into other photographs. I was able to use some of my previous knowledge on isolating an object in a photograph (see previous blog). I was then able to use smooth soft edges from his hair in order to prevent unwanted parts of the background. I then used another photograph I took and added it as a background image to complete the photo. This week's practice makes me want to learn about how to shade in objects in order for them to blend in with the photo more seamlessly.

Using Marquee and Lasso Tools

Using the lasso tool, I was able to create body parts for the character above. In order to create y character, I made sure to use multiple layers if I wanted to move any body parts or erase certain parts of it that didn't look right. I am able to  use these tools in the future if I want to edit the characters or photos using drawings of my characters, I can use the lasso and marquee tool to manipulate certain parts of the photo I want to edit.

Soft Edges

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The photograph of the teddy bear after is a demonstration of how I utilized the select and mask feature to isolate the bear from the background, maintaining it's individual hairs on the object. This process was fairly easy once I understood what was needed to do as I was able to select and deselect  the object of interest. Masking the rest of the background was also fairly simple, brushing over the edges, softening it in order for it to make the object less rigid. I will definitely use this technique in my future works.

Quick Selection

    

Before using Quick Selections

After using Quick Selection

I was able to use quick selections to change the hue of the penny by selection the penny alone and adjusting the color to another one. When photoshopping the penny using quick selections, I noticed how easy it was to select larger areas that would take more time to fill in compared to smaller areas, which automatically filled in unnecessary spaces. The quick selection tool makes me wonder how I am able to use this feature for more complex images in the future

Documentation Through Photography

After documenting my daily life through photography, I discovered that my life is very routine-like, as looking back through them all, I noticed how I'd do the same sort of things every weekday. The greatest challenge of choosing only 12 out of 24 photos to add to my final essay was how I had good photos from one day, and another equally good photo from another day that was exclusive to that day, such as percussion club and drama club, or when there was snow one one day, but there was none on another. I decided to follow the guideline of consistency, in order for it to appear as if the photos were all taken in one day. Dorothea Lange and her photography influenced what I took pictures of as I simply seized the moment of opportunity when I saw a potentially good photograph. rather than simply doubting myself.

Engineering Journal

I have begun to create a website in order to help users navigate the PATH system. I am using the website known as Weebly and utilizing information found on both the official PATH website and Wikipedia. I plan to incorporate a number of features. I have finished the History section, which details the history of the Subway system. I am attempting to work on the other sections such as Directions and Station Information. The Station Information section is going to require some field work and testing. What I mean by this is that I will need to go out to all 13 PATH stations and gather information in order to put this information in this section. The Directions Section will probably be the hardest as I need to figure out how to program the buttons in order to respond to a combination of two buttons and then write a script for how to get from Station A to Station B for each combination. While there are 169 different combinations theoretically, that includes when you input the same station twice, and going between 33rd and 23rd as well as 23rd and 33rd for example. It should not be too hard, but I need to figure it out. I also have this Gantt Chart in order to show how I am going to work on the different features of the website. One can find it in the Google Drive link

11/5/18

Today the group made gradual progress on the project. Max and Joy learned Python and practiced on Youtube. Sophia worked on updating her software, which has proven to be a tedious task. We will continue to practice coding and updating software, hopefully all software will be up to date by Wednesday and the app can begin to develop. The only problems encountered was that the software previously installed on the computer is so out of date that to update it one has to do it in small increments. However with time, this will be an easy fix.

Input Features 

Input Features The input features consist of three sets of variables.

1. The first set is the historical daily trading data of INTC including previous 5 day’s adjusted closing price, log returns, and OHLC variables. These features provide basic information about INTC stock.
2. The second set is the technical indicators that demonstrate various characteristics of the stock’s behavior.
3. The third set is about indexes: S&P500, CBOE Volatility Index, and PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index.

Category 1. Daily Trading Data

• S&P 500
• An American stock market index based on the market capitalizations of 500 large companies having common stock listed on the NYSE/ NASDAQ
• VIX
• The CBOE Volatility Index: a popular measure of the stock market’s expectation of volatility
• SOX
• The PHLX Semiconductor Sector: an index composed of companies primarily involved in the design, distribution, manufacture, and sale of semiconductors

Other performance measures

1. Allocative efficiency
1. Total surplus (welfare) is my key measure of market performance. Welfare indicates how well the market allocates trades according to underlying private valuations.
2. Liquidity
1. Markets are liquid to the extent they maintain availability of opportunities to trade at prevailing prices.
2. In other words: Liquidity is defined as the ability to exchange an asset for money at a price as close as possible to the equilibrium price
3. Price discover- This reflects how well prices incorporate information.