Monday, 11 January 2016

Stone-bridge Farm photography proposal

At present we have Iris, the Anglo-Nubian Goat, Luna and Buttercup, the Dexter Cows, Billy the Shetland Pony and Tilly and Fairy, Section A Ponies. We also have Timmy and Barry, the Angora Goats, Sally the Golden Guernsey Goat, Dolly and Daisy the Jacobs Sheep and their offspring, Rosie, Venus, Treacle, Cupcake and Teddy.
Kev the tortoise lives with us in the warm summer months and the Henry the turtle swims in his indoor pond. In addition to these we have a variety of rabbits, guinea-pigs, chickens, geese, ducks and turkeys. Outside, in our aviary (donated by Mr and Mrs Goodfellow in fond memory of their son Richard who used to work at the farm), we have cockatiels, a Rosella parrot, quails, finches, and budgerigars.
These are the animals that are here at the farm we will be visiting. Ill be specifically focusing on the ponies and goats as well as the turtle and all of the bird species as i want to get some good wing shots for my project. ill be combining the ponies and horses if i see any with winged animals to create lots of different cool types of animals and also using turtles features and skin types on some of them as well.
Not to use flash as this might annoy the animals or endanger them and not to be too loud. On the other side i should be aware of what settings im using, so if i want to get some good shots of birds flying i can put it on the shutter speed mode and if i want to get a high definition capture i can put it on the close up mode (the flower picture one). If the day is bright ill probably be looking at an ISO of around 100-200 but if its a dull, grey day ill be looking at an ISO of around 400-600, depending on the day. The white balance will be easy as you can tell when your pictures are too bright or too dark. The editing techniques ill tend to use in Photoshop is mainly the exposure and saturation as well as the stamp tool, the blend tool, the feather tool and cropping images along with the pen tool and the magic wand etc etc. There is a setting called Program (P) which is for when things are a bit hectic and you don't have time to figure your settings out, Manual (M) is where you personally set everything up yourself which takes a bit longer and then there's AV which is your aperture and also the shutter speed (SP). 

Harry Potter merchandise research

The games that exist already are: Harry Potter Trivia! Which is a board game with 600 questions based on the Harry Potter movies, it's quick to play, easy to store, and convenient to carry. This means that you can Play Harry Potter Trivial Pursuit from the car, on family trips, or anywhere really. The first player to answer 12 questions correctly wins! I would say this board game is an 8+ because it might be too hard for younger children but still really fun for slightly older children that enjoy the game. This game cover has a few characters on the front of it and the harry potter train that takes people to hogwarts. It also has a dice on it and a trivia design which takes up most of the board design really. 

The second game is the Harry Potter Levitating Challenge. In this game you use powers of levitation to raise the ball & skillfully navigate it around the maze as fast as you can. Listen to the wizard trainer's instructions as you go. He'll record your time & let you know if you've mastered the art of levitation. You also get 10 interchangeable obstacles & over 200 different maze combinations. I would say this is for ages 8 & up because it's quite "kiddy" but still has small chokeable parts.

The third game is the Harry Potter Casting Stones Starter Game. 

This game is pretty much a board game version of "Paper-Scissors-Rock," However Casting Stones uses a "Spells-Potions-Charms" hierarchy for competition between two players. Players "cast" by rolling their allotted five pence coin-like "Casting Stones" to generate Charms, Potions or Spells, depending on which way the stones fall. The object is to beat your opponent's roll and end up putting a "Gem" on one of the game board "Turrets." The first person to place four Gems on four consecutive Turrets is the winner. The game can become interesting when certain casting situations allow one player to knock another's Gems off the Turrets, thereby setting the opponent back a step. Players can up the level of gaming complexity in the "Intermediate Game" by adding the two "Casting Cards" into game play. These are included with the Starter Set and enhance the impact of Spells, Potions and Charms. The "Advanced Game" adds more options and strategies to game play, yet requires separate purchases of additional Casting Stones and Casting Cards sold in "Refill Sets." This game is an 8+ because its fun yet too complicated for younger children.


 Here are the front covers for the games.


































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