"Try to stand next to a stationary object and put your arms inside. This will make the camera still and lay a foundation for better quality pictures," Don was telling us as my stomach was grumbling. It had been approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes since our last break. The time was 3:35 PM.
2 minutes later, Don requested us to take pictures with the cameras he brought to the meeting.
"Be back 10 minutes before 4," Don told the ILCers.
Don informed us earlier that we might have to pair up with partners for cameras because there were not enough cameras for all the students.
Hawi and I paired up to take pictures around the library. Soon enough, we both agreed that we were SUPER hungry so we ran over to Walgreens, which was a block away, from the San Pablo Library to buy a bag of chips. We were running around the store snapping pictures and selfies with other items. Surprisingly, we ended up taking over 45 pictures!
Both of us chose to buy a Fritos Flamin' hot chips with a Jalapeno Cheese Dip. We bought the cheese dip was so we would feel full. It only cost us about $4.00 whereas a typical lunch would cost around $15.00. Talk about saving money! Earlier, during our tutorial, Don was talking about the ILC dinner at San Francisco being over $130.
I was back! The energy, running down my body felt rather incredible. Ask Hawi how tiresome I looked before eating. We hurried back to the library and on the way we took a couple of pictures with the proper pose that Don showed us.
Right before the 2nd session of the tutorial started, I looked over a few notes of my Google Docs to get back into the ILC mode.
We started the meeting with one of my favorite quotes by Don, "Words are nice but words with pictures are nicer." As we moved on we discussed various etiquettes which included the importance of communication, being on time and getting out from our comfort zone. We switched topics to blog etiquettes one should follow while drafting a professional blog- adding pictures, having strong descriptions, checking font-size, etc.
The second session primarily revolved around Mediafire where we discussed uploading pictures, file naming protocols, and red-eye reduction. Right before closing off, we talked about how to pack effectively when we are off to Vanderbilt or Chicago.
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A very productive tutorial and a great deal of networking/ bonding opportunities with the other ILC scholars. I was able to catch up with Issac, Maxime, Kayla and Hawi while formally meeting Anna, Audrey, and Ana.
Next stop- meeting John Hillyer, our trip supervisor!
Two things:
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry that I couldn't;t bring more cameras. I have 11 but six were in disrepair (lens error, broken screens or ???).
Second, had we hosted this event on a Saturday we would have been at one of the schools and I would have had boxes of chips and lots of cookies. "No Food or Drink" the Library sign said and I didn't want to violate any of their rules.