"I bet you could sometimes find all the mysteries of the universe in someone's hand."
Benjamin Alire Sáenz
About Me
My name is Karely Gallegos and I’m a student at the University of Texas at Rio Grande. I’m currently studying Studio Arts in hopes to one day become an illustrator for children's books because I want to one day create stories that people of all ages and backgrounds can immerse themselves in. As a child, I’ve been inspired by various animated movies, including but not limited to Anastasia, Mulan, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Spirited Away. While I’m usually reserved and cautious, I am motivated to push myself by listening to music and reading my favorite books. My dream is to one day illustrate a successful book series and do character designs for a major motion picture starring a Latina main character. In my spare time, I like to play video games and binge watch The Office.
"The combining and uniting of images and colors, reality and fantasy, lights and shadows, reminds us one immutable truth about both art and the few who partake in it: Possibilities are endless. Anything can be achieved. Any thought, any dream, any hope, any vision. And out of the billions of people on this earth, no one has vision like artists do."
-Rich Etienne
What Digital Media Means to Me
Digital media is content that is created on non traditional platforms that can be used as means of entertainment or to help promote ideas and products.
Ideas / Terms associtated with digital media
Re-Branding
To change the corporate image of a company or organization.
Social Network
An online destination that gives users a chance to connect with one or more groups of friends, facilitating sharing of content, news, and information among them.
Digitization
The conversionof text, pictures, or sound into a digital form that can be processed by a computer.
Sound Bites
A short extract from a recorded interview, chosen for its pungency or appropriateness.
Media
The main means of mass communication regarded collectively.
GIF
A computer file format for the compression and storageof visual digital information.
Project 2: Sites RGV
For my photo essay, I chose to represent my paternal grandparents’ home, specifically their yard. The reason for choosing this is that this house represents my childhood and how it defined my own characteristics. I wanted to represent the property as a dream-like place in-between worlds. Because I would regularly keep to myself, I would often create my own fantasy worlds and create stories that would play out in my head. Thus, I edited the photos to appear heavily vibrant and saturated to emulate a child’s innocence. I played with perspective on the photos of the toy tractors to have them appear more grand, much like how a small child would see them. On other photos with a worm’s eye view, I added images of creatures. I also took advantage of the vast shrubbery to fashion the illusion of hidden spaces. Overall, I wanted to create a fantasy-like scene that would bring the audience a child-like nostalgia.
Project 3: Video Time lapse
For this project, I wanted to portray a day in the life of my family on any given day with the emphasis on the presence of music and my dog and their rolls in our home.
Sweded Video Project 4
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Inspirational Sites
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Resource Sites
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