During the photo take!!

As a photographer, our main target was to meet our clients recommendation. We agreed with our project managers to get the photos taken as soon as possible so it can be available for other deparments.


During this task I noticed that week four exercises was sort of related to us for instance, as a photographer we had to cooperate and collaborate with the clients. We took at least four Photos per client and they had the rights to pick the picture they felt most comfortable and confident with. Furthermore, majority of the students cooperated by dressing smart as we asked them to do so and as photographers we got the satisfaction of making the clients happy.


Pictures of during the exercises:

Love soctech is getting the best out of me and preparing me in working industry

Great day in the office

Collaborating



Focused

Observation



What is the idea behind releasing unfinished product such as Google Wave?

In this article we will be demonstrating the consumers power and what is behind a successful product/tool. Moreover, how big brands will benefit releasing unfinished product and what is the idea behind it.

By releasing this project in unfinished format, the users, customers or the public can benefit by adjusting to their needs. Moreover, it would be us that will use this wave project and by getting our feedback, Google would be able to meet our demands. They also will benefit a lot through marketing in terms of the name Wave going around before it has been published. Google can find out more information about their audience in terms of where they are based, what age group etc. By collecting this information Google will have advantage as it they will become more competitive.

Google is aiming us to test their project for them so they can come out with new ideas in order for them to improve their unfinished product. Furthermore, they want us to lay the red carpet by telling everyone that we have used this great thing that is coming out. They also expecting less cost, as we are marketing, testing and readjusting it to our needs.

For example, couple years ago when Wii sport console game was released, the control pads had wires attached to it, then users started complaining about it as it is very difficult to play sports game with a wired control pads. In this case what Wii did was to arrange a focus group, where they came up with the idea that it should have wireless control pads. Wii is now one of the successful product in the game consol industry.

However we are collaborating and cooperating with Google as Google is expecting to save money and build trust with their clients and not ruing their brand image. In addition, comparing Google business model to other big brands such as Apple they operate differently as Apple has control of everything, whereas Google lets the users develop the product further.

I will be giving examples of products/tools which rely on collaboration and are distributed free for the users to use it for everyday use in terms of communication, search engine or making their opinion heard.

Facebook- is the biggest social network at the moment, it allows the public to collaborate and cooperate in variety of ways such as setting up a group. For example, the Middle East demonstration had Facebook as one of their main communication tool.

Twitter is a website where you can collaborate and cooperate with others by sharing ideas. Similarly, Twitter is used to promote products, operates like email marketing where you can send content, survey, send personal messages and promote all in one day.

Our third example is Blackberry Messenger, it gives the Blackberry users a quick, easy way to send instant messages to each other using their Pin codes. It’s free and unlike email, users can carry on several conversations at the same time. They can also chat in a group, see their contact’s availability, send file and track message status while you are on the move. This is a very effective way of collaborating and cooperating with users who you know and share common interests.

Overall, this works in today’s market, as we consumers are becoming more demanding. By getting our point of view company’s can improve their unfinished products and get the sense of what we want and as consumers it is great to always be involved in such great product.

Google expects these people to contribute on their product, by demonstrating to a set audition. Google are showing the effort to make this work and as they have a big brand, the people will feel special being invited to the presentation and work close with a big company. Google is expecting these people to collaborate and cooperate with them in return achieving a product that meets users needs.

Furthermore, if the users don’t read the Wave it appears with yellow color, edited and read parts it appears in green. However, this is unfinished product, pear in mind that it can have more functions later on.

We have learned that collaboration and cooperation, are very important in today’s word, as we are in economic crisis is good to maintain the cost, by working with others and putting different ideas into one and having the same goal. We learned that collaboration and cooperation there is always benefits in it no matter what side you are in and you always learn from others working with them.

Hope you all enjoyed reading the article. More articles will be posted.

What are the benefits of cooperation & collaboration in todays world?

The article is based on a video that we watched, as a photographer is important to understand the different between cooperation and collaboration. In addition, we have answered other questions to show our understanding.

In this article we will be looking at these questions based on the video and in general. Furthermore, we will be explaining the users contribution in cooperating and collaborating everyday without them knowing it.

Cooperation means working together so both of our needs will be met, for example as photographers we advised our clients to dress smart for their Photos. The clients are cooperating by dressing smart, which will make them look professional and stylish.

As a photographer I will get the satisfaction of making the client happy and getting more experience working with customers. Whereas collaboration means working together to create something big outcome for example what we do at the soctech, we all working on different tasks to achieve one big outcome.

The dogs are cooperating with the shepherd as they have been trained to follow orders. However, dogs are unaware of the aims of the extreme shepherding, it would be extremely hard to do without them as the dogs are the part of the plan. The shepherds and the camera crews are collaborating and they are aware of the aims of the project.

In this case sheep’s are just trying to follow their sheep leader, as we know sheep don’t like being separated from the pack.

The shepherds in this video are very experienced they have one of the best shepherds in the world. With their variety of skills they learned how to be patient as this is an advantage working with sheep or any animal. However, with these skills working with sheep in this unusual situation makes it more enjoyable and learning curve on how a sheep behaves.

In this case not everyone, as it involves many animals which makes it difficult to communicate with. The best way to communicate with animals is by getting another animal that they respect and are little bit scared of. Having a dog that’s been trained and obeys the shepherds orders, will allow you to have a goal and successful outcome. The goal are set by shepherds and camera crew. They are communicating with their devices to achieve their goal so their collaborating and cooperating in this case is by having the sheep running around without understanding the goal and the dog is just doing their daily routine.

After watching this video couple of time we realised how interesting it is and how branding message is hidden. You don’t realise it is a Samsung promotion until the very end while you are still amazed. However, Samsung did not spend money on marketing, they let us do the job for them by sharing the video with friends and family members by emailing them or tagging them on the video. This is another example of collaborating and cooperating without us knowing it, but somehow everyone is benefiting in this video, the shepherds are by showing their skills and getting recognition all over the world, camera crew are showing their great idea and knowledge of using technology, whereas we benefiting by sharing with others and having the feeling that it had been generated by farmers, shepherds and encourage the public to do the same or who ever finds it interested.

Biography Template

A message from the biographers:

Hi Everyone,

This is the Bio Editors Group, we thought that some of you might not know what to include in your biographies so here are some topics that you can include: YOU DO NOT HAVE TO INCLUDE INFORMATION THAT YOU DO NOT WANT TO SHARE.

· Origin - your name, place of birth. Put in context of what country the town was in.

· Education - high school/college, accomplishment of your youth, any additional studies or courses

· Occupation and Life - your first job(s), any trials/ struggles, lived in any particular town/area and why you have moved, path of jobs, professional accomplishments/awards, when do you plan to retire.

· Community - Volunteer, clubs/organisation elected or appointed a position.

· Conclusion - what others think of you, main accomplishments of lifetime.

Please hand it in by next Tuesday

Class exercise

          Who owns the photos taken by the girl in the video?

      I believe the owner of the photos is the actual girl and her boyfriend it was meant to be between them. However, ones she send it the photos it was out of her hand, she wasn’t the owner anymore. As a result someone uploaded them on online, so everyone has the access to see it.

      What do you understand by the term ‘Digital Footprint’?

Digital Footprint is everything on the internet that is about you, for example this could be your Facebook, MySpace profiles, photographs that you, your friends or family have posted online. In addition, anything you have written or that has been written about you.

 Should employers have access to your life on line?

      Depends on the Footprint as some offers many advantages, for example you can build positive online presence that showcases your skills, experience and interests. Moreover, with some online sites, you can control the information about you that is publicly available.  In addition, professional networking sites can give you access to potential employers, whose digital footprint you can also check.

Take a look at your own Facebook area. Would you be happy for classmates to see it? Staff? Your project supervisor (who may write you a reference). A future employer? Your parents? Your grandmother? What if things you put up there today followed you forever?

I manage my profile very well as I am very private person. Moreover, if anybody visited  my Facebook profile today, such as future employer it would not affect me anyway. I make sure to manage my contributions carefully, since much of the information stored online becomes public by default.

How about parents. Do they have the right to put up ‘cute’ photos of their children when that image might be associated with their child forever?

In my opinion, I would say they should avoid putting up pictures of the children as you don’t want strangers to know where your child are throughout the day and your family patterns.  Sharing information with the world is not the safest option for the children.

         

      Why is it so important that teenagers understand the digital footprint?

Teenagers should keep in mind that digital footprints lasts longer and can be published without their consent. They should be aware of the possible consequences that might have on their life and the legacy their online activity will leave.

     Is it ok to forward mail without permission?

      I believe that once you click on the send button and the email reaches the recipient’s account, it becomes their property and they are free to do whatever they want with it. If you want the email to be strictly confidential, you should clearly mark the email private and confidential so that the receiver is fully aware of the conditions.

Is it ok to forward photos without permission?

I believe that once you click on the send button and the photos reaches the recipient’s account, it becomes their property and they are free to do whatever they want with it.

Portfolio

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My portfolio

Week 3 Task - Digital Footprint

1. Who owns the photos taken by the girl in the video?

The girl owns the photo.

2. What do you understand by the term ‘Digital Footprint’?

A digital footprint is the size of an individual’s online presence; as it relates to the number of individuals they interact with.

3. What implications does it have?

Digital footprints are not a digital identity or passport, but the meta data collected impacts upon internet privacy, trust, security, digital reputation, and recommendation. Digital footprints are notorious in that privacy and openness are in competition.

While a digital footprint can be used to infer personal information without their knowledge, it also exposes individuals’ private psychological sphere into the social sphere.

4. Should employers have access to your life on line?

No, because an employee’s private life should not affect their work life.

5. Take a look at your own Facebook area. Would you be happy for classmates to see it? Staff? Your project supervisor (who may write you a reference). A future employer? Your parents? Your grandmother? What if things you put up there today followed you forever?

I would not be happy for my grandmother or my parents to see it, but this is a non issue as neither knows how to operate Facebook. I have no problem in having classmates see it. I am less enthused about having my future employer seeing it, because while ones private life should be kept separate from their work life, some employers may judge even when they shouldn’t.

6. How about parents. Do they have the right to put up ‘cute’ photos of their children when that image might be associated with their child forever?

Yes

7. Why is it so important that teenagers understand the digital footprint?

It is important because they need to realise the consequences of having their personal pictures end up in the wrong hands.

8. The girl in the video wants to blame someone. Think about what happened. Identify the things that were done that weren’t acceptable and explain why they were unacceptable.

The fact that her boyfriend sent her picture to his friends was unacceptable because those pictures were only intended for him and he shouldn’t have sent out those pictures without her permission. However she is in part to blame as well because she should not have trusted him.

9. Is it ok to forward mail without permission?

No. You should ask permission from the email sender.

10. Is it ok to forward photos without permission?

No. You should ask permission from the person that took the photo

Week 3 individual work

1. Who owns the photos taken by the girl in the video?
The public domain

2. What do you understand by the term ‘Digital Footprint’?
In social media, a digital footprint is the size of an individual’s online presence; as it relates to the number of individuals they interact with

3. What implications does it have?
As the digital world expands and integrates with more aspects of life, ownership and rights of data becomes important. Digital footprints are controversial in that privacy and openness are in competition.

4. Should employers have access to your life on line?
No, because your work life is separate from your personal life and therefore it’s not any of the business of the employer about what you get up to in your private life.

5. Take a look at your own Facebook area. Would you be happy for classmates to see it?
Staff? Your project supervisor (who may write you a reference). A future employer? Your parents? Your grandmother? What if things you put up there today followed you forever?
I don’t mind my classmates who see it, not my project supervisor, not my parents and not my grandmother.

6. How about parents. Do they have the right to put up ‘cute’ photos of their children when that image might be associated with their child forever?
Yes because most babies are cute.

7. Why is it so important that teenagers understand the digital footprint?
Because they are prone to uploading their profiles and images online without knowing the consequences of where the image may end up, who will have access to it, will they be authorised..

8. 8. The girl in the video wants to blame someone. Think about what happened. Identify the things that were done that weren’t acceptable and explain why they were unacceptable.
Her boyfriend forwarded the message to someone else without her permission. She shouldn’t have sent those photos not knowing where it may end up.

9. 9. Is it ok to forward mail without permission?
NO

10. 10. Is it ok to forward photos without permission?
No

Previous Pictures I have taken:

 

This is my portfolio of previous work to show to my employers as requested. I have the skills that required taking pictures. In addition, I am good at working with people to produce good portrait as is important to get them respond to my directions. Furthermore, I have the equipment that are required for the job, such as variety of cameras, lighting, developing equipment. Moreover, I have variety of software application that would enable me to improve/alter colours, change background, remove people and replace them, apply artistic layers onto photos and many more things. Looking forward to this project and explore my skills to make my clients pleased.

Photography team