Stop Motion Animation

By Narissa Khan

Communications Technology - done in Photoshop CS4, one week.

So we've done animation before, but stop motion animation is a still image with only one part moving with subtle changes. For this assignment, I used a camera and tripod and took a photo of myself with a knife and fork in front of a full plate of food. I then took the same picture but removing a piece of food off the plate every time. On Photoshop I cleaned it up, animated and presented my final project.

Aside from normal animations on Photoshop and pivot; this game me a new understanding of a different type of animation by using new techniques and having multiple layers on Photoshop. It definitely represents me since I'm short yet I eat a lot. It's also pretty funny! It was cool putting it together and even better when looking at my final product.

The Start of Summer

By Narissa Khan

June 2012

It's the end of the school year, just a few days left before summer and it's extremely hot out. Our way of cooling off during the heatwave was to go swimming.

Of course I bring out my phone and capture my little sister Maryam, who truly is a fish, jumping up from the water. Not only was it refreshing but we had an amazing time together swimming, laughing and just having fun in the heat!

The End of a Great Day

By Narissa Khan

Sauble Beach 2011

After a full day of swimming, building sand castles and laying in the sun; we ended it off by taking this picture. The breathtaking sunset in the background and the five of them jumping up in our last bit of excitement as the day came to an end.

That day was a truly amazing day. Totally worth the four hour drive, but who can blame us? 

The weather was gorgeous, we swam, laughed and most of all, we had fun.  The whole family together just having a good time. No stress or no work; just the water, good food, the sun and family - what could get better than that!