Content Creation - Microscopy
In 2023 I started my journey into learning more about science. I have always been fascinated by nature, both on Earth and in space. After showing interest in biology, I was gifted a microscope and I haven’t put it down since. With furthering my education in my future, I decided to document my experience. This curation of photos and videos illustrate my natural discoveries through content creation.
Brand Creation
As an illustrator I made multiple stickers, of which were some of my username handle designed as a logo and some of my microorganism drawings.
Media: Hand drawn, Procreate, Printed by Sticker Ninja
Carousel Posts
This series of social media posts are called “What’s in my pond?” where I highlight certain organisms found inside pond water. I provide images of the organisms that I photographed, as well as some illustrations that I draw. I provide a few details about the organism in a easy to digest learning experience.
Media: Micro photography, Procreate, Photoshop
Video Creation
Here are some video examples of how I create nature content focused on certain niche areas of interests, such as lichen that grows on trees and microorganisms that live in pond water.
Media: Tiktok Studio, Videography
Video clips of a Hydra viridissima, here you can see the endosymbiotic algae up close.
Showcasing the different magnifications of cyanobacteria under the microscope.
An episode of “Today I Found” where I talk about desmids, a type of green algae.
Closer views of a Closterium green desmid algae with timelapses.
Drawing Studies of Nature
Media: Pen and Paper.
Praying Mantis.
Naupilus, a larval copepod.
Neocaridina shrimp, with mystery snail.
Bryozoan
Meadow, Montana
Bear Skull.
Diagram of a Lily Flower
A dragonfly nymph.
Armadillo.
Diagram of different mushroom details.
ABC’s of Microorganisms (WIP)
Medium: Procreate
A is for Amoeba. A type of single cell that uses arms called pseudopods to move around and collect it's prey.
B is for Bursaria, a genus of single-celled ciliates that use it's cilia to push food into food vacuoles.
C is for Ceratium, a genus of dinoflagellate algae that produces chlorophyll.
D is for Diatoms, a single celled algae group that has silica cell walls and produces 20-50% of the earths oxygen.
E is for Euglenoids, a group of single celled flagellate eukaryote that sometimes can take in energy via photosynthesis and from consuming organic compounds.
F is for Frontonia, a single celled ciliate that is related to the paramecium. It has a large appetite and can eat food larger than itself.
G is for Gastrotrich, a phylum of micro animal that can grow to only 3mm long.
H is for Hydra, related to anemones and jelly fish.
I is for Ichthyophthirius, a parasitic ciliate for fish.
J is for Japonicum, a species under the genus Blepharisma. It is a single celled ciliate from Japan.
K is for Kryptoperidinium, a genus of single celled flagellated algae.
L is for Lacrymaria, a ciliate with a long neck that can extend 30 times its body length.
M is for Micrasterias, a genus of green algae called desmids known for their symmetry.
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