Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
Action Shoot Final
Photo 1
The frisbee is soaring through the big blue sky near the Akins track. It was very windy and cloudy that day.
Photo 2
The silver car passes by Akins Highschool very fast. The man driving the car seemed angry.
Photo 3
Luis charges to the end of the driveway in front of the Akins cafeteria. He was actually feeling very sick that day.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Architecture Preview
1. Detail: This photo demonstrates detail because the photo is only showing a part of the structure. The photographer obviously had to get very close to take this picture so the detail was easier to see.
2. Light: This photo shows the way the light is moving through the cabin. You can see all the parts of the building that are lighted up by artificial lights.
3. Patterns: This is definitely a pattern because the buildings are being repeated.
4. Angles and Shapes: There are lots of angles, curves and triangular shapes in this building.
5. Surroundings: This building definitely has a setting. I'm guessing this is a hotel or resort.
3. Patterns: This is definitely a pattern because the buildings are being repeated.
4. Angles and Shapes: There are lots of angles, curves and triangular shapes in this building.
5. Surroundings: This building definitely has a setting. I'm guessing this is a hotel or resort.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Architecture Preview
Burj Al Arab
1. Architect: Atkins
2. When was it built? 1994
3. Location: Dubai, UAE
4. It is a luxury hotel.
5. $650 million to build.
2. When was it built? 1994
3. Location: Dubai, UAE
4. It is a luxury hotel.
5. $650 million to build.
6. It was built to resemble the sail of a dhow.
7. I picked this building because even though it's a hotel it doesn't look like it. I like how it was built on a little island. I also like the way it lights up at night. It's cool how the building is built to resemble a sail boat. The fact that the building is in Dubai interested me the most.
Cubic Houses
1. Architect: Piet Blom
2. Built in 1984
3. Location: Rotterdam, Nertherlands
4. These are private homes.
5. $30 million to build.
6. Built for show and of course for people to rent out or buy.
7. I picked this building because It's very modern and unique. It makes me wonder what it looks like inside because of the way the cubic houses were built. I like how they are actual houses that you can live in and not just buildings to look at.
Nord LB building
6. Built for show and of course for people to rent out or buy.
7. I picked this building because It's very modern and unique. It makes me wonder what it looks like inside because of the way the cubic houses were built. I like how they are actual houses that you can live in and not just buildings to look at.
Nord LB building
2. Built in 2002
3. Location: Hannover, Germany
4. Made to house the staff of the bank.
5. Cost to build: $30 million
6. The building was designed to suit the eco-friendly environment reducing carbon dioxide emissions and optimizing the use of natural daylight.
7. I picked this building because it looks like it's going to collapse. The building is very strange. The way it was built looks like legos stacked on top of each other. It's very random.
Habitat 67
2. Built in 1967.
3. Montreal, Canada
4. Private homes.
5. Cost to build: $22,195,920
6. It's a housing complex.
7. I liked how the each housing complex looks like its stacked on top of another one. It's very hard to look at and I like how is gives me a headache. This architect looks like it was hard to build. It must have took forever.
Eden Project
1. Architect: Nicholas Grimshaw
2. Built in 2001
3. Location: United Kingdom
4. Open to the public
5. Cost to build: 86 million
6. It's the world's largest greenhouse.
7. I picked the Eden Project because it's a humongous greenhouse. I'd actually like to visit it someday and see all the pretty flowers. I wanna see all the different kinds of plants that have been planted there.
Writing a news lead
First Article
Who: Two orphan brothers
What: Their parents were executed
When: 1953
Where: In America
Why: They were said to be Soviet Union spys
How: Someone claimed that their parents gave the Soviet Union secrets about atomic bombs.
Lead: They were the most famous orphans of the cold war, only 6 and 10 years old in 1953 when their parents were executed at Sing Sing for delivering atomic-bomb secrets to the Soviet Union.
New Lead: The Rosenburg orphans were very famous during the cold war. In 1953 their parents were executed after being claimed spys.
Second Article
Who: Action Comics No. 1
What: Lots of people want it.
When: Feb. 27th 2009
Where: Over the internet.
Why: It's untouched.
How: It has been hidden away for years.
Lead: After being hidden away for years, a copy of the original "Action Comics No. 1" comic book, featuring Superman and friends, will make a comeback -- to the tune of about $400,000, a comic expert told CNN Thursday.
New Lead: "Action Comics No. 1" comic book has been hidden away for years, but now it's making a comeback to the tune of about $400,000.
Who: Two orphan brothers
What: Their parents were executed
When: 1953
Where: In America
Why: They were said to be Soviet Union spys
How: Someone claimed that their parents gave the Soviet Union secrets about atomic bombs.
Lead: They were the most famous orphans of the cold war, only 6 and 10 years old in 1953 when their parents were executed at Sing Sing for delivering atomic-bomb secrets to the Soviet Union.
New Lead: The Rosenburg orphans were very famous during the cold war. In 1953 their parents were executed after being claimed spys.
Second Article
Who: Action Comics No. 1
What: Lots of people want it.
When: Feb. 27th 2009
Where: Over the internet.
Why: It's untouched.
How: It has been hidden away for years.
Lead: After being hidden away for years, a copy of the original "Action Comics No. 1" comic book, featuring Superman and friends, will make a comeback -- to the tune of about $400,000, a comic expert told CNN Thursday.
New Lead: "Action Comics No. 1" comic book has been hidden away for years, but now it's making a comeback to the tune of about $400,000.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Friday, April 15, 2011
Caption Warm-Up
Ian Loyd hangs out with his goat, Dexter during FFA in the barn. Ian and Dexter spent the day playing monopoly.
The photo has Leading Lines, Balance, Mergers
The photo has Leading Lines, Balance, Mergers
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Caption Writting Practice
1st sentence
- There's only 2 sentences in a quality caption
- Caption answers Who, What, When, Where, Why and How
- It needs to be in present tense as in the action in the photo is still happening
2nd sentence
- Past tense
- should have info that you cannot get by looking at the photo
- If there are 3 people or less, must identify who they are
Ex: Brandon Watson looks intensely trying to throw the ball into the basket against team Bowie. He scored a 3 points at the last minute which lead to their victory.
Aspects of photograph:
This picture is cropped to where only the main subject is visible. The background is simple because there's nothing that's blocking the view of the subject.
Ex: An amateur artist concentrates intensely on his tremendous piece of art with little detail by detail.
Ex: A baby owl is sitting in the palm of an anonymous person's hand in science class. The anonymous person was trying to examine the owl
This picture consists of merger because the lady in the back is growing out of the owl. There is also leading line. The little leaf is leading toward the owl.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Africa: Black and White
I really liked the PowerPoint. Each photo was unique in it's own way. I think that every photo was amazing. The photos were cute. You can tell the photographer wanted people to see a whole different perspective of Africa and just show others the beauty.
My favorite photo was the picture of the giraffe looking off into the distance. There is just the right amount of lighting. The sun hits the ground in the right way. I really like the way the tree looks on the left side of the giraffe. The tree gives the photo balance. I also like how the photo has depth and you can see different levels of the ground. You can see other animals off in the distance which makes the photo even more interesting.
a. Nick uses a Pentax 67II with only two fixed lenses.
b. To memorialize the vanishing natural grandeur of East Africa.
c. He hopes that people will understand his love for animals.
d. "The animals of Africa have a kind of hold on all our imaginations more than any other animals."
My favorite photo was the picture of the giraffe looking off into the distance. There is just the right amount of lighting. The sun hits the ground in the right way. I really like the way the tree looks on the left side of the giraffe. The tree gives the photo balance. I also like how the photo has depth and you can see different levels of the ground. You can see other animals off in the distance which makes the photo even more interesting.
a. Nick uses a Pentax 67II with only two fixed lenses.
b. To memorialize the vanishing natural grandeur of East Africa.
c. He hopes that people will understand his love for animals.
d. "The animals of Africa have a kind of hold on all our imaginations more than any other animals."
Favorite picture by Nick Brandt
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
5W1H Blog warm-up.
Who? Barack Obama
What? Launches bid for re-election
When? April, for the elections in 2012
Where? Washington
Why? Needs contributions
How? Fund raising.
What? Launches bid for re-election
When? April, for the elections in 2012
Where? Washington
Why? Needs contributions
How? Fund raising.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Basic News Writing
Austin district holds community budget forum tonight
Who?
Who is involved? AISD, Employers, Parents of students
Who does/did the situation affect? Employers
Who said so? The School Board
What?
What is happening? AISD is cutting jobs.
What did happen? Teachers have been gotten laid off.
What are the consequences? More Teachers are getting concerned.
What is different about this? So many people are being laid off.
What are the choices?
When?
When did or will this happen? 2 weeks ago.
When was this discovered? The beginning of the year of 2011
Where?
Where did or will this happen? Austin, Texas
Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen?
Because we need to help close an anticipated $94.4 million shortfall.
How?
How did it or will it happen? The state of Texas failed to save money.
How much does it cost? $94.4 million
How many people does this affect? 1,153 people
How do you feel about this? It's very sad.
Who is involved? Randy Velarde, Greg Anderson, Bonds
Who does/did the situation affect? Velarde, Anderson, Bonds
Who said so? Velarde
What? Velarde is testifying against Anderson
What is happening? Velarde says he got injected with HGH
What did happen?
What are the consequences? It's illegal
What is different about this?
What are the choices?
When? 2011
When did or will this happen? March 30th
When was this discovered? Recently
Where? San Francisco, California
Where did or will this happen? In a court house
Why? To testify that Velarde was being injected with HGH
Why did this happen or will it happen?
How? A needle
How did it or will it happen? In parking lots secretly
How much does it cost? $800
How many people does this affect? Only Varde and Anderson
How do you feel about this?
Official: Tens of thousands of evacuees can't head home for months
Who? Japan
Who is involved? The people of Japan
Who does/did the situation affect? Everyone living in Tokyo, Japan
Who said so? Nations Nuclear Safety Agency
What? The radiation levels.
What is happening? The radiation levels are going up.
What did happen? The tsunami and earthquake damaged the power plants and now radiation is leaking.
What are the consequences? People could die due to exposure
What is different about this? There has been so much damage and it might have to do with the world ending. Global warming and all that.
What are the choices? Treating the people
When? Right now
When did or will this happen? The day of the tsunami
When was this discovered? immediately after the power plants were damaged
Where? Tokyo
Where did or will this happen? Japan and it could happen in California too.
Why? Because god hates Japan
Why did this happen or will it happen? The tsunami caused and earthquake caused the whole mess.
How?
How did it or will it happen? Tsunami and earthquake
How much does it cost? 12 billion dollars
How many people does this affect? thousands
How do you feel about this? It's very upsetting to me and I wish I never happened.
Who?
Who is involved? AISD, Employers, Parents of students
Who does/did the situation affect? Employers
Who said so? The School Board
What?
What is happening? AISD is cutting jobs.
What did happen? Teachers have been gotten laid off.
What are the consequences? More Teachers are getting concerned.
What is different about this? So many people are being laid off.
What are the choices?
When?
When did or will this happen? 2 weeks ago.
When was this discovered? The beginning of the year of 2011
Where?
Where did or will this happen? Austin, Texas
Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen?
Because we need to help close an anticipated $94.4 million shortfall.
How?
How did it or will it happen? The state of Texas failed to save money.
How much does it cost? $94.4 million
How many people does this affect? 1,153 people
How do you feel about this? It's very sad.
Velarde testifies he received HGH injections from Bonds' trainer
Who? Randy VelardeWho is involved? Randy Velarde, Greg Anderson, Bonds
Who does/did the situation affect? Velarde, Anderson, Bonds
Who said so? Velarde
What? Velarde is testifying against Anderson
What is happening? Velarde says he got injected with HGH
What did happen?
What are the consequences? It's illegal
What is different about this?
What are the choices?
When? 2011
When did or will this happen? March 30th
When was this discovered? Recently
Where? San Francisco, California
Where did or will this happen? In a court house
Why? To testify that Velarde was being injected with HGH
Why did this happen or will it happen?
How? A needle
How did it or will it happen? In parking lots secretly
How much does it cost? $800
How many people does this affect? Only Varde and Anderson
How do you feel about this?
Official: Tens of thousands of evacuees can't head home for months
Who? Japan
Who is involved? The people of Japan
Who does/did the situation affect? Everyone living in Tokyo, Japan
Who said so? Nations Nuclear Safety Agency
What? The radiation levels.
What is happening? The radiation levels are going up.
What did happen? The tsunami and earthquake damaged the power plants and now radiation is leaking.
What are the consequences? People could die due to exposure
What is different about this? There has been so much damage and it might have to do with the world ending. Global warming and all that.
What are the choices? Treating the people
When? Right now
When did or will this happen? The day of the tsunami
When was this discovered? immediately after the power plants were damaged
Where? Tokyo
Where did or will this happen? Japan and it could happen in California too.
Why? Because god hates Japan
Why did this happen or will it happen? The tsunami caused and earthquake caused the whole mess.
How?
How did it or will it happen? Tsunami and earthquake
How much does it cost? 12 billion dollars
How many people does this affect? thousands
How do you feel about this? It's very upsetting to me and I wish I never happened.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
My Interview With Jane Hoang
1. What did you do to accomplish your goal?
2. Have you ever been student of the month before?
No.
3. What is your motivation?
My family didn't go to college so I'm trying to do something different.
4. What do you think you should do to represent yourself as the student of the month?
Be nice and keep up with my grades.
5. Did you encounter with any competitors?
No.
6. Do you think you deserve this position?
Yes, of course.
7. What were some challenges you had to deal with?
Staying up late to study.
8. What do you think are your responsibilities?
9. Did you expect this to happen?
No. Not really.
10. What do you think is a good role model?
Someone who is responsible.
11. How do you feel about being student of the month?
Good. Great.
12. Has being student of the month affected you in any way?
Yea. Kind of. I feel accomplished.
13. Did you put any extra time and effort in your work this month?
No. Not really. I'm perfect the way I am.
14. How do you develop your leadership skills?
By being open minded an outgoing.
15. Do you think this will have an influence on your peers?
Yes. I'm a good influence.
16. Do you think you're a good role model?
Yes. Of course.
17. What was your biggest achievement this month?
Getting straight As.
18. Would you want to be student of the month again?
Yes. If I get picked again.
19. Do you think you can do even better next month?
Hell yea.
20. Overall was it a good experience?
Yes.
Rewritten Questions
2. Have you ever been student of the month before? Why do you think that is?
5. Did you encounter with any competitors? Why or why not?
6. Do you think you deserve this position? Why or why not?
9. Did you expect this to happen? Why or why not?
15. Do you think this will have an influence on your peers? Why or why not?
16. What kind of role model do you think you are?
18. Would you want to be student of the month again? Why?
19. Do you think you can do even better next month? Why?
20. Overall what kind of experience did you have?
Try and make good grades and get to school on time.
2. Have you ever been student of the month before?
No.
3. What is your motivation?
My family didn't go to college so I'm trying to do something different.
4. What do you think you should do to represent yourself as the student of the month?
Be nice and keep up with my grades.
5. Did you encounter with any competitors?
No.
6. Do you think you deserve this position?
Yes, of course.
7. What were some challenges you had to deal with?
Staying up late to study.
8. What do you think are your responsibilities?
Making myself a role model for others.
9. Did you expect this to happen?
No. Not really.
10. What do you think is a good role model?
Someone who is responsible.
11. How do you feel about being student of the month?
Good. Great.
12. Has being student of the month affected you in any way?
Yea. Kind of. I feel accomplished.
13. Did you put any extra time and effort in your work this month?
No. Not really. I'm perfect the way I am.
14. How do you develop your leadership skills?
By being open minded an outgoing.
15. Do you think this will have an influence on your peers?
Yes. I'm a good influence.
16. Do you think you're a good role model?
Yes. Of course.
17. What was your biggest achievement this month?
Getting straight As.
18. Would you want to be student of the month again?
Yes. If I get picked again.
19. Do you think you can do even better next month?
Hell yea.
20. Overall was it a good experience?
Yes.
Rewritten Questions
2. Have you ever been student of the month before? Why do you think that is?
5. Did you encounter with any competitors? Why or why not?
6. Do you think you deserve this position? Why or why not?
9. Did you expect this to happen? Why or why not?
15. Do you think this will have an influence on your peers? Why or why not?
16. What kind of role model do you think you are?
18. Would you want to be student of the month again? Why?
19. Do you think you can do even better next month? Why?
20. Overall what kind of experience did you have?
Monday, March 28, 2011
Student of the Month Interview
Questions
- What did you do to accomplish your goal?
- Have you ever been student of the month before?
- What is your motivation?
- What do you think you should do to represent yourself as the student of the month?
- Did you encounter with any competitors?
- Do you think you deserve this position?
- What were some challenges you had to deal with?
- What do you think are your responsibilities?
- Did you expect this to happen?
- What do you think is a good role model?
- How do you feel about being student of the month?
- Has being student of the month affected you in any way?
- Did you put any extra time and effort in your work this month?
- How do you develop your leadership skills?
- Do you think this will have an influence on your peers?
- Do you think you're a good role model?
- What was your biggest achievement this month?
- Would you want to be student of the month again?
- Do you think you can do even better next month?
- Overall was it a good experience?
Interviewing skills
3 Sources to Interview
- Principal
- Teachers
- Students
- Why have you decided to assign uniforms to the school?
- Are the uniforms just a test to see if the behaviors of students will change?
- Do the uniforms have anything to do with gang violence?
- When will the students start wearing the uniform?
- While wearing the uniform can students still have crazy colored hair?
- Can the students have piecings and tattoos?
- What colors are the uniforms?
- Will the students still be able to express themselves with the uniforms?
- Will shirts need to be tucked in?
- Are belts needed?
- Can students still wear whatever shoes they would like?
- Is it okay for colorful socks to be worn with the uniform?
- What about colored shoelaces?
- When winter comes do the students have to wear a certain colored jacket?
- How do you think the students will react to the uniforms?
- Do you think the students will obey the dress code?
- What will happen to the kids who don't follow?
- What if some students can't afford the uniform?
- Will the school sell uniforms at affordable prices?
- Do the teachers have to wear uniforms too?
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Sports/Action
1. Watch any four of the Runner-up videos, and answer the following on your blog:
General focus of portfolio - Cambodia
List three problems - Photos needed to be in focus, Some photos didn't have a story, Bad portfolio building
List two things the judges like- Had 6 or 7 strong pictures, It was unique
Overall impression - My overall impression of this portfolio was bad. I didn't understand what was going on in the pictures, none of them made sense to me, and I didn't see a story.
Name of photographer - Josh Birnbaum
General focus of portfolio -Wheelchair Basketball
List three problems - The story wheelchair story didn't have any emotional or graphic pictures, some pictures were not cropped right, first slide show had random pictures
List two things the judges like- 2nd wheelchair story with the basketball player on the ground,
Overall impression - Overall impression, horrible. Most of the pictures didn't make sense and the pictures were taken at the wrong moment. The first slide show in the portfolio was horrible. The pictures didn't have anything that made them pop or made them unique.
Name of photographer - Travis Haughton
General focus of portfolio - Deaf Child, Sports
List three problems -Some pictures needed to be more lose, pictures that had more detail didn't have good quality, some pictures weren't cropped very well an more of the frame needed to be shown.
List two things the judges like- They liked a few sports pictures and the very first picture of the little deaf boy had emotion.
Overall impression - It was good. I liked the photo story because it had good pictures and made sense.
Name of photographer -Nick Adams
General focus of portfolio - Photoj
List three problems - Too many children in the photos, Pictures didn't have stories, The captions of the photos were too long.
List two things the judges like- The judges liked the first two pictures.
Overall impression -I didn't like it. Most of the photos didn't have meaning. Only a couple photos had emotion in them.
2. Watch the winning portfolio critique (Dustin Snipes), and post the following:
What did the judges note as strengths as they were critiquing it?
3. Watch the contest recap video.
When the judges were going through each portfolio they went very fast. They were all talking at the same time as if they were in a rush. They all agreed with each other and were on the same page. When they got to the best portfolio they all took their time to say what was so great about it and made it perfectly clear that, that portfolio was the best.
Part 2
1) On part 3 I agree with the judges on the photo of the man and the horse. I think the photo is cool also. I like the lighting a lot.
2) On part 2 the judges liked the tennis photo. I didn't like it because it seemed very boring. I didn't like how her face wasn't showing. I think if her face was showing it would have been a better picture.
General focus of portfolio - Cambodia
List three problems - Photos needed to be in focus, Some photos didn't have a story, Bad portfolio building
List two things the judges like- Had 6 or 7 strong pictures, It was unique
Overall impression - My overall impression of this portfolio was bad. I didn't understand what was going on in the pictures, none of them made sense to me, and I didn't see a story.
Name of photographer - Josh Birnbaum
General focus of portfolio -Wheelchair Basketball
List three problems - The story wheelchair story didn't have any emotional or graphic pictures, some pictures were not cropped right, first slide show had random pictures
List two things the judges like- 2nd wheelchair story with the basketball player on the ground,
Overall impression - Overall impression, horrible. Most of the pictures didn't make sense and the pictures were taken at the wrong moment. The first slide show in the portfolio was horrible. The pictures didn't have anything that made them pop or made them unique.
Name of photographer - Travis Haughton
General focus of portfolio - Deaf Child, Sports
List three problems -Some pictures needed to be more lose, pictures that had more detail didn't have good quality, some pictures weren't cropped very well an more of the frame needed to be shown.
List two things the judges like- They liked a few sports pictures and the very first picture of the little deaf boy had emotion.
Overall impression - It was good. I liked the photo story because it had good pictures and made sense.
Name of photographer -Nick Adams
General focus of portfolio - Photoj
List three problems - Too many children in the photos, Pictures didn't have stories, The captions of the photos were too long.
List two things the judges like- The judges liked the first two pictures.
Overall impression -I didn't like it. Most of the photos didn't have meaning. Only a couple photos had emotion in them.
2. Watch the winning portfolio critique (Dustin Snipes), and post the following:
What did the judges note as strengths as they were critiquing it?
- Nice color
- Nice composition
- The photographer was behind the people running in the 4th picture
- Shot at a wide angle
- there was a picture where every person in the photo was doing something
- they liked the picture of the baseball player catching the ball
- creative
3. Watch the contest recap video.
When the judges were going through each portfolio they went very fast. They were all talking at the same time as if they were in a rush. They all agreed with each other and were on the same page. When they got to the best portfolio they all took their time to say what was so great about it and made it perfectly clear that, that portfolio was the best.
Part 2
1) On part 3 I agree with the judges on the photo of the man and the horse. I think the photo is cool also. I like the lighting a lot.
2) On part 2 the judges liked the tennis photo. I didn't like it because it seemed very boring. I didn't like how her face wasn't showing. I think if her face was showing it would have been a better picture.
Japanese Earthquake
This photo seriously made me cry. This picture makes me feel very sad and emotional. I can tell the photographer captured this picture for that very reason. They wanted everyone to understand the pain that Japan is going through right now. The photographer cropped the woman to get a better image of her facial expression.
I like this photo because it helps show that lots of innocent lives and families have been lost from the tsunami and earthquake. It makes me want to help out and do something about this disaster. The photographer cropped the photo to fit the photos in.
The photographer used depth to take this photo. As you can tell the photo was taken from a long distance and you can see the damage that has been done along with the Japanese troops. The photo just makes me feel gloomy but also I'm also glad that something is being done to help out Japan.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Touching Strangers
1. What do you think about this project and photo essay?
I thought it was really funny to see how uncomfortable people are with touching people they don't know. You can really see the awkwardness between the people in the photos. Their facial expressions are so priceless.
2. What would you do if someone approached you with a camera and asked you to participate in a photo shoot and then asked you to touch a stranger?
If the person is creepy looking or old I would be very uncomfortable touching them. If the stranger is good looking or a youngster then I wouldn't mind.
3. Think of an unusual photo shoot similar to this one that you think would be fun to go and shoot.
I think it would be funny to go shoot cats with wigs on.
4. Finally, tell me what you thought of the photography, did the photographer think about the rules of photography that you know about? What types of photos did he take?
It looks to me like the photographer wasn't trying to use any rules. The people in the photos are positioned in the same way for every photo.
I thought it was really funny to see how uncomfortable people are with touching people they don't know. You can really see the awkwardness between the people in the photos. Their facial expressions are so priceless.
2. What would you do if someone approached you with a camera and asked you to participate in a photo shoot and then asked you to touch a stranger?
If the person is creepy looking or old I would be very uncomfortable touching them. If the stranger is good looking or a youngster then I wouldn't mind.
3. Think of an unusual photo shoot similar to this one that you think would be fun to go and shoot.
I think it would be funny to go shoot cats with wigs on.
4. Finally, tell me what you thought of the photography, did the photographer think about the rules of photography that you know about? What types of photos did he take?
It looks to me like the photographer wasn't trying to use any rules. The people in the photos are positioned in the same way for every photo.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Cool advertising idea
This is my favorite advertisement out of the bunch. I like the colors of the dragon. It's really creative and artistic. I think the best part of the dragon is its tail. This advertisement makes me think that at&t phones are very unique and have cool details and that you can personalize your at&t phones.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Yearbook Elements and Notes
- Pictures
- Titles
- Names
- Autographs
- Captions
- Index
- Stories
- Different fonts
- Senior Pages
- Designs
Things That Should Be In Every Good Yearbook
- Cover with the year, school name, theme-imagine
- Table of Contents
- In sheet- holds pages together
- Page for autographs
- Title page has name of school, address, volume, phone number, district, enrollment, fax, theme
- Spread
- Back pages- signature pages, yearbook staff, colophon, index, Senior ads, acknowledgments
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Magazine Notes
Cover Types
- Early Magazine Covers
- drawings, no photo
- Big areas of color
- no dateline, price tag, or bar code
- simple
- ethical in nature
- The Poster Cover
- Small words
- Some don't have a bar code
- Photo has to be good or it won't be bought
- Pictures Married to Type
- Less Words and Text
- Words are on one side of magazine
- Words go along with the topic
- Not as many entry points
- In the forest of words
- Words have different sizes, colors, and fonts.
- The words are all over the page
- Words overlap the picture
- Distracting
- Photo
- Title
- Bar code
- Price
- Dateline
Monday, January 24, 2011
Best Covers
#1 Rolling Stone - Informal 
#2 Vanity Fair - Environmental 
#3 Esquire - Environmental 
#5 Esquire - Informal
#9 Harpers Bazaar - Formal 
#10 National Geographic - Informal 
#11 LIFE - Informal 
#13 LIFE - Environmental 
#15 Harpers Bazaar - Informal 
#18 ESPN the Magazine - Environmental 
#19 Esquire - Formal 
#20 Blue - Environmental Favorite
#15 Harpers Bazaar
Magazine Cover
1. Familiar recognition from issue to issue (that’s the brand)
2. Emotionally irresistible (that’s the image’s appeal)
3. Arousing curiosity (that’s to pull the casual glancer in)
4. Intellectually stimulating, interesting (that’s to promise benefits)
5. Efficient, fast, easy to scan (that’s showing off the service)
2. Emotionally irresistible (that’s the image’s appeal)
3. Arousing curiosity (that’s to pull the casual glancer in)
4. Intellectually stimulating, interesting (that’s to promise benefits)
5. Efficient, fast, easy to scan (that’s showing off the service)
Friday, January 7, 2011
Portrait and self-portrait tips and ideas
Good Tips
- Think about your motivation and emotions: Blankly staring at the camera rarely gets good results. Be silly, don’t be afraid to over-act. The worst that can happen is that you fill up your memory card with useless photos; but you might also find yourself with a proper gold-nugget of a self portrait.
- If you’ve got a remote trigger, that’s usually a better and more controllable than trying to use the self-timer.
- Use props!
Environmental Portraits
What interested me was that it looks like the camera is inside of the mouth. The photo is kind of like in a first person view and that's why I really like it. I also like how you can see the dentists performing on the mouth.
I picked this photo manly because it has a nice background. I like it because it looks like as if the boy is being pulled down or sucked into the tall, green grass.
Self Portraits
I picked this photo because I think the angle of the photo is very different and unique then most self portraits and because the girl in the photo is pretty. What I like in the photo is how her eyes glow. They look like they're glowing and her eyes are very shiny.
I picked this particular photo because I think it's very unique how the women used a photo of herself. I like how she used it as her face instead of just taking a photo of her actual face. It's really cool how she did that.
Casual Portraits
I think this photo is very interesting and you can tell it was taken a long time ago that's why I picked it. I like how you can see all the cigarette smoke in the image.
I picked this photo because of the cute little girl, but I like it because she is more off onto the left side of the photo. I think that's really creative of the photographer.
Portrait Assignment
When it's time for our assignment I am going to shoot pictures of myself. My photos will be taken in the courtyard of the school. I think I will sit down on a bench or rock. I'm going to make a weird pose. I will have an assistant to make sure I am in the shot and to help out.
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