Grafitti and found objects

Inverted Pyramid

Merger photo.

Posting your architecture photos

 Surroundings.

 Angles and Shapes.

 Details.

 Light.

Patterns.

Action shoot final

 Panning
 A group of adventurous boys, speeding down the side back road by Akins high school on a cold Monday afternoon. 5 minutes after their speeding they were pulled over and taken in for not driving with a license and skipping school.

 Stop 
Kiara Daily doing a quick jog around the campus, getting ready for the big track meet next Friday. Her friend Kyira was helping her practice by chasing her around the school but she soon got tired and gave up but Daily didn't.

Black and White action
Kiara Daily fooling around by doing cartwheels down a small hill. Right when she landed she twisted her ankle and was rushed to the nurses office.

Architecture shoot preview assignment

                  

 Surroundings
This photo meets the description as surroundings because it tells a story of whats happening ad what kind of background the 'story' is in.

 Angles and Shapes
This meets the description for shapes and angles because this building obviously has many shapes and angles in here. 

Details 
This picture meets the description because it is a zoomed part of the building that makes it unique and original.

 Light.
This photo meets the description because of the light going inside the building and the shaded part where the light doesn't reach.

Patterns.

This picture meets the description by all the different lines and patterns in this image.

 Nautilus House, Mexico

1. Who is the architect? Arquitectura Orgánica.
2. When was it built? 2006
3. Where is it located? Naucalpan, Mexico.
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? Its a private home.
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? No.
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? The family wanted the house of their dreams, inspired by a snail shell.
7. Why did you pick this building? I think that its a very fascinating building, you most certainly don't see homes like this. Its very creative. It inspires me to get a house like this one day.

Kansas City Public Library, United States

1. Who is the architect? Hackney,W.F.; Et
2. When was it built? 1968
3. Where is it located? Kansas City, Missouri.
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? You can visit.
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? No
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? A library.
7. Why did you pick this building? Its very creative. I love the way it looks, it would give reasons for people to come to the library. Plus I lived in Missouri so I thought that was pretty cool.

Krzywy Domek (The Crooked House), Poland

1. Who is the architect? Szotyńscy Zalesk
2. When was it built? 2004
3. Where is it located? Sopot, Poland.
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? You can visit it.
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? No.
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? It was inspired by the fairytale illustrations of Jan Marcin Szancer and the drawings of the Swedish artist
7. Why did you pick this building?I choose this building because it brings back memories of a book I read as a child. I remembered that I have always wanted a house just like this. I think it is very cool and unique. I wonder it it was hard to make.

News leads

Who: Robert and Michael Rosenberg
What: They were the most famous orphans in the cold war.
When: 1953
Where: during the cold war
Why: Their parents were executed for revealing atomic bomb secrets to the Soviet Union
How: Their parents were executed.

First lead...

Michael and Robert Rosenberg, the most famous 6 and 10 year old orphans in 1953 when their parents were executed for revealing atomic bomb secrets to the Soviet Union.



Who: Superman comic.
What: Is coming back. First copy.
When: CNN found out Thursday, coming out Friday.
Where: You can bid.
Why: Because it was found.
How: It was hidden for years.

My lead...
After being hid for years, the first original Superman Comic No. 1 is making a comeback at a tune of about $400,400.

Caption warm-up

Akins high school student Ian Loy races with the FFA goat during class, the goat takes a wrong turn leaving Ian confused. Ian comes and plays with the goat every Friday since freshman year.. Leading lines, the fence in the background all leading to Ian. Mergers, there is a blue tracker behind his back. There is balance, because Ian is at the top of the photo and the goat is at the bottom. This photo also has depth cause it looks 3D.

Caption writing practice.

Courtney Jackson smiles silly at the camera, during the half time show. She usually takes the photos for the half time show not getting her photo taken.


Brandon Watson, taking the final shot as the alarm goes off for the final buzzer at the Akins basketball game versus Crockett. He missed the shot unfortunately leaving the game to a split tie at 28-28.
Composition rules- This photo definitely has some mergers in it, the random arm coming from behind Brandon this taking away from the photo. Leading lines, his arms leading to the basketball. He is very close to the rule of thirds, rule of thirds is when you make a imaginary tic tac toe lines and if he ends up in any part of the lines that meet close to any corner but not exactly in the corner then you are in the rule of thirds.

Gabe aka "Big Guy" Maldonado its in art class finishing up the finally touches of his art project he is currently making for his mother back home. Right after he finishes the project he leaves it in the classroom and it gets thrown away, fortunately he has another project that his mother enjoys even more.
Rule of thirds, his shoulder is in rules of thirds.

In art class, different students from all over campus are creating sculptures of there favorite animals. This one student created a hand holding an owl. Mergers, a random women holding another owl coming out from under the sculpture owl, the half of the teachers head. Half of the students head. Leading lines, lines leading to the foot. No depth, because the 3 main parts of the pictures are not in focus.

Spring shoot photo prompt

 Spring

 Blue

Angle

Open

Africa: Black an White

1. On your blog post your reactions to the power point...

I'm not usually a big fan of photography of animals, but I actually really liked these photos. It makes me wonder if he set these photos up or if he just went out into the wild and found the animals in those positions. I love them even more in black and white. The angles are perfect and he used so many photo compositions.

2. What was your favorite photo? Describe it and tell me why its your favorite

Photo 24. Its a picture of a beautiful tree, and just a single giraffe looking out at the horizon.

3. Look up the photographer –

a.     What kind of camera did he use? Cannon 85 mm.

b.     What is his reason for taking the photos? He is trying to aware people about the elephants that are being killed.

c.     What is his hope by taking these types of photos? Hope that people will have some compassion for these elephants.

d.     Find something he has to say about Africa and post the quote on your blog "You want to believe that these beautiful are still wandering the African plains. But in a very short space of time, most of the large tusk elephants featured in my books have been killed by poachers and their ivory."

4. Find one of his photos that you really like and post it on your blog.

Elements of News

Who? Obama.

What? He is bidding to run for re-elections.

When? 2012.

Where? Monday, in New Hampshire.

Why? Because elections are coming again and he wants to be re-elected.

How? He sent out e-mails where to meet.

• Proximity: http://www.aclfestival.com/experience/activities/

• Prominence: http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/04/05/bieber.mom.fire.ppl/index.html?hpt=T2

• Timeliness: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/06/world/africa/06ivory.html?_r=1&ref=world

• Oddity: http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/04/05/new.york.bodies/index.html?hpt=T2

• Consequence: http://www.myfoxaustin.com/dpp/news/local/mother-gets-10-years-for-beating-son-with-sandal-04042011-ktbcw

• Conflict: http://www.myfoxaustin.com/dpp/top_stories/Suspect-Arrested-for-Double-Murder-20110404-ktbcw

• Human interest: http://www.myfoxaustin.com/dpps/news/family-dog-saves-missing-south-carolina-toddler-dpgonc-20110405-fc_12630496

Basic News Writing (third story)

Who?
Who is involved? The Tens of Thousands of people homeless.
Who does/did the situation affect? All those people who don't have places to live.
Who said so? A Japaneses minister. 
 
What?
What is happening? The Nuclear power plant, is making it to where people are homeless now.
What did happen? A couple weeks back.
What are the consequences? People going homeless.
What is different about this? About just a month ago they all (majority) had homes.
What are the choices? To stay in shelters.

When?
When did or will this happen? A little less than a month ago, right after the tsunami in Japan.
When was this discovered? When the radiation was coming of the Nuclear plant.

Where?
Where did or will this happen? Tokyo

Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen? The tsunami hit Japan.

How?
How did it or will it happen? It hit Japan and led many people homeless and most killed then messed with the power plant and its releasing stuff that is slowly killing people.
How much does it cost? Doesn't say.
How many people does this affect? Tens of thousands.
How do you feel about this? I think its horrible, and very sad.

Basic News Writing (second story)

Who?
Who is involved? Barry Bonds, and the other 50 people who were witnesses for him and his testifiers.
Who does/did the situation affect? Barry Bonds
Who said so? The court

What?
What is happening? Barry Bond has been charged for using enhanced drugs.
What did happen? Its happened back in 03
What are the consequences? Jail.
What is different about this? He won't be free.
What are the choices? To admit to it.

When?
When did or will this happen? 2003
When was this discovered? When he got caught.

Where?
Where did or will this happen? In the court when people go up for witness and testify against him.

Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen? Because he was using enhanced drugs.

How?
How did it or will it happen? It happened in 2003 and April of 04, and also march of 06.
How much does it cost? He paid Anderson from $500 to $800.
How many people does this affect? Pretty much everyone on the team.
How do you feel about this? It really doesn't phase me one bit.

Basic News Writing (first story)

Who?
Who is involved? Teachers. AISD.
Who does/did the situation affect? The teachers who are being cut by the budget
Who said so? Austin School District

What?
What is happening? Teachers are being cut from their jobs, because the board can't pay all them.
What did happen? A certain teacher got cut, after finding out she has a tumor.
What are the consequences? Lack of money and jobs.
What is different about this? Tons of teachers will end up jobless.
What are the choices? Finding new jobs, preferably not a teaching job.

When?
When did or will this happen? The meetings were last week and this week. Already is happening.
When was this discovered? When the board discovered the money situation.

Where?
Where did or will this happen? At school.

Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen? The board doesn't have enough to pay the teachers.

How?
How did it or will it happen? The will be sent a letter or call saying they will be cut after this year.
How much does it cost? $94.4 million shortfall
How many people does this affect?1,153 jobs will be cut.
How do you feel about this? Honestly, it sucks really bad and I might lose some really good teachers.

My interview with Avery Fish

Student of the Month Questions.


 Name of student? 
Avery Fish
Grade?
10th, Sophomore.
Academy?
Social Services
Date won the award? 
January 19, 2011
Who presented the Student of the month award to you?
Chanelle Figueroa
Is this award only presented to students in your academy specifically or can students outside your academy win?
"Anyone outside the academy can win."
Does the award go by grade level as well or overall?
Grade level.
Is this an award for good behavior or good grades?
Both.
What are the requirements for winning an award like this?
"Being a good student, and getting good grades."
What accomplishments did you achieve to make Student of the Month?
Passing TAKS
Is this your first time winning something like this?
"Yeah"
What thoughts were going threw your mind when you won this?
"I was surprised"
Is this a big deal or important to you in anyway?
"Yeah, it's a big deal"
Why or why not?
"Cause nothing like that has ever happened, for me."
Overall do you think you deserved this title?
"Yes."
If you won again, would if mean less to you or more?
"Uhmm it would mean more."
Why or why not?
"Cause I worked hard for it"
If you don't win this award again, will you stop doing all the good things you've done to earn this?
No.
Why or why not?
"Cause its still good to do them."
Are you gonna strive to win again or just go and keep doing what your doing?

"I'm gonna keep what I'm doing" 

Back-up questions...

-Is there any other ways to win, or be nominated other than good grades and behavior?

-Who is your favorite teacher on campus?

-Why?

-What advice would you give to students who are curious about winning such an award like this? 

Touching People

1. What do you think about this project and photo essay?
  I think its kind or neat, but you can see the awkwardness in the look of some of the people in the photo.

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?
  I'd think it was a bit strange, I'd ask who it was I'd be touching and what for and how I'd be touching them or they'd be touching me and if it was okay then I'd do it.

3. Think of an unusual photo shoot similar to this one that you think would be fun to go and shoot. 

 Probably like an old scenery photo shoot, like the flapper times.

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? 
 I thought it was normal, nothing special to me, looks the photos you get taken for a family photo. Some photos were showing simplicity and lines, but a lot the photos had merges that were distracting me and some backgrounds were very good.

Student of the Month Interview.

Student of the Month Questions.

•  Name of student?
• Grade?
• Academy?
• Date won the award?
• Who presented the Student of the month award to you?
• Is this award only presented to students in your academy specifically or can students outside your academy win?
• Does the award go by grade level as well or overall?
• Is this an award for good behavior or good grades?
• What are the requirements for winning an award like this?
• What accomplishments did you achieve to make Student of the Month?
• Is this your first time winning something like this?
• What thoughts were going threw your mind when you won thins?
• Is this a big deal or important to you in anyway?
• Why or why not?
• Overall do you think you deserved this title?
• If you won again, would if mean less to you or more?
• Why or why not?
• If you don't win this award again, will you stop doing all the good things you've done to earn this?
• Why or why not?
• Are you gonna strive to win again or just go and keep doing what your doing?

Interviewing skills

1. List three different sources you could interview for this topic.
The school board. Austin District.
Principles of the school, AP's (My own personal, priciples AP's in AHA! Academy)
Teachers.




2. Create 20 questions you could ask each source and post them on your blog.

• Why do you feel the need to appose uniforms on the students?
• What ideas do you have for uniforms?
• Will the board provide uniforms or will the students have to go out themselves and get them?
• If so, what about the families that don't have the money for this? Will there be an alternative way of getting the uniforms?
• Will there be specific coloring or uniforms to determine which grade the students are in?
• Will each school have different uniforms or will they all be the same?
• Why do you feel that public schools need school uniforms?
• How long have you been thinking or talking about this?
• Will you have students vote on or against it, or not?
• If a student chooses not to wear them, what will the punishment be?
• Teachers, will they be provided uniforms as well? And faculty?
• If so, how do you think the teachers would feel about that?
• How do you think the students will act or say about this dramatic change in dress code?
• What do you think parents would say? 
• Will there be a day when you can wear whatever you like (still being in dress code)?
• Do you think in forcing school uniforms will bring up grade averages and standardized test averages?
• Do you think this will improve, not improve, or stay the same in the school at all?
• If to many students/parents are upset about this fact will there be a change in decision?
•  If Austin ISD wants this, is it the schools principle's decision whether or not they want that for their school?
• Can the students and teachers over-rule this decision?

Sports/Action more details

Photographer name: Alyssa Schukar

List three problems that the judges note with the portfolio -
The judges said a lot of the photos were depressing and they would like to see more optimism, they said all the photos were shot at the same distance, the also said this photographer used the same lens.
List two things the judges like-
One judge said he really liked the picture with the man sweeping garbage with a shovel, he said he loved the pastel background and all the colors. Another judge said the one he really liked and his favorite was the one with the girl who fell down on the track while doing hurtles.
What is your overall impression? What did you like or not like?
 My overall impression was that I liked a few of the pictures, and I like how she caught the emotion of some people in her photos but overall I didn't like them. I found them very boring. The judges were right all the photos were almost the exact same, all shot at a certain distance. She didn't get in any special views. Nor did she try to move the camera around at all. I didn't like it all that much honestly.
  
Winning Portfolio-Dustin Snipes




What did the judges note as strengths as they were critiquing it?


 Color, composition, tight, very good positioning.

What do you see as strengths? Do you see any weaknesses?
 As for strengths, I like a really big was is how he takes his pictures and the angles he gets in make it seem like your actually in the photo. He makes his photos seem like your a person and your seeing what he sees, if that makes sense. 


Contest recap video

Briefly describe the process the judges went through in deciding the winner.
How the judges chose the winner, is the call out the number of the photo and they all go around talking what they liked or didn't like about the photo. If there are too many photos that they didn't like about the photographers then that photographer is out, until they finally found the one they liked.

_________________________________________ 

Parts 1-6 

1. Describe one photo that you agree with the judges on. Explain why you and the judges do or do not like it.

 The photo of the racing goats I think is what they are in part 5-best student image. They said the background wasn't that good. The fence bars behind the animals were mergers. I didn't like it.

2. Describe one photo that you do NOT agree with the judges on. Explain why you think the judges are wrong.  

I disagreed with the first photo of the first video. The one of the race car. I actually think the photo was rather good, and the photographer had the camera positioned in the right place. I didn't think it was nothing I thought it was pretty cool, and you can tell how incredibly fast the race car driver was going. I liked it.

Japanese Earthquake

 I find this photo very sad, and dramatic. I just think to myself how horrible it must be for then. It makes me feel so lucky and thankful I am to have a home and a bed to sleep in. Just thinking about not even 2 weeks ago they had everything. A home, a bed, a family and in a matter of minutes their life was turned around and lost everything.

 This photo really made me think. I can't really relate to this girl, but I can in a way because she a teenager. I can't imagine whats going in her head right now. But I'm pretty sure she lot everything from just seeing how alone she is. No home, no family, probably lost her boyfriend in this to. Everything and everyone gone. I don't know what I'd do if I were her. When everything you know is destroyed where would you go, how can she get help.
                                     
 I like this photo mainly because it gives an overall review of how everything was destroyed and how terrible things really look. I can imagine then place I've lived all my life looking like this. Everything is gone or underwater. Things look dirty, and broken. I can tell it will take a long time to repair things. Not only remaking buildings, cities, and homes but the people to. It will take a while to repair all the people who survived this tragedy. Not just these 3 photos but all of them just made me feel more thankful of what I have and more aware that anything can happen. Even to good people, and its nobody's fault.





   

Cool advertising ideas

I like a lot of the ideas, some much creative and detailed than others, this isn't the best detailed one but I like it. Mainly because I like underwater creations but I love all the detail and many hands involved in not just this photo but all. I chose this picture specifically because there are many like this photo, for example they used this scenery for the Bahamas. But they had more like United Kingdom, Mexico, China, ect. They used pictures with hands to go with their culture.

Happy, Akins, Building - publish your photos

Happy!

I love this picture of happy, it is in rule of thirds I like how its a side view and her face is dark. I also like how how this photo wasn't planned at all.

Akins!

I took this for Akins because it shows the schools team spirit. I love how its a drawing and not actually football i think it gives it a little something.

Building!

This picture catches my eye because of the dull color, the leading lines and the angle it was taken at. If could improve this photo I'd remove the trash can.

Yearbook Elements/notes

• Pictures
• Words
• Captions
• Page numbers
• Title
• Year of book
• Name of book
• Slogan of that year
• Student names
• Cover

Things you need to know about yearbook

Evey yearbook has a cover. Usually its words but sometimes its images or graphics.
"All good things" It's silver with a navy blue strip 3/4 of the page.

Every yearbook has end sheets
Table of contents. 75% of the table of contents is a royal blue and the corners are light blue. Also black and white photos

Every year book has a back end sheets as well. Some are different some are similar. The purpose is to hold the cover to the book.

The first page is blank but the 2nd is The school, the address of the school and the quote and title of the year book. There are captions as well and photos to follow.

Title page always starts on the right side and its page 1.


Spread-two pages together in a yearbook side by side.

Pictures of funny random moments of students and events that happened that year.

Page 2-3 are usually theme pages.


Divider page-Title, photos, captions in different fonts, boarders, Quotes. I have 6 dividers.

In your table of contents you should have a every number of dividers you counted and the page number they are on.


Index-colophon, acknowledgments, editors, thank you's ect.
I have 73 pages.

Best Covers

1. Infromal
2. Formal
3. Formal
4. Formal
5. Informal
6. Formal
7. Informal
8. Informal
9. Formal
10. Formal
11. Formal
12. Formal
13. Environment
14. Formal
15. Formal (favorite) This magazine cover of Harpers Bazaar is a photograph of model Jean Shrimpton by photographer Richard Avedon. The cover of Shrimpton peering from behind a bright pink Day-Glo space helmet was designed by Art Directors Ruth Ansel and Bea Feitler. This photograph, with the Harpers Bazaar logo vibrating against it in acid green has been often reproduced as an emblem of the sixties.
16. Formal
17. Formal
18. Environmental
19. Environmental
20. Formal
21. Formal
22. Informal
23. Environmental
24. Informal
25. Formal
26. Environmental
27. Formal
28. Environmental
29. Environmental
30. Informal
31. Environmental
32. Formal
33. Environmental
34. Formal
35. Informal
36. Formal
37. Formal/Formal/Formal/Formal 

(NOT DONE)

Magazine cover and catch up

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)

Portrait and self-portrait tips and ideas

TIPS

Use your imagination! A self-portrait can reveal a lot about you, by including props and even other people that are meaningful in your life. If you've never attempted to shoot a self-portrait, expand your creative horizons and give it a try. 

A self-portrait doesn't have to be of your face—the image of two hands holding a camera says a lot about the photographer who shot his own portrait. You can also aim the camera down your body from eye level. I once took a photo of my own feet in hiking shoes, hanging over the edge of a rocky outcropping in a scenic spot (if you try something like this, just make sure you're in a safe place that you won't fall from). A picture like this will say a lot about your activities and surroundings.  

Have fun with it. Be sexy. Be yourself. Be awesome. Be different. Be creative. Whatever you do, have fun with it. That’s part of the point, after all. 

 Environmental portrait

 I really like this phot for a couple of reasons. Mainly because I really enjoy photos that tell a story, that has to do with everyday life, and that makes you feel what the photo is really about. The setting is nice in the photo and you it gives a sense of what she feels. You can tell she's depressed and isn't happy with herself.

 Again like I said I love photos that have to do with everyday, this one is unique because not only does it tell and story and contribute to everyday life but it sends off a message. Plus its black and white giving it that only upsetting feeling in the photo

This photo is really unique and I love how there are 

many different things and ways, you can make a self portrait.

 This self portrait is really unique as well. I like how the bathroom isn't really clean at all and you can tell its old. She looks like she has a lot on her mind that's bothering her. I love this picture everything about it is beautiful. 

I love this photo, this is actually my friend Megan. I think this because this whole photo expresses who she is. Everything in the back ground is so fun and free I love how the cat is looking at her and the boarder around the photo.

This photo looks like it was taken unexpectedly at a part of some sort. I love the style of the girl and her not caring about anything expression on her face. I love how the photo is edited. How grungy she looks.

Welcome back!!

 

 I think this is just over all a cool picture, I love the different colors. Its looks like a great deal of water is falling out of the sky, which wouldn't usually be weird. But this picture is just so unique. Something you wouldn't see everyday. Plus my favorite is the little tree.

 I love this photo simply because I adore the stars. It looks like a mix between morning and night. It looks like right when the sun is coming up in the morning but also like night is trying to take over forming a bright white light in the center.

 

This photo is very different. It looks like an abandoned old church, but when you think of old abandon churches you think pale colors and dirt, but that the weird part of this photo the colors are so bright and beautiful of blues, teals, greens, and a little bit of a orangey yellow. Like an underwater abandoned church!

___________________

 What was the best song of 2010?

California Girls-Katy Perry <3

What was the best movie of 2010?

INCEPTION 

What was the most important news story of the year?

The oil spill in the Gulf.

 Who was the most important person of 2010?

Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi

What was the biggest sports OR entertainment, story OR person of 2010 

SXSW!!!! 

Tell me what is the one thing that happened on your holiday that you will remember? It can be a trip, a family visit, a present, something fun. 

 My holiday blew, I didn't get to see my mom in Missouri and I spend a week and Christmas eve in the hospital. They  let me out right before Christmas day. 

What are your resolutions for the 2011 year? 

To accomplish everything I want to get done this year, and really focus of doing really well in school. Be more positive and less negative, spend more time with family less with friends.

What are you looking forward to in 2011?  

SPRING BREAK!!!!! SXSW!!! SUMMER BREAK!! MY CAR, AND LICENSES!