Photo Illustrations

*ABSENT*

The Big Day

Who- Ainsley (bride), Bryan (true love/ex lover), and Chase (husband to be)
What- Ainsley and Bryan still want to be together, but she'd getting married
Where- A church in a small Carolina town
When- June 18, 2009
Why- Because their love is strong
How- He was able to get there fast in his Volkswagen

It's Ainsley's wedding day,

HDR Image

HDR Photography

1. I'll have to take three different pictures with different shutter speeds/ f stops arranging form dark to light.
2. HDR software blending, light, a subject, a tripod and a DSLR camera are all necessary to take a successful HDR picture.
3. Someone would take a HDR photo, possibly because they'd like to share the spectrum of colors a photo or place can send out.
4. With the photos blending, we'll be able to see a brighter spectrum and more focus in the image.

Graffiti & Found Pictures

 Graffiti

Found

Merger Photo

Nut Graf

A Nut Graf is a tool that people in journalism use, organizing stories from most to least important- including the Who, What, When, Where, How and Why.

Student of the Month Story

Who- Emma Koch
What- Student of the Month
Where- James Bowie High School
When- April, 2015
Why- It's a well earned student award
How- Meeting requirements and checkpoints

We interviewed Emma Koch, Student of the Month, for more information about James Bowie High School's monthly contest. This month, April, the students had a pretty intense competition. We interviewed Emma Koch, Student of the Month, for more information about James Bowie High School's monthly contest. This month, April, the students had a pretty intense competition. The faculty decided this contest would be great for the students because it'll make them work harder and strive for an achievement. The students meet certain requirements every month and throughout the year to win this award. Congratulations to Emma Koch for winning the award!

Emma has excelled in all things academic and extra curricular, sweeping away the competition for Student of the Month.

“I selected Emma Koch as Student of the Month for various reasons,” Principal Kane tells us. “Emma has succeeded in all her classes, participated in PALS and NJHS, as well as always having a positive attitude.” Some requirements are having a GPA of above a 3.8, you must be taking at least 2 Pre-AP classes, and participate in one club. Emma has succeeded all of the categories, with a 4.2 GPA, 2 clubs, and all Pre-AP classes. 

We asked Emma why she wanted to be Student of the Month.

“My brother, Brad, was Student of the Month two years ago, I wanted to prove to him that I could do it too,” Emma replied. When we were interviewing Emma, she told us that her parents were very proud of her for winning the award, and that she was utterly shocked and overjoyed when she heard her name being announced. She felt a lot of pride in herself for winning and pushing herself.

Emma plans to graduate early next year, then later attend college at Stanford.

Final Exam Review

1.
2. I already knew how to place the photos in order.
3. I learned how to trim the clips.
4. I'm concerned about the editing quality and getting the assignment completed and turned in on time.
5. I feel confident that I'll have my picture take early because I have my own camera at home.
6. I would say that I'd take a picture everyday of my leap to see if it would improve over the weeks.

Portfolios

1.Travis Haughton

Sports and stories

Faces turned around, little kids overused, ugly backgrounds.

Different ideas, looser.

I didn’t like how the pictures were grainy and I didn’t like how many children he over used. I did like some sports photos.

Melissa Golden

Stories

Boring, out of focus, overly photo shopped.

Portraits.

I disliked that they weren’t in rule of thirds format, I liked the black and white portraits.

Sam Adams

Sports

No direct faces, issues in the background, bad composition.

Black and white photos, scenery.

2. Strengths: Action 

School Uniforms

Three Sources I could ask about the topic of School Uniforms could be a school board member, a student, and a teacher or parent.
1. What is your opinion on uniforms?
2. How do you think it'll affect your/their schoolwork?
3. What kind of impact do you think uniforms will have grade wise?
4. Do you think it will be challenging to show self expression, how so?
5. Will there still be clear diversity?
6. Do you think it'll be easier for students to pay attention, or will it have no effect?
7. Will the students be able to wear jewelry and different personal accessories?
8. Are students mad at this decision?
9. What made the board make this decision?
10. What happens to a student if they don't follow the dress code guidelines?
11. Will the uniforms be used strictly or a little more lenient?
12. What items of clothing will teachers be required to where if any change is made to their code?
13. When will the uniforms take action?
14. Are the girls and boys able to dye their hair, what restrictions are there on hair and makeup?
15. What was your initial reaction to the announcement of uniforms?
16. Will the students have a variety of colors, styles and articles, or is it a strict pants and shirt uniform?
17. Will the students be assigned a certain backpack or will that be a small freedom?
18. Will the students have assigned shoes or shoe types?
19. Will the students have a fitting for their uniform or will there be estimated sizes ordered?
20. Did the students have any say in the choice of uniforms?

Inverted Pyramid

My First Interview

1. How do you feel about the accomplishment of being student of the month? I was honored since I worked very hard

2. What did you do to earn this honor? Took all AP classes

3. What extracurricular activities or clubs are you in? Pals/leadership

4. What are your grades like? 4.2 GPA and straight A’s over all

5. What do you like to do when you aren't doing homework? Hang out w/ friends

6. How did your teachers do help you earn this? Pushed me to my best ability

7. How did your parents help you earn this award? Made sure I did all my work

8. Who decides who gets the student of the month award? Principal

9. Was it difficult or easy to win this award? Very difficult because of the competition

10. Are you excited about winning this title? Very excited

11. What did your family say about this accomplishment? Proud

12. Who was the person that helped you most? Math teacher

13. What drove you to make this accomplishment? Brother was SOTM

14. Do you think the competition is fair? Yes

15. Did your peers push you to run for student of the month, or did you drive yourself? Family and self driven

16. Do you think you deserved this award? Yes for sure!

17. Do you feel pride in yourself? Yes

18. What was your immediate reaction to the announcement that you won the award? Excited that my hard work paid off

19. Were you nervous or confident about the announcement? Slightly nervous but felt confident

20. Does this affect your future positively, or do you think it'll have no effect? It’ll look good on college application

Architecture Preview 2

I chose the Nautilus House, Mexico

DETAILS

LIGHT

PATTERNS

ANGLES AND SHAPES

SURROUNDINGS

Interviewing Intro

Assignment #1:
Part 1:
Three Sources I could ask about the topic of School Uniforms could be a school board member, a student, and a teacher or parent.
Part 2:
1. What is your opinion on uniforms?
2. How do you think it'll affect your/their schoolwork?
3. What kind of impact do you think uniforms will have grade wise?
4. Do you think it will be challenging to show self expression, how so?
5. Will there still be clear diversity?
6. Do you think it'll be easier for students to pay attention, or will it have no effect?
7. Will the students be able to wear jewelry and different personal accessories?
8. Are students mad at this decision?
9. What made the board make this decision?
10. What happens to a student if they don't follow the dress code guidelines?
11. Will the uniforms be used strictly or a little more lenient?
12. What items of clothing will teachers be required to where if any change is made to their code?
13. When will the uniforms take action?
14. Are the girls and boys able to dye their hair, what restrictions are there on hair and makeup?
15. What was your initial reaction to the announcement of uniforms?
16. Will the students have a variety of colors, styles and articles, or is it a strict pants and shirt uniform?
17. Will the students be assigned a certain backpack or will that be a small freedom?
18. Will the students have assigned shoes or shoe types?
19. Will the students have a fitting for their uniform or will there be estimated sizes ordered?
20. Did the students have any say in the choice of uniforms?
Assignment #2:

1. How do you feel about the accomplishment of being student of the month? I was honored since I worked very hard

2. What did you do to earn this honor? Took all AP classes

3. What extracurricular activities or clubs are you in? Pals/leadership

4. What are your grades like? 4.2 GPA and straight A’s over all

5. What do you like to do when you aren't doing homework? Hang out w/ friends

6. How did your teachers do help you earn this? Pushed me to my best ability

7. How did your parents help you earn this award? Made sure I did all my work

8. Who decides who gets the student of the month award? Principal

9. Was it difficult or easy to win this award? Very difficult because of the competition

10. Are you excited about winning this title? Very excited

11. What did your family say about this accomplishment? Proud

12. Who was the person that helped you most? Math teacher

13. What drove you to make this accomplishment? Brother was SOTM

14. Do you think the competition is fair? Yes

15. Did your peers push you to run for student of the month, or did you drive yourself? Family and self driven

16. Do you think you deserved this award? Yes for sure!

17. Do you feel pride in yourself? Yes

18. What was your immediate reaction to the announcement that you won the award? Excited that my hard work paid off

19. Were you nervous or confident about the announcement? Slightly nervous but felt confident

20. Does this affect your future positively, or do you think it'll have no effect? It’ll look good on college application

Architecture Shoot

Details

Light

Patterns

Shapes

Surroundings

Warm Up- iPhone Photos

1. My favorite photo was the one of the little girl with bright green eyes in a green blanket.
2. The photos seem as though they've been taken with a DSLR, I would've never guessed these amazing photos were taken with a phone.
3. I feel like the photos were so individually beautiful that they didn't need a huge impact on the photos from editing apps.
4. To improve my own phone photography, I may try to get at different angles and find different ways to use light.

Action Shoot

 Photo 1

 Photo 2

 Photo 3

 Photo 4

 Photo 4 (grayscale)

Photo 5 (extra)

Architecture Introduction

Nautilus House, Mexico

1. The structure was built by Javier Senosiain.
2. Built in 2006.
3. In Mexico City, Mexico.
4. You can visit the structure.
5. No information about the cost, but I'm guessing a lot.
6. It was built because a family was tired of living in their traditional home and wanted something different.
7. I picked this structure because it seemed super unique and I immediately wanted to learn more. The name itself was kinda cool, so I thought I'd check it out. I really loved the bright colors and nature feel of it. The architecture was so one of a kind and I couldn't not share it on my blog.
Guggenheim Museum, Spain

1. Frank Gehry

2. Built in 1997

3. Bilbao, Northern Spain

4. Open to the public

5. It costed 89 million dollars to build

6. It would be a good income source

7. I picked this building because it looked so cool and it deemed difficult to photograph. It almost has a mind of it's own, that's what it looks like to me at least. It just kind of spirals put of control in a totally cool way. 

Habitat 67

1. Moshe Safhdie

2. Built October, 1967

3. Montreal, Canada; next to the St. Lawrene River

4. Yes

5. Around $140,000 per unit/apartment

6. Built as an architecture project

7. I picked this particular architecture because it sounded really unique, like a really cool movie. Once I looked it up I knew I had to do it because it looked like it was straight out of a science- fiction cartoon.

Atomium

1. Built by Andre Waterkeyn

2. Built in 1958

3. Located in Brussels

4. Some of it is public

5. No cost information

6. Built for Brussel's 1958 World Fair

7. I picked this structure because it just looked really cool. The reflections on it really make for great pictures. I wonder what it looks like inside and hope to visit it someday

UFO House, Taiwan

1. Built by Matti Suuromen

2. Built in 1978

3. North coast of Tamsui

4. Yes 

5. No

6. Vacation resort

7. I picked this structure because it sounded so indifferent and a lot of classmates were talking about how neat is was. I decided I'd have to check it out for myself!

Sensory Overload Warm Up

1. I think this quote is sharing how humans are defined by the smaller things we buy, not only architecture. I agree with what Seymour was saying. As an aspiring photographer, this project makes me feel more interested to see what else the world contains that could be really awesome to shoot.
2. I would love to go and get some cool shots at Commodity City, it seems like so much to take in and I'd love to be given the opportunity to capture those moments.
3. I think growing up with your parents working at some of these booths would be really cool and would really open up a child's eyes to the world and what's out there for them to experience, create or do.
4. My favorite photo was the one capturing the booth with all of the plates and baskets. I really liked how he got the little girl in there because it reminds me of my childhood and how my grandma would give me little picnic sets with plates like those. The colors are super bright and happy, giving off a fantastic, fun vibe.

Action/Sports/Motion PPT Warm Up Answers

Slide 1: The photo is significant to sports because it captures the football tradition to pour a bucket of a drink, such as Gatorade, onto the coach after a win.
Slide 2: The shutter speed has to be fast in order to capture the image quick enough.
Slide 3: Because it's tradition, the moment was at least expected, but the shot wasn't planned, however it could've been a key moment if it was a big game.
Slide 4: There was most likely a special lens used to capture this shot, however some present techniques being used were shutter speed and motion stopping.

Weebler Newspaper

Newspaper Practice

News Values

TIMELINESS: This article is about an issue undergoing a new and current study. After a long outbreak of peanut allergies, doctors think they have finally found an explanation.

Feeding Infants Peanut Products Could Prevent Allergies, Study Suggests

Feeding Infants Peanut Products Can Help Link

PROXIMITY: This article represents proximity due to it's being in the America's. Cuba is part of the America's, so because it's sifting towards Capitalism, it's a huge deal, making the America's more developed, hoe=wever, creating inequality.

As Cuba Shifts Toward Capitalism, Inequality Grows More Visible

"As Cuba Shifts..." Link

Prominence: This is a newsworthy article due to it's involvement of a British Lawmaker. Articles will typically be more worthy if including a week known person, lace or thing.

British Lawmaker, Accused of Influence Peddling, Steps Down as Intelligence Panel Chairman

"British Lawmaker..." Article Link

IMPACT: This article has a huge impact due to the differences of religion. This will impact the community by creating an uproar of religion issues.

Head of Hindu Group Criticized for Remarks About Mother Teresa

"Head of Hindu..." Article Link

CONFLICT: This article represents conflict by writing on the issues between terrorists and the people. The country hopes the alerts won't trigger terrorism.

A Catch-22 in Kenya: Western Terrorism Alerts May Fuel Terrorism

"Catch-22..." Article

HUMAN INTEREST: 

Refugees Are Pushed to Exits in Pakistan

Refugee article link

Newspaper Introduction

1. My favorite newspaper front page was The Montgomery, from Ala. I liked it because of the big story about Breast cancer.
2. My favorite headline was the Breast cancer story, I appreciate the awareness it brings to the issue.
3. There are three different stories on the front page.
4. There are usually two or three photos, one large and one to two small. There's also varying text, small print with medium subtitles and a large title over all.
5. The shapes of the text and pictures, as well as the sizes, vary frequently on newspaper front pages.

My Yearbook Spread

The Lonestar Dispatch Issue #4

Front Page: Cancer diagnosis doesn't stop Gomez

Summary: Theatre Teacher, Roberto Gomez, is currently fighting cancer. The community is pitching in to help since he's so dedicated to his work. Doctors found a tumor in his left liver, underneath his heart. When he went in to get it removed, he was informed that it wasn't possible to operate on, making him fight harder. His daughter, Lauren has refused to let him go down without a fight, getting him through the painfully tough times. Him and his family have made a large impact in the news and in the community.

Who- Roberto Gomez

What- Theatre teacher

Where- James Bowie High

When- Feb. 9

How- Featured on the news and made a large impact

Who was quoted- Lauren Gomez (daughter)

What's the strongest quote- "You don't really think of things until they happen"

Did the lead sentence draw you in- Yes

Conclusion: Statement or Quote- Statement

Student Life: Marching Band Travels Abroad for New Year's Parade with Millions Watching

Summary- The Bowie Outdoor Preforming Ensamble traveled to Big Ben in London to march and play in front of 2 and a half million people, taking 300 of the members with them. They all roomed together and had a phenomenal time.

Who- James Bowie Outdoor Preforming Ensamble

What- Marched in London

When- New Year's

Where- London, England

Why-

How-

Who was quoted-

What quote was the strongest-

Did the lead sentence draw you in-

Conclusion: Statement or Quote-

Sports: The article I chose was about Brooke Landry, she's the highest ranked female knife thrower, which she's been doing since she was five.

Who- Brooke Landry
What- Knife Throwing
When- Since age 5
Where- In Texas and around the world
Why- It's what she enjoys
How- Lots of practice
Who was quoted- Gillian Sittler
Strongest quote- "...She has been committed to it a long time" (Sittler, '15)
Lead sentence draws you in- Yes
Quote or Statement- Quote.

Other High School Newspapers

ISSUU Link

1. My favorite newspaper front page was the Lion's Roar because I really liked the flow of it.
2. The paper that immediately grabbed my attention was the Lance, It really stood out with the big pink pig.
3. My favorite headline from the Stagg Line was "Donations help many lives".
4. There's only one story on my favorite cover, "The Herald: Let Me Speak"
5. One thing that I notice in all of the front pages of the papers are big bold titles, story titles, a picture, and a subtitle.
6. The differences I see in the front of the newspapers is the number of stories, pictures, as well as the sizes of both.
7. Yes, they're similar for the most part.

Broadsheet:
The Lone Star impact issue #3
The Stagg Line Issue #4
North Pointe Issue #6
Tabloid:
The Lance Issue #3
MavLife
The Prospector Issue #5
NewsMagazine:
Central Focus
Hi-Lite issue 4.25
The Roar Issue 4

Headlines-The major new stories presented on a news paper.
Subheadlines- An additional title that follows the main title.
Lines- Used to separate stories on newspapers
Boxes- A box is where the stories go
Photos- shows the main idea in a story
Teaser- Headline or box that gives a sneak peek of what's inside the paper.
Flag- The name of the newspaper
Folios- A newspaper folded into sections
Captions- 2 sentences describing a picture.
Stories- A written passage inside a newspaper
Bylines- A line in a newspaper that shows who wrote it
Jumps- When an article has to finish on a second page.
Story Dividers- A line that divides a story
Screens- small dots that are used to display gray areas.
Infographics- A chart or diagram in the paper
Masthead/Staff box- The nameplate at the top of page 1

King Pica Spread

Magazine Cover Peer Review

ABSENT THE DAY WE DID THIS ASSIGNMENT
Jordan Young's Magazine Cover

1. The name of the magazine was Into the Wild, by Jordan Young.
2. I really liked the photo she used, I also liked the font and title of the magazine.
3. I'd fix the spacing of the story titles, maybe add even more.
4. I picked this cover because the photo really attracted me, it drew me in.
5. Yes there's a bar code.
6. Yes it made it more "magazine-like".
7. It was a portrait.

Prompt Shoot Peer Review

ABSENT THE CLASS WE DID THIS ASSIGNMENT
Hannah's Blog: 5th Period

1. Out of Hannah's Footprints, Pose, Pause, and The End prompt shoot, I liked her "Pose" picture the best, it's very happy and energized, it contains balance, rule of thirds, and it avoids mergers.
2. My lest favorite photo would have to be the "Footprints" photo, it felt very mainstream, she could've been more creative with it. However, there is some great balance in it.
3. I really liked the way her Pause photo turned out, it reveals a lot about the subject by the way he sits and acts, it's natural. I loved the "The End' photo, it was very bold and I really liked the touch of black and white.
4. One area she can approve upon, is creativity, her photography has a lot of potential and if she branches out some, her photos can be truly amazing.
5. The prompt I think she portrayed the best was The End because it was taken so boldly, it was a real statement photo.
6. The prompt I think she least successfully portrayed was footprints.