Extra Credit HDR

Photo Illustration - Staged Picture

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Merger

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found objects

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The Big Day

A man is racing to get to the church on time. A woman, surrounded by women in matching dresses looks down at her ring then gazes out the window expectantly. The man driving stops behind a slow truck, then changes lanes to race around him. When the man reaches his destination, he sprints to the doors and into the church. But he's too late. 

Who - Bride, Groom, Bridesmaids, Father, Priest

  "I'm so late i'm so late i'm so late.." James muttered, sweating behind the wheel. Elaina stood surrounded by her best friends, gushing with joy. "I can't believe how beautiful you look, darling," her father said, sitting in the upholstered chair in the corner. Elaina grinned, looked down at her engagement ring, then gazed between the curtains at the misty view outside the church. The priest whispered in the doorway. 

  Speeding to his destination, James takes his eyes off the dark, wet road to glance at his watch. "Almost there, I'll be fine," he reassures himself. Elaina's father quietly checks the time, still waiting in the chair in the corner. 

"Oh come ON," James yells when he spots the slow moving van getting bigger in his windshield as he comes around a bend in the road. He slows to a stop, only to pass the van as quickly as he had come up on it. 

Keeping a smile on his face, her father takes Elaina's hands and kisses her cheek. She checks the window once more before her bridesmaids help her carry her train down the stairs.

Stopped once more for a seemingly never-ending train, James yells to no one and anyone, "The universe is against me!"

When the train finally clears the tracks and the barrier lifts from the car's front bumper, James continues his race against time to the church. Not bothering to put his car in park, the man stumbles up the stairs and through the arched wooden doors at the front of the chapel. But it's too late. Elaina stands in her cream dress and veil facing the man who gave her the rock on her left hand. When she sees James, she quickly glances away, guilty of something unknown to the rest of the audience. But the groom catches their glance and looks between the two lovers, unaware of the lie he has been told by the love of his life. 

iMovie Final

1. Summarize what you read and watched about (2-3 paragraphs, 4-5 sentences) 

2. Tell me one thing that you already knew about iMovie that the website explained. 

3. Tell me one thing that you learned new today that you didn't know before. 

4. What are you concerned about with this final project?

5. What are you confident you can complete early and have ready to use?

6. If I asked you today, what do you think you will do for your video?

http://knowledge-innovation.wikispaces.com/Basic+Skills+for+iMovie

http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/160-intro-to-imovie

News Values

1. Timeliness - the newness of facts
2. Proximity - the nearness of a given event to your place of publication
3. Prominence - the "newsworthiness" of an individual, organization or place
4. Impact - the effect or consequence of an event on the audience
5. Conflict - the meeting of two or more opposing forces. these forces can be physical , emotional or philosophical
6. Human Interest - the drama that surrounds people involved in emotional struggle
7. Novelty - the attraction people have to unusual things and events

Story 1 - Conflict

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/29/world/asia/nepal-katmandu-earthquake-relief.html?ref=world&_r=0

"Frustration Grows in Nepal as Earthquake Relief Trickles In"

Survivors of the earthquake in Nepal are still fighting to survive with what little they have. Though the government is said to be providing tents, food and aid to the people in Katmandu, the survivors argue that they are not being aided by the government as much as they need in this trying time.

Story 2 - Impact

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/28/world/asia/google-and-facebook-help-nepal-earthquake-survivors-and-contacts-connect.html?ref=world

"Google and Facebook Help Nepal Earthquake Survivors and Contacts Connect"

After the devastating events in Nepal, people began using social media for contacting loved ones that were possibly in danger. Technology businesses, seeing the need for ways to contact people that might be out of reach, brought apps and ways of finding people forward for public use.

Story 3 - Prominence

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/04/28/baltimore-state-of-emergency/26496241/

"Baltimore Deals with Devastation, Hard Questions"

After devastating attacks on their own city on Monday night, citizens of Baltimore come together to clean up their city. The riots sprouted from protesting citizens after Freddie Gray's funeral, and quickly turned violent.

Story 4 - Proximity

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/04/29/report-california-drought-could-worsen-air-pollution/26615205/

"California Drought Could Worsen Air Pollution"

A report released by the American Lung Association says that drought conditions in California could be the cause of state-wide air pollution. This along with other contributing factors, will add to the poor air quality in the state.

Story 5 - Timeliness

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/30/world/asia/trying-to-locate-the-living-nepal-rescuers-find-only-frustration.html?ref=world&_r=0

"Trying to Locate the Living, Nepal Rescuers Find Only Frustration"

In Bhaktapur, Nepal, a team of the United States' most talented search-and-rescuers along with sniffer dogs trained to find live bodies work to find any remaining survivors in the rubble of the fallen city.
Along with many other international teams, the US search-and-rescuers are set on doing everything possible to find and save anyone who is left.

Story 6 - Novelty

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/30/world/europe/french-school-teenagers-skirt-illegal-display-religion.html?ref=world

"French School Deems Teenager's Skirt an Illegal Display of Religion"

Baltimore Riots

As a photographer in Baltimore, I would be very worried about my safety obviously. It would be very hard to get a really good picture that tells a story without possibly putting myself and others in danger in the process. And depending on the kinds of pictures I would be focusing on, it would be easy to outrage either group of people (police officers if they thought i was trying to capture the rioter's story and the other way around if the people rioting thought I was focused just on the police officers). 

Portfolio Analysis

http://www.sportsshooter.com/special_feature/student_contest-06/schukar.html

Portfolios

a.     Name of Photographer: Travis Haughton

b.     General focus of portfolio: Journalism

c.      List 3 problems that the judges noted: Some pictures needed captions, the angle for some pictures were wrong, the angle is too tight for a lot of them; get a wider frame

d.     List 2 things the judges like: The angle of the basketball picture was good but too small, different levels going on in the picture

e.     What is your overall impression of the photographer: I think he has a different way of taking pictures that is nice, but he needs some more practice in lighting and the angles at which he takes his pictures.

f.      Name of Photographer: Josh Birnbaum

g.     General focus of portfolio: Sports

h.     List 3 problems that the judges noted: Get better angles & better timing, wait for the moment or edit the moment, pace your pictures throughout your portfolio

i.       List 2 things the judges like: The content makes the picture amusing, the photographer gets in with the action

j.       What is your overall impression of the photographer: I think he has some really great ideas and some amazing detail shots throughout his portfolio, but he could work on his technique and the way he works with the subjects.

k.     Name of Photographer: Justin Mott

l.       General focus of portfolio: Sports

m.   List 3 problems that the judges noted: Expand past some of the same things you have taken pictures of, where’s the subject ? , make point of picture more obvious

n.     List 2 things the judges like: The color and light and angle are all very good, definitely waited for the right moment.

o.     What is your over all impression of the photographer: The pictures were amazing. I loved this photographer, but there were a few terrible pictures that did not belong in the portfolio.  The story at the end made me want to fall asleep.

Winning Portfolio (Dustin Snipes/Sports)

a.     What did judges note as strengths : color & composition, streamline of swimmers makes content interesting, photographer gets into the subjects of the picture, POV of the pictures are very good, chaos of the picture somehow looks good, blur of the picture adds to the detail of the subject, even with a little set up, the creativity is very good, photographer really got up close and personal with the subjects to make sure they got a really good pictures.

b.     What do you see as strengths: This photographer is very good. He knows what he’s doing with composition, angle and editing along with the initial lighting of the photos. I loved his portfolio, and he had to have had a lot of creativity and a lot of vision to get this quality of pictures.

Contest recap vid

Describe process for choosing winner:

Decides who has the worst pictures, narrows down and takes out all of the portfolios with weak compositions, “reward diversity”, look at editing of pictures as well as composition of each, decide winner.

PART 2

http://www.sportsshooter.com/special_feature/2005_contest_vid/index2.html

I agree with the judges on the Action Category picture of the runners. The photographer should have cropped it.

I disagree with their judgment of the football shot in the No Pro / No College category. They thought that the ball got lost in the running players and that the photographer should have cropped the picture more to make the focus on the ball and the hands of the players, but I think that the ball brings the focus to the top of the picture by itself without having to crop out half of some of the players’ bodies. I think the composition was good.

Inverted Pyramid

Student of the Month Interview // My First Interview

Meghan Henry
QUESTIONS

1. How does it feel to be awarded Student of the Month?
I expected to be awarded for all my hard work, so I was not surprised at all.
2. Do you know how you were chosen?
I know that there was a vote but other than that I'm not sure.
3. Were there other people that were in the running for this award?
Yes, but I didn't know any of them. 
4. How much work did it take to achieve this award?
Several years of preparation have made me ready for accepting this award!
5. Has this always been a goal of yours?
Yes of course!
6. Who helped you the most along the way?
I helped myself the most. I was the one who did all the studying and work.
7. Did you have any inspiration or people you looked up to while working towards this award?
Albert Einstein was my biggest inspiration along the way. 
8. Do you have any favorite teachers?
Mr. E is my favorite teacher because he's really cool. 
9. Did any of your teachers help you specifically in any way while working toward the Student of the
Month award?
My history teacher Mr. Lyon helped me work on my worst subjects and taught me some really helpful study methods. 
10. How long did you work for this award?
4 hours a day for the past three years (homework, studying, tutoring etc)
11. What was your favorite part about working towards this goal?
Having no friends to worry about was very helpful and i really enjoyed the alone time. 
12. What were some of your struggles along the way?
Having no friends gave me a lot of free time which meant I would spend hours upon hours in my room studying just because I was bored. 
13. Did any specific person in your family help you achieve this award?
No, they aren't helpful. 
14. Did someone in your family inspire you to work for this award?
My family is made up entirely of idiots, so no, I had to do this on my own. 
15. Did any of your friends help you along the path to this award?
Along the way, most of my friends left because they couldn't compete with my intelligence.
16. Who was the most supportive person in your life that helped you while working for this achievement?
All of my teachers were very helpful and really believed in me through it all.
17. Is there another goal that you hope to achieve in your time at Bowie? (what is it)
I hope to get out of here as soon as possible and get into a good college. 
18. Is there anything that prepared you for this achievement?
Having a lot of free time allowed me to study and prepare for important tests. 
19. What could you tell other students trying to achieve the same goal?
Don't try. You'll never live up to my achievements. 
20. What are a few tips that helped you the most along the way?
Highschool friends are useless, parties are not important, and your books are your best friend!

Enes Costur

Assignment #1

School Uniforms

1. Principal of Bowie, AISD board member, Student at Bowie or other AISD school

Questions

1. Did the school board have the idea of district-wide school uniforms?
2. Is there any specific reason for the new idea for school uniforms?
3. Does every person on the board get a vote in these decisions?
4. If a student from an AISD school did not like the new decision to have uniforms, what could they do about it?
5. Will teachers have a new dress code as well as the students?
6. Could a petition change the school board's decision?
7. Who is in charge of getting the uniforms?
8. Does the district have a designer specifically for these?
9. Will they need to get one if you don't have one already?
10. Does each school get a say in what the uniforms are?
11. Will each school have different uniforms?
12. Will AISD school's dress codes be changed with the addition of uniforms?
13. How do you think students will react to this new rule?
14. Will students get a vote on what their new uniforms will be?
15. When will this new rule be enforced?
16. Will incoming seniors be excused from wearing uniforms?
17. Do you think seniors would be okay with having a new rule enforced in their last year of high school?
18. Along with school uniforms, are there any other rules that the board wants to change district-wide?
19. What is your opinion on the new uniforms?
20. Do you think the board will keep the uniforms for many years?

Action Shoot

I could not crop this picture the way you asked us to, because it did not include all of the subject.

Architecture Shoot

Details

Angles & Shapes

Light

Patterns

Surroundings

Warm up - iPhone Photos

My favorite picture was the B&W picture taken of the boy splashing in the water.

I think it's possible that some of them could have been taken with a phone.

I think apps are definitely a big influence on iPhone photography, and which ones you use matters.
Tips:

The angle of the phone definitely affects the picture taken, and getting the right lighting might be hard with a phone but it's very important. 

Warm-Up Sensory Overload

I definitely agree with the photographer's statement at the end of the story, and i believe that it is becoming more and more true every year.
If I were to visit this area sometime in the future, I would definitely want to visit. I think it would be a cool place to take pictures, and no picture would be the same.
I think the title of the article is very fitting. If i were a worker or a child spending my days in this place, I would feel very overwhelmed by everything around me. I think i would get bored of my booth very easily.
Surrounded by a forest of fake flowers and plants, a worker sat on her phone. There were flowers of every color filling the space of the booth, leaving only a small walkway through the center to the owner.

Sports Photography Q&A

Slide 1- Throwing the water cooler full of ice-cold water onto the coach at the end of a win is a way of celebration. It is usually unexpected but has become of a part of tradition. 

Slide 2- The shutter speed has to be faster to get the right moment; the unexacting face of the coach and the water hitting him

Slide 3- This is a key moment in the game. It was definitely planned. 

Slide 4- The angle of the picture and the right moment that it was taken had to be a technique. 

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