Merger Photo

Graffiti or Found Objects Homework

 Extra:

Architecture Photos

Angles and Shapes

Details

Light

Patterns

Surroundings

Architecture pre-shoot preview

DETAILS:

This photographer got up close to this building to focus on the details that were put onto the building. Sometimes getting up close to buildings will help you see/focus on the little details the architect puts onto the building.

LIGHT:

This building gets light from the sun's rays traveling through the windows making the room bright.

PATTERN:

The interior of this building's hallway has a repeating pattern. From the floor to the ceiling there is a pattern with lines, shapes, the lights, structure and event to door in the back

SHAPED:

Not in the shape of a rectangle or similar to most of the builings now a days, makes this building different because it has a different, wierd shape to it.

 SURROUNDING:

This building may be shaped wierd but it fit in its environment, because the other buildings surrounding it look weird too.

Architecture Preview

Burj Al Arab, Dubai, UAE

1. Who is the architect?

built by an South African construction contractor Murray & Roberts

the Architect and engineering consultant was Atkins

2. When was it built?
began 1994
3. Where is it located?
located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? 
It a Hotel so you can visit it
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?
$650,000,000
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?
It was built to resemble the sail of a dhow,  a type of Arabian vessel
7. Why did you pick this building?
I thought this building looked cool. I like how it's surrounded by water and how it looks like a sailing boat in a way. When its dark the lights make it look amazing. The architect got a bit creative and made something different.

Atomium, Belgium

1. Who is the architect?

Designed by Andre Waterkeyn

2. When was it built?

1958

3. Where is it located?

Brussels, Belgium

4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?

closed to the public in October, and remained closed until 18 February 2006

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?

was built for Expo 58, 1958 Brussels World's Fair

7. Why did you pick this building?

I picked this building because I found it interesting. This building had me thinking "How do you get inside and how do you get from one room to the other?" I wanted to learn a little about this structure and why it was build. It looks weird but different and I wanted to know if I could someday visit this building.

Cubic Houses, Netherlands

1. Who is the architect?

architect Piet Blom 

2. When was it built?

1984

3. Where is it located?

in Rotterdam and Helmond in The Netherlands

4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?

you can visit it and take a tour

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?

There's really not much but the building has 38 small cubes and two so called 'super-cubes', all attached to each other.

7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)
I picked this house because i thought it looked cool and it would be interesting to find more information on the house. I wonder what the house looks like inside, is it hard to walk in or is it a flat surface and the outside just fools you? The cube house looks like a fun house i would want to visit it someday.

Nautilus House, Mexico

1. Who is the architect?

Javier Senosiain

2. When was it built?
2006
3. Where is it located?
Mexico City
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it
it's someone's 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 house was created in inspiration of the Nautilus shell, the goal of the house was to make it feel like an internal inhabitant of a snail 
7. Why did you pick this building?
This house is my favorite one out of all of them because it looks

Turning Torso, Sweden

1. Who is the architect?

Santiago Calatrava

2. When was it built?
started in 2001 and opened in 2005
3. Where is it located?
Malmo, Sweden
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?
1,5 billion swedish crowns
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?
based on a sculpture by Calatrava called the Twisting Torso and to re-establish a recognizable skyline for Malmo
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)

Action Shoot Final

Inverted Pyramid

Caption Warm-Up

Caption:
During the chase on Monday morning for Calvin the goat, he tries to escape wildly from owner Ianloy because he doesn't want to go back in the barn. Calvin looked to his left and saw his girlfriend Sally he tried to get to her but Ianloy stopped him.

Rules:
leading lines- the fence in back leads to the subject
creating depth- the goat in the the fore ground, then Ianloy is the middle and the are focused
mergers- Ianloy's foot is coming out of the goats butt
Balanced: from bottom to top, the goat is in the bottom and Ianloy is on the top which balances

Caption Writing Practice

Cortney Jackson shows that she is happy by giving the camera a big smile during the homecoming game because. Cortney laughs after Akins scored points because someone in front of her tripped.

Sophmore Brandon Watsin shoots a free throw during the game against Bowie. With 30 seconds on the clock Brandon Watsin an Akins basketball player shot a winning basket for the team.

1. Rule of Thrids
2. Leading line
3. Avoiding mergers

In art class David Maldanado expresses his feeling with drawings. The teacher showed the class her drawing and the students finshed their art work.

leading line
rule of thirds
mergers
viewpoint

Toosie the owl stares at the camera waiting to attack in a science class because she is hungry. Toosie saw a yummy delicious lolly pop and flied over to claim it. :)

Basic News Writing

Austin District Holds Community Budget Forum Tonight

Who?
Who is involved?
Austin School District, parents, employees, administrators, school board
Who does/did the situation affect?
employees
Who said so?
officials


What?
What is happening?
officials expect to trim $63 million overall and draw $43 million from the district's reserves, meetings are being held, schools are in debt, there will be a voting on whether there should be hundreds of employees to be cut off
What did happen?
some teachers have been fired, the schools are behind on money
What are the consequences?
they have to go out and look for another job, teachers are losing their jobs
What is different about this?
schools have to have a tough budget
What are the choices?
draw money from the district's reserves


When?
When did or will this happen?
April 11
April 25
May 30
June 6
June 13
June 29
August 30
April 11
When was this discovered?
a week before March 30, 2011


Where?
Where did or will this happen?
Bowie H.S., Schools,in Texas, school boards


Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen?
to help close and anticipated $94.4 million shortfall


How?
How did it or will it happen?
there will be a voting held
How much does it cost?
94.4 million
How many people does this affect?
a lot, 1,153 employees + parents, students, children
How do you feel about this?

I feel bad to know that schools are in debt.

Randy Velarde Testifies Barry Bonds' Trainer Gave Him Injections

Who?
Who is involved?

Randy Velarde, Barry Bonds, prosecutors, Jason Giambi, Marvin, Greg Anderson, Jeremy Giambi, Benito Santiago, Armando Rios and Bobby Estalella
Who does/did the situation affect?

Randy Velarde,  Greg Anderson

Who said so?
prosecutors and Velarde

What?

What is happening?

Randy Velarde (4th) was caught taking injections of human growth hormone from Barry Bonds

Anderson was held as contempt, Bobby testified against Bonds,

What did happen?

He has to go to court, He is charged,

What are the consequences?

He is charged with four counts of lying and one count of obstruction for telling a grand jury in 2003 that he didn't knowingly use performance enhancing drugs this effects his baseball career.

What is different about this?

Now his career is effected by his actions and people are being charged

What are the choices?

He didn't have to take the steroids

When?

When did or will this happen?

2001, 2003, April 2004,, March 2006, March 7
When was this discovered?
March 30, 2011


Where?
Where did or will this happen?
San Francisco and Washington State


Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen?
He took the steroids to enhance himself and now what's happening is he's paying for his actions by going to court


How?
How did it or will it happen?

They met in various parking lots because of Greg Anderson's link to Bonds
How much does it cost?
$500 to $800
How many people does this affect?
a lot, the baseball players (his team), Anderson, Velarde
How do you feel about this? 

I think he was stupid for taking them and acting like he didn't know what it was but I really don't care for the situation.

Tens of Thousands of Evacuees Can't Head Home for Months

Who?
Who is involved?
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano, people near the power plant, Japanese minister,  Michael Friedlander, Hidehiko Nishiyama
Who does/did the situation affect?
the people around the Fukushima Daiichi power plant
Who said so? Japanese minister,
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano


What?
What is happening?
there has been a nuclear crisis, people who'd lived within 20 kilometers of the nuclear facility would not return home permanently in a matter of days or weeks, they need to gain control of the nuclear power plant, some people are working together rushing to prevent the disaster from worsening,  radioactive iodine-131 went 361 yards into the Pacific Ocean and surged to 4,385 times above the regulatory limit
What did happen?

ten of thousands of people had to move away, some people are already effected with the radiation released, radiation has been found in beef
What are the consequences?
the meat won't be sold, people have to move away from their home for a long time, infants shouldn't drink tap water, banned sales and transports of numerous vegetables grown in the area after tests detected radiation, fishing is not allowed within 12 miles of the plant
What is different about this?
people can't live home, they can't sell foods from there because of the radiation, they have to be more careful
What are the choices?
to move away from the radiation


When?
When did or will this happen?
April 6, 2011, April 1, 2011
When was this discovered?
March 31, 2011


Where?
Where did or will this happen?
Tokyo, Japan


Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen?
because mother nature wanted this to happen
How?
How did it or will it happen?
the earthquake hit the nuclear power plant
How much does it cost?
a lot to fix everything because Japan was left a disaster
How many people does this affect?
a lot of people, citizens of Japan, and others helping out
How do you feel about this?
This situation makes me want to help Japan, and I feel bad just the thought of an earthquake happening here in Texas is scary you can lose your family.

Spring Shoot Photo Prompts

Blue:

Open:

Angle:

 Spring:



Africa

1.) My reactions to the power point
I thought the power point was amazing, the photo are scary because their wild animals but I liked the power point over all.

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

the cheetah in the tree is my favorite photo, it's zoomed in and focuses on the features of the cheetah, I like how the photo is clear and how the photographer used the rule of simplicity blurring out the background and focusing on the cheetah

3. Look up the photographer –

a.     What kind of camera did he use?

 medium-format black and white film without telephoto or zoom lenses. He uses a Pentax 67ll with only two fixed lenses

b.     What is his reason for taking the photos?

He wants to take photos of the wild animals before they are gone

c.     What is his hope by taking these types of photos?

He hopes to show the animals simply in the state of being before they are gone

d.     Find something he has to say about Africa and post the quote on your blog

"You wouldn't take a portrait of a human being from a hundred feet away and expect to capture their spirit; you'd move in close."

4.



5W1H Blog warm-up

Who:
Barack Obama
What:
launched his bid for re-election.
When:
April 14, 2011
Where:
Chicago
Why:
to raise money, and be re-elected
How:
by having a campaign and fundraiser

Student of the Month (Answers)

1. How did becoming the student of the month change you?
It made me realize the importance of school and made me want to do more for the school
2. What made you to become the student of the month?
I work hard everyday to achieve my goals
3. How can you change the school?
I can encourage students to want to graduate and be successful
4. How do you feel about your school?
My school is alright
5. How are you different from everyone else?
I have a different style and my personality
6. How do you think others recognize you as student of the month?
I don't think student body cares about the student of the month
7. What did you do differently when you became student of the month?
I knew people would look up to me so I knew I had to be a role model to others
8.  What makes you a good student of the month?
I make good decision for the school that will help a lot of students in the long run
9. How are you treated by others?
Others treat me well
10. Why do you think you were chosen student of the month?
I passed my class and have good grades
11.  In what ways can you make the school better?
I can encourage others to want to become the student of the month
12. What are your goals throughout high school?
To graduate and go to college
13. What did you do differently after becoming the student of the month?
I started to share my thoughts and decisions with others
14. How do you get far in you work?
I get the support from my family and friends and I like to finish what I start
15. Who is your favorite teacher? Why?
Mr. Reeves is my favorite teacher because he is awesome :)
16. Where do you plan to go for college? Why?
Acc so that way I can start with my life
17. What do you want to do for a living?
Become an English teacher
18. Did you have to work harder or less when you became the student of the month?
No I didn't have to work harder or less I worked the same as I always do at my own pace
19.
20.

Interviewing Skills (School Uniform)

1.) List three different sources you could interview for this topic

• Elizabeth
• Sergio
• William

2.)
1. How do you feel about the school making a dress code?
2. If the school made a dress code would you follow it?
3. If you could change the dress code what would you change?
4. Does the dress code effect the way you learn?
5. Do you think there should be a change in the dress code?
6. Would a dress code make you switch schools?
7. What would you do differently if the dress code was strict?
8. How would you feel if you had to spend more money on a dress code?
9. How do you think your parents would feel?
10. What would you do?
11. What would you want to tell the school board?
12. How would you express yourself?
13. If everyone follows the dress code, how would you stand out?
14. Who would you talk to about the dress code situation?
15. Why do you think they make up dress codes?
16. How are you going to get you point across?
17. How do you think other students feel about this?
18. Do you think this would be good or bad for the school? Why?
19. How do you think other students would follow through with the dress code?
20. What do you think should be the consequences of not following the dress code?

Interviewing Skills (Student of the Month)

1. How do you feel?
2. What made you to become the student of the month?
3. Do you think you deserve to be student of the month?
4. What do you wish to accomplish in high school?
5. How are you different from everyone else?
6. How do you think others recognize you as student of the month?
7. What did you do differently when you became student of the month?
8. What are you majoring in?
9. What is you favorite sport?
10. Why do you think you were chosen student of the month?
11. What is your favorite school activity?
12. What are your goals throughout high school?
13. Do you like your High school?
14. Who do you look up to for advice?
15. Who is your favorite teacher?
16. Where do you plan to go for college?
17. What do you want to do for a living?
18. What grade are you in?
19. Although you are the student of the month do you deal with any problems?
20. In what ways can you make the school better?

Assignment (Sports/Action more details)

Part 1.) Portfolios
Name of photographer:
Melissa Golden
General focus of portfolio:
Elderly people
List problems that the judges note with the portfolio:
1.) Out of focus
2.) Motion
3.) Blurry
List things the judges like:
1.) The up close photo of the elderly man
2.) The girl baseball player sliding to the base

What is your overall impression? What did you like or not like?
I thought some of the photos were great but not all of them. My favorite was the photo of the guy on the motorcycle. 

1.)
Name of photographer:
Sam Adams
General focus of portfolio:
Sports, bikes
List problems that the judges note with the portfolio:
1.) Composition
2.) Does nothing
3.) titled
4.) telephone lines
List things the judges like:
1.) Moody
2.) Action
3.) Shadow

What is your overall impression? What did you like or not like?
I thought his video was cool, I really liked the last story of the biker up in the air, I just wish it would of ended differently.

 1.)
Name of photographer:
Justin Mott
General focus of portfolio:
ill people
List problems that the judges note with the portfolio:
1.) out of focus
2.) Blurry
3.) Cutting people off
List things the judges like:
1.) Point of view
2.) Good light
3.) Good Composition
4.) Positioning

What is your overall impression? What did you like or not like?
I thought this video was great there was a lot of good photos but some needed work to be done. I liked some of the photos and the first picture video.

1.)
Name of photographer:
Jordan Murph
General focus of portfolio:
Sports
List three problems that the judges note with the portfolio:
1.) No eye contact
2.) Bad opener
3.) Artificial
4.) The odd photos thrown in the slide
List two things the judges like:
1.) Composition
2.) Fun
3.) Shadow
4.) Good light

What is your overall impression? What did you like or not like?
I thought the video was fun and cool there was just a couple of photos that looked like they didn't belong.

2.) Dustin Snipes
What does the judges not as strengths?
good positioning, type, color, and composition
What do you see as strengths? Do you see any weaknesses?
being creative, enjoyable and  fun, No
3.)
Briefly describe the process the judges went through in deciding the winner.
No bad pictures, No clunkers, Beautifully done, Not too much, Not boring, Good editor, Not striking the same note, and Rewarding diversity

Part 2.) Individual Images 

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 wrestlers, the judges said don't get lazy or sloppy when cropping. I agree with them because, if you don't need it in your photo then get rid of it.

2. Describe one photo that you do NOT agree with the judges on. Explain why you think the judges are wrong.
The photo of the sumo wrestler going up the escalade wasn't that good of a photo there were better ones. 

Warm-Up (Japanese Earthquake)

 

This photo shows some soldiers carrying out someone and I think that person died. This particular photo make me want to cry, knowing that a tsunami can kill a person it's scary. The photographer balanced the image and used a good viewpoint by getting down low.

This image shows a bit of the destruction mother nature left behind. Hanging off the helicopter are two people being rescued, I would be scared. When I see this image it make me scared for the ones who this tragic incident effected. The photographer used a good viewpoint by being above the main subject and avoided mergers.

This photo expresses the girl's feelings you can tell she is sad and she is devistated at what she sees. This photo makes me feel sad and wonder how the girl is doing? In this photo the photographer used simplicity by making the background a bit blurry. The photographer also cropped the photo.

Touching People

1. What do you think about this project and photo essay?
I think the project is cool, just going around meeting new and different people and seeing their reactions to you touching them.

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 would probably be scared, shocked or nervous if they asked me to participate in touching a stranger I would be courious on what it's for, but I think I would want to do the photo shoot because it seems creative and interesting.

3. Think of an unusual photo shoot similar to this one that you think would be fun to go and shoot.
A photo of a midget hugging a giant stranger. :)

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?The love the photography it shows different people, some actually look like they know each other. The photographer did keep in mind some of the rules like Simplicity and Balancing. He took photos of strangers posing nothing different.

Advertising Idea

Would this influence you to buy an AT&T phone? why or why not?

Although they do look interesting none of the photos influenced me to want to buy an AT&T phone, because I'm a person who cares about prices and no where did it say the price for the service or the phone.

Elements of Year Book and Notes

1.) photos
2.) text
3.) captions
4.) portraits
5.) Cover
6.) mascot
7.)
8.)
9.)
10.)


Notes:

• Cover: name of School, Year, specific words, color, pictures, mascot, name of year book, volume #, theme (CINCO)
• Endsheets: (front) pictures, words, mascot, year, table of content, name of individual chapter (back) list of Staff, design
• Colophon: description on how the year book was made
• Title page: Name of School, Address, Phone #, Fax #, Website, Enrollment, UIL District, theme, year
• Spread: 2 pages connected to each other that work together
• Opening spread is often called the Theme Page (s) Quotes, one big picture/ letter, name of divider page
• Divider Pages- seperate sections of the book (1. Sociology 2. Neurology 3. Kinesiology 4. Psychology 5. Genealogy)
• letter from Seniors, big text, little text, designs, names of people
• Thank you or acknowledgements, Index, closing page, big group pictures, blank page for signatures, editor page, closing

Types of Magazines Covers

1) Early Magazine Covers
almost always paintings, almost always ethical; religious; morals

2) The Poster Cover
Advantages: ONE big picture no border, subject is clear, text don't distract from the subject at all, things have be there or the picture has to be really great or has to be really recognizable
Disadvantages: zero entry points... maybe just one, if there isn't a good photo then $ goes down... Risky photo

3) Pictures Married to Type
Advantages: they go together, the word help the photo, the words don't interfere with the photo, don't distract you, the words go with the photo, you can see the photo better
Disadvantages: you don't know what else is inside the magazine, there aren't to many entry points

4) In the Forest of Words
Advantages: tons of text on the picture, different sizes, different colors, different fonts, words everywhere
Disadvantages: too much to look at (overwhelming) overboard, covers your photo

Stuff you find on a magazine cover:
Photo
Name of Magazine
Price Tag (bottom left) Bar Code
Date

Best Covers

Portraits:
2. Vanity Fair, Formal
3. Esquire, Formal
9. Harpers Bazaar, Formal
10. National Geographic, Environmental
13. LIFE Special Edition, Environmental
15. Harpers Bazaar, Formal
19. Esquire, Formal
21. LIFE, Informal
22. George, Formal
26. People, Formal
31. Newsweek, Environmental
36. People, Formal
37. Details, Formal
37. Glamour, Formal
37. National Geographic, Formal
37. Time, Informal

FAVORITE:

#3 Esquire (April 1968) The controversial April 1968 magazine cover depicting Muhammad Ali impaled by six arrows appeared on the heels of his refusal to be inducted into the U.S. Army because of his religious beliefs. (Ali, convicted violating the Selective Service Act, was barred from the ring and stripped of his title.) The cover, the second of three Esquire covers defending Ali, shows the boxer martyred as St. Sebastian, a patron saint of athletes and one who was shot with arrows for his steadfast religious beliefs. This was one of the covers designed by George Lois, Esquires Art Director during the 1960s.

Magazine Cover and Catch Up

The six functions of covers

1. Familiar recognition from issue to issue
2. Emotionally irresistible
3. Arousing curiosity
4. Intellectually stimulating, interesting
5. Efficient, fast, easy to scan
6. Worth the investment of money and time

Portrait and Self-Portraits Tips And Ideas

1st)

TIPS:
1.) Engaging Your Subject
2.) Hands and Other Details
3.) Use your imagination

2nd)

I like these 2 photos because they have the main subject centered and they display the environment in different ways. The top photo displays the environment as a calm and relaxed as for the bottom on it shows a mess and the hard things. I love the colors on the top photo it gives the photo a sense of relaxation.

In these 2 portraits the photographer is being reflected through his glasses lens and a marble. I like how the photographer got creative and did something different to show themselves. In the first portrait I like that the big picture is part a guy's face but then when you look at his glasses you can see a small picture. In the second portrait I like how the photographer is holding the marble in his hand it makes me think.

I like these two casual portraits, they tell some kind of story. I like how the top portrait is a shadow of the main subject, the photographer cuts off her legs but you still know they are there. The bottom portrait has the two main subjects centered and I like how they are surrounded by leaves and behind them is the beautiful sky and the water.

3rd)

For the assignment I will be taking portraits of my partner or I will get a friend out of class. In order for my portraits to be successful I will have to keep in mind the background and try to make it look plain and not busy. I want to get casual and some environmental portraits of my subject. I will also get one self portrait on a reflected object somewhere around the school.

First Blog of 2011!!

1st)

This is one of my favorite photos because I like how the lines look like they pop out. The image looks amazing with the lines all over the place and the person centered right in the middle.  

 I like the way this image looks, it looks like there water and then it looks like there was a explosion.

This image looks so amazing I like how the sky changes from being calm and bright to these dark clouds swirling around.

2nd)

1.) The best song of 2010 is This is Country Music by Brad Paisley. I love this song ever since he performed it on the CMA's for the first time. I love the instruments used and the beat of the song it make me sing along with him and want to get up and start dancing. :))

2.) The best movie of 2010 is Despicable Me I love this movie I barely watched it over the break and I enjoyed it. This movie is funny and cute it made me feel like a little kid again. :)

3.) The earthquake in Haiti was the most important news story of 2010, because it caused a lot of damage a killed many people. This was all over the news and captured my attention to all the people there suffering.

4.) The most important person of 2010 is Taylor Swift, because during the year has became more of an ideal in the country music.

5.)

3rd)

 1.) During the holidays I got to hang out with friends and go Downtown.

 2.) My resolutions for this year are to get a job and stop cussing

 3.) I'm really looking forward to start talking to my dad again and visiting family in Mexico and Arizona