Quick Write

    My story is on the subject of recycling in Austin, as we recently missed our goal of 50% of our waste being recycled by now. At the beginning, I talk about what the goal was, how we missed it, and some reasons for why we missed it. In the heart of the story I mention possible solutions to our problems and ways we can work towards them. In the conclusion I mention how important finding a solution is to us and the environment, eventually if we want to get back on track with our recycling goals as a city.

Newspaper Spread

Fastest Growing Industries of 2016 Infographic

Fastest Growing Industries of 2016
Create column charts

Pictures for Yearbook Spread

Kitten Killer Kaught Yearbook Spread

Caption Review

Subject (Who): The North Side Skull & Bone Gang
Verb: Parade
Date: Feb. 9, 2016
Place: New Orleans, Lousiana

Identify the following information the following elements from the SECOND SENTENCE of the caption:

Why: To bring a serious message of mortality and the need to live a good life
and/or
How: By Parading down the streets in the morning of Mardi Gras
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Subject (Who): Health Worker
Verb: Fumigates
Date: Jan 20, 2016
Place: Lima, Peru

Identify the following information the following elements from the SECOND SENTENCE of the caption:

Why: To prevent Dengue, Chikunguya and Zika virus
and/or
How: By fumigation
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Subject (Who): A lay minister
Verb: Marks a sign of the cross
Date: Feb. 10, 2016
Place: Paranaque City, Philippines

Identify the following information the following elements from the SECOND SENTENCE of the caption:

Why: In observance of Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent
and/or
How: Using ashes from burnt palm leaves
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Subject (Who): A city employee
Verb: stands beside wreaths in front of collided trains
Date: Feb. 10, 2016
Place: Bad Aibling, Germany

Identify the following information the following elements from the SECOND SENTENCE of the caption:

Why: People were killed and injured in the accident
and/or
How: 
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Subject (Who): People in the Escravos da Maua block party
Verb: Cool off in water
Date: Jan. 31, 2016
Place: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Identify the following information the following elements from the SECOND SENTENCE of the caption:

Why: For the Escravos da Maura block party
and/or
How: Merrily

Magazine Cover

First Photoshop Practice

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"Baby Emilie was 9 minutes old when Thierry Bouët photographed her for a series on babies in the first hour of their lives. New York used the photo—along with a fresh and fun type treatment—to great effect in its amusing, and affecting, “Health”-issue cover."

- See more at: http://www.magazine.org/asme/magazine-cover-contest/past-winners-finalists/2015-winners-finalists#sthash.PPqMgU6v.dpuf

When I look at this magazine cover, I am immediately interested, partially because of the tilted lettering but also because of the baby. She is only nine minutes old at the time of the picture, which makes this very beautiful in its own way. I do love how they made some of the cover lines interact with the picture behind it, but the lines inside the baby's mouth are too small to read. Otherwise, I think this magazine cover does exactly what it is meant to do, catch your attention.

Because of the white background the baby is the only thing that could grab your attention, and the lighting seems to be very good for a picture taken only nine minutes after birth.  The cover lines are attention grabbing because of how they relate to the picture, through positioning.  The picture of the baby is communicating beauty, vulnerability, and appealing to the readers sense for protecting the baby. It does this just through the subject matter of the picture. 

Tips for Portraits
1.

Break the Rules of Composition

2. 

Alter Your Perspective

Environmental Portrait

I picked this picture because of how they used an alternate perspective to take a more interesting portrait.

I picked this picture because of how beautiful the setting is behind the subject, and how surreal it makes the portrait.

Casual Portrait

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I chose this picture because of how care-free and fun the subjects are.

I chose this picture because of a well done use of the black and white filter.

Formal Portraits

I chose this portrait because this baby is super cute.

I chose this portrait because it is a satire on formality.

Photography Portrait

I chose this picture because of how different it was.

I chose this portrait because of the story that it seems to bring with it.

Magazine Essential Parts

• Masthead- this is the name of the magazine that is written in a special font meant to stand out.
• Selling Line- 
• Dateline- This is the month and the year of when the issue was publicized. It may also contain the price.
• Cover Lines- Lines on the front page of the magazine that hint at parts of the magazine.
• Main Image- The main picture used as the background for the front page.
• Model Credit- Usually found on the content page, this will give credit to the person modeling for the main image.
• Main Cover Line- A cover line that takes up much of the front page, and is separated into three different parts in three different colors.
• Bar Code- A standard bar code that allows the scanning of magazines during sale.
• Left Third- The left side of the front page, which is important to make the most of because many magazines will be stacked with only the left third showing.
• Cover line- Sometimes as many cover lines that can fit on the front page will be added on, so some cover lines may be by themselves on the right side of the page.

Sports Exploration

Academics Photography

Rule of Thirds, Balance
1. The subject of this picture is Jasmine, the girl at the computer.
2. Yes, because we are able to see that she is paying attention to he schoolwork.


Rule of Thirds, Balance
1. Andrew, the guy at the computer.
2. Yes, because you can see he is working on his work.


Framing, Simplicity, Lines, Avoiding Mergers
1. The guy in the foreground, with his elbow on the desk.
2. Yes, because we can see how he is in thought about his work.


1. It was very difficult to set the correct photo up, because it requires a very certain set of circumstances.
2. I found myself thinking most about not dropping the camera, and also to set up a few rules of photography.

Academics Shoot Preview

The Story: This photograph, 'Feeding the Homeless', gives us a story of each of the people involved, telling us about their lives, and also showing the people who take their time out of their day to help the less fortunate.

Action and Emotion: This photograph, 'Water Lab', easily takes the cake for action and emotion. Just look at the faces of the students involved, and the great shot of the water particles, forever motionless in the air.

Filling the Frame: 'Wonder', the name of this photograph, really fills the picture up with interesting subjects, the substance in the middle makes the observer think, the angle of the picture allows for a complete understanding of the situation, and the number of people fit into the frame is quite well done as well.

Favorite Photo: I picked this photo because of the experiment the subjects are working with, and the action shot that the photographer was able to attain.

Some evident rules of photography are lines, balance, and framing.

Composition Shoot

1. Simplicity

        1. I think I followed the rules correctly, and payed attention to the criteria.
        2. The subject of this picture is the fire alarm.
        3. It is pretty obvious the subject is the fire alarm.

2. Rule of Thirds

        1. I think the rules were followed almost perfectly, because Andrew is near the third of the screen.

        2. The subject is Andrew

        3. It is quite clear what the subject is.

3. Lines

        1. I think I followed the rules averagely, with some mistakes, but still acceptable.
        2. The subject is still Andrew
        3. The subject is pretty obviously noticed.

4. Balance

        1. I think the rules were followed fairly well here.

        2. The subject is the entire hallway.

        3. It may be difficult at first glance to understand the subject, but a second look would reveal it.

5. Framing

       

        1. I think the rules were followed fairly well in this photograph.
        2. The subject is Evelyn.
        3. The subject is quite obvious, because she is the only thing in the picture.

6. Merger

        1. I think the rules were followed well in this picture.
        2. The subject is the person walking away from the camera.
        3. The subject is obvious as the rest of the picture is bland.

Reflection

1. Some challenges I ran into would be finding ideas for the photos, opportunities being just too fleeting, and trying to make each picture closer to perfect.

2. For me, I was thinking about the focus constantly, because I had a hard time with shaking the camera, blurring the photo. I kept it in mind and I got better at staying still.