Found Objects

Graffiti

Merger Photo

HDR Photo

Merger Photos

1. The sun could go down / up changing the shadow, and the editing could could mess up the perfect merge.

2. I could do it at the courtyard, the academic halls, or the band hall or anywhere with not too complicated and popping background.

3. I could make one of myself almost interacting with another me.

4. Not too shiny or big clothing.

Pirates of the Caribbean

New Snapchat Filter

United Airlines Incident

Opinion Story

Music Education

      Music education in schools across the globe has grown more and more over the years. Though some people might think its just a boring class where you learn boring music, I believe that music education not only teaches students music but also teaches students life skills, such as teamwork and patience. It is proven that kids who study a musical instrument are more likely to excel in all of their studies, work better in teams, have enhanced critical thinking skills, and stay in school.
       My music life didn't start off with the love for music I have right now. It all started in 6th grade instrument selection night in middle school. I tried out and learned about many instruments, including my instrument now, the F horn. At first, it was overwhelming and scary but when school started and when I started to go to band class everything changed. After being in middle school band, I learned that band class isn't just a normal class, it's a family full of supporters, and unforgettable memories.
      When marching season for high school came up, I was even more scared and stressed. It was all new and came to me quick. I just stuck with my friends and hoped everything would turn out fine. Turns out, everything was fine. Marching season was a long, hard, but a rewarding journey and I had to sacrifice a lot of time and effort to make the ensemble great. In return from the band, I got unforgettable memories, unending friendships, and even a free life lesson.Two thing I learned is that not everything will go your way and that you have to give in a lot to get more out of something.
      Marching Season was full of surprises, joy, disappointments and much more. We had rehearsals early on late start days and rehearsals during the evening every day, it took a lot of dedication but in the end, it was all worth it.
      When people say that band is not fun or band isn't hard, I try to understand why they might think that, maybe they think it's only playing slow, bland, and boring music or just slacking around. To me, band is a family with 300 people waiting to help you, or just waiting to have fun in the stands in a football night. Band is not only an experience like no other but a life lesson as a whole. In my opinion, it teaches you more life lessons than most academic classes.

HDR Photography

1. Shutter speed
2. You'll need a camera, a tripod, and an HDR photo bending software
3. You might want a picture which shows a lot of contrast between dark and light, and looks like a painting.
4. It'll have really dark shadows and really light shines, mashed together.

Infographic and Illustrator

Reasons for Traffic Crashes that Led to Fatalities
Create your own infographics

Personal Essays

1. One idea that the writer gave in the section was that I had to pick a topic I'm passionate with but have to create a big enough frame for the audience to relate.

2. One idea that I learned from the section is that generalizations keep the readers away while specific information draws the reader in.

3. Three suggestions are

a. Use the hook. The hook is a device used to get your readers attention. It is how you welcome them and their first impression.

b. Write as evocatively as possible. Use all senses.

c. Watch your construction. Personal essays by definition contain a personal perspective.

Opinions Writing Preview Activity

Immigration laws getting out of hand

1. None

2. Immigration laws getting out of hand

3. "Deportation can be unfair for some because they may have been doing everything in their power to gain citizenship". She feels that deportation can sometimes be unfair.

4. No

5. No

6. No

7. 3rd

Betsy De Vos unfit to serve as U.S. Secretary of Education

1.Reagan Wallace

2. Betsy De Vos cannot serve as U.S. Secretary of Education

3. "... yet I don't believe she is prepared to lead a country's education system."

4. No

5. a little bit

6. No

7. 3rd

Our great tree is worth saving

1. Ian Miller

2. How the tree in the Bowie courtyard needs to be saved

3. He thinks the tree should be saved but he knows that it will cost a lot of money.

4. not really

5. no

6. no

7. 1st

Going above the norm for college

1. Jake Brien

2. Colleges are getting harder to get into.

3."Yes, preparing for college, finding the right scholarships, and achieving prestigious grades isn't an easy to do."

4. yes

5. A little

6. No

7.  3rd

Importance of physics class

1. Abby Ong

2. The importance of physics class

3. "I belive all students should take it regardless of the endorsement or future career choice. "

4. Yes

5. No

6. yes

7. 1st







A. A hard news story has more factual statements with more quotes less opinion while an opinion tells the opinion.

B. Not a lot of pictures would fit the story
C. Current Events, Economy, Culture of some sort.

SOTM Story Peer Review

http://chaseosphotojournalismblog.blogspot.com/2017/04/student-of-month-story.html


Paragraphs - 40 points
5 quotes - 15 points
Inverted pyramid - 20 points
Extra Credit - 0
TOTAL = 75 points

SLO practice

1. D

2. A

3. C 

4. D

5. B 

6. C

Caption : Canadian politician, Pat Tocky, and his business partner, Julia Johna, meet and walk down the red carpet together. They had met for the first time about 7 years ago and had worked together since.

Student of The Month Story

Who    - Christian Villanueva
What   - Student of the Month Award
When  - Last Week
Where - Bowie High School
Why    - For Being the Most Out-Standing Student
How    - By Putting His Effort into the School

    Last Week, Christian Villanueva, a freshman, was awarded the Student of the Month. The Student of the Month Award was awarded to Christian for being the most out-standing student here at James Bowie High School. He was awarded this award because of his huge efforts to the school and his classmates.
    "I was excited," said Christian.
    The award was one of many he had won from his efforts he put into the school. He is known by school staff and student council for his works for the school. He is hardworking, kind, and caring towards his peers and classmates.
    "In my spare time I play sports, study, and help out my school," stated Christian.
     Christian had always liked to spend time on academics and giving to the community. He believes that Bowie high school could be the number one high school in the country if everyone had cared for it and took care for it.
    "My inspiration was and still is Derek Jeter," Christian declared.
    As a baseball fan, he had dedication like a baseball player, working harder and harder to achieve what he wants, which is for the school to be a better place in general.
    "I was often bullied and that really brought me down," admitted Christian.
    Although some people may have liked him and his efforts, there were a few exceptions. He was often bullied because some people thought he was a nerd who liked school way too much. although being bullied, Christian still wants to help the school and do what he likes.
    "After high school, I would like to attend college," exclaimed Christian.
    The next and the final Bowie student of the month will be revealed on May 3rd.

Nut Graf

     Nut Graf, meaning "in a nutshell", is a term used by the editors of newspapers and magazines. Nut graf is used to tell the reader why the article is important and worth a while. It is the most important part of the story.
     The nut Graf is written like a article with the important information answering the 5 W's and "how" in the front and less important information in the back. It is written without giving away the ending of the story.

Inverted Pyramid

My First Interview

1. What is your name?  Christian Villanueva
2. Why do you think you deserve the award? I think i deserve this award because of the effort I put into the school.
3. What are some things you did to obtain the award? I put in extra volunteer hours for the school.
3. What is your favorite subject? Science
4. What is your least favorite subject? English
5. What is your best subject? Science
6. What is your worst subject? Math
7.How did you react to the news? I was excited.
8. How did your parents react to the news? They were more than happy.
9. What are your goals for the future? To go to college.
10. What are some words that describes you? Hard-working, Kind, and Caring
11. What drives you to work towards the award? The thought of my classmates and helping out my school.
12. What are some of your inspirations? My inspiration was Derek Jeter.
13. What are your hobbies? Sports, studying, helping out my school.
14. Is this one of many award for you? Yes
15. Do you think anyone else deserved the award more than you? No, because only I know the hard work I put into this school.
16. Are you part of any clubs / organizations? Yes, the debate team, and the volunteer club.
17. Do you do every homework in time? Yes
18. Do you plan your work for the week? Yes
19. What were some obstacles? Bullies, and everyone who puts me down.
20. Was it hard for you to obtain this award? Yes

Sports Portfolio Evaluation

a. Name of photographer
b. General focus of portfolio
c. 3 problems that the judges noted
d. 2 things the judges liked
e. Overall impression about photographer

Video 1
1. Alyssa Schukar
2. Daily Life
3. Not enough strong singles, all of the pictures felt the same, the good pictures made the others look bad.
4. The back grounds, the good graphics.
5. I not really a fan of this photographer because how she sometimes focuses on the dark side and it just gives off a weary, and dark mood.

Video 2
1. Travis Haughton
2. Activities
3. A lot if kids, off focus pictures, pictures with signs
4. Pictures that did not look staged, different levels of background
5. I think some pictures were tight but i liked the creativity on some of the pictures.

Video 3
1. Nick Adams
2. Journalism / story.
3. Bad focus, too boring, too many kids.
4. Some originality, the effort.
5. I like the effort the photographer made to be creative.

Video 4
1. Jordan Murph
2. Action / sports
3. No subject in a picture,  inconsistency, too artificial on some pictures.
4. Good use of color, good point of views.
5. I think the photographer can take great pictures but is very inconsistent in taking great pictures.

2.
a. What did the judges note as strengths as they were critiquing it?
b. What do you see as strengths? Do you see any weaknesses?

Winning portfolio
1. Angles, Picture with every subject doing something, cool shots like the water droplets one, and they like the interesting moments in a game that was photographed.
2. I like how the photographer used angles to create more emotion or depth in the pictures.

3.
a. briefly describe the process the judges went through in deciding the winner.

1. They looked at the strengths and the weaknesses of the portfolios and eliminated the bad ones. They picked Dustin's portfolio because he had no bad pictures and had skill and used his skills while taking and editing his pictures.

Part 2.
watch parts A and 1 - 7.

1. I agree with the judges on the base ball picture with the 3 holes showing a subject each. I agree that the picture was not very strong and needed more action. ( portfolio #2)

2. Assuming "1" is the best picture, I disagree with the sumo wrestler getting 1st on the 4th video. I thought the baseball player under the rainbow showed great lighting from the yellow sky to the subject being a silhouette. I also liked the use of point of view putting the subject right under the rainbow. The sumo wrestler picture was great with the originality and the black and white, but I think the Baseball player under the rainbow should've gotten first.

Student of the Month

1. What is your name?
2. Why do you think you deserve the award?
3. What are some things you did to obtain the award?
3. What is your favorite subject?
4. What is your least favorite subject?
5. What is your best subject?
6. What is your worst subject?
7.How did you react to the news?
8. How did your parents react to the news?
9. What are your goals for the future?
10. What are some words that describes you?
11. What drives you to work towards the award?
12. What are some of your inspirations?
13. What are your hobbies?
14. Is this one of many award for you?
15. Do you think anyone else deserved the award more than you?
16. Are you part of any clubs / organizations?
17. Do you do every homework in time?
18. Do you plan your work for the week?
19. What were some obstacles?
20. Was it hard for you to obtain this award?

Uniform Interview

I could interview Mrs Leos, our current principle,  a student from Bowie high school (junior or lower), and a office staff.

1. Why do you think the district getting uniforms?

2. Do you think the uniforms are fair to everyone?

3. How do you think the district will enforce the uniform use?

4. What do you think was wrong with students' choosing what to wear to school?

5. How do you think the uniforms will effect the students' attitude towards school and school work?

6. Do you think there will be any problems making every student wear a uniform?

7. What do you think about the new uniforms?

8. How did you feel about the new uniforms when you first heard of it?

9. What do you think are some pros about the uniforms?

10. What do you think are some cons about the uniforms?

11. How do you think the (other) student's think about the uniforms?

12. How do you think the district will get the money to supply the students with the uniforms?

13. When do you think the uniforms will be passed out?

14. How do you think the boy's and girl's uniforms will differ?

15. Do you have to wear the uniforms too?

16. What do you think the consequences of not wearing uniforms will be?

17. How do you think parents would react to the uniforms?

18. Do you think there will be No-Uniform days?

19. Do you think students will be able to wear any accessories with the uniform?

20. When do you think the uniforms will be mandatory?

Architecture Preview

Details

Light

Patterns

Angles and Shapes

Surroundings

Architecture preview #2

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Eden project




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Burj Al Arab Hotel
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Architecture preview

Name: Nautilus House

1. Javier Senosianin
2. Built in 2009
3. Located in Mexico
4. You can visit the building
5. Took 14 million dollars to build
6. It was built to bring the life aquatic to architecture
7. I like this building because it is very creative and its shape, a seashell, and the use of color. It gives off a chill and calm vibe. It also looks very simple to the eye.

Name: Eden Project

1. Nicholas Grimshaw
2. Built in 2000
3. Located in Bodelva, UK
4. You can visit this building
5. It cost $175,291,200 to build
6. It is a garden but also used for movie shots
7. I like this building because it looks and feels like a new, real world filled with exotic animals / plants. It also looks cool because its a huge dome the incloses the habitat in it. I also like this building because how separated you are to the outside world once you enter.

Habitat 67

1. Moshe Stafdie
2. Built in 1967
3. Located in Quebec, Canada
4. You can visit this building
5. It cost $22,195,920 to build
6. It was originally a thesis plan for a project in McGill University and was recognized at the institute
7. I like this building because it looks like house you would see in a dream. The creativity and the randomness of the building makes it look so cool. It looks sort of like a giant tree house.

Burj Al Arab Hotel

1. Tom White and Carlos Ott
2. Built in 1999
3. Located in Dubai, UAE
4. You can visit this building
5. It cost 1 billion to build
6. It is a hotel
7. The main reason i like the building is the design. The architecture of the building is magnificent. The location adds to the building's magnificence.

The Strong National Museum

1. CJS Architects
2. Built in 1969
3. Located in Rochester, New York
4. You can visit the building
5. N/A
6. It is a museum
7. I like this building because of the architecture. The Colorful squares are creative and enjoyable to a child's eye. It pops out.

Sports action photography

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qMjthxq7OZYOS1kzNVxWKctDvslOdw7i4K95sy180FQ/edit?usp=sharing

Action photoshoot

Towards the camera

Across the plane

Panning

Motion blur

Warm up

1. I agree with this statement more and more people are getting more and more attached to the materials we buy and interact with. It makes me think harder about what pictures can contain inside the actual photo.

2.  Yes because there are more ways and different styles the photo could've been shot.

3. The child would be bright and creative.

4. My favorite photo is the one with the woman selling the flowers because it is very full of color.

Newspaper spread #2

Newspaper Design #1

LoneStar dispatch

A1.
"Varsity cheerleaders prepare for national championships"
Who? The varsity cheerleaders
What? The preparation for national championships
Where? Orlando
When? Feb 10. 2017
Why? To compete and win
How? By practicing
The strongest quote in the article in my opinion is, "We've overcome a lot as a team and I think that this will bond us closer together and it is great to experience a trip like this with the people I spend most of my time with." by Bridget Alvarez.
Yes, the lead sentence made me want to keep reading.

A7.
"High schoolers can fall in love"
Who? High schoolers
What? High schooler are able to fall in love but its difficult sometimes
Where? High schools
When? Anytime
Why? To prove high schoolers can fall in love.
How? Scientific studies on hormones and teenagers.
The strongest quote is a answer from the question "Is high school love genuine?". The quote / answer is "It depends on how you feel about them. It's difficult to find but it's possible" by Jonathan Hollevoet.
Yes, the lead sentence made me want to keep reading because I, myself, am a highschooler.

B6.
"Keep Austin Weird with pets"
Who? Students in Austin
What? More students have weird pets at home
Where? Home, and School
When? Present
Why? Students want more weird pets
How? By adopting them
The strongest quote in the article in my opinion is "They always want to be with you," from Justin Whited.

Photography

A1.
"Varsity cheerleaders prepare for national championships"
1. This picture has great lighting with the stadium lights. The impact of the photo is pretty huge because it shows the joy of cheerleading.
2. Rules of composition show in the picture are Depth, rules of 3rds.
3. The main subject in the photo is Jordan Haschke.
4. The photo seems to be grainy but it could be because of the newspaper, nut the lighting is good.
5. The other cheerleaders creates a depth of field.

B1.
"Senior experiences the ride of  her life"
1. The action photo looks very majestic as Celeste Hermes and her horse are jumping over a obstacle.
Lighting in the picture is looks good without any bright lighting from the background.
2. Rules of compositions present in the picture are balance, and depth.
3. The main subject in this photo is Celeste Hermes.
4. The picture seems to be exposed properly.
5. The overlapping with the fence and the horse creates a depth of field.

B7.
"Yo-yo'ing swings to new heights"
1. The cropping of the action photo makes it look professional. And the black and the gray colors make it look more professional too.
2. The rules of compositions present are balance, and cropping.
3. The main subject is Mathew Lane.
4. The picture seems to be exposed properly.
5. The yoyo creates overlapping.

A8.
"Day in a Life: Student Gymnast"
1. The lighting is good. And the balance is also good too.
2. The rules of compositions present is balance.
3. The main subject is Kate Stubbs.
4. The picture seems to be exposed properly.
5. No

B8.
1. The cropping makes the picture more clean. The impact is huge for girls in the US.
2. The rules of compositions present are balance, and cropping.
3. The main subject is a empowered feminist.
4. The picture seems to be exposed properly.
5. No.

My favorite picture is the top picture in B1, because its filled with action. Rules of composition show in the picture are Depth, rules of 3rds.

My least favorite picture in the B paper is the bottom picture in B4 because they're not much going on.

I would rate it a 4. Its strong points are stories and the pictures. And I think there are and weak points.

Lit Mag

Fruitless Trail

In the Woods

Barren Discovery / cosmic planning

LIT MAG