Thursday, April 17, 2014

7 News Values

Timeliness
I chose this article for timeliness because it is new, fresh information that the public is just finding out. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/04/us/fort-hood-shooting.html?ref=us
                                         
Proximity
I chose this article because it happened in our city, and more specifically it happened here at Akins. The storm was cray cray yesterday

Prominence
This article is relevant to prominence because today marks the one year anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombing which was such a big story and tragedy

Impact
This article's topic affects the whole world, it has an "impact" 

Conflict
I chose this article because there are two opposing forces involved
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/18/world/europe/ukraine-diplomacy.html?ref=world&_r=0

Human Interest
Novelty

Friday, April 11, 2014

InDesign irl

1. Spring show ads
2. Brochures
3. Invitations
4. Flyers
5. Advertisements

Friday, February 21, 2014

Quick Write: Plans

In 5 years I would hope to be far, far away in college or a job or something. 
In 10 years i really don't know what i want to happen but all i hope is just to be happy and successful 

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Quick Write

the yearbook captures everything that has happened in the year (:

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Magazine Covers Preview: Favorite



Favorite

Shot on the Wednesday evening after Hurricane Sandy hit, Iwan Baan’s photograph of Manhattan, half aglow and half dark, captured the larger story of a powerful city rendered powerless. A true viral phenomenon, the image became an instant icon of the event—magazine cover that many New Yorkers have saved for posterity. In fact, a poster version was offered for sale by the Museum of Modern Art. 
Out of all the magazine covers, this one would have to be my absolute favorite. I love the fact that the photo gives a different angle and perspective of the city. Everybody knows the never ending hustle and bustle of New York City, it's interesting to see what it looks like when it's in the middle of tragedy. I also love the fact that you can see the stillness of the water and the clouds rolling in, you'd think that if half of the city were without power everything within 1,000 miles would be in a frenzy. Also, the simplicity of the cover catches my eye. Usually, magazines are plastered with cover lines it could be distracting. Everything on and about this cover interests me!

Magazine Covers Preview: Magazine Essential Parts

  • Masthead- The name of the magazine with a specific style and text
  • Selling Line- The short, attention grabbing description of the magazine
  • Dateline- The month and year that the specific issue is released
  • Cover lines- Distributed around the main image 
  • Main Image- The main image and usually feature of the magazine
  • Model Credit- A short statement regarding the model
  • Main Cover line- The main feature of the magazine
  • Bar Code- Standard barcode
  • Left Third- An essential part of the overall design of the magazine in terms of sales 

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Fixed Portrait Shoot


 lol @ our attempt to be models


ISO 100



ISO 400

  
ISO 800



ISO 1600




ISO 3200


-I liked ISO 800 the best for our photos portraits outside.

-I think ISO 1600 or ISO 100 were pretty great.

-It took us a while to adjust the setting but once we got it the photos turned out great!

-Knowing how the ISO, shutter speed, and aperture all work together will most definitely help me out with my future shoots!







Monday, December 16, 2013

Semester Final Exam Part 2 & 3

Part 2


Running into battle, American war leaders fight through the raging fires in the East Coast to save the citizens. This battle has been the largest one to strike the US.


 On April 21, Gunman, Alex Garza was killed after shooting a local police officer. Garza was shot twice in the mouth killing him.


After a nationwide rebellion, a local Asian citizen is engulfed in flames by a small, homemade bomb in June 2013. The bomb was said to have been created by another citizen with intentions of harming a military leader. 




Part 3


This photo is a great representation of repetition which is the constant repeating of an object in a photo. The photographer captured repetition in this photo by the bikes being in the air. This photo also shows the correct way of filling the frame. Filling the frame is focusing almost every inch of the photo on the subject. The photographer shows this by leaving no background space and having the subject be the star of the show. 


In this photo, the Rule of Thirds is presented very well. The rule of thirds is as if the photo was split into 9 separate pieces. The subject of the photo should intersect at one of the lines. The subject should be off center, either to the right or to the left. The photographer captures this by shooting the woman to the right of the photo where the background, in this situation the forest, is surrounding her. 



In this photo leading lines, repetition, and the rule of thirds is present. Leading line are lines that occur almost naturally to capture the viewers eye and attention. The photographer does this by the way the ground looks and the angle the photo is shot at. Repetition is the constant repeating of an object in a photo. In this case, the object is the rain which is constantly falling from the sky. The rule of thirds is captured when the subject of the photo isn't exactly in the center. In this photo the subject of the photo is off to the left drawing your eye to the left. 



In this photo, the rule of leading lines is present. Leading lines are lines that occur in the photo drawing your eyes to the lines. In this case, the lines are the balance beam, and her legs and arms. Her leap is obviously the subject of the photo. The height of her legs and the lines that her arms create draw your attention to them the most. 



























Monday, December 9, 2013

Rules of Photography Part 2

Christmas (~:


Rule of Thirds


Framing


Symmetry and Patterns


Leading Lines



Balancing Elements




Viewpoint



Background


 Creating Depth


Cropping


Avoiding Mergers



Thursday, December 5, 2013

Caption Writing: 5 Ws and H


In a frenzy, war sailor Peter Goodman kisses his wife Emily Goodman in late September of 1945. The couple are celebrating the end of the war and the return of Emily's lovely husband in Times Square. 


Falling to his death, 34 year old Harvey Walker jumps off the World Trade Center in New York City after the 2 terrorists planes crashed into the buildings.


On the University of Texas campus student Alexandria Washington cries for help as she discovers the body of fellow student George Edwards. It is believed that Edwards had fainted. 


Edward George falls to the ground as he's shaken by the large explosion at the world famous Boston Marathon. 


During the 50th annual airship parade, the famous balloon The Big Bertha crashes into a cell phone tower in a small town in Kansas

Quick Write: Chia Pet

If I were to invent a chia pet it would be my mom because i think it'd be pretty funny. I don't think it'd sell all that much cause my mom isn't that famous. I'd have a laugh though.

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

3 Pillars of Exposure







1. We often relate aperture to the eyes
2. The larger the aperture, the higher the more light. The smaller aperture, the less light.
3. A large aperture will make the subject and the background sharp. A small aperture will make the subjects sharp and the background blurry.





a.) the dunking booth- Fast
b.) the food eating contest-Medium
c.) the rock climbing wall-Slow
d.) someone working at a booth -Slow
e.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle -Slow
f.) the Diamonds performance. -Fast


a.) the dunking booth- Fast
b.) the food eating contest- Fast
c.) the rock climbing wall- Medium
d.) someone working at a booth - Medium
e.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle - Medium
f.) the Diamonds performance. - Fast


1. Shutter Priority - when you set the shutter speed and the camera automatically sets the aperture 
2. Manual- Where you set the aperture and shutter speed manually
3. Aperture Priority- when you set the aperture and the camera sets the shutter speed

ISO 200

ISO 3200

1.  So that the camera could quickly capture photos.

2. The author says to use a lower ISO whenever possible to retain the most detail and highest image quality. (~:

3. The author says to increase ISO when there is not enough light for the camera to quickly capture an image.






  • F4 - 1/125
  • F5.6 - 1/60
  • F8 - 1/60
  • F11 - 1/60
  • F16 -1/30 
  • F22 - 1/15

1. The slower the shutter speed the more the picture got blurry
2. 1/30


Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Quickwrite: Microwave Mistakes

One time I tried to microwave a pizza and instead of warming it up for 2 minutes, it stayed for 20 minutes. There was a lot of smoke and it was pretty bad. 

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Quickwrite: Superhero

If i had to create a superhero I think I would want to be able to shut annoying people up. My costume would be supa dupe cool with a sparkly pink cape (~:

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Mural Photos






Quickwrite: A time when I was brave

I don't remember a time when I was brave, there hasn't really been a time. A long time ago there was a huge fire across the street from my house. I didn't do much except for get out of my house and cry haha.