Last Prompt Shoot

Statesman

I chose this photo because when I first saw it, it made me smile. You can clearly see the happiness on her face as she applauds herself for her great work on her food. I think that all images should be able to tell a story, and this one does.

http://video.statesman.com/Crash-splits-car-in-half-in-South-Austin-25894972?playlistId=15517#.U20M6Bxgq6Y
I chose this video because it was something that affected the entire city. Even though I didn't know either kids personally, many of my friends did and are still in shock from the terrible events that took place only a few days ago. I know everyone is mourning this awful loss.

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Fall Photo Contests

The lighting on this image makes the items on the picture stand out significantly. The composition leads the eye all over the image.  

The way this was put together captured my eye. Each part of it throws your eye off to another. 

The composition of this lead to me choosing it. The exposure lead to the reflection and how it seems clear and blurry on either ends of the image.

5 Websites #2

1. What Is Distortion?
http://photographylife.com/what-is-distortion

-This link brought me to different forms of distortion and what each of them really are. I looked at perspective, rectilinear, curvilinear, mustache, pincushion, and barrel distortion. Each section showed me what to do/use to make this specific perspective.
-I learned all the different settings and lenses to achieve certain distortions.
-I can use this information in taking pictures in later photo-shoots.
-I did not learn anything new about an adobe program, just the camera.

2. Photo Series of a Young Girl Dressed Up as Great Women Throughout History
http://petapixel.com/2013/05/11/photo-series-of-a-young-girl-dressed-up-as-great-women-throughout-history/

-I looked at pictures and a short summary of the story of a 5 year old girl who did something amazing. She dressed up as many aspiring women instead of the cliche princess.
-I learned different ways to capture a moment in life.

3. Aquatilis Expedition
http://www.awwwards.com/web-design-awards/aquatilis-expedition

-I looked at a book of the work of an underwater expedition. There were many unfound creatures and unknown things that are shown.
-I learned about the expedition and how they captured the images underwater.

-I picked this because it was one of the many interesting creatures found on the expedition. 

-I see lighting and leading lines of the animal. 

-The photographer is unknown. 

4. What is Vignetting? 

http://photographylife.com/what-is-vignetting

-I learned about what vignetting is. It is the darkening of the image corners compared to the center of the image. 

-I learned how to manipulate this tool and the different types of it. 

-I can use this when I shoot later in class and edit. 

-It expanded my knowledge of photoshop. 

5.DIY - High Speed Photography at Home

http://www.diyphotography.net/diy_high_speed_photography_at_home/

-I looked at how to do high speed photography anytime and anywhere. I saw different setups to capture these images also. 

-I learned how to set up my camera to capture a high speed image. 

-I can use this for my final project. 

-It only expanded my knowledge of the camera. 

My HDR Photo

Graffiti and Found Objects

HDR Photography

1. HDR stands for high dynamic range.
2. HDR is used to reproduce a greater range of luminosity than possible using standard digital imaging techniques.
3. Exposure bracketing is when the photographer chooses to take one picture at a given exposure, one or more brighter, and one or more darker, in order to select the most satisfactory image.
4. Exposure bracketing is not possible with video. 

Merger Photo

Using iMovie

Media Commons:

1.    First off, the website shows you the different parts of iMovie. The project workspace, the event library, and the timeline. It also shows how what to use to edit, the edit project section. We are also shown the toolbar and things on it.
       It first shows you how to create a new project. It then goes into importing files from your computer. Next is editing workflow between the event and project libraries. Finally, is basic editing in timeline.
2. I knew nothing about iMovie before.
3. I learned how to edit clips.

Knowledge Innovation:

1.    This article starts off with how to do basic things such as connecting the camera and showing us the controls. It then has smaller files with things such as creating a new project, importing a video, adding clips and media, and adjusting clips.
       Next are the more complex ideas on descriptions on the ideas above. They are explained more in detail here. There is also a full introduction to iMovie.
2. I knew nothing about iMovie before.
3. I learned how to trim a clip.

4. I am concerned about finding a topic that I can portray easily and effectively through video.
5. I am confident that I can get all the needed images.
6. I was thinking of starting a small garden in my backyard and documenting my experience of purchasing seeds, plainting them, and watching them grow.

Photo Illustrations

The Big Day

A man is driving in a hurry to get to the wedding of an assumed past girlfriend to stop it. He runs into many obstacles on the way. We can see the worry in both the man driving and the older man, the assumed father of the bride to whether or not he will make it on time. The man ends up arriving too late.

Who- a past boyfriend
What- is in a hurry
Where- the church
When- before the wedding starts
Why- to stop it
How- in his new VW jetta

The past boyfriend of the soon to be bride hurries down a long winding road through the rain, coming face to face with many obstacles as he tries to reach the church before the bride is officially married. Both the man and the father of the bride sit in worry as they wonder if he will make it on time. The bride also wonders if her past love will make it before she's married to sweep her away. Although he faces many challenges, his new Jetta VR6 stands to the test carrying him through the horrible weather and leading him to his destination. He finally arrives at the church to find that he is too late. Both the man and bride are both devastated.

Architecture Final

 Detail

 Angles and Shapes

 Surroundings

 Pattern

Lighting 

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Angles and Shapes

 I chose this because there are many different angles and shapes basically that your eye attracts to. They are also not plain rectangles and right angles.

Details

 I chose detail because there are many small ideas inside this picture. There is the walls which have pattern, to the window that looks very busy, to the feathers which are the main aspect.

Light

 I chose light because the light is reflecting the building back onto the water. Also, there are the light rays coming out from behind the building where we can tell the light source is.

Surroundings

 I chose surroundings because we can see a little bit of everyday life in the back left corner. We are shown the entire building and part of the city.

Pattern

I chose pattern because we can see the bricks on the building which in turn make a pattern themselves. Each is the same size and is placed to make the same row and shape making the pattern. 

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Burj Al Arab, Dubai, UAE

1. Tom Wright and Carlos Ott

2. December 1999

3. Dubai

4. public 

5. $650 million USD

6. It was created as a hotel. 

7. I picked this building because it was something of past knowledge to me. I had already known a little bit about it. My dad visited this building last year and got to tell us some interesting things about it. I think that it is also a very eye appealing structure. It attracts your eye immediately with its unique shape. 

 Eden project, United Kingdom

1. Nicholas Grimshaw 

2. May 2000

3. United Kingdom

4. public

5. 140 million euros 

6. It was created as a natural biome. 

7. I chose this building because it was something that automatically caught my eye. It is very unique and I'm not surprised if many others choose this too. It has a very cool aspect to it. I really chose it because I'm curious about it. How did they make something like that? 

 Kansas City Public Library, United States

1. unknown

2. March 2004

3. Missouri

4. public

5. $50 million USD

6. It was created to be a library. 

7. I chose this because it is very interesting to me. Things like this really get my mind going. It is really unlike anything I've ever seen. Someone must have had a great imagination to come up with something so awesome. 

 Hundertwasserhaus (Forest Spiral, The Hundertwasser Building), Germany

1. Heinz M. Springmann

2. 2000

3. Germany

4. public

5. $750 million USD

6. It is an apartment complex. 

7. I chose this because it was something that caught my eye. It looks like something out of a Dr. Suess book. I honestly clicked on it because of the long and difficult name. I knew that it'd be that weird it had to be interesting. 

Guggenheim Museum, Spain

1. Frank Gehry

2. 1997

3. Spain

4. public

5. $100 million USD

6. It was created as an art museum. 

7. I chose this because its very interesting. There are a lot of different aspects to it and it leads your eye all over the place. It is very unique and I would like to learn more about it and the history behind it. 

Action Preview Assignment

1. The man is very still and even though there is a lot of motion in the picture, the elements stand still.
2. Shutter speed is the time for which a shutter is open at a given setting.
3. Key moment is the defining moment of the game. This may or may not have been planned.  
4. Action is most definitely present. The moment was frozen. 
5. 

Nut Graf

The nut graf is a term used for the sentences within a story that describe the story itself. The nut graf puts the story in context and tells people why the story matters. The nut graf is said to be the most important part of the story, since its telling the reader what the story is actually about.

Student of the Month Story

In March of 2014, Alyssa Mota was chosen to receive the student of the month award. She worked day in and day out for such an honor.

Her teachers nominated her for this award because of her dedication to her school work and involvement in after school activities. They thought she was a well rounded person who deserved such an honor.

"I was very surprised to achieve this award," Alyssa explained.

Her influencers all helped to push her to her limits and helped her stay on the track to success. Each day she had something new to do and every time, with a lot of work, she conquered each and every goal.

"I do think I deserved this award," Alyssa said as she praised herself.

English being Alyssa's favorite and best subject, helped her reach her goal especially. She always kept her grades up in this class and being her teachers star student, had a great recommendation.

"Alyssa is a hard worker who is always going above and beyond," her English teacher told sources. "I was more than proud to help her grab this award."

One of Alyssa's best supporters was her mom. She was always reminding Alyssa to do all her work and telling her to think of her goal as she found herself in doubt.

"My mom always showed me the most support," Alyssa said.

Alyssa and her mom have always been very close in helping each other out. Her mom, with her own goals.

"Alyssa is an amazing girl and a hard worker who deserves all this and more," exclaimed her mom.

Now that she has this award, people have been treating Alyssa differently around school. They see her in a new light.

"The best part about winning is the pride I now have," Alyssa explained.

Alyssa was very happy with her chances at being student of the month and would be more than happy to win this award again.

Student of the Month

Who- Alyssa Mota
What- has been elected for student of the month
When- March 2014 school year
Where- Bowie High School
Why- her hard-work and dedication to education
How- encouragement from friends and family

Alyssa Mota of Bowie High School, won the March spot for student of the month by her hard work and encouragement from others.

Her teachers nominated her for this award because of her dedication to her school work and involvement in after school activities. They thought she was a well rounded person who deserved such an honor.

School Uniforms

1. Do you want a uniform?
2. Why would/wouldn't you want one?
3. Do you think the guys and girls should have different uniforms?
4. What are the pros to having uniforms?
5. What are the cons?
6. Do you like the uniforms?
7. What do you like about them if anything?
8. Do you think you should be allowed to accessorize?
9. If you could make one change to the uniforms what would it be?
10. Does the uniform appeal to your fashion sense?
11. What do you think the other students feel about not being able to chose what they wear?
12. What do you think about not being able to chose what you wear?
13. Do you think students will rebel more with uniforms?
14. Do you think uniforms take away freedoms?
15. Do you think students will now be more focused?
16. What is the downside of not being able to see who is who in the school?
17. Can students still express themselves?
18. If so, how do you think they can?
19. Do uniforms present the school in a better light? If so, how?
20. Why do you think uniforms are now enforced?

Inverted Pyramid