HDR Photo

Found Objects/ Graffiti

Atop of Castle Hill, I found the sky line beautiful. Capturing the essence of  the graffiti of Castle Hill, where people can express themselves and have it not be considered a crime.

I found this plastic bag from HEB in a tree and I found it interesting because plastic bags are no longer manufactured for Austin anymore. 

Merger Photo

Final Exam Preview Assignment

Using the second link, I watched a video on basic IMovie tricks. During the video, the woman talked about how to import video and images to IMovie program. She also talked about how she can make special effects happen to the video.
      In the first link, it lead me to Apple website and taught me how to use basic features on the program. It told me how to edit clips and add music and voiceovers. I found it interesting how to put a video clip on top of another which is really cool.

I already knew how to do basic things but i mainly knew how to import edit clips and export videos.

I didn't know how to put a video on top of another and I learned that on the website that lead me to Apple website.

I'm concerned that the flow of the video won't be there and it will look choppy.

I can complete take pictures for the video early because I have my own camera at home.

I am thinking about taking my camera along with a friend of mine going to a dance competition and take pictures of the whole process.

Baltimore Riots

Being a photographer during the Baltimore riot, I would be nervous to be in the middle of everything but I feel that being able to capture those real moments and sharing them with the world is important. I see a civilian pouring milk into a pepper spray victim's eyes to help sooth the pain. With the death of a loved person, riots are bound to happen due to the cause of the death. With the police being involved in the death, people see more of a reason to take action on the scene. 

Portfolio Analysis

 Runner up:
Alyssa Schukar
The general focus was the stories of the people she took a shot of.
Most of the pictures had the same lens and didn't get up close and personal.
Some of the pictures have ben done better before.
Some stories weren't that clear.
Judges liked the Haiti picture and what was captured.
They enjoyed the girl who fell over the hurdles and that they can see the opponents legs next to her.
Nice graphic with the kids in the stairway.
My overall thoughts are that Alyssa's pictures are original and don't really have a connection with the viewer besides a couple of photos.
Runner up:
Travis Haughton
Stories
Pictures were too tight and needed to be looser.
Words in pictures took away from the photo.
If you see a halo around a person after a lot of photoshop, that's not good.
Nice sports pictures.
Picture of girl drawing a cross was nice but needed a little more.
My impression of this photographer is that some of his pictures are really nice and good to see but some of the pictures you can't tell what the story is and are just pointless.
Runner up:
Josh Birnbaum
The general focus was stories of the people in wheelchairs.
The photo story did not have a strong beginning photo to draw the viewer in.
Lots of original photos.
Did not capture that "moment."
Nice sports pictures were taken.
Some moments that were captured of the the young kids having fun were nice.
My overall opinion was mostly like the judges, the beginning photos were light a fluffy, but so much more can be captured in the photos of the people in the wheelchairs and not have a original photo.
Dustin Snipes:
The judges loved how the photographer was always right in the middle of the action to capture the moment of the people in the shot. How everyone was doing something the photos was nice for the judges to see. I saw that the photos were all action shots and they were nicely taken and you could feel that suspension in the pictures. However, I did not enjoy the photos from birds eye view of the swimmers and the football players. I thought it was kind of bland.
Recap:
The judges had to narrow down the number of portfolios and choose the one who best told a story and who captured the right moments in the right time.  The winner had 15strong photos and none were bland.
Individual Images:
Part 4: I agree that the story with the Greyhounds because you could see the connection between the breeder and the dogs. It was a story worth seeing and I really liked the composition of the photos.
I disagree with the curling photo story. I thought the pictures were well taken but I thought the story was tasteless and original.

Student of the Month Full Story

Refreshing the page every few seconds, Jordan Young waits to see if the confirmation has been sent in on making it Student of the Month. Notorious for awarding a Student of the Month award, Bowie High school selects Jordan Young for April's favorite hard working leader. 

Out of the many students at Bowie High, Jordan Young was selected with a few of her other peers to run for Student of the Month. Young was required to prove that she was capable for the honorable award given out to very few students. Throughout the process, Young had to write essays, have certain amount of volunteer hours, and teacher recommendations. Young, showing her determination, pushing through all of her endeavors, is awarded with a high achieving medal. 

“I feel amazed and honored to hold this position and be able to inspire others to keep up with their high school involvement and grades.” Young states. 

Jordan wants to encourage others to be involved in extra-curricular activities to meet new people and work hard in their classes.

“Being able to maintain all of the responsibilities I endure and lead my graduating class.” Young said.

Listing the responsibilities she has, she also mentions all of the encouragement she received will running for the position.  

Young states, “My teachers most importantly by my parents also had a role in making sure I kept everything in order. They also encouraged me throughout the whole process.”

Young gives credit to her parents and teachers for encouraging her and how she celebrated when she was awarded. 

“My parents threw me a party and invited all of my closest friends.” Young said. 

After celebrating, Young gets back to telling what she does outside of class to lighten the amount of stress. 

“I help with daycare and volunteering for our community.” Young states last.

       Jordan Young looks forward in leading her classmates and going to Baylor University in the near future.