Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Friday, May 24, 2013
Monday, May 20, 2013
Action Shot Photos
Photo 1:
Oscar runs toward the camera at Akins.
Photo 2:
Oscar walks across the camera towards the basketball court.
Photo 3:
The SUV speeds past the cameraman near the track.
Photo 4:
The football spins toward the receiver at the field.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Student of the Month Interview
-Interviewed Alek
1.What is your studying process?
I just go over what I learn.
2.How are you helping your community?
Not helping.
3.How are you helping your school campus?
Not helping school campus.
4.What do you think about the grading policies?
I think its okay.
5.How will you try to make student of the month again?
I will do my best when it comes to greats.
6.How will this award affect you?
It pushed me to want to have that title again.
7.How are people congratulating you?
They shake my hand and say I did a good job.
8.What is your next goal?
To finish school.
9.Were you surprised to get student of the month?
I was very surprised.
10.What did your family do to celebrate?
We went out to dinner.
11.Did you do anything specific to get the award?
I really just did my best in school.
12.Why do you like school so much?
Its fun and it gives me knowledge.
13.What do you think you will be doing 10 years from now?
Having a job and making money.
14.What are you planning to major in college?
Im planning to major in film.
15. What advice do you give for someone else trying to get student of the month?
Do your best.
16.How do you help your peers reach their goal?
Encourage them to do better.
17.How well do you interact with your teachers?
We get along.
18.How well do you interact with counselors and your principals?
I dont really talk to the principle that much.
19.How is your schedule looking for the next few weeks?
Pretty crowded with testing.
20.How do you keep yourself humble?
Stay on my grind.
1.What is your studying process?
I just go over what I learn.
2.How are you helping your community?
Not helping.
3.How are you helping your school campus?
Not helping school campus.
4.What do you think about the grading policies?
I think its okay.
5.How will you try to make student of the month again?
I will do my best when it comes to greats.
6.How will this award affect you?
It pushed me to want to have that title again.
7.How are people congratulating you?
They shake my hand and say I did a good job.
8.What is your next goal?
To finish school.
9.Were you surprised to get student of the month?
I was very surprised.
10.What did your family do to celebrate?
We went out to dinner.
11.Did you do anything specific to get the award?
I really just did my best in school.
12.Why do you like school so much?
Its fun and it gives me knowledge.
13.What do you think you will be doing 10 years from now?
Having a job and making money.
14.What are you planning to major in college?
Im planning to major in film.
15. What advice do you give for someone else trying to get student of the month?
Do your best.
16.How do you help your peers reach their goal?
Encourage them to do better.
17.How well do you interact with your teachers?
We get along.
18.How well do you interact with counselors and your principals?
I dont really talk to the principle that much.
19.How is your schedule looking for the next few weeks?
Pretty crowded with testing.
20.How do you keep yourself humble?
Stay on my grind.
Interview Questions
School Uniforms
Sources:School Principal--Vincent M. Torres(Board President)--Robert Schneider(District 7 Rep)
1.How will schools enforce the new uniforms to be used?
2.How affordable do you think the uniforms will be?
3.How will uniforms help student learning?
4.What brought the idea of uniforms to the Board?
5.How will students with religious reasons be dealt with?
6.Where can students purchase the new uniforms?
7.Will students be able to customize their uniforms?
8.What companies are being looked at to sell the uniforms?
9.What kinds of colors are the uniforms going to be?
10.How will the uniforms change during the winter and summer?
11.When will the uniforms be implemented?
12.What are parents going to be required to do?
13.What kind of discipline will there be to those not wearing uniforms?
14.Any chance the idea will not go through due to a lack of support?
15.How will past problems with uniforms be addressed this time around?
16.Will teachers and faculty be expected to wear uniforms as well?
17.Will new uniforms have to be bought every year?
18.How do you expect this idea to be received by students?
19.Do you expect test scores to increase?
20.How will gym uniforms be affected by this?
Sources:School Principal--Vincent M. Torres(Board President)--Robert Schneider(District 7 Rep)
1.How will schools enforce the new uniforms to be used?
2.How affordable do you think the uniforms will be?
3.How will uniforms help student learning?
4.What brought the idea of uniforms to the Board?
5.How will students with religious reasons be dealt with?
6.Where can students purchase the new uniforms?
7.Will students be able to customize their uniforms?
8.What companies are being looked at to sell the uniforms?
9.What kinds of colors are the uniforms going to be?
10.How will the uniforms change during the winter and summer?
11.When will the uniforms be implemented?
12.What are parents going to be required to do?
13.What kind of discipline will there be to those not wearing uniforms?
14.Any chance the idea will not go through due to a lack of support?
15.How will past problems with uniforms be addressed this time around?
16.Will teachers and faculty be expected to wear uniforms as well?
17.Will new uniforms have to be bought every year?
18.How do you expect this idea to be received by students?
19.Do you expect test scores to increase?
20.How will gym uniforms be affected by this?
Friday, April 26, 2013
Monday, April 22, 2013
Newspaper Design Notes
Broad Sheet:Long and narrow newspaper
Tabloid:Short and square
Folio:Info. under the flag
-Date published,information about school(Reference Information),Page Number.
Byline:Name of writer,position or title
Lines:separates the articles/pictures from one another.
Teasers:Preview to whats inside.
Infographic:Way to communicate information graphically.
Tabloid:Short and square
Folio:Info. under the flag
-Date published,information about school(Reference Information),Page Number.
Byline:Name of writer,position or title
Lines:separates the articles/pictures from one another.
Teasers:Preview to whats inside.
Infographic:Way to communicate information graphically.
Front Pages of the World
- What is your favorite newspaper front page? Why?My favorite is the Wall Street Journal because they have like 30 or so quick news on the left side.
- What is your favorite headline from that newspaper? Why are you interested in it? Video Provides clues to bomber.I am interested because I want to know who would put the bombs in Boston and because it is recent news.
- How many stories are on the front page of your favorite? A little over 30 stories.
- What do you notice that all newspaper front pages have in common? Look at design, size of photos, size of story text, etc. They all have very similar layouts and usually the size of the fonts are about the same.
- What are things that vary (or are different) on the front pages of different newspapers? Look at design, size of photos, size of headlines, etc. The sizes of some of the headlines are bigger or smaller depending on how important they are or how crazy the story is.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Lenses and Photography Vocabulary
I would use a telephoto lens to take pictures at a football or nighttime soccer game.
I would use a prime lens to take pictures in an area of low light such as the Akins gym because this lens lets a lot more light in than others.
I would use a wide-angle lens to take pictures where I need to get something big in one picture.An example is when the marching band does their formations and we need one picture to fit all of them in.
Depth of Field (shallow and wide):amount of your picture before and after your focus point that will be in focus. It is determined by aperture,lens and subject distance.
Light (angle and intensity): Changing how much light enters will affect the angles the lens shoots out to get the picture.
Shadows:Dependent on the intensity and direction of light.The stronger and more pinpoint the light the more pronounced the shadow will be to the eye.
Diffusion:Scattered beam of light in a bunch of directions that is caused by sending light rays through a semi-translucent screen.
Exposure:Amount of total light allowed to pass through the image sensor of the camera.
Aperture (f-stop): Adjustable part of the camera that allows you to change how much light is passed through the sensor.The size of the aperture is measured by the F-Stop.
Shutter speed:amount of time the shutter is open
ISO:Measure of photographic's sensitivity to light. Matters when you are deciding if you want noise/grainy pictures. You also have to think if you want to make it seem if your subjects are moving or not.
I would use a prime lens to take pictures in an area of low light such as the Akins gym because this lens lets a lot more light in than others.
I would use a wide-angle lens to take pictures where I need to get something big in one picture.An example is when the marching band does their formations and we need one picture to fit all of them in.
Depth of Field (shallow and wide):amount of your picture before and after your focus point that will be in focus. It is determined by aperture,lens and subject distance.
Light (angle and intensity): Changing how much light enters will affect the angles the lens shoots out to get the picture.
Shadows:Dependent on the intensity and direction of light.The stronger and more pinpoint the light the more pronounced the shadow will be to the eye.
Diffusion:Scattered beam of light in a bunch of directions that is caused by sending light rays through a semi-translucent screen.
Exposure:Amount of total light allowed to pass through the image sensor of the camera.
Aperture (f-stop): Adjustable part of the camera that allows you to change how much light is passed through the sensor.The size of the aperture is measured by the F-Stop.
Shutter speed:amount of time the shutter is open
ISO:Measure of photographic's sensitivity to light. Matters when you are deciding if you want noise/grainy pictures. You also have to think if you want to make it seem if your subjects are moving or not.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
7 News Values
Timeliness -- the newness of the facts.
The news of the shooting and the identifying of the victim are less than 24 hours old.
"Police identify fatal shooting victim, continue search for gunman"
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/police-continue-to-investigate-northeast-austin-sh/nXHg2/
Proximity – the nearness of a given event to your place of publication.
The city we live in is Austin,South Austin to be more specific which is where the house that got burned is at.
"Official: Fire damages South Austin home, displaces one"
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/official-fire-damages-south-austin-home-displaces-/nXHtR/
Prominence – the “newsworthiness” of an individual, organization or place.
This story talks about a man whose actions affected many others.
Psychiatric exam set for student held in stabbings
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/04/10/texas-student-stabbing-college-lone-star-psychiatric-exam/2070403/
Impact – the effect or consequence of an event on the audience.
This affects many people
even if you don't own or don't plan to purchase a gun as it will limit
who can buy a gun due to background checks.
Senators Reach Bipartisan Deal on Checks of Gun Buyers
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/11/us/politics/compromise-on-background-checks.html?hp
Conflict– the meeting of two or more opposing forces. These forces can be physical, emotional or philosophical.
The U.S and South Korea are against North Korea as they say they will launch nuclear missiles against them.
South Korea and U.S. Gird for Missile Test by North Korea
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/11/world/asia/north-korea-missile.html?ref=world
Human Interest – the drama the surrounds people involved in an emotional struggle.
A young boy helped his neighbor when he desperately needed it.
APD to honor Boy Scout who came to man’s aid
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/apd-to-honor-boy-scout-who-came-to-mans-aid/nXHpD/
Novelty – the attraction people have to unusual things and events.
A weird story you saw for the first time and never happens until now.
Hollande Finds His Gift Camel Was Consumed
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/10/world/europe/hollandes-camel-a-gift-from-mali-becomes-tagine.html?_r=0
Most important-North Korea's missiles
Least important- Hollande finds his camel eaten.
Friday, March 22, 2013
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Magazine Covers
1.Early Magazine covers
Mothers Magazine,1844,This magazine talked about how the reader was the source of everything for their families.The cover has a simple but artistic illustration to "evoke the spirit of the publication".
2.The Poster Cover
The Munsey,August,1898,It represents a painting of troops on horseback traveling to Cuba using realism.The cover only has two small lines at the bottom to explain what is happening as you can draw many conclusions from this picture.
3.Pictures Married to Type
Cosmopolitan,1985,the model on the picture is "boxed in" because of all the text boxes surrounding her to her left and right.She even seems a little uncomfortable even though in reality those text boxes aren't actually there.This type of cover began around the mid 1980's as before the picture of the person was usually surrounded with little to no text.
4.In the Forest of words
Guitar World,August 1992,This picture has its text almost coming out of the picture as the title of the magazine is the first thing that you see.You also see guitars so your brain automatically relates everything in this cover to guitar or guitar playing.The cover lines of this magazine are actually larger than the name of the magazine.
Monday, February 4, 2013
My Favorite Cover
Favorite Cover
Critique:This cover of this magazine reaches out to a lot of people in a way that people will miss him and the products he would produce with his company,Apple.Many people have Apple products ranging from their iPhones to their expensive but eye catching Macbook laptops. The black and white adds to the effect of you feeling sad about him passing away.It also shows when he was born and when he died which would be the same year if people say this in 2011. Bloomberg Businessweek also did a great job in cropping out half his face which looks really good and you only need to see half of his face to know who he is anyways since he was a huge person in the world of computers and a person many people looked up to.
Best magazine covers 2012
1.New York-Formal
2.Bloomberg BusinessWeek-Formal
3.People-Formal
4.People-Formal
5.Sports Illustrated-Formal
6.ESPN Magazine-Formal
7.Timeout Chicago-Enviromental
8.GQ-Formal
9.Parade-Formal
10.GQ-Formal
11.American Photo-Enviromental
12.People-Formal
13.Vanity Fair-Informal
14.National Geographic-Enviromental
15.Sports Illustrated-Enviromental
16.Departures-Formal
17.W-Formal
2.Bloomberg BusinessWeek-Formal
3.People-Formal
4.People-Formal
5.Sports Illustrated-Formal
6.ESPN Magazine-Formal
7.Timeout Chicago-Enviromental
8.GQ-Formal
9.Parade-Formal
10.GQ-Formal
11.American Photo-Enviromental
12.People-Formal
13.Vanity Fair-Informal
14.National Geographic-Enviromental
15.Sports Illustrated-Enviromental
16.Departures-Formal
17.W-Formal
Magazine Tips
1.Worth the investment of time and money?
2.Don't judge your cover to what you see on your computer screen as the colors will slightly change
3.Don't judge the size of the cover on screen because your screen is the wrong size so you don't know
4.Make is efficient,fast and easy
5.Familiar recognition
2.Don't judge your cover to what you see on your computer screen as the colors will slightly change
3.Don't judge the size of the cover on screen because your screen is the wrong size so you don't know
4.Make is efficient,fast and easy
5.Familiar recognition
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Friday, January 25, 2013
Choice Sheets
I would probably sign up for Newspaper.I have a few friends in the class that are in it this year and are most likely going to be in it again next year.I hope that I write a few good stories and to make a difference at our school with them.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Caption Practice/Vocabulary
Caption #1
Who: President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama
What: Embrace
Where: The tarmac of the Davenport Iowa Airport
When: August 15,2012 (Wednesday)
Why: The Obamas have no seen each other in three weeks
How: Passionately,warmly
Background: After seeing Michelle, President Obama tripped on the tarmac and slammed on the ground hitting his head. He was flown to the closest hospital for treatment.
Sentence #1: President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama passionately embrace on the tarmac of the Davenport Iowa Airport on Wednesday.
Sentence #2: The Obamas had not seen each other for three weeks while the president campaigned across the country.
Caption Header: Warm embrace after long campaign
Caption #2
Who:Koren pop singer PSY
What:sings
Where: His concert in central Seoul,South Korea
When: October 2, 2012 (Tuesday)
Why: To entertain his fans
How: energetically
Background: PSY's song "Gangnam Style" has become an international hit that has earned more than a billion hits on YouTube.The video features a horse riding dance,a cowboy,hat wearing dancer in an elevator and a dance off with a guy in a yellow suit.
Sentence #1: Korean pop singer PSY performs his well known dong, "Gangnam Style" in Seoul,South Korea on Tuesday to entertain his fans.
Sentence #2: PSY had not performed in his home country until his release of his song.
Caption Header: Internet turned fame into a superstar
Caption #3
Who: Pilot Felix Baumgartner from Austria
What:Jumps from a capsule from space and broke sound barrier
Where: Space and landed in the New Mexico desert
When: October 14,2012 (Sunday)
Why:Break the world record on the highest jump
How: Unafraid
Background: Red Bull sponsored the event and Felix was up to the challenge
Sentence #1: Felix Baumgartner jumps out of the Red Bull pod to begin his free fall.
Sentence #2: Felix Baumgartner had a lot of support from people online as it was shown live on Youtube and many other websites.
Caption Header: Highest free fall and breaks sound barrier.
Vocabulary:
Depth of Field (Shallow and wide): the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image.
Light (angle and intensity): element that makes things visible
Shadows:a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface
Diffusion:a refraction of light or an erratic display of light passing through an element(scattering)
Exposure:the amount of light allowed to fall on each area of a photograph
Aperture (f-stop):the opening that allows light to pass through a lens and reach the camera sensor
Shutter Speed: the length of time the shutter of the camera is open.
ISO: the sensitivity to light of a camera's sensor.
Types of Lenses:
-Telephoto:Gives you a good zoom.
-Prime(Fixed):No zoom
-Wide Angle:Wider perspective
News Value of Photos:
Timeliness:Time frame
Proximity:Where relative to you it happened.
Conflict:Is there conflict in the picture;makes it newsworthy
Human Interest:Drama and peoples lifes
Prominence:Being famous or being important.
Impact:Does this affect people
Novelty:Things that are out of the ordinary.
Who: President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama
What: Embrace
Where: The tarmac of the Davenport Iowa Airport
When: August 15,2012 (Wednesday)
Why: The Obamas have no seen each other in three weeks
How: Passionately,warmly
Background: After seeing Michelle, President Obama tripped on the tarmac and slammed on the ground hitting his head. He was flown to the closest hospital for treatment.
Sentence #1: President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama passionately embrace on the tarmac of the Davenport Iowa Airport on Wednesday.
Sentence #2: The Obamas had not seen each other for three weeks while the president campaigned across the country.
Caption Header: Warm embrace after long campaign
Caption #2
Who:Koren pop singer PSY
What:sings
Where: His concert in central Seoul,South Korea
When: October 2, 2012 (Tuesday)
Why: To entertain his fans
How: energetically
Background: PSY's song "Gangnam Style" has become an international hit that has earned more than a billion hits on YouTube.The video features a horse riding dance,a cowboy,hat wearing dancer in an elevator and a dance off with a guy in a yellow suit.
Sentence #1: Korean pop singer PSY performs his well known dong, "Gangnam Style" in Seoul,South Korea on Tuesday to entertain his fans.
Sentence #2: PSY had not performed in his home country until his release of his song.
Caption Header: Internet turned fame into a superstar
Caption #3
Who: Pilot Felix Baumgartner from Austria
What:Jumps from a capsule from space and broke sound barrier
Where: Space and landed in the New Mexico desert
When: October 14,2012 (Sunday)
Why:Break the world record on the highest jump
How: Unafraid
Background: Red Bull sponsored the event and Felix was up to the challenge
Sentence #1: Felix Baumgartner jumps out of the Red Bull pod to begin his free fall.
Sentence #2: Felix Baumgartner had a lot of support from people online as it was shown live on Youtube and many other websites.
Caption Header: Highest free fall and breaks sound barrier.
Vocabulary:
Depth of Field (Shallow and wide): the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image.
Light (angle and intensity): element that makes things visible
Shadows:a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface
Diffusion:a refraction of light or an erratic display of light passing through an element(scattering)
Exposure:the amount of light allowed to fall on each area of a photograph
Aperture (f-stop):the opening that allows light to pass through a lens and reach the camera sensor
Shutter Speed: the length of time the shutter of the camera is open.
ISO: the sensitivity to light of a camera's sensor.
Types of Lenses:
-Telephoto:Gives you a good zoom.
-Prime(Fixed):No zoom
-Wide Angle:Wider perspective
News Value of Photos:
Timeliness:Time frame
Proximity:Where relative to you it happened.
Conflict:Is there conflict in the picture;makes it newsworthy
Human Interest:Drama and peoples lifes
Prominence:Being famous or being important.
Impact:Does this affect people
Novelty:Things that are out of the ordinary.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
My Holiday
1.
Tell me what is the one thing that happened on your holiday that you
will remember? It can be a trip, a family visit, a present, something
fun.
The biggest thing i remember from my holiday is getting a new Macbook Pro as a present.
2. What are your resolutions for the 2013 year?
To keep making good grades and to start looking into what I want to study for in college.
3. What are you looking forward to in 2013? I'm looking forward to all the sneaker releases that are coming out this year.
The biggest thing i remember from my holiday is getting a new Macbook Pro as a present.
2. What are your resolutions for the 2013 year?
To keep making good grades and to start looking into what I want to study for in college.
3. What are you looking forward to in 2013? I'm looking forward to all the sneaker releases that are coming out this year.
2012 in Review
What was the best song of 2012?
I think the best song of 2012 in my opinion would be Mercy by Kanye West featuring Big Sean,2 Chainz, and Pusha T. This song had a very new sound that nobody really had,it also created a lot of buzz for GOOD Music's upcoming album Cruel Summer that came out later that year.
What was the best movie of 2012?
I think the best movie of 2012 was The Avengers.It combined all the superheros that had their own individual movie all into 1 where they fought against a villain.I really understood everything to because I had seen all the other movies that year and the years before.
What was the biggest Sports story of 2012?
I think the biggest sports story of 2012 was earlier in the year when Peyton Manning was going around talking to teams to see where he wanted to go to play football after his injury.When the news broke out that he signed with the Denver Broncos sports websites and channels talked about it for weeks.
I think the best song of 2012 in my opinion would be Mercy by Kanye West featuring Big Sean,2 Chainz, and Pusha T. This song had a very new sound that nobody really had,it also created a lot of buzz for GOOD Music's upcoming album Cruel Summer that came out later that year.
What was the best movie of 2012?
I think the best movie of 2012 was The Avengers.It combined all the superheros that had their own individual movie all into 1 where they fought against a villain.I really understood everything to because I had seen all the other movies that year and the years before.
What was the most important news story of the year?
The most important news story of the year were the Presidential Election.News channels had been talking about it since the summer all the way up until they announced Obama had won again.
What is the most important person of the year?
I think it was President Obama because that is what older people talk about,politics.Even people from outside of the U.S talk about who the U.S is or is going to be because it affects them.
What was the biggest Sports story of 2012?
I think the biggest sports story of 2012 was earlier in the year when Peyton Manning was going around talking to teams to see where he wanted to go to play football after his injury.When the news broke out that he signed with the Denver Broncos sports websites and channels talked about it for weeks.
Favorite Photos of 2012
I chose this picture because it seemed very cool to me that somebody had jumped out of space with just a parachute to save his life.
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