Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Infographics


Outside shoot

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sports portfolio.

1. 
a. -Travis Haughton
b. General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)- sports and little kidsc. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio - too many back of heads, lots of out of focus, pictures of signsd. List two things the judges like-likes weirdness and different viewse. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like? i thought some of the photos were hard to tell what they main focus was of.
a. Name of photographer - Josh Birnbaum
a. Name of photographer - Sam Adams
b. General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)-photo j, sports 
c. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio - back of heads, needs to come closer to action, titled only 
d. List two things the judges like- cool concepts and portraits 
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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?
a. Briefly describe the process the judges went through in deciding the winner
Part 2:
 i liked the picture of a basketball game that was in black and white. it was very different  than most basketball photos because one subject was on the ground against another person. I do think that when it comes to editing a picture, that it better to go through each option b/c even though a black&white filter is nice, It just didn't fir in w/ the sport. So do agree w/ them on that.
2. Describe one photo that you do NOT agree with the judges on. Explain why you think the judges are wrong.  i disagree with the judges on th first photo on the second video which is of a race car. i liked that is showed how fast the car was moving. they didt think the photo had much going for it. Personally i like pictures like that b/c it bring out the way a photographer know how to use the camera settings and how it bring out the affection in the photograph.   



b. General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)- sports and public places

c.three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio - some pictures did nothing for them, bad transitions, and missed opportunities 
d. two things the judges like- likes when person is in the middle of action and pictures taken at the right moment 
e. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like?
i didn't really like these pictures and there wasnt really much of a theme and it was all over the place 

e. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like?

i liked that a lot of pictures had shadows or silhouettes. 


the judges noted the good color compositions and that the photographer got to the level of what he was photographing like laying on th floor.

i thought that all the different angles were strengths and that a weakness would be that some were staged photos. 

they vetoed ones out one by one

made sure to not put one fore second place
it was either pass or fail
looked for themes
looked at the skills of the editors 

1. Describe one photo that you agree with the judges on. Explain why you and the judges do or do not like it.       o


Opinion preview assignment.

1. Who wrote the story?
editorial 
2. What is their story about?
immigration
3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing.
they believe that we should be welcome to everyone and not say things like build the wall and accept everyone
4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic?
no, but they talked about how people who want to build the wall 
5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion.
their opinion was stated and it stayed consistent 
7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)?
3rd

1. Who wrote the story?
reagan wallace 
2. What is their story about?
the secretary of education
3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing.
she believes that betsy is not fit for the position
4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic?
no
5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion.
no she thinks she isn't fit for the position 
7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)?
3rd 

1. Who wrote the story?
ian miller
2. What is their story about?
saving the tree
3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing.
they wanted to save the bowie tree
4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic?
how its expensive 
5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion.
no they stuck to the opinion
7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)?
3rd

1. Who wrote the story?
jake brien
2. What is their story about?
colleges
3. What is their direct opinion about that topic? Please quote it directly from the story or do a really good job of paraphrasing.
that its harder to get into collages now
4. Did they address what the other side might think about their topic?
no
5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? By this I mean did they every go back and say well maybe if this were to happen, then their opinion wouldn't be valid. Support your opinion.
no they talked about hard work 
6. Are there any quotes in the story?
no
7. What point of view did they write in (1st, 2nd or 3rd)?
3rd



Merger Photo

Friday, May 5, 2017

Merger photo preview.

1.One problem would be that the fence at he left side of the photo kind of starts to vanish, as in its not kept straight.

2. A good location in the bowie campus would be in the court yard in front of the big tree or even in the front of the school.

3. Something creative would be as if I'm walking or even walking up or down the stairs i the hallway.

4. Honestly wear what ever you want, i personally don't care. Slog long as the photos are clear and make sense.

My opinion story.

  Singer-songwriter, Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (aka. Lana Del Rey) who's from Lake Placid, New York has never had it easy in the music industry. Yet it did take her a while to find her fame over the vintage slow/ hip hop inspired music of hers.

  Lana has had a tough life while growing up in, she's been sent to boarding school because of her alcoholic abuse as a teenager. Now everyones not perfect but it shows that people the turn there lives around.

  Over the courses of years Lana began writing her own music and performed in night clubs/venues under the name of 'Lizzy Grant'. Her music was little more darker in my opinion but it was all for the aesthetic. She was later signed to an independent record company which later took a while to produce lana first album and later got shelved.

  After a while Lizzy Grant change her name to Lana Del Rey and was later signed to Interscope Records and Polydor Records. She then produced her first official album "Born To Die" in 2012 that had amazing instrumentals and vocals on it. That same year she performed on 'Saturday Night Live' (SNL) which wasn't pretty. Her performance was know as the " worst in SNL history". After this performance it wasn't certain if Lana had a career again.

  After the internet cooled down Lana still had a good hand full of supporters like me stay by her side and she later produced an extended edition of her first album called 'Paradise'. After that she kind of took a break on big television shows and when smaller. she gained her fandom back and was becoming more of a known artist but still underrated.

  Lana has 5 albums the third being more a stupid back version and more of an indie/alternative sound with heavier instrumentals and more vocals and an interesting story called 'Ultraviolence' (2014)
  The forth album 'Honeymoon' (2015) features the same aesthetic but more of and older vintage Hollywood vibe.

 Now Lana Del Rey isn't a natural performer as you may know, I've seen her live at ACL 2014 and she sounded amazing. After the SNL performance everyone put an image in there head that she just can't sing and to say that really won't matter because she already has us (her fans) that support her and stream her on spotify and buy her music on iTunes.

  Now for this fifth album 'Lust for Life' which has her first features on any of her albums; including The weeknd, Sean Ono Lennon and rumored Stevie Nicks. Lana's come a long way and will continue to surprise all of us secretly.

Peer review/ grade

Paragraphs -  40  pts
5 quotes - 25 pts
Inverted pyramid - 10 pts
Extra Credit? -  points
TOTAL = 75


Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Student of the Month:

Who- Jamie Anagnoes
what- student of the month
when-
where- James Bowie High school
why-



  Jamie Anagnoes a student of James Bowie High school who won student of the month for 2017. Jamie if a freshman at Bowie and is already starting off her first year of high school really well. After the hard work and respect she had towards everyone really paid off.

  At Bowie high school students and staff/ faculty vote for student of the month every year. Jamie never expected to win, she states "It feels very accomplishing". After the big win the Jamie won for student of the month, it's made her more "confident".

  Bowie has always been know for nominating and later having a student of the month. I asked Jamie if she every expected to win student of the month. Her answer is what surprised us, "No, because they're are smarter people than me." I understood what she meant by that but it's not if you smart, it's about how much of a dedicated student you are.

  " It feels really special because everyone's praising you." Even though Jamie is still in shock after winning, she is enjoying the attention.

  After winning student of the month there really isn't type of royalty after the whole win. Being student of the month has some pressure for the winners every time. Jamie says that there's 'more pressure to do good and better." especially after the month is over.

  Jamie wasn't all for being student of the month but her family was all for it. In fact her "family" forces her too. After the win she had to thank her family because of them she a better person.