PhotoJ FINAL :)))

PART ONE: STORY CHALLENGE: TELL A STORY IN 3 PHOTOS 

THE COMPLICATION: The beginning of my story is the ice cream line. I like this photo because its very balanced and the truck windows create nice vertical and horizontal line throughout the majority of the photo as well as a frame for the workers. I think its a nice start to the story, you can read the bottom of the truck telling you what the person is in line for. It's got nice natural lighting and the straight on angle makes you feel like you're actually apart of the photo. I included it because I think its a relate able but simple story for a lot of people, especially in Austin, lines are a common thing.  f/2.2 ISO 25 SHUTTER SPEED 1/120

THE CLIMAX: The climax of my story is when I've reached the front of the line and the worker is making my ice cream. I think this photo is effective because you can see the blurred motion of the hard work she's doing, as well as again the truck window provides a nice frame for the subject. The window also creates a barrier between subject and viewer which I think is interesting. The nice sunny outdoor lighting is combined with the florescent light in the trailer to create kind of a yellow feel, kind of cold against the stainless steel metal.  On her apron you can also see the name of the food truck "Holla-mode". This picture is also special because I actually know the worker, its my friend Kathryn. A lot of people at this time are getting jobs and after talking to her while she made this, I got a view of how hard it actually is to make this ice cream.  F/2.2 ISO 25 SHUTTER SPEED 1/40

THE RESOLUTION: The end of the story, the end product, the thing the story led up to, in this case the ice cream. I like this photo because of its nice short depth of field, so the only thing in focus is the nice ice cream. I also like how the photo is very simple in its color scheme, mostly whites and blacks.  It has nice natural light with no harsh shadows just as if it were right in front of you. I think its a good end to this little story because its a great reward for the struggle both the worker and I went through to create the resolution. I decided to do this story in my final because I think its a short and fun story that a lot of people relate to and its easy to sum up in 3 photos. I like this photo because of its subject, it looks delicious and I think the depth of field enhances that.  F/2.2 ISO 25 SHUTTER SPEED 1/2500

PART TWO: TECHNICAL CHALLENGE: BLACK AND WHITE EMOTION


For my first photo, I wanted to convey the emotion of happy. I did this through capturing a natural moment where the subject is laughing and smiling at something her cousin just said. I used a worms eye view and short depth of field to draw all the attention to her facial expression. Her black and white striped shirt adds highlights to the photo as well as lines. The blurred out trees create a nice contrasted background with lots of darks and lights. The natural sunlight shines right onto her face enhancing the lines in her face making it a more dynamic expression. I like this photo mostly because of its lighting, I think the glow is really pretty and the interesting contrast between all the values in the photo is nice. F/2.2 ISO 25 SHUTTER SPEED 1/120

For my second photo I again wanted to convey the emotion of happy, but this time in a posed way. I did this by placing my subject in an environment that makes them happy, in the pool. The subject is happy and excited for the end of school and the start of summer which brings, fun, warm weather and good times. I told her to give me a face that showed how she felt about summer and this is what I got. I like this photo because of the lighting the black and white creates a great contrast between her light hair and skin and the dark trees in the background it makes her pop. Her swim suit adds pattern to the photo where all the other surfaces are pretty flat. This photo also uses short depth of field to highlight her emotion.  F/2.2 ISO 40 SHUTTER SPEED 1/120

For my last photo I wanted to convey the emotion of calm and relaxed. I think water is a very calming this so I placed my subject to where she is completely surrounded in water. I also think most people are the most relaxed and calm when they're in bed with their eyes closed basically sleeping. So I combined these two relaxing things, water and sleep. With her eyes closed and a blank face with no expression lines. Her arms create a nice vertical divider in the photo and she is placed in rule of thirds which her arms help to emphasize. The black and white helps to add contrast to the pool water, it creates nice ripples which add to the calm feel.  F/2.2 ISO 25 SHUTTER SPEED 1/160

PART THREE: STORY CHALLENGE: TAKE PHOTOS OF WHERE YOU LIVE

 For this challenge I decided to take three photos of popular spots around my hood. My first photo is of our neighborhood park, at first glance this photo may look very boring and like a stripe of blue and a stripe of green, very one note and parallel. I took as a panorama so you're able to zoom in really far (which you might not be able to do on a computer), and when you do this you can see people playing with their dogs, people playing basketball, a lacrosse goal( this is where the Knitros practice sometimes), the playground, volleyball and tennis courts as well as the pool and lastly the elementary school where I went, Brentwood. I think this photo is reflective of its subject because like the neighborhood it might seem simple at first but its full of exciting things and interesting people. I used long depth of field and balance to shoot this photo with natural sunny daylight. F/2.2 ISO 25 SHUTTER SPEED 1/1400

My second photo is a local small grocery story now called Arlans Market. Until recently since 1953 had been the Crestview Minimax, a place me and all the kids in the neighborhood grew up buying candy from. A few months ago it was bought and turned into this place. Lots of McCallum kids used to get their first job here. I like this photo because you can see the sign and at first think its ordinary but there's actually an interesting story behind it. I like the color composition how there's lots of blues in the photo as well as the long depth of field. You can tell its a nice sunny day because of the bright lighting and clear blue sky.  F/2.2 ISO 25 SHUTTER SPEED 1/1200

The last place in my neighborhood I decided to photograph was Juiceland, a few blocks from my house its a great treat for breakfast or lunch. It's super healthy and a spot a lot of people like to go to because of its Delicious juices but also because of its nice calm happy environment, it's just an uplifting place. I like this photo because the leading line of people creates the feeling that the viewer is actually in line with them. The rule of thirds also gives you a place to start in this busy picture. The huge windows create nice sunny lighting which is all natural just like their juices. I think these three photos go together because it's kind of like a mini tour of some of the best spots in my neighborhood.

F/2.2 ISO 32 SHUTTER SPEED 1/60

JACQUELINE GRACIE KAREL MCKENNA SCAVENGER HUNT

POSTER ADVERTISING A SCHOOL EVENT

BIKE LOCK

GRAFFITI

PASSIONATELY TANGOING


OFFICE AIDE

TENNIS TROPHY

CUSTODIAN

ART DISPLAY

SECURITY OFFICER

PROTECTING THE TREE

BOY BAND

SPELLING MAC

SIGN OF SPRING

YOGA POSE

SIBLINGS AT SCHOOL

STUDENT STUDYING

OUR REFLECTION NOT IN A MIRROR

ANTIQUE

ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN


HATS THAT ARENT HATS

BLAST FROM THE PAST

NEEDS IMPROVEMENT

CONTRADICTION

DOING WHAT THE SIGN SAYS

ADMINISTRATOR

COLLEGE SHIRT

IN MID AIR

ALL OF US IN A TIGHT SPACE (UNDER A TABLE VERY TIGHT FIT FYI)


WE SUGGEST YOU POST EITHER BOY BAND, HATS OR UNDER THE TABLE.

Publication 6.2

FINISHING IN SLOW MOTION-- Freshman dance 1 students Bea Chamerlain, Savannah Riddles, Brisa Arriaga, and Chloe West perform their show closing YouTube learned dance at the dance informal concert on Wednesday may 18th. For participating in the show students earn a 100 on their final grade instead of taking a written test. Chamberlain said "We worked really hard and I was really proud of our end product". The show featured a variety of modern, jazz and hip hop works most of which were choreographed by students . 

SAY MY NAMMMME-- Freshman Naiya Antar, Kahliah Clark, Jalia Chrenshaw, and Senior Zahshorn Brown perform their you tube learned dance "Say My Name" to parents and friends at the dance one informal concert this past Wednesday in the field house. "Everyone loved our dance, I could tell from all the screaming and I had a really good time learning it and performing, great end to a great class" Said Brown. 

COUNTDOWN TO THE END--With the end of year fast approaching Freshman Bea Chamerlain, Savannah Riddles and Maesia McDonold perform their youtube learn choreography to "Countdown by Beyonce". McDonold says, "Although I am not taking dance next year, it was a lot of fun and I'm really going to miss Mrs.Adamez. Especially because we're not majors we can goof off more and make the class really enjoyable".

What is Bokeh

1. Bokeh is a photography effect that comes form the Japanese word for haze or blur, so bokeh is aestheically adding out of focus blur to a photo.

2.Photogtaphers love bokeh because it can add softness to a poorly lit photo. photographs that use bokeh have light simple background that are pleasing to the eye. The softness is really pleasing to both viewer and photographer. 

3. - A fast lense 

- a wide lense 

- create shallow depth of field by decreasing distance between camera and subject GET CLOSE 

- shoot in manual so you can adjust and set everything exactly as to need it. 

- have highlights in your background Bright. 

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Read and Respond: Jump start your photography

1. GO TO THE MOVIES
I would look online a pick out a movie that looked interesting to me, pick out some good snacks and try and pay good attention to all the details and shots and characters and story lines.

2. GO THROUGH YOUR CD COVERS
I would look on spotify and all our old actual CD's and just browse until I saw something that stood out.

3. LISTEN TO YOUR FAVORITE MUSIC
 I would fist listen to my playlist then maybe put on shuffle and try and find something new that I liked.
4. LOOK 360
I would go to spots I really liked and thought were really beautiful and I would go for a walk around then stop at random points and spin around.

5. SHOOT YOUR FAVORITE FOOD
I would make my favorite food look beautiful and use my food photography skills to take a great inspiring photo.

6. TAKE A SELF PORTRAIT
I would find things I thought represented me as a person or like a place and shoot these things and at these places. I would also do some no face portraits to tell more of a story.

7. SHOOT YOUR FAMILY
My family is pretty interesting so I would take pictures of their everyday nonsense and activities.

8. SHOOT FOR A HOLIDAY THEME
I would shoot a christmas theme because I love christmas it makes me so happy so I bet I could find some good winter/christmas activities to take pics of.

9. SHOOT A GORGEOUS MODEL
I would invite one of my friends over and take natural fun pictures of them that really were interesting and pretty.

10. TAKE A PHOTO A DAY CHALLENGE
I would do this thing that Ms.West showed us where this guy who went through cancer took self portraits everyday for like 12 years and it showed all his struggles an daily activities. some of the photos were beautiful like him diving into a lake and others were a mirror seflie of him at a concert and others in the hospital. It was a really inspiring and told his life story at that time. I really liked it and think it would be fun to do myself.

the present view and respond

How does the story unfold? Are there particular moments  that stand out to you as particularly powerful or effective? What image elicits the most emotion from you?  What theme or message (s) do you take from the movie? How do the filmmakers convey that message visually and/or verbally?


1. The boy is playing video games when his mom comes home with a gift for him. He opens the box to find a 3 legged puppy and when he realizes the puppy is missing a leg he shoos it away. The dog begins to play around and is all cute and the boy is like okay this dog isn't so bad after all so he decides to get up and go outside with the dog. Its then revealed that the boy also is missing a leg so him and the dog are actually the same. Which is very heartfelt and very nice of his mom to get him a gift that is fun and relates to him.

2. The moments that stand out to me are the moment he realizes the dog is missing a leg, when the dog is flopping around in the box and having fun despite his disability and the moment the boy stands up and you see he too is missing a leg.

3. The image that afflicts the most emotion for me is the moment they're standing next to each other walking out the door, they're having fun and now they're friends because they relate to each other.

4. The theme I got from the movie is that sometimes people don't want to relate to people who are the same as them. Just because a person is a certain way doesn't mean they want to be around people or animals like them. But also the theme is we should accept each other the way we are and not take our personal feelings out on other cute dogs.

5. I think visually they made the dog so cute that the boy had to be friends with him and couldn't resist it. Also i think the drama and dark shillouete scene where they're both walking out and you see their disability is visually very powerful. Also when the boy throws the dog on the ground and the dog doesn't get sad and just like shakes it off it very nice and shows how you shouldn't let other people get to you.

Happy photo challenge 10

mi poema

gracie enjoys dogs

karel does not like blue frogs 

Mckenna likes hogs 

Mirrorless Cameras mini research Project

A mirror less camera or mirror less interchangeable lens camera is a camera with interchangeable lens that does not have a mirror reflex optical viewfinder. A reflex finder is a viewfinder system with a mirror placed behind the lens. So I guess they don't have this. With a reflex finder, you can focus the image on the ground glass and frame your picture at the same time. This mirror flips the image so its right side up and I think without the mirror the image is backwards in the viewfinder.

PROS

1. SMALLER AND LIGHTER
2. SEEING LIGHT TONE AND MOOD
3. GOOD, EASY AUTO FOCUS

Great for travel


CONS
Since they re smaller, they have less room for some functions such as the battery, so it doesn't last as long as a dslr. They sometimes don't have very accurate in limited lighting and some don't even have a viewfinder

MY OPINION.

Personally I think if you're going to purchase new expensive cameras for high school students to use DSLR would be better because that's from my experience what most people use and what most people learn how to use. I think learning a dslr would be the most useful for them and the easiest because they're probably slightly familiar with them. Its all electronic and in this day and age what I feel most students would understand and like. You don't have to learn anything post production you just upload. I think it's the best option for our school.

Photo Challenge Votes

6 OF MY VOTES GO TO
PHOTO CHALLENGE 1

I have done longer shutter in the past and I think it's one of my favorite kinds of photography and it would be really fun to do in this class. I think I could get really creative with it and draw some cool photos with sparklers or flashlights.

4 OF MY VOTES GO TO
PHOTO CHALLENGE 6

I think Macro would be a nice fun easy challenge because our school has some interesting people and textures that would look good in a macro photo. Walking around finding things to take close up pictures would be really fun.

Publication 6.1

FLAMENCO FIRE--First year dance majors perform a 3 in 1 flamenco medley in the dance programs annual spring show. First year dancers are required to go through the flamenco class which teaches them many  different aspects to the dance. Freshman dance major Chloe Shield says "Flamenco is something that really challenged me because I'm strictly a ballet/modern/jazz dancer but being exposed to this really opened my horizons".

SOUL SEARCHING- Dances majors perform "Trust" in their annual spring show. The show features a collection of work from throughout the year and also shows off all levels of dance majors. This particular dance even had the dancers working with paint.  Junior dance major Lexie Staes days"my favorite of being in the dance academy is the exposure to different styles of dance and how throughout the four years every dancer shows growth and gains a new appreciation for dance". The dance program will have one last show this year their annual benefit show on Friday May 6th in the MAC. 

ALL RED EVERYTHING-- Second, third, and fourth year dance majors perform during the dance programs annual spring show. The show was on Friday April 8th and is the second to last dance show of the year. The closer for the dance program is their Benefit show which is on May 6th in the MAC theater. Junior Dance Major Terin Dailey says "My favorite part of being in the academy are the friendships the dancers form together and the fun things we get to do".