Action / Sports Pre Assignment

1. Name of photographer - Alyssa Shukar

General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)- Dark, pessimistic type stories.

List three problems that the judges note with the portfolio-
a. Topics that have been done over millions of times.
b. Not getting up close and personal.
c. All frames were shot around the same distance.

List two things the judges like-
a. The man sweeping with a shovel
b. The Baseball celebration picture

What is your overall impression? What did you like or not like?
I liked the pictures that had several angles balancing the light coming into the shot of the picture.


2. Watch the winning portfolio critique (Dustin Snipes), and post the following:
What did the judges note as strengths as they were critiquing it?
How he gets creative with his frames and gets close to his shots on subject in them.

What do you see as strengths? Do you see any weaknesses?
All the creative ideas he had in the pictures and didn't have half of a person in a frame. had the subject in the dead center and some had very great lighting. Some were a bit dull when the pictures had the overview of the pictures.

3.
Watch the contest recap video
Briefly describe the process the judges went through in deciding the winner.

They liked the fact that the winner had diverse pictures over a certain topic. Had different types of effects he created in the pictures.


Part 2.

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

Part 5 Where the player with the helmet on looks as if hes been playing in the mud showing half of his face in the frame. Black and white frames are interesting to me and having a lot of detail in the picture is always a picture to look into.

2. Describe one photo that you do NOT agree with the judges on. Explain why you think the judges are wrong.

In part 4 there was a picture where there was several people sitting in some desk in a room and there was a huge screen/frame of some sort with a mans face looking down as if hes watching them. They didn't like it but i thought it was creative with the angle it had going up leading the topic of the shot.

Your Story Part 2

Night Life In Austin?

Interviewing Gavriella Coleman a couple weeks before prom was interesting to listen to what she had to talk about with the questions I had made for the interview. Being finished with her work in the Spanish class of New Tech Academy, Asking Ms.Coleman different aspects of the nightlife of Austin Texas. Having a one on one conversation discussing what she believes in what her usual plan is when she’s out downtown.

I’m interviewing people based on their lifestyle and their opinion throughout the interview about the nightlife for Austin Texas. Everybody having her own opinions on things I wanted to know what a senior at Akins High School does in Austin Texas when they are not learning in high school.

“I love going to downtown when my close friends are with me, we'll have a fun time whatever we do!” Gavriella Coleman said.

If you’re into the night life and love being out, downtown Austin on a Friday night… It’s something fun being out with your friends and enjoying not having any worries down there.

“At night and on the weekends with my friends is really the coolest thing to ask for.” – Gavriella Coleman

Get together’s or parties its all the same thing because you’re going to end up eating somewhere downtown. Theirs all the food you can think of when your downtown.

“Home Slice Pizza!

Best friend Sabrina said she enjoys doing what the whole group decides on when we all go out to party or get together, we typically get together at someone’s house and go from there in one car so It wont be a hassle to find parking or meet up where to go to.

Architecture Preview Assignment

Pattern





Detail



Sorroundings



Lighting





Angles & Shapes

Graffiti

Your Story Part 1

1. How old are you?
I'm 18 and a half

2. What grade are you in?
I'm a senior

3. Are you happy where your at?
I would like to live in Colorado

4. When do you like to go out?
At night and on the weekends with my friends is really the coolest thing to ask for.

5. Who do you usually go out with when you do?
My boyfriend cornelio, my bestfriend's bina and rudy, and my other friend ivan

6. Has their ever been any scary moments when you were out?
Yes, one time my friend made me drive drunk, Armando

7. Do you have a favorite drink when your out?
Red Bull

8. Do you smoke when you drink?
Yes, Okay, GOD!

9. How late do you stay out?
The latest, 3am

10. What is your favorite memory you have while you were out?
My first time going to charlies with my friends

11. Do you like small crowd or a few people when your out?
Small crowd, like 10at the most

12. What age you do believe should be the legal drinking age?
21

13. Whats the most visited place you go when you do go downtown?
I love going to downtown when my close friends are with me, we'll have a fun time whatever we do!

14. Have you ever been in a fight while being downtown?
I said NO!!!

15. Where is the best place to go when you just want to relax downtown?
Toy Joy

16. Do you enjoy going to see live music downtown?
Ummm...yes

17. Is their any venue specific that is your favorite?
Aces Lounge

18. Would you be at a concert or a lounge?
Concert

19. What is your favorite restaurant?
Home Slice

20. Party of get together?
Get Together

Interview with Erik Ramirez

How are you today? - Could be doing better, overall im good.
Whats your name? - Erik Isaac Ramirez
When were you born? - April 30th 1992
What are/is your hobbies? - Skateboarding
What is your favorite color? - Red
Favorite thing you like to do downtown? - Enjoy going to events
What is your favorite Song? - Single by lil wayne
When your not skating, what do like to do? - Edit videos or network on myspace
Future job you plan to do? - Something in criminal justice or being a doctor
What is your favorite shoe brand? Vans or Nike SB's
Whats your favorite college team? - Texas Longhorns
What is your favorite movie? - Training Day
What academy are you in? Able
Where in Austin do you live at? South Austin
What was your favorite year in high school? - Senior year
What genre of music are you most into? Rap music
Who is your favorite Rapper? Southern rappers mainly for their lyricism
What do you plan do to after high school? - maybe head into acc and see what i can do their
Where do you see yourself in 5 years? - still skating trying to get sponsored by someone big
Who is your romodel? P-Rod

Student Of The Month Interview

How are you today?
Whats your name?
When were you born?
What are/is your hobbies?
What is your favorite color?
Favorite thing you like to do downtown?
What is your favorite Song?
When your not skating, what do like to do?
Future job you plan to do?
What is your favorite shoe brand?
Whats your favorite college team?
What is your favorite movie?
What academy are you in?
Where in austin do you live at?
What was your favorite year in high school?
What genre of music are you most into?
Who is your favorite Rapper?
What academy are you attending in high school?
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Who is your romodel?

The Interview

Assignment 1:
a.
Principal Girrard
School Secretary
Asisstant Principal Of New Tech

b.
Why would you wanna assign school uniforms?
Do you feel that this will make school go by better?
What do you think the faculty thinks of this?
What do believe the student feel?
Was this a decision made by votes or strictly decided?
Will there still be a dress code on gang related colors?
Does AISD agree with this decision?
When will this policy go in affect?
Have any parents made complaints?
Is the faculty gonna be required to do so also?
Why was this policy assigned?
How many schools will have to follow in the district?
Are their anyone from the faculty going against it?
What will be the consequences if students dont follow?
Will there be a policy for backpacks in the near future?
How do you feel about the new policy?
Can there any exceptions with this new policy?
Will the policy ever be removed?
Will parents be notified about this policy?
Is there any new restrictions for jeans and shorts now?
What other districts are planning to follow this policy?

News Leads

First Article - Two sons reveal their father was a spy during the cold war, sobbing with regret.

Second Article - First superman copy unrestored discovered and ready for sale.

Achitecture Assigment

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?
La Pedrera, Spain - Joseph Maria Jujo

Sculptured House, USA - Charles Utter Deaton

Nautilus House, Mexico - Javier Senosiain

Hundertwasserhaus - Joseph Krawina and Peter Pelikan

Atomium, Belgium - Andre Waterkeyn

2. When was it built?
La Pedrera, Spain - 1912

Sculptured House, USA - 1963

Nautilus House, Mexico - 2006

Hundertwasserhaus - between 1983 and 1986

Atomium, Belgium - 1958



3. Where is it located?
La Pedrera - Spain

Sculptured House - USA

Nautilus House - Mexico

Hundertwasserhaus - Austria

Atomium - Belgium


4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?
La Pedrera, Spain - Public

Sculptured House, USA - Private

Nautilus House, Mexico - Private

Hundertwasserhaus - Public

Atomium, Belgium - Public


5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?
La Pedrera, Spain - No

Sculptured House, USA - No, but it had been sold for about $5.5 Million Years ago

Nautilus House, Mexico - No

Hundertwasserhaus - 7122000 Euro

Atomium, Belgium - No

6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?
La Pedrera, Spain - It was upon the request of Pere Mila

Sculptured House, USA - He wanted to build a house on the tallest peak of the mountain in colorado

Nautilus House, Mexico - Bringing the life aquatic into architecture

Hundertwasserhaus - Man built it for no charge

Atomium, Belgium - Its monumental to Belgium

7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)
Sculptured House, USA - Somewhat isolated from everything else, a lot of nature surrounding you and its in a fresh cool weather type state, The glass windows that are about 10-20 feet high is very spectacular. Giving it the look that you can see everything in the distance.

Portraits & Self Portraits- Start Looking

Self - Portrait

The area that Henri-Cartier Bresson took this portrait in is very diverse with the bench hes also sitting in, makes the shot look mysterious and different from the rest that just have a face in the frame, very memorable.

Portrait

The picture of the surviving holocaust people are very self explanatory, the wrinkles in their arms show they were very young when the Holocaust took place. Brave survivors that escaped or were released.

Happy Akins Building - Lets Go Shoot

Akins

Building

Happy

2009 In Review

Your favorite photo from 2009

This picture is very memorable because it shows one of the toughest touchdowns earned in the super bowl game, clinching the win for their team for the 2008 season. Both teams seemed very strong.



Your favorite song of 2009Pursuit Of Happiness- Kid Cudi Its nothing to impressive in the video, givin the song name is enough to know what the song is about, him having a huge party and explaining that the flashy jewelery and famous people he meets isnt gonna make him happy automatically, really down to earth.


The most important piece of world news of 2009

Man Charged With Threatening Obama in Web Poem

Man made a internet poem describing he is going to shoot the "tyrant" in the head, what makes it worse is that the name of the poem is called "The Sniper", going to meet in front of a judge to figure out what he will be charged with.



Your favorite movie of 2009Great movie for everyone, giving it a little love story with a lighthearted man that becomes bitter once his lovely wife passed away he attempts an adventure to reach their destined canyon since he has nothing else to lose.

Portraits & Self Portraits

Tips for Self Portrait
1. Give it a timer, primarily about 10 seconds to get yourself prepared.
2. Change the angle of the camera and give it diverse feel to it.
3. Look away from the camera to give a more affective feel to make it seem as if it was a pose.

I will be shooting myself in the portraits, making sure i have a timer to take the shot,
possibly if i could i will be taking the portrait downtown area to give it a urban area.
I will have alot of diverse elements in the picture, i would like to add the rule
of thirds and making black & white with the camera angle being somewhere
above ground level and checking the lighting on the camera so i wont have any bad glare in the print and in the negatives.

Photo Of The Year 2009

One of many beautiful views that Austin has to offer, a view of one of the memorable buildings frost bank tower, Austinite's come across a pond at zilker park that gives it the frame a great reflection on the pond.


Photographer used a lot of composition rules for this photo, since this photo was taken Austin Texas im assuming hes a Longhorns fan for his vibrant orange bandanna and signature cigar that is unforgettable, southern cowboy with the bucket hat.

This picture shows how much pain when the mother has to bury her daughter, someone decided to take someones life away in a heartbeat. The life of one can affect millions, she may be gone but never forgotten. Rest in peace.

1. What was your most favorite memory of your holiday break?

New years party, celebrated with a couple friends. stayed up till like 4am.

2. Did you go anywhere or do anything fun? If you did, please tell me. If not, tell me what you did do on break?

i helped my parents at work and just rested or hung out with my girlfriend.

3. When you look back at 2009, what do you think you will remember the most when your 25 years old? This can be worldly events, local things, personal achievements or events.

First time i went to trail of lights, went downtown to alot of memorable places with my girlfriend.

My First Print

1.
A. The person closest to the camera is in focus, the background isn't.

2. The light from the window luminates the whole picture to give it great depth.

3. The person in the picture is laughing trying to cover her face. Having followed some techniques to make this normal picture a decent one.
A. Rule Of Thirds
Repetition
Depth

4. There is a small scuff in the picture, assuming that it happened during the development for this picture.

What are they doing?
Talking to the person beside her, something sarcastic if you notice her facial expression.

Where are they?
Mr. Peru's room in New Tech High

When is this happening?
During class around noon, just doing the usual in class. Converse with classmates

Why are they doing this?
So class can go by my easily, nobody likes a boring class.

Photo Manipulation & Ethics

1.

A. The article explains how some photographers plagiarize to get more attention to their pictures they have took. Some photographers have lost their jobs for altering pictures. Also goes on explaining that Altered pictures will get through the public, but to the professional photographers they will notice the flaws in them if they have been altered.

B. Its showing something to the world that isn't true, feeding them something that never existed, filling their minds with attraction to a picture the photographer knew would maybe give them a raise. If the world was okay with this then there wouldnt be a point to a famous photographer for capturing the worlds greatest moments if someone else can just take something and alter it to outdo what they cant on their own.

2.

A. The worst unethical change you can do to a picture is splicing two pictures together. Do to the fact that they both did not happen in the same frame so theirs no reason add two things to one frame and call yourself a photographer.

B.
The one that i would probably understand and not give them to much trouble on, would be the ones where they just switched the contrast on a frame, adding some color to the picture. Its still unethical in every way, but less punishable. Giving it a little more touch to a picture is okay, but also when not mentioned that on tabloids or your bosses is where you most likely wouldnt get the approval.

American Soldier

2.
A. Most powerful image i saw in this slide-show would have to in Chapter 4 when two American soldiers are entering a building which has the appearance of just a building to run drills through, but showing their determination to prove they are serious about their position as being an American Soldier is all they have.

B. The most powerful pictures would have to be the First Assignment, learning the new tactics the average American Soldier should know. Hes finding out things the hard way when he leaned on his weapon while smoking a cigarette.

C. When photographers use pictures to tell a story its more thoughtful for the mind to create a story by themselves with the facial expression or the surroundings in the picture.

3.
A. He seems laid back without ever being in a rush, doesn't look for trouble. Keeps to himself.

B. Its explains what position he is in with other people or area, gives the image to look while also giving you detail on what the photographer is trying to get you to see.


4.
1. Corner of a Disney studios building standing in front of it catching the ambient light in 2009 at Walt Disney world.

2. The sunrise glaring off one of the canyons at the "The Grand Canyon" showing its bright beauty it carries out through the National Park.

3. Two American Airlines 747's facing one another showing its uniqueness stationed in New York.

5.

A. Diverse way to get the viewers attention on the video.

B. Videos explain everything than a photograph, giving the viewer audio and video of what the topic is over about.

C. Capturing one moment that all you need is photograph to explain the history of that specific time in history.

Negatives Evalution

1.
About 5 of my pictures came out how i expected to be, good quality and no glare.

2.
6 of em came out very dark and some pictures were completely out of focus. For the majority they were just dark.

3.
The one where i took a picture of someone and shot away from the light. Wont be any glare or any bright out of focus pixels in the picture.

4.
Many of my pictures i used Simplicity, Rule Of Thirds, Repetition, into most of them, that's what i would usually look for a picture that catches my attention often.

5.
Ive learned to add Depth into pictures, keep the persons attention into a certain position of the picture. Ive added what i usually look for into pictures in my black and white picture.

Marlboro Marine

2

A. He insterted his voice in the slideshow/video

B. The way all the effects came together was really interesting made the video diverse. Adding the voice of the Vet really brought the power of the video extend more. Instead of just having to read the interview throughout the whole thing.


3.

A. Probably the one where he is smoking the cigarette, gives it perfectly image for Marlboro. That even when entering the belly of the beast for our country, that our soldiers can use a smoke for their broke.

B. Usually the ones that have a certain situation going on to them, id rather see a soldier firing their weapon than them lounging around in their bunker for example.

C. The audio enhances everything in the video. So we wont have to imagine the mans voice. He sound depressed or relieved that their is people out there to listen to what he has to say.

D. They all combine and revolve around him coming back from Iraq, explaining that being a American Troop is not all about killing your enemy. Realizing your taking someone else's life hits you harder when you right at that moment right before you hit the trigger.