Man of the Street: Sixth Issue

ISO 160, aperture 8.0, and a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second

So the day all pictures of the newspaper were due, someone on the newspaper staff decided to tell me they needed gray background headshots for "Man on the Street."I took all the headshots with a 17-50mm lens. The headshots were easy to do and the column got finished.

Pool Graphic

ISO 800, aperture 4.0, and a shutter speed of 1/200th of a second

My assignment was to get a picture of the pool, the time board, and the banners. I used a 17-50mm lens. This image was going to be used as the background of a graphic Zac Baker was doing about swimming and some other sports. The graphic Baker did look really awesome, but the newspaper ended up just putting all of the information from the graphic into a bar chart. So this picture wasn't used.

I took the Biology AP exam today.

I took the English AP test today.

Cover Photo for the Sixth Issue

Caroline Prieskorn took this photo, Sydney and I just edited this image in photoshop with Smith's supervision. This image was used for the cover. Smith was mainly teaching Sydney how to use certain tools on photoshop. We changed the coloring and made the shadow on his right eye disappear.

TTDSD

Sabrina Larson was the person who took this picture, but I was there to help and I was supposed to take the image, but I had to leave and finish my homework. I helped with the angle of this picture. We all figured out how to work the flashes properly and get the lighting right for this image. Getting the knife in focus was the hardest part of this picture. Sabrina did an awesome job and the entire TTDSD folder was amazing.

Check Presentation to the Student Body Officers

ISO 400, aperture 4.0, and a shutter speed of 1/200th of a second

I didn't really know I was going to take this assignment until twenty minutes before it happened. Potter came to me during lunch and told me to be in the math and science building before 11:30 and take a picture of a man presenting a check for prom to the student body officers. I took this image with a 24-105mm lens. I had my settings set correctly along with the 580 flash at 11:30, so I was ready to go! The picture was simple and turned out exactly how Tina wanted it.

Ben Norton's Student Body Campaign

ISO 200, aperture 9.0, and a shutter speed of 1/200th of a second

This image of Ben Norton wasn't an assignment; Brianna asked me to take some pictures of him for his campaign posters and shirts. This image of him was cut out and he was placed on top of the world on all of the campaign t-shirts. I didn't mind taking these images because I had nothing better to do. TOP is finished, and the last issue doesn't have many photo assignments yet. This image was taken on high key, but the background isn't 100% white probably because how I was positioned over him. He was too tall for a full body image, so I stood on a chair and angled the camera in a position where he didn't look too unproportionate. Both Ben and Brianna loved the images. I used a 17-50mm lens.

Abigail's Vlog made from pictures about fonts!

 ISO 200, aperture 9.0, and a shutter speed of 1/200th of a second

 ISO 200, aperture 9.0, and a shutter speed of 1/200th of a second

Today I had a doctor's appointment, so I wasn't in class till the last part of third period.

Man on the Street

 ISO 160, aperture 8.0, and a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second

This picture was taken for fun when I was setting up the lighting for the "Man on the Street" column. I just had to put this picture on my blog because it's so awkward. I adore these too, and this photo is defiantly going on the slideshow at the publications' banquet. I used a 17-50mm lens.

ISO 160, aperture 8.0, and a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second

This image is for the actual "Man on the Street" column. There wasn't much to the picture, but I'm getting more comfortable in awkward situations which is a good thing. This girl was really sweet. It was easy taking this picture along with three others because the lighting was already set up correctly. I used a 17-50mm lens.

Promote Cheating Picture

ISO 1000, aperture 4.0, and a shutter speed of 1/200th of a second

The assignment was for a story an editor is writing for how teachers give so many worksheets that students are beginning to resort to cheating. The picture was suppose to capture busy work and students working together with no faces and hands/arms. I really like this image because it goes along with the story so well. The picture was taken with a 17-50mm lens. I stood on a chair behind these students and hovered over them to the image. The lighting in the room was great, so the picture turned out perfect! 

All during photography today I've been making sure assignments that were recently assigned have been taken or are in the process of being taken. I went with Carlie to make sure the got the right horticulture picture, and I've been keeping Potter updated on what's being pushed after things are taken. I have a lot to do this week since the fifth newspaper issue is due Friday. AHHHH!!!! On the positive side, everything is almost done and I'm on top of it all, so it will be done with fabulous images from our lovely photography staff.

Approaching Deadline

The newspaper's 5th issue deadline is approaching and there are a lot of assignments that need to get done. I'm not too happy with this issue because the cover and double truck photos are all cartoons. Most of the interesting assignments are for online, and all the headshots taken are for print. Hopefully, the senior issue will have more interesting photos for print. I really want news so there could be interesting photojournalism stories to talk about, but this last issue is all about seniors so there won't be. Maybe next year the paper will have more news.

Sabrina's moth phobia

This photo was taken by Riley Madlock, but I helped her get the shadow and lighting right for the photo to look like her idea. It turned out really awesome. This was their second time working on it because the first round you couldn't tell what she was afraid of. They asked me to help them work on this photo and it was a lot of fun. Having the understanding of how lighting works, we all learned how do create a shadows. At first we tried holding the moth in front of the 400 alien bee, but in the photo it looked like a blob. After taking plenty of pictures when figuring out how we wanted Sabrina lit, we turned off the left alien bee and just kept the right alien bee on and turned on the power. Once we got the both correctly lit along with the shadow, we worked on the lighting on Sabrina, but that wasn't too hard.

I went home today after I assigned multiple assignments for the 5th issue of the newspaper

We had a guest speaker today!! :)

Today Christena Doswett, a photo journalist, came to our photography class to talk to us about photography and her experience in the photography field. Christena was really fascinating. She showed us pictures that she took in Africa and explained their unique culture. Her pictures were all so unique and inspiring to everyone in the class. Her photos were TRUE photo journalist images; they told stories were fascinating. The way she framed her images was really unique. She had so many stories to tell, but all her stories about Africa were my favorite even though they were really sad. I learned that as a photographer, our job is to make EVERY image say a story, even if it's just a boring building, you can still make the image interesting by changing the framework and angle. She also gave the class a point of view about how important timing is with a picture of a little girl who saved her grandma. Christena explained how the grandma, who had a stroke, walked out on the porch to talk to someone while Christena was taking the portrait with the little girl. I really enjoyed her visit. She was truly inspiring. She was so cool, she even helped the class with picking out the top ten photos that would go in the sports and photo journalism categories for the TOP competition.

Writing on a Chalkboard Phobia

 ISO 800, aperture 2.8, and a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second

ISO 800, aperture 2.8, and a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second

Both of these images were taken by Riley Madlock. Riley and Sabrina asked me to come with them since I knew what Mrs. Potter wanted. This was their second time shooting the assignment because the first time was a complete fail. This time they took a 580 flash and took the picture with the band hall's chalkboard. Laura's reaction wasn't posed, which is what made the picture. The first image was the one they used because my back in the second one is too distracting even though Laura is in focus. Both of these images were taken with a 17-50mm lens. I like the lighting in these images and I'm glad I got to help Riley and Sabrina out!

5th issue goal

Today in class I discussed how deadlines need to me met. Photographers in class have been waiting until the last minute, and things never get done. My goal for this 5th issue is to have everything done ahead of time, instead of rushing that last few weeks. There are at least 10 assignments that were assigned, so I made the deadline by Friday. As more stories are developed, the more assignments online and the published paper will need, so my goal is to get all assignments done for now. That away as the new assignments come, the photography staff can do them and not forget the assignments that I assigned two weeks ago.

THS vs. LE boys varsity soccer

 ISO 1600, aperture 4.0, and a shutter speed of 1/2000th of a second

ISO 1600, aperture 4.0, and a shutter speed of 1/1600th of a second

Both of these images were taken at a day game, meaning that the light in the images would be good! These images are my favorite because they are action shots with the ball. I really enjoyed taking pictures of this game because the opposing team was pretty entertaining and the lighting in the images was amazing. Both of these images were taking with a 70-200mm lens.

Another Mess Up

ISO 100, aperture 8.0, and a shutter speed of 1/160th of a second

I took this picture for the yearbook. I think they were doing a section about how this girl won a state competition in art. I enjoyed taking this image because she was really sweet and the artwork was pretty neat. I took this image with a 17-50mm lens. It was cloudy outside so I should have had my ISO at 400 and my shutter speed at 400, that a way my aperture could be smaller... which would then make the background more bokeh and the background could have been in less focus. The picture turned out fine, but I wasn't thinking like I should have been when i took this image. She and her art work could be a lot more focused.