The Big Day

In this video there was a bride in her dressing room getting ready for her wedding. The video switches to a man driving fast in his car and getting frustrated because he isn't going to make it to the wedding on time. The bride keeps looking out the window waiting for him to show up and he keeps getting more frustrated. The man walks in to the church in the middle of the wedding and the two lovers meet eyes.

Who- Macy Atkinson (bride) and Kevin Johns (Ex lover)
What- waiting for her true love to show up at her wedding
When- Right before the wedding ceremony
Where- At a church in a small town
Why- She knows she is about to marry the wrong guy
How- Macy never stopped loving her old fiancé Kevin

Kevin Johns is speeding down a long winding country road in the rain. Macy Atkinson is in her dressing room with her father and bridesmaids as she is getting ready for her wedding. Macy has a look of terror on her face because she knows she is about to marry the wrong man. Kevin is still speeding down roads and getting frustrated because he is looking at his watch and realizes he won't make it to the wedding on time. Macy looks out the window in her dressing room hoping to see Kevin pull up in his car any minute to stop the wedding. Kevin makes it to the church and walks in to see that he just interrupted in the middle of the ceremony. Macy turns to look at Kevin and then looks down because she is embarrassed that everyone knows she would rather marry him. Macy then looks back up at Kevin and knows that he did the right thing by coming and stopping the wedding.

Final Exam Preview Assignment

1. In these two websites I learned a lot about how to use iMovie. In both the video and the article I learned exactly how to create a movie step by step. I find these websites very useful because before this I had absolutely no idea how to use iMovie.

The first step is to import video files from your computer into iMovie. Then from there its kind of all up to your creativity! You can put the videos in whatever order you want and you can crop them, add sound effects/music, and even add your own voice to the background.

2. One thing I already knew about iMovie was that you could pick a theme at the beginning and it would carry out through the whole movie.

3. Something new that I learned today is that you can split a clip in your movie and have it play at two different times.

4. One thing I am concerned about for this final project is trying to pick a story to tell. I am concerned that I won't pick a good topic and then I won't have enough pictures/time needed for this project.

5. I am confident that once I pick a topic I can get enough pictures early so I will have time to use them for my project.

Portfolio Analysis- how judges pick winning portfolios and sport photos

Part one-
1.

a. Josh Birnbaum
b. Wheelchair Basketball
c. They thought some of his photos were just boring, they thought a lot of his pictures were too cliche and they also didn't like how he did 2 stories about wheelchairs.
d. They liked the humor in some of his pictures. They also liked how he used black and white for all of the second story.
e.  I really don't care for this photographer that much because I agree with the judges. I think his photos were really boring and super cliche.

a. Jordan Murph
b. Sports
c. They really didn't like either of the photo stories that the photographer put in the portfolio, his pictures didn't have anything to do with the story, and some of his pictures were too staged.
d. They really liked the composition of his first couple of photos, His real sports pictures captured really good moments.
e. I didn't like this photographer very much because all of his photo story pictures were just really bad and boring. They weren't exciting or pretty to look at.

a. Carlos Delgado
b. People
c. They did not like either of the photo stories, they thought the colors were really bad the whole time, and the captions did not help explain the photo.
d. They liked some of the angles that the photographer used and the humor in the soccer picture.
e. I really don't like this photographer at all because all of the stories and pictures were just really boring. I honestly didn't like any of his pictures.

2.

a. the judges liked how close he got to the subjects and they also liked how well he captured the moments and facial expressions on people's faces.
b. I think the photographer had a lot of strengths like knowing when to center pictures and when to use the rule of thirds. I also think he did a really good job on framing photos. I don't see any weaknesses

3.

a. The judges just kind of eliminated the photographers as they went because they all agreed that some of them were just really bad. When they got to the last portfolio they all really liked and didn't think there was any bad photos so it was a unanimous vote.

Part two 

1. I agree with the judges on a photo in the no ball section where the little girl is punching on some punching bags. The judges don't think it is a good photo and I don't either because it is blurry and the color just isn't as good as it could be. It is also just a boring photo in general.

2. I disagree with the judges on one of the student image photos. It is the one at a baseball game where the dad is tossing his daughter into the air and I think it is an amazing photo because the dad and daughter are a silhouette against the very colorful night sky. The judges just didn't think it was a good photo at all.

Nut Graf

The nut graf is the nutshell of the story in one paragraph. It is the main part that explains the whole point of the story.

Student of the Month Story

Who- Violet Glenwinkle
Where- Bowie High School
What- was awarded student of the month
When- The month of April
Why- a student of the month is picked on the first of every month
How- she worked very hard and was dedicated

Inverted Pyramid

Student of the Month

1. What grade are you in? Freshman
2. Do you think you deserve to be student of the month? Yes
3. Do you have straight A's? Yes
4. How many extracurricular activities are you in? one
5. What sports do you play? None 
6. How many hours of homework do you do each night? Three
7. Are you in any Pre-AP or AP classes? Yes
8. If so, how many? all Pre-Ap classes except biology
9. What did you do to earn student of the month? Worked really hard and focused on school
10. What electives are you in? Newspaper, Commercial Photography, Art History, and American Contemporary Novel
11. Do you take a LOTE? Which one? Yes, Spanish
12. Are you in any clubs/organizations at school? Newspaper
13. What is your favorite thing about school? Learning new things 
14. What is your favorite class? Newspaper
15. What is your least favorite class? Biology
16. Do you get anything special for being student of the month? A medal
17. Why do you think you got student of the month? Because of how dedicated she is
18. What class do you do the best in? English
19. The worst? Algebra
20. How long do you study for all of your tests? An hour

Learning how to interview

Three different sources I could ask

• Principal Kane
• Assistant Principal Mr. Trevino
• Superintendent Dr. Paul Cruz

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Architecture Shoot

Detail

Light

Shapes

Surroundings

Pattern

Architecture Shoot Preview 2

Angles

 I think this photo is a good example of angles because it is not the usual angle that the building is usually photographed from. The photographer shot the building from a worm's eye view to make the building look almost a different shape.

Details

 I think this photo is a good example of details because it is a close up picture of the building instead of far away. You can really see the details of the side of the building and it makes you see it differently.

Light

I think this is a good example of light because the sun reflects really well off of the building. You can see the light from the sun reflecting off of the whole building and it looks really cool. 

Patterns

 I think this photo is a good example of patterns because the interior of the building looks almost the exact same on every floor. Their is a very obvious pattern that is being presented in this photo.

Surroundings

I think this photo is a good example of surroundings because you can see exactly what surrounds the building. It is surrounded by by the ocean and it is very obvious to see that.

Architecture Preview

Nautilus House

1. Javier Senosiain
2. 2006
3. Mexico
4. Private building
5. $218,000
6. A small family wanted a cooler house
7. I picked this building because it is so unique. As soon as I looked at it i was intrigued by the amazing wall of colors. I have never seen a house that is shell shaped like this so I thought it was really awesome. The small little shell shaped house is one of a kind.

Kunsthaus Graz

1. Colin Fournier
2. 2003
3. Austria
4. Public Building
5. No info
6. It was built for the European Capital of Culture
7. I picked this building because I thought the whole blob concept is very cool. I like how there is a lot of white lights coming off of it. I have never seen a blob building before so I though it was very interesting. I also thought it was cool that it is in Austria. 

Burj Al Arab

1. Tom Wright

2. opened in 1999

3. Dubai

4. Public Building/hotel

5. $650 million

6. It is the third tallest building in the world

7. I picked this building because I thought it was super cool that it is on an island. I also thought it is awesome how it is the third tallest building in the world. The design is so interesting and unique. The tall needle like thing at the top is really cool. 

Habitat 67

1. Moshe Safdie

2. 1967

3. Canada

4. Private/housing complex

5. $22,195,920

6. built as a pavilion for Expo 67

7. I picked this building because I was confused on how they could build all of these "pixels" on top of each other. I think the design is so unique and cool because I have never seen anything like it. It is such a big housing complex and I am so amazed how they built it. The concept is so interesting to me. 

Krzywy Domek

1.Szotyńscy & Zaleski

2. 2004

3. Poland

4. Public building

5. no info

6. Various industries like offices, beauty salons, and shopping. 

7. I picked this building because it didn't look real when I first saw it. The picture looks like it was taken through some kind of weird camera but thats just how it looks. Im very confused on how they built it to look like this. It is so unique and I have never seen anything like it. 

Warm Up-Iphone photos

1. My favorite picture is the one of the ice circles in the very very blue water. There is also a mountain in the reflection of the water.

2. It definitely does not seem like all of these images could have been taken with a phone. They look really good and professionally taken.

3. I think the apps that the photographers used could have changed the picture a lot because I know that with Instagram you can make a picture look a lot different by editing it.

4. Two tips I think could help me with photography on my phone is just to make sure I have good lighting, and to make sure the camera focuses on the subject I want it too.

Action Preview Assignment

Why is this part of a winning sports photography portfolio?
It really captured the moment of the water being poured on the coach after they won the game.

What is the shutter speed?
I would assume the shutter speed is very high because it captured the water moving.

Is this a key moment?Could it have been planned?
I think this is a key moment because players always do this after they win a game. I believe it was planned because the players probably told the photographer to get the picture.

What advanced techniques are present in this photo?
The rule of thirds is being used because the coach which is the subject is placed on a line of thirds.

Sports Shoot