Tuesday, February 28, 2017
lone star dispatch #4
1. Black History Month
This story was about how African-Americans have affected the world today and how much they have given up for everyone to have freedom and even just the ability to vote, including their lives. And although some may say racism is getting better to this day, some think that it isn't - it's just going backwards.
Who: African Americans/teachers at Bowie and students
What: Their opinions on Black history month
Where: Bowie High school/Worldwide
When: The month of February
Why: To learn about the African-American culture and appreciate what they have done for us.
How: By using music, food and education to teach us all about the African American culture and how much they have affected us.
Who was quoted: Joyce Brisco, Amanda Pfeiffer, Oluwaseyi and Oluwaseun Odufuye, Jeremy Faulkner, Vicki Hebert.
What was the strongest quote: "People should educate themselves in black history and then they should get the importance of staying educated, the importance of unity, of being brave and always standing up for your rights. I feel like people need to come together more right now to fight, especially since we have a racist misogynist as a president. We need to stand up together."
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? No, it was mainly the headline and art that pulled me in - I wanted to read more about what people's opinions were and what stories they would tell.
2. Peaceful protesters hope to solve long-lasting problems
This story was about the women's march after the inauguration of Donald Trump and how it was non-violent. As for the people who thought it wouldn't do anything - it can catch the attention of people who can do something.
Who: Women, men and anything in between who believe in gender equality.
What: The protests downtown
Where: Downtown, around the city
When: Inauguration of Donald Trump
Why: Belief in equality through everyone
How: The non-violent protests around downtown and creating a "scene" to catch attention to the people with more power.
Who was quoted: no one.
What was the strongest quote: there wasn't any quotes, but this whole story gave me chills throughout. It really catches the scene, and although I couldn't be there to support anything, I still love to see pictures of it and stories - they really touch me.
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? YES!!!
3. Running off the beaten path
This story was about Dawson Warken who is a big runner and continues to run through his all 4 years of school. He is still unsure about continuing it after high school, depending on his times.
Who:Dawson Warnken
What: He loves running and has won awards for his times and his team.
Where: Bowie High School, outside of school.
When: All four years of high school
Why: He loves running
How: Coaches inspired him
Who was quoted: Warken, Hannah Erb, Alejandro Garcia
What was the strongest quote: "Dawson is a very social kid who is great with all other students. He's so nice to everyone that he encounters and is the most down to earth person I know. I'm sure all of his friends would say the same thing."
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? YES.
Photos:
A2 - Teacher of the year photo
I love the photo because he looks very happy in the photo. Too many teacher now always look like they hate their jobs - students will not be inspired to go to school if their teachers hate going to school, too. Students want motivation, and when they are not getting it, they are yet again blamed for attendance problems and failing grades - TEACHERS LISTEN UP! YOU ARE THE START OF IT ALL.
What rule of composition do you see in the photo? Rule of thirds.
Who or what is the main subject? Marco Bazan
Is the photo exposed properly? Yes.
Do you see evidence of a shallow or deep depth of field? shallow.
B1- Close Connection
I love this photo because, first of all, I love horses, but second of all, you can see the connection she has with her horse and how comfortable they feel with each other.
What is the rule of composition? framing?
Who or what is the main subject? Celeste and her horse.
Is the photo exposed properly? It's kind of small, but it looks like it.
Do you see evidence of a shallow or deep depth of field? Shallow.
B7 - Focusing on the Yo-yo
I love this photo because it doesn't look like he's in the middle of a chaotic situation, he's in front of a very simple background and it creates dimension with the yo-yo.
rule of composition - rule of thirds?
main subject - Matthew Lane
exposed properly? yes.
shallow or deep? deep.
A8 - On the Beam
I love this photo because you can see her great form and she is frozen in time upside down. It creates a really cool image.
rule of composition - avoiding mergers
main subject - Kate Stubbs
exposed properly? yes.
Shallow or deep? deep.
B8 - starting young
I absolutely LOVE this photo. I get chills every time I look at it. I am such a supporter of this whole thing women are starting to do, and men.
rule of composition - framing?
main subject - the little boy
exposed properly? yes.
shallow or deep? shallow.
My favorite photo in the whole newspaper is the photo of the little boy on the back of the paper. He is so young, learning respect from such a young age, and the fact that he participated in the march gives me chills everywhere. I have so much respect for that family.
My least favorite photo in the paper would be the "behind the scenes of 'who's tommy' musical" because I know what it looks like in a newspaper when you just need a photo to fill the page and you pick something, that's what that looks like. When I see that image, I don't feel anything.
I would have loved to shoot the women's march. Whoever got to shoot that is blessed.
I would rate the photography in this issue maybe a 9 out of 10, there were just a couple photos in here that could have been better. I want to read a newspaper and have every photo I see touch me, make me feel something. I would have wanted that from this newspaper - that would've given this newspaper a 10.
This story was about how African-Americans have affected the world today and how much they have given up for everyone to have freedom and even just the ability to vote, including their lives. And although some may say racism is getting better to this day, some think that it isn't - it's just going backwards.
Who: African Americans/teachers at Bowie and students
What: Their opinions on Black history month
Where: Bowie High school/Worldwide
When: The month of February
Why: To learn about the African-American culture and appreciate what they have done for us.
How: By using music, food and education to teach us all about the African American culture and how much they have affected us.
Who was quoted: Joyce Brisco, Amanda Pfeiffer, Oluwaseyi and Oluwaseun Odufuye, Jeremy Faulkner, Vicki Hebert.
What was the strongest quote: "People should educate themselves in black history and then they should get the importance of staying educated, the importance of unity, of being brave and always standing up for your rights. I feel like people need to come together more right now to fight, especially since we have a racist misogynist as a president. We need to stand up together."
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? No, it was mainly the headline and art that pulled me in - I wanted to read more about what people's opinions were and what stories they would tell.
2. Peaceful protesters hope to solve long-lasting problems
This story was about the women's march after the inauguration of Donald Trump and how it was non-violent. As for the people who thought it wouldn't do anything - it can catch the attention of people who can do something.
Who: Women, men and anything in between who believe in gender equality.
What: The protests downtown
Where: Downtown, around the city
When: Inauguration of Donald Trump
Why: Belief in equality through everyone
How: The non-violent protests around downtown and creating a "scene" to catch attention to the people with more power.
Who was quoted: no one.
What was the strongest quote: there wasn't any quotes, but this whole story gave me chills throughout. It really catches the scene, and although I couldn't be there to support anything, I still love to see pictures of it and stories - they really touch me.
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? YES!!!
3. Running off the beaten path
This story was about Dawson Warken who is a big runner and continues to run through his all 4 years of school. He is still unsure about continuing it after high school, depending on his times.
Who:Dawson Warnken
What: He loves running and has won awards for his times and his team.
Where: Bowie High School, outside of school.
When: All four years of high school
Why: He loves running
How: Coaches inspired him
Who was quoted: Warken, Hannah Erb, Alejandro Garcia
What was the strongest quote: "Dawson is a very social kid who is great with all other students. He's so nice to everyone that he encounters and is the most down to earth person I know. I'm sure all of his friends would say the same thing."
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? YES.
Photos:
A2 - Teacher of the year photo
I love the photo because he looks very happy in the photo. Too many teacher now always look like they hate their jobs - students will not be inspired to go to school if their teachers hate going to school, too. Students want motivation, and when they are not getting it, they are yet again blamed for attendance problems and failing grades - TEACHERS LISTEN UP! YOU ARE THE START OF IT ALL.
What rule of composition do you see in the photo? Rule of thirds.
Who or what is the main subject? Marco Bazan
Is the photo exposed properly? Yes.
Do you see evidence of a shallow or deep depth of field? shallow.
B1- Close Connection
I love this photo because, first of all, I love horses, but second of all, you can see the connection she has with her horse and how comfortable they feel with each other.
What is the rule of composition? framing?
Who or what is the main subject? Celeste and her horse.
Is the photo exposed properly? It's kind of small, but it looks like it.
Do you see evidence of a shallow or deep depth of field? Shallow.
B7 - Focusing on the Yo-yo
I love this photo because it doesn't look like he's in the middle of a chaotic situation, he's in front of a very simple background and it creates dimension with the yo-yo.
rule of composition - rule of thirds?
main subject - Matthew Lane
exposed properly? yes.
shallow or deep? deep.
A8 - On the Beam
I love this photo because you can see her great form and she is frozen in time upside down. It creates a really cool image.
rule of composition - avoiding mergers
main subject - Kate Stubbs
exposed properly? yes.
Shallow or deep? deep.
B8 - starting young
I absolutely LOVE this photo. I get chills every time I look at it. I am such a supporter of this whole thing women are starting to do, and men.
rule of composition - framing?
main subject - the little boy
exposed properly? yes.
shallow or deep? shallow.
My favorite photo in the whole newspaper is the photo of the little boy on the back of the paper. He is so young, learning respect from such a young age, and the fact that he participated in the march gives me chills everywhere. I have so much respect for that family.
My least favorite photo in the paper would be the "behind the scenes of 'who's tommy' musical" because I know what it looks like in a newspaper when you just need a photo to fill the page and you pick something, that's what that looks like. When I see that image, I don't feel anything.
I would have loved to shoot the women's march. Whoever got to shoot that is blessed.
I would rate the photography in this issue maybe a 9 out of 10, there were just a couple photos in here that could have been better. I want to read a newspaper and have every photo I see touch me, make me feel something. I would have wanted that from this newspaper - that would've given this newspaper a 10.
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
front pages of the world
1. My favorite is the austin american statesman because it's from my hometown and i read it weekly.
2. "nighttime storms rip through region." I like this one because it makes me remember the storm i was in and it makes me wonder what other people went through.
3. 3
4. they all kind of look the same except for fonts and whatnot, but they all basically have the same structure.
5. Fonts vary, and so do stories (obviously).
I like that our school paper looks more teen intriguing than adult intriguing.
The true colors in our paper really pop out to me.
I really loved the women's march one and the black history month one.
I think the paper can be improved with better photos.
I think in some ways it does, but mainly not.
I love our school paper, I always love reading the stories. It reminds me of newspaper in middle school.
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Websites
Website Perspective
I think this website’s intention was to touch people,
because that’s what I got from it. All of the photo stories I saw on here were
very emotional things and they pretty much describe everyone’s weakness. This
website was filled will things like puppies getting put down and hospitals
getting blown up by assassins. On this website, there were a couple of stories
here and there to go with the photo collection, and those stories were decent
length. They were not too long so the reader wouldn’t lost interest in the
photos, but just enough so that the reader still had an idea of what the photos
were about. The stories were very touching and honestly gave me chills, along
with the photos. I would completely
recommend this website to anyone, it’s very emotionally touching. I absolutely
love this site for inspiration on how I could take a “deeper” photo, to create
depth and capture emotion in a photo, that’s how you take a really great photo.
This is one of my favorite photos because instead of looking at people, it really gives you a perspective of what the workers see every day. And even though it is in black and white, the reader or the person who looks at the picture can see what kind of emotion is put into these photos and what the photographer really wants you to feel. The field on one side and the dusty road on the other makes the person viewing the photo think of an undeveloped country or just an older, not as wealthy part of town. This picture really puts your mind to think about how we see our clothes as just in the store, but all they see is cotton fields and sewing machines.
This is one of my favorite photos because instead of looking at people, it really gives you a perspective of what the workers see every day. And even though it is in black and white, the reader or the person who looks at the picture can see what kind of emotion is put into these photos and what the photographer really wants you to feel. The field on one side and the dusty road on the other makes the person viewing the photo think of an undeveloped country or just an older, not as wealthy part of town. This picture really puts your mind to think about how we see our clothes as just in the store, but all they see is cotton fields and sewing machines.
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Phobia Project
Agyrophobia - fear of crossing the street alone
Ekrixiphobia - fear of explosions
Nyctophobia - fear of darkness
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