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Student of the Month: Christian 3rd Period

Student of the month


1. Why do you think you got this award?
- Because he's smart & creative.
2. Who do you think helped you the most? 
- His mom.
3. How have they helped you?
- Encouraging him & pushing him to try harder.
4. Who would you like to thank for this?
- His mom.
5. Were you happy when you got this award?
- Ecstatic.
6. What does student of the month mean to you?
- It's a milestone in his Academic Journey.
7. Have you been student of the month before?
- No.
8. What did your parents say about it?
- They were proud.
9. Were they proud of what you won?
- Yes.
10. Do you think some of your peers appreciate you?
- Yes.
11. Did any of your friends help you to win the award?
- Yes.
12. What was your reaction when they announced your name?
- Cool.
13. Where did they present the awards?
- Theatre.
14. Why do you think they make a big deal out of student of the month?
- To help you encourage other to do the same.
15. Is it just for certain classes?
- All around.
16. Why or why not?
- No, because it's an award for all around academics. 
17. Do you have to be in all  honor classes?
- No.
18. Why or why not?
- No, because it's based on work ethnic & not the individual.  
19. What do you think makes student of the month?
- His creatively & hard work. 
20. Why do you think they even have student of the month award?
- To let you know you're doing good work in school. 

My Newspaper Layout

School Uniform

School Uniform
1. Do you think a uniform should be required only in a private school? Why or why not?
2. If you got to pick the school uniform how would you design it?
3. Why do students hate having a school uniform?
4. Is it fair to have a school uniform? Why or why not? 
5. If you were a school principal would you require a school uniform? Why or why not?
6. What are some things you love about not having a school uniform?
7. Do students dress appropriately while not having a school uniform? How?
8. Do you think it is fair that some schools have a uniform and some don't?
9. How do you think a student can express themselves by not having a school uniform?
10. If you did have a school uniform how would you spice it up?
11. If a school uniform was considered and students were made to vote would you vote yes or no and why?
12. If you ever had a strict uniform would you consider moving schools or just deal with it?
13. Do you think it would be unfair to have a uniform at a high school or college, knowing that the students are old enough to dress the way they want?
14. If your school ever had a strict school uniform would you try to protest it with a group of students or just deal with it?
15. Would you prefer khaki pants or jeans if you had a uniform? 
16. If you're a girl, and you had to pick would you prefer a dress as uniform or a skirt?
17. What colors would be okay with you to be worn on your uniform?
18. What colors would you hate to wear if you had a school uniform?
19. Do you think it would be even more unfair if you couldn't accessorize your uniform?
20. Would you not mind a school uniform if you had some dress down days?

Front Pages of the World

My favorite newspaper front page was in Boston, Massachusetts because it's a current event and the face they have suspects for the bombing that happened. My favorite headline on this front page is Photos of suspects evoke painful memories" because its saying that since they've found suspects that it's bringing emotions to those who were at the Marathon at timing of the bombing. There are two different stories on the front page. The things I notice that all newspaper front pages have is they have the main story in big bold letters, and they have a enlarged picture to go with the main story, also they have two or three little stories on the bottom or side of the main story to catch attention to the audience. The differences I see is that not all newspaper front pages are layer out the same, and of course not all have the same font page story.

7 News Values

Timeliness 
"East Austin shooting victim ID'd; gunman sought."
 I chose the East Austin shooting for timeliness, because it was the most recent event. It happened on Wednesday April 10th, 2013.
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/blotter-east-austin-shooting-victim-idd-gunman-sou/nXJXm/ 

Proximity 
"Person killed by train in South Austin."
The death at the train track is an example of proximity, because the event happened near Austin, where it was published.
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/person-killed-by-train-in-south-austin/nXJbg/

Prominence 
"Men who tried to rob jewelry store, arrested."
This news article is an example of prominence because they're actions were worthy enough to be caste don the news.
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/police-men-who-tried-to-rob-jewelry-store-arrested/nXG73/

Impact
"Pflugerville man charged with possession of child porn."
I chose this to resemble impact, because when people read the news article there emotion to it will be shocked.
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/pflugerville-man-charged-with-possession-of-child-/nXHBG/

My Final Yearbook Spread

King Pica Spread

Best Magazine Cover of 2012

1. Portrait, Formal

2. Portrait, Formal 

3. Not Portrait, Informal

4. Not Portrait, Informal

5. Portrait, Informal

6. Portrait, Formal

7. Portrait, Formal

8. Not Portrait, Environmental

9. Portrait, Formal

10. Portrait, Formal

12. Not Portrait, Environmental

13. Portrait, Formal

14. Portrait, Formal

15. Portrait, Formal

16. Portrait, Formal

17. Not Portrait, Environmental

18. Not Portrait, Environmental

19. Not Portrait, Environmental

20. Not Portrait, Environmental

21. Portrait, Formal

22. Portrait, Informal

23. Not Portrait, Environmental

24. Not Portrait, Environmental

25. Not Portrait, Environmental

26. Portrait, Environmental

27. Not Portrait, Environmental

28. Portrait, Informal

29. Not Portrait, Environmental

30. Portrait, Informal

31. Portrait, Formal

My Favorite was The Finalist

Sept. 2011: "The Fashion Issue"
(Photograph by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott)

For W's biggest fashion issue of the year, the magazine celebrated the ways women today transform themselves by showcasing actress Kristen Stewart as readers had never seen her before. Photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot transformed the 21-year-old cover model from the Twilight teenager that audiences know best into the glamorous, grown-up vixen she's becoming. 

Green, Triangle && Backpack

Second Finished Magazine Cover *EXTRA CREDIT

First Finished Magazine Cover

Extra Credit for Fixed Photo Shoot

Extra Credit for Fixed Photo Shoot *Magazine Cover

Magazine Tips

1. Make the colors look natural and not create a color too distracting.
2. Make it catchy to the eye.
3. Make the cover photo personal  and the stories relatable.
4. Use the same typography for every cover.
5. Have organized cover lines and small teasers.

Photoshop Introduction

Add realistic rainbow to photo

Original 

Photoshopped 

5 Websites

LENS FLARE

1) Link: http://www.lightstalking.com/lens-flare

2) In the link I look at photos women, plants and buildings. All the pictures had a bright light in the picture. Also, all the pictures have a background.

3) Looking at these photos I learned light can really effect the way a picture comes out.

4)My favorite photo:





















a)I picked this picture because I like the way the girls eyes really show the color and also how the background is blurry and the main focus is the girl.
b)The Rules of Photography I see is; Rules of Thirds, and Mergers.
c)The person who took this picture is Mike Monaghan.


BLACK AND WHIRE LANDSCAPES

1) Link: http://digital-photography-school.com/27-black-and-white-landscape-images

2) In this link the pictures were of nature mainly water, tress, and moutons. Of course the pictures are in black and white, to follow the title.

3) Looking at these photos I learned that there doesn't have to be color to make a picture look okay.

4) My favorite picture: 

a) I picked this picture because I like how you can see the reflection on the trees and rocks and the way the northern lights looks in the sky.

b) The Rules of Photography I see is Rules of Third and simplicity. 

c) The person who took this picture is Darren Rowse

STORMS

1) Link: http://www.lightstalking.com/storms

2) In these photos there are big storms all over the world and some of them have other objects in them so they're not the ONLY subject in the photo.

3) Looking at the pictures I learned that gloomy pictures can come out nice.

4)  My favorite picture:

a) I picked this picture because I like how the lightening is going into the ocean. 

b) The Rules of Photography I see is simplicity, and Depth. 

c) The person who took these pictures is Gilles Chiroleu 

NYC BY BIKE

1. Link: http://blog.tomolesnevich.com/personal-projects/#nyc-by-bike

2. I saw a lot of different projects he had. The one we looked at was the bike one and it was him riding the bike but the camera is by the wheels on the side on the bottom of him while he's riding.

3. I learned that you could take a picture with the camera while riding a bike.

4) My favorite picture: 

a) I like it because of the colors and whats around him. Its like a little town or street neighborhood.

b) The Rules of Photography I see is Rules of Thirds, and Balance

c) Tome Olesnevich

NYC BY BIKE

    1) Link: http://blog.tomolesnevich.com/personal-projects/#nyc-by-bike

    2) This website showed a lot of color and different parts of New York City. Also the pictures of the city and the sunset showed how peaceful it is.

    3)  I learned how to take a framing picture.

    4) My favorite picture: 

     

a)    I chose this pictures because it shows a sign of how peaceful it is.

b)  Rules of Photography I see is Framing

c)    The person who took this picture is Tom Olesnevich

Portrait & Self Portrait

Magazine Part II

1) Earlier Magazine Covers

They were like books with a title and a little picture. There wasn't really big words to draw you in and little description. The book design lasted from 1700s to the 1800s. Instead, it symbolized what the magazine itself was about. Some just didn't have a cover and started it on the front page. Then they started using cover lines.

2) The Post Cover
1890s through the 1960s something that was really popular was just putting a big picture on there. Most of the big pictures that were on the magazine sometimes didn't even relate to what was in the magazine.  They just wanted to make a 'good mood'. The covers were just artsy.

3) Pictures Married to Type
It was usually a full body pose that had an unusual posture. Cover lines all around the picture not covering it up, but just around it to wear you see both the picture and the words. There are primary and secondary cover lines. A lot of it appeared in color now.

4) In the Forest of Words

Cover lines were important as cover art. Some of the cover lines were bigger then the magazine title itself. You have to have a good cover and good cover lines because sometimes its not enough to have us one.

Intro to Photoshop

My baby :)

Self Portrait

Choice Sheet

The next class I'm most interested in is Yearbook and Commercial Application. I really want to do Yearbook because I would like to create a page for the yearbook the way I want to. I like the fact that I would be able to create a layout anyway I want. I also like Commercial Application because I'd be able to take as many pictures as I like and I would be able to have my own camera.

Vocabulary ..

About the camera-

• Depth of Field (shadow and wide)- Being focused. 
• Light (angle and intensity)- shows how the picture will turn out.
• Shadows- absent of light.
• Diffusion- blending.
• Exposure- light, dark, or in the middle.
• Aperture (f-stop)- is in the lens, it shows how big or small the opening is inside the lens. Big opening, shallow depth of field, small opening wide depth of field.
• Shutter speed- inside the body this shows how fast it closes and opens.
• ISO- inside the camera; is the sensor, it tells how sensitive the sensor is to light. When ISO increases the grain.

Types f Lenses- 

• Telephoto- zoom in to be closer to the subject. 
• Prime- doesn't zoom at all; fixed; you have to move yourself.
• Wide Angle- can take a wide angle picture.

News Value-

• Timeliness- when the picture was taken.
• Proximity- how close the event happened.
• Conflict- people like to see problems.
• Human Interest- people are different; culture; ethnicity; body piercings.
• Prominence- More important; something more easier to get.
• Impact- Very detailed.
• Novelty- doing the same thing all the time.

Captions

Caption #1

Who- President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama.
What- Hugging each other; caressing, embracing.
Where- Airport, Washington D.C. Kennedy International Airport, on tarmac by the airplane
When- Monday, November 17th at 1 a.m.
Why- They hadn't seen each other in three weeks because President Obama was out campaigning to get re-elected to be president of the United States.
How- none in this picture.
Background- President Obama tripped and fell on his way into the airport and hit his head hard enough that the medical team nearby had to come out and help him.
Sentence #1- President Barack Obama embraces his wife Michelle, at the Kennedy International Airport after returning home from a trip to Ohio, where he was campaigning for re-election on Sunday afternoon.
Sentence #2- The President, while on his way to the terminal, stumbled  and fell requiring medical attention for a cut on his left cheek.
Caption Header- Tripping his way to the Presidency

Caption #2 

Who- Psy and an audience
What- Is singing to the crowd
Where- On a crane in Northern Korea;
When- Tuesday, December 14th at 7 p.m.
Why- Because people like his music because its catchy.
How- none.
Background- Psy fell from the crane and onto the crowd and began crowd surfing.
Sentence #1- Standing on a crane, Psy is performing his world wide song "Gangnam Style" to his audience in Northern Korea on Tuesday, December 14th at 7 p.m.
Sentence #2- While singing Psy slipped and fell off the crane and into the crowd, where he then began to crowd surf.
Caption Header- Singing his way to the top ten

Caption #3

Who- Jeremy Smith
What- Is throwing a baseball during a Dodgers game.
Where- At a stadium in Los Angels
When- On Saturday, September 15th at 3:15 p.m.
Why- Because he is a big fan and wanted to be apart of the team
How- none.
Background- Jeremy Smith throws the ball with all his might and manages to make it to the batter.
Sentence #1- Wanting to be part of the team, Jeremy Smith throws a baseball during the game of the Dodgers vs Houston Astros on Saturday, September 15th at 3:15 p.m. at Dodgers Stadium.
Sentence #2- Throwing the ball with all his might Jeremey manages to get the ball to the batters' base.
Caption Header- Hit that ball!

Caption #4 [Extra Credit]

Who- Two boys
What- They're playing basketball and there is a space shuttle in front of their house
Where- In Chicago in their backyard
When- September 26th at 2 p.m.
Why- Because they wanted to beat each other
How- none.
Background- The oldest boy throws the ball and misses, so the ball comes down and hits him in the face.
Sentence #1- Competitive boys playing basket ball in Chicago, IL. on September 26th at 2 p.m. not noticing there is space shuttle in the front of their house.
Sentence #2- While playing the oldest boy throws the ball to make a basket but misses, and the ball comes down and hits him in the face.
Caption Header- Space Catch

My Christmas Break :)

During the break that I won't forget is that my biological father just got out of prison, but I've never met him before, so sometime soon I'm gonna meet him for the first time. My New Year's resolution this year is to focus on my grades, and pass the semester, and also get back in touch with my family. In 2013, I'm looking forward to new opportunities.

Spring Semester Part II ..

Best song 2012:  Rihanna - Diamonds 




















Best movie 2012: Marvel's The Avengers 

Most Important News Story 2012: Shooting of Trayvon Martin

























Most Important Person 2012: Barack Obama

Spring Semester Part I ..

 I really like this pictures because I never knew that stitches inside your eye was possible and also because the way the stitches look, it's like a pattern .

This pictures caught my eye because the way the bullet looks coming out of the gun under water looks like a funnel.







This picture is interesting because it shows the finger coming out of the bee.