Video--FINAL

You may pick your groups for this but I want 4-5 people per group, I do not want anyone working alone so if you do not join a group I will put you in one that is already established. Let me know your groups ASAP.

Your group will be creating a 2-3 minute TRAILER! It can be a trailer for a movie or a book but it must be school appropriate! Please come see me if you have any questions regarding what is appropriate. 

This is due before or on the day of your final, no exceptions! You have the rest of the year to complete this project as well as any other assignments, everything is posted in TEAMS and on the blog so there should not be any surprises.

1) Vadim, JoEdward, Ethan, Eric & Riley
2) Haley, Alyssa, Cameron, Erin & Ashley
3) Henry, Reagan, Elijah, Thomas and Conrad

1) Darby, Elise, Kylie, Athena and Zoe
2) Hope, Ellen, Almalleli, Nuria, and Tyler VH
3) Roman, Michael, Gavin, Weston and Jonathan
4) Zachary, Andres, Tyler, Kevin and Logan

Landscape Photography Preview

Our last area of study in photography this year is Landscapes.

Many people believe that landscapes are one of the easiest types of photographs to get, and I won't argue much with that. Drive along any country road and you will often find a place where you can create a great landscape image just by sticking your phone or camera out the window and clicking the button. But I would also argue that the BEST landscape images are not taken in that fashion.

Since the Bowie campus isn't very friendly for landscapes, we won't be shooting one in class, your 5 edited photos will be DUE MAY 18TH!!

So you are better prepared to go shoot these, I wanted to share some tips and tricks with you that I really like.

So go check out this website:

https://www.techradar.com/how-to/photography-video-capture/cameras/the-10-commandments-of-landscape-photography-and-how-to-break-them-1320832

Now answer a few questions about what you learned and post the answers on your blog in a post called Landscapes.

1. Where is one place on the internet you might go to better prepare yourself for the location you are shooting at?

2. What is one app you might download to help you when trying to pick the best angle to take landscape photos?

3. What is the biggest problem shooting with a zoom or telephoto lens?

4. Instead of using the HDR method you learned in my class, what is another technique the website suggest would be acceptable for compensating for sky and ground?

5. List three things you should always carry in case of bad weather.

6. Why would pre-scouting help you when shooting?

7. Is subject or composition more important in landscape photography?

8. What is the suggested procedure to create simple, yet striking images?

9. Why black and white?

10. Why would you want to go back to a location you have already been?

Merger Preview

Soon you will be making what I call a merger photo. They look like this:

To make this photo, you will take at least 5 images (you can take as many as you want, as long as you are careful, usually 7 or 8 is about all you can get) of the exact same background, but you will have to physically move around in each image. As you can see above this student took 5 photos and moved from left to right across the background as she went.

Students have done a variety of things through the years of doing this assignment, from spelling out words with their arms (think YMCA), to writing words on a paper and showing a different word in each photo. Also, you should think about how you can position yourself besides across the plane of the photo, think about height and depth as well.

In a blog called Merger Photo, please answer the following questions.

1. Is there something you see in the photo above that you think could be a problem when you take your photos? Look carefully.

2. Where do you think would be a great place to take this type of picture here on the Bowie campus?

3. Can you think of something creative to actually DO in the photo when you take yours?

4. Is there something you could wear that would help you when you do this photo?

Finally I want you to post 5 images on merger photos that you can find on the internet and tell me what you liked/found interesting about each one.

Portfolio and Car Raid Extra Credit

FINAL PORTFOLIO

All of the items on this exam appear on your blog and should be archived in your folder on the server. If you are missing any items on the list – on that page please just put MISSING. You will lose points for any missing items, unless you were not in my class at the time of the assignment. If you were not enrolled in my class for any of the assignments, please just put NOT IN CLASS on that page. These are two very different things - missing and not in class....FYI.

If you pull photos directly from you blog - they will be pixelate and you will lose points for each pixelated photo, but if that is the only place you have the photo, you should get something on each page if possible. If you pull photos from your folder on the desktop files they will not pixelate and those will be acceptable for this assignment. 

The best practice for sizing images is to use Photoshop to make them fit, but some of you know shortcuts - if you hold the command and shift button at the same time you grab the corner of your photo you can change the size of the photo without making the photo look funny. If you photos look funny (i.e. skinny or fat) you will lose points, so please do this correctly.

Here you go!! Good luck!!

Please launch InDesign

Create a new document

Make the document 21 pages long (unless you have Extra Credit photos, then make it 22)

The document size should be letter size (should be the default)

Place the following items on the correct pages:

Page 1 – name and period number
Page 2 – the first photos you took in my class (at least 2 photos of the 4 or 6 you turned in)
Page 3 – your Prompt Shoot #1 photos (4 total photos)
Page 4 – your academic photos (there are 3-5 including the intentional avoiding merger photo you should have taken which shows a merger image)
Page 5 – Mural Project photos (1-3 images, just place your best images here not all of them)
Page 6 – your self-portrait AND portrait (2 photos)
Page 7 – your Prompt Shoot #2 photos (3 photos)
Page 8 – your magazine cover with your portrait - you can copy and paste the .jpeg directly across
Page 9 – your magazine cover with your self-portrait - you can copy and paste the .jpeg directly across
Page 10 - your Lit Mag images (at least 3, you may have more include what you want)
Page 11- Phobia Photos (3 photos)
Page 12 - Prompt Shoot #3 (4 photos)
Page 13 – action/motion photos (4 photos)
Page 14 – architecture photos (5 photos)
Page 15 - Student of the month story (just copy and paste into a story box)
Page 16 - Graffiti AND found objects (2 photos)
Page 17 - Merger photo (1 photo)
Page 18 - HDR (1 or 2 images)
Page 19 - Extra Credit - Car Raid, Architecture,  2nd Merger, or 2nd HDR images. If you have more than one of these, you may need to add an additional page to this document. Ask for help if you cannot figure it out.
Page 20 (or 21 if you don't have extra credit) – Please answer the following questions, I expect you to write at LEAST 3 sentences for each question so you will have to answer WHY for each of the questions:

1. What was your favorite assignment this year?

2. If you were telling an eight grader about this class, what would you tell them?

3. Which photo that you took was your favorite this year?

4. Why was that photo your favorite?

5. What rules of photography did you follow in that photo?

6. What was your least favorite photo you took this year?

7. Why was it your least favorite?

8. What one thing will you take from this class into the real world with you?

Please convert this InDesign document into a .pdf at the smallest file size and email the entire document to me at bowie.comm.photo@gmail.com. This assignment is due by the end of the semester, you will have two class days to work on the assignment. Grading will basically be 5 points per page.

Extra Credit opportunity below:

Car Raid

Basically you will be writing a story about someone, a personality profile if you will, based on what you find in their car and interviewing them IN THEIR car. The main subject of your story doesn't have to be about their car, but the story should develop from what you found in their car.

Here is the assignment:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1knLZeEoP0TCBUcE-M5_Dgz9nowjDi9uw3ycMYdYeyeY/edit?usp=sharing

This assignment will be DUE FRIDAY, May 18th.

HDR Preview

Our next assignment is called High Dynamic Range photography.

Here is information on shooting HDR images:

http://www.digitaltrends.com/photography/what-is-hdr-beginners-guide-to-high-dynamic-range-photography/

And here are some great examples:

http://digital-photography-school.com/19-beautiful-examples-of-hdr-done-right/

http://www.thephotoargus.com/inspiration/50-incredible-examples-of-hdr-photography-done-right/

Next class, if the weather cooperates we will go out and shoot an HDR image and process it in Photoshop.

On your blog, pick a couple of images you found that were processed in HDR and post them on your blog in a post titled HDR photography.

Please answer the following questions:

1. What manipulations to the camera will you need to make to create an HDR image?
2. What equipment will we use to take this type of image?
3. What is the reason someone might take an HDR image?
4. What can we expect to happen with the images once we merge them together, what will we see that we might not have seen with just one photo?

Graffiti and Found Objects--OUTSIDE SHOOT

This shoot will be on your own with any camera you have access to (including your phone). Your assignment is simple, you will post 4 photos that you took out in the world of the following subject:

Graffiti or "found" objects.

By "found" objects I mean something that is not in its natural setting. Examples: a plastic soda bottle floating in a stream, or a newspaper sitting on a street corner bench. It must be an OBJECT, not a person.

If you need a definition of graffiti, well.....good luck.

You may NOT shoot any of these on the Bowie High School campus - it must be out in the world, your world.

Due date is Monday, April 16 by the end of class.

Here is the grading criteria:

Having 4 photos posted = 50%

They are of actual graffiti or "found" objects found in the world = 25%

The composition, lighting and well the photos were taken = 25%

Any questions? please ask me privately.

Script Writing

Today I will put you in your groups to start working on your next video project. The subject/content is entirely up to you, you must keep it school appropriate (If you have questions on what that means come ask me). Your video needs to be between 3-5 minutes long and must be primarily filmed on campus.

Once you decide what your video will be about, you need to start working on your script/screenplay! You will have today and next class to complete this. Next week we will start shooting and editing. 

Here is a link to the video we will watch together in class, in case you need to look back on it for instructions. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=256&v=XZszextv6yE

Hard News

Here are some reminders:

Lead = 5 W’s and 1 H – as many as you can

Nut Graf = your second paragraph that continues with the basic information and gets the rest of the 5 W’s and 1 H that missed in the lead

Then you have options: you can either go directly into a quote OR you can make another statement.

From there you need to follow the same format over and over:

Statement

Quote

Statement

Quote

Statement

Quote

Remember:

Statements are factual, non-opinionated sentences.

Quotes are direct quotes that relate to the statement above them

Here is the form of quotes:

“We selected Melissa student of the month because she has a really high GPA and she is very active in club campuses,” Principal Stephen Kane said.

Here is story #1, please make a new blog post called Huntington story:

Directions – write a 200-250 word brief using inverted pyramid and in statement-quote structure.

Janice Jones is 53 years old and lives in Barstow, California, according to California Highway Patrol press liaison Tammy Rye.

Rye said Jones was eating pork chops in the back of her motor home, which was parked on Beach Boulevard near Highway 1, when her dog knocked her 9 mm handgun off a seat. The weapon discharged when it hit the floor, and the bullet passed through Jones; leg and through the side of the vehicle, according to Rye. “It could have been worse,” Rye said. “The bullet hit two inches from the gas tank.”

Jones was shot in the right leg around 10 p.m. Wednesday, Rye said.

Jones was transported to Huntington Beach Hospital via ambulance and later was transported to Irvine Medical Center, Rye said. Jim Washington, a spokesperson for Huntington Beach Hospital, confirmed Jones was treated at the hospital but gave no additional information.

Jones’ dog, a Pomeranian named Tombo, was placed in the care of the Huntington Beach Animal Control officers.

The dog seemed to be malnourished, according to Janet Ngo, one of the animal control officers, and had fresh cigarette burns on its forehead. “It could have done with a little less abuse and a few more of those pork chops,” Ngo said.

Ngo indicated that her office would explore filing animal abuse charges against Jones.

Rye said officers cited Jones for expired plates and the county’s district attorney’s office was considering whether to charge her in relation to the gun accident. Jones doesn’t have a permit for the gun, Rye said.

Story #2, please make a new blog post called Earthquake story

Directions - Write a 300-word, inverted-pyramid story based on the following set of facts. Assume that the story is for a newspaper the following day.

An earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay area Monday morning. The quake struck at 8:12 a.m. PDT

A building housing McHenry’s Auto Supply at 2342 Plum St. partially collapsed, killing two people and injuring six others, according to  Jennifer Vu, a public information officer from the Hayward Fire Department. Names of the dead are being withheld pending notifications of families, Vu said.

Hayward resident Mike Beamer, whose apartment is across the street from McHenry’s, said he felt a rolling motion that lasted for about 30 seconds, with a big jolt coming in the middle. “I was eating my breakfast when the room started rolling. I dove under the table just as I heard an explosion outside and a chunk of cement flew through my kitchen window. That’s when the screaming start across the street.”

Hayward firefighters used ropes to stabilize the auto supply shop, conducting a search of the building and capped a gas line after detecting a gas leak at the site.

The epicenter of the earthquake, which had a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale, was under the Hayward Hills, according to Penny Gertz, a scientist from the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park. Gertz called the quake a “strong one” and said it occurred on the Hayward Fault, which runs under the hills.

Twenty-one fire personnel, 12 police and five American Red Cross workers responded to the building collapse, with some arriving within four minutes of the quake, Vu said.

Three of the six people injured were hurt seriously enough to require hospitalization and were transported to Hayward General Hospital, according to Vu. She added the no other serious injuries have been reported in Hayward.

People as far south as Los Angeles and as far north as Redding felt the quake, Gertz said.

Writing your first story

YOU WILL BE DOING MULTIPLE POSTS OVER THE NEXT TWO CLASSES - SO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY!!!

First - you should type in the answers from your student of the month interview. That blog should be called My First Interview. You can put them directly with the questions you wrote, but please use a different font and font color. Make sure I can read it!! You may be done with this task. If so, please move on to the next task.

Second - Please type in the questions and the sources for your School Uniform story. That blog should be called School Uniforms. This task should already be complete, but make sure you have it done.

Third - go find a copy of the Inverted Pyramid and posting it to you blog in a NEW post called Inverted Pyramid. All you need to do is to a google image search and find one you like. Remember this is about newspaper, more specifically hard news writing, so get something appropriate. Post that image to your blog.

Fourth - its time to start learning how to piece a news story together - the first thing we have to do is write a lead - or the first paragraph. But you have to remember that the basis of this story is the Inverted Pyramid, which you have posted an example of the pyramid on your blog. Remember its the most important stuff at the beginning, and slowly tapering off to the least important stuff.

Answer the following questions on your blog in a post called Student of the Month Story.

Who -
What -
Where -
When -
Why -
How -

That information is what we need to get into the opening paragraph, or the lead of the story. Do your best to take those six thing and craft a beginning.

The next step in this process is to write what is called the Nut Graff, or the second paragraph.

What the heck??? A Nut Graf....what does that mean.

Well - go find out, do a google search for "Nut Graf". Make sure you read a couple of different definitions. Guys, honestly....wikipedia is a great starting point, but it is NOT always accurate so you always want to double check your facts and sources. This is a great habit for journalists to get into.

On your blog, create a new post called "Nut Graf" and in your own words explain what a "Nut Graf" is. Make sure its accurate. You should write at least 2 paragraphs explaining.

Now - a Nut Graf is much more important in stories that are NOT hard news, but we will use them in hard news stories.

Go back to your blog and EDIT your Student of the Month Interviews. Use the following to help start crafting the lead of your story.

Who -
What -
Where -
When -
Why -
How -

Now start writing that first paragraph, try to use as many of the 5Ws and 1H as possible. Make it simple, concise and not more than 50 words long. If you can get it into one sentence, that is best. Two short sentences is acceptable.

If you did not answer any of those CRUCIAL 5 W's and 1 H, they MUST be answered in the second paragraph - or your Nut Graf. Write the second paragraph and make sure you get all that information in.

Okay now lets get into the Body of your Hard News Story:

The body has a specific format that we have to follow. EVERY SINGLE TIME.

Here is what it looks like.

Statement paragraph - a factual, non-opinionated statement about our subject. In general these statements are one, maybe two sentences long. They are simple, short, concise statements. Don't use lots of commas, don't try to string prepositional phrases together. The acronym we always use is KISS - Keep it Simple Stupid.

Here is an example:

Senior Erica Jones was recently named Student of the Month by the Bowie administration.

This statement paragraph is followed by:

A quote - this quote is a DIRECT quote. It should directly relate to the Statement paragraph above it.

It looks like this:

"We chose Erica for student of the month because she has really great grades and she is the president of the National Honor Society," assistant principal Samantha Smith said.

Look carefully at the format. The paragraph starts with a quotation mark. It is a complete sentence. BUT be careful - at the end of the sentence, we end with a comma and another quotation mark, because technically it isn't a complete sentence until we give attribution of WHO said it.

Again, look carefully - the format of the attribution will be the same EVERY SINGLE TIME. It is title (we will talk more about titles together soon), their FULL name and it ends with the word said and then the sentence is complete so we put a period.

There is no other form of punctuation and we will use that same attribution format EVERY TIME, with two minor changes. Once you tell the reader the title of the person who said something, you never have to give it again. AND once you use their full name (first and last) if you quote that person again, you will only use their last name from then on. I will share an example soon.

The story will continue with the same format over and over.

Statement
Direct quote
Statement
Direct Quote

Now, how do you end a story like this.....well you have two options. You can end with a quote and sometimes this is the easiest. Other times you can include a statement that isn't important stuff.

Here are examples:

Direct Quote - "I plan to attend college at the University of Texas," Jones said.

Statement - The next student of the month will be announced in late November.

Your job is to now go in and finish your Student of the Month story. You will have the rest of this class and all of next to complete this task.

Intro to News Writing

Before you begin on today's assignment - make sure you post all 5 of your architecture photos from last class.

Overview: As a photojournalist, it is not enough to just be able to take good photos. You must also learn how to interview the subjects of your photos to obtain essential information for either a caption or a story for a publication.

Vocabulary: 

Topic — What an interview is about.
Source — People who know the topic well enough to provide factual and useful information.

Link for "What to Do"
http://www.ajr.org/article.asp?id=677

Link for "What to Avoid"
http://www.ajr.org/article.asp?id=678

Assignment #1:

Topic: School Uniforms

The school board has decided to create a district wide policy of enforcing school uniforms. Who would you need to interview to find out more information about this topic? What are some good questions to ask? (This is theoretical)

1. List three different sources you could interview for this topic.

2. Create 20 questions you could ask each source and post them on your blog. It will be the same 20 questions for each, so you only have to think of 20 total questions.

Assignment #2:

Imagine you are working, as a reporter, for the school newspaper and your editor gives you the assignment to interview the student of the month.

1. Please come up with 20 questions you could ask them and post them on your blog in a separate post called "Student of the Month Interview."

2. You will pair up with someone next class and ask them your questions, and they will get to ask you their questions. I will assign pairs.

3. Then post the answers you got on your blog, you can post them on the same or a different post. If you use the same post as above, please use a different color, or font, or you can use regular and italics.

4. YOU MUST HAVE THIS DONE BY THE START OF THE NEXT CLASS, SO BUDGET YOUR TIME PLEASE!!

Architecture Preview #2

When shooting architecture, you should consider the following:

Architectural considerations:

1. Details - Wide shots of the entire building often don't give you a full sense of the character of a structure. The best way is often to get close (either literally or with telephoto lens) and get nice shots of the little details that make a building special.

2. Light - The way that light interacts with and travels through a building is a big part of the mood of a building. By finding areas where natural and artificial light create dramatic scenes, and photographing these with a slow shutter speed (tripod is helpful) a photographer can capture the light as it defines the building.

3. Patterns - Repeated patterns often define the large interior and exterior spaces of a building. By framing a shot so as to maximize the effects of repeated lines, structures and shapes, a photographer can capture the visual rhythm of a building.

4. Angles and shapes- Anything other than a right angle or a rectangular shape is worth photographing, and right angles can even be interesting if photographed well. Buildings are a collection of shapes. Photographers should look at them that way and emphasize interesting geometry whenever possible.

5. Surroundings - Buildings exist in a setting, and that setting helps to define the story of the building. Is the building in harmony with its surroundings or does it stick out like a sore thumb. If your shooting a wide exterior shot of a building, try to show how it interacts with the surroundings. Consider framing the building with its surroundings.

You will need to turn in one photo for each prompt - for a total of 5 images. Be creative. Try to change your perspective. Expose the images properly please. You will be shooting these next class so if you want to bring your own camera, please do so.

Here is your assignment for today:

Go back to Architecture preview #1. For the 5 buildings you picked out for that assignment, I want you to go find 1 photo for each of the prompts listed above. Find one image that shows details, one for light, one for patterns, one for angles and shapes and finally one image for surroundings for EACH of the five buildings. Post these images on your blog in a new post called Architecture preview #2. You should label each image and you should post a total of 25 images today. I know that it might be hard to find each of these for your selected building, but do the best you can. If you absolutely cannot find an image that works for one of the prompts, indicate that in your blog post. Do NOT turn in less than 20 images.

Architecture Preview #1

Architecture Preview

Soon we will be out shooting architecture. For a preview assignment to this type of photography, lets do some searching on the internet and find some unusual buildings to check out.

You will learn more about exact types of architecture photos and how to shoot them, but for now lets just look at some cool buildings.

Select 5 of the following buildings and do a google search on them. Find your favorite photo of each and post it on your blog. In addition, please do some research on the building itself.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?
2. When was it built?
3. Where is it located?
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)
Here are the names of the buildings and the country they are located, remember pick 5 of these:

La Pedrera, Spain
Strong National Museum of Play, USA
Nautilus House, Mexico
Hundertwasserhaus (Forest Spiral, The Hundertwasser Building), Germany
Atomium, Belgium
Kunsthaus Graz, Austria
Kansas City Public Library, United States
Eden project, United Kingdom
National Centre for the Performing Arts, China
Burj Al Arab, Dubai, UAE
Sculptured House, USA
Turning Torso, Sweden
Nord LB building, Germany
Krzywy Domek (The Crooked House), Poland
The Longaberger Company (The Basket Building), United States
Habitat 67, Canada
Cubic Houses, Netherlands
Stone House, Guimarães, Portugal
The UFO House, Taiwan
Guggenheim Museum, Spain

Sensory Overload and processing Motion shoot

Here are your instructions for today:
Everyone needs to scroll down and do the Warm-up titled "Sensory Overload"
This should take about 15 minutes TOPS

"Sensory Overload"

Check out this link:

http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/01/world/cnnphotos-commodity-city/index.html

After you read the story please answer the following questions on your blog:

1. The last sentence of the story says

"I believe that more and more, we are defining our environments not as the spaces themselves, in terms of the buildings or architecture, but rather by the objects and devices that we buy and surround ourselves with. ... I would like that message to carry through universally," Seymour said.

What do you think about this statement?
Do you agree or disagree?
As an aspiring photographer how does this make you feel about your photography?

2. When you looked through the images, did you want to visit this place and take your camera?

3. What do you think it would be like to be the child of someone who worked at this place?

4. Describe your favorite photo to me.

NOW MOVE ON TO THIS ASSIGNMENT:

If you shot sports/action

Please do the warm-up and then:

Please process your images in Photoshop - do levels and you may crop the image as indicated below.

Make sure you post FOUR (4) photos to your blog.

1. Action coming directly at the camera
2. Action moving across the plane of the camera at a 90 degree angle
3. Panning - post your best effort, even if it isn't perfect
4. Creative blur

Reminders:  When you get the crop tool to crop your image, you need to go to the top menu bars and find the drop down with the word "Ratio" and change that to "HxWxResolution" so you can crop the way you are used to cropping.

You will need to post FOUR (4) photos in the format I will list in below. You will need to open photoshop to complete this task.

Photo 1 - This is the photo of the subject running or moving directly at you - this photo should be saved at 30 pica x 42 pica (or 42px30p), in full color, and saved at 200 dpi/resolution. Don't forget to do color corrections by using levels.

Photo 2 -This is the photo of the subject running across the plane of the camera. - this photo should be saved at 30 pica x 42 pica (or 42px30p), in full color and at 180 dpi/resolution. Don't forget to do levels!

Photo 3 - This is the "Panning" photo - make sure you pick one that is blurry except where you caught the subject correctly in focus. Submit your best one - I know this is hard to learn in 15 minutes so I will be forgiving with your grade on this one if you tried your best!! - this photo should be saved at 30 pica x 42 pica (or 42px30p), in full color and saved at 300 dpi/resolution. Don't forget to do color corrections in photoshop.

Photo 4 - This is your "blur" photo, you can submit any photo you want here as long as it shows motion and blur. Be creative and pick one that you think is cool looking - this photo should be saved at 30 pica x 42 pica (or 42px30p), in Black and White (greyscale) and saved at 150 dpi/resolution. If Black and White really ruins the approach to your photo, you are free to leave it in color if you want.

You must post each of these on your blog. I hope you remember how to do "levels" in photoshop and you remember how to crop, how to change from color to black and white and how to change the dpi/resolution. I will be able to tell if you did it right or wrong, so make sure to ask if you don't remember. You can look at previous blogs, or ask a friend.

If you DID NOT shoot action:

You will get a camera today to go shoot with anyone left. You will go after you have finished the warm-up. You will have 30-35 minutes to shoot. You are behind and you have to work hard today to catch-up please.

Motion Shoot

Motion Photo Prompts

You must get the following four types of photos and you must shoot in Manual:

Photo 1 - This is the photo of the subject running or moving directly at you.

Photo 2 -This is the photo of the subject running across the plane of the camera.

Photo 3 - This is the "Panning" photo - make sure you pick one that is blurry except where you caught the subject correctly in focus.

Photo 4 - This is your "blur" photo, you can submit any photo you want here as long as it shows motion and blur. Be creative and pick one that you think is cool looking.

Here are some examples:

Photo 1 - this photo must be of a person in action moving directly at you. This photo must be clear and in focus. To get this shot, your shutter speed will have to be high enough to stop action, which means 1/250th or higher. You will need to use your light meter to determine the f/stop opening for your aperture. You will be allowed to crop the photo in Photoshop and I expect you to do levels and color adjust the photo properly.

Here are two examples of a person in motion, moving at directly (or at least closely) at the camera:

Photo 2 - this photo must show a person in motion in front of the camera, moving parallel to the plane that the camera is on. This means that person is moving across your field of vision. You should stop their motion perfectly and the picture must be in focus. To get this shot, your shutter speed will have to be high enough to stop action, which means 1/250th or higher. You will need to use your light meter to determine the f/stop opening for your aperture. Again, you will be able to crop in Photoshop and you must do color adjustments as well.

Here are a couple of examples of people moving across the plane:

Photo 3 - in this photo you will use a technique called "Panning". This technique will be shown to you before you get to the courtyard, but I want to make sure to describe it here, show you an example and give you some instructions. First, you will need to adjust your shutter speed to a very low number like 1/60 or even 1/30 of a second to make this work. You will have to use your light meter correctly to adjust for this change. It will probably mean you need to increase your f/stop to like f/8 or even f/11 (or even more). You will also have to make sure your camera is set to shoot multiple photos in a row. Second, this technique makes a photo that upon first look, seems blurry, but when done correctly, one segment of the person in motion should be in focus. It make take multiple attempts to get it. When it is done correctly, the photo will look blurry in the background as well. Finally, to pan correctly, a photographer should set up so the action moves across the plane in front of them. Then they should move their head and camera with the person (or thing) they are shooting, and they should be taking photos. I will show you the technique outside and in the classroom. You will be able to crop these in Photoshop and you will be expected to manage the color as well. It helps if your subject is moving fairly fast, or you are close enough to them that any movement they make with blur a bit

Here is an example of a "panning" photo:

Photo 4 - this photo will be a creative action shot. In this photo I want you to create blur. I want a blurry photo, but I want it to be creative and fun. This is your free choice, one that I don't really care what you shoot, as long as it shows blur. You will color manage the photo in Photoshop and will be allowed to crop it as well.

Here are a couple of examples of a creative "Blur" photo:

 

And here is a link to a creative shot you could try:

http://www.photographyblog.com/articles/how_to_create_the_zoom_blur_effect/

Motion/Action Preview

Look at some great sports photography!!

This Google Slides Presentation is multiple pages long and it has all the information you need to complete the rest of the work today. So make sure you scroll through all 19 pages full screen. 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1N5OOMuULeHNCNbclsPjAeQLb-UlZQfEfi7H1i3IMTpQ/edit?usp=sharing

Now go to these websites and see some great sports photos:

http://www.espn.com/espn/photos/gallery/_/id/14414549/best-espn-photography-year

http://www.apimages.com/Sports-Photography

http://www.betterphoto.com/galleryTOCdynoSub.asp?cat=14

http://www.gettyimages.com/EditorialImages/Sport


Copy and paste photos from the above sites (DO NOT TAKE PHOTOS FROM THE GOOGLE SLIDES PIECE I CREATED) to  complete the 13 slide Google Slides presentation described below:
Make a google slides presentation. When you are done, please make sure you share it properly and post the link on your blog. It MUST be shared correctly. ONLY those people who have at least 11 slides done will be allowed to shoot next class.

Post a link to the slideshow on your blog and make sure it is shared with bowie.comm.photo@gmail.com

Slide 1 - answer the warm-up questions from the first 4 slides here

Action
Slide  2 - Find a Large example of an excellent action shot.
Slide 3- A slide with a small version of the same photo, and the following information:
1)  Is it a money shot or a safety shot? How can you tell?
2) Is it  shot with high (250 or higher), Medium (100-250), or slow (Below 100)  shutter speed, and what specifically in the photo shows this?
3)  Discuss anything about the lighting and / or composition that adds  significantly to the impact of the photo.

Reaction
Slide  4 - Find a large example of an excellent reaction shot.
Slide 5 - A  slide with a small version of the same photo, and the following information:
1)  Is it a money shot or a safety shot? How can you tell?
2) Is it  shot with high (250 or higher), Medium (100-250), or slow (Below 100)  shutter speed, and what specifically in the photo shows this?
3)  Discuss anything about the lighting and / or composition that adds  significantly to the impact of the photo.

Rituals
Slide  6 - Find a large example of an excellent rituals shot.
Slide 7 - A  slide with a small version of the same photo, and the following information:
1)  Is it a money shot or a safety shot? How can you tell?
2) Is it  shot with high (250 or higher), Medium (100-250), or slow (Below 100)  shutter speed, and what specifically in the photo shows this?
3)  Discuss anything about the lighting and / or composition that adds  significantly to the impact of the photo.

Coach
Slide  8 - Find a large example of an excellent coach shot.
Slide 9- A slide  with a small version of the same photo, and the following information:
1)  Is it a money shot or a safety shot? How can you tell?
2) Is it  shot with high (250 or higher), Medium (100-250), or slow (Below 100)  shutter speed, and what specifically in the photo shows this?
3)  Discuss anything about the lighting and / or composition that adds  significantly to the impact of the photo.

Fans
Slide  10 - Find a large example of an excellent fans shot.
Slide 11 - A slide  with a small version of the same photo, and the following information:
1)  Is it a money shot or a safety shot? How can you tell?
2) Is it  shot with high (250 or higher), Medium (100-250), or slow (Below 100)  shutter speed, and what specifically in the photo shows this?
3)  Discuss anything about the lighting and / or composition that adds  significantly to the impact of the photo.

Features
Slide  12 - Find a large example of an excellent features shot.
Slide 13 - A  slide with a small version of the same photo, and the following information:
1)  Is it a money shot or a safety shot? How can you tell?
2) Is it  shot with high (250 or higher), Medium (100-250), or slow (Below 100)  shutter speed, and what specifically in the photo shows this?
3)  Discuss anything about the lighting and / or composition that adds  significantly to the impact of the photo.

Newspaper Design #2

Now you will design your own newspaper page! You may use papers at the front for examples. 

Everything you need is in the folder you moved on to your desktop on Tuesday, Newspaper Design #2, you will open the InDesign file labeled OLDER (like Tuesday) and you may begin! Make sure the stories and pictures match each other, the stories can be copied and pasted directly from the Word file in the folder but you must first select a column template on the InDesign file. 

I am sorry I am not here to help you today, if you get stuck/frustrated I will be here Tuesday and can help but I must see that you got started and at least attempted this on your own. It is fairly simple but takes patience, like putting together a puzzle! I am confident most of you will finish this today in class so please use your time wisely!

Do you have the following:

1. A headline for every story
2. A caption for every photo
3. Are there any big white spaces?
4. Have you written all the headlines? Do they fill the entire space required? If not you need to write them to fill the entire space.
5. Did you use line dividers? Are they in the right place?
6. Do all captions have a photo by?
7. Do all stories have a byline?
8. If you used art (any .jpeg without a caption that I wrote for it), does it have an art by?
9. Are the entire stories there? Please read the story and make sure it doesn't cut off somewhere weird.
10. Did you put a stop into place at the end of every story?
11. Did you view your page in Preview mode? You should and take a look at what you are actually turning in.

Make sure that every headline is written fully so that it fills the entire space. Make sure those headline boxes in InDesign are made big enough to cover the entire space required.

Make sure you use FILL text to completely fill all text boxes/blocks.

Make sure you have stops at the end of every story.

Look and see that you can draw a box around all elements that go with the same coverage, i.e. headline, story, photo/art, caption. You should be able to draw a box around it.

Make sure that you have NOT gone outside the pink/purple lines, but also make sure that all of your objects are touching pink/purple lines.

Post your JPEG on your blog 
File > Export > Change to a JPEG

Newspaper Design #1

Today you will use the entire period to re-create a page from the Lone Star Dispatch Issue #3.

Coming around the room are flash drives, please transfer the folder on that drive to your desktop or personal folder. Inside you will see some images and an InDesign file.

Please open that InDesign file. You will see if you are in Normal view mode that there are all the parts that were used to create Page 12 in the 3rd issue of The Dispatch.

Your job is simple. Move those items into the proper place as you see on Page 12. Everything should move properly into the correct space. You should not have to adjust ANYTHING. Just use the black arrow tool and move items into the correct spots.

You will need to PLACE the photos from that folder called: NEWSPAPER DESIGN #1, into the correct places once you have the photo boxes in the correct spot.

Make sure that you use ALL of the items available and that they are in the right places. Refer to the printed page to help you.

Once you are done with this part. Create a .PDF at the smallest file size and save to your desktop, then create a .jpeg from the .PDF in Photoshop and post it on your blog.

Lit Mag Pictures

Today your Literary Magazine photos are due....

Your submission must be school appropriate, but other than that, it is up to your interpretation.

You are free to make all the changes you want in Photoshop. You can crop however you want.

The main thing is that you MUST crop it somehow and you need to make sure you put 300 in the resolution space. If you do not understand this, please let me know so I can help

When you have all three photos ready - make sure to save as a .jpeg and post it on your blog.

When you have the photos posted, you need to decide if you want to submit them for publication. I am not requiring this step, but I strongly encourage you to submit. It is a great chance to get published and your name and art will be in the running to be showcased in a school publication.

If you want to submit them, put them on the flash drive on my desk.

You will need to rename the image as follows:

First name_last name_(prompt name).jpg

Here is an example:

Chanel_Dobrzenski_SWIM.jpg

If you are unsure of the prompt name, please refer to this blog post to help you out:

http://bowiephotojblog.blogspot.com/2018/01/lit-mag-outside-prompt-shoot-due.html

I hope that some of you will take advantage and try to get published!!!

Tales by Light

Be sure to post your Lit Magazine photos, they are due TODAY and will not be graded late.

Then we will watch an episode from Tales by Light, please answer the following questions on your blog.

Each question should be answered in 3-5 sentences.

Who is the photographer and what do they photograph?
What did you find the most interesting about this episode?
What did you learn from this episode?
Where does this episode take place? Did you like the location? Why?
Why is this work important?

Into to Newspaper Design

Intro to Newspaper Design

Overview: We are have examined yearbook layout. Now it is time to turn our attention to Newspaper Design. Visit the Newseum's Gallery of newspaper front pages from around the world. Take 15 minutes to look at the different front pages.

http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/

Click on the Map View and look at the following:

• Newspapers from at least three different states in the United States.
• Two newspapers in New York City. 
• Two newspapers in Texas.
• Two newspapers in Europe.
• Two newspapers in Asia.

Assignment: In a new blog titled "Front Pages of the World" answer the following:

1. What is your favorite newspaper front page? Why? 
2. What is your favorite headline from that newspaper? Why are you interested in it? 
3. How many stories are on the front page of your favorite? 
4. What do you notice that all newspaper front pages have in common? Look at design, size of photos, size of story text, etc.
5. What are things that vary (or are different) on the front pages of different newspapers? Look at design, size of photos, size of headlines, etc. 

Prompt Shoot

Today you will have 70 minutes in 2-3 person teams to go shoot another prompt shoot for the year. This might very well be the last one of the year, so have fun. Remember, these do not have to direct interpretations of the word, use your imagination. Don't forget the "rules of photography" and try to use them in your work.

When you return, you will be expected to upload and edit your photos. Title the post "Prompt Shoot"

I am going to give you 7 prompts, you need to turn in 4, so pick your favorites and go for it - push yourselves. Make sure you look at the cropping requirements as some require vertical images!!

Here are the prompts:

Footprints
Yummy
Eight
Pause
Pose
Connected
The End

Here are the crop requirements for the 4 you must post on your blog:

One image must be vertical, cropped at 8 inches x 10 inches, resolution 300.

One image must be horizontal, cropped at 4 inches x 6 inches, resolution 72.

One image must be cropped at 5 inches x 7 inches OR 7 inches x 5 inches, resolution 180.

One image can be any size you like, resolution 240 (take advantage of this one to crop something fun, like a panoramic type look or even a super tall, skinny image)!!

One of the four images must be B&W.

Selfie and Shutterbug

PART 1 - Self-portrait vs "Selfie"

Now that we have taken some self-portraits, lets take a look at the difference between a self-portrait and so-called "selfie". Is there a difference? Read the following article and tell me what you think! Write at least 200 words answering the following questions. Title the new blog post "Self-portrait vs 'Selfie'"

What is a selfie?
What is a self-portrait?
Is there a difference? If so, what?
What style do you prefer? Why?
Is one more valuable/important than the other? Why?

http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/whats-the-difference-between-a-selfie-and-a-self-portrait/

https://publichouseofart.com/articles/selfie-vs-self-portrait

https://www.diyphotography.net/differences-selfies-self-portraits/


Please also find a school-appropriate "selfie" you have taken and post it on your blog.

PART 2 - Shutterbug websites

Check out this web post:

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/7-photography-websites-every-shutterbug-should-keep-a-click-away/

Check out the seven suggested websites.

Pick one to explore.

Write a short review of the website from your perspective. (say 200-300 words)
Include information like:

What is the website intention?
What do they write about?
What can an average viewer get out of going to that website?
Will you add this website to your bookmarks?
Would you recommend the website?

Give it a rating on a scale of 1-5 (1 bad, 5 good) and tell me why you gave it that rating.

Finally, share something that you learned or a photo your found on your website that you liked the most. Write a short (150-200) words about why you chose to share what you published on your blog.

Magazine workday 1 & 2

Good Morning!!

You should start mocking up your cover - you could come up with a name, get a date line, start looking for a bar code or making one, starting to think about headlines (called cover lines in the magazine world), colors, design elements you may want to include in your magazine cover

Crop your image in Photoshop - 8.5 inches x 11 inches at 300 resolution. To get those sub-menu choices you have to select the crop tool.

Always save as the first time you touch an image and from then on you can just save.

Don't forget to do levels.

To get the image into InDesign - you need make an X-box to place the photo in. Once you have the box made - you can either command-D or you can go under >file to >place.

Use the text tool to create boxes that you can type into. Don't forget to play with colors, sizes and even fonts. Be creative

If you are comfortable using Photoshop to do text or other things, feel free. But remember to make your document 8.5 x 11 inches because you will have to import the completed image to InDesign. You may have to flatten your layers and make sure to save it as a .jpeg.

Your Magazine Covers MUST include the following:

You will need to complete the following on each cover, you will be turning in TWO:

A. Magazine name

Think carefully about the font you use

You may not use the name of a real magazine (except on accident) - so please get creative!!

B. A teaser / cover line (headline type description) for the main story.

For "picture married to type" you must have at least 3-4 teasers/headlines (cover lines)
For a "forest of words" type cover you must have 5 or more teasers/headlines (cover lines):

C. Pricing and date information and a bar code (appropriately sized!!)If you want to do some fun things with your image, like putting text over your photo or making a cut-out, here are some tutorials:

If you want to try to add a second or even third photo to model a magazine cover you like, go for it.

TEXT OVERLAP TUTORIAL -- If you really want to make your magazine cover look professional, try making the subject in your photo overlap the title of your magazine. Below is a link to a good tutorial to teach you how to add layers in Photoshop to create this effect.

http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/overlap-text/

CUT-OUT TUTORIAL - if you are interested in doing some sort of cut-out, you can visit this link for a tutorial. This will walk you through the process of completing a cut-out. Don't forget it still needs to be cropped at 8.5x11 inches.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/v2g3s369dymjzp7/Cut-outs%20using%20Quick%20Mask-revised.pdf

If you want to practice once using the same image as the tutorial, the link to the cat photo is here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4eubvva5sgrlh1o/cat.jpg

How to make a cut-out using Quick Mask Tool

We are going to cut out the cat out of its background.

Step 1: Open the file named “Cat” in Photoshop and make sure the layer he is on is selected.

Step 2: Click the edit in Quick Mask Mode button( ) in the Tools panel. In Quick Mask Mode, a red overlay

appears as you make a selection, masking the area outside the selection.

Step 3: In the Tools Panel, Select the Brush tool

Step 4: Open the Brush pop-up panel by right clicking on the screen, and select a large hard brush. Click outside

the panel to close it.

Step 5: Start to paint on the cat. It doesn’t have to be perfect. Just make sure you have the cat painted with the

red overlay.

Step 6: Press the Quick Mask Tool button again, and what you painted will be selected. Click the Mask Panel,

which is grouped with the Adjustment Panel, and click on the add a Pixel mask button( ). The cat shouldn’t

be visible right now. Click on the invert button on the Mask Panel, and the cat should appear while the

background disappears.

Step 7: With the brush tool paint the remaining unneeded pixels with black to delete the rest of the background

you don’t want. Try reducing the size of your brush to more accurately delete pixels. If you mess up, press X on

the keyboard to switch from painting in black to painting in white. When you paint with white, any pixels you

accidentally deleted will return.

Your image should look like this when you are finished deleting the unnecessary pixels.

Step 8: In the Mask panel, choose the Mask edge button, and dialog box will pop open. Adjust the option in the

Refine Mask dialog box so that the mask fits more snugly around the edge of the statue. I set the Radius at 0,

Contrast to 100, Smooth to 6, Feather to 2.4. Click “OK” when the mask looks accurate.

Step 9: When you are done refining the edge of the mask, go to File > Save as… Save the file to your yearbook

student folder. Name the file “LastName_Cat cut-out.” Make sure you save the file in PNG format. You’re

done!

IMPORTANT: Always save cut-outs as PNG files. JPG does not support transparent backgrounds.

HOT TIP: Always save your original cut-out as a PSD file somewhere safe so you can re-edit your cut-out

again later if needed.

Lit Mag - outside prompt shoot - due February 5th & yearbook introduction

Today I wanted to do two things. First, introduce the Lit Mag outside prompt shoot and second give you in introduction to our next in class project, yearbook spreads.

First, the Lit Mag outside prompt shoot. MAKE SURE YOU SCROLL DOWN FOR TODAY'S ASSIGNMENT AFTER YOU FINISH READING THIS!!

Lit Mag

I would like all of you to complete a Prompt Shoot outside of school. This is unusual because we are working with the staff of the Bowie Literary Magazine to get some images for their publication. The Literary Society has been working hard to revive this publication and I am a complete supporter of their efforts.

You will have until Monday, Feb 5th for this outside shoot assignment. It will also be a MAJOR grade for me. You are NOT required to submit your effort to the Lit Mag, but if you want, I will work with you on getting it over to them. You will be required to turn in THREE (3) images, each representing a different prompt listed below.

The best way to shoot this type of images is to not overthink, but you do have to plan. Below you will find a list of "prompts" in the form of the name of the poem/written piece. Your job will be to interpret it however you think, very similarly to what we do with prompt shoots. This is a fairly long list because it would be great to have images representing a number of these to help the literary magazine staff have options when piecing together the product. You will get credit in the Lit Mag and your name will appear in the magazine. This is a great publication opportunity.

Here is the list, in no specific order:

As gentle as the ocean
If childhood had a flavor
Reading Stephen King
A Sunday Night in my Bed
drifting
Daily Routine
Urgency to Escape
The Ugly Boy and The Green Bean
Reality Eludes Me
Honey
Past Secret
Chickens and an old deer in a Broken Aluminum Train Car
Those Cobblestone Streets
Twilight Hour
One last word
The Temptress
Room 223
I am a nail
A nail (3rd person)
Sheldon
A Box That My Childhood Could Fit Inside
Life is Full of Disappointment
Silver Linings Interrupted
A Pessimist's Autumn
A Summer
Unclear solutions
The Floppy Dog
Her Again
Placebo Effect
The Inconspicuous Night
Fairy Lights
Coffee Mug

In addition, there are sections to the Lit Mag this year and potentially there could be images created to go with those divider pages. The theme this year is based on the zodiac. Here are the working section titles:

Fire Signs:
Aires the Ram, Leo the Lion, Sagittarius the Centaur

Earth Signs:
Taurus the Bull, Virgo the Virgin, Capricorn the Goat

Water Signs:
Cancer the Crab, Pisces the Fish, Scorpio the Scorpion

Air Signs:
Aquarius the Waterbearer, Gemini the Twins, Libra the Scales

Linked below is a googledoc that has descriptions of these signs. Each sign will be its own section. If you are interested in shooting photos for the dividers, you should go take a look at this document:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/14gITW5bE085K46WT9sRQ6TQQN4NUQ-Gt/view?usp=sharing

Your submission must be school appropriate, but other than that, it is up to your interpretation. If you want to talk about ideas with me, I would be happy to work with you. If you decide to send in your work, you may chose to include a title of your piece, or it will be listed as "untitled".

You may use all of my equipment, including specialty lenses if we talk about your ideas. I also have tripods if you need them.

Last year the theme was:

See how creative they are - find a way to do this!!

Here are some examples from last year:

Prompt: Child
Photo by Julia Provenzi

Prompt: Cosmic Planning
Photo by Caroline Ritter

Prompt: Fruitless trail
Photo by Addyson Hibdon

Prompt: I believe in make up
Photo by Katheryn McClanahan

Prompt: In the woods
Photo by Arunav Lamsal

Prompt: Safe Haven
Photo by Connor Reilly

Prompt: Things you don't notice, but I do
Photo by Carlos Canepa

Prompt: Breathe

Photo by Hannah Hartley

Now for today's assignment:

Yearbook introduction:

Today you will be looking through a yearbook. Our next big project will be learning how to create a "spread" for yearbook. I will also be talking about the courses beyond this class for those of you who are planning to stick with journalism next year as we ready for choice sheets.

When you get your book, please start from the beginning of the book are work your way page by page to the end.

As you are going, on your blog in a post called Yearbook Introduction, please list any elements you think that a good yearbook has in it. By this I mean, if I were to gather 25 yearbooks from around the country, what elements of the your book should I see in all 25 books. Here is one example: every yearbook should have the school name on the cover somewhere.

This doesn't have to be an exhaustive list, meaning I don't expect you to get all of them, someone else in class will come up with the ones you miss.

So how about this - find 25 things you think should be in every yearbook.

Then, answer the following questions:

1. What is the title of your book?
2. What school is it from?
3. What "thematic elements" do you see in your book? This means what elements are evident from beginning to end of the book
4. How many sections are in your book? This could be tough to figure out, but do your best
5. What is your favorite "spread"? A spread is 2 pages about the same topic
6. Is there an Index in your book?
7. Are there photos of groups of people, like clubs and organizations?
8. Is there a table of contents?
9. How many people go to the school whose book you have?
10. What state is your book from?

Next class we will go over the book in more detail and begin talking about how to create a spread.

Deadlines in Journalism

You will be reading two stories. The first is on WHY deadlines are important and the second will be on HOW to improve your deadline skills and habits. Please complete this task in a blog post titled: Deadlines, ARGGH!!

First read this article and answer the questions below:

http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-are-they-called-deadlines

1. What is the origins of the word deadline?
2. What impact will missing a deadline have on you?
3. Have you had issues meeting deadlines in other classes? If so, what consequences did you have for missing those deadlines?
4. Do you find yourself missing deadlines on a regular basis? If so, what do you think causes you to miss deadlines?
Now read this article on how to improve your deadline skills and answer the questions below:

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get-started/inside-the-classroom/8-ways-to-take-control-of-your-time

1. Which of those eight suggestions do you think might help you be more efficient?
2. Which of the suggestions is the toughest for you to complete? Why?
3. Are you a morning or night person?
3A. What are some of the problems you might run into because you are more productive at certain times of the day?
4. How can you create a dedicated study time for yourself?
5. What are three direct things could you do to eliminate distractions?

Finally, look at the following suggestion list for help with homework and answer the questions below:

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get-started/inside-the-classroom/take-control-of-homework

1. Are there any correlations to taking control of your homework and time management?
2. What is your ideal study setting and mood?
3. What are your biggest distractions when it comes to studying?
4. What three things could you do to help with those distractions?

Phobia Preview

Phobia - A phobia (from the Greek: meaning "fear" or "morbid fear") is, when used in the context of clinical psychology, a ape of anxiety disorder, usually defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding, typically disproportional to the actual danger posed, often recognized as irrational.

In the event the phobia cannot be avoid entirely the sufferer will endure the situation or object with marked distress and significant interference in social or occupational activities.

Research by completing the questions below: Answer the questions on your blog in a post titled "Phobia Project".

A. 1. What is a Phobia?

B. List and define 5 phobias from The Phobia List: http://phobialist.com

C. Brainstorm on your blog possible ideas for your Phobia photo.

Things to consider:

Figure(s) & Object(s) (which should reveal something of the phobia in the photo)
Format: horizontal vs Vertical
Subject Placement: Rule of Thirds, balance, ???
Background - what will be behind your subjects?
Point of View - where you place the camera, and what perspective do you want your viewers to see?
Lighting: create mood/feeling
Clothing: can suggest personal style/career profession
Subject: mannerism, reactions, expressions and body language

Plan three different shoots with three different phobias. What will you shoot, who will model, how will you show the phobia in the photo or video, where will you shoot these images? Please detail this out in a paragraph for each phobia (remember you will shoot and turn in three photos or 1 video).

D. What photographic techniques can you use to help highlight your images? Come up with one idea for each of your three photos you will take.

Below you will find a couple of examples. Some of these are a bit....SQUEAMISH....so be ready.....

http://metro.co.uk/2016/01/20/got-a-phobia-then-stay-the-hell-away-from-this-story-5633919/

This is now an active assignment and you can get a camera when you want to shoot these photos. These pictures will be due Monday, February 2 by the end of class.

Here are some examples from last year. Can you figure out the phobia?:

Choice Sheets

Choice Sheets
Soon all of you will be asked to start making choices for your schedule for 2017-2018. 

For the rest of you I want you to be armed with the best information possible about what it means to be in the print journalism department.

You have three options next year: You can take Advance Graphic Design and Illustration for Newspaper, Commercial Photography, or you can take Advance Graphic Design and Illustration for Yearbook. All three require you to fill out an application form. For yearbook you will also have to meet directly with Ms. Shirack for an interview. For the others, you are actually doing your interview now as you sit in my class.

The cycle looks like this:

year #1 - Photojournalism/Principals of AV Tech (the class you are currently taking)

year #2 - Graphic Design and Illustration for Newspaper, (or yearbook), OR Commercial Photography

year #3 - Journalism Independent Study (both newspaper and yearbook) OR Advance Commercial Photography 

year #4 - Advance Graphic Design and Illustration for Newspaper, (or yearbook), or Practicum in Photography

Here is a simple description and a rough explanation of the options you have in each class:

Newspaper:

      Publishes the The Dispatch newspaper once every six weeks. Typically the paper is 16 pages long, there are about 50 stories written for each newspaper and about 20 photographs published. Every newspaper student is expected to write at least one story per issue and some people write three or more. Photographers are expected to write, but if they shoot multiple photography assignments the writing can be limited.

     There are multiple editors on staff and they are selected by current editors at the end of the school year. There are generally editor openings for students who enter the class at the beginning of the year. Layout and design is handled by editors, but there are assistant editor positions available for each section. They help with the creation of the pages.

     The Dispatch newspaper is "The Voice" of Bowie High School. Students in the class get to decide the coverage each issue and there are multiple opportunities for individual expression on issues that impact students at our school. Its the only place where students can share their opinions in first person and have it published for the school to read.

     One new aspect to the newspaper is our online version. We are always looking for talented people to work for the online version. This year we have a very dedicated staff of people working daily on new content for our website. We also have a robust social media component, including Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat. This growing team is looking for serious members to join their ranks. The website can be seen here: http://thedispatchonline.net

Mr. Reeves teaches the newspaper class.

Commercial Photography: 

     This is the one of the fastest growing new programs here at Bowie. It is being offered as an alternative to newspaper (and yearbook) for students interested in learning advance photography skills. Students will learn more about the following types of photography and concepts: studio photography, action/sports photography, fashion photography, product photography, night/star photography, painting with light, lighting, make-up and hair, RAW, Adobe Lightroom, etc.

     Students who enroll in this class are REQUIRED to have their own camera by the end of the first six weeks. Individuals who take commercial photography will be required to participate in after-school projects and will have to be available to shoot after hours events like sporting events, theater/fine arts productions, night photography, etc. Please realize that this class is a BIG step up from photojournalism, you will be required to shoot a lot, and you will have to do that outside of school.

     This is a serious class designed for students who are interested in pursuing a career in photography after high school. There is the potential that eventually students who take this course will earn ACC credit at the completion of three years in the class (so if you are currently a freshman or sophomore).

Ms. Dobrzenski teaches this class and she will be in later this week to talk to you about her program.

Yearbook:

     Students who complete Photojournalism can apply to join the Lone Star yearbook. The book, which is worked on throughout the year, publishes sometime in mid-May each year. The book is about 350 pages long and students in the class are responsible for the creation of two-page spreads. Staff members are responsible for all the content on their spread, including taking pictures, writing captions, headlines, writing stories, and completing personality profiles.

     There is typically a little room for creativity with a portion of the spread, because most of the lay-out and design is done ahead of time by a group of editors selected towards the end of the school year. Much of that work is done during the summer or very early in the school year by a dedicated group of editors. Most of these people are picked in advance and have been in the program for multiple years. You could be one of those people if you wanted.

     Students who want to apply for yearbook must have a letter of recommendation from Mr. Reeves, must complete a paper application and will be required to meet with Ms. Shirack, the yearbook advisor for an interview. Only those selected by Ms. Shirack will be allowed to remain on the class rolls next year. Please do not directly choose the class on your choice sheet without prior approval.

Ms. Shirack teaches this course

WHAT NOW?

If you have questions about which class might be best for you, please talk with me privately and I will make a recommendation based on what skills I see in you. Each class has its strengths and weaknesses and I want you to be in the class that interests you the most and will better prepare you for the real world and your plans for the future. I will be meeting with each of you individually to get your current plans so I can start preparing for next year.