Week 10 Blog Forum

Topic 1 Best photo

1. The best photo that I have taken is the baseball shot of the action on first base.
2. The photo photo stood out because I captured the ball plus our guy safe on first base.
3.This photo reflects what I have learned in Photojournalism class because when I first shot baseball I wasn't very good, and I learned form the class to shoot low and get the players eyes and the ball.
4. When I have a photo assignment now its much easier to approach the subject and get the shot without disturbing the scene.

Topic 2; Goals then and now

These were my goals from the beginning of the term. 1, Take awesome photos of people and what they are doing. 2 Learn as much as i can about photojournalism. 3 Have an awesome term!

In achieving my goals the area that I most achieved in, is being comfortable taking pictures of people and what they are doing. For example the first couple of photo assignments were distant and not in the action. Plus the captions are way better now than they were.

Photo Essay, Farm to Customer

Farm to Customer

One of LBCC's three greenhouses, located in the northwest corner of campus, housing the tomatoes, peppers and broccoli. The students in the Profitable Small Farm program strive to farm the crops organically. When the crops are producing the students sell the produce in the courtyard outside of Takina Hall. 

Jesse Schell, right, tells Max Meehan how much the farm stand sold so far. Both Jesse and Max are from farming backgrounds. Jesse got involved in the student farm because he wanted to know more about where his food came from. Max wanted the practical information that the PSF program provides. 

The onions that are grown on the two-acre garden plot are amazingly delicious.

Max Meehan sells some snap peas and Swiss chard to an eager costumer. The Swiss chard can be steamed and thrown in a curry or eaten raw in a salad.

The farm stand is every Thursday from 10:30-12:30 to the outside of Takina Hall. 

Week 9 blog forum

Topic 1: Turning Pro

What is the next step?

After this term of Photojournalism, over the summer I plan to practice what I've learned in class to better my skills. Also next term I plan on working with the Commuter by photographing for them. The pros of actually going "pro" and either freelancing or working as a staff photographer is that you get a lot of exposure in the work environment as a photographer, the downside is that it has to be a life style not something you can put down each weekend. The biggest plus to the photographer "lifestyle" is that you get to photograph everything about daily life of your subjects.

What skills have you learned?

I have learned that in each situation you have to learn which is the best way to photograph your subject. Also in every situation it is best let your subject get comfortable with you before you start photographing them, they have to be confident that you will take good photos of them. Things that I still have to learn are what does the paper who ever your client is want? This question is always uppermost in my mind before I go out to photograph.

What other Photographer has stood out to you?

Dorothea Lange has stood out to me as being an amazing photographer. First of all because she strongly felt that each photo had to portray the scene and time period perfectly, and she did not believe in messing with the photo in such a way that would ruin the subject. My favorite photo that she took is the one of the mother and her two kids set in the Great Depression, because it portrays the great depression perfectly. In my own work to improve, I could use the rule of portraying the scene as well as the time in history.

                                                                                                                                                                          

Week 8 bog forum

Topic 1: Technology Innovation

The greatest technological advancement in the history of photojournalism, is the Digital camera. With the digital camera the photographer can shoot longer and faster, without having to change film. Plus the time the photographer shoot his assignment to the editing and publishing is way less than processing film.

Lynsey Addario really stands out from all other photographers. First of all because she is and was a war photographer, also she embedded into the story that she was shooting. The places that she got access to were way more compelling because it portrays the raw reality of war. for example her work in Afghanistan during the US occupation really showed the hardships that the Afghan people were experiencing.

Topic 2: Photo Story

For my photo story Im going to photograph the Sustainable Farms Class. I would like to get photos of the students harvesting and preparing for market and also the selling of the produce. Some close up pictures of the produce and overall images of the fields and the students working. I wont know till I can see the farm.

Baseball!

The LBCC RoadRunners face the flag for the National Anthem before taking on Southwestern Oregon Community Collage on Friday May 6.

Jake Boyde, taking time to deliver a perfect pitch, while the SWOCC coach talks with his player.

Number 9, Colton Cosner safe on first base. LBCC won the first game 7-5 but lost the second game 2-3.

Week 7 blog forum

Action Sports

1. The sports that I photographed was the Linn Benton Community Collage, Baseball team. 
2. They played May 6, at one in the afternoon at the baseball diamond right next to the front parking lot. 
3. For my Overall, Medium and Closeup. For the overall shot I took a photo of the team facing the flag while the National Anthem played. For the Medium shot I have a shot i took of the action on first base. For the Closeup there are a couple of photos that are really close and full of action, I'll have to pick which one. 
4. Brian Hausotter is my contact for writing my captions for all the photos. 

1. Two tips that stood out to me in the textbook about shooting sports, was "always have spare memory cards." When shooting sports, having four or more extra cards can really be helpful. Because the shooting sports with the camera on continuous mode is essential. The second tip that stood out to me, was the fact that when you are photographing you have to be focused and study the "sports" that you are shooting, so that you can anticipate the action. 

Jefferson Oregon

Jefferson Oregon

Jefferson's two historical cites, the bridge on the right is the Jacob Consor bridge built in 1933. Named after the town's founder Jacob Consor who ran a ferry that would shuttle people across the river. The Trussel bridge on the left was built in 1906, a full twenty-seven years before the car bridge.

A new store in Jefferson, is the Center Market store along State Highway 99E. The store was recently founded, providing more competition for the main Jefferson Thrift-Way store.

From miles around farmers get their hair cut at Derek's Barber shop, on main street Jefferson.

Week 6 Blog Forum questions answers

We are supposed to pick our favorite shot form Karl Maasdam guest speaker. My favorite shot of his is the photo he took of the OSU football game were the player is "leap frogging"  another player. Sports is really hard to shoot, and this photo is just spot on, with the composure especially. The image really captures the moment in the game. 

Some ideas for the Home Town photo shoot. Would be, in my hometown there is a really cool bridge, I could shoot it at night so I could have the cars and their lights and also the stars. And we have a gas station that's cool looking. Also the library is interesting. As for the event photo I could get a photo of a tractor driving through town on the way to plow. 

More Photos From the 12th Annual Copper Chef Compitition

12th Annual Copper Chef Cooking Competition

Chris Kiel makes sure that the Copper Chef Competition runs smoothly, reminding how much time is left and getting items the contestants need. The event was held in the Commons Cafeteria on Wednesday, May 4.

Each contestant receives a mystery box of ingredients and they have 90 minutest to create a starter and an entree. Lucas Pscheidt, one of the five contestants, works on preparing one of his dishes.

Rachel Moll is about to clear off her cutting board where she just finished chopping eggplant.

Week 5 blog forum

Week 5 questions and answers

1. The most compelling photo essay in the textbook, was the "Show of Hands" photo essay. there was a consistency in the photos, all were close-ups shots of the peoples hands, and each photo you could tell right away what each person did. Also the photos included a prop that the hands were holding.
2. Some ideas about my photos essay, would be to shoot a story about the LBCC horse program. One of the mares that they own came from a ranch, it would be cool if I could trace the ranch she came from and get the story of the Mare's origins. And really dig into the history of the ranch. 

Classified Appreciation Day

Some of the faculty sitting down to eat, at Tuesdays Classified Appreciation Day in the commons cafeteria.

Andrew Feldman turning up the music. Andrew provides the background music for Tuesdays event. 

Kimberly Kopplien on the left, enjoying decorating her electric guitar.

Shout out to my fellow students in JN134

Check out Marina's blog post! Marina shot this in the hot shot cafe, its awesome how she caught the steam rising in background! http://marinabrazeal.blogspot.com/2016/04/wk-4-photos.html

Checkout Casey Faulconer's blog post about Paul! The composition is immaculate great job man!   http://camofolife.blogspot.com/2016/04/environmental-portrait.html

Week 4 blog answers

1. The most compelling item in the Code of Ethics for photojournalism is number 2, "resit being manipulated by staged photo opportunities." This is hard to avoid because people see that you have a camera and then they want to pose. Avoiding these situations is key because the results from an un-staged shot can be far more more compelling, it can portray the raw angle of living. 
2. Under the list of what "Ideally, visual Journalists should do," number 5 stood out to me, "strive to be unobtrusive and humble in dealing with subjects." This is profound because every time you go out photographing you have to be able to entrench into a certain situation get the shot then get out. 
3. For example Lynsey Addario, her work is insanely good because of the fact that she can be in the environment that she is photographing and be able to effectively and profoundly portray her subjects. 

Brian Keady

Brian Keady

Brian Keady is one of the Spanish Instructors at Linn Benton Community Collage. His Agriculture specific Spanish Class is awesome! He teaches us the farming vocab that we wouldn't get in a regular Spanish Class. 

Brian Keady

week 3 forum questions

Topic 1

For my Environmental Portrait shoot, there are two possible subjects. 

Subject 1

1. Brien Keady

2. Spanish professor at lbcc

3. The best environment to set up and to shoot the portrait would be his class room. Because the classroom is his natural place to be. 

4. The best props would possibly be if he had the projector turned on in the classroom projecting words onto the backdrop. 

5. I plan to email and then if he agrees we can set up a time that is most convenient for him. 

Subject 2

1. Gerardo Medina Nunez

2. Gerardo is the best diesel mechanic, he converted his 4x4 Toyota into a diesel 

3. The best environment would be to get him standing in front of his truck.

4. The best prop for Gerardo would be his Toyota truck

5. To contact him i would just drop by were he works and ask him if he is willing to do it. 

Topic 2

I am suposed to do a self critique. 

The worst shot. 

the main reason this is a bad shot is because there are no people in the shot! 

This shot is the best shot because it captures the moment and intensity of the baseball game against mt hood. 

3. To improve my skills, I need to get more comfortable in taking pictures of people. So that I can capture the moment more often. 

Baby Horse

Baby Horse

This is What if Aces, he is the sire of the new baby colt. 

Kelsey Kilday administered the enima for the mother of the colt, Dorine 

Here is the colt named Hick-Up, and his mother Dorine. Deana Sanders hepled the colt nurse after he was born. 

Photographer of the week

Ansel Adams

For my photographer of the week I decided to present Ansel Adams. His black and white shots of different parks in the west are dramatic and they tell a story. Ansel was born in 1902, in his early life he taught himself the piano. In 1916 during a trip to Yellowstone National park he started experimenting with photography. 

Ansel's career jump-started when his famous print "Monolith, the Face of Halfdome" was published in the Parmelian prints of the High Sierras. Ansel Adams used his amazing landscape shots to promote environmental change and awareness for the parks that he shot in. During the 1960s his photographs started to became recognized as fine art and being presented in museums and art galleries. Ansel Adams' work can be viewed in http://www.anseladams.com/

Biography.com Editors. "Ansel Adams." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 08 Apr. 2016.

The RCH testing center

RCH testing center

On Tuesday of this week I had the privilege of documenting the RCH testing center. Patty is the testing proctor for the RCH testing center. Patty has worked here for 17 years, making sure that students have the best environment for testing. 

Upon entering the office at RCH students are required to show their photos ID. That way all tests are administered to the right people.

The testing area is quite, so that students can test in a controlled and stress free environment. This type of room is very beneficial for students who have testing anxiety.

Answers to week 1 blog forum

Topic 1
I work as a field scout and also a photographer for Agricare NW. I have been an amateur photographer for 8 years and have been pro for about 2 years. My major is Agronomy, i am taking photojournalism because i would rather work as a photographer than an Ag specialist.

Topic 2 
1, Take awesome photos of people and what they are doing. 2 Learn as much as i can about photojournalism. 3 Have an awesome term!

I was thinking of taking shot of the motorcyclist that ride to school, take shots of all the bikes then a portraits of them and their bikes, and close-ups of a helmet.

Going over to the horse barn at Lbcc would be awesome! i could take an overall a medium and a close-up of the horses and riders.

The types of vehicles as a whole that the students drive would be cool too.

the book store

4/1/2016

the book store line

 

buying books 

book hunting