My Merger

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Student Illustraition

Photo illustraition #2

The Composite Image- I like this because not only is it true sometimes, but how seamlessly the 2 images are but together.
The Staged Illustraition- I like this because its hilarious, and made to an extreme.

Photo made into art- I like this because it looks exactly like an oil painting.

The photo realistic allteration- I like this image because its a true resemblance.. and how the 2 images are cohesive.

Photo illustraition #1

My favorite situation was the one of the blues festival with the man playing the guitar.

They transformed the picture into a really creative artistic piece that symbolized it very well.

I think they looked at the photo and then drew a more abstract version

Architecture finale

Light

Surroundings

Detail

Angles and Shapes

Patterns

Architecture:Long center

My favorite photo is #1: This photo holds alot of power. Its a bit warped not because of the photographer but because of the building itself, which gives it more character. The light emphasizes the important parts of this photo. The composition is very well done. The only thing i would have liked(if its even possible) to see the bottom level as well.

1.Patterns and Angles and Shapes

2.Surroundings

3.Surroundings

4.Surroundings and Angles and Shapes

5.Angles and Shapes

6.Detail and Angles and Shapes and Light

7.^same^

8.Angles and Shapes and Light

9.^same^

10.Patterns and Surroundings

11.Light

12.Patterns and Surroundings

13.Patterns

14.Angles and Shapes

15^same^

16.Patterns and Light and Angles and Shapes

Architecture

Surrounding

light

angles and shapes

Patterns

details

My graffiti and found object

Action Shots!!!!

#1- Kyle Culler playfully jumps for joy during a Photo Journalism photo shoot. Kyle is a Freshman here at Akins.

#2-Kyle is about to take off chasing after the belove purple frisbee. Kyle was playing frisbee with Rebecca from his photo journalism class.

#3- Kyle prepares to throw the frisbee at Rebecca. Kyle had much fun on this goof off day.

Sports photo assignment

1. Name of photographer –Daryl Peveto

General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)-a mix of sports and stories with some commercial photos at the end

List three problems that the judges note with the portfolio – captions were bad, just said next and no a lot.

List two things the judges like-good balance of colors, good focus

What is your overall impression? What did you like or not like? Really nice black and white photos, with good contrast, their sports photos were not fantastic, and didn’t really show much emotion

2. What did the judges note as strengths as they were critiquing it? How he is right in the action

What do you see as strengths? Do you see any weaknesses? great lines and angles, and emotion, some were a bit too photo shopped for me.

3. Briefly describe the process the judges went through in deciding the winner.They went through all the portfolios and commented them as a whole, complimenting good photos and completely bashing the bad ones, yet looked as an overall portfolio.


Part 2
1.we both agreed that the portrait of the cheerleaders on the pool table was ridiculous and unnecesary. It was strange and odd and didn't fit together.

2.I disagree with the comment about the picture of the tennis player with his arms up. The racket that was flying in front that crossed over his arm was completely distracting to me and although they really liked it i couldn't get over the racket and it ruined the picture for me.

my story

The administration’s new creation of Tardy sweeps here at Akins, has caused much stir with the students by giving them harsher consequences for being late, in hopes of increasing attendance and participation.

The Tardy sweeps seem to do the exact opposite of what administration had hoped.

Robert Robles, Junior, says that “far too many,” of his friends have been caught in a tardy sweep at least once. Proving that the Sweeps are keeping students out of class longer than they would be originally.

Although most of the students are negative towards the sweeps, mainly the ones caught in them, some remain positive towards the sweeps, assuring the staff that it’s a good change.

One of those supportive students is Glen Cruz, Senior, who feels that if “your late you deserve to go to Saturday school,” and that Saturday school is very effective because “it takes your absences away.”

Yet in common conversation, sweeps are constantly brought up. Juniors Cecelia Munoz, Casey Oswald, and Christie Gonzales were discussing and came to little agreement about the subject.

All seemed to have negative opinions about them, Cecelia felt that the sweeps are “dumb,” Casey thinks they are “stupid,” and Christie said she is “not fond of the sweeps because it’s unfair for kids who are rarely late.” And when asked if they were effective all gave mixed opinions. Casey and Christie feel that “they are effective,” because Christie “now sees kids running to class and actually making an effort to be on time.” Although Cecelia says “no they are not.”

Out of the 5 people I interviewed only 2 of them have been caught in a sweep. So either the system is working or my interviewees are prone to timeliness.

My interview

I will be interviewing: Robert Robles, Glen Cruz, Cecelia Munoz, Casey Oswald, and Christie Gonzales.

1. What is your name and what grade are you in?
2. Have you ever been late to class?
3. What were the consequences of being late in the past?
4. Why would this change be effective?
5. What is it now?
6. Do you think its effective?
7. Do you think the punishment is deserved?
8. What do you think the punishment for a first offense should be?
9. Is it really unexpected?
10. Why do you think they changed it?
11. Do you think it is effective for it to be unexpected?
12. Do all of your teachers abide by this?(don't give names)
13. Have you had to go to saturday school, iss, or been suspended for being caught in a sweep?
14. How many of your friends have been caught in a sweep, at least once?
15. How did you feel about it?
16. Roughly how many times have you been late to class?
17. Do you know where you go if you are swept?
18. If you could say anything to the principle and other officials at the school,
19. Do you think the students are able to get their voice heard by administration about this?
20. If no, why? If yes, how?
21. If you could say anything to the principal and other officals at the school,what would you tell them?

This is going to be an opinion piece, I am going to interview different people from different grades, and 2 girls and 1 boy, so that i can get an opinion from all levels.

Interview:Student of the Month

What is you name and what grade are you in?
Marisa, 11th grade
Is this the first time receiving this award?
yes, i was shocked
How did accepting this make you feel?
very proud
Are you happy?
yes very
What was your reaction when you found out?
i laughed and joked with my friends
What did you have to do?
i don't know
How much work did you do to get this?
i had to do alot of work.
Will you try to get this award again?
no, other people need it too.
Who nominated you for this?
my US history teacher, Mr. Moody
What are your grades for achieving this?
All A's
What classes are you taking?
Ap English and Ap Us history
Do think you deserve this?
I think other people deserve it more.
Why?
because they achieved more
What happens now?
im going to try and live up to the title
Is this something you can put on your resume?
i think it is
Will there be a ceremony?
if they give me one
Where at?
where ever they plan it
Who will be there?
Everyone
Do you get to meet anyone special because of this award?
i don't think so
Are you more recognized now?
yes, everyone knows me now.

Assignment #1:uniforms interview?

1.Sources-Kyle, Reeves, Girard
2.Who are you, and what is your position?
how does the school work without uniforms?
what will change if we get uniforms?
How do you feel about the change?
How will this improve our school?
Do you think there will be more student participation?
What is the importance of uniforms?
Do you think this is of violation to freedom of expression?
How important is individualism to you?
How does this change affect you?
How will the students respond?
What would you do if the students rejected the idea?
How could this go wrong?
When will this go into effect?
Why did this happen?
How will they look?
Are they not only appropriate but are they realistic for the changing weather?
Will the students have to purchase them or are they given to us?
What if a student can not afford to pay, what will you do?
What is the punishment for not wearing the uniform?

Article #4-Rosenbergs' sons(leads)

Who is involved?Julius and Ethel Rosenberg,Morton Sobell,Michael Meeropol ,Robert Meeropol ,Robert’s daughter Rachel ,Michael’s daughter Ivy, Louis Nizer
Who does/did the situation affect?all of the above
Who said so?sam roberts
What is happening?Michael and Robert are convinced atleast their mother is innocent.
What did happen?Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were arrested and executed for leaking atomic bomb info. to the soviet union in the Cold war.
What are the consequences?Julius and ethel were executed and michael and robert had to live without their parents.
What are the choices?to leak information to the soviet union
When did or will this happen?1953
When was this discovered?1953
Where did or will this happen?soviet union and united states
Why did this happen or will it happen?because we were in the middle of a war, and they were communists.
How much does it cost?two peoples lives.. and ruined the children's lives.
How many people does this affect?everyone
How do you feel about this?its awful.. but if its true then in those times it was deserved.

Their lead:They were the most famous orphans of the cold war, only 6 and 10 years old in 1953 when their parents were executed at Sing Sing for delivering atomic-bomb secrets to the Soviet Union.

My new lead:Boys Michael and Robert were the most infamous boys of the 50's, their parents leaked atomic-bomb secrets to the Soviet Union and were in turn executed.

Common News elements, and Story ideas

Proximity: Austin Goes Electric!-City officials decide to remove all gas ovens, water heaters, etc. and go to electric only.

Prominence: Anne Hathaway falls madly in love with Donald Trump.

Timeliness:Ariana Price is currently typing her blog for Photojournalism, because Mr. Reeves asked her to do so.

Oddity:A dog drives a car across town today.

Consequence: A Water main broke today on the 2700 block of Wilcrest Dr., Austin, TX. This will reroute all traffic from slaughter through back neighborhoods, and through parking lots.

Conflict:Mr. Reeves and David are at it again. The battle is never ending.


Human Interest:Internet is permanently shut down. :,(

Article 3: Hurrican Ike

Who is involved?Houston, Galveston, and costal Texas areas, Sgt. Dennis Marlow,Gov. Rick Perry's spokeswoman Allison Castle,Gov. Bobby Jindal ,Ronnie Sharp, National Guardsmen, members of the Coast Guard, FEMA representatives
Who does/did the situation affect?Everyone listed above
Who said so?MSNBC
What is happening?they are still working on fixing the area up.
What did happen?Hurricane Ike caused much destruction, and fatalities.
What are the consequences?Dangering themselves and others and causing possible death to those involved.
What are the choices?Some residents chose to stay and wait out the hurricane.
When did or will this happen? September 13, 2008
When was this discovered? during.
Where did or will this happen?the entire coast of Texas and Houston
Why did this happen or will it happen? A natural disaster
How did it or will it happen? Cold air on Hot water... or something like that.
How much does it cost? Millions of dollars in repairs
How many people does this affect?thousands.
How do you feel about this?Its awful, but we can't avoid it so we have to make do with what we've got.

Article 2:11yr old boy homicide

Who is involved?An 11-year-old boy,Kenzie Marie Houk, John Bongivengo
Who does/did the situation affect?Kenzie Marie Houk, Her 4yr old daughter, the 11yr old boy, and the boy's father.
Who said so?John Bongivengo, CNN,Chloe Melas and Kristin Hamill
What is happening?The boy is being tried as an adult.
What did happen?the boy killed his father's pregnant girlfriend, Kenzie Marie Houk.
What are the consequences?The boy facing life in prison.
When did or will this happen?present time.
When was this discovered?no date given
Where did or will this happen?in Pennsylvania
Why did this happen or will it happen?No one is sure.
How did it or will it happen?The boy shot the pregnant woman at point-blank shot.
How many people does this affect?The entire family and the family of the victim
How do you feel about this?This beyond wrong. yet there is no way this was an accident, and i think further investigation is required to figure out how their homelife was to figure out why he did it.

Article 1:Babies stolen from their beds

Who is involved?Erica Ysasaga,Priscilla Nicole Maldonado,Ann Wolbert Burgess,National Center for Missing and Exploited Children,John B. Rabun Jr.,Stephanie Lynn Anderson Jones,Mark Snodgrass.
Who does/did the situation affect? Erica Ysasaga, Priscilla Nicole Maldonado, Stephanie Lynn Anderson Jones.
Who said so?Ann Wolbert Burgess, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, John B. Rabun Jr., JoNel Aleccia
What is happening?Babies are being kidnapped from their families in public places and hospitals.
What did happen?Priscilla was kidnapped from her mother Erica Ysasaga by Stephanie Jones who was pretending to be a nurse and then ran off with Priscilla.
What are the consequences?Stephanie Jones was sentenced to 10 years in prison, but can get parole after 2 and a half years.
When did or will this happen? 2006, and is currently happening
When was this discovered?Priscilla was kidnapped on June 3rd, 2006, and was found on June 6th, 2006
Where did or will this happen?In a park in Lubbock, TX
Why did this happen or will it happen? They say kidnapping is mostly done by women because they are desperate because they can't have children themselves.
How did it or will it happen?Jones pretended to be a nurse, and consecutivly met with Ysasaga, so she developed a relationship, and then made her move to steal the baby.
How many people does this affect?Not only the 3 involved(mother, daughter, and kidnapper) but it affects statistics and how everyone views society.
How do you feel about this? I think its morally wrong. I don't think anyone should have to go to those lengths to do something that extreme.

Best Covers

Favorite:

#10 National Geographic (June 1985)Photographer Steve McCurry immortalized the haunted eyes of a 12-year-old refugee in a camp on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Soviet helicopters destroyed her village and family, forcing her to make a two-week trek out of the perilous mountains of Afghanistan. The photo became a National Geographic icon after it was published on the cover in June 1985. Since then, this raw, untouched image has been used on rugs and tattoos, making it one of the most widely reproduced photos in the world.
My Critique: I love this picture. The way her eyes captivate you and suck you into the picture is indescribable. The fact that there is a simple background definetly helps, yet it is so captivating with the color of her skin to the bright colors of her clothing and eyes. This is a perfect example of the right picture the right exposure and the perfect timing. I love this picture and could look at it for hours.

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Cover History

Cover types
1. Early Magazine Covers
In early magazines, they didn't have covers just table of contents. Then they began styling them like books. Some magazines began using a general cover for all the issues, so that it wouldn't mention what was in the issue. In earlier times, there were a wide range of different types of covers.

2. The Poster Cover
People began putting illustrations on their covers. Finding quality artists to draw elaborate pictures on their magazine covers. Some were so elaborate that they would be mistaken to be framed and on a wall rather than on the front of a magazine. There was little writing on these covers, the artistry took the majority of the cover. Life magazine in 1936 was the first magazine to use photographs as the cover.

3. Pictures Married to Type
The eras of magazines are clearly established when first looked upon. When you first look at a magazine you can tell what era, decade, or even year or date of when it was created, because not only were the past time magazines very simple, but also current events that were happening in the time, directly effect the magazine and magazine cover.

4. In the Forest of Words
At the turn of the 21st century, magazines began writing practically everything in their magazine on the front cover. The words covered up most of the photograph.

Biggest Headline

YES, HE COULD!

By the time the networks announced it, Barack Obama's Electoral College–landslide presidential victory was as inevitable as it had once seemed impossible. The election of the first black President of the United States of America had been an epic journey, not only by virtue of the racial barriers it smashed but also by dint of the campaign ingenuity and inventiveness that marked a generational shift in American politics. At the center of the drama was Obama himself, heroic but self-possessed, outdistancing formidable rivals, always the smartest and most charismatic figure in the room. It remains to be seen, of course, whether all the ecstatic political soteriology of his campaign can overcome the economic apocalypse Obama will inherit, along with a vexing list of adjunct crises from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to the dysfunction in American education and health care. But for a moment on Nov. 4, Americans across the board were invited to renew their faith in the true magic of their country's story.

Best song of 2008

One of my favorite songs this year, rather album, was Coldplay's Viva La Vida. I think its the best song not only for its melody and lyrics, but the music video to acompany it. It creates an old civil war type look with famous paintings from history, the whole video looks like an oil painting.

photo of the year

Images of books on shelves are seen projected on the walls of the Tower of David in Jerusalem's Old City - part of a show called "Or Shalem, Jerusalem Lights the Night", staged by a group called Skertzò on October 7, 2008. The Tower of David is a massive citadel that, over the centuries, has served as a fortress, military barracks and cannon position. These days, the Tower serves as a popular tourist site

*I think that this should be a good canidate for the photo of the year, because it is so unique in the fact that they projected such a clear photo onto the Tower of David. This creates a different and beautiful picture.


A single home is left standing among debris from Hurricane Ike September 14, 2008 in Gilchrist, Texas. In its brief, but eventful life, Ike wreaked enough havoc to be blamed for over $31.5 billion in damage and nearly 150 deaths across the Caribbean and Gulf Coast. (



*I think this should be considered as the photo of the year because of its use of a current event and its wonderful composition. It is focused perfectly and has a clear subject, yet also shows the destruction of the hurricane.








A polar bear shakes his body to remove water at the St-Felicien Wildlife Zoo in St-Felicien, Quebec on March 6, 2008


*I think this should be a good canidate for the photo of the year, because it is captivating in the amazement of the timeing that it took so get this shot. The remarkable closeness and composition create a fun cool picture.

photos from around the world

I picked this photo because of its use of lines and colors. The amazing amounts of lines are creating a beautiful photo.

i chose this because the colors are vivid, the lines are leading, and the reflection creates another view. The composition of this photo is beautiful.