TOPIC: DESCRIBE YOUR PROFILE SUBJECT
Locks of light green hair caressed shoulders contrasted against the maroon tapestry behind her. A constant smile populated Mattie Guilliams' face as she offered direction to the GSA meeting attendees. Guiding the meeting, Guilliam's eyes flickered as she nodded, validating experiences of those who spoke. Guilliam's excitement permeated throughout the room while she discussed the upcoming LBCC Drag Show she assisted in planning. Guilliams had no papers, no notebook, and ran the entire meeting from memory, leaned back in her chair.
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
JN217 Week 3 Blog Forum
Topic 1: Fact Check
1. I reached out to Anne Magratten, Michael Bosch, Rebecca Fewless, and Jeff Davis. They were all sourced in my article.
2. Thus far, only Anne Magratten has read the article and responded, although I have now sent three total emails to the other sources and hope to hear back from at least another.
3. Anne Magratten was very happy about the article. "I thought the article was fantastic!" Anne also thanked me for covering the event. "Thank you for your commitment to covering art events on campus!"
4. Being that Anne was the only source that responded, I may have a minor correction to make, but she was an organizer of the event so she likely has a pretty good handle on the details. " I do not recall any inaccuracies," said Magratten.
5. I think I could have improved the story by knowing about it sooner and including more of the process leading up to the event. I think one of the most interesting aspects of the show was the collaborative process
Topic 2: Review
1. "There's Really a Wolf" by Russ, Released May 5, 2017
2. The sources I plan to use are myself, Russ and Preezy (who reviewed the album in XXL magazine).
3. "There's Really a Wolf" is Russ' critically-acclaimed full-length studio album debut, but he's no rookie. Russ has released nine previous mixtapes dating back six years, and gained widespread popularity in underground hip-hop circles in the process.
1. I reached out to Anne Magratten, Michael Bosch, Rebecca Fewless, and Jeff Davis. They were all sourced in my article.
2. Thus far, only Anne Magratten has read the article and responded, although I have now sent three total emails to the other sources and hope to hear back from at least another.
3. Anne Magratten was very happy about the article. "I thought the article was fantastic!" Anne also thanked me for covering the event. "Thank you for your commitment to covering art events on campus!"
4. Being that Anne was the only source that responded, I may have a minor correction to make, but she was an organizer of the event so she likely has a pretty good handle on the details. " I do not recall any inaccuracies," said Magratten.
5. I think I could have improved the story by knowing about it sooner and including more of the process leading up to the event. I think one of the most interesting aspects of the show was the collaborative process
Topic 2: Review
1. "There's Really a Wolf" by Russ, Released May 5, 2017
2. The sources I plan to use are myself, Russ and Preezy (who reviewed the album in XXL magazine).
3. "There's Really a Wolf" is Russ' critically-acclaimed full-length studio album debut, but he's no rookie. Russ has released nine previous mixtapes dating back six years, and gained widespread popularity in underground hip-hop circles in the process.
JN134 Week 7 Blog
Topic 1: Shooting Sports
1. The first tip that really stood our for me from Scobel was about having some great zoom lenses. Thrown into those tips was to never let your lens just take in sunlight because it will damage them. However, the main point, by her having a really good zoom lens, her photos make her seem really close to the action. She was able to get some incredible closeups while still being 30-40 yards away.
2. The second tip that will stick with me was related to how to interact with other photographers on the sideline. I kind of figured that presenting yourself as extremely confident and self-assured would deter people from trying to push you around. Scobel was explaining that by presenting yourself as very friendly and asking questions about whether or not you're interfering with their shots, people are more likely to reciprocate that treatment.
1. The first tip that really stood our for me from Scobel was about having some great zoom lenses. Thrown into those tips was to never let your lens just take in sunlight because it will damage them. However, the main point, by her having a really good zoom lens, her photos make her seem really close to the action. She was able to get some incredible closeups while still being 30-40 yards away.
2. The second tip that will stick with me was related to how to interact with other photographers on the sideline. I kind of figured that presenting yourself as extremely confident and self-assured would deter people from trying to push you around. Scobel was explaining that by presenting yourself as very friendly and asking questions about whether or not you're interfering with their shots, people are more likely to reciprocate that treatment.
TOPIC 2: ACTION/SPORTS PHOTOS -- Now that you've got some tips on how to shoot action ...
My sports subject will be a soccer class at LBCC Albany campus in the field by the track, that takes place on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
- OVERALL -- I will photograph the students stretching out and warming up for the soccer game.
- MEDIUM -- I will photograph two or three players trying to get the ball away from eachother
- CLOSEUP/DETAIL -- I want to get a closeup of a foot hitting the soccer ball and hopefully get the ball flexing with the foot making contact.
Monday, May 22, 2017
JN134 Free Shoot - Car Show
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| Ray Locke's 1930 Ford Coupe bearing the classic dice on the mirror during the LBCC Industrial Technological Society's 1st Annual Car Show on Saturday, May 20. |
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| Patrons of the Car Show would immediately see the first row of cars upon entering the gate as a father and his children (right) are on their way out of the industial courtyard on the LBCC Albany campus. |
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| Terry Thompson's 1951 rat-rod Chevy Pickup, which won the Ratrod class, as an elderly couple (left) strolls through the Car Show. |
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| The view of the Car Show, which had 65 entries, from the inside of a 1968 Ford Mustang. |
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| The winners of the Car Show classes pose with their awards. |
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| A string of classic cars leaves the Car Show following the awards ceremony. |
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
JN134 - Bernie Boston
Bernie Boston was a photojournalist who worked for several smaller papers such as the Dayton Daily News and The Washington Star. Boston also worked for the Los Angeles Times later in his career.
Born in 1933, Boston grew up in Washington D.C. in a middle-class family. His parents gave him his first camera at seven-years-old and photography was part of his life from then on. As a teenager, he was the photographer for the newspaper and yearbook at his high school.
Upon graduating from the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York in 1955, Boston joined the U.S. Army. After completing medical training, Boston served in Germany for two years as a radiologist.
Upon returning from Germany, Boston worked for a few years as a freelance photogapher and eventually secured a full-time position at the Washington Star afternoon newspaper in 1967. It was later that year that Boston took one of the most iconic photographs of the Vietnam-era in the U.S. when Boston captured actor George Harris placing a flower into the barrel of a soldier's rifle in front of the Pentagon. Boston called the picture "Flower Power."
His editors didn't understand the clearly powerful photograph and buried it inside the paper, although it became an absolutely iconic picture.
Boston had a highly successful career, winning numerous awards and photographing every president from Lyndon B. Johnson to Bill Clinton. Boston took photos of the tail end of the Civil Rights Movement and even photographed the Pope.
Boston's highest awarded photo was a picture of Coretta Scott King at the ceremony where she presented a bust of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the Capitol Rotunda. Boston was a Pulitzer Prize-finalist for the photo.
Boston died in 2008 from a blood disease.
Sources:
Born in 1933, Boston grew up in Washington D.C. in a middle-class family. His parents gave him his first camera at seven-years-old and photography was part of his life from then on. As a teenager, he was the photographer for the newspaper and yearbook at his high school.
Upon graduating from the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York in 1955, Boston joined the U.S. Army. After completing medical training, Boston served in Germany for two years as a radiologist.
Upon returning from Germany, Boston worked for a few years as a freelance photogapher and eventually secured a full-time position at the Washington Star afternoon newspaper in 1967. It was later that year that Boston took one of the most iconic photographs of the Vietnam-era in the U.S. when Boston captured actor George Harris placing a flower into the barrel of a soldier's rifle in front of the Pentagon. Boston called the picture "Flower Power."
His editors didn't understand the clearly powerful photograph and buried it inside the paper, although it became an absolutely iconic picture.
Boston had a highly successful career, winning numerous awards and photographing every president from Lyndon B. Johnson to Bill Clinton. Boston took photos of the tail end of the Civil Rights Movement and even photographed the Pope.
Boston's highest awarded photo was a picture of Coretta Scott King at the ceremony where she presented a bust of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the Capitol Rotunda. Boston was a Pulitzer Prize-finalist for the photo.
Boston died in 2008 from a blood disease.
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| "Flower Power" |
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/23/AR2008012303713.html
https://library.rit.edu/depts/archives/bernie-boston
http://www.pulitzer.org/finalists/bernie-boston
Friday, May 12, 2017
JN134 Week 6 Blog Post
Topic 1: My Hometown
1. I'm going to photograph the neighborhood around LBCC. I live right next to the school and I've found that my apartment building is a really interesting mixture of young single-parents, elderly, and low-income students.
2. For my portrait subject, I hope to photograph my neighbor Ray, who's often seen smoking in his truck in the parking lot. Ray grew up in rural Alabama during segregation and was born into the KKK. He was arrested in a race riot with a black man he was fighting and was put in a cell with the man. After talking with him, he realized they wanted the same things and even listened to the same music. In that moment he found he was no longer able to support racism. Ray is really the glue that connects the younger generations within the small community to older generations, he introduces all new tenants to existing ones. For my landmark photo, I intend to take a picture of the gate that leads from my neighborhood into the LBCC parking lot. The activity I tend to photograph is the "smoking tree" in the parking lot of my apartment complex. The tree is where people typically gather at the end of the day to trade cigarettes, pipes, drinks and stories from their day.
3. I think the photograph that will present the largest challenge is the portrait of Ray, he's about the most laid-back person I've ever met but he's not one to welcome a spotlight. Ray is a man of strong constitution and will be terribly difficult to bribe.
Topic 2:
First Photo Story Idea: LBCC Car Show
So this idea didn't end up panning out, as these photos became my "Free Shoot." I'm going to answer the following questions as though I had properly planned out my attempt.
I would follow Richard Treewin as he prepares to show his 1968 Buick Riviera at the LBCC Industrial Technological Society Car Show on Saturday, May 20. I would continue following Treewin during the car show at the LBCC Albany campus, covering him interacting with patrons and judges, explaining things about his car. I would then take photos of him accepting his award, cleaning up, and leaving the car show.
I would have reached out to Treewin before and asked him to come take pictures of him in his garage cleaning his car or making last minute adjustments. I would then ask to ride with him to the show. I think once I had permission to follow him a little bit, getting the right photos would be a matter of taking them properly and getting them at the right time.
Second Photo Story Idea: Alec Shelton Hitchhiking
Alec Shelton is one of my neighbors and has recently become interested in hitchhiking. Shelton has hitchhiked to the Oregon Coast once previously and intends to do so again. Alec is hitchhiking to the coast this weekend from Albany. I will be following his journey from the time he packs his bag and draws his sign to when he steps onto the beach.
I already spoke with Alec and have gotten his permission to photograph him at his apartment as he prepares to leave. I have to go to the highway where he will be standing to catch a ride and scout a place to photograph and still be able to drive quickly so I can follow the car he gets into. Other than that, I will have to do it on the fly, as where he will be dropped off and when are always subject to change with something like hitchhiking.
1. I'm going to photograph the neighborhood around LBCC. I live right next to the school and I've found that my apartment building is a really interesting mixture of young single-parents, elderly, and low-income students.
2. For my portrait subject, I hope to photograph my neighbor Ray, who's often seen smoking in his truck in the parking lot. Ray grew up in rural Alabama during segregation and was born into the KKK. He was arrested in a race riot with a black man he was fighting and was put in a cell with the man. After talking with him, he realized they wanted the same things and even listened to the same music. In that moment he found he was no longer able to support racism. Ray is really the glue that connects the younger generations within the small community to older generations, he introduces all new tenants to existing ones. For my landmark photo, I intend to take a picture of the gate that leads from my neighborhood into the LBCC parking lot. The activity I tend to photograph is the "smoking tree" in the parking lot of my apartment complex. The tree is where people typically gather at the end of the day to trade cigarettes, pipes, drinks and stories from their day.
3. I think the photograph that will present the largest challenge is the portrait of Ray, he's about the most laid-back person I've ever met but he's not one to welcome a spotlight. Ray is a man of strong constitution and will be terribly difficult to bribe.
Topic 2:
First Photo Story Idea: LBCC Car Show
So this idea didn't end up panning out, as these photos became my "Free Shoot." I'm going to answer the following questions as though I had properly planned out my attempt.
I would follow Richard Treewin as he prepares to show his 1968 Buick Riviera at the LBCC Industrial Technological Society Car Show on Saturday, May 20. I would continue following Treewin during the car show at the LBCC Albany campus, covering him interacting with patrons and judges, explaining things about his car. I would then take photos of him accepting his award, cleaning up, and leaving the car show.
I would have reached out to Treewin before and asked him to come take pictures of him in his garage cleaning his car or making last minute adjustments. I would then ask to ride with him to the show. I think once I had permission to follow him a little bit, getting the right photos would be a matter of taking them properly and getting them at the right time.
Second Photo Story Idea: Alec Shelton Hitchhiking
Alec Shelton is one of my neighbors and has recently become interested in hitchhiking. Shelton has hitchhiked to the Oregon Coast once previously and intends to do so again. Alec is hitchhiking to the coast this weekend from Albany. I will be following his journey from the time he packs his bag and draws his sign to when he steps onto the beach.
I already spoke with Alec and have gotten his permission to photograph him at his apartment as he prepares to leave. I have to go to the highway where he will be standing to catch a ride and scout a place to photograph and still be able to drive quickly so I can follow the car he gets into. Other than that, I will have to do it on the fly, as where he will be dropped off and when are always subject to change with something like hitchhiking.
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
JN217 Week 4 Blog Post
Topic: Profile Game Plan
-Mattie Guilliams is my profile subject.
-Mattie's claim to fame is that she's the president of the GSA and I can observe her running the GSA meeting.
-My sources will be Mattie, GSA Faculty Advisor Tim Black and former GSA member/Mattie's close friend Dharma.
-Five questions I will ask: Where are you from? Where did you grow up? How long have you been at LBCC? How/why did you get involved with GSA? How long have you been involved? How did you become the president?
-Mattie Guilliams, U.S. Air Force veteran and North Carolina native, has been the LBCC GSA president for two weeks. As a transgender woman seeking a sense of community, Guilliams was drawn to the GSA and felt obligated to step into a leadership role when the group had no leader.
-https://www.linnbenton.edu/current-students/involvement/clubs-and-co-curricular-programs/gender-and-sexuality-alliance
-https://www.facebook.com/Linn-Benton-Community-College-Gender-Sexuality-Alliance-LBCC-GSA-734659023246262/
-http://www.belongto.org/resource.aspx?contentid=4580
-Mattie Guilliams is my profile subject.
-Mattie's claim to fame is that she's the president of the GSA and I can observe her running the GSA meeting.
-My sources will be Mattie, GSA Faculty Advisor Tim Black and former GSA member/Mattie's close friend Dharma.
-Five questions I will ask: Where are you from? Where did you grow up? How long have you been at LBCC? How/why did you get involved with GSA? How long have you been involved? How did you become the president?
-Mattie Guilliams, U.S. Air Force veteran and North Carolina native, has been the LBCC GSA president for two weeks. As a transgender woman seeking a sense of community, Guilliams was drawn to the GSA and felt obligated to step into a leadership role when the group had no leader.
-https://www.linnbenton.edu/current-students/involvement/clubs-and-co-curricular-programs/gender-and-sexuality-alliance
-https://www.facebook.com/Linn-Benton-Community-College-Gender-Sexuality-Alliance-LBCC-GSA-734659023246262/
-http://www.belongto.org/resource.aspx?contentid=4580
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
JN134 Week 4 Blog Forum
Topic 1:
1. I think "do not intentionally sabotage the efforts of other journalists" is the most compelling part of the code of ethics. I guess I found it somewhat amusing because I've definitely seen photographers get into shoving matches over ruining each other's shots to get a better picture. I really couldn't pick one that I felt was more important because I think following each rule is integral in maintaining... integrity.
2. I think "avoid political, civic and business involvements or other employment that compromise or give the appearance of compromising one's own journalistic independence," stands out to me because I'm constantly confronted with the desire to engage in activism but the knowledge that I shouldn't. Once a journalist becomes a supporter of a political movement, they are almost always discredited.
3. One example would be, like I mentioned, wanting to be involved with activism and organizing presents me with a direct conflict with the quote listed above. When I've photographed and written about protests, such as the inauguration day protest, I've felt inclined to inform inexperienced activists of tactical errors they were making but had to keep from doing so.
Topic 2:
I really like this picture by Sam. I like the really shallow depth of field but the words are still legible even thought they're not in focus. I think focusing on the roadrunner was a very good choice for the overall composition.
Honestly, I just love this sign. The composition, light, angle, everything is very good but the sign is what really gets me about this photo.
1. I think "do not intentionally sabotage the efforts of other journalists" is the most compelling part of the code of ethics. I guess I found it somewhat amusing because I've definitely seen photographers get into shoving matches over ruining each other's shots to get a better picture. I really couldn't pick one that I felt was more important because I think following each rule is integral in maintaining... integrity.
2. I think "avoid political, civic and business involvements or other employment that compromise or give the appearance of compromising one's own journalistic independence," stands out to me because I'm constantly confronted with the desire to engage in activism but the knowledge that I shouldn't. Once a journalist becomes a supporter of a political movement, they are almost always discredited.
3. One example would be, like I mentioned, wanting to be involved with activism and organizing presents me with a direct conflict with the quote listed above. When I've photographed and written about protests, such as the inauguration day protest, I've felt inclined to inform inexperienced activists of tactical errors they were making but had to keep from doing so.
Topic 2:
Honestly, I just love this sign. The composition, light, angle, everything is very good but the sign is what really gets me about this photo.
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
JN134 Week 3 Blog Forum
Topic 1: Two Portrait Subjects
1. David Stauth
2. David, recently retired, wrote press releases for research at OSU for over 20 years.
3. I'm hoping to get pictures of him at home and at OSU.
4. Props that would work best would be his computer, a newspaper, or his boat.
5. I will hopefully be able to meet with David soon, he's been traveling in recent weeks to celebrate his retirement.
Topic 2:
1. I think the best photo I've taken for this class was of Rebeccah Fewless during the Ekphrasis show. I like the angle that the photo was taken at, both laterally and vertically. I think all of the red in the left of the frame in Rebeccah's hair and shirt contrasted with all the white in the right of the frame does something aesthetically that makes me like the picture. What really makes me like this picture is Rebeccah's expression and clearly passionate focus on her artwork that draws in attention. I do think I could have gotten more of her face (and used something better than my iPhone camera) but I think it's a good photo overall.
2. I think the worst photo I've taken for this class is of Christopher Mikkelson at Interzone in Corvallis. The picture is grainy and washed out from my ISO being too high. The focus isn't particularly sharp. The two heads out of focus close to the camera are distracting. I should have gotten closer and lowered the camera, angling up so I could lower the ISO and get more of the available light.
3. The most important skills for me to improve are finding the correct settings and good angles. I have improved a lot since taking the picture of Mikkelson at Interzone but I still have a lot to learn. I need to learn how to change angles to better utilize the available light and eliminate as much of the unwanted light and shadows as possible.
1. David Stauth
2. David, recently retired, wrote press releases for research at OSU for over 20 years.
3. I'm hoping to get pictures of him at home and at OSU.
4. Props that would work best would be his computer, a newspaper, or his boat.
5. I will hopefully be able to meet with David soon, he's been traveling in recent weeks to celebrate his retirement.
Topic 2:
1. I think the best photo I've taken for this class was of Rebeccah Fewless during the Ekphrasis show. I like the angle that the photo was taken at, both laterally and vertically. I think all of the red in the left of the frame in Rebeccah's hair and shirt contrasted with all the white in the right of the frame does something aesthetically that makes me like the picture. What really makes me like this picture is Rebeccah's expression and clearly passionate focus on her artwork that draws in attention. I do think I could have gotten more of her face (and used something better than my iPhone camera) but I think it's a good photo overall.
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