The Dispatch Issue #4

Page #2 Story: "Mopac construction to continue for three years"

Who? Construction workers
What? Construction of diverging diamond intersection
Where? Mopac
When? Now, for 3 years
Why? Reducing traffic
How? Making more lanes, bicycle accommodations, intersection improvements
Who was quoted in the story? Bishop, junior Wolfgang Burst, principal Mark Robinson, senior Emily Lawson, economics and government teacher Ruth Narvaiz, physics teacher Rey Torres
What quote was the strongest in your opinion and where did that quote appear in the story? "When completed, the projects will help drivers cross Loop 1 faster and more safely, and allow better traffic flow along the main lanes of Loop 1 by eliminating two signalized intersections." This quote was represented in the second paragraph of the story.
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? The lead sentence did make me want to keep reading because I didn't know the backstory behind the construction only the summed up version, I also didn't know how long it would take.

Page #5 Story: "Biker races across state for competitions"

Who? Junior Austin Buttlar
What? Bikes across state for competitions
Where? Austin, Bowie, across state
When? 6 days a week
Why? He's on Bowie Mountain Biking Team and loves biking
How? Tried it out freshman year and liked it
Who was quoted in the story? Buttlar, Bowie Mountain Biking coach Chad Bobbitt, Butlers mom
What quote was the strongest in your opinion and where did that quote appear in the story? "The sidelines can be very stressful. Because he can't be seen and I don't know if the course is dangerous. I am always anxious to see how he is doing and to see he has't been injured along the way." This was Buttlar's mom talking and this quote was at the beginning of the story.
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? The lead sentence made me curious about what the rest of the story was going to explain.

Page #13 Story: "Powerful movement takes over pop culture"

Who? Women worldwide
What? Use #MeToo to share stories and experiences with sexual harassment and empowerment
Where? All around the world
When? Over the past few months
Why? allegations of sexual harassment against Harvey Weinstein arose
How? Women feel listened to now and are inspired by this movement
Who was quoted in the story? There were no quotes.
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? The lead sentence was very interesting and didn't explain what the concept behind the hashtag was but introduced it so you had to keep reading to understand what it was.

Page #7 Photos: "Flying & falling fantasy a magical favorite"

"Step in Time":
The lighting in this picture is perfect for the feeling you're going for, bright, but the background brings the whole picture together. The impact this photos on me is making me think about how hard and long he worked to practice how to get into character and really pull off the character. This is a great picture to add in with this story.
What rule of composition do you see in the photo? Background
What or who is the main subject? Burt, aka Eric Larson
Is the photo exposed properly? Yes
Do you see evidence of a shallow or deep depth of field? Deep

"Becoming Mary":
The focus on Mary's face and blurriness on the framing of the picture has a great composition. The pitch black background also makes the whole picture focus on Mary. Her expression that was caught is also perfect because it shows how she's feeling to perform and transform into someone else.
What rule of composition do you see in the photo? Framing
What or who is the main subject? Mary, aka Maddy Sparkes
Is the photo exposed properly? Yes
Do you see evidence of a shallow or deep depth of field? Shallow
"Being Mrs. Banks"
The angle that the picture was taken makes the shadow perfectly clear and really influences the aspect of the picture. The lighting is perfect and has a gloomy sort of mood and makes you want to read what is happening in this picture.
What rule of composition do you see in the photo? Background, lighting
What or who is the main subject? Mrs. banks, aka Piper Kopser
Is the photo exposed properly? Yes
Do you see evidence of a shallow or deep depth of field? Deep

Page #16 Photos: "Day in the life: Aspiring Pottery Artist"

"Just a Trim":
The angle and closeness of the pottery to the lens is intense. The pottery is kind of blurry while the hand is clear and detailed. You can see the clay on their hand and it shows how hard they've been working.
What rule of composition do you see in the photo? Viewpoint
What or who is the main subject? The hands of Fen Hendon and the clay pot he's making
Is the photo exposed properly? Yes
Do you see evidence of a shallow or deep depth of field? Shallow
"Making an Impact": 
The brightness of the picture is refreshing from the darker toned pictures covering the page. In this picture you think you know what's happening in this picture and then the caption completely changes up the story.
What rule of composition do you see in the photo? Cropping
What or who is the main subject? Fen Hendon and Rose Eichelman
Is the photo exposed properly? Yes
Do you see evidence of a shallow or deep depth of field? Deep 

"Up Close and Personal":
The focus in the background is blurry which makes the picture ten times better. It shows him working and the pottery wheel is moving but you can't tel, you can only see the lines bright and clear.
What rule of composition do you see in the photo? Viewpoint
What or who is the main subject? Fen Hendon
Is the photo exposed properly? Yes
Do you see evidence of a shallow or deep depth of field? Shallow


My favorite photo is "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" because the background for it is beautiful and detailed and  she is centered in the middle of the picture. Framing and background are both visible.

My least favorite photo is "Glazed and Confused" because you can't really see what he's doing and it's sort of vague.

I would have wanted to cover the pottery story because pottery is cool to watch and capturing that would be fun.

I would rate the photography a 9 out of 10 because most of the pictures were gorgeous and had a lot of the rules of composition. The lighting was good, the framing was perfect, the backgrounds were plain and pretty. One thing I didn't like was that some of the pictures weren't creative and anybody could have taken them. 

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