Natalia's Photojournalism Blog

1. Apps to use to research the area is Google, weather, google maps, tourist images. 2. An app for the best angles is Photographer's Ephemeris. 3. Shooting with a zoom or telephoto lens makes the foreground and background appear to be very close together. 4. Instead of HDR you can use ND grad filter for sky and ground pictures. 5. When the weather is rough, bring a strong, waterproof plastic bag to cover camera, cleaning cloths for lens glass and filters, microfiber towel to dry camera and lens. 6. Pre scouting lets you assess all of the best angles and locations for the perfect picture. 7. The subject is more important because the composition can be changed due to the subject. 8. A striking image comes from not including too much in your shot. 9. You use black and white when there is a heavy, cloudy sky and when there are fluffy clouds against a bright blue sky. 10. Revisiting an area gives you less time researching the area and you can give a different look to this old p...

1. Something that could go wrong is that while moving, my picture might not line up how it's supposed to and the pictures won't match up. 2. A good place to take this type of picture could be on the track. 3. You could do different poses or if I went on the track, the person could be in one place running and then appear in another place and so on along the track. 4. You could wear something that isn't bright so that the sun doesn't reflect on it in different places?

Bullying is a big deal and is extremely common. 1 in every 4 U.S. students claim to have been bullied. There are many different types of bullying but they all have the same effect. Even something as small as laughing at someone or starting a rumor is pulled into that category. This mainly happens at school, especially throughout middle school. Schools are not handling this effectively because the numbers haven’t changed. I don’t think that anyone should have to go through weeks or even months of mental abuse. Schools really need to stop trying to get people to make the counselors office seem like somewhere that you need to go to if you're being bullied. Kids these days would rather be bullied than called a tattletale for telling on them. Instead, they should pay more attention to what goes on within their walls and realize whenever someone is being bullied. In 13 Reasons Why, Hannah was hurting and went to the counselor and explained that someone abused her and he told he...

Russia Banned from Winter Olympics: 1. Who wrote the story? Sumin Kim 2. What is their story about? How Russia got banned from the Winter Olympics 3. What is their direct opinion about that?  He thinks that they made the right decision to ban Russia because they let Russia get away with cheating for awhile. 4. Did they address what the other side might think about that topic? No 5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? No, they seemed confident. 6. Are there any quotes in the story? No 7. What point of view did they write in? First 1. Who wrote the story? Kiran Patel 2. What is their story about? Workplace sexual abuse 3. What is their direct opinion about that? No opinion 4. Did they address what the other side might think about that topic? No 5. Were they wishy-washy with their opinion? There was no opinion 6. Are there any quotes in the story? No 7. What point of view did they write in? Second 1. Who wrote the story? Jake Brien 2. What is...

1. What was one idea that the writer gave in the Wide Range of Topics section that you can use as you start deciding on a topic? Make the frame wide enough to allow your readers to find similarities between your experiences and theirs. 2. What was one idea the writer gave in the Opinions Pieces section that you should remember as you are writing your piece? Details draw readers in so be specific. Being vague drives the readers away. 3. List three suggestions the writer makes in the Personal Essays and Crafts section that you will use as you write. The hook should be a question, quote, strong statement, metaphor or description. Use all of your five senses and describe them. Think of your essay as a camera lens, describe every detail.

The Taj Mahal A back-lit Nebraska Storm Vedd 1. What manipulations to the camera will you need to make to create an HDR image? If you have a Auto Exposure Bracketing function, you don't have to make any changes to your camera.  2. What equipment will we use to take this type of image? You need a tripod, and a HDR photo-blending software to take the picture and combine them together at the end for an HDR effect. 3. What is the reason someone might take an HDR image? Someone might take an HDR image to enhance the beauty the picture captures. Sometimes the camera exposures and shadows aren't captured through the lens so you can enhance it by using HDR. 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? We will be able to see the difference in the colors in the sky and shadows and the brightness of some pictures will be brighter.

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Video 1: a. Name of photographer - Alyssa Schukar b. General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)- Stories c.  List three problems  that the judges noted with the portfolio - Not feeling the love or the pain in any of the pictures, Not enough strong singles/pictures, The whole portfolio had a very dark take on it d.  List two things the judges like - The background of the haiti picture, The hurdle picture with just the legs of the opponent e. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like? I think that she has good intentions and plans in her head about how the pictures are going tot turn out but on some of them, can't express the emotions as well. I liked how most of her pictures showed the story behind it. Video 2: a. Name of photographer - Justin Mott b. General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)- Stories c.  List three problems  that the judges noted with the portfolio - Wish something was ...

1. When will you shoot this assignment? April 26-30 2. Where will you shoot? Hawaii 3. What will you be documenting or telling your "story" about? The start and end of an event such as a luau, hike or scuba diving 4. What equipment needs will you have to get this finished? My camera, maybe a go pro 5. Make sure to describe the process, by this I mean, where will you use the video portion, where will you use still images, where will your narration be, etc? I am going to start off the movie with a video and then go into the pictures and add a couple of videos in there with transitions. On top of the videos, I am going to narrate and explain what is happening. Music is also going to be added.

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 ...

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Who?- Ellie Coulston What?- Won student of the month Where?- Bowie High School When?- Sophomore year Why?- She wanted to win and wanted colleges to look at her application How?- She worked hard Student of the month is a major competition in your early years of high school. On March 19, sophomore at Bowie High School, Ellie Coulston won student of the month by working hard all year. This was a dream for her because she wanted colleges to see this accomplishment on her applications. Sophomore Ellie Coulston recently claimed student of the month title by the Bowie community. "Ellie was chosen because of her outstanding grades and her impressive leadership and participation in the mathletes club," principal Mark Robinson said. After finding out that she obtained this respected award, she is overfilled with emotions. "All I feel is happiness," Coulston said. Grades are a major part of the criteria they are looking for in the choosing of this award. ...

1. In the following, which news value is most clearly represented in the caption below? Caption: Courtney Suel (left) and Lesia Bridges navigate a flooded Aquarena Springs Drive in San Marcos on Tuesday. One gauge in the city recorded nearly seven inches of rain. A. Conflict B. Human Interest C. Impact D. Proximity 2. In the following, which news value is most clearly represented in the caption below? Caption: Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday in Nogales, Ariz: "This is a new era. This is the Trump era. The lawlessness, the abdication of the duty to enforce our immigration laws....are over." A. Prominence B. Human Interest C. Impact D.Proximity 3. Which of the following is an example of a  present tense action  verb? A. painted B. gets painted C. paints D. getting paint 4. What is the  most  wrong with the following headline? Headline: Big win A. The date and the place B. The background information C. The lack of a verb D. The lack of...

1.)  Summarize  what you watched and read about - let's say 2-3 paragraphs of 3-4 sentences      Before making your movie, import the videos or images and then organize them into a folder so they're all together. You can also edit the videos if they are shaky and enhance them to make sure they are at the best quality. Once you have edited the videos and organized them, you can select a theme, name, and insert your videos in the order that you want to. In between each video or picture, you can put a transition. You can also select how long you want each picture to play for.      With videos, you can choose to edit it in many ways, like trimming it and turning the sound off on it or splitting the video and using them in different places. You can also move clips in between two other videos or to the end of everything. You then can choose to add music in the background or even a voiceover. Th videos in the background can have their volu...

A nut graf is almost always the second paragraph of a news story. The importance of this paragraph is to acknowledge all of your 5 W's and 1 H.

1. What are you feeling? All I feel is happiness. 2. How did you keep your grades up? Keeping up my grades was easy seeing as I studied hard every night and turned in my homework on time. 3. Was there a lot of pressure? There was definitely a lot of pressure from my parents. 4. Do you have any advice for other students? Some advice I have for students wanting to be student of the month is to make sure that grind doesn't stop. 5. What do you think you were recognized for? I was probably recognized for my math skills. 6. Is there anyone who helped you get here? My athletes club founder helped me deal with the stress . 7. What is your criteria for student of the month? My criteria for student of the month is having a 4.3 GPA. 8. Did you deserve this award? I probably didn't deserve this award. 9. Can you do anything better next time?  Next time I can study more to be even better. 10. What was your favorite part of working towards this? My favorite part of this ...