9.23.19 Voting Results and I'm losing my voice!

Good morning, photojournalists!

I finally got around to tabulating your voting for best leading line or framing photo challenge.

1st hour's winner is DIYA PATEL!

Comments included:

"The framing on the widows are amazing to look at in her picture. Also there are leading lines that lead you to the outdoors and the flags about the learning stairs. The lighting was also great in the picture!"

and

"Her picture has GREAT lighting and it's VERY cool to see half the room lit up, while the other half is dark. The leading lines lead the audience up the stairs, and towards the flag. Overall, the picture is GREAT and VERY compelling!"

3rd hour's winner is KAELEIGH COOPER!

Comments included:

"I really liked the way she used the fence to frame and how it was blurred out and the main subject was in focus. I liked the flag flying right in the center and it was a really cool picture to look at."

and

"I really like this picture because it is simple, but its eye-catching. And it is a perfect example of framing from the outside of the fence around the flag."

CONGRATULATIONS, ladies! You get a trip to the vending machine on me!

Today, I'm losing my voice. It's a work day for you. I'm going to go over SignUpGenius and look and see who hasn't uploaded their photos yet.

WE HAVE A YEARBOOK DEADLINE COMING UP AND NEED YOUR PICTURES!!!

9.17.19 Shutter Speed Articles

Good morning, Photojournalists!

First of all, I started grading, and some of you who turned in your "2019.20 PhotoJ Event Turn In And Reflection" haven't put your photos on the server.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR PICTURES ARE ON THE SERVER! If you're not sure how to do that, remember, I made a video to the left and put it there.


Now for today's assigment:


You'll get a paper to fill out as you work your way through this blog posting.

Let's explore the creative possibilities and limitations of exposure through shutter speed. The shutter speed is the amount of time of the the shutter curtain stays open to allow light in.
Shutter speed is one of three variables that determine exposure (along with aperture and ISO) as illustrated in the exposure triangle (actioncamerablog.com)

Depending on how long or how short your shutter curtain stays open will effect motion blur in your image.

Read the following article on Shutter Speed and then answer the questions on the shutter speed handout. 

Then

Read the article on Panning and answer the questions on the shutter speed handout.

Here are the traditional full shutter speed stops:  <—–1 second, 1/2second, 1/4,1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000—–>

Note: The shutter speed doubles as you move higher and halves as you move to lower numbers: 1/1000 is twice as fast as 1/500 and 1/500 will stay open twice as long as 1/1000

Search Shutter Speed on flicker and you’ll find wonderful examples of photographs that creatively play with fast and slow shutter speeds. 

FIND TWO COOL EXAMPLES OF AND PUT IT ON YOUR BLOG AND TELL ME WHY YOU THINK THEY'RE COOL FOR A FEW EXTRA CREDIT POINTS!!!

THE QUESTIONS ARE DUE AT THE END OF THE HOUR; THE EXTRA CREDIT IS DUE AT THE END OF THE DAY.

9.9.19 More on types of composition AND the server

Good morning, photojournalists,

Well, I can't say it's a GOOD morning because I either have a horrible case of allergies or an evil cold.

This is how I feel this morning:

The next three days, you have a lot of things to do.

ALL of the below is due by Wednesday at midnight.

For the photos you've taken up to this point, you need to:

• Go through EVERY folder and get rid of the unuseable/blurry ones (you can do this at home)
• Create your Best Of folder in every event and put your Best Of photos in your folder (you can do this at home)
• Put your folders on the server (you can't get on the server from home, so you have to put all your photos on the server when you're at school)
• Fill out the Event Turn In and Reflection Form and turn it in

AND

Complete the following assignment over composition (you can do this at home)

We're going to spend more time on composition today because:

• I'd like for it to become a habit for you to  look for ways to employ the types of composition in your photography

• It needs to become easier for you to recognize an opportunity to use the different types of composition when you're out shooting

 • Because you're going to start to have to take photos of different kinds of composition in each event you attend

Being able to do this will up your skill and make your photographs more visually appealing.

I was going to spend more time today teaching you about the other types of composition, but you're going to have to do that on your own as we have a lot to do over the next few weeks.

HERE'S A LINK TO THE POWERPOINT I STARTED TO GO OVER LAST WEEK:
2017 Photo Composition Powerpoint

Use this powerpoint to finish filling out your notes.

When you're done with that, you need to complete this google doc:

You need to complete the google doc here:
2019.20 Types of Composition

MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE for copying, renaming, and sharing your document!!

You have until TUESDAY AT MIDNIGHT to complete this. And then when you're done, I'm going to take it even further in your photo assignments you're taking.

9.8 Vote!!

Good morning, photojournalists,

Today you're going to vote for the best of leading lines or framing.

So, look at everyone's postings FROM THE OTHER CLASS, and use this link to vote:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScq6pflZ70D0DSP3FxIXVWjDI8wG40gVkIj79HBhNeGdomWtA/viewform

For example: If you're in FIRST hour, you'll judge everyone's from THIRD hour, and vice versa.

8.30 Post your first photo challenge on your blog

Good morning, my wonderful photojournalists!

It's Friday!!!

I hope you're ready to learn to do something new today!

On Wednesday, you took a photo with either framing or leading lines composition.

Yesterday, you learned to download that photo.

Today, you're going to put that photo on your blog along with the following

• What type of composition it is
• A definition of the type of composition
• An explanation of how the photo you put on your blog is an example of composition.

Here's a step-by-step explanation of how to put your photo and such on your blog.

Log into your blog.

Click "New Post"

 Title your post at the top of the page next to "blogger." Title it "Photo Challenge: Framing or Leading Lines"

Click on the little photo icon (next to "Link")

 Click "choose files"

 Navigate to your photo, and select your photo.

 Click the photo to where it has a blue frame, and click "add selected." It will put it on your blog.

 Now click beneath it and answer the questions.

When you're done, click "publish," and it will be on your blog. 

Choose "view blog" to make sure it's there.

If your blog doesn't show up COME SEE ME IMMEDIATELY!!

You all will vote on them on Tuesday, so to be in the running for a trip to the vending machine on me, your photo needs to be on the blog Tuesday morning!

8.19.19— Set Up Blog

Good morning!

Don't forget: Your memory card and downloader are DUE THIS FRIDAY! We'll do our first photo challenge on Monday, so you MUST have your memory card and downloader to do the assignment.

For reference, here are our plans for the next few days:

• Today, August 19: Set up your photojournalism blog

• Tuesday, August 20-Thursday, August 22 : SignUpGenius on Tuesday, Seating Chart and Get-to-know-you (I'm sorry) on Weds and then learn about the camera, the basics of how to use it

• Friday, August 23: Memory cards and downloaders are due, finish learning about basics of camera. PHOTOCHALLENGE Monday. You'll use your personal memory card to take a picture illustrating one of the types of photo composition.  IF YOU DON'T BRING YOUR MEMORY CARD, YOU CAN'T DO THE  ASSIGNMENT!!
   
• Monday, August 26: Photochallenge

• Tuesday, August 27: You learn to download! Yay!! Cheers of excitement!!

• Wednesday, August 28: Put the example of type of composition on your blog and discuss the photo.

• Thursday, August 29: The class will vote on their favorite example from the other Photojournalism class. The winner gets a trip to the vending machine on me!
Then learn more composition.

• Friday, August 30: More photocomposition and discussion of photo assignments for the weekend.


NOW FOR YOUR ASSIGNMENT! I know, you've been waiting ALL DAY for this!

Instead of keeping a paper portfolio in the classroom for your work, you will be setting up a blog (like this one) that you can access at any time and use for resumes, etc.  We will talk later about the expectations and requirements of this portfolio, but for now, you need to set one up!

1. Log on to Blogger and create a profile using your student email address

2. Give your blog a name...preferably your name, or some form of your name

3. Play around with themes. You can always change these things later.

4. Go to  HERE to send Sparks your URL ASAP. 

5. Play around with adding pictures, adding widgets, etc. Customize it and make it your own!

6. Setting up your blog today is FOR A GRADE! If you don't fill out the google form under item 4, you will not receive a grade. SO DO IT!

Necessary information form

Fill out the below form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjvNuYI0G8usIxCLASYvmWZw8U5hzq1YVY5vzC1vWeiJlzHw/viewform