HDR from school and at home

in class

At home with my dog

HDR Photos

1. What manipulations to the camera will you need to make to create an HDR image?

Changing the aperture shutter speed and ISO to get many different exposures 
2. What equipment will we use to take this type of image?

Tripod, camera, and HDR software 
3. What is the reason someone might take an HDR image?

Multiple exposures combined together make for a more successful and eye-appealing image 
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?
A really cool and unique exposure with no shadows 

My own photo Illustration

HDR photo (mine)

Merger

grafitti and something random

grafitti

something out of the blue

The Big Day

A man driving a Volkswagen, Ethan, was racing to get to this church where a wedding was taking place. In the beginning of the commercial the bride, Kitty, was getting ready and anxiously checking the time and the window. The bride was getting married to a different man, Greyson, and Ethan was trying to stop the wedding! He raced to the church in his super sleek car, but i could't tell if he was too late or not.

Who
The man driving the car
What
A wedding he was late too
Where
A church/on the road
When
Durring the day
Why
The man wanted to stop the marriage 
How
By showing up at the church and seeing the girl

 It is gloomy outside and the cars windshield wipers are at work due to the heavy rain. Ethan passes through a forest, a bridge over an ocean or huge lake, and through country grass lands. 

Towards the middle, the man trying to stop the wedding, Ethan, is such an emotional wreck! He is speeding down highways and bridges, trying to stop the wedding of his dream girl. Kitty, although she is getting ready for her wedding, seems to waiting and wanting for Ethan to come. The father seems to notice this, and becomes anxious too. 

"Of course I'm excited to be married," Kitty explains to her dad, "I'm…I think I'm just nervous if it's too soon or too rushed," (Kitty). 

Ethan was a mad man. He was going 80mph in a 60mph speed limit! He was sweating like crazy and seemed to be hitting every red light, just his luck. 

"Of course I was in a rush!" Ethan said when asked if he was in a hurry, "The girl I love was being wed to a man I hate." (Ethan). 

The wedding was taking place, and Ethan crashed into the church. All eyes were on him, and he gulped. 
Kitty and Greyson are standing in the alter. Kitty and Ethan make eye contact and an uneasy wave of relief and sorrow fill the room. Greyson seems to have expected Ethan's appearance at the wedding and is not happy about it. 
"I had no idea of what I was going to do, or say really. I just knew that I wanted her, and I wanted to stop the wedding." (Ethan). 

1.) Summarize what you watched and read about - let's say 2-3 paragraphs of 3-4 sentences

I learned that in iMovie you can capture film and merge video's together to create a final project. I am very familiar with the program and feel confident going into it, but still learned new things. I noticed that you can edit your clips and insert text or audio. 

It was cool that you can make stop motion films on iMovie with dragging images together. The timeline is a very cool and useful tool that is used when making a film. You can change the way it looks, but the function will always be the same. 

2.) Tell me one thing that you already knew about iMovie that the website explained

I already knew that you can merge videos together in the timeline. 

3.) Tell me one thing that you learned new today that you didn’t know before.

I learned that you can make stop motion films by having your pre capture film and capturing new film on top of that. 

4.) What are you concerned about with this final project?

I am concerned/confused…are we supposed to make a video or just pictures?? 

5.) What are you confident you can complete early and have ready to use?

I am confident I can get amazing pictures done on time. 

6.) If I asked you today, what do you think you will do for your video?

Well, I have 3 ideas. 

I am going to the iHeart Radio Country Music Festival and I think I could get some awesome pictures from that. 

I could also document my older sister Madison going to the hospital to get her monthly infusion. 

I could shoot the daily life of my dad, at work or just being a dad at home. 

Or I could shoot a day at the pool of my family and friend sat the pool/blue hole. 

Judges comments 1-6

Agree: I agree with th judges that the woman being hit with the duck has a shock factor that looks really hard to photograph.


Disagree: I don't think the sumo wrestler on the escalator is that impressive. I don't think it should've been considered, it seemed a little posed and more of a safety shot.

Baltimore, Maryland riot

If I was a photographer during the Baltimore, Maryland riot I would be scared, but excited and willing to document history. I would be battling myself between taking photo's or helping the situation. To be honest, I would be very confused of who to help. I would be confused about what is going on and how to stop the commotion.

Judges Ananlysis--how judges pick winning portfolios and sports photos

I was absent this day and am doing this from home, my audio wouldn't play in the student portfolio's so I did the best that I could. Sorry! I will finish this up on Monday. - Kitty Lee


Jordan Murph- Focus of photo's were on sports.
Judges likes: Lighting was good, images were clear and most of them were money shots
Judges dislikes: Some photo's were too artificial, and the lighting was basic, "fake shadows"
First impression: I think his photos are beautiful, yet a little safe in way. They all look wonderful, but some of them are very...common I guess you could say.

Alyssa Shukar- Focus of photo's were on telling a story
Judges likes: Good stroy idea
Judges dislikes: Need more close ups, not enough strong singles, lighting was too dark
First impression: I thought her photo's were rare. They make you feel something and pause the portfolio video, just to look at it a little longer. Her photo's were moving and deep.

Travis Haughton- Focus of photo's were on telling a story through one or very few pictures.
Judges likes: sweet images, nice to look at, nice angles
Judges dislikes: Focus of photo's was off sometimes, merging, posed images, basic, grainy
First impression: I thought his pictures were sweet and touching. They were full of emotion and/or action. Love them!

a. What did the judges note as strengths as they were critiquing it?
Good viewpoints 
b. What do you see as strengths? Do you see any weaknesses?
I think what she is actually taking pictures of is her weak point, it's not something you can make the interesting and can be repetitive. I like her use of color and lighting
His strengths are capturing moments of emotion, players reactions. His weakness, if any because his pictures were amazing, would be the fact that some of his pictures looked a little repedative. 


3. Watch the contest recap video at the very bottom.

a. Briefly describe the process the judges went through in deciding the winner.
If a portfolio was too 1 demintional, or focused too much on one color/feeling/mood then it couldn't compare to one that had a more "alive" portfolio. The judges went through and discarded the one's that didn't make them feel something, or that had images that didn't make sense in comparison to the rest of the images.   

Student of the Month Story

Who - Melissa Pittman 
What - Student of the Month
Where - James Bowie High School
When - The month of April
Why - She was nominated for Student of the Month
How - For making the Bowie art program and NAHS a success. 

Beginning: Melissa Pittman, a senior here at James Bowie High School, was picked out of over 3,000 students to be Student of the Month. She has worked hard in the Bowie Arts Program, and participated in lots of fundraising. 

She has dedicated her time and talent to the Bowie Arts Program, and participated in lots of fundraising. Melissa has recruited freshman for the Arts program, and hopped her creativity and positivity has inspired and encouraged other students to express themselves in the arts.

“I’m neutral about receiving the award. So many other people here at Bowie deserve it, I take it more as a compliment than an achievement,” replied Pittman when asked if she feels she deserves the award.

Pittman is very modest, and tries to let other people shine just as much as her, although she still thinks the award is an amazing achievement. 

“I was very surprised to be recognized,” Pittman when asked if she was surprised to be given this honor.

12th grader Pittman has never been recognized for much of her work here at Bowie high and with the arts program, so she was taken by surprise!

“The trick to being successful is to surround yourself with good people, and to be ready for any obstacle that comes your way," Pittman tells us the secret to her success. 

Nut Graf

Inverted Pyramid

Student of the Month interview

1. How does it feel to be student of the month?
It feels cool to be recognized for what I've done. If I wasn't SOTM I would still be contempt with my actions
2. Did you expect to be given this honor, what was your first reaction?
No, i was very surprised to be recognized
3. What did you do to be given this award?
Helped the art program raise money, am apart of NAHS, and recruited new freshman.
4. Have you told your friends and family about being Student of the month?
Told my parents and they were super excited! Mainly my mom was super proud. 
5. What grade are you in?
12th grade
6. How will you go about accepting this award?
Keep doing me! Hopefully it will encourage others and spread positivity. 
7. Being student of the month is amazing, but what are your future plans?
NAHS will continue to be apart of my life, It will help me get into cosmetology school. 
8. Do you feel that you deserve this award, why or why not?
I'm neutral about it. So many others deserved it, it's more of a compliment than an achievement.
9. What activities are you involved in?
I like to hangout with my friends, go to outdoor concerts, and shop.
10. Who has been your biggest cheerleader through out life?
My parents, but mainly my mom. 
11. Who do you look up to?
I look to my older brother who is 30. He is very insightful and profound, we love to talk about intense subjects. 
12. Is being the student of the month something you had to work for, or were you taken by surprise?
Taken by surprise! It was a good, yet not needed surprise.
13. Would you consider yourself a good student, why or why not?
Pretty good, maybe average student. I don't participate as much as I did because i am now very future orientated.
13. What are your plans for college?
Cosmetology school of Aveda. 
14. Do you know of any other bowie students who have received student of the month?
No.
15. Will you do anything in honor of your achievement?
Put it on future resumes to show what kind of person I am. 
16. Describe yourself in 3 words.
Artsy, funny, and friendly. 
17. How do you feel about being recognized for your work around Bowie?
It feels great, though I know other people around Bowie have done more. 

18. How will you go about celebrating this?
No celebration is necessary. I am just personally happy. 

19. What are your friends like?
Friendly, open minded, good, selfless people. 

20. How are you compared to your school mates?
Contempt with myself and how I am/look. I have only happy thoughts, I live in the now. 

Sensory Overload

What do you think about this statement? This statement makes me want to enjoy the simple and natural aspects of life more. 
Do you agree or disagree? I agree to some extent that we focus more on the materialistic aspects of the world.
As an aspiring photographer how does this make you feel about your photography?

2. When you looked through the images, did you want to visit this place and take your camera?
Yes! I love color and these little shops are full of it. My eyes were not ready for this amount of pop! and bam! but I am glad I got to see those cool combinations. 
3. What do you think it would be like to be the child of someone who worked at this place?
For a child, you would be constantly exposed to bright and happy colors, and that could influence your mood. Happy colors=Happy thoughts. I think the children would be happy and like coming to work. 
4. Describe your favorite photo to me.
My favorite photo was the flower shop. Bursts of pinks, bunches of blues, sprites of yellows, and sprinkles of purple. It was so open and light and fluffy and happy looking…it made me feel like I was surrounded by happiness and hope for the future. Flowers have that power of me. 

Interviews

1. List three different sources you could interview for this topic.
1. Principal 2. Elaine 3. Mrs. Cayer 
2. Create 20 questions you could ask each source and post them on your blog. It will be the same 20 questions for each, so you only have to think of 20 total questions.
1. How did the idea for enforcing school uniforms come about? 
2. How do you think the students will react? 
3. What do the uniforms look like? 
4. How does wearing a school uniform benefit your school? 
5. What options are their for girls to wear besides pants? 
6. Is this a temporary solution or a permanent order? 
7. Do you think any students will leave your school district because of this? 
8. Will students be allowed one day during the week, perhaps Friday, where they can wear whatever they want, if so what day?
9. What concerns does a school uniform create? 
10. How much will the uniforms cost to purchase? 
11. What if parents can not afford the uniforms? 
12. Will the teachers have to wear uniforms as well?
13. Will be students be able to wear accessories with the uniforms, what kinds if any? 
14. Do you think the student body will rebel against the new policy? 
15. Do you think it will create budget cuts, how serious will the cuts be? 
16. What will the uniforms be made of?
17. When will you announce to the student body the news? 
18. Who made the executive choice to have school uniforms? 
19. What are the exceptions to wearing the school uniform? 
20. What is the punishment if a student does not wear the Uniform?