MTV Generation

1. Your age group has been referred to as the "MTV Generation," which carries a negative connotation of teen-agers that have little to no interest in anything, and even if you did, your attention span is grossly limited. Is this true? No i do not think it is true. I believe that every individual is different and though yes this generation has been exposed to more technology and activities that basically require no ability or skill it is harder to get younger teenagers moving. Nonetheless there are still those who do try hard and give there all to school, sports, Uil, a job, and their family. I think it is unfair and unjust to brand name all teenagers of this generation in this manner.
2. Where do you get your news? I get my news from My parents or when i sit with them and watch CNN or the Local News Channels.
3. If a news article is accompanied by a photograph, do you read the article or rely totally on the visual? If the Title and the picture look interesting and catch my attention i will read the article but if it does not I would look at the picture.
4. Is it impossible for a "complicated message to be relayed in a 10-second sound bite" that the news media uses to get the message across? Is this possible? What are the advantages of using photographs? What are the disadvantages? The advantages to using photographs is that it requires a quick attention grabber for certain individuals and others do not have to provide any effort at all they turn there head in the direction of the photograph vs. reading paragraphs. The bad this to this though is that there could be misinterpretations of the picture.

Winners Commentary Gallery

Award of Excellence Great Race.

I liked this photo because it shows these people being athletic and daring.

Award Of Excellence

Robert Gauthier

Los Angeles Times

I like this pictures cause it shows the guy trying to get up even though he's bleeding.

Award of Excellence 

I like this picture because it proves that we all feel.

Award Of Excellence

Bruce Ely

The Oregonian

i like this picture because i the girls in the air

Finalist

Pierpaolo Mittica Trolly Books

"CHERNOBYL: THE HIDDEN LEGACY"

I like this picture because of the picture on the front cover of the book it draws my attention.

Analyzing Environmental Portraits

1. Natural light or flash used? How do you know? No because he is in a room inside i think.
2. List the photo composition techniques used. rule of thirds and leading lines
3. Describe details of the subject. (Clothing, eyes, hair, pose, facial expression) He's looking away from the camera and down without a shirt also with glasses.
4. Describe details of the background environment. (colors, textures, lighting, indoors/outdoors) It looks like a motorcycle it looks like it is indoors and there are tools on the floor the color is light brown that kinda makes me think of adobe clay.
5. From these descriptions, write a sentence(s) describing the personality of this subject. I think his personality is that he works hard but on what he does mechanics even though he's poor he looks clean and smart.

6. How did the combination of pose, expression, background and lighting create your perception of this subject? it shows his solitude

1. Natural light or flash used? How do you know?
2. List the photo composition techniques used.
3. Describe details of the subject. (Clothing, eyes, hair, pose, facial expression)
4. Describe details of the background environment. (colors, textures, lighting, indoors/outdoors)
5. From these descriptions, write a sentence(s) describing the personality of this subject.
6. How did the combination of pose, expression, background and lighting create your perception of this subject?

Environmental Photos

Jehely Garcia on beam with Gymnastic accomplishments behind her

Jehely Garcia hold stance on beam

Jessica Pena poses next to her favorite inspiration dancer Michael Jackson.

Jessica puts her dance shoes on after belly dance class with her belly dance skirt on the floor and the mirror in the background

Jehely Garcia gets ready to perform her level 6 bar routine.

January Current Events

Afghanistan, January 2011

1. What feeling does this photograph create in you, the viewer? Happiness

2. What story do you think this photograph tells the viewer? Does it capture something that would be hard to convey in words? It shows a man going to Afghanistan on a helicopter. Yess it does covey something it conveys the feeling that i cant really describe like the peace before the war. silence. 

3. Who or what is the subject of this photograph? The man and the filed of flowers are the subjects of the photograph.

4. Is the lighting natural or artificial? What time of day is it? The light is natural because it is obvious that the picture was take outside. for example the sky and the helicopter that are portrayed in the picture.

5. If it is a color photo, what colors stand out? If it is black and white, what is the effect?the color that stand out to me is the red from the flower and the blue from the sky

6. What part or parts are out of focus, if any? What is the effect? no parts are really out of focus everything is very defined.

7. How is the picture composed? Is the subject centered? Is the "rule of thirds" followed? the picture is not centered but it does follow the rule of thirds.

8. What strikes you most about the photo? Why do you think that is?i like it because of the feeling i get from looking at it i like the flowers and the peacefulness you hope every solider has.

9. What is the background for this image? the flowers are the background of the image

10. Is this photo timely? Does it have a timeless quality? Both? Might it become iconic? Why or why not? i think it might be both because of the feeling and area it was portrayed.