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Student of the Month

1. Name and grade?

Jose Enamorado, 9th grade

2. What made you student of the month?

Being good with my teachers and good grades

3. What does it take to be the student of the month?

Being good and courteous to others.

4. how hard was it to get this title?

Kind of hard

5. Any advice for other students wanting to maybe take the title next month?

Be consistent

6. What do you like to do in your spare time?

Write Music

7. What kind of grades does a Student of the month need to have?

Passing

8. Does this title make you strive for better?

No, because I'm already the student of the month already. I don't have to do anything else.

9. Responsibilities as the SOM

Do good for your school as they do for you

10. How did your parents react?

Happy

11. Do people treat you differently since you got this award?

No

12. Do you think this award makes people strive to do better?

Yes

13. What does Student of the Month mean to you?

Doing better than others and doing what they can't 

14. Would you like to be the student of the month again?

Yeah, sure.

15. Do you think you earned this title?

yes

16. Do you think there were many others that deserved this award?

no

17. Do you consider yourself a role model?

yes

18. How do you feel you inspire other students?

Since I'm consistent, they think of what I'm going to do next

19. Do you think you deserve more than just an award?

No

20. How stressful is this for you?

Not stressful.

Newspaper Notes

Broadsheet- three or more stories.

Tabloid- two or less stories.

News Magazine- no stories on the front page. Trying to immolate a magazine. ALWAYS have a glossy cover. 8x11

The Eagles Eye:

Flag - news paper title. website. School name. location.

Folio - The text underneath the flag. Date published. Volume number.

Teaser - Directing people to other sections on the newspaper.

Pictures

Captions - headline, caption, Photo by (Credibility)

By-Line- author and title on staff

Stop- black box to help reader know that the story is over.

Jump- Something that gets you from one page to the next. End of story on main page .. "see wrestling page 11 " "Continued" *Jump to & a Jump from*

Headings

Stories

Kickers- categories

Lines-

Screens- areas that are colored.

Info Graphic- place for more information by graphics

Index- table of contents


Every paper should have a mast head.

Staff Box - names of people that work on newspaper

Editorial policy - Open form of student expression.

Organizations - awards

yearbook spread

yearbook spread

The 7 News Values in the News

Police: Train hits abandoned vehicles on tracks

I think that the story of the train killing a person is a "Proximity" story. Because it happened close, yesterday night, just east of Manchaca rd.

Link: http://www.statesman.com/list/news/local/latest-local-news/aFTH

Man takes firefighters hostage and Dies in raid, Police say
This is a story about a man that took firefighters hostage for about 4 hours and later died in the police raid. Timeliness or proximity because of the time it occurred. Yesterday.
Http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index/html

Woman reported missing from South Austin park found
I think that the story about the women reported missing is a Human Interest story. Because when people read about this, they'll want to know more about it. It catches peoples attention.
Link: http://www.statesman.com/list/news/local/latest-news/aFTH

Officials: Two Major Austin drug rings busted
I think that this story would be a Novelty because it tells us about the drug that happened on April 2013. I think that because something like this doesn't really happen on a daily basis and its kind of rare to hear about since it takes quite a while for everything.
Link: http://www.statesman.com/list/news/local/latest-news/aFTH

Texas' senators oppose debating federal gun legislation
I think this story would fall under Conflict because of the Texas Republicans in the U.S. and the Texas Senators. It is a conflict because they are having a debate on federal gun legislation.
link: http://www.statesman.com/list/news/local/latest-local-news/aFTH/

South Korea and U.S. Gird for Missile Test by North Korea
I think that this is Prominence because something like this could be considered over reacting or too dramatic on some cases.
link: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html

SLO Final Review

Who- Tiny the Great Dog

What- Slobbering

Where- Animal Shelter

When- Yesterday, monday april 15th

Why- He has yet to be adopted and needs a new home.

How- Call the animal shelter @ 484-2222

Headline:

1. Dog homeless and looking for a new bestfriend

2. I AM SO LONELY


Caption:
Yesterday, Tiny was seen in the animal shelter striking a pose to try to impress possible new parents. Unfortunately, his beauty wasn't enough and still remains without a home.

Rules of Photography:
Simplicity, cropping, Rule of Thirds

News values:
Human interest
Timeliness
Proximity

Lighting/Exposure:
From above, right.

Lens:
Prime lens because it didn't need to be zoomed in and the dog is proportionate.

Make it better:
Put other dogs or a chain linked fence in the background.
CHANGE THE SETTING.

Lenses and Photography Vocabulary

I would use a telephoto lens to shoot maybe an athletics event. Maybe a football game to really zoom in on a tackle or touchdown down the field. 

I would use a prime lens to shoot at a theater even to a late night school event.

I would use a wide-angle lens to really capture all of downtown, the capital or maybe the lake. 

Vocabulary:

Depth of Field - Makes the farthest and the closest objects look closer together.

Light - Makes the picture look brighter then it already is.

Shadows - Area where direct light from a light source cannot reach due to obstruction by an object.

Diffusion - Genetic concept of the time dependent process.

Exposure - the total density of light allowed too the fall on the sensor during the taking of a photograph.

Aperture - A whole or an opening through which light travels.

Shutter speed - Makes objects moving fast in real life too stop in the photos

Memories ♥

Magazine Covers 2

early magazine covers- They just showed the title on the cover did not show any pictures at all. gave only title. had kina like the set up of books. no information of what was inside of the magazine. also it only showed the publication date. if it did have pictures it would be a symbol of something like unity, family, love, friendships, or hate depending on what the publisher was trying to promote.

the poster cover-from the 1890's to 1960's there was one picture that well sort of dominated the magazine world. the poster cover. a cover that needed no words. the picture described all that there was to say about the magazine. the covers almost looked as if the were to be frame and mounted on your wall. they were such beautiful pieces of  art.

Johnson and Prijatel define the poster cover as one in which "there are no cover lines, or themes announced, and the image generally is not covered by the logo... Most poster covers between 1890 and 1940 didn't even relate to a story inside the magazine. Rather the poster cover depicted a season or conveyed a general mood"

Pictures married to type-this was when the publisher would use the artwork on the cover and overlap it with the main title of the magazine. it got really famous in the late 20th century. the model  was usually in a awkward strange, but expressive posture.

in the forest of words- in this style of magazine cover art the model is underneath a lot of word like the title, subtitle, topics, and what the magazine has to offer.

For most magazines at the turn of the 21st century, cover lines were as important as cover art. In some cases, cover lines and cover art improvised a new, vigorous, almost shocking dance with one other.

1) http://gizmodo.com/5969018/the-100-most-astonishing-images-of-2012 

2) This website showed me some of the most astonishing images of 2012, and they are astonishing. Some of these pictures aren't even on Earth, they can be in space, sea, and sky and it is simply unbelievable. Some of my favorite ones are of space, hurricane Isaac, the two soldiers hidden, a man hidden in a panda photo, of fireworks, and the gun underwater.

 3) I learned that these photographs can change how you see the world and beyond and open your mind to something else.

 4.)

     5) I picked this photo because it makes you think where or what this is, I can tell you what this is, this is 35mm of film, but I won't tell you were it is. You would have to go to the link above to find out.

On this photo, I see the rule of thirds,

Magazine Cover

VALENTINES DAIIIII !

5 Websites

1. Link the website you visited and make sure your blog is titled the same as the links above.

http://www.lightstalking.com/storms 

 

2.   Briefly describe what you looked at on the website (2-3 sentences, make sure you write enough to really make it clear that you spent time looking at the website).

I looked at many photos of storms, and when the impact it had on the landscape. These photos were really interesting and it showed a lot on when the storms were actually in action and the photographers caught really amazing photos. The coloring and settings they used .. Perfect!

3.  What did you learn new?

The website I used really didn't teach me a lot but I realized that the photographers really did a lot to

4.   If possible, post your favorite photo from the site.

5.     If you have a photo to post, please answer the following questions:

 

a.     Why did you pick this photo?

I picked this photo because the little kid with the rain coat really caught my attention and made this image really eye appealing. I love how the coat is the only color in the photo and how every thing else is black and white.

 

b.     What rules of photography do you see in the photo?

I would say, The Rule Of Thirds and Balance.

 

c.     Who took the photo?

Simon Keeping

Portrait & Self-Portrait

Portrait

Self-Portrait

Shooooshy (:

My Favorite Cover

Favorite:

GQ, Jan. 2011: "Ryan Gosling"
Nobody embodied 2011 Leading Man more than the brash and enormously talented Ryan Gosling. In a way, we predicted his moment: Coming off a powerful performance in the indie film Blue Valentine, he had yet to fully display his range—in a comedy (Crazy, Stupid, Love), a political drama (The Ides of March), and a controversial action film (Drive) that captures the slow-boil sexiness he brings to every role. Gosling is a throwback to an old-school stardom, one that prized relaxed confidence and elegance, which is why we paired him with Mario Testino, the classiest photographer around.

Best Magazine Covers- 2012

1. Informal

2. Formal

3. Formal

4. Formal

5. Informal

6. Informal

7. Environmental

8. Informal

9. Informal

10. Informal

11. Formal

12. Formal

13. Formal

14. Environmental

15. Formal

16. Environmental

17. Formal

Magazine Tips

5 things I should be thinking about when I create my magazine cover:

1. The size and exposure of actual cover of the magazine.

2. If it's appealing to the eye.

3. Coloring of the actual cover and the background.

4. Catches the audiences attention.

5. The cover itself, bold & colorful

Photoshop Notes

Nestle- Tools are stacked on each other- to access those tools you have to left click and hold.

Command Keys:

Command +: Zoom In

Command -: Zoom Out

Command o: Open

Command c: Copy

Command V: paste

** Command Z= Step Back

Command s: Save

Command p: Print

Cropping-

Always crop to 300 Resolution- for now do not crop selectively- crop the ENTIRE image

>Image>Adjustments>Levels

Channel Blue

Channel Green

Channel Red

Moved just the black and white Hershey kiss

Channel RGB- moved just the brown Hershey kiss (Just a little lighter)

Save As:

Rename your image

Make sure the image is saved as a .jpeg at the highest maximum image quality

Save- you do not have to rename the image at this point. Save often and regularly.

Green Triangle Backpack

Green

 

Triangle

 Backpack

coolin' :)

Rules of Photography

Depth of Field (shallow and wide) - Whats in focus. Shallow; Not a lot of the picture is in focus. Wide; A lot of the picture is focused

Light (angle and intensity) - angle; where the light is coming from. Intensity; how bright the light is

Shadows -Absence of light

Diffusion - Decreasing the intensity of the light; softening

Exposure - What your photo actually looks like. Too light? Too dark? Or in between?

Aperture (F-Stop) - Inside the lens; how big the opening inside is

Shutter Speed - the mirror inside of the camera; how fast the mirror opens & closes

ISO - Sensor inside of the camera; About how sensitive the sensor is to light

Telephoto- Zooms in closer to subject.

Prime- Bigger aperture setting. In Low light; EXCELLENT. But you have to move in order to get closer. Doesn't zoom

Wide Angle- Extremely wide angle, 10-20 Millimeters.

Aperture- The bigger the size, the smaller the number.  

ISO- as you increase the ISO, you increase the amount of grain you'll see on the photo.

Captions #2

Caption #1

who- President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama

what-hugging each other, embracing each other , clearly in love

where- Outside, airport in Washington DC., Kennedy International Airport, he is on the tarmac and he just cane off of his big airplane Air Force 1

when- October 15, 2012

why- He was campaigning and he hadn't seen her in 3 weeks so he missed her.

how-

background- President Obama tripped and fell on his way into the terminal. He hit his head hard enough that he required medical attention from the nearby doctors

sentence #1- President Barack Obama embraces his wife Michelle after getting on the airplane at Kennedy International Airport in Washington D.C., he had just returned from campaigning in Ohio Sunday afternoon.

Sentence #2- The President, while on his way to the terminal, tripped and fell requiring medical attention for a cut on his left cheek.

Caption Head- Stumbling his way to the Presidency


Caption #2

who- South Korean singer Psy
 
what- Performing hit song Gangnam Style

where- Concert downtown at Scoul Naturalist Pavilion

when-Christmas Eve 2012

why- Farewell tour date in South Korea before he traveled to the US for a U.S. tour.

how- Performed with a lot of energy and enthusiasm

background-

Sentence #1- South Korean singer Psy rocks the crowd at the sold out final show at the Scoul Naturalist Pavilion in downtown on Christmas Eve 2012.

Sentence #2- This was his final show before departing for a US tour, which was booked because of is enormous popularity on youtube.com where he has gotten more than 1 billion hits on his famous song.

Caption Head- Gangnam Style

Caption #3

Who- Three year old Christian Haupt

What- Pitches the ceremonial first throw at the Los Angeles Dodgers game.

Where- Dodgers home game, Los Angeles

When- September 4, 2012

Why-Won a Dodgers raffle to be the first pitcher for the game.

How- Game face, flung the ball to home base.

Background- Pitched at surprisingly 10 mph.

Sentence #1-

Sentence #2-

Caption Head-

2012.

 I chose this photo as one of my favorites because basically this whole photo is just so appealing. The fighter jets behind a barricade of fire; AMAZING. I think this photo is just really cool and the coloring is perfect and its really clear.

 I thought this photo was just the cutest! It really focuses on the size difference between the hand watch and the sea horse. The photographer really did a good job on making it very clear on what the subject and point of this photo was. Its just too cute as well, which makes it that much better.

This photo is my absolute favorite! The photographer caught it PERFECTLY when the moon and sun crossed each other. It was also a really big deal for 2012, so its my favorite. The photo looks really pretty and has a relaxing appeal to it as well.

Best Of 2012

1. What was the best song of 2012?

Although this song was over-rated, it was and still one of the most popular song in the nation. It's super catchy, even though you can never sing along because you cant understand what he's saying, the dance is super contagious!

2. What was the best movie of 2012?

This was a No- Brainer! The Hunger Games was most def. the best movie of the year! I watched it in theaters 4 times! Thats how awesome this movie was.

3. What was the most important news story of the year? 

On Election Day, Maine, Maryland and Washington became the first states to legalize gay marriage via popular vote.

4. Who was the most important person of 2012?

Barack Obama of course. Elected for another 4 years as our Nations President. COOL

5. What was the biggest sports OR entertainment story OR sports/entertainment person of 2012?

KNOCK OUT OF THE YEAR! Marquez knocked down one of the best boxers ever! Manny Pacquiao. This was the 4th fight and Marquez took the win by knockout in the 6th round.

Part 3:

1. Tell me what is the one thing that happened on your holiday that you will remember? It can be a trip, a family visit, a present, something fun.

The most memorable event that happened during the break was surviving the "End Of The World". It was tricky, but I kept strong and survived. (:

2. What are your resolutions for the 2013 year?
To make really good grades and raise my GPA. Perform really well on all of my exams and remain finish my school year out positive and strong.

3. What are you looking forward to in 2013?

2013? I'm not really looking forward to anything special. The year I cant wait for is 2014 <3 I'm graduating High School! (: Then off I am to the real, adult world! Scary but really exciting.