Portfolio Analysis

a.     Travis Haughton
b.     Boy with hearing disorder, sports, children
c.      head dominating frame, out of context, signs
d.     a lot not staged, good reactions
e.     Haughton was very good at capturing unique moments, but wasn’t as good with the details.

a.     Nick Adams
b.     Everyday moments
c.      Out of focus in order to focus on something else, redundant kids, boring topic
d.     Unique person, unique framing
e.     Very impressive moments, had trouble with some framing
a.     Josh Birnbaum
b.     Sports, random reactions
c.      Out of context, redundant children, good story, bad picture
d.     Tight focus in action, good reactions on subjects
e.     Very impressive moments captured, sometimes stories are out of context

2. a. good composition,  good sense of motion, good angle, diversity in reactions
b. Snipes was very good at capturing and perfecting moments, especially when people were reacting to events. Sometimes, there was a little too much sense of motion.

3. The judges begin to debate with each other on which ones have to go, playing a form of Russian Roulette, but for photos. They look for diversity and continuing of good photos.

PART 2
1.     I agree with the judges in Part 1 with the picture of the boxer, Kelley, is being hit in the face. It would be a much better picture if it were tighter so that you couldn’t see the awkward referee in the background.

2.     I didn’t agree with the judges on the black and white basketball picture in Part 5. They seemed to like it more because of the reactions and actions, but the odd cropping and angle didn’t appeal to me.

School Uniform

Three Sources:

School board Member

School Principal 

teacher

Interview Questions

What do you think about the new school uniform rule?

How will the uniforms effect the kids?

Why won't you let the children dress how they please?

Do you support this decision?

Why don't you support this decision?

Who decided this new rule?

Was it a vote of majority?

What are some benefits of having uniforms?

Is the staff going to uniforms to?

Is this a permanent change?

What are the consequences if they are not in uniform?

Will you personally enforce the school uniforms?

What if a child cannot afford the required clothes?

Are you discriminating against a certain style?

Do you think the way kids dress is distracting?

Do you think kids dress inappropriate?

Would there be any exceptions to not wear the uniform?

Are the boys and girls uniform different?

Is there a summer and winter uniform because the weather?

Are other accessories allowed?

Student of the Month Interview

1. How do you feel being awarded student of the month?
2. What do you think got you this achievement and will you strive to continue being student of the month?
3. What motivated you to be a hardworking student?
4. Are there any people you'd like to thank for your achievement?
5. What subjects do you excel in?
6. How do you feel being interviewed?
7. What impact will you have on other students in your grade?
8. What are your goals for the current school year?
9. Where do you see yourself in the future?
10. How often do you involve yourself in work outside of school? (Ex: Helping homeless)
11. What kind of study habits do you have? 
12. How often do you spend time with your friends and how does this effect your choices in school work?
13. If you skip, how often do you do this? Do  you think this benefits you? If you don't skip, do you think that this can effect your grades in a positive way or negative way? Why?
14. Have you put in thought of tutoring other students? If so, which subject would you consider tutoring? Is this your strongest subject?
15. How often do you do activities with your family? Do you think this helps with your work at school?
16. Are you proud of your accomplishment, and will you continue to thrive to be a role model to the younger generation? 
17. Do you think that this achievement will help you when it comes time to applying to colleges? Why, or why not?
18. What where the reactions that you got when you told your family that you had gotten Student of the Month?
19. What where the reactions of your friends?
20. How much free time do you get, if any?

Architecture Shoot

Angles and Shapes

Detail

Light

Pattern

Surrounding

Action photographs

BLUR

PANNING

ACROSS THE PLAIN

TOWARDS

Architecture Preview

Strong National Museum of Play, USA

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?

N/A
2. When was it built?

Established in 1969
3. Where is it located?

Rochester, NY
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?

You can visit it, opened to the public in 1982.
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?

No there is not information.
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?

Mrs. Strong collected were mass-produced, so initially the museum used them to examine ways in which industrialization changed everyday life.
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)

I dont know why I chose this building, I just chose it because it reminds me of a place from my childhood (Miami Children's Museum).  Not because they look the same but because they have the sort of same theme to them and that is to let children play.  I've never been to the strong national museum of play so I wouldnt really know if they were the same.

National Centre for the Performing Arts, China

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?

Paul Andreu
2. When was it built?

July 2007
3. Where is it located?

Xicheng, Beijing, China

4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?

Visit
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?

300 M€

6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?

Used for many forms of art like Opera, Theatre, and Music
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)

I chose this building because I lived in china for half a year and actually got to visit Beijing.  I think I may have seen this building when we were driving back to our hotel and we originally planned to go watch Beijing Opera but decided for something else.

UFO Houses, Taiwan

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?

Matti Suuronen

2. When was it built?constructed beginning in 1978

3. Where is it located?

Sanzhi, Taiwan

4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?

Destroyed, so people can no longer visit them.

5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?

No

6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?

They were intended as a vacation resort in a part of the northern coast adjacent to Tamsui, and were marketed towards U.S. military officers coming from their East Asian postings.

7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)

I chose these building because I just thought the name was unique.  I also got to visit Taiwan so I was wondering where these were but I saw that they were all destroyed in 2010.  I think this is an interesting form of buildings because they are kind of like random disc stacked on top of one another.

La Pedrera, Spain

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?

Antoni Gaudí, Josep Maria Jujol

2. When was it built?

between the years 1906 and 1912.

3. Where is it located?

Barcelona, Spain

4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?

Visit

5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?

No

6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?

it was planned for the Casa Milà to be a spiritual symbol of the virgin mary.

7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)

I chose it because it was in Spain and I have family in spain, once I saw the photo I really loved how it was designed.  It sort of has a similar look to like a shell or something that belongs in a beach or ocean.

Habitat 67, Canada

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)?

Moshe Safdie

2. When was it built?

1985

3. Where is it located?

Montréal, QC H3C 3R6, Canada

4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?

It is residential area

5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?

C$140,000

6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?

originally conceived as a master's thesis in architecture at McGill University and then built as a pavilion for Expo 67, the World's Fair held from April to October 1967.

7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)

I chose this building because of Canada and just why not Canada, we love canadians right? But once I saw the picture of this apartment complex I just.... was shocked? They sort of look like a bunch of boxes threw up on each other and just was like "yup this will make a fine house indeed." So yeah this is really why I chose the photo.

Sensory Overload

1. The last sentence of the story says

"I believe that more and more, we are defining our environments not as the spaces themselves, in terms of the buildings or architecture, but rather by the objects and devices that we buy and surround ourselves with. ... I would like that message to carry through universally," Seymour said.

What do you think about this statement?
I think that it is talking about that we have changed the word environment to mean something different then what the actual definition means.
Do you agree or disagree?
I agree because I keep hearing, teachers and parents especially, using the word as what it isn't.  Although people still use environment to as the spaces around them they tend to also put objects in the environment.  
As an aspiring photographer how does this make you feel about your photography?
I'm not sure how to describe how I feel, but I understand what he means and it makes me wonder if I do this is my work.  I tend to like to take pictures of objects along with nature itself but I did not think about the term being reversed.
2. When you looked through the images, did you want to visit this place and take your camera?
Yes, I am really appealed by all the colors along with all the toys and stuffed animals.  Bright colors and things like toys really make me happy.
3. What do you think it would be like to be the child of someone who worked at this place?
I think this maybe a dream come true to some children.  I think that children also see colors more brightly than older people and so seeing such bright colors and interesting objects would make the child extremely happy.
4. Describe your favorite photo to me.
My favorite photo is the one where there are many bears on the wall, a majority of those bears are white and holding something that has either red or purple on it.  Under one shelf of the bears there is a wide rage of colors and what seems to be sea creatures.  Mario and Luigi are also in this photo in the bottom left corner together.  

Action Shot Warmup Questions

1. This is a part of a winning sports portfolio because it is frozen and it is full of unplanned action
2. The shutter speed is on high because it is frozen action
3. This could have been planned but it is very unlikely so it is a key shot

4. High shutter speed, wide focus range, ISO on a brighter setting. 

Twisted Fairy tails and Other Terrors of Growing Up

Waiting At The DMV

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