Amy's Photojournalism Blog

1. If you want to get solid and nice pictures, you must have to have good weather. Plan ahead and make sure that you have good weather, so you can get nice/good lighting pictures. One thing you van do is check the forecast/location. 2. One app you could download to help when trying to pick the best angle is iDp app, because it helps you choose the best angle 3. The biggest problem with shooting with zoom is that the photo tends to be blurrier and can lead it to be out of focus. Another problem is that is might cut off something, which will create a merger problem. 4 .  A ND grad filter can capture both detail in the sky and landscape 5. An umbrella, a big bag that can close, and a towel so you can dry your equipment 6. You can capture different angles of the background and foreground 7.  The key is to allow the subject to influence the composition, rather than trying to force the subject to be the rule 8. With landscaping less is more, because if you have too much in on...

1. Something I see that looks wrong that it could be more in focus and the girl's position in every picture. Another problem is the shadows, because they are clearly visible 2. I think a great place to take this picture, here at Bowie, would be in front of the Tennis courts. I think it would be a cool background to have in the photo 3. A creative thing that I could do in mine is strike different poses or do one certain move and change the perspective/ position in which its in 4. No, I don't think that there is anything I could wear that could help this photo

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1. The manipulations you will need to make to the camera to create a HDR image is change the shutter speed and aperture every time. Between every time you shoot a picture, you have to manually adjust the settings. 2. The equipment you use to shoot these images is a camera and a tripod. 3. The reason why someone might take an HDR image is to get perfect exposure on their photos. 4. With one photo, we probably wouldn't see perfect exposure. It could be too bright or dark. With an HDR Image you can see a very balance exposure. After we merge all the pictures together, we can see all the varieties of exposure come together and form a perfect photo.

1. Video #1: a. Travis Haughton b. The general focus was on sports c. Three problems they noticed was that it didn't tell a story, the frame was too tight, and the quality wasn't good d. The judges liked the lighting and the different levels of sports they had e. My overall impression of the photographer was that he has good quality pictures, but most of them don't tell a story or he is too close to the subject. I liked the photo of the gymnastics, because you could see the environment of it. I didn't like the one of the guy walking up the stairs, because it was random Video #2: a. Nick Adams b. The general focus was kids c. Three problems they noticed was that it was out of focus, doesn't tell a story, and too many of them were focused on kids. d. The judges liked the framing of most of them and the e. My overall impression of the photographer is that he was out of ideas and just captured random shots. He definitely had good ones, but some of them were...

1. I plan to go shoot this weekend and make sure to have plenty of footage. Then if I need more footage, I can get more the next weekend. 2. I will shoot at either the mall or Southpark Meadows 3. I will be documenting a day of shopping or like a day at the mall. I will show what a day of shopping looks like or what I do at the mall. 4. I will use iMovie to piece it all together and then a camera to get the footage and pictures. 5. I plan to use the video portion at the middle and end. I plan to use the narration at the beginning while the pictures are displayed (at the same time).

Story: School shootings are taking over the United States Occurring about once a week, in America there has been 300 school shootings since 2013. All these incidents have led to one or more deaths. School shootings have affected hundreds of thousands of people, all over the country. Many parents think that their kids are very safe at school. Lately, the news has been proving otherwise.   In my opinion, parents shouldn't have to worry even the slightest about having to lose a child due to a shooting. It is unacceptable that there are kids who go through such a traumatic experience at such a young age. There are various of times where I ask myself, "Who has the heart to hurt and kill other humans that just want to live a good life?" Congress should be enacting new gun laws and making the gun stores have more thorough background checks. For example, since January of 2018 there has been about 17 school shootings in the United States. We are four months into 2018, a...

1. One idea that the writer gave in the Wide Range of Topics selection is to be sure your essay is about something you care strongly enough to wax eloquent and passionate about it. 2. One idea that the writer gave in the Opinion Pieces selection that you should remember is to be specific, use lots of detail. Avoid using abstract expressions. 3. Make connections, bring the subject closer by relating to it to specific, individual examples Make sure to not repeat the main subject words too much, such as "I" Include all 5 senses, because using sight comes very easily to most readers. Try to push yourself to convey images and ideas through sound, taste, hearing, and touch.

Story #1: Powerful Movement Takes Over Pop Culture 1. Editorial Staff 2. Their story is about the #MeToo movement 3. Their direct opinion is that they think this a meaningful and powerful sentence "This simple sentence has managed to earn a powerful meaning through the strenuous efforts of many women over the past few months." 4. They mostly focused on the women's perspective and experience; didn't mention men 5. Their opinion was very firm and it did not change, under any circumstances. They were very clear on what they thought, and nothing could change how they view this topic. 6. No, there were no quotes shown in this story 7. This story was told in 1st person. A. -A hard news story is made up facts and statements -Opinion pieces are made up of what the writer thinks of the topic -Hard news story are informational stories and opinion pieces aren't B. Pictures represent stories, and since this an opinion story, there shouldn't be many photos C. T...

1. D 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. C Caption Writing: On Tuesday, March 20th, Malala Yousafzai walks into the Canadian Hall of Fame. She's being awarded with "Most Impactful Women."                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ...

At around Eight Am on Monday morning, an earthquake struck San Francisco Bay. This earthquake killed two and injuring six others. McHenry´s Auto Supply, 2342 Plum St. collapsed, which is what killed two people and injured six, according to, Jennifer Vu, a public information officer from Hayward Fire Department. Twenty-one fire personnel, 12 police and five American Red Cross workers responded to the building collapse, with some arriving within four minutes of the quake, Vu said. At the moment, the names of the victims are being withheld, Vu said. Hayward resident Mike Beamer, whose apartment is across the street from McHenry´s, said that he felt a rolling motion that lasted for about 30 seconds. ¨I was eating my breakfast when the room started rolling. I dove under the table just as I heard an explosion outside and a chunk of cement flew through my kitchen window. Thats when the screaming started across the street.¨ Three of the six people injured were hurt seriously enou...

Website #1: 1.    In this website I read that iMovie is an application from Apple that is easy to use, but it can turn your home videos into something more polished. This is a software that allows you to edit videos and pictures to create a "movie." There are many cool features and effects that allow you to make your video whatever you want it to be.        It also mentioned the order of the steps of how to produce a movie/video. First you must open the software and then click File>New Event and you name your movie. After you add all your footage/ pictures you must drag them onto your timeline. Your timeline is where you will edit all your footage. 2. Something I already knew about iMovie that was explained in the website is how to add video to an iMovie project. 3. One thing that I learned today about iMovie that was explained in the website was that you can select a theme, and its basically like a cool background 4. I am concerned that I will n...

On Wednesday night Janice Jones, a 53 year old woman who lives in Barstow, California was accidentally shot by a gun that she owns. Jones lives in a motor home, which at the time of the accident was parked on Beach Boulevard. She was eating pork chops, when her dog knocked it down and the weapon discharged as soon as it hit the floor. The bullet when right past Jones right leg and through the side of the vehicle. Jones was taken to the Huntington Beach Hospital by an ambulance. Later, she was moved to Irvine Medical Center. ¨It could've been worse,"Jones said. ¨The bullet hit two inches apart from the gas tank,¨ she said. Jones´ dog is a Pomeranian named Tombo. According to Janet Ngo, one of the animal control officer, the dog seemed to be malnourished and had fresh cigarette burns on his forehead. ¨It could have done with a little less abuse and a few more of those pork chops,¨ Ngo said. In the end, the officers cited Jones for expired plates. The district attorn...

Who- Jenny Toran, Freshman What- She won Student of the Month at Bowie High School When- January 2018 Where- James Bowie High School Why- She was dedicated to her studies and was hardworking How- She was awarded with a certificate named Student of the Month by the student body Story:            James Bowie High School has incorporated an award called, "Student of the Month." This award goes to the person who is the most dedicated and hardworking towards his/her studies.  This past January Freshman Jenny Toran has been presented with his award. The student body and the administrators chose Jenny as the best candidate for this award, because of her determination and focus. "I was surprised to get this award, because of how many students could've gotten this award," Jenny said. Every month the student body and the administrators take place in an anonymous vote to choose the person in the school that has worked the hardest. This vote t...

         A Nut Graft has several purposes. One purpose is that its a paragraph or sentence that summarizes the importance of the story. It also provides a transition from the lead to the rest of the story. Another purpose is that it often tells the reader why the story is timely.          The Nut Graft can be longer than one sentence but in a news story it should not be longer than 2 or 3 paragraphs. If it is longer than that, the story could not be as good. It is very important to use good transitional words, so that its flows more smoothly.    

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