Photo Journalism Blog

Self-Critique

Topic 2

What is the best photo you have taken so far?

The week 4 assignment really made me realize what could come of my work if I really tried with the different assignments. I loved the outcome of this picture, with the only thing I don't necessarily like being the fact that you cannot totally see all of the targets' face. 

What is the worst photo you have taken so far?

This last week, being week 5 really had me frustrated with myself because of the outcome of my shots. Yes, it might be hard to get the "best possible photos" in a run down gym with bad lighting, but I was simply unhappy with most of the shots. I don't like this photo because I feel like I am not making her look very flattering. Also I do not like the cropping of the focus. 

What skill do you need to improve on the most?

For me, I feel like I do not take enough photos. You have a better chance to get easier photos to work with when you take more and more pictures. The more the merrier!

Week 5 Feature Assignment

October 28, 2016

Kelsey Herman flashes a smile as she warms up late Thursday evening at Cheldelin

Middle School for a city-league volleyball match. This is her 3rd season with her current

team. She plays on multiple teams throughout 4 different cities, always looking to play more.

Kelsey is seen setting up for a serve during the warmups of the game. She is a veteran

behind the line, most always getting her serves down. She practices constantly, always 

looking to get as much playing time in as possible. 

From left to right: Kelsey Herman, Mandy Williams, and Stephanie Marie. Team "Diggity"

experienced their first loss of the season, in the final match of the season. Usually they have

a healthy 6 players to run the league, but were missing two due to injury and illness and felt

the withdrawals late in game 1 when the opposing side started to pull away. 

Week 5 Blog Info 

Topic 1 

The story I chose to write about was the "Dog's Life" post from pages 246-247. I am a big dog person so I was immediately drawn to the photos which included animals. The specific picture which grabbed my eye was the photo in which one of the dogs is on a boogie board. 

Some challenges would definitely revolve around getting the dogs to all congregate together or even try to get them to look at the camera. There really isn't any ways to get dogs to do exactly as you want, especially if you did not train them yourselves. 

A theme I am seeing is the fact that the photographer looks like he wanted these dogs to be depicted as all having fun, there isn't a fun picture in which the dogs don't seem to be enjoying themselves, except for the last picture which shows the funeral celebration. 

Beyond taking the photos, the photographer obviously had to edit the pictures and put them through photoshop. There are some cool pictures involving the movement of lighting too. 

Some techniques I can work on to shoot my photo story are increased amount of angles, spending more time editing and photoshopping, shooting more pictures overall to find the best ones and shooting in various settings to improve diversity. 

Topic 2 

There are some ideas already flowing around in my head about what exactly I should shoot for my final project. I know I want to shoot in Philomath because that is where I spent the majority of my childhood. As for what exactly I can shoot, there is a fairly well known donut shop where most all of the locals go to get their morning fix. 

There is also a lot of people always around the high school, (tight-knit community). I am in Philomath a lot so everyday I am there I can bring my camera and shoot, whether early morning or late afternoon. I need to figure out the best times to go about shooting, like when events start and how long they last.  

Photojournalism Week 4 Blog

Topic 2

Shoutout 2 of your classmates:

I thought this picture was really cool. I probably wouldn't have thought to approach the shot at a lower angle like she did. I like the close up and the sky in the background.  

For more of Emmaly's pictures, follow the link below:

http://emmalywidmer.blogspot.com/

This next picture I thought looked really cool as well. I like how well the VR headsets' lights compliment the photo's environment. The lighting looks great in this shot. 

For more of Pepper's photos, follow the link below:

http://pepperhawkinson.blogspot.com/

Photojournalism Week 4 Assignment

Benton County police officer Brian Lundy stands next to his personal squad 

vehicle at the downtown police department in Corvallis. He takes his work very seriously 

and is always looking to improve and be better at what he does. He works hard at climbing 

the ranks and hopes to one day be at the top.

Photojournalism Week 2 Assignment

Oregon State business major Trevor Burton leafs through his writing class' 

textbook late afternoon in the Corvallis Public Library last week.

Mr. Burton is spotted looking at the various titles of books in the library late

Tuesday of last week, looking for his next read.

I spotted a security reflection on the ceiling of the library, and thought it made

for a great opportunity for a photo.

Week 2 Forum

Photographer of the Week

Steve McCurry

Steve is an American photographer, who is also a part of Magnum Photos, an international photography business. Steve has gotten a couple photos in the National Geographic. He has won numerous awards, including the great Magazine Photographer of the Year.

Steve's photos are really raw and like to show off "real life" as much as possible. He likes to make people think more about the life they have around them, through culturally shocking photos.

He is most famous for his 1984 photo, Afghan Girl. This shot earned the June 1985 cover of the National Geographic. The girl was not actually ever found until 2002, "striking as ever".

Feature Photos

List 2 suggestions you think you can accomplish:

1. Find someone is a powerful position, like a police officer or a politician. I think these make for great photos, and are easily identifiable at first glance.

2. Photograph them in their respective backgrounds, such as an office or next to their squad car. I need to make sure the background fits the target.

I think these are doable because I think photos of people in positions of power make great cover photos and overall tell great stories.

In the coming week I plan on visiting the police department and some offices downtown, to get people in their respective job environments.