My Hometown!!!! Sweet Home Oregon!

Sunrise over Foster Lake in Sweet Home, Oregon on Wednesday November 9th around 7:00 am. Foster Lake is an iconic part of Sweet Home, with many tourists visiting in the summer for Jamboree weekend.

Sweet Home High School's conditioning class out on the Husky Field track Wednesday November 9th. Their goal is to run a mile in less than 20 minutes. 

Kelsie Olhausen at work making coffee for Sweet Home's local coffee shop "Sunshine Espresso" on Monday morning, November 14th. Kelsie just recently graduated from Sweet Home this past year and is currently going to LBCC. She's not sure what she wants to go to school for however, and just plans on working to save money. She has worked at Sunshine for about a year now. 

Week 6 "Free Shoot" Photos

For this assignment I decided to do an environmental portrait.


Gym staff member Jamie Fraizer starts making a smoothie at Steelhead strength and fitness center in Sweet Home, Oregon on Friday November 4th. Janie has worked at Steelhead for over 3 years now and is in charge of creating new drinks as well as other regular gym duties such as washing towels, and helping local gym members.

 

                        Jamie Fraizer 2016.

Week 6 Blog forum questions

TOPIC 1: MY HOMETOWN

1. The town I'm going to be photographing is Sweet Home! I'm photographing it because it is my hometown and I feel like I can get some really nice pictures

2. Ideas that I have for a portrait subject would be getting a picture of someone working out at the gym there in town or someone who works at the gym there, a staff member. For a landmark I would obviously have to do Foster lake. Just because it's so iconic and a lot of people in the summer come to foster specifically for boating. For an activity I could get a picture of the Saturday farmers market. Or something high school related.

3. The biggest challenge for me would probably be the portrait subject just because that requires me going up to someone and asking them if it would be okay if I took their picture for my photo journalism class.

TOPIC 2: PHOTO EDITING

1. Two tips I learned from reading this chapter would be one, "Crop the Excess". This applies to what we have learned in class about using photo shop and getting rid of any excess stuff that we don't need. It says if a person's expression gives the picture sparkle, zero in on the face and cut out the peripheral material. I can apply this to my hometown project for the portrait subject. If their face has a good expression on it then I can use that technique to draw the person in who is examining my photo.
Another tip listed in the chapter is to be Intimate. By intimate they mean to make the reader feel close to the situation or in-tune with the subject. My goal with this would be to make the reader feel as though they are actually there. I can use this technique when I am taking a photo of the landmark or the activity photo.

Week 5 News/Feature Assignment

LB student Kiersten Doggett shops for some clothing on Wednesday October 26th. She is majoring in Art and this is her second year at Linn Benton community college.

First year student Anna Gaskey squats down in front of sale to look at shoes that are being sold.

















Students and faculty gather around tables in front of the LBCC library for a one dollar clothing sale on October 26th at 11am. Proceeds are going towards the American Association for Woman in community college. However the sale included both men and woman clothing.

Week 5 Blog forum

   The photo story that I chose to do was "She's a Lady Boxer".
What made the story compelling and what basically got my attention, was the title. The pictures as well helped in the sense that it made me interested in what the story was about. The picture of her in her prom dress with her fists up is what essentially got my attention.

   Two challenges the photographer faced in getting the photos, would be trying to capture that perfect shot of Maricella, whether it be at her home or in the gym. Another challenge I feel the photographer Scott Strazzante had was picking out photos that were flattering to his subject. There is one photo in the story that is not all that flattering of Maricella. However, I feel as though he chose it because he didn't want to glamorize what her sport (boxing) actually consisted of.

There was a theme and visual consistency yes. The photos taken were in black and white and also did tell a story. His photos allowed us to get an inside as to what her life is like. It sort of gave us an idea. For example from her in the gym training, to her in the boxing ring, and her even at home watching a video of latin boxers while holding a teddy bear.

The work he needed to do beyond taking these photos, was to make sure he chose photos that complimented what his goal was to telling a story and to make sure that the photos were appropriate and went with what he was trying to portray.

Techniques or approaches that I can use in shooting my photo story would be to try and make sure that I take photos that will hopefully tell a story of my subject. An approach I would like to try is to get some personal "behind the scenes" photos. I would also like to do my story in black and white because I feel like it gives a more dramatic effect.

Topic 2:
My photo story ideas, are to shoot workers from my gym and another possible idea would be to shoot the worship team at my church.
For the gym, I could do it over the course of a few weeks, at my gym in Sweet Home.
For my worship team, I could do it over the next two weeks at Community Chapel in Sweet Home.
I could go about documenting both of these by just being present and seeing what shots would be good ones to take. I would of course need to get started by asking if it was alright if I sat in, or observed what my subjects were doing.

The Tale of Tim

Does the name Tim Burton ring a bell? Of course it does.

Ranging from “Corpse Bride,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” “Edward Scissorhands,” and his latest work, “Mrs. Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children;” Burton is iconic when it comes to dark and mysterious movies, most of which include a Halloween theme.

“Psychologically his films are quite compelling as the characters act out the stories and fears of our youth, of the adolescent compulsion to fantasize and construct elaborate ‘what if?’ scenarios of doom,” wrote Niamh Coghlan, in her article “The Imagination of Tim Burton” for Aesthetica Magazine. “Visually his characters tend to be fractured in appearance, distorted in size, and aesthetically disturbing.”

Burton is an American director, producer, writer, and animator. According to IMDb, after graduating from the California Institute of Arts, he took his first job as an animator for Disney. His first few films he worked on were “Fox and the Hound” and the “Black Cauldron.” However the first film in which he became in charge of, and was granted by Disney to direct by himself, was “Vincent,” an animated short film about a young boy wanting to be just like Vincent Price. It was narrated by Price himself, and won several awards.

From there, Burton went on to make other films, such as “Frankenweenie” in 1984 and “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure” in 1985. He wanted to create something new, and did not make any films for three years, until he received the script for “Beetlejuice.” However, his next movie “Batman” starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson was Burton’s biggest box office hit to date!

“Burton is a true visionary. Our culture usually doesn’t use that word for people whose visions look like cartoons and go down like dessert, but Burton is spitting in the eye of our culture while simultaneously celebrating it,” wrote David Breskin from Rolling Stone. “That’s the fabulous, odd thing about his work: He’s angrily spitting something sweet.”

To this day Burton is still known, and will always be known for his sense of style. In fact, most of his films are based on drawings he made as a kid, according to the “FW”. Burton is also one of Hollywood’s most well known directors capable of invoking us with a dark and mysterious feeling.

To quote Tim Burton on his work: “I have a problem when people say something's real or not real, or normal or abnormal. The meaning of those words for me is very personal and subjective. I've always been confused and never had a clearcut understanding of the meaning of those kinds of words.”

Fun facts: Burton is actually “married” to Helena Bonham (also known as Bellatrix Lestrange from “Harry Potter”). They aren’t legally married, however in an interview Helena mentioned that they “live together in separate apartments.” Weird right?

The Tale of Tim

Does the name Tim Burton ring a bell? Of course it does.

Ranging from “Corpse Bride,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” “Edward Scissorhands,” and his latest work, “Mrs. Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children;” Burton is iconic when it comes to dark and mysterious movies, most of which include a Halloween theme.

“Psychologically his films are quite compelling as the characters act out the stories and fears of our youth, of the adolescent compulsion to fantasize and construct elaborate ‘what if?’ scenarios of doom,” wrote Niamh Coghlan, in her article “The Imagination of Tim Burton” for Aesthetica Magazine. “Visually his characters tend to be fractured in appearance, distorted in size, and aesthetically disturbing.”

Burton is an American director, producer, writer, and animator. According to IMDb, after graduating from the California Institute of Arts, he took his first job as an animator for Disney. His first few films he worked on were “Fox and the Hound” and the “Black Cauldron.” However the first film in which he became in charge of, and was granted by Disney to direct by himself, was “Vincent,” an animated short film about a young boy wanting to be just like Vincent Price. It was narrated by Price himself, and won several awards.

From there, Burton went on to make other films, such as “Frankenweenie” in 1984 and “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure” in 1985. He wanted to create something new, and did not make any films for three years, until he received the script for “Beetlejuice.” However, his next movie “Batman” starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson was Burton’s biggest box office hit to date!

“Burton is a true visionary. Our culture usually doesn’t use that word for people whose visions look like cartoons and go down like dessert, but Burton is spitting in the eye of our culture while simultaneously celebrating it,” wrote David Breskin from Rolling Stone. “That’s the fabulous, odd thing about his work: He’s angrily spitting something sweet.”

To this day Burton is still known, and will always be known for his sense of style. In fact, most of his films are based on drawings he made as a kid, according to the “FW”. Burton is also one of Hollywood’s most well known directors capable of invoking us with a dark and mysterious feeling.

To quote Tim Burton on his work: “I have a problem when people say something's real or not real, or normal or abnormal. The meaning of those words for me is very personal and subjective. I've always been confused and never had a clearcut understanding of the meaning of those kinds of words.”

Fun facts: Burton is actually “married” to Helena Bonham (also known as Bellatrix Lestrange from “Harry Potter”). They aren’t legally married, however in an interview Helena mentioned that they “live together in separate apartments.” Weird right?

Week 4 blog questions!

1. The item in the NPPA code of ethics that I found most compelling, was to treat all subjects with respect and dignity. To give special consideration to vulnerable subjects. This was number four on the code of ethics.

2. Under ideally photojournalists should, the item that I think stands out and is most important to me, was: "Strive for total and unrestricted access to subjects, recommend alternatives to shallow or rushed opportunities, seek a diversity of viewpoints, and work to show unpopular or unnoticed points of view." 
I like this because it inspires me to try and get different angles and to try and get a different viewpoint of things. It matters to me because I feel like it is important for photojournalists to keep in mind when conducting their work. 
3. I would apply the rule in the code of ethics that I mentioned by being respectable and professional when I am taking photos of vulnerable subjects. Especially if it came to victims of tragedy or crime. 



Topic 2:
Of the class pictures, the two that I chose to be my favorite are James's photo of Benton county officer Brian Lundy.
I like it because I like the angle and that the cop car is included. 

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The other one I appreciated and thought was funny, was Leta's picture of Pete Mcdanal in the LBCC mail delivery room. I like how he's holding the bag in his mouth because his hands are full. 

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Week 4: Environmental Portrait/Mug Shot

Baker Hillary Sipe makes yummy spider web cupcakes for a client of hers on  October 18th at her home in Lebanon, Oregon.

Hillary Sipe

Photographer of the week: Russell James

The photographer I chose to bring to light, is Russell James! Russell is originally from western Australia, and is known for his work of being the main photographer for the Victoria Secret Angels collection. That in fact, is his claim to fame. He is an international Vogue cover photographer as well and his photos have been featured in many publications, such as W, Vogue, Allure, and Sport's illustrated. 

Russell actually began his career working at a trash can factory in Australia before deciding to travel the world. He traveled from 1987-1996 taking photos, trying to come across a job. When he was just about to give up however and head back home to Australia, he finally "got his break" when asked to shoot Tyra Banks in New York for W magazine. 

He has also worked with many celebrities as well including Kendall Jenner, Rihanna, Scarlett Johansson, Halle Berry, Adam Levine, and Nick Jonas. 

In 2007 Russell was awarded the Hasselblad Masters award, an award granted by the company Hasselblad that sheds light on selected photographers to recognize their accomplishment through photography. Not only is Russell a photographer, but he is also a director as well. His works in directing include short films such as "The Citadel" featuring former president Bill Clinton and "The Apology" featuring Hugh Jackman. Russell has also done television commercials for Gillette and of course, Victoria's Secret. 

What's distinctive about Russell's photos, is that the majority of them are in black and white.. Whether it be Victoria Secret models or celebrities. Also with his photos, each subject that he takes pictures of always has a distinct look on their face, whether it be seductive or not. The people he takes photos of always are making some type of face to capture your attention. 

Here is the link that is my source of information: http://russelljames.com/photography/celebrity

My favorite photo of his (although I do have many) would probably be this one of Kendall Jenner. Just because it really enhances everything that his photography entails. 

Week 3 questions!

TOPIC 1: TWO PORTRAIT SUBJECTS

Two possible subjects that I have selected are
1. Hillary Sipe
2. Diana Meyer

For Hillary, she is a baker! She does everything from wedding cakes to baby showers.
The best environment to shoot her would be at her home where she does all her baking
Props that would work best would be a mixing bowl, frosting bags, beaters, oven mitts....
I already have contacted her and she has agreed to doing the shoot

For Diana she is one of my co-workers.
She works with me at the Lebanon Papa Murphy's.
The best environment to shoot would obviously be at our work.
Props that would work best would be the sheeter for when we sheet dough, her on the make line making pizza's, using dough balls would be another good prop to use.
I can easily contact her by talking to her at work about it, or text her asking if it would be okay to use her as a subject.

TOPIC 2: SELF-CRITQUE

I would say the BEST photo I've taken for this class would be this one.  I like this one simply because I feel like it's a good shot of the people discussing the artwork done by Rip. When I look at the photo it makes me feel like I'm there all over again peeking in on what they are talking about.
Here's the link for when I posted it: https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3172627939229756214#editor/target=post;postID=4914014661415886303;onPublishedMenu=overview;onClosedMenu=overview;postNum=5;src=postname

The WORST photo I've taken for this class would probably be this one...

 I don't like it because I feel like there's not very many people involved. This picture seems a bit boring to me and you can't really tell what exactly it is that they are doing. Also the lighting on this is not the best I feel like. The shadows of the trees are some what distracting. https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3172627939229756214#editor/target=post;postID=434995799602085735;onPublishedMenu=overview;onClosedMenu=overview;postNum=3;src=postname 

A skill I need to improve on to raise the quality of my photos would be to try and get better angles of my subjects and focus more on the lighting. 

Week 3 blog forum!!

Overall:

First time student to LBCC Anna Murphy, studies for her psychology midterm in the library. 

Medium:

Currently she is duel enrolled with LB and OSU. 

Close:

 She is currently taking 17 credits all together! Go her!!!! 

Week 2 questions

TOPIC 1: Photographer of the week.

I chose Russell James.
Three facts about him are...
1. He was born in Western Australia
2. He dropped out of school at just 14 years old!
3. He was a police officer at one point in his life.

What stands out most about his photos, is that the majority of them are of models... and most of his photos are in black and white.

His claim to fame, would be for his work as being the main photographer for Victoria's Secret.

TOPIC 2:
Two suggestions that sound most interesting to me, are
-Keep an idea book
-Explore a new neighborhood

Keep an idea book stood out to me, because I feel like that's a good idea! It can help motivate me and keep me inspired. Also it would be a good place to write down my ideas so I don't forget.
Explore a new neighborhood stood out because I'm always going out and wanting to explore new places and see whats out there!

Out of these two, I would choose to explore a new neighborhood. A plan for me especially for these upcoming weeks would be to try and get out as much as I can and go to new places and shoot some photos there. That way I'm not focused on the same scenery. For example, for the commuter I plan on going to the Runaway Pumpkin marathon in Lebanon on the 15th.

Week 2! Photos: Overall, medium, and close.

Overall:





Kriste York, teacher for English 104 stands amongst her students as they give two minute conversations to each other about what their favorite fiction novels are.







Medium:





English 104 students in the courtyard at LBCC practice their "speed date" convos.






Close:




Students Will Gaskey and Sarah Hanson have a quick conversation about what their favorite fiction novels are. Sarah's is the Hunger Games, while Will's favorite is Harry Potter.

Forum Week 1: Questions!!

TOPIC 1: ABOUT ME

Hi Rob!! You know me from last year so I shouldn't have to explain too much ;) My major at the moment is Communications.. which possibly an emphasis on Public Relations? I'm still not quite sure if that is what I want to pursue, but I find the subject very interesting.. I've always been interested in media and celebrities and watching interviews of celebrities. For example I enjoy watching interviews on the Jimmy Fallon show. I took this class because I like photography and taking pictures and I feel like it would be a fun/interesting class for me to take.

TOPIC 2: GOALS

-Three goals I have for this class would one, to get a better understanding of photography. I'd like to be able to get knowledge of what the different aspects of photography are... as far as details and different frames to use when taking photos.
-My second goal would be to learn how to edit and use photoshop!! When I opened the Adobe Bridge and had no idea even where to begin.
-My third goal would be to leave this class with a better sense of what makes a photo awesome! Is it the angle? The lighting?

TOPIC 3: LBCC PHOTOS
-As far as taking news photos related to the school, good subjects would be to take pictures of sports: Volleyball, Basketball, Baseball. I feel like sports are one of the main things that interest people and would be a good topic to get people to pick up the paper!
- Another interesting idea I had would be to take a picture of the editors in the Commuter office while they are on the job... I think it would make for an interesting picture. Get the creators of the paper in the paper!
-A third idea would be to get pictures of when it's time for Midterms. See the students in action and studying!

Week 1 Forum: Pictures

Overall picture:

Mural on the activity center at LBCC. This was taken at the inauguration for the mural on Wednesday, September 28th.

Medium picture: Mural artist Rip Cronk looks over, and is signing a  poster of his work, with admirerers examining and discussing alongside him.

Close up: Volleyball player Samantha Rouleau stands in front of her mural at LBCC.