Photo J Assignment #5: News/Feature

LBCC Student Leadership Council officers met in CC 213 on
Wednesday Oct. 25 to discuss upcoming events like the
Thanksgiving food drive and "Coffee with a Cop."

 SLC Community Outreach Director Marta Nuñez
talks about the plan for setting up the Thanksgiving food drive.

SLC officers listen to the weekly itinerary. SLC meetings are
held every Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Week 3 Blog Forum

Topic 1:

One of the two subjects I could shoot is a friend of mine named Troianne Wilkinson. She is an art student at LBCC and an avid painter. I think the best environment to get photos of her would be in her personal art studio with props like an easel and paint brush. I work with her at Fred Meyer and run into her at LBCC from time to time and could easily schedule a time to shoot.

The other subject could be Chessie Alberti. I have some newer ideas on how I could shoot photos and improve on the ones I took for my article. The best environment would be the Writing Center with props like an essay or other types of papers. I have her email so it's possible to contact and schedule a time to shoot with Chessie, she's pretty busy so it would be difficult to find a time.

Since I've already scheduled a shoot with Troianne she will definitely be the subject of the profile.

Topic 2:

This is my favorite photo because I was able to capture the event
that I was shooting as well as the great expression on the subject's face.

This is my worst photo because it is way too soft on the focus. I also
couldn't get the subject's name so the closeup is pretty much useless.
I need to replace this one with a different closeup from the event
I went to. 

I would say I need to improve my shot framing and timing. There are times where I have a potentially great photo from the project I'm working on because the subject is doing something interesting. But I take a second to try to set up the shot and the subject's pose, for lack of a better word, that I found interesting is gone. I need to learn to be able to take the shot and not try to frame it so much to get the "perfect photo" because the perfect shot can always be found through editing later so long as I get the interesting shot.

Photo J Assignment #3: News/Feature

The LBCC Chapter of the American Association of
Women in Community Colleges  (AAWCC) hosted a dollar
clothing drive on Thursday, October 12. The event raised
$388 for the AAWCC scholarship fund.

Kaylee Knapp browses the vast amount of clothing
the drive offered.

AAWCC President Vickie Keith (Right) assists a student with
purchasing their dollar clothing.

Week 2 Blog Forum

Topic 1

My Photographer of the week choice is Neil Leifer. His claim to fame is being known for taking some of the most iconic photos in sports history. He photographed "The Greatest Game ever Played" between the Colts and the Giants in the NFL title game in 1958. He worked for Sports Illustrated and Time Magazine. Leifer also photographed seven Olympic games throughout his career. I'd say the thing that most stands out in his photographs is his ability to capture the emotion or feeling from a sporting event.

Topic 2

So far, reading the book I am incredibly moved by what Addario, as a photo journalist, has gone through. I can't imagine being smack dab in the middle of a war zone and also trying to capture the experience on camera. Her story is both engaging and inspiring and I love that she sprinkles her amazing photos throughout the book so that we can look at them first hand. My favorite photo from the book so far is the bottom photo on page four of the a rebel fighter consoling his wounded comrade outside of a hospital. The reason I like the photo is because it captures the emotion of the circumstances so well. I'd say the biggest lesson I can learn from the book is to be fearless. Like I obviously won't be taking pictures of a warzone, but it puts things in perspective when I may be nervous or embarrassed to take photos. I have no reason to be afraid when their are people actually covering wars. My favorite quote definitely has to be on page 22 "When I return home and rationally consider the risks, the choices are difficult. But when I am doing my work, I am alive and I am me. It's what I do. I am sure there are other versions of happiness, but this one is mine." The reason I like the quote is because it encapsulates what photography means to Addario. It's poetic and it very inspiring.

Photo J Assignment #2: Event

Renee Roman Nose (Right) teaches a poetry workshop 
to LBCC Students in the Diversity Achievement Center on 
Oct. 2.

Students look on at lesson,  where they participated in multiple
poetry writing exercises.

Some students came forward to share poems
they had written for the workshop.