Photo J Assignment #7: My Hometown

Jackson Heaton, 20, (left) and Dylan Justesen, 21, are LDS Missionaries
from Utah and Idaho. They meet at Grand Prairie Park in Albany
every Sunday after church for Bible study.

CJ Daniels, 21, a former guard at South Medford High School
practices his free throws on the court at Grand Prairie Park on Nov. 11.
Daniels says he goes to the park about five times a week so that he can
 keep his shooting touch.

Kelsey Breitmer, 26, is a cashier for Albany Fred Meyer. She closes
five times a week and says she has never missed a shift since she started
working there.

Week 4 Blog Forum

Topic 1:

1. I chose "Be accurate and comprehensive in the representation of subjects," as the part of the code of ethics that I found most compelling. The reason for this is because it acts as the foundation for several other parts of the code of ethics. The photo journalist's goal is to capture a real moment in time, so if we aim to be accurate and comprehensive when representing our subject then we will fulfill other parts of the code like "resist being manipulated by staged photo opportunities," or "Editing should maintain the integrity of the photographic images' content and context. Do not manipulate images or add or alter sound in any way that can mislead viewers or misrepresent subjects. Accuracy is key when covering any type of news story when writing, so why should photography be any different? 
2. I chose "Strive by example and influence to maintain the spirit and high standards expressed in this code. When confronted with situations in which the proper action is not clear, seek the counsel of those who exhibit the highest standards of the profession. Visual journalists should continuously study their craft and the ethics that guide it." this one because it gives instruction to live by this code in general and that a good journalist isn't one who simply memorizes it, but continues to learn from it and live by it. 
3. I guess the main thing from 1 on the code of ethics is just to not fabricate anything in your photos. The goal is to share the truth so know use of photoshop to adjust someone or something to make the photo to look better. An honest photo is better than a beautiful one.  

Topic 2:

It was tough to choose between all the great photos that Casey has taken so far this term. I think my favorite is this photo of the subject playing chess in the book store. It has a fantastic angle, pretty good expression, and the lighting is very cool. Overall it's a very interesting photograph and she has plenty more on her blog.

Another instance of trying to narrow it down to just one great photo. I chose this photo of Alex's from when he shot the Farmer's Market booth. The lighting and depth of field in this photo are simply incredible. Very good work from Alex Gaub and there's a lot of other great photos on his blog as well.

Week 6 Blog Forum

Topic 1

1. I'm going to photograph Albany Oregon because it's where I live and it has a lot of variety as far as landmarks and places to shoot.

2. For my portrait I was thinking about shooting someone at the local Fred Meyer like this well known cashier I know. For the landmark maybe something like the Hasty Freez servers or Pix theater ticket people. For my activity I was thinking I'd photograph some people at one of the parks in Albany like Timberland or Grand Prairie.

3. The portrait and landmark because they involve me working around someone's work schedule and I really feel nervous about being a distraction.

Topic 2

1. For the photo story I was planning on to continue shooting "The Actor's Nightmare." Only this time I would get more backstage footage before and after dress rehearsals of the actors and the director. My hope is to document the camaraderie, fun and stressful work that is involved as opening night approaches.

2. The other thing I was thinking was documenting the daily life of a firefighter when not out putting out fires. Essentially photographing the inside of a fire station, what conditions they live in and what they do to keep busy as they wait to fight fires.

Week 7 Blog Forum

Topic 1:

1. The first tip that I thought was applicable to all forms of photography was "stay in your camera." Meaning keep taking photos don't get distracted by the ones you've already taken. In sports photography its important to do this because shooting a celebration is almost just as good as getting a shot of the action, and if you chimp your action shot you will miss out on good photos.
2. The second tip was that you have to be somewhere different then everyone else. You want unique photos and grouping around the other photographers at a sports event will not give you an opportunity to do that.

Topic 2:

1. I will Albany Parks and Rec Department (APRD) Sports, Senior Pickleball.
2. They play mornings at around 8:30 in the APRD Sports activities center. I will stop by there next wednesday.
3. Action Photo Ideas

• Overall: I will get a shot of the overall court, with both teams and get a shot of the athletes swinging at the wiffle ball.
• Medium: I think I'll shoot one side of the court or one of the teams and maybe shoot a celebration, reaction, or action if I can get it.
• Close: I'm thinking that it would be cool to get a close up of one of the athletes before a volley to kind of capture their emotion and focus. Otherwise I would try to capture a reaction after a play.

Photo J Assignment #6: Free Shoot

The Black Curtain Society performed their first dress rehearsal for
"The Actor's Nightmare" on Nov. 2. The play centers around an accountant
named George Spelvin who is mistaken for an actor and forced
to perform in a play that he doesn't know any of the lines for.
The Show will be coming to the Russell Tripp Performance Center
on Nov. 16-18.

Jake Tudor (Left) and Matthew Shelton rehearse one of their
scenes in "The Actor's Nightmare." 

The cast and director engaging in a warm-up exercise before the
dress rehearsal. (From Left) Hannah Costa, Jake Tudor, Breonna North,
Sophia Brown, Matt Shelton, and Isaac Newton.

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.