Yearbook Introduction

Things that should be in every yearbook:

• title
• table of contents
• page numbers
• pictures of every student
• every student's name
• captions for pictures
• quotes from students
• a unique cover
• stories
• pictures of students doing things
• titles
• headings
• subheadings
• sports pages
• arts pages
• academics pages
• school event pages
• the year
• staff pictures
• student polls
• teacher polls
• a theme for the entire book
• a page dedicated to each organization
• a page dedicated to each club
• a page dedicated to everyone who help put together the yearbook

The title of the yearbook is "You are Here Aerie 2014."

It is from Akins High School.

There are page numbers, pictures, and captions on every page.

There are six sections in the yearbook.

My favorite spread is the drill team spread titled "Diamonds, Strong Forever"

There is an index in my book.

There are pictures of groups of people.

There is a table of Contents.

2,300-2,500 students attended Akins in 2014.

This book is from Austin, Texas.

Prompt shoot peer review

Madison's Blog

1. I like this photo because I feel like it clearly relates to the prompt. The way that it is blurred is really nice. I like that it follows the rule of lines.

2. I like this photo but I wish the subject wasn't directly in front of the camera. The relation between the prompt and the photo is very good though.

3. I really like the shadows in this photo and how they affect the lighting.

4. I love how you chose to make this photo black and white because I love how the sky looks ombre in the background. I also really like the viewpoint that this photo was taken from.

My favorite image was The End. This is because I love the viewpoint as well as that it is black and white because I feel like it suits the photo very well.

My least favorite image would be the Eight photo just because I feel like it was kind of simple.

The best portraying was done in the fourth photo from my perspective.

The least successfully portrayed photo was the footprints photo from my perspective.

Prompt Shoot #3

Footprints

Yummy

Pose

 The End

2015 Photos of the Year

When I first saw this photo, I was immediatel intrigued. I love the colors that are muffled behind the muddy glass. I also like the contently resting faces of the subjects in the photo. This photo is very visually appealing because the natural lighting is perfect as well as the muffled bright colors in the men's clothing.









I love all of the exciting colors that are present in this photo. The light illuminating the chapel in the background is very inviting and warm. The dancers moving in the foreground make the environment seem very fun and friendly.

I like this photo because when I look at it, I feel as it I am swept away into the whirlwind of fish that are engulfing the sea diver. This photo encapsulates such majestic movement within it and it truly intrigues me.

The Best Song of 2015

Fourfive Seconds by Rhianna, Kanye West, and Mccartney

  I think that Fourfive Seconds is one of the best songs of the year because personally, I think that it is a great song. Also, the song is a little quirky and different. I like that about the song because it makes it seem a lot more relatable. The song was marked 18 on the Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2015.

The Best Movie of 2015

What We Do In the Shadows

My Magazine Covers!

Finals Extra Credit

http://petapixel.com/2014/12/01/6-types-photos-know-make/

a.     What did you see on the website, describe it in 2-3 sentences?

On this website, I saw different photos and the website described different tricks that can be done to take photos and how to do them. The website used different rules of photography to take their pictures than what I had learned.

b.     What did you learn?

I learned how to make a fake tilt and shift photo, how to make a forced perspective photo and how to make a long exposure landscape photo. The website also taught me how to make a digital infrared photo, how to make a double exposure portrait photo and how to make a 360 degree polar panorama.

c.     How did the site relate to photography?

This relates to photography by writing about really cool ways to take awesome pictures as well as displaying photos using the different techniques. the website also provides step by step guides about using photoshop and the camera to achieve the technique.

http://petapixel.com/2014/12/19/disorienting-beauty-spiral-staircases-old-abandoned-buildings/

a.     Why did you pick this photo?

I picked this photo because I loved all of the texture that is in it. I also find the different colorful lighting very intriguing since it adds a bunch of really cool colors to the photo.

b.     What rules of photography do you see in the photo?

In this photo, I notice the rule of viewpoint. The viewpoint is there because this photo would be nothing without it's really cool angle and the way the spiral was taken from above.
c.     Who took the photo?

Christian Richter took this photo.


http://blog.ted.com/how-to-create-a-killer-timelapse-with-joe-capra/
a.     Describe what you saw in the video.

In this video, I saw several time lapses that were all taken in the city Rio De Jenero. Some of the time lapses were taken during the day but many were taken at night showing all of the city lights.

b.     Try to figure out who made the video. If it was a photographer look them up on google and see if you can learn more about them.

Joe Capra made the video. Capra had been a photographer until he was inspired by a time lapse video and decided he wanted to create one himself.

c.     If there is a story about the video on the website, paraphrase it in 2-3 sentences.

d.     What did you learn new?

Final Exam Review

1. Captions

a. First sentence includes major information about the photo (who, what, where, when, why, how). You may make up the information for this assignment.

b. First sentence should be written in present tense as if the action of the photo is still happening.

c. Second sentence should be past tense, and should include background information.

d. Information in caption should not be obvious by looking at the photo.

e. If there are three or fewer recognizable people in the photo, you must give all of their names (you can make them up for this assignment).

f. Use strong action verbs whenever possible.

Mat Damond sits blindfolded in a desert in Syria before he is murdered my members of ISIS.
He is being murdered because he is Jewish and is not like his other Muslim peers.

Eurasian geese with distinct red orange noses and white feathers are gathered together in a great mass. These geese gather together as they travel south for the winter to try and escape the cold.

2. Rules of Photography

a. Rule of thirds - aligns the subject along one of the intersects of a three by three grid.

b. Balancing Elements - the effect of the subjects and things in the picture outweighing each other so that the picture seems even and balanced.

c. Leading Lines - the eye of the viewer is lead to the subject by lines in the photo.

d. Symmetry and Patterns (repetition) - photos that contain repetitive patterns and show visual rhythm and satisfaction and interest.

e. Viewpoint - the position from which the photo is taken or the subject(s) position in the photograph.

f. Background - the area of space behind of the subject.

g. Create depth - done by including objects in the foreground, background, and middle ground. 

h. Framing - the framing of the subject with the surroundings not a literal frame.

i. Cropping - the subject of a part of the picture is zoomed in on.

j. Mergers and avoiding them - awkward placements of subjects with the surroundings.

3. Aperture, Shutter speed, and ISO

Aperture - the unit of measurement that defines the size of the opening in the lens that can be adjusted to control the amount of light reaching the film or digital sensor

Shutter speed - the length of time when the film in a camera is exposed to light.

ISO - used when there is not as much light.

4. Photoshop

What is acceptable: Leveling and cropping of the photo

What isn't acceptable: Changing the photo to the point where it is unrecognizable, and changing the body features of subjects


5. Portraits


Environmental portrait - taken in the subject's usual environment.

Self portrait - taken of a single subject with a set up.

Casual portrait - a photo taken of a single subject


6. Photogaphic Terms 

Exposure:  the amount of light per unit area in a photo

Depth of Field: the distance between the nearest and furthest objects that give an image judged to be in focus in a camera.

Focal length: the distance between the center of a lens and its focus

7. Magazine Covers

Early magazine covers: consisted of a title, author, and occasionally a small illustration without relation to the content of the magazine.

Poster magazine covers: consisted of a large image lacking relation to the magazine taking up the whole cover leaving some space for the magazine title.

Married to Type magazine covers: consists of a general image in the center of the cover and the title as well as article names intended to draw the reader in along the sides of the image with matching font and colors.

Forest of Words magazine covers: obnoxious "shouting" text covering the cover with articles and their summaries as well as an image hidden behind the text and a title.