Magazine Tips

"Arousing curiosity (that’s to pull the casual glancer in)"
"Intellectually stimulating, interesting (that’s to promise benefits)"
"Efficient, fast, easy to scan (that’s showing off the service)"
"Worth the investment of money and time (that’s the “What’s in it for me?”)"
"Familiar recognition from issue to issue (that’s the brand)"

Portrait Reminders

Portraits:

Self Portraits:

Prompt Shoot #2

Green:

Backpack:

Triangle:

• Edited:

Green-

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My Holiday

1. One thing i will remember over the break was when my 2 best friends slept over my house and spend new years with me.

2. My resolutions for 2013 is to get better grades and be a better person.

3. I'm looking forward to the fun and exciting adventures i'll go to with my family or/and my friends.

2012 in Review

• 1.  What Makes You Beautiful -

This new boy band became famous quickly after their performance of "What makes you beautiful". I picked this song as the best song of 2012 because i really like the lyrics and the beat of the song.

2. The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn Part 2

This movie was far my favorite of all the other twilight movies. From the beginning to the end, i was intrigued. This movie was one of the most fascinating, and thats why i picked it as the best movie of 2012.

3. Mass Shooting

Many innocent children's and teachers were shot in Newton. One shooting had affected several people throughout the world. Even though those people weren't related to them in any way, they felt emotional and feels apologetic for those families' loss. For affecting many people with this one shooting, i would say this would be the top news of 2012.

4. Barack Obama

I would say Barack Obama is the most important person of 2012 since he became the newly re-elected president. After the long campaign against his rival , he won and have,again 4 years to be our leader.

5. Michael Phelps

The biggest sports of the year would be the olympics that only happens once every year. Michael Phelps would be the Top in sports related story, since having about 22 medals, therefore is considered the most decorated olympian of all time.

Caption Practice/Vocabulary

• Caption #1

Who: President Barack Obama & First Lady Michelle Obama

What: Embrace

Where: On the tarmac of the Davenport Iowa Airport

When: August 15, 2012 (Wednesday)

Why: They missed each other after being apart for three weeks

How: Warmly, Lovingly

Background: After embracing Michelle on the tarmac, President Obama tripped and fell and bruised his face. He was taken to the hospital for treatment.

Sentence #1: Verb? (Present Tense) President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama embraced each other on the tarmac of the Davenport Iowa Airport on Wednesday.

Sentence #2: Verb? (Past Tense) The Obamas had not seen each other in three weeks and missed each other.

Caption Header: Embrace after lonely time on campaign trail.

• Caption #2

Who: South Korean Singer Psy

What: Singing/Performing

Where: Central Soul

When: October 2 , 2012 (Tuesday)

Why:After becoming famous for his performance of "Gangnam Style", Psy went on a worldwide tour.

How: Energetically, Excitedly

Background: Psy instantly became famous and reached the top worldwide pop charts after receiving about a billion views on his track song of "Gangnam Style" on Youtube.

Sentence #1: Verb? (Present Tense) South Korean Singer Psy performs his hit song called "Gangnam Style" on Tuesday in Central Soul.

Sentence #2: Verb? (Past Tense) In addition, he reached the top worldwide pop chart after getting almost a billion views on his track song on youtube.
Caption Header: Psy singing his #1 song

• Caption #3

Who: President Barack Obama & First Lady Michelle Obama

What: Smiling

Where: Chicago

When: November 7, 2012

Why: President Barack Obama became the newly re-elected President

How: Happily, joyfully

Background: The Obamas are showered with confetti after Barack Obama became president

Sentence #1: Verb? (Present Tense) President Barack Obama & First Lady Michelle Obama smiles joyfully after he became the newly re-elected President. 

Sentence #2: Verb? (Past Tense) After the exciting announcement they had received, tons of confetti showered them as they were about to hug and celebrate his success.

Caption Header: President Barack Obama's success again

• Vocabulary:

Depth of Field (shallow and wide) -- The distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image.

Light (angle and intensity) -- Element that makes things visible.

Shadows -- A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

Diffusion -- a refraction of light or an erratic display of light passing through an element. (scattering)

Exposure: -- The amount of light allowed to fall on each area of a photograph.

Aperture (f-stop): The opening that allows light to pass through a lens and reach the camera sensor.

Shutter Speed: The length of time the shutter of the camera is open.

ISO: The sensitivity to light of a camera's sensor.

• Types of lenses:

Telephoto: Zoom
Prime: ("fixed") No zoom, More detail(sharper image)
Wide Angle: Wider perspective
Timeless: Not affected by the passage of time
Proximity: Nearness in space,location
Conflict: Argument

Favorite Photos of 2012

First of, i love how the photo was organized, it shows how creative the photographer is. The place he/she picked out is perfect, it have a beautiful scenery. The overall picture is just perfect in my perspective.

This photo is very heartfelt. By just looking at it, you can just imagine how happy they were.

The angle this photo was taken at gives off a great lighting and truly defines the railroad tracks.