Newspaper Magazine Covers

Self-Portraits and Portrait

Self Portraits:

I couldn't decide on one, but here are the few I liked the most.

Portraits:

CE 4.4

1. What is Apple trying to keep from having to do in response to a Federal court order? Page A4 "Apple encryption system..." 
Because apple has very good security and encription on their phones it is nearly impossible for a hacker and or government official to break into them. Which is why the government wants apple to make a unlock key to unlock amy phone whenever they want, apple however thinks this is a very foolish idea, and I would agree.

2. What is the food supplement that Texas A&M researchers have found that may help autistic kids? Page B1 "A&M study..."
Texas A&M researchers believe the food supplement carnitine which is found in red meats and in milk, can help prevent the birth of a child with a autistic disorder. 

3. What did Walmart say caused their earnings to drop last quarter? Page B6 "Walmart profits down..."
Because of online shopping and websites like amazon increasingly becoming more popular. Which is why laces like Walmart are seeing decreases in sales. 
4. Why were some area high schools appealing to UIL regarding the sports district alignments? Page C1 "Centex Schools..."
Some of the schools that wanted to change districts were turned down. As well as some schools do not like the new district they are in because it is less convenient for them.
5. What are some of the popular VR devices coming to market soon? Page SA1 "Virtual insanity"
The two main competitors in the industry right now are the oculus rift which is run by Facebook, And the HTC Vive. Both of the headsets are coming out very soon and have a lot of hype, and money waiting to be poured into them.

Whats Next For The Supreme Court:
The article talks about certain rules for situations like one of their judges dying and how they were to handle the replacement. As well as showing how idealogical shifts happen in the court as people switch out. The whole reason this is being talked about is because Justice Antonin Scalia recently died. I do think that congress should fix this problem, and is something that should have been changed or noticed early. Its gonna be weird though since the president is a democrat, but his term is almost up, and he has to choose the new justice. Its quite bad timing for Scalia to die, thats not his fault though. Personally though I don't care to much about politics or the government. Not because it doesn't affect me, because it does, but because I don't have time to care about it and its hard to listen to some of the politicians when there moral standards are just so wrong.

Lone Star Dispatch #4

SL Parade on March 10, Front Cover
Who? All bowie students and staff will be participating.
What? A no place for hate project
Where? All throughout the bowie campus.
When? During a extended FIT time on March tenth.
Why? To stand up against bullying and discrimination.
How? Uniting the students and school together.
Who was quoted? Aleka Neptune, Benson, Patricia Marley
Best quote? "We want to promote and celebrate differences and to fight discrimination." - Aleka
Pulls me in? No, I thought is was quite bland.
Conclusion? Ends with a quote.

Tarzan In Depth Story
Who? The kids who were involved in the production and show tarzan here at bowie.
What? The starlight theatre companys onstage play of tarzan.
Where? The play took place in the bowie theatre.
When? Early this semester when the show was put on and all the tedious hours before hand.
Why? The students taking theatre wanted to put on the best show they were capable of doing.
How? They has been practicing for months beforehand.
Who was quoted? Eryn Northcutt, Christina Hashchke, Jackson Walker, Austin Hyde, Betsy Cornwell, Davis.
Best quote? "It taught me how to believe in myself and will always have a special place in my heart."- Davis.
Pulls me in? I thought the lead sentence did a great job of pulling me in.
Conclusion? Story ends with a quote

Mr.Bulldog to be held, News
Who? People who want to be the next Mr.Bulldog
What? Basically a male beauty pageant and talent show here at bowie.
Where? In the bowie theatre.
When? Febuary 13th is when the event is held.
Why? To see who this years Mr.Bulldog will be.
How? They are judged based on performance and a variety of other things.
Who was quoted? Drake Touve, James Ellerbrock
Best Quote? "Most people train and exercise, but I take a different approach and exercise my brain, that's where the real magic comes from.
Pull me in? The intro sentence was a little weird but it worked.
Conclusion? The conclusion was a statement

Drawbacks of the Incentives, Commentary
Who? Editiorial by (it doesnt actually show?), but the topic affects all bowie students.
What? The downsides to the new incentives bowie has in place.
Where? James Bowie High School and many other high schools are following these incentives.
When? Spring semester of 2016-2017 school year.
Why? To encourage students to stop skipping class and to be on time.
How? Adding "benefits" to the students if they follow the rules
Who was quoted? -None
Best Quote? -None
Pull me in? Quite fairly I would say/
Conclusion? Conclusion is a statement.

Hip Hop Dancers excels with passion, Student Life
Who? Yullisa Reyes
What? Yullisas extreme hip hop dancing talent and her story behind it all.
Where? She practices outside of school at Balance Dance Studio.
When? She goes to competitions all throughout the year and practices very frequently.
Why? She wants to grow in her talent and make her family and friends proud.
How? She trains rigerously, puts in all of her effort, and is constantly challenging herself.
Who was quoted? Yullisa, Pedro Reyes, Olivia Warren,
Best Quote? "She looks more comfortable with herself when dancing, and when she's dancing she looks more lively, she looks happy.
Pull me in? The beggining sentence is very good, and a lot of thought was put ino pulling the reader in.
Conclusion sentence? The story ends with a quote.


Sweet sounds of the steel drums, Entertainment
Who? The steel drum class, Amy Suggs, Crosby LaGrone, Jake Wohleb
What? Whats been happening in the class, and what the students think of steel drums.
Where? The class is in the Bluebonnet portable, but their concerts are everywhere in the city and sometimes in the state.
When? This years class of pan players.
Why? They play Steel Drums as a fine art, and because its something they really enjoy.
How? The students interviewed have been playing for multiple years, and the teacher Amy Suggs has been playing since she was in college.
Who was quoted? All the people listed above were quoted.
Best quote? "The students did very well,  I am very proud of all of their hard work and dedication to the music." I liked this quote since I know the teacher, because I take her class, and it just goes to show how much she cares about her students.
Pull me in? Absolutely, the beginning sentence was very good and interesting.
Conclusion? The conclusion was a quote.

Swiftly Overcoming Obstacles, Athletics
Who? Joseph Killeen (me) , Seth Leifheit, Matthew Willis.
What? Me and Seths passion for parkour and taking risks.
Where? The story shares about the parkour gym BAM Academy.
When? Tells a little of me and Seths story of parkour, even though some of it is wrong.
Why? Its a sport thats not very well known, and is not very easy and safe to take part in either. But it makes for quite a good adventure.
How? Goes over how me and seth have training license to BAM Academy and us training there to become professional athletes.
Who was quoted? Joseph, Seth, Matthew
What quote was the strongest? "Parkour is the art of movement" - Me, really glad she included that in the newspaper because without it parkour gets confused with many things.
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
I thought the lead sentence was quite good, and yes made me want to keep reading.
Was the conclusion a quote or statement?
The conclusion was a statement.

1. My favorite photo in the paper is below the headline "Reaching the perfect balance"
I really enjoy this photo, first off because of the nice depth of field happening. As well as the photo taking picture of an action, it fells as if the photo is moving, and the reader is there, when the story took place.

2. My least favorite photo, not to complain, but probably was in the article about parkour that I was in.
First off since the photo that talks about seth, is actually of me. Which I found funny, but then the other photo that is shown to be of me, was when I was joking around. I wasn't actually doing parkour in the photo, I was literally throwing my body onto that obstacle as a joke, exactly why I was smiling. You don't usually smile when your doing parkour since you need to concentrate to achieve your goal, and to not get hurt. Also since the photographers had to come to BAM with us to get credit for the assignment, and not have me take the pictures, even though I am pretty darn good, but yet they didn't use the photos of me and seth doing flips or tricking, is a little annoying. We put on a good show to take pictures of, but the results weren't up to par. But the article itself I thought was really good, the writing was very to the point, glad someone took the time to interview me and my passion.

3. If I was a photographer, well I would have loved to have done parkour, but other than that I would have been super happy to shoot for steel drums. I am in steel drums and and have so many ideas for a creative steel drum picture its not even funny. I am super in to photography so even if i didn't get to shoot for something I liked, as a moral principle of who I am, I make sure the photo is interesting.

4. I thought the photography in this article was very good, It did lack quite some color though. There were more black and white photos than there usually are, which is fine, it just changes the feel of the a

Magazines Part II

1. Early Magazine Covers
Way back when, magazine covers were very simple, sometimes picture, just a title and the newspaper establishment that published it. Very similar to the format of a book cover.
2. The Poster Cover.
This cover is the exact opposite of the previous cover. Their is very little text and the cover really emphasizes the picture to catch the readers eye.
3. Pictures Married to Type
Similar to the poster cover, pictures married to type emphasize a picture to grab the viewers attention. But they also use lots of text to inform whats inside the magazine, and to yell at the reader that their is a interesting story they need to read.
4. In the forest of words
This cover type is like Pictures Married to Type, but with even more words. They call it a forest of words because in some cases it makes it harder to see the background subject, but informs the viewer of more information before they even open the magazine.

My Favorite Cover

Favorite Portrait: ESPN The Magazine, October 13, 2014, Derek Jeter

Description: "With the New York Yankees closing in on a fall vacation, it meant that the final home game for Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter would come in late September, when ESPN The Magazine was set to celebrate all things Cleveland. The future Hall of Famer's retirement dominated the sports world; the chorus of send-offs from columnists, TV hosts and commercials served as an early-fall replacement for October playoff talk. But The Magazine chose a cover that reflects more quiet reverence than extended standing ovation. It depicts The Captain--the most iconic baseball player of his era--in his tradition of leading the Yankees onto the field before each home game. This time, though, Jeter is silhouetted out of the frame and into an all-white background. Jeter isn't only running onto the field--but into immortality." - See more at: http://www.magazine.org/asme/magazine-cover-contest/past-winners-finalists/2015-winners-finalists#sthash.C7RPtEmp.dpuf

My Reason: I really like this portrait because it sends a really interesting and awesome message as simply as it can. It saying, that the person in the photo, Jeter, isn't afraid of his future, infact he is running right towards it. It emphasizes Jeters decision, and it does so in many ways. The first way is the lighting, everything is bright, it almost seems like he is in the clouds. Secondly, the absence of everything else but him, Its obvious the is the subject of the photo since nothing else is in it, this creates a really cool effect. They also kept his shadow in the future, which is quite symbolic since the magazine is about what he did in the past. 

Best Magazine Covers 2015

1. Formal
2. Formal
3. Environmental
4. Environmental
5. Formal
6. Informal
7. Informal
8. Formal
9. Informal
10. Environmental
11. Formal
12. Informal
13. Formal
14. Informal
15. Informal
16. Informal
17. Informal
18. Enviromental

Magazine Tips

The magazine cover design went over 6 main things that a magazine cover should have,
1. It should be Familiar and easy to recognize.
2. It should be emotionally irresistible.
3. Pulls the reader in by their curiosity.
4. It should be intellectual stimulating to the viewer.
5. Easy to look at and appealing to the viewer.
6. Worth the cost of the magazine.

Prompt Shoot #2 Photos

Purple

Cold

Electricity

C.E #4.3

1. What are five things you should know about the Zika virus? Page A1
The zika virus is in travis county, its creates microcephaly, active in saliva and urine, pregnant woman are at risk, and there is no vaccine yet.
2. How is Ft. Hood promoting renewable energy? Page A1
They are creating a massive solar wind farm that is suspected of costing $100 million.
3. What are three of the top jobs that do not require a 4-year college degree? Page B7
An electrician, Plumber, and Building Inspector.
4. Who won the Super Bowl and what was the score? Page C1
The Denver Broncos won the super bowl 24 to 10.
5. Skim the Webb Report on Page D2, which story was the most interesting? Just give me the subheadline of the six stories there.

I think that #Nofilter likes to be the most interesting story out of
Horns up, start your engines, #nofilter, Austin family values, Newsmakers, and stolen miley sex doll.
It caught my eye because it featured a picture of some boys running the 2 mile race in track at sunset. It was a very well composed photo and stuck out to me since I do track as well.

Look at the Photo Extra Page SA1-SA4.
Which is your favorite photo? Why?
My favorite photo was "A beacon on the plains", I really liked this photo for a multiple of reasons. One it had very good framing and perspective, the sun was at the top of the church. Second, the effect the photo creates, makes the church feel big and tall. Lastly the snow makes everything brighter, along with singling out the church and making it the obvious subject of the photo.
Which photo had the most interesting stuff going on?
 "Flight of the angel" I would say had the most things going on at once. It shows a crowded area with the woman obviously being the main subject, she is highlighted in a way and stands out of the crowd.
Which photo was the most boring?
I thought "Counted by hand" was the worst photo, because there wasn't much to care about in it. The photo is for the most part out of focus, and the overall content of the picture is boring. Even just a viewpoint change could have made this a better picture than what it is now.
Which photo had the most interesting subject?
"Battling the blaze" was filled with action and interest. The firefighter stands on a roof and all the viewer can see past him is a blaze of smoke and fire. Its quite powerful and scary to see a human be so close to the face of danger.

Portraits and Self Portraits

Alter Your Perspective

Most portraits are taken with the camera at (or around) the eye level of the subject. While this is good common sense – completely changing the angle that you shoot from can give your portrait a real WOW factor.

Get up high and shoot down on your subject or get as close to the ground as you can and shoot up. Either way you’ll be seeing your subject from an angle that is bound to create interest.

Introduce Movement

- Movement creates a sense of interest

Portraits can be so static – but what if you added some movement into them? This can be achieved in a few ways:

• by making your subject move
• by keeping your subject still but having an element in the scene around them move
• by moving your camera (or it’s lens to achieve a zoom burst)

Settings—The Other Subject

The settings in which you make pictures of people are important because they add to the viewer's understanding of your subject. The room in which a person lives or works, their house, the city street they walk, the place in which they seek relaxation—whatever it is, the setting provides information about people and tells us something about their lives. Seek balance between subject and environment. Include enough of the setting to aid your image, but not so much that the subject is lost in it.

Environmental Portrait:

This photo is quite extraordinary to say the least. The lighting really helps the mood. You can see the light of his helmet and its beam in the photo. Did i forget to mention, they are on top of a flipping mountain! The detail, expression and overall quality of this photo is amazing.

Photography Self Portrait:

I really enjoy this photo and the creativity behind it. Its quite a simple photo to recreate but it has a lot of character. Its a photo that definitely catches your eye.

Casual Portrait:

Holy cow this is a very well done photo, The background, foreground and everything in general is so appealing to the eye. The colors really bring out the happiness and awesomeness of this photo.

1. What are the characteristics of an environmental portrait?

Environmental portraits should consist of having a recognizable environment, usually outdoors, and sometimes out of the photographers control of what happens in it.
2. What is the difference between an environmental portrait and a casual portrait?

Casual portraits are more to say something, and to be used for people to recognize a face, a environment portrait more of the time is an art, or is to mark a certain time when something happened.

3. What will you need to do to get a really good self-portrait?

Well its not usually the best idea to take a picture of yourself by yourself alone, so you need a photographer obviously, but besides that a good self portrait should be appealing to the eye and to the person is the "self".
4.  When you go take these pictures, and you will eventually turn in one of each, a portrait and a self-portrait, describe to me what you would like to do and who you would like to take a portrait of and where you might shoot these images.

I really like to incorporate colors and black and white like the picture I showed above. Also the framing I usually use is really close to the face or their whole body, I find the other positions to be a little awkward looking. I also like having a very simple background that either has a repeating pattern or is just a blank wall, or a background that totally makes the subject pop because they don't fit in to the scenario, like a lion in the middle of the ocean.