Week 8 Blog

WEEK 8 BLOG

Topic 1: Throughout the years photojournalism has progressed with tremendous strides. I think the biggest change in photojournalism is now we have digital images. Having access to the image right away is huge for photojournalism. When doing photojournalism you want to have instant access to your work so that you can publish it quick. Also one other thing about having digital cameras is the quality that it offers. With all the progress that digital cameras have made it has amazing how easy photojournalism is now days compared to what is used to be. There are many great photographers throughout the history is photojournalism. My personal favorite photojournalist of all time is JOHN GERALD ZIMMERMAN. Zimmerman was one of the first sports photographer and helped shaped modern sports photojournalism. Zimmerman was born on Oct. 30, 1927 and died Aug. 3, 2002. Zimmerman's most famous photo was this one of Wilt Chamberlain on the cover of Sports Illustrated, Zimmerman went on to shoot 107 SI covers.



Topic 2:  For my photo story I plan on shooting photos of a guy I know who races motocross, How I am going to do the story is by getting there early and shooting photos of him before he gets ready to race, Then I plan on shooting photos of him getting ready to race like him getting dressed in his gear and him praying. Then I will shoot photos of him practicing and then I will shoot photos of him actually racing. After he is done racing I will shoot his taking off his gear and probably his dirty bike. This will be at Albany MX this Wednesday the 27th. I am very excited to see what I can do for this assignment.

ACTION PHOTOS

ALBANY MX

Group of riders come into the final corner before the finish at the Albany MX race track. 

Alyas Wardius wheelies through the whoops at Albany MX on  May 20th.

Braxton Burkhardt focusing on his line before hitting a jump.

Week 7 blog forum

BLOG...WEEK 7

1) My sports action subject will most likely be some sort of baseball. I have shot OSU baseball this year a couple times so I might try to go shoot some High School or T-Ball.

2) Next week, try to get out and shoot on Monday if the weather is good.

3) I think the key when shooting sports photos is to be prepared for the action when it happens cause you never know when or where it will happen. Many other type of photos you can even setup, but when it comes to sports you can't. For the overall usually I like to show how many people are there in attendance, for me thats a big things for an overall shot. For the medium it has a wide variety of options. It could just be a single player or maybe depending on what your idea for a close up will be. For the close up I would try to get some facial expression, that is my favorite in sports is when you can capture that. Now many times in sports to capture a emotion you must be close enough and that can be tricky to get a clear close up of emotion when you're farther back.

4) For my primary contact for this assignment will either be the coach if it's younger kids but if it's higher level sports I will just go and shoot it.

Week 7 Photos

Mexicatiahui Danza Azteca

YAOZIHUATL enjoys her part in the Danza Azteca Chichimeca dancing group on May, 13th 

OME QUIAHVITL breaks it down at LBCC in the courtyard. 

Danza Azteca Chichimeca dancing group on diversity day at LBCC on May, 13th

Neighborhood Project

NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECT ALBANY

The Albany clock tower at the train station on may 6th, 2015.

Runners compete in the 2015 Eagle Invitational for Santiam Christian at Linn-Benton Community College on May, 8, 2015.

Linn-Benton Community College baseball player Jacob Musial walks off the field during the game at LBCC on May 8, 2015

WEEK 6 BLOG

Scobel Wiggins...

I have had the pleasure to shoot alongside Scobel at many OSU sporting events.
She definitely enjoys what she does and also does a great job.

The reason this photo stands out to me so much is the focus, I have shot sports for the last 3 years and I know that to get a action shot in focus is extremely tough. This photos isn't just a regular action shot though. This particular photo it is raining in, for anyone who has shot in the rain it can be extremely tough for a couple of reasons. The biggest reason is because the camera will want to focus on the rain itself and not the subject you're trying to shoot.  In this photo Scobel Wiggins uses a few techniques and her main one is that she has a great depth of field and has all the focus and clarity on #14 Cody Vaz.

Another great Scobel Wiggins photo, this photo is amazing because of the moment it captures and also how clear everything is. 

QUESTIONS FOR SCOBEL...
1) Favorite thing to shoot and why?
2) What is her favorite shot of all time?
3) How much do you use photoshop or any editing software on your photos.

BOB MARTIN

BOB MARTIN

Bob Martin lives in England and was also born there Bob Martin is famous for his photography in the athletic field. Bob Martin hasphotographed every single Olympic Game since 1998.

Bob Martin's photographs have been published in many places such as Sports Illustrated magazines, New York Times, The Sunday Times, Life Magazine, Time and many more! Bob has been awarded over 53 national and international awards.

My favorite photo...

His most famous photo...

Spanish swimmer Xavi Torres sets off at the start of the 200m freestyle heats at the Paralympic Games in Athens in September. Torres, all of whose limbs have been amputated, went on to come sixth in the 200m finals, but picked up a silver medal in the 150m individual medley and a bronze in the 4x50m relay medley. Swimming has been one of the main sports in the Paralympics since the first games were held in 1960. International swimming rules are followed with just a few exceptions, such as optional platform or in-water starts, but no prostheses or assistive devices are permitted.

Week 5 blog forum

   
Favorite photo story...
    My favorite photo story is the story about the bounty hunters on page 236- 237. There are many reasons why I find this story very interesting to me, the biggest reason is that I am going into law enforcement and this story is basically law enforcement photos. What really got my attention is the action that is going on in all the photos, there is guns being pulled and people getting hand cuffed. The biggest challenges for the photographer in this situation is that they are actually in harms way and in danger of losing their life at anytime. The other problem the photographer had in this situation is that they need to stay out of the way of the bounty hunters. If the photographer gets in the way of the bounty hunter there could be many problems. The visual consistency is that all the photos have action going on, that is very important in these photos. This story is based on bounty hunters and that their job is very active. I can use a couple things from this photo story and use them in mine. The biggest thing for me is to capture faces and emotion, this story does a good job of that and in my photo story I want to do the same.

My photo story...
     For my photo story I have thought of a few different things. One of the ideas I had was to shoot some baseball photos and do a story on some of the guys and their biggest plays and moments throughout the year. I think it could turn out really cool if I could get some good action shots and maybe even some at practice and before practice and all of the prep that goes into everything. The other idea I had for a photo story is a story on the graphic design class. The graphic design design class had so drama go on in their class due to they were told they would get a graphic design degree and then where told they wouldn't so this caused some problems. Now the problem is resolved and they will be graduating with another degree similar to a graphic design degree.  For me both of these photos story's will be pretty easy for me because I know quite a bit about both of theses situations and I know that I could make the photo story very intriguing. I would just need to prep out what time and place I would need to shoot photos and where I would have to be. I think I could make this story very cool and am looking forward to it.

Week 5 Photos

             Career Fair at Linn-Benton Community College

EM1 Gonzalez, Ian shows off his ribbons and warfare insignia at the Linn-Benton career fair on April, 28 2015.

Carl Callow a LBCC construction and forestry student helps Savannah Kirkpatick play on the LBCC's heavy equipment/diesel technology replica machine.

Linn-Benton held a career fair on April 28, 2015. There was a great turnout and many people left with smiles on their faces.