Found objects

My architecture

Details

Light

Patterns

Angles and shapes

Surrounding

Architecture preview

DetailsThis is a good picture of details because normaly if you're looking at it from down or the side, you wouldn't be able to see the top with all the palm trees.

Angles and Shapes This is an amazing picture of how this building has all types of shapes and sizes. How it has a type of movement.


Surroundings This is nice because it is a drop placed on water. It makes it seem like it's a rain or tear drop falling into the water.

Patterns The patterns in these houses is because they are basically in repetition, they are cubic houses, one after another.

LightThis picture has amazing lighting, The stained glass lets rays of colors enter the room and the wholes on top also let in a lot of solar light.

Interview Questions: Friends Lifestyles

How do you feel about life?

Are you satisfied with where you’re at in life?

Why do you feel that way?

How would you describe your life?

What do you do in your free time?

Do you have a lot of friends?

How would you describe your friends?

Do you ever feel pressured by friends into doing things you shouldn’t?

Why do you feel that way?

Do you or your friends smoke?

Drink?

Any other drugs?

How do you feel about it?

When do you think is enough?

Why do you think most people do “bad” things?

Do you think there’s a certain time and place for these things?

When do you think this would be?

How do you think you or your friends are viewed as at school?

Does this affect school?
What do you wish you could change, if anything, in life?

Action Shoot

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PANNING:

FOCUS:

News leads

Article 1
Who: Micheal and Robert Ronsenberg/Meeropol
What: Investigated parents past
When: September 16, 2008
Where: New York
Why: To prove them innocent
How: Interviews and goverment facts
Lead: Delayed identification
New Lead: Brothers are forced to be orphans and now are going out to find their parents innocense.

Article 2
Who: Copy of first Superman comic book
What: auctioned off
When: Present
Where: Everywhere- to the public
Why: Value has gone up
How: Its been 12 years
Lead: Delayed identification
New Lead: Unknown comic book saler puts comic book to be bid on with a minimum of 400,000 after finding it in his mothers basement 12 years later.

Elements of News

Proximity: Recycling old electronics in Akins and a few other schools.

Prominence: The death of a close friend.

Timeliness: 911

Oddity: Balloon boy

Consequence: The health care reform

Conflict: Celebrity break-ups.

Interview with Mariela Rodriguez

1. What is the student of the month award?
-It is an award to show your hard work and effort. It's an honor.

2. How did you feel when you found out you were Student of the Month?
-Very excited

3. What was your first reaction?
-"Oh my god! I can't believe it!"

4. Did you expect it or were you surprised?
-Didn't expected it at all.

5. What did you do to get this honor?
-Got good grades. Went to tutoring and a lot of class participation and cooperation.

6. What did you recieve for winning Student of the Month?
-A certificate and a gift card.

7. What did your family feel when they were informed?
-They were happy and very proud.

8. Did your family brag about you or do they still?
-They still brag to family and friends. heck, they'll brag to anyone.

9. Do you expect to win again?
-Sure, why not?

10. What does winning this award mean to you?
-Hard work really does pay off!

11. Are you a social person?
-Very!

12. Do you like to go out and have fun?
-Hell yeah!

13. Do you believe friends can be distracting?
-Not if you know how to limit yourself, like know when it's time for schoolwork and friends.

14. How do your friends act around you even with winning this award?
-Pretty excited. They congraduated me a lot. They were happy for me

15. Does this award look good on job and college applications?
-Yes, on any college resume.

16. Were you the only student of the month?
-No, there were a few others.

17. Are they seperate areas?
-The top student from each grade level were winners as well.

18. Why do you think this award is important?
-It honors students in each who try super hard, It lets others around you know how hard you try.

19. What are your goals in life?
-Go to and graduate from college with my PHD. Get a career that makes me happy and travel.

20. Do you have any advice for other students?
-Try your hardest, never satisfy yourself with just average, try to have fun with what you're doing.

Student of the Month Interview

1. What is the student of the month award?


2. How did you feel when you found out you were Student of the Month?


3. What was your first reaction?


4. Did you expect it or were you surprised?


5. What did you do to get this honor?


6. What did you recieve for winning Student of the Month?


7. What did your family feel when they were informed?


8. Did your family brag about you or do they still?


9. Do you expect to win again?


10. What does winning this award mean to you?


11. Are you a social person?
12. Do you like to have fun and go out?


13. Do you believe friends can be distracting?


14. How do your friends act around you even with winning this award?
    
15. Does this award look good on job and college applications?


16. Were you the only student of the month?


17. Are they seperate areas?


18. Why do you think this award is important?
19. What are your goals in life?
20. Do you have any advice for other students?

School Uniform Questions

Assignment 1
I could ask the president of the school board. I could ask the school board in general, Or I could speak to the principal, Mr. Gerard.

20 questions:

1. Why is there more interest to enforce uniforms?
2. What is considered appropriate?
3. Are the students being taken into consideration with this decision?
4. What is planned to enforce it?
5. Why not just get stricter on dress code?
6. How will angry students be stopped from going against this choice?
7. If school uniforms are enforced, how will the students who do not follow the rules be punished?
8. How would the teachers have to dress?
9. Where would the funds to make all the uniforms come from?
10. If it were up to the students and their families to pay for their own uniforms, what would happen to those who can't afford to pay a uniform?
11. Does this enforcement of uniforms include all grades?
12. What clothing do the uniforms consist of?
13. How do parents/Guardians react to this?
14. What will be the biggest issue with this be?
15. What is expected from this change?
16. Is there any district against this?
17. if so, Why and who?
18. How will they be dealt with?
19. Where are the uniforms coming from?
20. Is this really a good idea?

Architecture

Guggenheim Museum, Spain

1. Frank Gehry
2. 1997
3. Bilbao, Spain
4. It's open to public
5. No information on cost.
6. No explanation
7. The builing has so much going on. I loved that it had layers stacked up on each other, all shapes and sizes. This building is eye catching all around. It's super out there.



Krzywy Domek (The Crooked House), Poland

1. Szotvnscv Zaleski
2. 2003
3. Sopot, Poland
4. Public
5. No information on cost
6. The inspiration was basically off of a fairytale.
7. This building got my attention because it's almost like an optical illusion. I enjoyed seeing how it made my eyes wonder around to see how they actually built it.

Cubic Houses, Netherlands

1. Piet Blom
2. 1984
3. Rotterdam, Netherlands
4. Public
5. No information on cost
6. The way the houses are tilted are suppose to represent abstract trees in a forrest.
7.I loved the way theses houses were set up. It amazes me that they actually are able to stay up without some type of falling or worrying of falling.

Nautilus House, Mexico

1. Javier Senosiain
2. 2006
3. Mexico City
4. Private
5. No cost information
6. inspired by the sea and taking on the twisting and turning form of the Nautilus shell.
7. The fact that this house has all the natural features makes it so peaceful and beautiful. Also the shape of this is gorgeous.


Kansas City Public Library, United States

1. I. M. Pei
2. 1906
3. Kansas City, Missouri
4. Public
5. No cost information
6. No information
7. I loved that it was actual books in the front. it made it so realistic! And I'm sure driving by, you wont miss it.

5 ws and h

"Hurt Locker"
-Who?
A movie named The Hurt Locker.
-What?
A movie about a bomb disposal unit named, The Hurt Locker, wins 6 Oscars.
-Where?
the 82nd annual Academy Awards
-When?
Sunday night
-Why?
Really good movie
-How?
Chosen by viewers

"49ers, David Carr"
-Who?
The San Francisco 49ers & David Carr
-What?
A contract with the 49ers
-When?
Expected to sign on Sunday
-Where?
Santa Clara headquarters
-Why?
To become the 49ers quarterback
-How?
Carr is signing the contract

"Wounded Pilot"
-Who?
Flight Lt. Ian Fortune
-What?
Was shot in the head and still managed to land a helicopter
-Where?
Afghanistan
-When?
March 7, 2010
-Why?
The helicopter was attacked by Afghan soldiers.
-How?
During the time that the helicopter was getting ready to lift off onto the air.

Cover History

Cover types


1. Early Magazine Covers - For these magazine covers, there was normally only the title. There were few magazine covers that showed any other words of what was actualy in the magazine. From the 1700s and 1800s, there were some magazines that showed the table of contents on the cover page. After that some magazine covers came out with a symbolic covering of what was in the magazine. Around the 1800s, magazines began to have coverlines and began to experiment more with symmetry lines.

2. The Poster Cover - The magazines with poster cover seemed to be oversized like to be posted or hung on a wall. Like, the posters are framed by the rest of the magazine. Most of the covers had gorgeous drawings or paintings or pothographs of things that captivate you. Poster Covers are still up to this date.

3. Pictures Married to Type - Basically, The picture(s) or art on the cover are on top of the name of the magazine. Cover designers find a way to fit the words on the cover, either somewhat covering some of the picture or art on the page or around to fit the picture.

4. In the Forest of Words - Basically, adding a lot of words and finding the best way to fit them, only in this case, they change color and font/font size to add layer depth to make a certain phrase or word show up more and catch the viewers eye.

2009 review

Favorite Picture: Lunar eclipse

I like this picture because it seems like the photographer took the picture at the perfect moment.













Favorite story: Balloon Boy




A couple had claimed that their son had floated off in a hot air balloon. Later the boy was found in their own attic. The parents were being sued for false statements.








Favorite song: I'm in Miami Trick - LMFAO



These guys are so funny in all their music videos. They released the album with this song this year. It's kind of a pointles song but it's about partying and just living life as crazy as possible.
















Favorite Movie: The Hangover



This movie was named one of the top 10 movies of this year. I love it bcause it is so stupid and pointless but it doesn't stop you from laughing throughout the whole movie.

Happy : Akins : Building

Happy

Building

Akins

Tips on Self-portraits and portraits

1) Use your imagination! A self-portrait can reveal a lot about you, by including props and even other people that are meaningful in your life. If you've never attempted to shoot a self-portrait, expand your creative horizons and give it a try.

2) Looking off camera – have your subject focus their attention on something unseen and outside the field of view of your camera. This can create a feeling of candidness and also create a little intrigue and interest as the viewer of the shot wonders what they are looking at. This intrigue is particularly drawn about when the subject is showing some kind of emotion.

I think for my pictures, I want to go on a eye direction picture. I want to have my subject, if not me, looking out of the frame. or maybe at something in the frame. I just don't want my subject, again if not me, looking directly at the camera unless I play with the lighting and get their eyes to be vibrant.

Portraits and Self Portraits

I love this picture mainly because she has a dress on her already made of some other pictures. It makes the picture intreging to the eye. I enjoy looking at the picture because of the backround and how she's holding a camera to take a picture of herself.

I like this picture because the lighting and surroundings around him makes the picture seem nice and peaceful.
There are flowers surrounding him and the sky looks as though it's about to rain.

I think I want to have an outside theme, I'm not sure because I want to avoid too much exposure to light. I just want to have a scenery to go off of.

Photos of 2009

I like this picture becauseit's taken from a lower point of view. as if a person was taking the picture of this band from the floor looking up at the stage.


i chose this picture because I like that you can tell how everyone is having a lot of fun playing and how everyone around them is centering their attention on them.

I chose this picture because it really looks interesting. Basically, everything is being reflected off of the water. Also, you can clearly tell the subject of the picture is the guys with the dog. There are no distractions.

1. During my holiday break, my favorite memory was when we were getting ready for New Years. It was about 11:56 and we were doing Sparklers. It was so windy that when I turned it on I was on the grass and a spark fell on the grass and started a fire. My friends didn't notice until they saw me trying to put it out. we missed 12:00.

2. A few friends and I went down town to Barton Springs and we just hung out and played at the creek. Then we stayed there till night so we could go to the Trail of Lights. It was a very nice day. but VERY cold.

3. I think, I will always keep in mind prior events of 2009 more than anything in the actual year but one thing I do think is that with this year, I have grown older and stronger. I have learned so much this year.