Friday, April 11, 2014

Front Pages of the World

1. Manteca Bulletin is my favorite because its shows awesome story and cool art work on the front.

2.
3. The newspaper is from Mantecaa, California USA

4. The SELFIE ERA is my favorite because it is really the selfie era and it has a huge picture of a girl's picture "Selfie".

5. 7 stories.

Friday, March 28, 2014

News Paper Notes

broadsheet tall.
tabloid
teaser
flag
headline
jump page 10 to finish story  
polio
bylines name of writer
info graph

"7 News Values"

An unwanted fugitive
POLICE WON'T CHASE 186,000 FELONY SUSPECTS


Police won't go after felonies because they don't want to spend to the time or the money to go catch them and bring them back. Leaving people concerned about their safety. (Impact)

http://www.usatoday.com/longform/news/nation/2014/03/11/fugitives-next-door/6262719



Search for D.C. girl now called a 'recovery' effort

Relisha Rudd has been missing since Feb 26 and is still missing she was with her "god father" when she went missing Relisha's mother thinks Kahlil Tatum did it he was seen buying trash bags and a shovel. Tatum was charged with the murder of his wife and Relisha has yet to be found. 
(Human Interest)

 http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/28/8-year-old-girl-missing/6999141/

3 Things You Didn't Know About Starbucks


1. The Cinnamon Chip Scone has more calories than a Quarter Pounder.
2. There’s a secret size not on the menu.
3. The Starbucks name has literary inspiration

Wow, I didn't know these things who would of known there a secret size not on the menu, so if theres a secret size can it be ordered or nah? I've never had the Cinnamon chip Scone and now that I know its pretty much eating a burger ill go eat a burger. (Novelty)

http://www.womansday.com/food-recipes/9-things-you-didnt-know-about-starbucks-110283


Deadly SXSW crash claims 4th life


DeAndre “Dre” Tatum, 18, had been the last victim still hospitalized from the tragedy in which the suspect faces a capital murder charge, a rare if not unprecedented response to being accused of hitting and killing others while driving intoxicated. (Timesliness)

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/sxsw-crash-claims-4th-life/nfMnz/


Chris Brown Slams DA as "Racist"


It's been a rough year for Chris Brown with hit and run charges, assault accusations and health issues. Now, after he was given extra community service by the court he has gone on a racial rant against the law. (Prorominence)

http://www.austin360.com/videos/entertainment/celebrity-news/chris-brown-slams-da-as-racist/v9pzt/


War in Iraq


The Iraq War, or War in Iraq, began on March 20, 2003, with the invasion of Iraq by the United States under the administration of President George W. Bush. On Dec. 15, 2011, the U.S. officially declared an end to the conflict. (Conflict)

http://www.austin360.com/s/news/nation/war-in-iraq/






Wednesday, March 26, 2014

News Values

Human Interest (drama) 

timeliness
- how recent

proximity
- how close

conflict
- people fighting

prominence
- famous or important

impact
- how it affects people

novelty
- how weird

Castle Hill




Monday, January 27, 2014

"First Photoshop Practice."

Newspaper 

 Yearbook 

Web


Magazine Covers

Masthead - name of the magazine and its visual branding of the title
Selling Line - short description of the title's main marketing point
Date Line - month year of publication
Main Image - single image of the model
Model Credit - something the model says
Cover Lines - are distributed around the main image talking about other things in the magazines
Main Cover Line - the title of the magazine
Bar Code - Standard bar code used by retailers
Left Third - need to be read easily

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Photoshop Notes

Command s = save
command p = print
command = levels

>Image>Image Rotation

Adjusting Levels
>Image>adjustments>levels
Blue
Green
Channel Red
Moved just the black white hersheys kisses

Adjusting Contrast
channel rgb - moved just the brown hersheys kiss (just a little lighter)

Cropping
Select the cropping tool and then click nd drag the area you want to crop. before you crop, you must enter the resolution you want your image to be saved to.

Photoshop Introduction

common tools


  • crop tool is to cut off part of the picture and make it smaller and ignore the other part of the picture that isn't important.
  • Lasso Tool is used to select part of the photo you want to make a change in .
  • Text Tool allows you to put a text in your picture.
  • Command-Z mac or CTRL-Z pc
  • History Palette Window----> and history menu



  • Go to the image menu and select image rotation
  • click and drag open a box in your image
  • which dimensions the image should result in after your crop
For Printing
  • 150 to 200 ppi
  • 250 ppi or more

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Year in Review: 2013

A shocking "selfie" taken. This is amazing I'm in shocked but like the picture cause its crazy to capture a picture like this like daaaamnnn.

Window cleaners wearing superhero costumes greet a patient at a children's hospital as part of the celebration of Children's Day in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Oct. 10. Children's Day is celebrated in Brazil on Oct. 12. 


Thought this photo was pretty funny the guy is just as crazy as the fish looks. To funny what a good photo.

PART 2.

1. What was the best song of 2013?

Kanye West, “Blood on the Leaves”

2. What was the best movie of 2013?
'American Hustle' 
3. What was the most important news story of the year?

Remembering Nelson Mandela. Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s former president and an international icon of freedom, dies at age 95. 

4. Who was the most important person of 2013?

Nelson Mandela

5. What was the biggest sports OR entertainment story/person of 2013?

Astounding Iron Bowl

 

Part 3.

Something I did over the break was get all of my family together at one's house and cooked and eat delicious foods and laugh and have good quality time with family.

My new year resolution was to start something new change my attitude and stay out of trouble and keep doing me and focus on my and my life after high school. 

 

 

 


Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Fixed Portrait

ISO 400
Aperture 4.5
Shutter Speed: 1/400


ISO 800
Aperture 4.5 
Shutter Speed: 1/400 

ISO 200
Aperture 4.5
Shutter Speed: 1/1600

ISO 1600
Aperture 4.5
Shutter Speed: 1/2500
ISO 100
Aperture 4 Shutter Speed: 1/80


What was the best ISO setting to use for your portraits? 1600
What was your next best photo? 400
Were you able to create equivalent exposures to your best photo by changing the aperture and shutter speed? Yes, but it was hard at the beginning.
What did you learn from this activity that you will apply to your real portrait shoot?
I learn how to set quickly the ISO, Aperture and Shutter Speed.