Photographer of the Week-- Bob Martin

Bob Martin was born and raised in England and currently resides there as well. He is famous for his sports photography and getting right in the middle of the action on the athletic field. Bob captures a lot of shots at competitive events and then also the players involved in those events. Bob specializes in action shots that are mostly done in the sports area. Bob has photographed every single Olympic Game since 1998 and his photographs have been published in many places such as Sports Illustrated, New York Times, The Sunday Times, Life Magazine, Time magazine and more.

He has a lot of accomplishments so far with his work and has some big honors that he gets to be a part of, like the Olympics. I would say that Bob’s claim to fame was his pictures he gets at really odd angles that no one else would think to do. His pictures are so clear and intense and every single one is unique. Bob is definitely known for his work is famous magazines and taking really awesome photos of all types.

Bob has been awarded over 53 national and international awards. In 2005, he was lucky enough to be awarded the “Sports Picture of the Year” award. In that year Bob also won 23 awards. Bob has also won the British Sports Photographer of the Year three times. He has some really great accomplishments and I think he will only continue to receive awards over the many years he will keep taking pictures.

One quote from Bob Martin I like is, “As I get older, I find the physical stuff gets harder. Even with golf, you have to walk 18 holes with the golfer, but you’re in with the crowd and on the edge of the course, so it’s much harder to walk down there than it is to walk in the middle of the fairway.” This shows how committed he is to his work even when the circumstances aren’t ideal.

This is my favorite photo from Bob Martin because it shows the kind of extremes he goes to in order to get the perfect shot. He isn’t afraid to get right in the middle of the action. 

Image from:bobmartinphotographer.blogspot.com

Other work: http://www.bobmartin.com/

Sources:

 "Bob Martin." World Press Photo. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2016. 

http://www.worldpressphoto.org/people/bob-martin

Week 5 Photos

The LBCC staff hosts a one dollar clothing sale for students at 

Linn Benton Community College in Albany on October 26.

Staff members Lori Fluge-Brunker and Gwenn Cox help sell dollar clothing

at LBCC on October 26.

Staff member Linda Hobson helps fold clothing at the dollar clothing sale at LBCC on October 26. 

Proceeds go to The American Association for Women in Community College.

Week 5 Blog Forum

TOPIC 1: FAVORITE PHOTO STORY --

1. Anything involving guns and control is always an interesting story because there are so many different opinions about guns and so many compelling pictures that drag you in. This photo story got my attention because of the portrait right at the beginning with the man holding the baby and the gun.

2. He faced the problem of invading people's personal lives because he had to get up close and personal with some people. He also faced the problem of safety because the people he focused on were "ordinary" law abiding citizens, but those people could also be dangerous in their own way.

3. The theme is "Gun Nation," and they are visually consistent because they all have something to do with guns and portraying them in their not so glamorous ways. This photo story was a narrative because it told a story about guns.

4. The photographer also needed to do some research to back up his claims so that he could show people just how back he thinks guns are.

5. Taking some portraits might be good, but also taking pictures that really portray the life of the people within my story. Getting pictures that make people think are always interesting as well. My photo story needs to be consistent and have a main theme.



TOPIC 2: YOUR TWO PHOTO STORY IDEAS --

First option:

- Oregon State Mens Lacrosse Team

- Lacrosse Game

- Before, during, and after one of their games

- At OSU Campus

     I would start by photographing the boys during practice to show them getting ready for their game, then during the venture to the actual game, then the actual game, and then probably some photos after the game to get their reactions and emotions of what happened.


Second option:

-Multnomah Womens Volleyball Team

-Volleyball Game

-Before, during, and after the events leading up to and their actual game

-At Multnomah University


     I would start by getting involved with taking photos of the team at practice, preparing for an important game. Then I would take photos of the actual game and get all the emotion, and then I would take more photos of post game emotions and reactions.

Week 4 Forum

Topic 1: NPPA code of Ethics-

1. Item I found most compelling was #2- Resist being manipulated by staged photo opportunities.
I thought this was the most compelling because people fall victim to this one a lot and it's hard not to. We are supposed to wait it out for something interesting to happen to take photos of, but we often want to stage something to happen more than anything. Stood out to me because I have done that before and I know that it's hard not to stage things for your own benefit.

2. The one that stood out to me was the item about avoiding political involvements because I think that is a very important thing to understand. I think this matters because there will be some situations that will require you to go against what you believe in and no one wants to be forced to do that to avoid problems. I believe it's just better to avoid the situation all together.

3. Like I said before, it is really hard to avoid staging photos when you're in a rush or you really want a good photo. I would apply the rule of not staging things by just being patient and letting things play out themselves. If I had a subject that won't allow me to stage anything, that would also be helpful.


Topic 2: Favorite Photos-

I like this photo by James Dewey because the angle is really interesting and it 

shows how serious the police officer is.

I like this photo by Carlie Somatis because it has nice colors and it is just a nice

looking photo. I like the writing that's going on as well.

Week 4- Environmental Portrait, Mug

   

Rachel Woodcock fly fishes at her favorite spot on Dairy Creek in 

Mountaindale, OR, on Sunday, October 16. 

She is a junior at Multnomah University and enjoys fly fishing 

in her free time, when she's not playing volleyball.

Rachel Woodcock

Week 3 Forum

Topic 1:

1) Rachel Woodcock
2) Rachel's passion is her fly fishing. She goes out almost every weekend when she isn't busy with homework.
3) The best environment to shoot Rachel in will be at some sort of lake or creek where I can get some good pictures of her actually fly fishing and showing off her talent.
4) Props that would work would be her fishing pole, some water hip waders and maybe some fishing tackle in the background.
5) I have her number and I have already contacted her and we have a session set up this weekend to take photos.

1) Johannah Wren
2) Jojo's passion is firefighting and she is at the station everyday for drill or going on calls.
3) The best environment to shoot her in will be at the fire station because there is good colors that will pop and natural light that comes through the big glass doors.
4) Props that we might use would be the fire hose, her fire fighting gear, and possibly one of the firetrucks.
5) She is a family friend, and I have her number, so I plan to meet with her this weekend.


Topic 2:

1) I think my best photo would be from week one with Noah playing pool because it shows his competitive attitude and it is a genuine action shot.

2) The worst photo that I've taken would be the overall shot I got in the Hotshot Cafe during week one because the lighting in there is really bad and it was hard to get a good angle.

3) I want to improve on looking for the better shot and waiting for the subject to do something more interesting. I think that will make my photos better.

Week 3 Assignment- News or Feature Photos

  

Missionaries at Linn Benton Community College in Albany offer free Bibles 

to students and try to get students involved in the Christian faith.  

 

Missionaries Gary Tarver and John Hale converse with students about 

their faith at the LBCC campus.

Missionary Gary Tarver visits LBCC to ask students about 

their faith and offer advice and prayer requests for people that need it.

Week 2 Forum

Topic One: Photographer of the week
1. Bob Martin
2. Bob Martin is a sports photographer out of England.
   He has photographed every Olympic Games since 1998.
   Has had 53 national and international awards.
3. What stands out most about his photos is the complexity and how intense each one is. They are all shot from different angles and give points of view that people wouldn't normally shoot.
4. His claim to fame is being the photographer that shoots all the Olympic games and being a photographer that gets the shots that no one else would get or even think of getting.


Topic Two: Feature Photos
- Take the time to stop if you see a situation that lends itself into a feature.
- Explore a new neighborhood.

Both of these suggestions sound doable to me because they are both things that are realistic to accomplish and they are things that I could do without being uncomfortable or causing others to get uncomfortable.

-Explore a new neighborhood.

This could be helpful to me for my upcoming assignments because it could allow me to find new places. I live in Corvallis so there are a lot of cool places that I could explore that I don't even know exist yet. There are a lot of places in corvallis I could go that are close to campus and my house that could provide a new outlook on the town.

Week 2 Photos

Students at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany 

enjoying the sunshine in the courtyard on Wednesday, Sept. 28.

English 104 students Adam Classen and Sidney Timm 

interviewing each other for a class activity at Linn-Benton.

Kane Vandyke and Sidney Timm getting personal while interviewing each other 

for their English 104 class in the courtyard at LBCC.