Week 6 Photos-- Free Shoot (News)

Participants in the Students For Life Club taking a poll about fellow students views 

on abortion at Linn Benton Community College on Wednesday, November 2.

Members Sara Perry, Jennifer Smucker, and Hannah Halsey of the Students For Life Club, 

asking fellow LB students to vote about their opinion regarding abortion. 

Student For Life member Elizabeth Lang shows a picture diagram of the sizes of babies in the womb

and states that abortion is legal all the way through 9 months of pregnancy. 

Week 6 Forum

TOPIC 1: MY HOMETOWN--

1. I am going to shoot in Cornelius, OR (a little in Verbort, OR and Forest Grove) because that is where I'm from and there's some interesting things to take pictures of all around town.

2. One portrait I could do is of my friend Johannah at the fire station. One landmark I could take would be Pacific University in Forest Grove which is basically the same town as Cornelius. One new or feature photo I could take would be at the Verbort Sausage Feed because it is a big deal in a little town and is normally on the news.

3. The photo that will pose the biggest challenge will be the sausage feed because it is inside and the lighting won't be good.

TOPIC 2: PHOTO EDITING--

1. The first tip I learned was about cropping the excess out. "Save the meat of the photo by cutting the fat." It is important to crop out anything that will distract the viewer from the main subject.

The second tip I learned about was preserving the mood of the photo. It is important that we are careful to not crop out the story within the photo when we are editing. Sometimes the whole picture tells the best story.

2. I can use these tools because cropping is important and it is necessary to get all the extra stuff out of the photo that isn't needed, but also being careful not to crop too much that would in turn get rid of the story itself within the photo. A picture can look totally different when you crop it and taking too much off can be more distracting than the stuff that you originally cropped out to begin with. Take out the things that are distracting, but not the important parts. These tips will help me because they can help me get my story across through pictures, but not take out too much or leave in too much.

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