Taryn's Journalism Blog

f/1.8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ f/16 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. What part of the body should we closely relate aperture? The part of our body we closely relate aperture to would be our eyes. 2. Finish this sentence - the smaller the Aperture f/16 , the higher the Aperture f/1.8 . 3. In your own words tell me how aperture impacts Depth of Field? The higher of an aperture you have, the blurrier the background will get giving more depth of field. Fast Shutter Speed ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Slow Shutter Speed ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At the beginning while the sun was still up and the courtyard had reasonable good light a.) a booth in the middle of the yard near the Tree Moderate Shutter Speed b.) a food booth outside under one of the big red awnings Slow Shutter Speed c.) the Stars performance inside the gym ...

Candids: Being Unobtrusive You may want to make photographs of people going about their business—vendors in a market, a crowd at a sports event, the line at a theater. You don't want them to appear aware of the camera. Many times people will see you, then ignore you because they have to concentrate on what they are doing. You want the viewers of the image to feel that they are getting an unguarded, fly-on-the-wall glimpse into the scene. There are several ways to be unobtrusive. The first thing, of course, is to determine what you want to photograph. Perhaps you see a stall in a market that is particularly colorful, a park bench in a beautiful setting—whatever has attracted you. Find a place to sit or stand that gives you a good view of the scene, take up residence there, and wait for the elements to come together in a way that will make your image. If you're using a long lens and are some distance from your subject, it will probably be a while before the people in the s...

A. What are some of the main points you read about in the website above regarding manipulating images? B. What is the philosophy of newspapers like the Washington Post and the New York times regarding image manipulation? C. What do you think are acceptable things you could do to an image and not cross the line unto an unethical manipulation? D. Post the manipulation (this means get that image and post it on your blog) that you think was the  most unethical , and explain why you think it was unethical. If you do not know what the word ethic or unethical means, look them up on the internet. It is very important you know what those two words mean. Please write at least 2-3 sentences explaining why you think it is so bad. E. Post the manipulation that you consider  the least  unethical, and explain why you think it is not as bad as others. Please write at least 2-3 sentences explaining why you think this one is not so bad.

Viewpoint Framing Cropping Depth of Field 

Short Response: 1. How much money did Steve Adler raise in his  2014  Austin Mayor's race, according to the story on page A1 "Adler raises $283,164..." Steve Adler raised more than one million in his 2014 Mayor for Austin race. 2. How many jobs could be created if Apple decides to make Austin its second headquarters? Page B5 "Could Austin be chosen for Apple's..." If Apple decides to make Austin its second headquarters, 20,000 jobs could be created. 3. What are two digital currencies mentioned in the article on page B6 "Bitcoin below $10,000..." Two digital currencies mentioned in the article were CME and Cboe 4. What are the final three potential locations for a new MLS soccer stadium in Austin? Page C1 "Exposition Center ruled out as a potential home" The final three potential locations for the new MLS soccer stadium are an Butler Shores Metropolitan Park,Roy Guerrero Metropolitan Park, and McKalla Place. 5. What is "Dinder...

Symmetry I chose this photo for symmetry because it is pretty much the same on both sides. Viewpoint I chose this photo for viewpoint because the point of view is far away. Depth I chose this photo for depth, because you can see depth between the tree and shoes and the people in the background. Cropping I chose this photo for cropping because it was close to her face and blurred the background out

Balance I chose this photo for balance, because it had three firefighters and  they were centered and making a geometric shape. Framing I chose this photo for framing, because all of the posters of  faces that I assume were affected by 9/11 are there. It cuts of in a section to frame a man and some people around him. Simplicity I picked this photo for simplicity because even though it was nothing simple about it, it is a photo where everything is falling there's no main subject  Rule of Thirds  I chose this photo for rule of thirds because the man is all the way to the side of the photo and the background is blurred. Merger I chose this photo for my merger because there are a lot of different people in all different directions Lines I chose this photo for lines because it has a significant line, the building, that stands out.

Short Answer: 1. What town in Colorado were two Round Rock girls safely found after a man kidnapped them? Page A1 "Girls safe: mom's roommate charged" The two girls, from Round Rock were found safely in La Veta Colorado. 2. Look at the political cartoon on page A11 in the upper right hand corner by Tim Campbell from the Washington Post News Service. What is the meaning of the cartoon, in your opinion? I think that the meaning of "you need a bigger more powerful button," is basically saying Trump needs something "bigger" or "more powerful to shut him up. And in they picture the button was closing his mouth. 3. Who are the four candidates for the City of Austin District 8 seat (whom most of your families are represented by)? Page B3 "4th candidate joins Austin's..." The four candidates for District 8 in Austin are Bobby Levinski, Ellen Troxclair, Rich De Palma, and Shane Sexton. 4. How many Bowie volleyball players were honored b...

I picked this first photo because I liked how both of them were protesting, and were from different religions or cultures. But they were both trying to prove the same thing, and looking for the same end goal. I liked this picture because it reminded me of Michael, someone I know who is recently went into the military this year. His mom Julie and my dad are close and so Julie and I talk a lot. I remember when she went to North Carolina to  I saw this photo and it stood out to me because it was a really good photo. Reading the caption did make me sad, because I took a better look at the building. Even though the building was destroyed, it was still standing. And I thought of it as an outlook. We've gone through a lot of problems this year, but we are still standing, and it doesn't mean we can't be rebuilt.