Sophie's Commercial Photography Blog

     Imagine waking up tomorrow and not having honey to spread on your toast. Then going to the grocery store and looking in the produce isle for avocados, grapes and pears and not being able to find any. Sound unrealistic, right? Well, maybe not. This hypothetical scenario is going to become our reality and very soon. The bee population is dying fast and its our fault.      Bees are the one thing that all of those items above have in common. They are the reason we have so many different foods and they are dying. Plants rely on bees to pollinate them so they can make our fruits and vegetables. Almost one third of everything that we eat is a direct result of bees. So whats making these helpful insects die off up to 30% a year in the past couple of decades?      Well actually it's the farmers that bees help who are killing them. A type of insecticides called neonicotinoids. These pesticides, and others, have a devastating effect on the bee po...

1. Reading the websites was a refresher for me because I have had limited experience in the past with iMovie. I learned that iMovie is relatively easy to use and all you need is on one page. You can choose a theme for your video and that theme will automatically determine the transitions and other settings. You can select clips to add to your movie in the Event Pane tab and your movie will be save to the project event tab. The playhead is a red line that shows you what point in the video that you are editing. You can import pictures and videos into iMovie to add. 2. The websites explained how to title and select a theme for the movie and that I knew how to do. 3. I didn't know that you could import videos from the FaceTime camera on your computer. 4. I am concerned about how to make the pictures and videos transition well using iMovie. I feel like because I'm going back and forth between those two, it might not look good. 5. I am going to try to get my videos and pi...

1. Try to make the topic range wide enough that other people will read it and be able to relate to a part of it. 2. Try to use more details than generalizations, the reader will get more interested if it has details and be interested. 3. Don't start every sentence with 'I' because it will disrupt the flow of you essay. Try to make connections is your essay by giving examples from the real world that everyday people can relate to. And finally, try to start the story with a hook to get the reader interested in what you have to say so they will continue to read.

My story is going to be a day in the life of a high school student when they aren't in class. I am going to use my best friend as the subject and document her day from when she gets up in the morning to when she falls asleep. I would be shooting at her house and downtown Austin. I would shoot over the weekend because I can use two days to get footage. I only need to use my camera because I can take video on it and possibly a tripod. I am going to use the still photos for the beginning and end and I will take my videos in the middle. I also want to use several pictures in quick succession to make it look like she is moving. My narration is going to be at the beginning and the very end. I also think that it might look good to do a time lapse for my video, but it just depends on time and what looks right with the photos.

Immigration Laws: 1. editorial 2. the new laws on immigration that are ruining peoples lives 3. " This surge of deportation has made racists and xenophobes believe the things they say are justified now... deportation can be very unfair..." 4. they said the other sides opinions, but not what they think about it 5. no, they were very opinionated and did not create any doubt on the subject 6. no 7. 3rd person Betsy DeVos as US Secretary of Education 1. Reagan Wallace 2. the new US secretary of education is not fit to serve due to lack of substantial qualifications 3. "A politician that doesn't take a stand on any issue is a dangerous one... she was given an opportunity to lead a sector of politics she is unqualified to lead" 4. no 5. she stayed strong on the opinion that the nomination was wrong, but she would praise her at times for being qualified in other things 6. no 7. 3rd person Saving The Tree 1. Ian Miller 2. the tree in the courtyard is...

http://lawsoncsphotojournalismblog.blogspot.com/ Lawson Crow paragraphs- 40/50 quotes- 15/25 inverted pyramid- 25/25 extra credit- 10/10 TOTAL- 90/100

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1. d 2. a 3. c 4. d 5. b 6. c 7. On August 7, 2017, Justin Reams and Jessica Davis meet in Canada at their annual conference. They are old friends and continue to develop friendly relationships between Canada and India.

who- Jessica Smith what- She was selected as the Student of the Month. when- April 13, 2017 why- Jessica was chosen to be the student of the month because she is a leader at school. She makes satisfactory grades in all of her classes and participates in many school clubs and sports. Outside of school, she volunteers and makes the community a better place. how- She was recommended by her teachers and the recommendation is sent to the school administrators. The assistant principal then looks through all of the recommendations and chooses the best one. intro- Every month the school is in charge of choosing a student of the month. The selection process is very long and difficult. The student of the month must be a leader in his or her community and a role model. This month, Jessica Smith was chosen. She is a straight A student and participates in photography club, as well as, varsity soccer. The principal said she was, "one of the most promising recommendations that this sch...

A nut graf is usually the second paragraph of a news story. The word comes from the phrase "in a nutshell". It means that the paragraph is supposed to sum up and give the important facts of the news story. If the story is written in news style, then the nut graf will be at the beginning of the story, known as the lead. It should address the who, what, when, where, and why of the story. It is important to not give everything away in the nut graf.  It should not give away the ending of the story or any information that should be revealed later. Instead, the paragraph should address the early on questions that the reader might have. This is a good place to put in a hook and get the reader interested in the story.

1. What are the qualifications to be a student of the month? You have to have good grades, be a role model, and have extracurricular activities. 2. What are your best school subjects? My best school subjects are math and science. 3. What are your worst subjects? The hardest subjects for me in school are english and world history. 4. How do you deal with the stress of school and grades? I make sure to be very organized and not get behind. 5. What are some of your after school activities? I play competitive soccer outside of school and do photography. 6. Are you involved in any school clubs or organizations? Yes, I am apart of school council and photography club. 7. What are good studying tips? I would recommend to study several days before a test and make your own study guide. 8. What are your plans for after high school? I'm not exactly sure what college I want to go to, but I want to play college soccer. 9. What learning conditions help you the best? I like to lea...

1. What are the qualifications to be a student of the month? 2. What are your best school subjects? 3. What are your worst subjects? 4. How do you deal with the stress of school and grades? 5. What are some of your after school activities? 6. Are you involved in any school clubs or organizations? 7. What are good studying tips? 8. What are your plans for after high school? 9. What learning conditions help you the best? 10. How are the classes you are taking now going to help your future? 11. Do you have an idea of what career you want to have? 12. Do you still have time to hang out with friends? 13. Why do you think you were chosen as student of the month? 14. What are the worst distractions that keep you from school work? 15. How do you keep from giving in to those distractions? 16. What do you do to be a leader around campus and off campus? 17. Do you volunteer  outside of school? 18. How do you try to be a role model for younger students? 19. Is getting a good ...

1. the students 2. teachers 3. administrators 1. What is your opinion on the new school policy? 2. How do you think others will feel about the changes? 3. How will the new dress code be implemented? 5. What are the reasons for the new dress code? 6. What are ways that ya'll are making the transition happen? 7. Do you feel like it should be your right to wear clothes that express yourself? 8. What kind of reaction do you think the students will have? 9. Will there be exceptions or days that students can wear what they want? 10. What reaction do you think the parents will have to this change? 11. Who made the final decision for the new rule? 12. Have you had to deal with students in the past who do not follow dress code? 13. How does the dress code affect the learning in the classroom? 14. What will be the positive effects of the new dress code? 15. Will there be any negative ones? 16. Did you take into consideration the students opinion when making the decision? 1...

Entries: 1. Sam Adams 2. sports (BMX) 3. the shots have the back of someones head, the background is interrupted by an irrelevant object, not enough movement 4. his silhouettes, the facial expressions 5. I liked the portfolio, I think it was very diverse in subject matter and the photos were shot with the appropriate shutter speed. The only thing that bothered me was that some of his photos were shot too wide and ruined what could have been a good action shot. 1. Carlos Delgado 2. picture story, sports 3. cluttered background, the color is off due to over editing, he doesn't avoid mergers 4 some photos are focused well, tells the story of the paralyzed lady well (good content) 5. I was really bothered by the backgrounds of most of his photos, he didn't really take any consideration when choosing his shots. Most of the photos I looked at were obviously over edited and even though I don't know too much about editing, it was obvious to me. 1. Justin Mott 2. pict...

1. details 2. light 3. patterns 4. angles and shapes 5. surroundings

1. La Pendera details light patterns angles and shapes surroundings 2. Cubic Houses details light patterns angles and shapes surroundings 3. The UFO Houses details light patterns angles and shapes surroundings 4. Atomium details light patterns angles and shapes surroundings 5. Habitat 67 details light patterns angles and shapes surroundings

La Pedrera, Spain 1. Antoni Gaudí 2.  1906- 1912 3. Barcelona, Spain 4. it is open to the public 5. no, but the maintenance costs are very high 6. Pere Míla was a very extravagant man and when he bought the property and wanted to build his house, he hired Gaudí to design it. 7. I was really interested in this building because it looks like a new/ different building at different angles. I thought the wavy top was very unique and it caught my attention. I think it is a very good building to photograph because it is do unique and it has so many different parts that make it different. Cubic houses, The Netherlands 1. Piet Blom 2. 1977 3. The Netherlands 4. yes, you can live there 5. no, but they rent for 33 dollars a month 6. The houses were created to maximize the amount of space in a small space. The buildings are supposed to represent individual trees and together, they make a forest. 7. These buildings caught my attention because of how oddly shaped and positione...