Neighborhood Photo

Francesco Sammarelli (left) pulls customer Sandra Thompson close while he markets his olive oil and vineger at the Corvallis Southtown Co-op. Sammarelli makes all of his products completely organically and grows his own olives in his olive orchard in Italy.

Action Photo

Players caught in a pile up as Washington with the ball at the OSU vs. Washington football game last Saturday. The Beavers won 48-21.

Journal

It was really interesting this week to learn about the law, ethics, and all that about photojournalism, because I've been curious about that all semester. I'm glad to say that I now know my limits. I'm finding this class a lot harder than I first assumed it would be, mostly because the assignments scare me a little bit. The neighborhood photo seems a little bit difficult, as it is so open-ended. Sometimes things that are specific are easier.

"Teamwork": Photo Critique

This photo by Jason Lee is great. I like the idea behind the photo, with the two little girls helping eachother to get the cookie jar on top of the fridge. I like the look on the girl on top's face, and I like that they are positioned off center of the photo. I don't like how the photographer cut off the girl on bottom's feet and whatever she was standing on.

Photo Essay Idea

My idea for the photo essay was to take pictures of the co-op in corvallis to show people buying/eating organic foods to eat more healthily.

Quiz photo

Construction worker, Craig Johnson, operates machinery while working on the new remodeling of LBCC.

Environmental Portrait

Assistant controller at Allied Waste, Dan Alemeda works on budgeting the waste control company's assets for the upcoming year. Dan has been with the company for three months.

"205/365": Photo Critique

I liked the photo I found this week because I like the sun in the background, how it shines into the picture and how there are little beams of light in front of her head. I like the way her hair is in this moment, how you can tell she is whipping her head back. However, it could probably be cropped a little on the bottom and take out some of the dead space on the borders of the picture.

"Decisions": Photo Critique

When I saw this photo by Sam Gellman, I thought it was really cool. I like it because to get this picture he would've had to put a timer on his camera and put it inside the fridge and although this looks like an accidental photo, like he stumbled upon it and it magically turned out really cool, it probably took a lot of work and time. I like that he and the beer is in focus, and that the fridge looks cold. I don't actually know what I'd change about it; I like it how it is.

News photo: Kids Day for Conservation 10/3/09

A child builds a birdhouse with the help of her father and a volunteer at Kids Day for Conservation last Saturday. Activities were set up to teach children about nature and sustainability while having fun.

Bristol: Photo Critique

I found this photo on flickr.com by Diana Pappas and I decided I really like it because while there is so much dark in the picture, the colors, like her red jacket, her blond hair, and their faces, really stood out and drew your attention towards them. The background isn't in focus, but its not totally lost either. You can still tell what is going on, and you can still see where they are and what is going on. There is even a story being told by it. You can gather that they are at a train station, one of them is leaving, and maybe they don't want them to go. I don't actually have any real complaints about the photo, but the yellow line in the lower left corner is a bit distracting.

My First Blog Post

I am taking photojournalism as a fun class, a class to expand my horizons, and to try something I've never really thought to try before.

So far, the class has been fun. Getting out and taking photos on Wednesday was refreshing, although it felt awkward to be taking photos of complete strangers. I think though, if it hadn't been uncomfortable in that way like it was, it wouldn't have been as much fun.