Ava Nielsen's Photojournalism Blog

1. The origins of the word "deadline" came from during the civil war and was used as a boundary the prisoners were not allowed to cross. 2. If I miss today's deadline (which I most definitely did), it will have a bad affect on my grade for photojournalism, and also require more homework for my self, and more stress that I could have prevented. 3. I have not had a problem with meeting deadlines in other classes yet, but if I do have a deadline that I miss, then there will be late points deducted from my overall grade on the assignment. 4. I do not miss deadlines in classes. If I do, it is very rare. I will admit, I am not caught up fully with photojournalism, but I am making sure that is fixed right away. 5. Coach D is so very nice and lets us work on other homework in class or check our phones if we need to, and so those two things kind of distracted me and kept me from finishing my work on time. 6. To complete my assignment as fast as possible, I will put away

The Pillow Fight    by Harry Benson 1. The joy that is shown in this photograph is eye catching and there is no denying that. I really like this photo because it's a moment that can't be posed again. If you had the Beatles reenact the scene, it most definitely wouldn't look right. It would feel the same. 2. The Pillow Fight was taken by Harry Benson when he was assigned to go to Paris to photograph the band. Harry originally did not want to go, but he ended up having a life long friendship with each of them after the trip. The photograph was taken when The Beatles received news that one of their songs hit No. 1 on the charts, and they jumped in excitement leading to a giant pillow fight. 3. The video linked along with the article gives more information about the photo from Harry Benson himself. He is interviewed and he shares some of his adventures and photographs he has taken on his journey with The Beatles. 4.       Harry Benson Born December 2, 1929-Present Glas

1. Photography Resolutions for 2016 http://petapixel.com/2014/12/31/10-photography-resolutions-new-year/ On this website, I really paid attention to what the writers resolutions were. I was very interested in the pictures that went along with the text, but I was more hooked to the reading portion of it, only because there was great description AND it was talking about New Year's resolutions which is very relevant to this time of year since the new year is right around the corner. I really did like the photos because they added more content about the writers goals for the upcoming year and sort of an example of what she was trying to accomplish. This is my favorite photo from the website because it's SO COOL. I really hope I can capture a photo like this in the future. In the mountains, along a road, looking like you are in the middle of nowhere. That is AWESOME!!!!!! The rules of photography used in this photo are simplicity and depth. Jenna Martin was the one who took th

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My group chose the theme of "the transition in to fall" or "urban fall." My personal theme to follow was outfits of fall, or things people do in fall. People wear sweaters and warm clothing to keep warm when the weather starts to cool down. Many girls start wearing boots, Uggs, more frequently not only as a style of fashion, but to keep their feet and calves warm. If you are trying to dress kind of nice, people go for more cool and warm colors combined for a very fall feeling. Flower print is also a common pattern on clothing in fall. Many people wear shawls during fall as well as using the color black as an accent color to add a little spice to your outfit. If people are feeling a little confident, they combine shorts and sweaters, as well as rocking some awesome fall brown boots. Starbucks is very common place for people to get coffee and other drinks year round. But we all know when fall begins, so does the selling of PSL's aka Pumpk

Photos that are imaged based are usually up close shots of celebrities or a person that are pleasing to the eye. The people also give off traits of happiness or sexiness to draw peoples attention. The photos don't have to be of people but are appealing images that are based on things like landscape or food. Illustration based magazines are not used a ton, and are usually popular or independent magazines that can make it out on its own without being sold through news stands. Most of the illustrations are digitally created or maybe hand drawn, but then put on to a computer. Magazines usually use illustrated covers to share something comical or unique. Type based magazine covers are more used than illustrated covers, but still not very frequent. Type based magazines draw in people with large, colorful text, and large letters that stands out. Concept based magazines are more standard looking and you can by looking at it, you can pretty much see know what it is about based on the cover.

Winner O, The Oprah Magazine, September, Hair! "It just might be one of the great hair days of all time. For O, The Oprah Magazine’s September 2013 hair-a-palooza issue, photographer Ruven Afanador captured Oprah Winfrey radiant in a magnificent Afro. (As was widely reported, the wig, which Oprah christened “Wild Thang,” weighed about the same as a Chihuahua.) The cover sparked “’Froprah” mania, garnering 337,346,650 media impressions; Oprah’s Instagram of the image drew some 75,000 likes in 24 hours. After 13 years and more than 160 issues with the same cover model (how’s that for a challenge?), O can still surprise, delight, and pump up the volume like nobody else." This is definitely my favorite cover because I am a huge fan of Oprah and hair! There is a composition rule of simplicity in this photo, putting Oprah against a solid colored background making her stand out. Something I wish that the photographer would have done differently is the over all color contras

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