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Portfolio Analysis

Portfolio 1:

1. Name of photographer - Josh Birnbaum

2. General focus of portfolio (sports, stories, etc.)- Wheelchair basketball & people in wheelchairs

3. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio - The panning photo wasn't in focus, the photos caption weren't shot at the right time & the photos are cliche.

4. List two things the judges like-The photos were unique and there's good action in these photos.

5. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like?
The overall pictures weren't bad, but I felt that some of the photos were slightly cliche. I liked the action in the photos and the detail put into some of the photos.

Portfolio 2:

1. Name of photographer - Melissa Golden

2. General focus of portfolio (sports, stories, etc.)- The focus of the portfolio is old people.

3. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio - They have seen the picture story before, the subject/most important part of the photo was out of focus.

4. List two things the judges like- The action photos she took were actually pretty ok.

5. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like?
I think the portraits she did were really good, but I really like her photo stories.

Portfolio 3:

1. Name of photographer - Sam Adams

2. General focus of portfolio (sports, stories, etc.)- The main focus of the portfolio was biking and silhouettes.

3. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio - They photos were a little out of focus. Some photos had an unclear subject. There was not enough action in his photos for sports photography.

4. List two things the judges like- The lighting in the photos at the very beginning was very good and some photos filled the frame nicely.

5. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like?
I thought he was an okay photographer, but his photos were kind of boring.

Dustin Snipes

1. What did the judges note as strengths as they were critiquing it?
The perspective of the photos were really good. The photos he shot were very creative and he had great action shots.

2. What do you see as strengths? Do you see any weaknesses?
I liked his use of creative blurs, but some action shots didn't really need the creative blur on it.

Briefly describe the process the judges went through in deciding the winner.

1. Describe one photo that you agree with the judges on. Explain why you and the judges do or do not like it.
I agree with them on the car one in the action category because I think that the lighting and the blur is creative. They think the image is aesthetically pleasing and I do too. 

2. Describe one photo that you do NOT agree with the judges on. Explain why you think the judges are wrong.
The tennis one that they thought was beautiful, but the photographer didn't shoot the face in the photo. In my opinion, the photo would've been better with the face was in the photo.

Two Story Rewrites

#1

Janice Jones, a 53 years old that lives in Barstow, California, was shot in the right leg on Wednesday night according to California Highway Patrol press liaison Tammy Rye.

"Jones was eating pork chops in the back of her motor home, which was parked on Beach Boulevard near Highway 1, when her dog knocked her 9 mm handgun off a seat. The weapon discharged when it hit the floor, and the bullet passed through Jones' leg and through the side of the vehicle. The bullet hit two inches from the gas tank," according to Rye. 

Jones was transported to Huntington Beach Hospital via ambulance and later was transported to Irvine Medical Center, Rye said. Jim Washington, a spokesperson for Huntington Beach Hospital, confirmed Jones was treated at the hospital but gave no additional information.

Jones’ dog, a Pomeranian named Tombo, was placed in the care of the Huntington Beach Animal Control officers. The dog seemed to be malnourished, according to Janet Ngo, one of the animal control officers, and had fresh cigarette burns on its forehead. 

“It could have done with a little less abuse and a few more of those pork chops,” Ngo said.

Ngo indicated that her office would explore filing animal abuse charges against Jones.

"Officers cited Jones for expired plates and the county’s district attorney’s office was considering whether to charge her in relation to the gun accident. Jones doesn’t have a permit for the gun," Rye said.

#2

An earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay area Monday morning. The quake struck at 8:12 a.m. PDT

A building housing McHenry’s Auto Supply at 2342 Plum St. partially collapsed, killing two people and injuring six others, according to  Jennifer Vu, a public information officer from the Hayward Fire Department.

"Names of the dead are being withheld pending notifications of families," Vu said.

Hayward resident Mike Beamer, whose apartment is across the street from McHenry’s, said he felt a rolling motion that lasted for about 30 seconds, with a big jolt coming in the middle. 

“I was eating my breakfast when the room started rolling. I dove under the table just as I heard an explosion outside and a chunk of cement flew through my kitchen window. That’s when the screaming start across the street.”

Hayward firefighters used ropes to stabilize the auto supply shop, conducting a search of the building and capped a gas line after detecting a gas leak at the site.

"The epicenter of the earthquake, which had a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale, was under the Hayward Hills. People as far south as Los Angeles and as far north as Redding felt the quake," according to Penny Gertz, a scientist from the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park. 

"Twenty-one fire personnel, twelve police and five American Red Cross workers responded to the building collapse, with some arriving within four minutes of the quake," Vu said.

Three of the six people injured were hurt seriously enough to require hospitalization and were transported to Hayward General Hospital, according to Vu. She added the no other serious injuries have been reported in Hayward.

School Uniforms

1. Do you think school uniforms are necessary?
2. Would the uniforms be unisex? Why or why not?
3. What would be the punishment for not wearing them to school?
4. Do you think that school uniforms suppress the students creativity by not letting them express themselves through there style?
5. Would the school uniforms be the school colors?, or would they the basic school uniforms colors which is blue and khaki?
6. Would the school uniforms be funded by the guardians money or the schools money?
7. Would a student get in trouble if they have permission not to wear their uniforms to school from their guardians?
8. Would the uniforms change every year or would they be used for a certain period of time and then changed or not even changed at all?
9. Would accessories such as jewelry, jackets anything that is not apart of the actual uniform be  considered against dress code?
10. Would the uniforms change according to the seasons?
11. How would you deal with the issue of the changing weather throughout the year and there being only one uniform style?
12. Would they be the basic school uniform? Such as Polos and khaki shorts?
13. In what ways do you think uniforms can really help the school?
14. How are school uniforms suppose to help the school?
15. Would comfort be an issue with these school uniforms?
16. What about kids who are possibly allergic to the material the uniforms are made out of?
17. If the uniforms are paid for by the guardians, How would people who don't have enough money to pay for school uniforms pay for them?
18. Would staff have uniforms too?
19. If they do not, then why do you consider it fair for teachers to wear whatever they want and not students?
20. Would it more so hurt than help you if you put school uniforms as a district rule considering students will feel as though they are having their freedom of expression taken away?