Sami's Journalism Blog

1. Is there something you see in the photo above that you think could be a problem when you take your photos? Look carefully. Something that could be wrong in this photo to try and avoid is the shadow and the white line on the ground of the photo or one the stairs. 2. Where do you think would be a great place to take this type of picture here on the Bowie campus? I think that a great place for this would be against one of the walls under something to refrain from the shadow.  3. Can you think of something creative to actually DO in the photo when you take yours? Something creative I could do is different poses. 4. Is there something you could wear that would help you when you do this photo? I think that wearing neutral things that aren't so flashy would be good to avoid messing with the pictures to where they don't fit together as well.

1. What manipulations to the camera will you need to make to create an HDR image? The manipulations that will be made are -4 stops, -2 stops, +2 stops, and +4 stops. 2. What equipment will we use to take this type of image? The equipment needed is a camera, a tripod, and hdr photo blending software. 3. What is the reason someone might take an HDR image? To make the image look clearer and bright 4. What can we expect to happen with the images once we merge them together, what will we see that we might not have seen with just one photo? We will be able to see some sort of movement

                           Im the Captain Now; Movie Review  The plot of Captain Phillips is the true story of how Somali pirates hijacked an American ship. Richard Phillips, the captain of the ship played by Tom Hanks, was trying to protect his crew as a group of Somali pirates had gotten onto the ship with plans to steal. The captain of the pirates Muse, played by Barkhad Abdi, was leading his fellow men along with him. As the men on the ship were trying to fight, they were quite helpless with the pirates having weapons as they did not have anything. The pirates had threatened the crew to kill and harm them. They tied them up and such in hopes of them giving up money. During this, the youngest pirate had harmed his foot and the captain harmed his hand. The crew members had ended up keeping one of the pirates hostage. In order to protect his crew, Phillips made a deal to give the pirates as much money that th...

1. When will you shoot this assignment? May 4-6  2. Where will you shoot? The circuit of the Americas  3. What will you be documenting or telling your "story" about? Jmblya  4. What equipment needs will you have to get this finished? My phone and Imovie 5. Make sure to describe the process, by this I mean, where will you use the video portion, where will you use still images, where will your narration be, etc? I will take pictures and film this event from start to finish. I will be constantly taking photos and videos to capture the moments and I will be sure to also get the times when we aren't in a crowd for a performance. I plan to start it off with a blank screen but audio of screams and music from the crowds then I could show the video from where the audio is coming from.   I could then add in photos and video clips throughout the movie with me talking at the end about the time I've had or something.

Short Answer: 1. What is the expect total deployment of Texas National Guard members on the border with Mexico, according to Angel Isaack? Page A1 "State details Guard deployment at border" 1,400 2. What is "metal fatigue"? Page A2 "Investigators examine engine wear in jet tragedy" It is a weakening of metal from repeated use and involves microscopic cracks.  3. List 4 of the 9 points that democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew White's plans for education if he were to win the governor race: Page B1 "White says $6.5 billion needed..." Higher contributions to teachers' health insurance Cost-of-living adjustments for retirees End of windfall elimination provision. Removal of a cap on special education enrollment.  4. What did Jake McKenzie do that was so unique? Page C1 "Texas' one-man show" He brought 5 gloves with him to the field.  5.Which of the 5 things on page D2 The Long Weekend: F...