Midterm

The high school I left to come to Florida Southern was very under budgeted. I was very overwhelmed when I first heard the requirements for the News Media Practicum class. But I think me being so sheltered from this technology has made for a better learning experience for me. In just the class itself with the weekly discussions, it is really hard to keep up with everyone because I did not know half the stuff people talked about even existed. I am learning so much with just these conversations like commercials are louder than paid programs or that there are videos in magazines. I even learned how to use a Mac computer. With Wellness TV I have not had any working experience yet but I am learning the lingo of the broadcast world. I have learned the most from the Interlachen. I enjoy it the most and work with it when I can. It took forever to learn to spell the name of it but its basically the yearbook of Florida Southern. I have been a contributing photographer for the Interlachen now for a few events and have shadowed Patrick, the head of photography, at the comedian that was at the Bandshell that graduated from Florida Southern and the House party that same night. I have figured out the angles in the Field House that work best for volleyball. If one stands behind the table where the announcer is, the zoom is not needed as much, allowing more light in. The setting I like to use is 1/320 shutter speed. I find the pictures clearer with that setting and ISO of 1600. Also with volleyball pictures its hard to get good angles at the ends of the court. When standing there the focus of the ball can be lost with the girls bent over. I was so embarrassed when Patrick pointed that out to me, especially since I used to play volleyball and we complained about the same thing when I played. I made sure the next time I did the pictures that I followed the ball more carefully and focused on specific people instead of the whole team. I even looked around to the stands and took pictures of the spectators cheering and yelling. I now understand why nobody likes to take pictures in Branscomb Auditorium too. The lighting looks good to the naked eye but through a camera lens it is terrible! All the pictures I took were too warm. The light literally reflected off these people like a Popsicle. Patrick has shown me the ways to fix the lighting on the computer with the program he uses. I had to choose the pictures to not use which really was hard.  I learned to crop pictures and twist the photos to make them appear more straight.  He wants me to learn the software so when he graduates there will be somebody else to do the editing. I think so far I have learned so much more than most people because I started out with such little information.