Feb. 25, 2011

Last night I totally forgot that I was supposed to meet up with Cynthia and process photos.  I felt so bad that I went in the lab and process them by myself for 2 hours.  I had notes from where Patrick and I went over how to on Wednesday.  The overexposing the pictures for them to print well is what keeps getting me confused.  Jess came in the last hour and talked about the trip to New Orleans with me.  I am so excited that I get to go to that and that I am going to gain that much more knowledge with Interlachen.  Today I did the survey for the girl that needed the thesis work right after Bob's class, right before Bradford's.  I am so curious on that now.


Hours: 4 hours
Total: 24 hours

Feb. 22, 2011

Yesterday Shelby and I ran the cameras for the News Network each for our first time.  We were both a little worried about that but the show came out great.  It was super easy, all I really had to do was wave at them so they knew it was back to my camera.  Everything is controlled by the dashboard in the studio so that was good.  We had problems with the headsets at first but Luti fixed that.  First Justin couldn't hear us, then we couldn't hear Justin.  It was really awesome although I didn't do much.  I felt important though.  The most I had to do was zoom in to get the white balance.  I really love working with this show because everyone is so friendly and trying to teach us how to work everything so that we are doing well.  Luti came right up to me and started showing me what to do and how to use the camera. Its a good change from where I was with Wellness TV.

Hours: 1 hour
Total: 20 hours

Spring Midterm

So far this semester I have learned a couple of new things but it has mostly been perfecting what I already know how to use.  Patrick’s graduation date is getting closer and closer so he has been working with me more and more to learn what I need to know for Interlachen next year.  Although I really wanted to learn how to use the Interlachen’s video camera for the video yearbook, I have to learn all I can now from Patrick before he leaves.  I have learned how to process photographs and how to change them so that they are able to be used in the right format through Photoshop and Lightroom.  I learned also how to brighten the pictures because the ink makes the pictures darker when printed.

With the pictures I have been taking I had a kind of epiphany.  I have realized that there are good pictures but the pictures do not mean anything if they do not tell the story in that one shot.  I have to capture that moment that says what is going on with the people in it and around them.  I really practiced that with Patrick when he took me to the Jekyll and Hyde photo shoot and with each picture I tried to capture the emotion.  With that in mind, I have never shot better than that night; that and I had Patrick’s camera.  Going through the pictures that I have edited I realized those pictures that reflect the emotions being felt at that moment are the pictures that are going to make the yearbook.

The new talents I am learning are with the Southern News Network with Anna.  The first time I went in it was awesome to watch how the upperclassmen worked so well.  Colleen emailed us examples of how to write the stories and Anna is so impressed at how our stories are getting better.  I know how to run the teleprompter but I still cannot figure out how fast to go.  She is really trying to get us experience and that makes me more dedicated to the show.  I am passionate about this show and since Wellness TV is not getting me the experience I need I am going to put all that energy into this show.

This semester is only half way done so I am going to learn the video work.  I have to to survive in this industry because it is mostly video, not photojournalism.  I am going to learn it all probably from Anna and her show but I am going to talk to Austen so that I can still contribute to the Interlachen.  That’s where my heart is in this department and I want to be about making history.  This is something I am so passionate about and if all else fails I will teach myself.  I have watched Cynthia and others edit so I have an idea.  But it will happen by the end of this semester.

Feb. 17, 2011

Last night was the most fun I've had yet working with Interlachen!  Patrick took me to the media night for Jekyll and Hyde.   It was so amazing!!!  We used up a whole memory card on the play itself and then another two on the posed shots.  He told me it was going to be a long night but I didn't realize it would be 11:30pm before we left.  There is nothing more invigorating than taking that one picture that tells a story all on its own.  Patrick was very proud of me, he even let me use his camera and lens.  I didn't know ISO could be over 5000!  And the zoom!  I attached his wide lens to my camera and was able to get a lot of group shots.  I tried with flash once and I didn't like it.  Theater lighting is terrible.  But this had to be the best practice I've had learning how to tell a story with pictures which is part of the Broadcast world.

Hours: 5 hours
Total: 19 hours

Feb. 14, 2011

Anna didn't have enough stories for the show this week but she said that the quality of the stories are getting better.  She said that she knows the core group now and she is ready to make this thing go.  I got an hour from the story last week and an hour meeting today.  We had a great brainstorming time today.  I have never heard of my assignment but it's ok, I will do my research.  Gives me more to learn about.  I need to get used to that anyways because I won't have everything available to me on posters constantly.  This weekend I was supposed take pictures for Interlachen but the lighting was so poor that I couldn't so I didn't count the time since I got nothing accomplished.



Hours: 2 hours
Total: 14 hours

Feb. 10, 2011

Sami and I were to take a group picture so I showed her how to use the camera. With the lighting I told her what ISO to use.  After we get done with the all the pictures, Jess shows up and tells us that we took pictures of the wrong group.  So now we have a mystery group shot.  Also the group we were supposed to take pictures of never showed.  When all was said and done, Sami has a better understanding of how the camera works based on the lighting.


Hours: 30 minutes
Total: 14 hours

Feb. 8, 2011

Yesterday I learned how to used the teleprompter with Maggie for the Southern News Network.  I had to leave the show after 30 minutes but while I was there I learned how fast the prompter needs to go.  The first time we went too slow and John Luti was funny.  But when we got it figrued out I had to leave to do an interview for Interlachen.  The religion department is really nice.  That was another 30 minutes that went by so fast.  Yesterday was a great learning day!  I had to cancel my pictures of a citrus class because I hurt my hand and can't hold a camera.



Hours: 1 hour
Total: 13 hours, 30 minutes

Feb. 3, 2011

I finally understand the photojournalism aspect of broadcast!  For Interlachen I always just tried to get good pictures but tonight Patrick and I were taking pictures for the musical and I realized that with video you have time to develop the story but this one picture has to tell the story.  I have to capture it in this shot or no one will know about it.  So that is now my goal to work with telling a story.  I also realized that when I was editing pictures Tuesday.  As Patrick and I were going through them I realized that they had to tell specific stories in a smile.  It all makes sense now!  I also wrote an article for Anna but she hasn't sent the email with the revisions and advice like she said she would.  I want to wait to email her the article so that she isn't disappointed in it.  But no matter what it goes out tomorrow.

Hours: 2 hours
Total: 12 hours, 30 minutes