Monday, April 25, 2011

Architecture Preview

1) Tom Wright
2) Construction began 1994
3) Dubai
4) hotel
5) no
6) the emirates wanted to the create one of the most luxurious hotel in the planet
7) I choose this building because is the only 7 stars hotel in the world, and i think the architecture is revolutionary because it has the shape of a ship.





  1. Nicholas Grimshaw
  2. 2001
  3. Cornwall, England
  4. is an eden garden
  5. no
  6. it was built as an environmental structure in order to grow different species of plants
  7. It reminds me of the moon and i admire the reason for which this structure was built and i would love to visit that building

  1.  Santiago Calatrava
  2. 2001
  3. Malmo, Sweden
  4. private
  5. no
  6. to re-establish a recognizable skyline for Malmö since the removal of the Kockums Crane in 2002
  7. it is impressive that the building is turning on itself and it is perfectly balanced


  1.  Hung Kuo
  2. 1978
  3. Sanzhi, Taiwan
  4. public
  5. intended as vacation resort and marketed to US Military officers in East Asia
  6. no
  7. the architecture reminds me of an extraterrestrial ship


  1.  Moshe Safdie
  2. 1985
  3. Montreal, Canada
  4. public
  5. NA
  6. temporary residence of dignitaries during Expo 67
  7. first of all is on a river and it is really cool because it reminds me of the video game Tetris where you build randomly your structure

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Who: Michael and Robert Rosenborg
What: Found out their father was a spy
When: July 1950
Where: Lower East Side
Why: Cooperation with Soviet propaganda campaigns
How: F.B.I. agents arrested them
Lead: They were the most famous orphans of the cold war, only 6 and 10 years old in 1953 when their parents were executed at Sing Sing for delivering atomic-bomb secrets to the Soviet Union. Then they were whisked from an unwanted limelight to urban anonymity and eventually to suburban obscurity.
My Lead: two of the most famous American kids during the 1950's, Michael and Robert, were persecuted all their life because their parents delivered secrets about the atomic-bomb to the Soviet-Union







Who: Action Comics No. 1
What: Is being sold after being hidden since 1966
When: February 2009
Where: An online auction site
Why: The comic is one of only 100 made and only one out of 20 that is not restored and untouched
How: The man found his copy of the comic in his garage and held onto it without telling anyone waiting for the value to increase
Lead: After being hidden away for years, a copy of the original "Action Comics No. 1" comic book, featuring Superman and friends, will make a comeback -- to the tune of about $400,000, a comic expert told CNN Thursday.
My lead: CNN expert revealed that a comic book remained hidden for many years, will comeback on production and they expect a profit of hundreds-thousands of dollars

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Caption warm-up

Trying to get in touch with nature, sophomore Ian Loyde is running to get the attention of the goat @ the goat festival in Dallas last Friday.
The animal followed him and did many others choreographic actions that conquered the hearts of the people in the stands.
 Leading lines: the gate leads to the center of the picture.
Create depth: everything is on focus.
Avoiding Mergers: he didn't avoid mergers(4 wheel and foot)
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

CAPTION WRITING

1)Courtney Jackson is attending an Akins high school football match and she is sitting on the stands smiling at the camera.Her boyfriend took the picture.

2)Brandon Watsin is shooting a 3 points basket. By making it Sophomore led Akins varsity to victory.
Rules of photography: he didn't avoid the mergers such as the arm behind him.
                                  leading lines (arms)
                                  is not a simple background

3)David Maldonado creates a poster for the cheerleaders team,using a lot of colors. Thanks to his creativity he got a date with the hottest chick at Akins
Rules of photography: Leading lines(arm, beard)
                                 

Friday, April 8, 2011

IDK the title

Open:







Spring:









Blue:










Angle:

Africa Magnifica

  1. The picture in the power point are really cool because he caught the animals in some specials occasion making the pics awesome! He dedicated a lot of time!!
  2. The one with the egg in the desert: he used composition rules such as rule of thirds and viewpoint! the subject is rare and makes me appreciate the pic even more!
  3. Pentex 67 lens,Animals that are dying due to global warming,get people to know what's happening in Africa------------
even though you think of Africa as huge.  Unfortunately the best concentration of wild-life is also where an awful lot of the population is"
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Monday, April 4, 2011

Elements of the News

Who
Who is involved: Obama
Who does/did the situation affect: Everyone in the U.S.
What
What is happening: Launched his bid for re-election
When 
When did or will this happen: April 4
Where
Where did or will this happen: BarackObama.com 
Why
Why did this happen or will it happen: He wants to continue his change
How 
How did it or will it happen: By posting a video on the internet 
 
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Proximity: http://www.kxan.com/dpps/money/business_news/southwest-to-cancel-70-flights-for-inspections-nt11-jgr_3764281
Prominence: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/05/sports/baseball/05bonds.html?src=twrhp
Timeliness: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/04/world/middleeast/04yemen.html?ref=world
Oddity: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/04/business/media/04radio.html?ref=world
Consequence: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/05/world/asia/05japan.html?ref=world
Conflict: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/05/world/africa/05libya.html?ref=world
Human Interest: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/05/world/europe/05brazil.html?ref=world