My neighborhood/ My Hometown

                                                                         "Imbrie Hall"
A landmark in and of itself, the Imbrie Hall and Cornelius Pass Roadhouse will always hold a special place in my heart. I grew up here. This was my very first job, and one that I continue to maintain today. I spent almost all of my time outside of school here working, and it became a traditional location for my friends and I whenever I visit.

"Reeser Stadium"

Football has always been a big part of my life and I've grown up watching games with my dad. This game was late in the season and I was able to get work off in order to attend the game with him. 

"Ladd Acres"

This is a photo I took of my brother in one of the recess pods at the elementary school I went to. I happened to capture my brother in the perfect moment as the sun went down. 

Action Photos

Medium: After some severe flooding in Corvallis last April, the Oregon State mens rowing team decided to host practice on the Trysting Tree golf course.

Overall: One of Oregon State University's rowers passes by the barn on the Trysting Tree golf course after the flooding on April 11th.

Close Up: One of Oregon State University's works on his speed at the Trysting Tree Golf Course during a practice last April.

Week Seven

For the My neighborhood/My hometown activity I actually wanted to photograph two different towns as I feel very torn between the two. First, I was going to photography Hillsboro, where I grew up. I will also photograph Corvallis where my dad grew up and where I currently live now. For Hillsboro I planned on photographing Mcmenamins Cornelius Pass Roadhouse, my very first job and where I spent most of my time outside of school I basically grew up there, and it will always hold a special place in my heart. This would be my landmark shot. The next two would be done in Corvallis. For the activity or portrait photo I planned to go to the West dining hall on Oregon State Campus and ask one of the workers at EGBG's café if I may photography them. A lot of my time freshman year was spent in this café, and a lot of good happened there...but it also has links to some of my negative experiences as well. For my event or feature photo I planned to attend one of the baseball game in hopes of getting a shot of people entering the stadium. This will be the hardest shot as I work two jobs and it can be difficult for me to get time to go out and photograph.

My first idea for a photo story stems from the #hashtag "T1D Looks Like Me" This has been an ongoing social media trend that was started by JDRF a few years ago.  Being a Type 1 Diabetic myself, I have a close circle of friends who also share the struggle of having an autoimmune disease...not to mention that my twin brother is also diabetic. Growing up we all went to a camp for diabetics called Gales Creek, and through those connections many of us stayed in touch. A few of these friends live in Eugene or close(ish). I plan on contacting them and setting something up in order to do a story on the daily struggles that diabetics go through.  I also plan on mentioning this to my Endocrinologist as I have an appointment this week and possibly posting a flyer or giving her m contact information in order to get a more diverse group (including other ages.) This would be something I would continue with after this assignment, as I want to work with JDRF to help spread diabetes awareness. I have sent them an email explaining my idea. I would first begin with contacting my brother, and my friends Matia, Hailey, Hope and Cierra. I want to do portraits, including supplies and different diabetic-necessities. I want to highlight the color blue in all of my photos, as the symbol or T1D is a blue circle. I want the images to be more candid than posed, I want them to look natural as the whole point of this hashtag is that diabetics are just like everyone else. I want to try doing more environmental style portraits, so that not only they themselves are in focus but where the image was shot also tells a story.
My second idea for a photo story would involve the motorcyclists of Corvallis. In hopes to help spread awareness of bikers on the road. I'm part of a group on Facebook for Portland motorcyclists and would post an "ad" here in hopes of getting a few people to allow me to take their environmental portraits. I also have a few coworkers that I plan to ask as well. I would take their photos where they most often ride (preferably with different backgrounds for each person).

Free Shoot

Andrew Trappolis

Andrew is a media communications major graduating from Oregon State University this June! His current plans for after college involve moving out of state to Arizona where he just received his first job offer. Currently, Andrew works for the Pac 12 Network here on campus, but he looks forward to graduating and getting a more sustainable job.

Portraits and Mugshots

Sivan Fox

Sivan is an mechanical engineering student dual enrolled here at Linn Benton and Oregon State University. He plans to eventually use his degree to develop technology that will harness wave energy. In the meantime though, he goes to school full time and works a part time job at a sandwich shop downtown. 

Week Six

My sports/action subject is going to be pool. I thought it would be interesting to capture my roommates taking shots on our pool table. I would shoot it as soon as I get the garage clean, we just moved and there are lots of boxes and things that would make the image too overwhelming. I'm most worried about being able to capture the shot itself and the movement of the ball in an interesting way. I will have to play around and will be taking lots of practice shots. For my overall shot I would take an image of the majority of the basement, including the few pool tables and center or focus on one. My medium would be just the singular pool table and subjects playing (hopefully a shot of them shooting a ball), and my close up I would like to focus on the ball itself, with the pool stick and shooter in the background.

News and Feature Photos Two

"77"

May is motorcycle awareness month, and between 2017 and 2018 there was an increase in 22 fatalities. These helmets represent the people who were victims of motorcycle accidents in 2018. 

Helen and Marylou pose for a photo as they advocate for free health care for all.

The Horticulture Club offers samples of salad greens and starter seeds for students mingling at the Health and Safety fair on 5/1/19.

Week Five

Getting further into Addario's book, her adventures (and courage) definitely become more intriguing and dramatic. Especially after Chapter 3, and the start of 9/11's war on terror. Two things she mentions in her book that have made an impression on me are her journeys and ideology on love, and her seemingly never-ending  run of fearlessness and impulse. Even when she is afraid, or upset by the things going on around her and the moments she captures her drive to tell a story and to educate people on the truth is astounding (and inspirational). Every time I read a new chapter I have an urge to travel and explore and find my own noteworthy news stories. A lesson I've gotten out of her book is her passion for photojournalism. I believe passion to be the driving force behind anything we do, and without this passion I don't see a point in producing work in the photography realm. Photography is an art, and for me at least, art needs passion. Addario makes many personal sacrifices throughout her journey, mostly being to those people closest to her. Her family and her love life are often targets in her expeditions. My favorite quote in her book is again, one about love. I think this is because I can relate to it, and it has a powerful meaning for me personally. She writes, after breaking up with her boyfriend, "Some part of me knew, or hoped, that real love should complement my work, not take away from it."

Below is one of my favorite photos in her book. The first one is of a man leaning against a wall where there are rows of bodies wrapped in cloth. This image is very powerful, especially with the lighting adding even more drama to the already-heart-wrenching image. The second photo is  that really caught my attention I was unable to find on the internet, but it is titled in her book as "Mohammad before prayer, 2000" This shows an image of one of her drivers walking along a gravel path with mountains framing the background. Its a beautiful image, and much different from most of her other photos around that time period. 

Week Four

 The first photo I really liked was Cailey Murry's photo posted in her "Humans of LBCC 3" blog post. It's the second image of 4 students sitting at a picnic table with some flowers on it. I really liked the angle she took the photo in and the way she framed the image. It seems very natural and all the subjects have good expressions. I do wish that the girl in the bottom left corner was a little less cropped out, though. Here is a link-- https://caileymurray.blogspot.com/2019/04/humans-of-lbcc-3.html
The second photo I chose was taken by Will and posted in his "Humans of LBCC 2" it was the image of the two people (Kylen and Alex) playing guitar. The image is very cohesive, with its colors and the yellow flower. This is a fantastic photo! Here is a link--https://willreddekopp.blogspot.com/2019/04/kylen-mckinney-left-my-name-is-kylen.html

In continuing with "A Photographers Life of Love and War" the one thing I've learned from Lynsey Addario that I think is the most important is adaptation. So often "photographers" just point and shoot. Addario fits into her situation and finds her stories by adjusting to the area. Photography is more than just having access to a camera. I tend to be shy sometimes, and it can be hard for me to approach a situation and adapt to whats going on.
My favorite part of the book so far (or at least the part that has stuck out to me the most on a personal level) would probably be in chapter 3 when she talks about her Grandmother's story about Sal and he apprehension about getting involved with a man who would "break an engagement over a gut attraction to a relative stranger..." Her grandmother mentions that she saw no future with Sal because he had no money and they separated. Fifty years later when he kissed her again she still felt that same passion. Lynsey writes, "I never wanted to regret the kisses I missed." For some reason this quote really stuck with me and I thought about it for a long tine. Especially in relation to my life and my relationship now. How I almost let an opportunity go, simply due to timing and fear. After three months of complete and utter silence I reconnected with this person who had inspired and brought light back into my life (as cliché as that sounds)...and we have been together ever since. This quote from Lynsey spoke to me personally, and looking bck on those three months I gave up...well, I never wanted to regret the kisses I missed, either.

Photographer of the Week

Edward Sherrif Curtis

Edward S. Curtis was born on February 16th 1868 to Ellen Sherrif and Johnson Curtis. He had one brother, Asahel Curtis. He married Clara Philips in 1874 and their marriage lasted through 4 children (Florence, Katherine, Harold and Elizabeth) until 1932. Curtis grew up in Wisconsin and Minnesota, and there was no Native American influence in his early years. He built his camera from an old lens his father had and $1.25 worth of other parts, and at 17 moved to St. Paul where he worked as a photographer apprentice. By 1896 he had become a well established studio photographer. In 1877 Curtis moved to Washington where he began his quest of documenting Native American culture, starting with the natives that lived along Seattle's waterfront. Between 1900 and 1915 he spent most of his time devoted to photographing the natives and in 1914 published his book "The Native American Indian" which consisted of 700 large portfolio images, 1500 smaller images and 7000 pages worth of text. He also filmed a few documentaries during this time, "In the Land of War Canoes", "Seeing America", and "The Alaskan Indians"

My favorite image by Curtis is his Kwakiutl House-Frame image (shown below.) After coming into contact with this original print, I did some of my own research (with some help from my mom) and I fell in love with this image as it is close to relatives. Not only that but the framing of the image and unique "looking out" angle has a strong connection to me as a photographer and really shows a different perspective. 

Here is a link to his website: https://www.edwardscurtis.com/

Here is a link to the video "Coming to Light", a documentary about his work and the controversy behind it: www.snagfilms.com/films/title/coming_to_light_the_edward_s_curtis_story.

Kwakiutl House-Frame

Here is a link: https://img0.etsystatic.com/050/0/8613319/il_570xN.700913418_bjpk.jpg

Here is a list of my cited sources:

“Edward S. Curtis Gallery.” Large Prints | Edward S. Curtis Gallery, Shasta.com, www.edwardscurtis.com/prints/large-prints/.

“Edward Curtis Biography.” Edward Curtis, CHRISTOPHER CARDOZO FINE ART, edwardcurtis.com/edward-curtis/curtis-biography/.

“Coming To Light: The Edward S. Curtis Story.” 2001 SnagFilms Watch Free Streaming Movies Online, www.snagfilms.com/films/title/coming_to_light_the_edward_s_curtis_story.