Photo Story

The Parks of Corvallis

There are lots of parks in Corvallis, with lots of unique features. Whether your on a walk with your dog, a run with a friend or playing frisbee golf theres something for everybody. As community parks these are good places to gather and meet and theres almost always something going on at one of them. Below are some shots of Avery and Willamette Park and the people (and pets) that attend them.

Baldwin's Irish Setter, Mckenzie pauses from racing through the field for a quick photo. Mckenzie is a show dog (now retired) and enjoys her early morning walks through Willamette Park.

Meet Silas! An 8 week old puppy (who still isn't quite sure about the whole sitting-still-thing) Silas is a Hungarian breed called Kuvasz, and will one day follow in the footsteps of his ancestors as a sheep hearding dog (but his mom, Tracy says he still has awhile to go.) 

(From left to right) Zach Zimmers, Caleb Rygh and Zach Watson. These OSU students studying Environmental Engineering, Digital Communications and Mechanical Engineering spend a lot of their free-time here at Willamette Park's frisbee golf course on early mornings. 

Avery Park's infamous bone yard structure, one of the more unique parks here in Corvallis. 

The popular rose gardens at Avery Park in Corvallis are in full bloom, students and families alike enjoy this area. A great place for prom graduation and other photoshoots alike!

The Kings Valley Millstone is a landmark at Avery Park in Corvallis. This stone is originally from France but was shipped to New York in 1850 and was used for over 60 years. 

Week Ten

I honestly don't think this is the best photo I have taken for this class, but in terms of photojournalism I think this one fits better. (The best photo I think I took was the portrait shot posted previously in "Portraits and Mugshots".) I think it best reflects what I learned because it clearly shows the event. I was able to chat with these two ladies (Mary Lou and Helen, who asked me not to include last names) and got quite a bit of information from them. I've definitely gotten better with the camera itself, utilizing ISO and F-stops and manually changing settings to better the photo depending on the subject.

Heres a copy of my original 3 goals from the start of the term.


My three goals for this course are, one, to work on my interview skills and pairing my photos with a story or topic. Two, I would love to get a better understanding of angles and viewpoints when photographing people (mostly in a candid manner and less front and center headshots.) Lastly, I would like to practice more with backgrounds. Not necessarily staging them but being more aware of the positions and of my subject contrasted against whatever is going on in the back of the photo. I want my images to not just be one subject, but also show clearly the purpose of my subject (the topic or story.) 


Unfortunately I didn't really get a chance to work on pairing my photos with a story (although I could have, I had the information) I think I did a lot of different view points and angels and practiced different techniques with my shots. The backgrounds could definitely use some work, that being said I am a lot more aware of the environment outside of my subject and know what to look for and how to work with/ work out details.