Audio Slideshow Reflection

  My Focus: Football “Fan”natic  My subject was a very passionate football fan, so finding the focus of my story came quit easily. The Superbowl was a natural focal point for my project. It served as a perfect stage for everything i was trying to capture. Being the biggest game of the year, there was [...]

Student Interview: Joe Jackson & Alternative Energy

Should Question: Should the Obama administration allocate $150 billion in this time of economic crisis to alternative energy sources? Joe’s Opinion: Alternative energy is a good idea but, first obstacles need to be addressed in order for any investment to successful. Source 1) Obama’s agenda on alternative energy and the environment. whitehouse.gov The goals of [...]

Taylor’s Top 10 for Taking Better Pictures

1) Check the Light: Make sure the dominating light source is behind the camera, lighting the face of the subject and not the back 2) Rule of Thirds: Split the frame into thirds horizontally and vertically, then make sure that the interest point of your picture is at one the the four intersection points. 3) [...]

Photo Assignment Response

The best thing i had going for me was using a desposible camera. It was simple, familiar and helped me catch unexpected moments better than the more complicated digital camera. Another thing that worked well was anticipating photogenic moments, which put me in place ahead of time instead of being a step behind. What didn’t [...]

Audio Interview Reflection

Creating a polished audio interview was not easy. The first obstacle was finding someone that not only had a good story but could tell that story without “um-ing” and “like-ing.” I ran into several people with stories that were hilarious,   if some else were to tell them. My second second challenge was my own [...]

Elated liberals celerate Obama’s arrival.

“We have chosen hope over fear” headlines Talking points memo.Com’s web cite. Liberal media seems to be serving as a stage for “lefties” to celebrate. Live bloggs, streaming video and clips of celebrating Obama supporters across the country and around the world attempt to capture the voices of the world-wide party. Not only are liberal [...]

Got any good Stories?!

<!– @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } –> The biggest mistake I made when I was prying people for stories was doing just that; asking for stories. People seem to freeze when they get put on the spot. I found the best stories through casual conversation and round-about [...]

Story Telling; Ira Glass response

<!– @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } –> Ira Glass made several points that resonated with me. The first was his advise about being yourself and not trying to imitate existing radio personalities. He also said that “your voice” is going to fall short of your refined taste. [...]

Batter: From Pancakes to Fish n’ Chips

On Tuesday I will discuss batter and its various uses. Batter is is used in all of my favorite dishes and continues to  surprise me in its versatility. Batter by itself can be used to make pancakes and waffles. Add meat and you can make fried chicken and fish n’ chips. I love batter! It’s my favorite [...]

Third hand smoke

Here’s a link to an interesting article about new found dangers of cigarette smoke:    http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/03/health/research/03smoke.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=third%20hand%20smoke&st=cse