Final Exam- Photo Essay

Every Christmas, my family and I have a tradition where we receive a family from SafePlace, a non-profit organization for victims of sexual and domestic violence. when we receive the family, we get a wish list of the top two things that they want for Christmas, along with age, gender, and clothing/shoe sizes. We go to a store and pick out the things that they want, and buy it for them. This year, we went to Kohls for the shopping.

The mother had three children, a 13 year old daughter, and 8 year old and 2 year old sons. Logan, my three year old brother helped pick out a pair of shoes for the two year old. He loved getting the presents- he was extremely excited to go.

My sister, Elizabeth, checks the list for the shoe size of the 8 year old boy. My brother Ryken and her picked out the pair of basketball shoes that he asked for. Both the older son and the 13 year old daughter asked for Jordans, but since they were out of our price range, we got Nike basketball shoes instead. The boy's second choice was Nike shoes, so his gift was perfect.

All of the family members asked for shoes. Therefore, we ended up getting four different pairs. It was expensive, but it was great helping out someone else.

We had to check the prices to make sure that they weren't too expensive. Each family member could only have a certain amount worth of gifts.

After Logan picked out a toy for the 2 year old, he wanted to keep looking at toys. He loved getting to pick out the toy for the family, but I think he was also excited about going to look and play in the toy section.

The 13 year old asked for a Bath and Body gift card along with the shoes. There weren't any gift cards available, so Liz picked out some different lotions and perfumes for her instead.

While we were checking out, Logan waited for the chance to look at and play with the train set. He later said that he wanted "to go to the house of the family and show them how to [set up the train set]" The total ended up being about $200, which was actually less than my mom expected.

While checking out, the cashier saw that one of the pairs of shoes had two left shoes. We had to go back to the shoe section and find the same pair with the right feet.

After a good shopping trip, we put the gifts in the car and headed to the nearby Chipotle's for dinner. It was a great way to end the day.

Publication Assignment 2: The Brownie Store

During lunch and passing periods, there is a store called the Brownie Store and it's open during lunch and passing periods. They sell brownies, Rice Krispie treats, crackers, pickles, and water for $1 and under.

The store resides at the end of the main hallway, near the courtyard and gym. At the beginning of lunch, so many students line up to buy some stuff that they pass the doors. As Ashley Armstrong says, "The brownies are divine! They are really moist and chocolatey." Her friends agree.

A student pays for his snack at the door. The teacher who works there is very cooperative with the students, and is very good at his job.

Publication Assignment 1: The Talent Show

The MAC Radio Talent Show featured eleven different acts, including dancing, singing, comedy, poetry, and even a band. Pictured here is Terra Estep, who read an amazing poem.

Jennifer Riviera sung Stay, by Rihanna, and won the talent show. 

The hosts of the show had to entertain the audience between acts, especially when there were some technical difficulties. Here they are, taking a selfie.

Sports Photography

http://www.astropix.com/SPORTSPIX/NSC/NOTES.HTM

http://www.photographymad.com/pages/view/the-perfect-camera-settings-for-action-and-sports-photography

http://www.nikonusa.com/en/learn-and-explore/article/h20zbjpj/photographing-sports-indoors-and-out.html

My choice is the first link. It has a lot of great in-depth information. They have very detailed how-to's about the different techniques and the things that you need to know how to be able to do. They also talk about the career of sports photography, which is very helpful. It gives us an insight to the life of the photographers and the risks of becoming one.