I would never make a good photo journalist....

I would not be capable of separating myself from the sorrow.

Portfolio Criteria

Your portfolio should be turned in on a CD on Monday the 31st.
The CD should include the following projects...
Newsworthy
Environmental Portrait
Sports
Hard News
Weather
Feature story Soundslides
Final story layout

Scavenger Hunt
Rule of Thirds
Frames inside frames
Sweet Light
Selective Focus

Please name the each file your project name, underscore, last name.
for example...
newsworthy_stasko

Please do not abbreviate project names.
Thanks!

Final SoundSlides Criteria

The majority of the grade will be based on the quality and communication of the images. Remember to use good light and good compostion. Also remember the face is the human communicator and we will be more impacted by your photos when you include the subject's face. Be sure your piece includes long, medium and short shots. Details can add alot of information and feeling.

The final piece should be tightly edited- no irrelevant or repetitive images.
Flip books should be played back fast enough to convey movement. Usually around 1/4 to 1/2 second.

You will need to include a title page and credit page.

The piece will need to include relevant ambient audio and an interview so some kind. The interview does not have to be formal, it can come across as narration or even as ambient, but we must hear from your subject.

This has potential to be an outstanding portfoio piece. Have fun shooting- invest yourself and let your creativity come through. I am looking forward to seeing everyone's work. If you have any questions, email me. estasko@mvcc.edu. You can also post images or audio or email them to me for feedback. I'm here to help you make the best piece you can. One that represents what you are capable of communicating and creating. Have fun!!

Elisha

Layout Criteria

The majority of the grade will be based on the quality and communication of the images. Remember to use good light and good compostion. Also remember the face is the human communicator and we will be more impacted by your photos when you include the subject's face. Be sure your piece includes at least one long, medium and short shot.

You must include the following in your layout...
Title
Images (include from 8-12 images)
Body text (you write the first paragraph and use place holder text for the rest)
By line (i.e. Photographs and Design by Elisha Stasko)
Header or footer
Pull quote
Captions

For the captions, remember to answere the who, what, when, where, why and how questions. Alos include quotes, descriptions or background information to pull us into the story.

Class Schedule

Monday the 17th
-Bring newspapers
-Turn in some images from final Photo Story

Monday the 24th
-Bring in newspapers
-Bring in more images and some audio for final Photo Story

Monday the 1st
-Turn in Photo Story Layout
-A version of the Photo Story SoundSlides
-Portfolio

Monday the 8th
-Final version of Soundslides due at the start of class

Any questions, email me at estasko@syr.edu

for Monday

Hi Sam and everyone else-

This week you should have your newspaper, a weather shot,(if you have not yet turned it in), and a proposal for your final story.

See you then!

PS- I'll have the itinerary for the rest of the semester up tomorrow, after I've conferred in person with Jerome.

ummmmmmm

what's going on for this week?

here's an action shot of the power ranger Ty

feature story

I'm doing a flipbook for my project, and its on a junior high band competition in Norwich, NY.

On Monday...

For class on Monday...
Please bring in any photos or audio you have collected or edited. Also, please bring your laptop if you have one. See you then!

Wow...yeah. Better late than never, I guess.

project photo

My project was the one on my brother, so heres a shot. It's a little older, but it's one of my favorite so i want to fit it in.

Pic from assignmet

Here is one of the pics that I plan on using. We were supposed to post one
of the 18, so here is mine.

I shot at the Utica zoo today. Having never been there before I was unsure of what to expect. I had heard all the stories about the zoo including "why would you go there ? they have 3 birds and a German Shepard they try to pass off as a wolf" (from people who have apparently never been there before). But upon my arrival I was surprised as to all the animals there anxious and waiting for a few seconds of attention of a equally excited child.

last weeks blog

i just thought this story was really funny. more hilarious than just simply funny though...


http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91943477

Photo J Project

I shot the show at the Skate-a-Rama downtown Utica Ny, and my topic is the Utica hardcore scene and the establishments that put on the shows there. this is just a sample of some of the people that go to the show and what they do at them.

Cool sites

Just thought I'd pass along some awesome websites compiled by a friend. If you have favorite sites, feel freet to add on.

http://www.dago.dk/


http://www.jangrarup.com/


http://joachimladefoged.com/


http://www.alecsoth.com/


http://www.imagesby.com/


http://www.carolyndrake.com/


http://facun.com/display


http://www.brendakenneally.com/


http://prestongannaway.com/main.php


http://jonasbendiksen.com/


http://www.vincentlaforet.com/


http://www.dominicnahr.com/


http://www.amivitale.com/main.html


http://www.eroshoagland.com/main.php


http://erikrefner.com/


http://www.donaldweber.com/2007/


http://www.lightstalkers.org/david_guttenfelder


http://www.mcbphotos.com/main.php


http://www.balazsgardi.com/index_flash.html


http://www.krcphoto.com/main.php




http://www.davidhogsholt.com/


http://www.casperdalhoff.dk/


http://www.cestino.it/leros/


http://www.maryellenmark.com


http://inmotion.magnumphotos.com/essays/warspellegrin.aspx


http://inmotion.magnumphotos.com/essays/midnight.aspx

Assignments given on the 6th

This week you need to shoot your photo story and post one image from your story on the blog. That's all folks!

For reminders on what to look for when shooting your story, check out previous postings. Hope all goes well, can't wait to see your images !

Ken Kobre Launches New Multimedia, Video Web Site

http://www.nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2008/10/kobre.html

Photo j's arrested

Photo j's arrested


http://www.nppa.org/news_and_events/magazine/

Photographers journal: following Obama

I loved this video because it goes along with what our big project will be, and the photo's are just outstanding. When it comes to political matters I'm not the first one on the band wagon, but this is a current event, a huge one at that obviously, and so i clicked on it. The photographer followed Obama on his campaign and took tons of photos, not just of him, but of course the audiences and even security that he had. It was also great because it's from the photographers point of view, very interesting check it out.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/08/27/us/politics/20080827-winterobama-mutimedia/index.html


I know it had video but i think the audio clip was as powerful as the photos. I listened to it without watching the photos and it was still able to keep me listening. I think of the photographers voice as calm and nice to listen to and he is descriptive and interesting.

Festival Redux- The New York Film Festival- week 2

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/10/02/movies/20081003_FESTIVAL2_AUDIOSS/index.html?ref=multimedia

^^ that's the link to the multimedia audio-slide show talking about the second week of the New York Film Festival. I'm a big movie fan and watch a lot of movies and also work in a video store. I found this slide show to be very interesting and insightful about the film festival that brings about some awesome movies.

Cayo Industrial

This is not only a link, but a plug. Personally, I think everyone should go to this this year. I'm going at least a few times, so if anyone wants to go, let me know.

Anyway, the entire site is a media marvel. It's got amazing audio and visual, and really immerses the viewer.

http://cayoindustrial.com/

Homeless iraqi war veteran addicted to meth to dull pain

After returning home from Iraq alive but injured Staff Sergeant Michael Hall had to find a way to deal with the horrors of war that he had witnessed first hand. Hall watched many friends and members of his troops massacred while only suffering from a back injury. Instead of seeking help in many of the services offered to him through the military such as free counseling Hall decided to start using and eventually dealing methamphetamines. Do we offer the people who put their own life on the line to serve for our country every possible asset at the governments disposal or are we simply saying "thanks for your time, and good luck to you" ? In

Addicted to Meth, an Iraq Vet Homeless on the Streets of LA: Staff Sergeant Michael Hall - Listen to the audio clip (or download)

The link to my page

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=288812619

Off the subject,

I do not know if any of you have sites where you display any of your work but if you do I would love to check them out.
Here is the link to my page, hope to hear from you :O)

Deborah

Rubber Johnny

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7382676545570345084

I posted this because it is brilliant, period.
After you experience Rubber Johnny, you
will understand what I mean by brilliant.
Pure genius is what this audio visual assualt called Rubber Johnny is.

Deborah

Publish Post

http://www.soundamerica.com/soundamerica/sounds/play.cfm?tpath=/sounds/themes/Movies/alicew2.wav&tname=alicew2.wav

I couldn't figure out how to put the actual audio clip up so here's the link. I like this audio clip because its pretty crisp and I like the way the speaking and the music blends in some points.

Feature Story

When you write your feature story proposal, or draw out a project road map, include as many specifics as you can. What are the main elements of the story you intend to include? When will you shoot? Is the time of day important? What are specific shots you will look for? What sounds will you need to record? etc.

A feature story needs to have a solid set of pictures that could tell the story in a nutshell. (5-8 photos) When you actually produce your soundslides piece you will need a total of 12-18 images or so. Every image needs to be informative and aesthetically sound. In other words, no snapshots. Remember the elements of composition we discussed. Consider changing your angel, etc. Make the photos interesting and memorable.

Remember to include...

• An opening shot- one that introduces the viewer to what is going on and brings us into the story.
• Every story needs to have at least one long shot, one medium shot, and one close shot.
• Give us a reason to be interested- help us connect. Remember, the face is the human communicator.

If you have questions or ideas, email Jerome or myself anytime. Please think of several options you could use for this assignment and work up a thorough proposal for at least one, preferably two. Good luck, everyone! Have fun with this!

Assignments given on the 29th

Blog- Post a link to an example of good audio. Look for something you like and then tell us why you liked it. (Due by midnight Saturday)
2 Comments on other people's posts, which means you need to listen to their audio clips. (Due by next class)
A photo that utilizes a shallow depth of field (Due on the server within the first five minutes of class)
A proposal for you feature story. Please provide two printed copies of your proposal/s.(Due at the start of next class)

Be it ever so humble, theres no place like shea

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/080926


The article just talks about how Shea stadium is going down, and how they have to sell parts of it, for example they've already started to sell seats and what not.
I dont know much about sports but I had heard about the Shea stadium going down, i didn't even know thats what it was called until a few weeks ago. It talks about what is available and how much it cost's, theyr even going as far as selling poles for 25,000 each.

Orange can't hold lead

I thought this pic was interesting because you KNOW what's going on, but it can easily be distorted to become a horrible football joke. The story goes on to say that after an 11 pt lead, Syracuse lost to Pittsburgh 34-24.

The Official call

In week two of the NFL, one of the most acclaimed NFL referees made one of the worst calls that cost the Chargers the game against the Broncos. Ed Hochuli was the referee that made the call. he has been now getting overflows of hate mail from angry Football fans. he has taken the full blame and becuase of the bad call he forfits his ability to ref the superbowl.

Light trails

I find this picture pretty amazing. the way the light trails are almost 100% symmetrical. as with the building in the back. and the sky in the back is amost illuminated perfectly.

i liked the first shot because of the angle and the reaction on the guys face. and i liked the second one because it shows real talent, and its just really interesting.

i really liked the lighting in this shot. it really helps direct your eye away from the snow flying towards you. i also really like that the photographer captured the peak moment and captured the motion of the snow flying up at you. i also thought this was shot at a very good angle.

Yogi Berra during the pregame ceremony.

A decisive moment is what this post should dipict.

Decisive:"indisputable; definite; unsurpassable; commanding."
Though hes not crashing into a physical body hes crashing into our emotions of what was and what will no longer be.

I really like this picture because you can't tell if he's going to get a touch down or if he is just barely making it. The guy who is trying to tackle him arms are just about to grab ahold of him. I think this is a good picture.

Earl Bennett and Charles Tillman

Good example of decisive moment and an picture for the blooper reel. Photo also utilizes a good depth of field so that the background is not distracting but still recognizable

Giants beat Bengals in OT

http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/giants.htm

This shot makes me feel like I'm in the game. I can feel his adrenalin as he tries to push past his opponent. It's what football is all about - the rush.

The St. Louis Rams are currently in a major losing streak. They have only won 7 of their last 30 games. This picture was taken the day they were defeated 37-13 by the Seattle Seahawks. I like this picture because I think it really shows the distress and sadness in the players faces as they watch they're team, that won Superbowl XXXIV only a few years ago, get destroyed yet again. I especially like that the one player is looking like down like its to hard for him to even watch what's taking place.

Assignments given on the 22nd

1)Blog post- post a sports image taken from an online news source, along with notes on the story or image.(due by midnight Saturday)
2)Two comments on other's post's. (due by class)
3) Sports photo (due on the server 10min into class on the 29th)
4) Light photo (due on the server 10min into class on the 29th)

Sports/Peak Action
Key concepts:

• Get the peak moment
• Show facial expressions when possible
• Convey the intensity
  

Tips to making a great shot:

• Know the game
• Prepare equipment/contacts,etc.
• Find the right position
• Anticipate the action
• Keep the ball in the frame
• Try to keep the background clean
• Pay attention to the edges of the frame and what you are including/excluding
• Bad weather can be good for a game
• Try a long lens and a wide angle lens
• Change your angle- bird's eye/worm's eye
• Experiment with panning
• Capture the intensity and emotion!

Light

Key concepts:

• Capture the moment
• Look for the beauty

Types of light to look for:

• Rim light
• Raking light
• Reflective light
• streaming light
• morning/dusk
• silhouettes with dramatic backgrounds

Week later, lights still out for some

"Duke Energy reported 11,947 customers in Butler County and 6,765 customers in Warren County without power as of Saturday afternoon. Outages in the total service area in Ohio and Kentucky were 67,350. At its peak, total outages were 214,961 in Butler County and 84,833 on Sunday, Sept. 14, with 1.2 million total Duke customers with no service."




I don't know if this photo meets the requirements for this weeks assignment or not but i thought I it was a good one. In Middletown Ohio thousands are without power since Ike ripped through the community leaving thousands without power with no real answers as to when it will be fixed.

Ms Garlic

I thought this picture was pretty amusing. Kate Skilbeck, also known as Ms Garlic, was dressed up at the Mohawk Valley Garlic and Herb Festival. She seems to be really enjoying herself and making a lot of other people smile, too.

This is really interesting shot. I like the angle that it was shot at.  This guy was setting up a sclulpture at Griffis air force base.  The sculpture is about a ton.

http://www.uticaod.com/news/x1374607785/Art-sculptures-being-placed-at-Griffiss

Veterans at the Paralympics

Michael Paul, 34, a Gulf War veteran and a national champion in wheelchair tennis, doing the shot put during a track and field session this month at the Paralympic military sports camp in Colorado Springs.

I liked this shot because his face shows real determination and it shows how hard he is trying even though he doesnt have the use of his legs. I think it is also important to say that most of the USA's paralympic team this year were veterans of war. That include's another man Scott Winkler who is now a retired army specialist, who holds the paralympic world record for shot put.

Registered Phlebotomist

what I liked about this picture is that it filled the criteria for the environmental portrait posting.
What caught my eye is the depth of field; must
have the aperture on 122 or something;(just kidding of course.) Too much distortion because of the depth, all the depth was not needed, that is if you don like distorted images.

i don't really know what the titles we're supposed to be....

i liked this shot because it has a very candid feel. the photography itself is kind of lacking. it could have been shot much better. i liked all the colors in this and how it relected how carnival workers are usually cheery. i also liked it because this guy (i don't know maybe lady-clearly a waffle) isn't the typical person to use for an environmental portrait, it's always the hero or the lessfortunate. this person is just average.

Assignments given on the 15th

Blog post showing an example of an environmental portrait taken from an online news source (Due by midnight Saturday)

Two comments on classmate's blog posts (Due by class)

Environmental portrait, labeled in Bridge (Due on server by class)

Interesting rule of thirds shot (Due on server by class)

Trader on Wall Street

http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2008/09/17/2008-09-17_people_are_scared_to_death_stocks_plunge-1.html

This shot of a trader was in the NY Daily News yesterday, and then on the front page of the Utica OD today. To me, it's a great environmental shot of a trader in distress after the market dropped over 400 points yesterday. His eyes are hidden by his hands, but the shot speaks volumes of the stress being felt by everyone on wall street and also around the world. We are all affected by the mess... for me personally- my stocks have tanked; for you, it just got a lot harder to get a loan.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. government stepped in Tuesday to rescue American International Group Inc., one of the world's largest insurers, with an $85 billion injection of taxpayer money.





http://news.yahoo.com/story/ap/20080917/ap_on_bi_ge/aig

Ahhh yes, our tax money hard at work bailing out AIG for investing in
high risk people; gotta love those under writers.... capitalism at its finest!!!!
The irony in this photo makes me want to hurl!

See he little guy in the lower left hand corner, thats you, the tax payer, flagging
down the AIG corporation saying aloud."STOP, here ya go, here's a check to help cover
your bad investments that you made by lending money to HIGH risk people with an
inverted debt to income ratio.

To add insult to injury, the people that had to fold,(ie: lost their homes), we are now paying off their debts becuase a lot of these people will in turn file for bankruptcy so, in a sense, we pay for their greed and they dont because they are now covered by their bankcruptcy!
I tell ya, if I was making what I was making in 2003 and therefore paying A LOT
of taxes, I would be getting an ulcer for sure!!!!!!

I liked this picture because of the contrast in the dirty streets to the beauty of the flowers and the cleanliness of the girls. I also liked how the colors in the bike and in the flowers stood out from the rest of the shot.

http://www.uticaod.com/news/x1193589225/Police-apprehend-suspect-after-foot-chase

On behalf of all fat people, I bring you this article. It talks about how fat people are the newest group to hate... ok, so it made me giggle and I didn't really take it seriously but, hey, what are you gonna do?

http://www.uticaod.com/lifestyles/x256661439/Benjamin-Wachs-Weve-found-a-new-group-to-hate

Taxi drivers 'have brain sat-nav'

The knowledge: London cabbies are famous for knowing their way around





Taxi drivers 'have brain sat-nav'


Scientists have uncovered evidence for an inbuilt "sat-nav" system in the brains of London taxi drivers.

They used magnetic scanners to explore the brain activity of taxi drivers as they navigated their way through a virtual simulation of London's streets.

Different brain regions were activated as they considered route options, spotted familiar landmarks or thought about their customers.

The research was presented at this week's BA Science Festival.

Earlier studies had shown that taxi drivers have a larger hippocampus - a region of the brain that plays an important role in navigation.

Their brains even "grow on the job" as they build up detailed information needed to find their way around London's labyrinth of streets - information famously referred to as "The Knowledge".

"We were keen to go beyond brain structure - and see what activity is going on inside the brains of taxi drivers while they are doing their job," said Dr Hugo Spiers from University College London.


rest of article:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7613621.stm

Almost 2,000 Ike survivors rescued

TEXAS CITY, Texas — A massive rescue effort along the Texas coast, including a house-to-house search in Galveston, has saved nearly 2,000 people stranded by the fury of Hurricane Ike.

Authorities said at a news conference Sunday afternoon that 1,984 people had been rescued so far, including 394 by air. Another 600 were rescued from flooding in neighboring Louisiana.

Although 1.2 million Texans fled the area, before the storm, tens of thousands, perhaps as many as 140,000, defied authorities and refused to leave.

Onstage, Stripped of That Wizardry

Tons of people are making a huge fuss about the star of Harry Potter taking the lead role in a sexual play involving horses. I think it's kind of obnoxious that people are so upset about it just because their kids are Harry Potter fans, I understand that he may be a role model to them but it's not like they're going to go see the play anyway so i don't see how it's hurting anyone. 

O.A.R. plays at the Aud Sat. September 13

On the lighter side of the news for the weekend, one of my favorite bands O.A.R. came to the Utica Aud to play a show. I think it's awesome that they always make it a point to come here when they tour since it's a much smaller city and they are such a widely popular band. 

Utica Zoo Loses Sea Lion Pup

I know I already posted a news story, but this is local, and for me, it really hit home because I used to volunteer at the zoo a lot.

http://www.wktv.com/news/local/28353364.html

Ike debris clogs roads, stifles rescues

Rescuers in Galveston, Texas, were going door-to-door Saturday to check on the estimated 20,000 people who failed to flee Hurricane Ike. As of Saturday afternoon, the Galveston Fire Department had taken 27 people to a shelter in a high school on the coastal island, which was without electricity or water pressure.
No casualties had been discovered so far in the search and rescue efforts, which have been hampered by heavy flooding and scattered debris. Galveston City Manager Steve LeBlanc said the island would be closed while authorities assess damages, including to the causeway, which was in "bad shape" because of debris and road damage.

The Stanley: "The heart of downtown"

The Stanley Theater was recently declared the heart of downtown Utica. Some feel that this statement is true while others disagree and say that "if the Stanley Theater is in fact the heart of Utica then it is in great need for a head transplant." What do you think?

In Tangle of Young Lips, a Sex Rebellion in Chile

You can write what you want but you can't manipulate what you see. Anyone who said that photographs could never compare to the written word is an idiot. When you take shock value into consideration, the right photo can destroy any article no matter how well written it is. Imagine being a parent of a teenager and seeing this as you drink your morning coffee. I'm far from a parent and this picture shook something in me that led me to read it. The youth of a country that fought for it's freedom for so long is taking rebellion to a whole new level. Kids in Chile as young as 14 years old are going to 18 and under clubs to "make out parties" and hooking up with anyone and everyone. When I think of the term "make out party" I think of life back in the day when Friday nights consisted of spin the bottle and maybe seven minutes in heaven. Kids spend time during the week send provocative pictures across the Internet using nick names and making plans to meet up at these parties. Club owners defend themselves by saying their promoting good clean fun. They don't allow alcohol and they don't sell cigarettes, even though smoking is aloud. As you can see from the picture the club is promoting sex and nothing else. Last time I checked teen pregnancy wasn't good clean fun.


http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/13/world/americas/13chile.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Mohawk Valley remembers 9/11

Nicole L. Cvetnic/Observer Dispatch

Utica Food Bank representative Helen Jackson smiles as she holds her hand over her heart during the playing of the "Star Spangled Banner" during the beginning of the 9/11 ceremony Thursday at Utica City Hall honoring police and firefighters who died in the Sept. 11 2001, terrorist attacks.

http://www.uticaod.com/news/x55301979/9-11-7-Years-later-Mohawk-Valley-recalls-victims-first-responders

Survivors beg for help as Ike ravages Texas

Full story plus hurricane tracker here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26637482?GT1=43001

Basically, even though Ike is currently a Cat 2, they expect it to do a LOT of damage to Texas. This could be a problem not only because of the millions of people who could be hurt, but because Galveston is the main city of all the oil moguls. This will probably cause the price of gas to skyrocket. On a separate note, I'd really like to photograph weather and stuff like this. I think it's pretty awesome.

Three killed in Los Angeles commuter train crash

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/13/us/13crash.html?hp

This is the site of a train crash in Los Angeles.  Firefighters are going throught the debris to try and find survivers. The picture shows more than the text says. The text is just reports of what people heard and saw, no actual truth.  

Firefighters Rescue Man, Remove Car From Pond

Big Bang Boom - The Collider

ERN, Switzerland (CNN) -- Scientists Wednesday applauded as one of the most ambitious experiments ever conceived got successfully underway, with protons being fired around a 27-kilometer (17-mile) tunnel deep beneath the border of France and Switzerland in an attempt to unlock the secrets of the universe.

Scientists applaud during the switch on operation of the Large Hadron Collider.

The Large Hadron Collider -- a $9 billion particle accelerator designed to simulate conditions of the Big Bang that created the physical Universe -- was switched on at 0732 GMT to cheers and applause from experts gathered to witness the event.

While observers were left nonplussed by the anticlimactic flashing dots on a TV screen that signalled the machine's successful test run, among teams of scientists involved around the world there were jubilant celebrations and popping champagne corks.

In the coming months, the collider is expected to begin smashing particles into each other by sending two beams of protons around the tunnel in opposite directions.

Skeptics, who claim that the experiment could lead to the creation of a black hole capable of swallowing the planet, failed in a legal bid to halt the project at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research.

Others have branded it a colossal waste of cash, draining resources from its multinational collaborators that could have been spent on scientific research with more tangible benefits to mankind.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy hailed the project as a major achievement for Europe.

"The repercussions of this scientific investment without precedent in the history of humanity will be essential not only for the intimate knowledge of our universe, but also for the direct applications in fields as varied as intensive calculation or even medicine," he said.

The collider will operate at higher energies and intensities in the next year, potentially generating enough data to make a discovery by 2009, experts say.

hey say the experiment has the potential to confirm theories that physicists have been working on for decades including the possible existence of extra dimensions. They also hope to find a theoretical particle called the Higgs boson -- sometimes referred to as the "God particle," which has never been detected, but would help explain why matter has mass.

The Collider will recreate the conditions of less than a millionth of a second after the Big Bang, when there was a hot "soup" of tiny particles called quarks and gluons, to look at how the universe evolved, said John Harris, U.S. coordinator for ALICE, a huge detector specialized to analyze that question.

Since this is exploratory science, the collider may uncover surprises that contradict prevailing theories, but which are just as interesting, said Joseph Lykken, theoretical physicist at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

"When Columbus sails west, he thought he was going to find something. He didn't find what he thought he was going to find, but he did find something interesting," said Lykken, who works on the Compact Muon Solenoid, one of six experiments inside the collider complex.

Why should the layperson care about this particular exploration? Years ago, when electrons were first identified, no one knew what they were good for, but they have since transformed our entire economy, said Howard Gordon, deputy research program manager for the collider's ATLAS experiment.

"The transformative effect of this research will be to understand the world we live in much better," said Gordon, at Brookhaven National Laboratory. "It's important for just who we are, what we are."

Fears have emerged that the collider could produce black holes that could suck up anything around them -- including the whole Earth. Such fears prompted legal actions in the U.S. and Europe to halt the operation of the Large Hadron Collider, alleging safety concerns regarding black holes and other phenomena that could theoretically emerge.

Although physicists acknowledge that the collider could, in theory, create small black holes, they say they do not pose any risk. A study released Friday by CERN scientists explains that any black hole created would be tiny, and would not have enough energy to stick around very long before dissolving. Five collider collaborators who did not pen the report independently told CNN there would be no danger from potential black holes.

Link to Frames w/in Frames Video

In case any of you would like to watch this again...
http://www.slate.com/id/2185171

Assignments Given on the 8th

These assignments will be due this week.
1)First Blog post (due by midnight Saturday)
2)Two comments on other's posts (due by next class)
3)Frames within frames image (due on server by next class)
4) NEWSWORTHY photo, captioned in Bridge (due on server by next class)

Welcome to the PhotoJ Blog

Glad you all made it. This semester, as we look to understand different ways photojournalism is used in today's world, we will be looking at various online sources. Hopefully we can learn from one another, as well as a wide range of professionals within the field. Each week you will need to make at least one post by Saturday at midnight and then make two comments on one another's posts by the time class starts. This is a place outside of the classroom to get you looking at photos and exchanging ideas. Hope you all contribute and benefit from this aspect of the class. Happy blogging!

What is Photojournalism?

Photojournalism is...
1)A means of communication- as coined by Frank Luther Mott in 1942.
2)A combination of photos and words
- Photos became symbolic- they were universal and could communicate feelings and emotions. Eventually they become connected to and symbolic of ideas.
3)A combination of feelings and the factual

Photojournalism does...
1)Inform
2)Motivates
3)Reveals facts and information on the first look
4)Is created in reality

Photojournalism should...
1)Have a strong story telling feature
2)Have a main object or focal point
3)Show us something we could not ordinarily see for ourselves
4)Reveals facts and information on the first look and more on the second look
5)Should answer the classic questions of journalism...
who/what/when/where/why/how

Photojournalism is not...
1)A photo that includes inner reaches of the photographer's personality
2)Personal photos- vacation photos, etc.
3)Fine Art or pieces of personal expression

Remember...
1)The face is the human communicator- as you try to make images that communicate, remember that eyes, the mouth and hands all are powerful visual communicators
2)Henri Cartier Bresson and the decisive moment or peak action.