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Loose Ends

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"In the mix" I was very confused about what I was was going to shoot for my photo story until I stopped into Suite 0. Since they first opened in a tiny closet-like room under Starbucks in downtown Corvallis I have shopped there. After talking to Mikey, Gabe, and Payton about vintage gems I asked if I could shoot their shop. They happily agreed and asked if I wanted to shoot Loose Ends. Over the next few days, I was in and out of the store and learned a lot about the conception of the store and what brought them together.  Gabe Noller, Payton Smyer, and Mikey Turner all met through shopping local thrift stores, frustrated by the lack of stores for students to shop they soon formulated the groundwork for Suite 0.  When asked on how this store came to be Mikey had this to say "We all were independently selling vintage clothes before this, I worked at a menswear store here before it closed. After that, I knew I couldn't have a regular job I needed to sell clot...
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Week 10

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My favorite shot from this term is the mug shot during the Portrait/mug shoot.  I think this was my best work because of the expression on his face. I used what I learned about talking to people while shooting to get them to lighten up and lower their guard. I used it in this photo, at first he really wasn't smiling that much but after a conversation, he was laughing and smiling. My approach to taking photos changed a lot before I just kind of took them without thinking of lighting and my position in the area. Now before I shoot I check the lighting and see how that affects the shot and what angle I am getting. Three goals I have in mind are learning to take better photos, earning an A, and learning to interview people easily. Those were my three goals and to be honest I achieved 2 out of the three. I did learn to interview and talk to people easier and my skill with a camera improved overall as well. This is apparent if you look at the lighting, angles, and expressions o...
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It's what I do

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When thinking about what part of this book that stood the most, it is hard to choose. From normal experiences to harrowing tales many parts of her story stand out to me. However one does stand above the rest, Chapter 11 was one of the most harrowing things I have ever read. For the first time, I actually had anxiety when reading about what this group of journalists went through. To review the chapter it starts with them being detained at a military checkpoint by the Lybians. They are bound and blindfolded and put into a car while shells hit the area around them, after surviving that they are put into a troop transport to be moved. It was here that a male soldier started to grope Addario until another male soldier pulled her away. They were beaten multiple times on their way to Tripoli until finally they arrived and the Foreign Ministry then took them. It was a tossup between the Interior Ministry, who is infamous for torture or the Foreign ministry for who gets them. The Foreign minis...
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week 8

In my opinion Chapter, 11 is one of the most compelling in the book along with Chapter 9. Chapter 9 painted the picture of just how dangerous these places are, and Chapter 11 was one of the most harrowing things I've ever read. In Chapter 11 Addario details how she and her fellow journalists were kidnapped by the Libyians. By the end of it, my hand was shaking it was mind-blowing to hear how brutal and sadistic these soldiers were. As she said before she worked in the middle east for years and was always treated with hospitality and kindness, but these soldiers had no respect for her or the other journalists. After being kidnapped they were moved multiple times once to a prison than to Tripoli, a VIP prison, and finally the Turkish embassy where they were released. Throughout this journey, they experienced beatings, groping, and psychological tortures. The quote that stayed with me the most is "The fact is that trauma and risk-taking hadn't become the job, especially as jo...
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Hometown

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  Whiteside Theatre  Corvallis Courthouse Mark, one of the owners of Happy Trail Records Shot in Corvallis, OR
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Trike Races

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Instructor Raymond Ocaupo and students race against one another at VIP registration. Students fish for ducks. 
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Photogrpher of the Week

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When thinking about who to present on I didn't want to choose someone who everyone else knew about or were already considered a legend in the industry. So I chose a lesser known sports photographer, Joseph Sherman. Sherman is an NBA photographer and does work for SLAM magazine. He is just now releasing his first ever photo book "A Basketball Book About Black People" He was born in Chicago Heights, Illinois and now lives in Brooklyn, New York. He was always fascinated with the idea of stopping time. So when he got his first camera he wanted to do his best to take photography seriously as an art form. The hardest part to him is staying creative. His favorite shoot so far has been photographing Bol Bol for SLAM. He knew he could be successful in the industry when his peers and others started to love and respect his craft. This is my favorite photo by him, It is titled "Influential" and just shows how much impact a single person can have on a generation. And as ...
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