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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...

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...

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

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

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 ...

When talking to fellow LBCC Jake Urman he had this to say about the club  "Durin my 8th-grade year we had a poetry unit and I had a lot of stuff I was going through so I used it as a journal and a way to express things. After that, something happened my freshman year and my poems matured a lot after that and ever since that I have been using it as an outlet, This is my 3rd term at LB and I have been a part of the club since school started. My favorite part is hearing everybody's poems and their styles, also how they interpret my poems. The hardest part of writing a poem is finishing and knowing when to end the poem so it doesn't go on forever because that is definitely a thing that can happen. For those who are starting out, I recommend starting with something with a set structure like a Haiku or a Limerick, something that is super set and when they are comfortable with that then moving on it free verse."

For my hometown, I will be photographing Corvallis, while not my actual hometown. It has been home to me for 2 years now. The landmark I have in mind is the courthouse because it is one of the most memorable parts of Corvallis. For a portrait subject, I'm just going to walk around Corvallis until I see someone that looks interesting. For an activity, I will take pictures of the yoga class at Suite 0, a consignment shop in downtown Corvallis. I think the hardest one will be the courthouse because I want to get a good angle but still be original which is hard because of how big the building is and the surrounding area. The two photo ideas I have been photographing a graduating OSU students journey to graduation.  From them taking photos, to sending out grad announcements, finishing up classes, and finally graduating. The other idea I have is a life of a regular student, so the early morning classes, late night, a lot of caffeine, and having fun. This will be shot around Corvallis a...

Hannah Angara Recently one of my friends lost her mother to cancer she asked me and one other person to come with her to the coast for her to say goodbye. She also asked me to document the process, this was hard to do because I wanted to comfort her, but had to get the shots first before offering her sympathy.  I took around 500 frames and these 4 are the most powerful to me. It shows the scenery of Cape Perpetua, her saying goodbye, the flowers she got her late mother, and her taking in one last moment.  Towards the end of the journey, a huge wave broke right by her covering her in the water she then responded with "Okay that was my mama telling me to not cry, we gotta go now, she just smacked me."

The two portraits/mug ideas I have are of my boss John Galarza. He's the store manager at Zumiez so I will most likely shoot him in Zumiez probably folding shirts and stuff like that. Like I said he is my boss, so I can just ask him next shift. My second idea for a subject is my friend Amy, she works at dutch bros so most likely would shoot her in the stand with as many coffees as she can hold. https://bradyford33.blogspot.com/2019/04/portraitmug.html  This is probably the best photo I have taken in the class. The way the mug is cropped and the subject's expression just make the photo overall pretty good in my opinion. https://bradyford33.blogspot.com/2019/04/rpg-club.html  This is the worst photo I have ever taken. It was very rushed and should have been cropped down a lot more. And should have moved angles to get better lighting. The windows in the background are flooding the room with too much light. I feel like I have gotten a lot better and finding better lighting a...

My sports assignment will be the open gyms for mens's basketball. I'll be shooting it here in the LB gym and shooting it Monday and Wednesday. I am most worried about getting the right lighting and shutter speed right. Most gyms don't have the best lighting so that will be my main challenge.To overcome this I will just have to move from spot to spot till find the right angle. Overall Is the one I'm nit quite sure of yet, Medium I will shoot a group of players talking to each other, and a Closeup of a player with the basketball.

The thing that stood out to me the most in the first 7 chapters is when she was first getting her visa and she was speaking to Mohammed. He started to ask her if what he heard about America was true, that men and women go out in public together before marriage, touch before marriage, live together before marriage. His response was "America is a good place". This surprised me because it shows how western journalism can sometimes overshadow the truth. A lot of people assumed most people in Afghanistan hated the west, but that is not the case. I was also very interested in the pop up schools for girls. The Taliban outlawed education for women, but some Afghans were so desperate to educate their daughters that they set up private classrooms in basements. It seems like Addario has made numerous sacrifices with relationships to pursue her career. My favorite photo is where children are swimming in the lake around Saddam Hussein's palace. It shows just how happy they were aft...

https://wolff14.blogspot.com/2019/04/week-2-humans-of-lbcc.html https://emilyfmeyers.blogspot.com/ Both of these photos use the background and lighting very well. The one of Haley has a concrete wall that splots half way through to show a lusher and green background. While the use of a different angle and a building in the backdrop makes the one of Josephine also visually pleasing.