Yearbook Spread (King Pica)

Yearbook Intoduction

1. Keeping it Chill

2. Anderson High School

3. This book maintains a theme of always having fun and unity as a school throughout the entirety  of the book

4. 8

5.  The "Shaka it's cool" spread is my favorite, because it shows really cool pictures of how a bunch of the students went to Hawaii and i really want to go there. The spread mentioned how the students drenched their bodies in mud and scared tourists, which I thought was humorous. 

6. Yes, in the beginning.

8. Yes, organized by alpha.

9. I'd say not as many as Bowie, but most likely over 1000.

10. This school is in Texas, Austin more specifically.

25 Things all Yearbooks Should Have

1. index

2. table of contents

3. Student life section

4. Organizations section

5. Academics section

6. Eye catching titles

7. Eye catching cover

8. matching fonts throughout

9. A nice theme throughout to represent students and school

10. page numbers

11. pictures

12. quotes

13. outside of school events depicting student body

14. fine arts spread

15. sports spread

16. teachers spread

17. yearbook photos for each grade

18. section separation pages

19. superlatives

20. Individual spreads

21. senior ads

22. group pictures of the organizations with ever member listed

23. recurring artwork displayed on most pages tying the book together

24. blank pages in the back for signatures

25. neat composition

Magazine Cover Peer Review

1. Twilight Howl and Aurora
2.  I liked the dog and I likes the text and how it was sort of married to type.
3. Choose a bolder of text color so it is more visible
4. The dog, angle of which the picture was taken, and text style
5. There is a bar code, but I think it should be smaller because it's kind of distracting.
6. I would pick this up to look at it because I love dogs, and shot at a cool upward angle.
7. I'm pretty sure this is a portrait, but no one could be 100% sure.

http://aurorasphotojournalismblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/magazine-covers.html

Prompt shoot peer review

http://ianphotoj.blogspot.com/2016/01/photo-shoot-three.html

1. I like the first photo the best because of the focus on the subject and the black and white eerie effect it creates.

2. The connected photo was my least favorite because it didn't display as many rules of photography as the others.

3. I can tell they really thought about what they wanted to shoot as well as creating beautiful composition.

4. One thing to improve on is experimenting with angles.

5. The "eight" one

6. The "pause" one just because its composition isn't as strong as the others.

Prompt shoot 3

eight

yummy

pose

pause

Magazine Covers

Holiday Blog

1. During Winter Break of 2015 I visited my family in Switzerland. While in Europe I also took trips to France, Germany, and Italy. I had a blast immersing myself in european culture and food. I saw so many beautiful sights such as cathedrals, historic buildings, and snowy mountains. I went skiing for the first time in the swiss alps! It was very difficult at first, but then I got the hang of it. Taking trains everywhere instead of driving was weird at first but it became normal to me and I really enjoyed it! The food there was so delicious and different, but I really miss it. I love traveling internationally because it is such a huge culture shock, but I adapt quickly and I am so passionate about traveling.

2. New Years Resolutions for 2016:

In 2016 I am going to worry more about pleasing myself rather than others, because I tend to neglect my own needs and put others before me which is not good for my self esteem. I am also going to set more time aside to be alone and think about my life and what I want to do with it, I'm going to college soon and I need to figure out what I'd like to pursue. I also want to eat healthier so I start feeling better about myself. I also want to have more fun and not care about what others think about me, I just want to live my life freely, doing what I love.

3. I'm looking forward to going to college in 2016. I'm excited to take part in the self discovery and numerous opportunities that happen during college.

What was the best song of 2015?

Love Yourself by Justin Bieber was the best song of 2015 because it's message is to basically love yourself if some person isn't going to love you like you deserve to be loved. Don't exert more energy into a relationship than the other person, it's a two way street and without one party's total love it won't work, and that person doesn't deserve to be loved fully in said relationship.

What was the best movie of 2015?

Straight Outta Compton was the best movie of 2015 because this movie told the stories of rap group N.W.A that most people probably weren't aware of. The acting in this movie was so good and invoked so much emotion in me. The struggle this group went through just to have their voices heard seemed insufferable. This movie was amazing, 10/10.

What was the most important news story of the year?

I think the same sex marriage debate was the most important news story because it banded together so many different people. Some people are unhappy with the legalization of same sex marriage, but the fact that it is finally real that gay people can get married just like everyone else is such a huge milestone in history.

Who was the most important person in 2015? 

I believe Malala was the most important person of 2015 for her influence in education for girls all around the world. Malala was shot in the face by the taliban and was also told she could no longer attend school in her home country, but she defied societal standards from where she was from and has become a visionary for the entire female population and the whole world. She continues to fight for every female's right to education around the world.

First Assignment of 2nd Semester

This photo is one of my favorites of the 2015 because I love movies and acting so it interests me the most. This photo also captures pure joy among all of the horrible things that happened in 2015. The immense happiness captured in this photo is contagious and makes me feel joy.

This is one of my favorite photos of 2015 because I am so ecstatic I was alive to experience the legalization of same sex marriage. I have many close friends who are benefitting from this enactment and their happiness brings me happiness. The legalization of same sex marriage paves the way for many more progressive change in the world amidst all of the tragedy that is taking place.

This photo is one of my favorites of 2015 because it commemorates the release of The Force Awakens. One of the best movie franchises in the world, Star Wars, has released a new movie in 2015 that has left millions overjoyed, including myself. The movie was so amazing and included so many amazing actors and I am so excited for what else is in store with this addition of the beloved movie franchise.