1. Who are the characters? - there are four African American school boys in a classroom. 2. What are they thinking? - they seem to be thinking too hard, maybe about how much they have to do that day. 3. What are they feeling? - they are feeling very stressed out and overwhelmed it looks like. 4. What is the relationship between the characters, or what is the relationship between the character and the setting? - all four boys seem exhausted and spread very thin, almost too overwhelmed to notice each other. They seem to be in a small classroom with books and papers. 5. What's about to happen or has already happened? - maybe they are about to be tested or maybe they have just finished a long day of school and are now thinking about everything they have to do when they get back home. 6. What is the story about? - This story is about children not staying children long enough, they are being forced to grow up too soon and are spending there days stressed and overwhelmed instead of care free running outside playing. Picture: Alex Webb, Haiti. Bombardopolis
Activity 2
1. Who are the characters? - a small boy standing next to his mother in a field. 2. What are they thinking? - the boy looks scared but also curious. 3. What are they feeling? - he is feeling timid and scared but also feels safe in the arms of his mother. 4. What is the relationship between the characters, or what is the relationship between the character and the setting? - seems to be a mother son relationship, in a hot dry desert with little clothes on their body. 5. What is happening in the photo?- a mother is comforting her child in a time of uncertainty. 6. What is the story about?- they story is about finding comfort in even the most desperate times. Picture: The silent language of hands. Mali
Activity 3
1. What is the story? - it is about Vietnam vets and how they are honored and what some do after serving. 2. How does each photograph contribute to the story? - one photo gives us a location of where they are, another gives us an action of what they are doing, one gives a good picture of their face so we can truley try to see them. Another shows us what they accomplished. Picture: Vietnam Vets at the Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne
Activity 4
1. What is the story about? - this story is about losing a grandparent. 2. Could the story be communicated as effectively using less photos? - no, for this story 5 photos really gets the story across. 3. If you had to remove one photo from the story, which one would it be? - if I had to remove one it would be the middle one of him waving. 4. Why did you choose this photo?- I chose the middle one because its the one that doesn't really have much movement of him getting up and leaving.
Activity 5
My Original 5
My edited 3
My story was about senioritis. How the students in the senior class are checked out and just want to have fun and peace out of high school. We want to escape and make fun memories with our friends! I just wanted to capture some moments of students letting loose and having spontaneous fun.
My pictures that Tia edited
Tia's 10
My edits of Tia's
I think this story is about goofing off in school and just being silly in the halls. It's really just about doing funny weird things around the school building. I choose these picture because they are just a student doing silly things and being weird.
Review Questions
1. What was your idea for this story? - my idea was senioritis 2. Did your editor's selected photos match your idea? Explain what is different or the same. - yes Tia's selected photos defiantly described my idea of senioritis. 3. How did the editor enhance your photos in photoshop? - Tia amped the brightness and vibrance of the pictures. 4. Do you like the enhancements? - I do like the enhancements a lot, they really make the pictures clear and make them pop. 5. How do you feel about having an editor make decisions about choosing and enhancing your photographs? - I like the idea I think it gets someone else's opinion in there and they see your pictures differently and another set of eyes is always good to have. 6. Publish and label the 3 photographs YOU would have selected for your story. 7. Explain why you chose these photographs to communicate you story. - I chose my three pictures because I thought they captured the story of slacking off in school and trying to escape and hang with out friends.