Owens halloween alternative

children trick or treat in the SHAC while a Dj plays music

Candy candy and more candy, that is the thing kids love right.

The halloween alternative was held in the SHAC for families.  When halloween can be a worry to some parents its great to have a safe place for kids to and trick or treat.

The SHAC was buzzing with kids to get candy and snow cones a DJ played music. Even Tigger showed. The kids loved him parents could not stop taking pictures.

Then Owens new mascot showed Big E arrived and the kids loved him,too. Even the tooth fairy's danced with him. The tooth fairy also won best dressed while GSA (gay straight alliance) won best decorated table.

The halloween alternative, held by the Student activities. Also sponsored candy for all the clubs to give out. The student government also held a food table where there was popcorn, cookie making, and snow cones.

The tooth fairy and Big E pose for a picture in the SHAC

Tigger and Big E pose for the camera in the SHAC  for halloween alternative 

The many different languages of an image

For the many different type of images that can be taken I choose wide depth of field, shallow depth of field  and rule of thirds. These for me are the easiest to demonstrate.

The top photo is of a cat outside shot at 46mm ISO 400,  f5.6, at 1/125. There are many other ways to achieve this, However, this is what worked for me. 

The second photo is 18mm at ISO 800, f5.6 at 1/400. For this effect you want your f/stop to be around f5.6 to get the shallow depth of field for the background.

 The third photo is 52mm ISO 800, f11 at 1/200. For the rule of thirds it is great because the cat is looking off to the side with open space. If I were to put the cat in the middle, the rule of thirds wouldn't be as effective. 

Digital cameras allow the use of different ISO for shooting under almost any lighting conditions. This helps with noise, which can be  noticeable at 800 ISO or higher.

The time of day is also critical for lighting. Early morning or at dusk is the best time of day. If you shoot at noon the sun will be high, causing bad shadows and severe contrast.

benefits of cell phone photography

The evolution of camera phones and the digital world is changing every day.

I just got a new phone the iPhone four it has a better camera attached and I use it everyday. Before I had a basic phone one that some call the Obama phone. It had a camera attached but could not link to social media and the quality was horrible. I really never thought I would use my phone to take pictures or be so important. As a photographer and aspiring photojournalist a cell Im still surprised when i see some photos and ask "what camera did you use"? most of the time I get the answer "with cell phone camera." What happen to those hand held cameras the DSLR's? 

Now days I fine more and more people using the camera phones as a regular camera, most don't even own a real hand held one. With new advances with cell phone cameras more and more people are opting to use them. Personally the Samsung 5s does have a great camera but with an iPhone 4 I fine the quality not matching. However, the iPhone has tons of photo apps that you can play with, instagram seem to be the most popular one for people to use when it come to posting photos. They have filters, and other photo editing tools that can help improve a photo for the amateur photographer.

by lacie hayek taken with iPhone 4
Owens concert band and toledo school for the arts directed 
by Mr. Welence perform at the owens performing arts center

owens photo club fire painting at performing arts center parking lot