Day 3 July 11, 2017
The morning started with a Film Review session with Chuck Koplinski. He explained his life as a film critic, describing the perks as meeting celebrities, appearing on television and watching movies before they're officially released. We watched a few different contrasting movie clips where Mr. Koplinski explained his likes and dislikes concerning the content and camera movement. He explained that he writes about 600-800 words in his reviews for the print newspaper, which I thought was really interesting because I usually aim for 300 words when I write my entertainment reviews for my school newspaper. Granted, my school newspaper doesn't print as many pages and the entertainment section is generally less dominant than say the news, feature and sports sections.
I next attended two sessions concerning photography; one about GoPros and the other about general and sports photography. In the GoPro lesson, Dora Valkanova discussed the impact of exposure, ISO and shutter speed when taking pictures. Although I do take some pictures for my school newspaper, I wouldn't really call myself a "photographer"; I did not know a lot of what Ms. Valkanova mentioned, so it was a really great session for me. Brian Johnson taught the general and sports photography session. He included several of his "Silly Little Phrases" which concerned using backgrounds, cropping and editing pictures, remembering Peak Action and Anticipation, and the Cardinal Rule of Multimedia Journalism - “You may never pose, set up or recreate any content.” He also discussed the rule of thirds, which I did know about because it's how I try to take all my pictures.
I next attended two sessions concerning photography; one about GoPros and the other about general and sports photography. In the GoPro lesson, Dora Valkanova discussed the impact of exposure, ISO and shutter speed when taking pictures. Although I do take some pictures for my school newspaper, I wouldn't really call myself a "photographer"; I did not know a lot of what Ms. Valkanova mentioned, so it was a really great session for me. Brian Johnson taught the general and sports photography session. He included several of his "Silly Little Phrases" which concerned using backgrounds, cropping and editing pictures, remembering Peak Action and Anticipation, and the Cardinal Rule of Multimedia Journalism - “You may never pose, set up or recreate any content.” He also discussed the rule of thirds, which I did know about because it's how I try to take all my pictures.
The afternoon brought Entertainment Photography, a session with an ambiguous title that made me wonder what we'd be doing for two hours. It turned out that like St. Louis, Illinois weather decides to be stormy at the most inconvenient time of the week. Instead of doing the photography session outdoors on the Main Quad, we went to the Recreation Center. This change turned out to be a blessing in disguise - my friends Irem, Cora and I had the time of our lives taking pictures all around the center. First we went to a multipurpose room that had several mats set up in it. Cora practiced doing flips and handsprings while I did some ballet turns and stretches. Irem also tried doing a cartwheel a few times and all in all, we had a blast taking pictures of each other doing our activities.
That evening after dinner, we headed back the Recreation Center for some relaxing time. Irem, Kate and I lounged by and swam in the outdoor pool for awhile. The weather was really nice, there wasn't much sun and after awhile it got a little cold! It's July!
That evening after dinner, we headed back the Recreation Center for some relaxing time. Irem, Kate and I lounged by and swam in the outdoor pool for awhile. The weather was really nice, there wasn't much sun and after awhile it got a little cold! It's July!
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I was a little more tired today with it being the second full day of camp. I thoroughly appreciated the bus ride to Lincoln Hall in the morning- I've realized that we probably spend just as much time walking to places as spending time there.
My quote of the day concerns photography because it was the main focus from today: "A camera is a save button for the minds eye," which was said by Roger Kingston. I'm so grateful that I was able to capture so many moments on camera today because they will help me remember my time here when I look back on it in several years. Although I may not remember every detail perfectly, I am sure that the photos will trigger my memory in looking back fondly on today's events. |