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Thursday, February 16, 2012

2011: A Space Odyssey (Welcome Back)


This is one of my favorite photos because it's just silly.


 This is one of my favorite photos because the subject is interesting. You can almost see what they're thinking by the expressions on their faces.


This is one of my favorite photos because it just seems odd to me. Why have a guy with a gun guarding a pile of brick weed in the back of a truck when you could just put it in a van?

The best song of 2011

I don't really listen to new music, but I guess the song released in 2011 that I like the most is Pumped Up Kicks. I think the lyrics are beyond shitty, but the bassline is alright and the whole thing just gets stuck in your head pretty easily. It's supposed to be about Columbine or whatever, but I think that's bullshit. If you're going to write a song about that, you should actually make your lyrics mean something. Fucking kids these days, man.



 The best movie of 2011

I haven't seen a movie in a theater in at least two years so I really can't say on this one. However, I do think that movies these days are shitty. Most of them have pathetic CGI, which is weird because one would think that with all the advanced graphic software these days, studios could make something look a little more realistic. They also just seem to be the same garbage repeated over and over again, with little variation.
Don't even get me started on 3D movies. I think it's funny that people are so easily amused by something popping out of a screen. The plots are terrible and those blue and red lens glasses just give you a headache.



Most important news story

I guess Kim Jong-il dying is pretty major. He was a pretty evil dictator and all, but it's not like it's going to get any better over there in N. Korea what with his son or brother or whatever set to take over. At first he was Kim Jong-ok, but now he really is Kim Jong-ill.



Most important person of 2011

Mark Zuckerberg. He's the bastard who created facebook and is probably enjoying his shit-tons of money right now. Good or bad, he's definitely changed how the world works. Thanks to him I get to listen to a bunch of who posted what, he said she said bullshit in school everyday. Thanks, Mark (:



Sports/entertainment story

I'm seriously out of the loop if you can't already tell, so I'm just gonna go with the SUPER BOWL. It happens every year and people seem to like it, so it must be important. 

Get it?

My holiday. Yay.

1. Probably the only thing I'll remember from the break is new year's eve. I went to my girlfriend's house (we broke up finally, praise Allah) and we both got hammered and had fun and all that.

2. My one resolution is to stop being a degenerate.

3. I'm looking forward to getting another year over with and just having a good time. If the world is really going to end in December, then I better try to live a little bit.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Yearbook Introduction

School name - Marble Falls High School

School location - 1800 Colt Circle, Marble Falls, TX 78654

School size - 1,528

Pages in yearbook - 235

Sections - 8








Sections: The best of what's out there, facing what's out there, challenging..., preparing for..., the best of..., learning what's out there, out there, and Exploring what's out there.

Sports - Football, basketball, baseball, volleyball, tennis, track, golf, soccer.

Clubs: Home Economics, yearbook, student council, FFA.

School colors - Blue and White

Theme - Remembering good and bad times from 4 years of high school.

Thematic elements - "We're awesome"

Years published - 67

Editor-in-Chief - Blake Nesrsta

Advisor - Ashley Montandon

What  is your favorite spread in the book?

The seniors spread. All their quotes are dumb. 

What do you like about this book?

 It has an excess of spreads.

What would you change if you were working on that book?

 I would make more color pages.

Would you like to go to that school?

 No, too many white people.

Why would you or would you not like to go to that school?

Too many white people. I guess I'd fit in, but I'd rather not be around a bunch of crackers.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Magazine Covers

1. Early Magazine Covers

 Some early magazines didn't have covers. Rather, the opening page of the magazine contained a title and a table of contents. If a cover was used, it was usually modeled after a book cover. It would have a title and a small illustration for decorative purposes. Later on, symbolic illustrations and cover lines appeared on magazine covers. Many of the illustrations would be generic and the cover line would be unobtrusive.

2. The Poster Cover

 Rather than being for the purpose of information, the poster cover was made to draw attention. The poster cover usually contained a picture or work of art and the title of the magazine. The picture didn't usually relate to the articles in the magazine, but they could be used to convey a certain mood.

3. Pictures Married to Type



4. In the Forest of Words

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Akins, Building, Happy

Akins - This really isn't my best work but I think this photograph does relate to Akins. Do I really need to explain myself?



 Building - I think this is a good example of what I can do. I took time on the levels to add depth in certain areas. It relates to the building theme because it displays the architecture of a public school.



 Happy - This photo wouldn't look good if I hadn't messed with the levels. I don't know if that's cheating or not but it makes an interesting photograph. It's a smiley face which is the symbol of "happy".

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Yearbook/Newspaper

I think I would like to join newspaper. I was in a journalism class in 6th grade which was pretty fun and I think I would have fun doing it again. I have a lot to say about stuff and I would like to contribute to the Akins newspaper. I also like photography and I'd like to continue taking a class for it.

Newspaper:
http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/newspaperid/4837/Default.aspx

Yearbook:
http://www.jostens.com/yearbooks/ybk_advisers_cd_contests_adobe.html