CAPTION REFRESHER

1. Start with one sentence in PRESENT TENSE that tells the reader what is going on.

BEWARE OF THE PARTICIPLE PHRASE FRAGMENT!!!

wrong-   Mr. Malone sitting at his desk.

correct-  Mr. Malone sits at his desk. 


2. Next add a sentence or two that ADD CONTEXT.  THEY MUST BE IN PAST TENSE. 
The reason for this is that the action in the photo has already become a thing of the past once your readers get their yearbook. You write about that action in the proper tense to maintain consistency.

3. Every caption should do a few key things:
- Describe the action taking place in the photo.
- Identify every person in the photo by name and grade, up to 5 people.
 examples: 


Tierney DeWitt (12) and Mallory DeJong (12)....  or Senior girls Tierney DeWitt and Mallory DeJong...- Go beyond the photo by providing additional details about the event or program the photo highlights.


4.  Use quotes whenever possible to add a personal element, it gets the reader into the story.
DO NOT MAKE UP YOUR QUOTES!  Go ask the students in the photos what they were doing or feeling when the photo was taken. Ask what happened next.  




Example of PROPER CAPTIONING
Mr. Malone sits at his desk during Geography class and quizzes the students on Central America.  Malone, a favorite teacher of many students, brought in a morroca, a sombrero, and a blanket from his trip to Panama.  "I like to let the kids touch a little bit of a foreign country," Malone says.  "I'm just one awesome guy.  That's why I got the Golden Apple."




Photo Facts
Use the following facts and quotes in your captions

• Baily Upton
• Maggie Ferguson
• Amy Griffin
• 8th grade girls
• Went sledding on their day off
• "This was right before we wiped out BIG TIME!" Amy Griffin

• Kayla Hipsher
• Made a snow man
• "I gave him a crazy mohawk."   Kayla

Sponsors that are left

Bill's Jewelry -  http://www.billsjewelryshop.com/our-store/contact.html


Boyd's Cellular

Fox Construction

New Sharon Med Clinic - http://www.grmc.us/physdirectory/clinics/newsharon.html

Pella Nail Salon

Midwest Bank - http://www.grmc.us/physdirectory/clinics/newsharon.html

Mahaska Health Partnership - https://www.mahaskahealth.org/

Studio 22 (Contact) - http://www.billsjewelryshop.com/our-store/contact.html

Vannoy Chevtolet- http://www.vannoychevrolet.com/about.php

Wednesday Jan 19th

Today we are going to break into some groups and tackle some big projects that we need to finish.


Amy and Ashley-
Make a questionnaire for the MANY student teachers we have in the building.  Run the questions by me when you are done.  Then go interview the teachers and take their photos.
History
Band
Shop
5th Grade

Mac and Kyle-
I have a jump drive with a folder called JanGame on it.  In are are about 25 good photos from last night's double header with EV.  Look through them and figure out which ones you will use to weave your narrative about the games.

There aren't just photos of the game but also of the cheerleaders, pep band, and rowdy crowd.

Think about how we read a comic book when you go to lay them out.


DeLaney and Mallory-
Sneak Peak Board
I printed off 4 completed (or NEARLY COMPLETED) spreads from the early section of the book.  They are in the LRC printer.
Take them to the display case.  Make a big display that says something like---

SNEAK PEAK AT THE 2011 YEARBOOK
BUY NOW!!!
ONLINE AT blah blah blah
or
Call BLAH BLAH BLAH
50 dollars

Tierney- Fashion Spread
Start your planning for the fall Fashion Spread.  Decide if you will follow trends, different fashion styles here at NM or some other idea.

Mallory- February Valentines Day Spread Planning
Time to start planning what you will cover and what it will look like. Consult last year for ideas.

Gunnar- Finish the desaturation from yesterday.  I will help on the hose.

Cully- Take a camera to Home Ec and shoot some Jr. High Cooking class.  Action shots and Reaction shots.

Ads Ads and MORE ADS
We are almost done with our sponsors ads. I need everyone else to take a company and knock out their ads.  Get them OK'ed with me when done.

Who ever does Studio 22, please see me first.

Team Work Today

Editors-

Tierney-  Drop Senior photos in their spots on the page.  Check for float photos.   Also, start making a list of people we can write stories about.  Brainstorm, ask around, keep your eyes and ears peeled.   

Mallory-  Find Homecoming cheerleading photo that would work well on the blank blue box on the homecoming page.  It may be a shot of a game from the assembly.  Also check through the images for float pictures/

DeLaney- Finish proof reading and editing the pages I gave you last Friday.  

Mac- You will check off which ads (100 dollar sponsors and above) are already done and uploaded to the ADS folder on yearbook avenue.    We will post the list of remaining sponsors on the bulletin board. 

Staff-

Blur Team

Cully

Chaz

Cory 

Each person will get a new photo to blur. Save it as a JPG and upload it to people.  After that, work on your Academic Spread.

Team Advertisement

Justin

Each person will get a new sponsor and create an advertisement for them.  Make sure you show me before you save a final copy as a JPG and upload it to Ads on Yearbook Avenue.

Individual Projects

Ashley and Amy- you will open Google Docs and work on the class list file, entering Pre-school favorite food answers.  When finished, speak with me.  

Gunnar- You and I will brainstorm some ideas about Spanish page.  

Michael- Go photograph and get info from Mrs. Hite regarding jr. high projects.  Then speak with me about layout ideas. 

Kyle- Go check the shop for photo opportunities.   Once done, open the chart about school lunch favorites.

Cody and Kaylee- you will work together on a January article about the snow day.  

Zach- you and I will discuss you Academic Page.  Come with ideas and any work you have done so far. 

You will shoot photographs of Elementary kids today.

Academic Pages

You should now have your Academic pages started.  

Starting tomorrow, I will being checking progress on these pages. 

REMINDER: Your academic page is DUE at the end of the 3rd QUARTER.  Don't PROCRASTINATE.  Take photos and work on the spread in stages so you aren't slammed in a few weeks.

Any photos you need to take or stories you need to write need to be done in that time.

Story ideas:

PE Page- do a story on the what changes Mr. Moore has implemented.  What are the favorite games you are playing in class.  Maybe make a poll about this.

English Page and Business Ed- do a story on new teachers.  What are people's favorite projects from these classes?

Music- Do a story on the kids that love to sing/play.  

Art- interview Kylie about art.  

Math- Do a special on Ms. Beyer.  See if any kids are going into Mathematics in college.  

Shop- Do a story on the projects kids are making

Just a few ideas. We can brainstorm more in class

ATT! UPLOADING

Please make sure you are UPLOADING your images to Yearbook Avenue.

I haven't found all of the blurs that you have been making.  They should go into the PEOPLE folder.

Ads go into the ADS folder.

Work Day

NOTICE-  Starting TOMORROW, I will be meeting with students to discuss the progress you are making on your academic pages.  If you haven't done anything, START WORKING ON THEM TODAY.

These are to be done as homework or in your extra work time that you have once your other work is done.

Things you should be doing- Creating polls, photographing interesting lessons in class, finding students that excel in a subject and photographing them with some of their work.    

Make progress.


Editors-

Tierney- Name check off for the class pages

Mallory- Senior names added on Senior section

DeLaney- Elementary Book name check off

Mac- Get every student a yearbook form

Staff-

Blur Team

Michael

Cully

Zach

Justin

Each person will get a new photo to blur. Save it as a JPG and upload it to people.  After that, work on your Academic Spread.

Team Advertisement

Cody 

Kaylee

Chaz

Cory 

Each person will get a new sponsor and create an advertisement for them.  Make sure you show me before you save a final copy as a JPG and upload it to Ads on Yearbook Avenue.

Photographers

Ashley

Amy

Gunnar

You will shoot photographs of Elementary kids today.

Jan 6th How to Make A BLUR

How to do a BLUR


Step one- Rename your image the name of the person + blur.  (Bobblur)

Step two- Using the Lasso Tool, capture the subject (the dude or dudet)

Step three- Lay down a Quick Mask (Q) to perfect your selection
     Remember that Eraser (E) removes masked areas and Paint Brush (B) adds it back in.

Step four- Inverse the Selection  (Shift+Command+I)

Step five- Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur (Radius = 20)

Step six- save in JPEG format.

Step seven- Upload to the PEOPLE FOLDER at Yearbook Avenue.  

ASN- Upload your completed ads to the ADS folder and then do a blur.  

Notice: Tiff Transparency

PLEASE remember to check the "SAVE TRANSPARENCY" box when saving cut-outs.  If not they do not work on the yearbook website as true cut-outs.  

Ad Lesson 2

Due at the start of class- Questionnaire over Christmas gifts


In class assignment
Create a document in Photoshop-

Size- 2 inches wide x 5 inches high

Resolution DPI- 200

Be sure to leave a small free space at the top of your ad for the words "A Word From Our Sponsors" which is added on yearbook avenue.

We will select a business card and create an ad today.



Editors- Due Today
Tierney- Layout plan for 11-7 photos

Mallory- Contact Stacia and ask if we can use the four photos of Tanner on the front page of the paper.