More Humans of LBCC

Bailey Gurski

"I am a second year student and my major is psychology. I want to do something with therapy/counseling and helping people with mental illnesses. I want to do this because we don't have enough resources for people who need help. I have seen what mental illness can do to people if they don't get help, and I don't want anyone to feel that alone. Some of my favorite things to do are camping and taking my dog out for walks (especially during fall). I also like to snowboard at Mt. Bachelor! It's where I learned and when I lived in Bend for a year it was only twenty minutes away from my house so I spent more time there than I probably should have."

Lindsay House

"Here is the thing: I love my family. I have a younger brother named George and two parents who are dedicated to making other peoples' lives easier. My dad is a chiropractor and my mom is an elementary school teacher at Philomath elementary School. Growing up, our family life was quite comfortable. With both parents at steady jobs and kids in elementary school, life was fun. When all of us were done with work, we'd play games and entertain each other. As a little girl I loved playing with my dad. One of my favorite memories of us was a time he swept my body away and carried me like a sack. I had been in a blanket the time, and my dad bunched me inside that blanket and swung it around."

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Week 10 Blog Forum

The above photo of Joey Peterson who finished first place in the 4A boys cross country state championship is probably my favorite photo that I took this term. I really like how the background clearly shows that it is a meet with the crowd and the other runners but they don't take away from the main subject. The main runner's whole body is in the frame and both of his feet are off the ground so I did a good job of freezing the action which was the main goal of the assignment. It reflects what I learned in photojournalism by his expression. A huge part of good photojournalism photos is the expression of the subject. Not only does the main subject have a good facial expression but you can tell the other boys do to. It is also a good example of how to crop a photo for the paper because that is also super important. There is no clutter! And lastly, the main thing that I learned this term is that good photojournalism tells a story and I think this photo does that. I think the m...

Week 7 Blog Forum

MY NEIGHBORHOOD/MY HOMETOWN I am going to photograph Philomath because that is the town where I currently live and where I grew up. For my photos I have a couple different options in mind. I was thinking one of my photos would be (if it turns out) a photo from the outside of the new cafe the Dizzy Hen with people sitting at one of the tables against the window. Another idea is of the Philomath Art Museum. I would take a very low shot of people walking in or out. I also think it would be a good idea to do someone working at Dairy Queen. I also might shoot the local barber cutting someones hair on Main Street. The cafe shot will definitely pose the biggest challenge because I have to have just the right angle and light to show the people inside and the sign on the window. PHOTO STORY IDEAS For my photo story I was thinking about documenting either doing a series of environmental portraits or the farmers market. For the environmental portraits I would do at least six portraits of pe...

Week 8 Blog Forum

In the second half of the book, I defiantly think chapters 7 and 11 are the most compelling. I think that both of them are filled with such raw emotion and they talk about things that we don't ever have to even think about. Chapter 7 stood out to me because of the way Addario described women. Even the title is "Women are Casualties of Their Birthplace." This chapter is about when Lynsey finally travelled to Africa to shoot the lives of the people there living in poverty and fear. Here she interviewed dozens of African women who have been through hell and back. The chapter ends with her describing different things that happened to each one of the women. From being raped to robbed, to beaten, to getting AIDS. Although it was very compelling to read, I ranked chapter 11 as number one for multiple reasons. Chapter 11 has been my favorite chapter to read. The reason being Lynsey Addario wrote it herself about a traumatizing experience that she went through. Because she exper...

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