Photo Story - CSC Youth House

  Vincent Drew (right) standing in the CSC booth at the Corvallis Farmers Market 

while passersby try samples of some of the jams and jellies.

It's 6:30 am on Saturday June 2nd, 2018, at a time where most people are still cozied up in bed, Vincent Drew and his youth crew are setting up (the Community Service Consortium Youth Garden booth) for another day at the Corvallis Farmers Market. The market runs Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9 am until 1 pm beginning in mid April and goes until mid November. During this time, Drew and his crew are busy engaging with eager passersby who stop to try the samples of the jams, jellies, and salsas that are made in house out of the fruits and vegetables grown in the flower beds right outside of the CSC Youth House, located on 2nd and Western Blvd in downtown Corvallis.

  Jeremiah W. processing the peppers to be added to the "Sassy Salsa." 

Back at the Youth House a few days later, Vincent has brought together Felix, Jeremiah, Bailey, and Eric, a group of youth enrolled in the federal workforce program that is provided by CSC as a way to "encourage learning, entrepreneurship and work readiness in Benton County youth," to make a batch of one of the homemade salsas, the Sassy Salsa. 

Felix P., Jeremiah W., Bailey B., and Eric B ( Left to right) portion out a batch of 

the recently made salsa to be canned and sold at the Corvallis Farmers Market.

From 9 am until a little after noon, the Youth House members are busy processing tomatoes into a paste and peppers and onions into slivers to be cooked together with vinegar and cayenne powder to create the perfect blend of flavors fit for your next bowl of chips. The ingredients are then tossed together over the stove in the slow process of boiling the concoction to reduce the amount of water in order to reach a reasonable consistency, filling the house with a sweet and spicy aroma in no time. 

  Felix P. and Jeremiah  W. (left to right) scooping out salsa into mason jars 

that Eric B.(right) places into a basket to be pressure sealed. 

After the tomato "stew" has reached an adequate consistency, it is hauled off to be ladled and portioned off into separate mason jars. Passing through a a 15 minute bath in boiling water, the jars are removed and allowed to cool down, resulting in a vacuum seal that leaves them ready to be sold at the next farmers market in the following weeks.

  Vincent Drew carefully removing the very hot salsa jars from the 

boiling water to let them cool down and seal.

Yet even with all the time and effort that goes into the process of making these added value products the end goal is not necessarily that of making money, but as more of a way for these youth to be able to learn skills such as raising and cultivating produce through the garden, handling money through the farmers market booth, and learning work readiness skills in order to prepare themselves to enter the ever competitive job market. 

Besides the work that is done through the garden and farmers market, the CSC Youth House also provide youth with the opportunity and guidance to be able to do things such as completing a high school or GED degree and identifying their unique strengths in an environment made to support them in their journey forward. To find out more information, please head to http://communityservices.us/education/. 

 

Week 8 Forum

After reading through the second half of Lynsey Addario's book, It's What I Do, I found myself very moved by two particular chapters, that being chapter 9 and chapter 12. The reason that I found these chapters to be so compelling was because in chapter 9, we get to see a first hand account of what it was like to be in one of the most dangerous places in the Afghanistan war and in chapter 12, we get a harsh reality check when Addario brings up receiving emails that two of her colleagues have died. Between theses two, though, I would have to say that chapter 12 would have to be the one that really stuck with me overall. The reason I chose this chapter was because of the fact that for a good portion of the book we see a lot of the "heroic" sides of photojournalism and are sort of looking at things with rose colored glasses, but then chapter 12 comes along and forces you to really think about the risks that these men and women put themselves through for the sake of getting the story. The quote that really stuck with me from this chapter was "Instead of walking down the aisle with his beautiful Christina, he was carried down the aisle in a casket, his mother and his bride-to-be walking a few steps behind." This quote stuck with me because it shows you how much photojournalists risk in their line of work and how it affects those around them. Unfortunately this chapter didn't have a photo to choose from, but in the next chapter I think that the image of her son, Lukas, was my favorite photo because of what Lukas represented in her life at the time; being that voice in the back of her head changing the way that she would choose her assignments. Overall, I felt that this chapters change in tonality greatly allowed me to better appreciate the work that these men and women do for the purpose of educating the world.

Week 10 Forum

For this term, my favorite photo that I took so far would have to be of Leonel Alcantar and Daniel Castillo at the Diversity Day event at the LBCC Courtyard.

The reason that I liked this photo so much was because of the great composition of the two guys performing and having a clean background that didn't distract from the subjects. I feel that this image really shows how photojournalism has been able to change the way that I think about my subjects and composition to get a great shot.

Throughout this term I feel that I have been able to push myself out of my comfort zone in order to get close to my subjects to be able to capture the image that I know will help me tell the story I want to tell. I think a good example of that would be primarily the photos I took for Diversity Day being able to really capture the moment.

Week 1 Goals for Photojournalism this term:

• To get a better understanding of what it takes to be a photojournalist 
• To understand how to compose an image to tell a story
• To further develop my photography taking skills.

Taking a look back at my forum response from Week 1 and looking back on my personal goals for the term I actually feel like I did pretty well at following through with them. At the beginning, I knew very little of what photojournalism was and what it took to become a photojournalist, but after reading through Lynsey Addario's book It's What I Do and having my own personal experience with going out and getting the story, I began to get a clear picture of how goes into being a photojournalist. Another one of my goals was to understand how to compose and image to tell a story. After weeks of photo assignments I think I was finally able to begin to focus my eye to find the best way to position myself in order to get the right composition. Lastly I wanted to develop my photography skills, and I think that through weeks of practice and learning to look at subjects differently, my photography taking skills have been able to improve.

Photographer of the Week - Gordon Parks

Gordon Parks

Parks was an African American man, born in 1912 in Kansas into poverty and was inspired from a young age to begin taking photographs after seeing pictures of migrant workers in a magazine. From the time he picked up a camera, Parks began to use his photographs to cover the social and economic impact that racism had on the time period. Parks would later join the Farm Security Administration, put in place to combat rural poverty, so that he could use his talents as a photographer to document the nation in the social and political climate of the time. As an African American, Parks had the edge over his contemporaries of the time; being able to gain amazingly personal photographs of members of the African American population around the country and using his disadvantage to his advantage.

Parks was particularly interested in the issues of civil rights and poverty, which is quite evident throughout his work. One of the works of his that most stood out to me was that of his photo series with Ella Watson, government chairwoman in Washington D.C. In the photo series, we take a look into the life of Ms. Watson, her children and grandchildren, and the living accommodations that they stay in. Yet arguably the most impactful image of the series is that of Ms. Watson posed in front of the American flag holding a sweep as to mimic the iconic painting, American Gothic. 

Parks style of being able to capture the raw expressions of the African American community, such as in his 1967 photograph of a family at a welfare office. For the remainder of his career, Parks would continue to capture haunting and compelling images filling every inch of the frame.

Week 7 Forum

TOPIC 2: ACTION/SPORTS PHOTOS -- Now that you've got some tips on how to shoot action ...

1. WHAT is your Sports/Action subject?
2. WHEN and WHERE are you going to shoot it?
3. Karl/Scobel talked about their approach to shooting sports/action. Your approach must include an "overall,” "medium” and a "closeup/detail” shot. While one of these can be a “sideline” shot, you must have at least one good ACTION PHOTO. List your ideas for:
1. OVERALL --
2. MEDIUM --
3. CLOSEUP/DETAIL --

After listening from Scobel Wiggins and Karl Massdam on how to shoot action and sports events, the two main tips that really stuck with me were that of shooting in aperture priority and looking for the moment shots. For shooting in aperture priority, I think that this is a really important idea for shooting since the idea of blurring out the background in order to focus the image on the subjects in the foreground. Also, looking for the "moment" shots I think is also a really important idea to always keep in the back of your mind. Getting shots of people at a baseball game eating a hot dog is a great example of one of those moment shots that doesn't necessarily have to be of the main event but that is able to bring out the emotion of the event.

For my Sports/Action photos, the subject that I am looking to photograph is Corvallis Ultimate Frisbee held at the Crystal Lake Sports Field on Wednesday's starting at 6pm. My idea for trying to get the overall shot of this event is to try to get a shot of the crowd in the background of the photo and have a few of the players, hopefully in action, in the foreground. I think I'd like to play with the way that either blurring out the players and keeping the crowd in focus or blurring out the crowd and keeping the players in focus would look. For the medium shot I'd like to get either a photo of some people in the crowd or some of the players running around. For the close up though, I'd like to try to get a shot of two players two are both trying to challenge for the frisbee at the same time, freezing the action in time.

Week 6 Forum

For the "My Neighborhood/My Hometown" photo assignment for next week, the city that I'm planning on shooting is downtown Corvallis. I do not live downtown area of Corvallis, but I spend most my time there either in transit or going around doing errands. As for the ideas for photos that I can take around town, I was thinking of going over to the Corvallis Courthouse because it is such a recognizable building that often when you think of Corvallis your mind goes to the courthouse with its contrasting white and red color scheme and classic "Big Ben-esk" clock. Another idea for a photo that I had in mind was that of taking a photo of one of the employees at the Browser's Bookstore which is located right across from the courthouse. The reason I had this location in mind was because I spend a good amount of time looking through their seemingly endless book supply. My last photo idea is to head over to the Corvallis Farmers Market to capture a photo of people going around the different booths. I think that the photo that I will have the most difficulty with is actually the one of the courthouse. The reason for this is because of the fact that the courthouse has been photographed hundreds of times, so trying to find a way to capture it in a way that is in its own way unique, will be difficult. 

For the photo story assignment I have two photo stories in mind. Currently I am thinking about either doing a story on the Heartland Humane Society or homeless in Corvallis. For the Heartland Human Society I was thinking about trying to get a behind the scenes look at how they run their operations at the center and take a look into the lives behind some of the people who work there. For the homeless in Corvallis, I was thinking of trying to see if I could interview some of the homeless people around Corvallis and take a look into their lives, what they do, and how they might have gotten to where they are. I was also thinking of going to the Corvallis Daytime Drop-in Center to see if I could go talk to the people over there and get some more information from them as well.

To go about getting these photographs, I would try to make contact with an outreach coordinator at the Heartland Humane Society and ask them to see if they would allow me to get some more personal access to the center than that of just simply walking around. For the idea on the homeless in Corvallis I think the best way for me to go about getting in contact with the people would be through the "middle man" so to speak, which is the Corvallis Daytime Drop-in Center since I think that that would be the best way for me to approach the people.

My Hometown/My Neighborhood

At the heart of downtown Corvallis stands the Corvallis Courthouse. Since opening its doors in 1889, the Corvallis Courthouse remains one of the last courthouses to continue to serve its original purpose. Renovated in the1970's, the courthouse now looks as much as it would have over 100 years ago.

  

Janett Brinkley works to shelve books at the Browser's Book Store in Corvallis, OR right across from the Corvallis Courthouse. Inside of the bookstore, you can find books from floor all the way up to the ceiling ranging from Fiction to Children's books to an entire corner of the bookstore dedicated to Science Fiction. If you can think of it, Browser's will more than likely have it.

Event goers mill around at the Corvallis Farmers' Market on Saturday 19th, 2018. Nestled in between 1st street and the Willamette River every Wednesday and Saturday from April until November, the Corvallis Farmers' Market is prime and ready, set up with all the fruits, vegetables, and homemade goodies ripe from the harvest.  

Diversity Day (News/Feature Event)

Leonel Alcantar, accompanied by Daniel Castillo (on the guitar) and Robert Mendez of Gerencia Elegante, performing in the LBCC courtyard for the Diversity Day on May 9th, 2018.

Dakota Carter (center) leads the LBCC acapella group, Blue Light Special, in a rendition of the classic NSYNC song, "Bye Bye Bye."  

Week 5 Forum

TOPIC: LYNSEY ADDARIO

Now that we're more than halfway through "It's What I Do," let's reflect on the work of photojournalist Lynsey Addario. This covers chapters 2-7. 

Similar to earlier in the term, in a NARRATIVE that's about 200 words (or more?!) ...

• Tell what you think of Addario's adventures/work in chapters 2-7.
• What two things have made an impression on you? Explain!
• What lessons can you apply in Photojournalism? What techniques can you use? 
• What personal sacrifices do see that Addario has made to pursue her profession? 
• What's your favorite quote (copy and paste it!) and why?
• What's your favorite photo(s) and explain why?

In Lynsey Addario's book, It's What I Do, Addario delves into both her work and personal life, giving us a glimpse of what it is like to work as a female photojournalist and all the ups and downs that come along with the job. So far, I have really enjoyed her book which has really given me a better understanding of the personal requirements that photojournalism demand. After all of her daring and death defying adventures, I am always impressed by her relentless to continue to get back out there in the line of fire and the depths of conflict in order to get the perfect photo. Also, her determination to get the photo that she wants to get regardless of what people, like the Times Magazine correspondent who though her presence would restrict their access in Afghanistan, think. Reading Addario's work, I feel that there are quite a few lessons that we can get from her work. 

Primarily for me, I think an important lesson that I have learned from her stories is networking; being able to make connections with people in order to have a better idea of the area and to often times gain access to locations that would have otherwise be off limits. One of the more challenging obstacles that Addario faces is that of making personal sacrifices for the sake of her work. The two biggest examples of this would be with seeing family and also with keeping relationships. Since Addario has such dedication to her work, anything beyond that often takes a back seat.

Reading so far, my favorite quote would have to be, "The photo editors made me a proposal: If I could sneak onto the set of Evita and get a photo of Madonna filming, they would offer me a job...My image of Madonna at the Casa Rosada made the front page of the newspaper that morning, and I got a job at the paper, where I was paid $10 a picture." I think this a perfect example of how if you really want something, you'll put in the work to make it happen, no matter what it takes.

So far in the reading, my favorite photo would have to be the one right at the end of Chapter 3 with the women and girls who are studying and reading the Koran. I really liked this picture because it shows the defiant nature of these people to not allow the rules imposed on them by men to dissuade them from learning.

Week 4 Forum

In the "Code of Ethics" section, the item that I found most compelling was "Be accurate and comprehensive in the representation of subjects." The reason I found this one to be the most compelling to me was due to the fact that we live in a world now that we find ourselves questioning if and when we can really take anything we see, hear, or read as 100% factual. That is not to say that there are no sources of media that are factual, but that it is important, now more than ever, that we do our best to report our subjects with the greatest accuracy and comprehension.

Under the "Ideally, photojournalists should..." list, the one that stands out to me would have to be the one that says "Strive to be unobtrusive and humble in dealing with subjects." For me, this one stood out the most to me because when thinking of the photographs and subject matter that photojournalists often deal with, such as moments of sadness or of ceremony. It is important to keep in mind to make sure that you are as unobtrusive as possible, not getting in the way of an event that is taking place for example, and to also keep in mind that when dealing with subjects we can often have a disconnect between ourselves and our subjects, hiding behind our cameras.  

The way we can apply the principle of "Be[ing] accurate and comprehensive in the representation of subjects," would be if we were to cover a story on, say for example, a politician that is running for the upcoming 2018 State Primaries, making sure to report on the facts, not based of political views for or against the subject.

The first photo that I really appreciate is that of Darleea Names photographed by Sarah Melcher.

The reason I like this photo is because of the great angle that it is taken at and also how natural and at ease she seems in this photo. It makes me feel as if these two where longtime friends and Sarah happened to take this photo of Darleea while they were talking. Having all of the clothing and objects surrounding her as well give us a better sense of where this person works and what kind of work she does as well.

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The second photo I really appreciate so far is that of Kelly Skaer photographed by Samantha Wilson.

The reason I liked this one was the way that Kelly is contrasting really well with her environment and her great expression as well. If I had the chance to redo this one I would have tried to keep the bottom half of her legs in the frame as well, but even as is I thought this picture worked really well.

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Describe your favorite part of the book so far, identifying the page numbers of the passage; include a quote; why did this particular story stand out to you; what have you learned about photojournalism from Lynsey Addario?

So far, my favorite part of the book would have to be the story about trying to get a job at the Buenos Aires Herald on page 35 to 36 with the quote: "The photo editors made me a proposal: If I could sneak onto the set of Evita and get a photo of Madonna filming, they would offer me a job...My image of Madonna at the Casa Rosada made the front page of the newspaper that morning, and I got a job at the paper, where I was paid $10 a picture." I think this a perfect example of how if you really want something, you'll put in the work to make it happen, no matter what it takes.

What I have learned so far about photojournalism from Lynsey Addario is that if you really want the story or the photo, you have to be willing to sell yourself out to get there, be it making connections with local people or making sure you get an appointment with the subject for your story. I don't think I could commit myself as heavily to photojournalism as she has done, but I highly respect her for her work.

Environmental Portrait: Vincent Drew

Vincent Drew is a Garden Crew Leader at the Community Service Consortium Youth House in downtown Corvallis. As a Garden Crew Leader, Drew supervises disadvantaged youth and teaches them job skills to be able to prepare them to enter the work force. 

Besides his work at the CSC Youth House, Drew enjoys making art in the form of drawing and paper collage to video projects. Being a passionate outdoorsman, Drew also hopes to be able to visit the Rogue River and Crater Lake at some point soon.

Earth Day Fair at LBCC

Earth Day Fair - April 19th, 2018

   Brian Reed (grey shirt) explains the overall intricacies and features of his Tesla vehicle on display at the LBCC Earth Day Fair on Apr. 19th, 2018. Reed explains to passing students that the vehicle is fully electric and is just as capable, if not more so, than other gas driven cars, showing the capabilities of energy efficient.

Melinda Sorte (left) and Karen Bloom (back) chatting with a group of ladies. Melinda is part of the First United Methodist Church in Albany who collect well worn shoes for the purpose of recycling them to be repurposed into the turf that playgrounds are made with. Besides the recycling of shoes, Melinda also educates people on locations of where to donate clothes and recycle "unusual" items from appliances to batteries and even light bulbs that cannot be recycled through the cities curb side recycling program.     

 

At the Oregon Youth Authority Young Women's Transition Program table, the ladies describe how they work together with farmers to get hands on experience using farm machinery and equipment. For this upcoming Mothers Day, the ladies are putting together flower baskets, as can be seen on the table, with flower arrangements that match the local high school and college colors.

Week 3 Forum

TOPIC 1: TWO PORTRAIT SUBJECTS --  Write about TWO possible subjects for your Environmental Portrait and Mug Shot.  For each subject note:

1. His or her FULL NAME
2. Your subject's "claim to fame” (What is their passion? What are they best known for? Job? Creativity? Achievement?)
3. The best environment in which to shoot this person
4. Props that would work best
5. How you plan to contact this person

For this weeks photo shoot I had originally planned on trying to contact Mikel Letelier because I had remembered that he was apart of the Student Body Council at LBCC and thought that he could have been a great subject. For that photo shoot I would have had him most likely sitting, with some sort of poster or something that let the audience know his connection to the organization. A prop that I could have had him use could have been a clip board with a pencil or something similar.

Instead, while I was out taking photos at the farmers market on Saturday, at one of the booths I met a guy named Vincent Drew and he allowed me to take his photos right there. Vincent is a volunteer for the Community Service Consortium Youth House Gardens where they work to both help young adults to complete there GED and to also teach them skills that will help them to be ready to enter the work force in the future. For Vincent, I felt that the best environment was to be right behind the row of tomato and pepper plants on sale with the CSC banner in the background. Unfortunately they did not have a spade or something similar around, but I attempted to frame him alongside as many items, such as the scale and the plants, as possible to key the viewers into the identity of Vincent.

TOPIC 2: SELF-CRITIQUE --  Now that you've been committing photojournalism for a few weeks ...

1. What is the BEST PHOTO you've taken for this class, and WHY is it your best? (Post a copy of it! AND A LINK!)

• My best photo for the class so far would have to be the photo of Mikel Letelier. I really liked this photo the best because the expression on his face was so natural and I liked the overall composition as well.

1. What is the WORST PHOTO you've posted on your blog so far, and WHY did it turn out that way? (Post a copy, or not ...)

• My worst photo so far would be that of Gayle Rushing because of the way that I framed her in her environment and was not able to capture her best expression. Also the image felt very cluttered and I did not have her posed in order to show her in her environment.

1. What SKILL do you feel you have to improve the most to raise the quality of your photos?

• I think the skill that I have to improve the most to raise the quality of my photos is to take way more photos than I think I will need. So far I have been too picky with waiting or looking for the "perfect moment" and so that limits me by restricting the options of photos to choose from.

Humans of LBCC Round 2

Mikel Letelier

"I got [the poncho] in South America. I needed to buy gifts for people because I was coming back and I was like 'Oh, why don't I buy something for myself because I want a poncho,' and so I bought a poncho. I bought this poncho and I enjoy it thoroughly, it's good in the rain, it's good in the cold unless it gets soaked. Don't get your poncho soaked, friends. I'm not one of those people who wears those plastic ponchos. Who does that? Sub-par poncho. Get something nice and comfortable like a wool poncho. It's gonna break the wind, it's gonna break the rain for the most part....get a good poncho." 

Week 2 Forum

TOPIC 1: PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE WEEK -- After selecting your “Photographer of the Week” (instructions below):

• Name of photographer

1. Gordon Parker

• Gather and share THREE FACTS about that person.

1. Parks was an African American man, born into poverty and was inspired from a young age to begin taking photographs after seeing pictures of migrant workers in a magazine.
2. From the time he picked up a camera, Parks began to use his photographs to cover the social and economic impact that racism had on the time period.
3. Parks style of being able to capture the raw expressions of the African American community, such as in his 1967 photograph of a family at a welfare office.

• What most stands out about that person’s photos?

1. What stands out the most about Parks photos is the way that he is able to capture the raw vulnerability of individuals in their hardest times.  

• Finally, describe his/her “CLAIM TO FAME.”

1. Parks claim to fame was the work that he did between the 1940's to the 1970's, documenting racism and poverty while also taking photos of people like Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X.

TOPIC 2: LYNSEY ADDARIO

After reading the Prelude and Ch. 1 of "It's What I Do," what do you think of the book so far?

In a NARRATIVE that's about 200 words (or more?!) ...

--Tell what you think of the book.

--What has impressed you?

--What do you think of Addario's work?

--What lessons can you apply in Photojournalism?

--What's your favorite quote (copy and paste it!) and why?

--What's your favorite photo and explain why? ...

After reading the Prelude and Chapter 1 of "It's What I Do," so far I have been really compelled by the style of story telling that Addario has. It is unfathomable the experiences that she went through leading up to the point where she talks about her time in Libya. One of the things that stuck out to me was the image of 3 months after the time she was detained at the checkpoint at gunpoint, thinking that she was going to die. It is always so fascinating to me to think about how many stories are held in the most mundane places. Yet, for her to continue to work in the field of photojournalism, to go out and to try to get that perfect photo to tell the story after all she had been through, is amazing. The lesson that I can apply from Addario to photojournalism is to trust your gut and have the confidence to get out and get the photo you want.

Favorite quote: "...when I am doing my work, I an alive and I am me. It's what I do. I am sure there are other versions of happiness, but this one is mine."

Week 1 Forum

Week 1 Blog Forum - Due before the end of class Friday.

TOPIC 1: ABOUT ME -- Tell a little bit about yourself, your major, why you took this class, your photography experience ...

My name is Aidan Venegas, I'm a 19 year old transfer student, just moved from Hawai'i. I was born in Chile and moved with my family when I was 2 to Oregon. I moved to Hawai'i about 5 and a half years ago with my family, but decided that I wanted to come back to the Pacific North West. Right now I am working towards completing my AAOT degree so that I can transfer over to Southern Oregon University and finish with a degree in Outdoor Adventure Leadership. The reason I signed up for this class was to try to get a sense for what it is like to be a photojournalist and what it would take to do so. My photography experience so far has been limited to shooting sports mode at family get togethers and occasionally using manual mode for more staged pictures.

TOPIC 2: GOALS -- Now that you've committed to taking Photojournalism this term, what are your THREE goals for this class? (In addition to earning a good grade!)

Three goals that I have for this class are to get a better understanding of what it takes to be a photojournalist, to understand how to compose an image to tell a story, and to further develop my photography taking skills.

TOPIC 3: LBCC PHOTOS -- Think about taking news photos related to LBCC. What would make good subjects for an upcoming photo shoot?

Good subjects for an upcoming photo shoot would be:

Sports events: I do not know the schedule for the sports yet, but for example going to a baseball game and getting photos of the crowd cheering on the team or having the batter set up ready to hit the ball with a serious look on their face. 

Club meetings: Now that clubs are starting up, going in and taking a look at for example the anime club and take photos of people reading manga or discussion Naruto.

Art galleries that they have in SSH: I know there is one this week and next week, so having photos that show people looking at the pieces of art or having the artist there describing the artwork would look nice.

List THREE subjects or ideas, including a little bit about the subject. 

Here's an example: LBCC baseball -- The LBCC baseball team plays its next game on Saturday. I could shoot photos before, during and after the game, including shots of the action and crowd reactions.

Humans of LBCC

Cuauhtemoc

"I'm originally from Oregon, but I have moved around. I moved to Alaska for a few years with my family and then moved back. There were a lot of mosquitoes. The real thing that you have to worry about are the moose, they are dangerous. I once saw one in the parking lot. I also moved to New Mexico and lived there a few years too, but then I moved back... This is my second term at LBCC and I want to do Info Graphics... For fun I like to draw, I'm submitting a pen and ink drawing that I am working on for next weeks art gallery in [South Santiam Hall]."