THS Photographers - 1st Sports & 3rd Photojournalism in the ATPI Top Program Contest

THS Commercial Photography students competed as a team in the 2010 ATPI Top Program contest this past weekend. I am proud to announce that my student photographers won the Sports Portfolio category and placed 3rd in the Photojournalism category.

This was the first year for THS to compete in this contest. Below are the 20 images that were contained in Sports & Photojournalism Portfolios.

Sr. Photographer Ceara Phillips

Jr. Photographer - Mackenzie Morrow

Sr. Photographer - Lorin Vega

Sr. Photographer - Kaleigh Harmon

Jr. Photographer - Kayla Cigainero

Jr. Photographer - Jacee Stewart

Jr. Photographer - Kate Beltson

Jr. Photographer - Kandis Harmon

Jr. Photographer - Kandis Harmon

Jr. Photographer - Heather Ellis

Jr. Photographer - Kate Beltson

Sr. Photographer - Kaleigh Harmon

Jr. Photographer - John Dukes

Jr. Photographer - Jacee Stewart

Sr. Photographer - Marian Hill

Jr. Photographer - Kate Beltson

Sr. Photographer - Marian Hill

Jr. Photographer - Mackenzie Morrow

Jr. Photographer - Mackenzie Morrow

THS Students Receive Recognition in the 2010 Jostens Photo Contest

Four students from Texas High School’s Commercial Photography program have received recognition in the 2010 Jostens Photo Contest. This contest is a national competition that is hosted by the Jostens Publishing Company. In this years competition there were over 8000 entries. Last year only 100 entries were recognized by the judges.

Students receiving recognition from Texas High School are:

Heather Ellis, 4th place in the Illustration category for the photograph entitled Guitar Man.

Kayla Cigainero, Honorable Mention in the Illustration category for the photograph entitled Glitter Magic.

Mackenzie Morrow, Honorable Mention in the Sports: Athletes in action category for the photograph entitled Quarterback.

Marian Hill, Honorable Mention in the Illustration category for the photograph entitled Surgery.


This is the second year that the Commercial Photography students have competed in this national competition and the second year that multiple students have received recognition.

2nd Annual Effective Aperture Workshop

OUTDOOR PORTRAITURE & LIGHTING WORKSHOP
March 15-16, 2010

HANDS ON WORKSHOP
Photography, especially portraiture, is not an art or skill that you can only learn out of a book or the Internet. It requires hands on training with proper instruction. That is exactly what students will receive at the 2nd Annual Effective Aperture Outdoor Portraiture and Lighting Workshop by professional photographer and photography educator Clint Smith. Students will have classroom instruction on basic principles in the morning and will spend the afternoon applying those principles shooting models.

CURRICULM
This is an intensive workshop that not only covers the basic posing of subjects in portraiture, but also the lighting of subjects. Students will learn:

-Basic lighting principles.
-How to choose the correct f/stop.
-To Understand the Inverse Square Law.
-Understanding ambient light conditions.
-Choosing the right reflectors and modifiers.
-How to mix ambient and strobe light properly.
-Maximizing your gear and location.
-Posing by gender.
-Communicating with subjects to produce stunning images.

Day 1- Topics
Lighting Patterns, Modifiers, Posing, Lighting Ratios and Portrait Lens Selection.

Day 2 Topics
Using a flash meter, remotes, Inverse Square Law, and Simplifying Histograms.

GEAR REQUIRMENTS
Digital or Film SLR camera.
Media cards or film.
Batteries for cameras.
Zoom Lens or long Prime Lens (50mm or longer).
Pen and Paper.

Optional Equipment
Tripod.
Shoe mount flash – dedicated or non dedicated.


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