Top Photographers In the History of Portrait Photography

JulieAnn Moore as the Little Mermaid

by: Annie Leibovitz

Marilyn Monroe by Richard Avedon

This post is inspired by our newest Photography task which is to take portraits.

1. Annie Leibovitz

Leibovitz, one of the greatest photographers of all time, is known for her pictures of celebrities such as Michael Jackson. She is also best known at for her controversial Rolling Stone Magazine cover with John Lennon, where he is naked and she is dressed. In the cover, he gets too close to her since they are in LOVE. Leibovitz is also best known for her marketing images to took for Disney's Year of a Million Dreams Campaign.

2. Richard Avedon

Avedon, one of those photographers, who is widely known for his portrait photography of fashion. He took numerous pictures of fashion and celebrities.b

3. Dorothea Lange

Lange, best known for her works of photography that she took during the great depression

4. Cindy Sherman

Sherman, best known for her works of portrait photography titled "Untitled Film Stills." Despite of failing her first photography class in college, Sherman worked her to become one of the most unique portrait photographers of the world . I am not encouraging you to fail photo at Chaparral.

Week in Review: Congratulations to a special teacher!

This week was awesome! Chaparral only has 8 more weeks of school left until summer break. Our yearbook was submitted to the plant.

The items from the Lookout Club catalogue sale have arrived and I brought mine home with me!

I am officially team manager for our Lookout Club's paper recycling team, which means I will be on Firebird Word more.

I get to use my marketing background that I learned from VMI!

This Wednesday was a day of excitement for our always awesome Photography teacher, Ms. Lineberger! I recognized her with an award I made (on the computer). She is officially the World's Top Photography Teacher and Teacher of the Year. She tops all the other Art teachers. Congratulations, Ms. "Awesome" Dana Lineberger! You are super awesome!

The greatest part of the recognition ceremony for her was that I got the students out of bell work. I got to start the class off with her recognition ceremony! She said "aww" a few times!

Here is part of what I said about her

"Raise your hand. Have you been impacted or influenced by Ms. Lineberger? I have been directly impacted and influenced by her positive personality, sense of humor and helpfulness. I have had the opportunity to see her during Yearbook, when she comes in with her photographers from Photo II. They help out the yearbook staffers hugely. Please join me in clapping for her as she comes up to accept this award."

It felt good to thank her and the photographers then!

On the note of Best Buddies, Best Buddies Month Celebration is tomorrow night! Excited to meet some friends from other Best Buddies chapters!

The four types of itis

1. Freshmanitis

Symptoms

Tiredness

Boredom during class

Constant hunger

Laziness

2. Sophomoreitis (I created this since I feel like I get it during certain classes)

Symptoms

1. Laziness/tiredness

2. Frequent spells of boredom during class filled lots of sitting time

3. Lack of regular motivation for certain classes (sometimes later on in the day like 6th and 7th hour)

4. Loss of attitude for learning in a classroom environment (wants/needs a field trip or outdoor time)

5. In the worse case of sophomoreitis, forgetfulness of assignments and who is teaching the class.

Cure 1: humor from a friend or teacher.

Cure 2: Socialization with a friend during class (sorry teachers)

Cure 3: P.E or outdoor activity prescribed by teacher of the class.

3. Junioritis

Symptoms

1. Tiredness

2. Fatigue

3. Loss of motivation for learning

4. Boredom during class when there is lots of sitting down

4. Senioritis

Symptoms

1. Sleepiness

2. Laziness

3. Lots of absences

4. Fatigue

5. frequent breaks from learning

All these types of it is diseases are caught by passing on in an influential way. If you feel you have them, tell your parents or tell your teachers. If your teachers care, it will be an actual miracle; if they administer humor or socialization time. Sorry teachers! Outdoor activity or Physical Education can be a cure for all of types of itis.

Sorry if you get froshitis, you have a while to go.

Chaparral's top teachers and students

Teachers

I have based these off of the teachers who've worked with me the most both freshman and sophomore year.

Art:

Ms. Dana Lineberger (Would be a Rodel Exemplary teacher winner if possible) for her efforts in teaching students to grow their love for photography. If she doesn't win anything, I will give her an award at the end of the year.

Mrs. SueAnn Spahr

English: Mrs. Stacey Shcolnik

Mrs. Lori Jordan

Life Skills: Mrs. Michele Meyer

Ms. Alicia McGovern

CTE: Mr. Jeff Jordan

Mrs. Caren Robinson

Superstar Students

These superstar students were based and picked out since they are presidents or treasurers of clubs. They are superstars since the help their community out in many ways.

1. Ryo Nagao for his amazing drawings from Wave the Series. Ryo is also treasurer of Lookout Club at Chaparral.

2. Elan Meshkatai for being our Best Buddies chapter president

3. Nick Hahne for being our Lookout Club president

4. Meryl Fox is treasurer of Chaparral Best Buddies. She is an active on the Special Olympics Arizona Youth Activation Committee for Project Unify.

Week in Review: Lockdown and Prom

This week was an awesome week! I was asked to prom by Ryan Bond. 2 years now!

Prom is April 30, 2011!

We had a lockdown during Photography on Thursday and it was scary. Just an example of God and how He came into play- I found myself praying during the lockdown that the Lord would grant us peace and that'd he'd grant the teacher of the class (Ms. Lineberger) calmness during the lockdown. He granted those two things. Thank you, Lord!

Ms. McGovern's Math Class took a field trip to Jason's Deli and it was fun! Today, we played games and I won the Funny Money Drawing.

I also had the opportunity to write an essay that Elan Meskatai is going to submit with our chapters Most Outstanding Chapter Application for the Leadership Conference this summer! Chaparral Best Buddies rocks!

Today is the end of the quarter. I am nervous to see my grades for English and Photography as I used to be failing. I am sure they will great in computers, World Geography- A B in Math.

Thursday night was an ambassador training which was on Editing Speeches and Best Buddies Ambassador, Charles Calhoun presented his well-edited speech! Great job, Charles!

Spring Break= Skiing in Deer Valley and No School for a week. I have to work on English Vocabulary and I have make a camera obscura for Photography since it's extra credit. I plan to write a whole paper on it to go the extra mile and to knock Ms. Lineberger's socks off!

Tomorrow is Ryan's 20th birthday! Happy Birthday, Ryan!

Another week bites the dust!

This week was phenomenal as we had late starts. We ran around the track and I ran really fast. It was also great since it was the week of Spread the Word to end the Word and I got to get on Firebird Word with Meryl Fox.

The Lookout Club hung out with the Coronado Lookout Club at the Railroad Park! We rode the train and went on the carousel. We had fun meeting friends and seeing some our old friends.

Friday was the best day since Melissa and I took more head shots of teachers (mostly general ed teachers). We were practically running through buildings when we realized we had to go take a head shot of an LRC teacher, who asked to have her picture taken during fifth hour lunch. Speed came in handy! Also, today was the last day for head shots and statuses.

While Melissa and I were taking head shots in the E building hallway, I saw my peer. Dana in the hall way. She asked me if I was excited for photography today and I said "Yes I am!" Our boys basketball team went into double overtime for their state championship but lost to Betty Fairfax. They lost by a score of 65-60 Betty Fairfax.

Prom plans are already stirring up amongst Special Ed students. Ryan Bond plans to ask me.

Get well soon, Blake Sykes and Betsy Niccoli! We miss you!

I'd say another great week has bit the dust and there are many more great weeks to come.