Oh me, Oh my!

Hello Everyone...

         This photo-shoot for my advanced commercial photography class was themed "lost in the woods" with an emphasis on fashion. When planning for this shoot we decided to just go camping and that way we could wake up early to take pictures right there on location. So that is exactly what we did! It was such a great time and I loved it because I got to spend time with and get to know my models! We built a fire and made s'mores! The next morning we woke up at sunrise and began the magic process! I absolutely love new experiences and making great memories :)

sincerely,

julie.

Assignments

Over the last couple weeks in Blogging for Journalism we have had two guest speakers. First was Dr. Kurt Hochenauer who started blogging in 2004. His background is filled with experience in journalism. His blog Okie Funk is where he rants about politics and can share his liberal views. In class I asked what was it that kept him going? He responded by saying, "I write now for people to read later." During this presidential election many will be able to go back and read and get different points of view. He also made it a point to be the one to speak out and be a leader for Oklahoma so others may speak out too.

Dr. Kurt Hochenauer

The second guest speaker we had was Mr. Dave Rhea. Dave is a social media blogger and is the editor of the Journal Record, the statewide daily business-focused media company in Oklahoma City. Dave gave some great advice for us amateur bloggers. One thing we have talked about with both guest speakers is the fact that everyone and their mom has a blog now. Blogging about whatever they want. Dave says that if you blog then you need to find a niche, something you are interested in to  blog about. One problem though that I see with blogging - he couldn't have addressed better by saying, "if you give everyone a microphone, you're going to have a lot of noise."

Mr. Rhea and my professor, Mr. Clark

To improve my blog, I think I definitely need to start posting more. I have found my niche - photography. The only problem with that is photography blogs are so overpopulated.. but the good thing is that it gives your clients something to look at and follow you on. Second, I need to work on my writing skills - even though my blog is mostly pictures. These two guest speakers have given us amateur bloggers a lot to think about and work on! So I'd better get to work!

Journal Record - BlogBlog Assignment

One of the first things I notice when scrolling through a professional's blog is there are at least 10 different things to click on, read about, or watch. Another thing I quickly noticed is the layout is very simple and everything is very easy to read.

I've been looking at Dave Rhea's blog and reading different things he has blogged about. I feel like his stuff is a little too wordy for me but his layout and the way he blogs is obviously working for him. I love his unique background picture, and the rest of his blog has quite a boyish look - which again is obviously working for him! :) Compared to the next blog I will talk about, Dave's blog has different sections to click on with blog headlines and a "featured video" section. It's hard for me to get into this blog because it's a lot to read.

Now, it's on to one of my favorite blogs - A Beautiful Mess. This is definitely a girly blog and that is exactly why I love it so much! They have cute typography - but it's still easy to read. The blog is very colorful and attention grabbing with six different tabs/categories to choose from! And every tab is filled with the most awesome and useful information too! The layout is very simple and they have tons of photos in every post! I shall strive to be more like them.. I'd say I have a lot of work to do!