Ashlee's Photojournalism Blog

 William Eugene Smith William Eugene Smith was born in 1918 in Wichita, Kansas. He took his first photographs at the age of 15 for two local newspapers. He actually entered the Notre Dame University where a special scholarship was made for him and then he went to New York a year later. He was there a while before he was fired for refusing to use a specific camera. This continued with many jobs as he was quite hard to work with.  Eugene Smith's "claim to fame" was his photo essays. They stood out because they had a strong sense of empathy and social conscience. He photographed civilians' reactions to whatever was happening and it would have a strong sense of truth in them. His photographs always had a purpose, and for the most part, it was to bring awareness to something. This is really ironic considering the fact that he was a colossal asshole who was very self-sabotaging and was very hard to work with. He had a difficult time with editors and he refused to allow any

  Taken at Meadow Ridge on October 15th. This is Denise Whitney. She works as a second-grade teacher at Meadow Ridge School, which used to be Clover Ridge. She has worked as a teacher for 20 years and is now also the Vice President of the Union for that district. She loves reading in her free time and going to the coast to sit on the beach.  Taken in the Culinary Kitchen at LBCC on October 22nd. Jena Albert (left) and Carson Dickenson (middle) with their instructor learn how to make cheese. Their instructor is checking the temperature of the cheese. They both have been working in the kitchen for only a couple of weeks but they both love it. Carson loves how hands-on it is in the kitchen and loves how much they get to do/learn. While Jena had wanted to go to culinary school for a while but couldn't because of personal issues. However, when her parents passed away, she decided that it was the right time and to finally do something for herself. 

Flowers fill the truck bed. They were only $5. On October 16th at the Farmers Market in Downtown Albany on 4th and Ellsworth. It was open from 9am to 1pm. There were many vendors selling breads, pastries, fruit, and different types of clothing.  Liz Harris standing by the flowers she was selling. She also was selling cookies and cupcakes too. All for $5.  One of Liz's flowers that were $5. They are beautiful.  

  The Melon Shack Pumpkin Patch in Corvallis on NE Garden Ave on October 16th. It's open on the Weekdays Monday through Thursday from 10am to 6pm. From Friday through Sunday, it is open from 10am to 10pm. On October 9th, Little boy Jeremiah Rodriguez going down the slide while his brother Daniel Rodriguez watches from the side. Jeremiah is 6 years old while his brother Daniel is 7 years old. Jeremiah loves getting candy and going to pumpkin patches while Daniel loves the scare aspect of Halloween. Daniel also loves getting dressed up in costumes with Jeremiah.  People gather around and wait in line to get on the slide on October 9th. Others around them are getting their pumpkins weighed and were waiting in line to ride the wagon.

  My name is Ashlee Luehring. I'm 18 years old and this is my first year at LBCC. My major is undecided at the moment but I'm taking more creative classes as Ive always been drawn the the arts. I would say this is one of my favorite photos because it was taken on my vacation in Kona, Hawaii this summer. I just loved the scenery.  I took this class because I've always loved photography and I thought it would be really interesting to see how photojournalism works. I had someone tell me that journalism/photojournalism would be something that I would be interested in. I've taken digital photography classes before in high school and really enjoyed it and I wanted to see what else I could learn. Goals:  I want to learn more about different angles and perspectives. I would love to learn about how I can make my photos more interesting and how I can catch people's eye. I would like to learn more about how photojournalism is different from regular photography.

A mom and her little boy were walking around Grand Prairie Park around 5:30pm on October 3rd. They had been playing on the playground before this. A woman entering Grand Prairie Park around 5pm with her dog.  A couple students are seen walking on campus to class on October 27th at 11am.