Photo Essay

A normal day for me, as a high school intern, is interesting each day. I come in every Tuesday and Thursday at around 1:00. The first thing I do when I get there is talk to my mentor and see if she has anything for me to do, then when I am done with that I work on my bigger projects. Some normal task that she will ask me to complete would be to make copies, organize some files, send out emails, make phone calls, etc. It’s basically office work. Some days I will work with other people in the office and learn what they do. The people who works inside this building are basically who keeps our parks and recreation areas in good condition. They also manage different parts of the city. The position my mentor work in is referred to as Volunteer Specialist, but she also specializes in Aquatics. She works with volunteer recruitment and is in charge of placing either group or individual volunteers in certain projects around San Diego.

Working in a cubicle might seem simple, but I think it all comes down to having good communication skills. Because working here you are constantly on the phone or on email you need to know how to communicate well with others and make sure they understand you. Some good communication skills would be being able to help assist people who call, making sure people understand you and have clarity when talking to them. I also think having the patience to deal with people is a good thing. People will usually call for volunteer information and they will be directed on the website. I personally never get any phone calls at my desk but my mentor explained to me what people will usually call for and how to assist them.

Working in the Recreation Specialist position can be a handful at times, but rewarding in the end. Some days you will get one call and others days you might get five, even more. This job, at times, can be very time consuming. Every now and then you will receive a call were someone, or group, that needs to be placed within 2 days or less, so that requires you have a well planned schedule. It also requires you use all resources possible such as making phone calls, keeping in touch by email, etc My mentor explains the most exciting part of her job; "The most exciting part is meeting the individuals wanting to contribute so getting to know them and getting to hear their interest and enthusiasm then matching their interest/enthusiasm with projects that support our organization". So even though this job can be hectic at times, my mentor believes it’s all worth it in the end.

Jilly and Rosie are two interns from San Diego State University. These SDSU interns spend their days at the Park & Recreation office doing a variety of task like making phone calls, revising/organizing paper work, taking photos of volunteers, and hoping to learn more about the career life as a Park and Recreation Specialist. Some of the work they do is organizing important paperwork in the office so that it can be referenced later on. They sometimes will work on creating different flyers for volunteer events, as well other office work that is related to the project they are working on. One project that both Jilly and I worked on together is, creating laminated flyers for table clothes. In this project Jilly had created the flyer and I laminated them so that I can put them with the right table cloth.

Since I've been at this internship there aren’t many people who come inside the office, besides the people who work there. I am currently working on a project where I have to fill out volunteer incentive request form. On the form, Volunteer managers across San Diego, will fill out what volunteer supplies they would like water bottles, T-shirts, Lunch Bags, etc. So once I have put all the stuff they want together I call them and have a scheduled day & time for when they will pick it up. So far I have had about 2 Volunteer managers come in and pick up their stuff. I liked it because I actually got to meet them and hear about what kind volunteers they have. One volunteer manager I meet was really nice, she came by to pick up some drink and bars because they were having an event for their volunteers, so I got to talk to her and help her get the stuff she needed.

Magazine Project

1. What article(s) would you like to write for the magazine? What photography could you contribute? Art? List three different ideas for your major contribution.

I would like to contribute a good piece of writting along with some photography.

Writting-

An idea I have for a piece of writting is too talk about Finding your own internship, the benefits of it. Another Idea I have for writting is to write about Having a good time at your internship, no matter how boring it is or if you dont like it. One last idea I have is to write about my internship and my experience. Oh and another one would be to write about volunteering. Because I internship at a place where volunteer is a major department. I can write about different volunteer projects and write about the process to volunteering or how much it means the that person.

Photography-

I think during this project I will struggle the most with this part, photography. But basically all I have for an idea is too take creative photos at my internship. For the writting about Volunteering I would go out and take different photos of volunteer work. Then I would write different captions, maybe interview the volunteers & colect quotes from them.

2. Suggest at least one (or more) possible title for the magazine. This could be a title with or without a subtitle. For example, I work for UnBoxed: a Journal of Adult Learning in Schools.

1. High Tech High Media Arts Junior Internships

2. HTHMA Junior Internships

3. Suggest a topic for an article that you were personally like to read in a magazine inspired by the internship semester.

The benefits of doing an Internship

Internship Immersion

During internship Immersion I learned a lot about working full days. I went to my internship from 8:00 to 3:00 most of the days seemed to go by very slow & other days it went by fast because I was always busy doing work or my mentor was not there. During immersion I learned a lot about how important it is to have good time managment skills.

Some of the projects I have been working on are redesigning a brochure. The brochure I am redesigning is the S.A.V.E brochure and the W.A.V.E brochure. This project wasn't proposed to me I actually thought of it myself because when I saw the brochure it looked too plain and looked like a bad piece of advertisment. So far by working on this project I learned how to use Adobe Illustrator. I also learned how to work under a budget and how to organize all the different aspects of the brochure such as color, paper size, paper quality, etc.

Another project I am working on is the database project. I input data using Microsoft Excel. There are these forms that the office has filed for years, since 2004, I have to take those forms and input all the information into the computer spread sheet.

One other project I am working on & just started is taking volunteer request. There is this request sheet at my office that volunteer managers across San Diego get too fill out. They can order name tags, water bottles, and stuff like that for their volunteers. Once we get their order I make that name tags and I get all the stuff they ordered then call them and ask them when they are willing to pick it up. By doing this project I learned how to manage my time because I do have a few projects im working on, so I think that balancing my time with these projects and other office work has taught me a lot about time management/organization.

Where im going to take my photos

Have a list of what photos I am going to take & where I am going to take them. (Due for 10pts

"Support local farmers by buying their own grown fruits & vegetables."
I want to have a photo of a local farmers Market. I will go out and take photos of this on the 18th of March at Ocean Beach because thats when it starts. I think this photo will go great with one of the many quotes that im using. Shopping at local Farmers Market will help going green by supporting local gardening.

"Using alternative transportation, such as biking, carpool, public transportation, etc"

I want to take photos of alternative transportation such as Bicycle, Bus, and Trolley. I would probaly take these photos at the Ocean Beach and at Downtown.

"Recycle. Recycle plastic bags,plastic bottles, soda cans, electronics,etc"

The photo I envision for this is to have plastic bottles in the background then have a stanless steal bottle in the front. Depth of Field would be a technique I use.

"Hang dry your clothing, can help reduce energy use."

For this photo I would hang clothes on the clothes line I have in my backyard and take some photos like that.

Going Green,Honors Project.

For honors I am going to do a photo essay. My photo essay is going to be about, Going Green. I will get quotes/facts and base my photos on them, here are some quotes I found online.

• "Carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, is the main pollutant that is warming Earth."
• "plastic manufacturing is a major source of industrial pollution. "
• Using alternative transportation, such as biking, carpool, public transportation, etc.
• Recycle. Recycle plastic bags,plastic bottles, soda cans, electronics,etc
• Drink Fair Trade Certified coffee.It's grown organically, it supports fairly paid farmers and is grown with the help of existing trees & the help of their shade.
• Hang dry your clothing, can help reduce energy use.
• Support local farmers by buying their own grown fruits & vegetables.

1. http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/pollution-overview.html
2. http://www.thegreenguide.com/greenguide/buying-guide/plastic-containers/environmental_impact
3. http://www.thedailygreen.com/going-green/tips/?cat=1

The Great Gatsby

In this blog I sketched out a photo of what the three main characters too me looked like. The book is, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. ( My Sketches Will be posted Later on Today)

Jay Gatsby

1.What physical presence does the character have? Include height, weight, size, physical fitness, posture, etc.
I see Gatsby as a fairly tall man. Skinny and tall with a straight posture. He doesn’t look too old but you can tell he’s in his 30’s.
2. Describe the characters further visual details. Include hair, eyes, face, teeth, scars, tattoos, etc.

I pictured Gatsby in my head as someone with black short hair, dark brown eyes, and his skin looks kind of pale and very light, his teeth are very white and straight. He would have one scar.
3. What distinguishing items does the character wear? Include clothes, jewelery, shoes, and any other physical item the character keeps with him/her.
I see Gatsby wearing dark colored clothes, because he seems very quiet and independent. What made me think that is the whole point of him being rich and having parties every Saturday night, also living in the west egg, which is defined as like the suburbs, alone.

4. What distinguishing behavior does the character have? Include habits, preferences (music, food, literature, etc.), speech (sayings, stalling words, etc), and demeanor.
I see him as some one who is very wealthy but it doesn’t really show. He doesn’t act high class.

5. What is the characters role in society? Include his/her job, hobbies, and uses of time.
Many people in society know him as the person who has those parties on Saturday night. He is fairly well known in society, but obliviously not too well because at one point in the book it said people come to his party just too come, and they never meet or talk with Gatsby.

6. What is the character's religion or philosophy? What beliefs does he/she hold? How does this create or mitigate internal conflict within his/her psyche?
I didn’t think he had and religion conflicts in the book.
7. What do others in the book say about the character?

I know that a lot of the other characters see him as a very rich wealthy man. They also might view him as an independent person who is very quiet and sometime secretive, because no one knows how he earns his money or how he got so wealthy.
8. What connections does this character have to history, established religion or the world beyond the book?
He fought in the World War I in 1917.

9. What does the character's name suggest? Authors rarely (if ever) name characters at random. What could the name symbolize? What evidence do you have for this?
I couldn’t find no connection but I researched the word “Gatsby” in Urban Dictionary it was defined as,
“a synonym for cool, swanky, or just generally off the hizzle”
“To be a Great Mystery. Also known as Simonetti. To lie about having wealth.”
10. How does the character develop during the plot? How does he/she change?
I don’t think that the character developed during the plot. I think it was that I saw him differently over the course of reading the book. In the beginning I didn’t picture Gatsby as a person who wore dark clothing, but as I read on I saw a more clearer picture of him in my head.

Daisy
What physical presence does the character have? Include height, weight, size, physical fitness, posture, etc.
I pictured Daisy as a tall, like 5’7 or 5’8. I’m not to sure about her weight but average.
2. Describe the characters further visual details. Include hair, eyes, face, teeth, scars, tattoos, etc.
She has brown hair and brown eyes. She has white teeth, no tattoos.
What distinguishing items does the character wear? Include clothes, jewelry, shoes, and any other physical item the character keeps with him/her.
She tries to dress nice to impress people, like tom. Because she likes the wealthy lifestyle and that’s all she is after. But I imagine her dressing with skirts and high heels like all the time.
What distinguishing behavior does the character have? Include habits, preferences (music, food, literature, etc.), speech (sayings, stalling words, etc), and demeanor.
Some of her habits would consist of her trying to have an accent. She tries to talk with vocabulary she normally wouldn’t use, but she uses it anyway to impress the wealthy guys. She would change, in front of wealthy people, to some one she isn’t.
5. What is the characters role in society? Include his/her job, hobbies, and uses of time.
In society she would be known as the girl who chases after rich people, and tricks them only to get to the money. She doesn’t really work for her money she lives off of others.
6. What is the character's religion or philosophy? What beliefs does he/she hold? How does this create or mitigate internal conflict within his/her psyche?
She isn’t a very intelligent person and that shows when she meets people, they might see her as a smart person but really when they meet her she isn’t.

7. What do others in the book say about the character?
I know that Nick views her as they type of person who doesn’t care for anybody but her self, and ends up ruining things because of money.
8. What connections does this character have to history, established religion or the world beyond the book?
9. What does the character's name suggest? Authors rarely (if ever) name characters at random. What could the name symbolize? What evidence do you have for this?
I don’t think her name symbolizes anything but it is a pretty name. I know her name can also refer to a flower, Daisy.

10. How does the character develop during the plot? How does he/she change?
In the begginging she claims so be in love with Gatsby and promises that she will wait for him when he returns from World War I. But no, she goes off and marries a rich man she found his name is Tom.

Nick Carraway

1.What physical presence does the character have? Include height, weight, size, physical fitness, posture, etc.
He is tall and slim. Approximately 5’9 or 5’10. He is in good shape and has a straight posture.

2. Describe the characters further visual details. Include hair, eyes, face, teeth, scars, tattoos, etc.
Nick has black hair and pale blue eyes. He has good teeth, very straight and white. Just one scar.

3. What distinguishing items does the character wear? Include clothes, jewelery, shoes, and any other physical item the character keeps with him/her.
He dresses with black pants a white shirt and dress shoes, basically the same thing every day.

4. What distinguishing behavior does the character have? Include habits, preferences (music, food, literature, etc.), speech (sayings, stalling words, etc), and demeanor.
He is nice; his vocabulary is very simple. He isn’t very talkative but he does communicate with others well.

5. What is the characters role in society? Include his/her job, hobbies, and uses of time.
He usually talks to people in his neighborhood.

6. What is the character's religion or philosophy? What beliefs does he/she hold? How does this create or mitigate internal conflict within his/her psyche?
He is very quite and doesn’t get in trouble.

7. What do others in the book say about the character?
Many of the other characters view him as a quite independent person. He communicates well with others.

8. What connections does this character have to history, established religion or the world beyond the book?

9. What does the character's name suggest? Authors rarely (if ever) name characters at random. What could the name symbolize? What evidence do you have for this?

10. How does the character develop during the plot? How does he/she change?
Over the course of the book he begins to see the major characters more clearer.