Picture Perfect

Taking the perfect photograph can take a lot of practice but there are a few tips that can ensure a great photo even for beginners. One tip to always follow is to fill the frame of the photo. This means instead of the focal point of the picture being far away get closer and fill the whole frame with the focal point. For portraits always shoot at eye level and make sure nothing looks like it  is coming out of the persons head. Also for portraits a soft light with a little shadowing is always good. 

To make a photo more interesting look for different angles to shoot from. Sometimes a photographer will have to lay down or stand on a chair to get that perfect shot. If a photograph is always shot straight on it gets boring. For example the tiger photo that is posted above it is shot from an angle looking up, if I were to shoot the picture straight on it wouldn't have the same effect and would look boring. 

Photography is an art and takes practice but just always be ready to catch the unexpected. This means have your camera ready in in position for that perfect shot! 

Dylan Rothman, left, a junior business major at Towson University uses a unique fundraising activity to support testicular cancer research. The event, hosted by Delta Sigma Phi, was 48 hours of see-sawing and all the money raised went to the Lance Armstrong Foundation. 

Ideas...

For the multimedia story, I plan on writing about Light the night. Light the night is a fundraising event for Leukemia. Groups and teams participate in a walk around the Towson campus after raising money for the Leukemia Society. This is a great event raises a lot of awareness for the cause.

The sources I plan on getting for my story are volunteers coordinating the event and people who raised money and are walking. I plan on asking questions such as, why are you walking, what has your experience been like throughout the walk and do you feel like this event raises awareness around the community for the Leukemia Society?

The photos I plan on taking are of teams and groups that are walking and the groups that gather before the event. Last year a lot of teams made shirts and were really spirited so I am hoping that is the case this year because that makes great photos.

Towson Supports idea of Slots

After a long debate on Tuesday October 7th the Student Government Association passed a resolution to support the upcoming referendum on slots.  Towson administrators agree and also support the referendum. 

 

 

According to The Towerlight article "Towson Supports USM Endorsement of Slots," The national economic

downturn has hit the state finances, which is causing budget reductions across Maryland including the University System

of Maryland.

"Education needs additional revenue. The University Systems of Maryland supports slots, and as president of a

USM member campus, I support their decision, " President Robert Caret said in an e-mail.

Dayvon Love, the diversity representative on the Student Government Association argued against the resolution,

"We need to really consider our social responsibility... we have to think about whose lives we are effecting."

 

Even though slots would increase revenue and bring money to Towson and other colleges in Maryland, the social factors need to weighed. The USM is expected to receive around 48.5 percent of the revenue from the slots which could help tuition costs and construction costs on campus. The slots are expected to go in and around poor communities, slots are known to increase crime and attract lower class people. With the slots going in those areas it seems a bit unfair that the USM is benefiting from them.