Claire's Photos: 2015

Monday, June 1, 2015

Spring

Horses graze out in the field on the bright sunny spring day.

A tree stands soaking up the spring time joy.

The sun shines through the leaves of a tree as the set of spring.

All the rain cause the red river to flood during the end of spring in Texarkana.

The spring time glistens green at the beginning of spring.

Friday, March 27, 2015

10 photo -- Mimi

Spicing things up. Even after her passing, Sammye Haltom's spices are still set out in her kitchen. Her husband refused to move them due to the memories brought back when he sees them.

Playing away the pain. Even now, every morning Jim Haltom wakes up to play his wife's favorite song. Haltom played that song for his wife each morning, and remains doing the same to remember her by.

Silencing the stings. Up until her illness worsens, Sammye Haltom plays the guitar each day. Mrs. Haltom continued to play until a month before her passing.

Take a rest. Each morning, Mrs. Haltom perfects the making of her bed before she begins her day. She would spread the pillows in new designs every morning.

Never a bad hair day. Choosing wigs each morning is a daily occurance for Mrs. Haltom. She would put on her wig and joke about never having to worry about fixing it. "I have never had a bad hair day," said Mrs. Haltom.

Take a seat. This chair over looks Mrs. Haltom's land, which she enjoys her coffee in each morning. She would relax and think about her day at the beginning of each day in this chair.

Be our guest. Every day, Mrs. Sammye cleans and set the dinning room table to prepare for the evenings meal. She would always end up arguing with Mr. Haltom about the decor set up in the dining room.

Stack it up. The messiness in Mrs. Haltom's office proves how her sessions unfold during her sessions. She saved many marriages sitting in that exact chair.

Nap time. Naps and Fox News are Mrs. Haltom's favorite things to do while relaxing in her den chair. She would always bring her grandchildren home from school to relax in the den chairs.

10.

Tick Tok. Each morning, Mrs. Haltom winds her clock to ensure the correct current time. She would always get worried when the time was off. "When the time gets faster, I seem to get older," said Sammy Haltom.

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Alex Hernandez

Alex Hernandez, sophomore, had his life turned upside down when he began middle school at Texas Middle School. "Saying the U.S. Pledge and having 'Merica Day still seems so weird," Hernandez said. Hernandez and his family packed their bags and moved to Texarkana, Texas when he was 11 years old. Hernandez lived in Mexico City, Mexico. Hernandez' father played professional soccer for Mexico and his mother was a nurse at a local hospital. "That's kinda where I got my love for soccer," Hernandez said. "My dad pushed me to play when we moved, so that I would have more of a place to fit in. It's helped a lot in highschool... Finding my niche." Hernandez' love for soccer grew tremendously upon his arrival to the United States. He began lessons and played in the Texarkana Soccer Association League. Soon after he was asked to join a traveling team. "When try-outs for Texas High Soccer came around I was more then nervous," Hernandez said. He practiced with his father and made the upcoming Varsity Team for 2013-2014 Soccer. Hernandez will continue to play Varsity Soccer at Texas High through his Junior and Senior Year. "It works because I love it so much," Hernandez said. "And for the record, I don't dislike America."

Alex Hernandez, sophomore, tries not to stick out in the hallways of Texas High School.

Photograph an object 15 times

Lit from the right

Lit from the left

Back light

Shillohueted

Lit from below

Negative space below

Negative space above

Rule of thirds rights

Rule of thirds left

Lawrence of Arabian style

Showing movement

Showing isolation

Showing being crowded

Juxtaposed

Contrasted

Monday, February 16, 2015

Civil Rights Photographer

https://westwardexhibition.wordpress.com/tag/civil-rights-movement/

Bill Hudson was an American photojournalist during the Civil Rights era. Hudson, born in Detroit, didn't begin taking pictures until he served in the army. His pictures have gone as far as to become front page in New York Times. Hudson allowed people who weren't in these situations see the true side to the Civil Rights. It showed all of the true colors of the era.

Photo Captioning Excersize 2

Freshman, Parker Ellyn Madlock, works on a blog during Journalism 1.

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Photo Captioning Exercise 1

Addison Rogers, freshman, and Maddie Gerald, freshman, walk the halls during J1 on Feb. 10, 2015.

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Humans of Texas High

"My favorite memory from life would be my 5th birthday party. I woke up and there were bouncy houses everywhere."

"My first combat... May the 19th 1969... I was 19 years old. I woke up with morter shells falling all over me. The VC was shooting at us. I laid down in my underwear and shot back to kill the intruders"

"Sophomore year, in January, I was diagnosed with ranods desease. Later in the month my hands began to cramp and got stuck in this paralyses form. I was sent to children's hospital where I stayed for 8 days and communicated with 22 different doctors. I was have spansm and ceizures. They never found out what I actually had, but it's been 9 months since my last incident."

"My first child was born. I got to watch him grow into such a wonderful kid. Now, He's a senior at Texas High and I get to work at the same place everyday."