Possible Stories to shoot in New Orleans!!!

Architecture
-French Quarter
-Algeris
-Forged Iron
-Forged Iron in the French Quarter
-forged Iron and the stories behind the art work

Fishing Industry
-Sea Food Restaurants
-Katrina's affect on boat yards
-Oysters industry
-Alligator (hunting, meals...)
-Swamps affected by Katrina

The True Meaning of Pictures: Shelby Lee Adams' Appalachia

I have watch this documentary twice and I believe it is a good one. Shelby Lee Adams tell us that photographers should shoot things that they know. If you don't know what you are shooting you will not be able to get good images as someone that does know. Adams grew up in the Appalachia area. He knows the people there, their living style, and he understands them. He really shows it in his photographs. He places his subject in ever photograph. Adams respects everyone of his subjects that he will not publish the photograph if they don't like it.
A lot of people in Adams work do not smile. They look like that subjects are unhappy with who they are and that they are living a cruel life. But Adams explains that is not his intentions. He is shoot the for who they are, not what they are.

New Orleans: American Experience: Birth of Jazz

Sound is one of the biggest things in a people lives. Honks, dings, and whistles is everywhere. But the best sound that people hear is music. There are many different kinds of music. Rock, hip-hop, alternative, pop, classic rock, etc. In New Orleans, like anywhere else, there is many different kinds of music. Every culture in New Orleans has its own style of music, its own way of playing that style of music. It wasn’t till the 1890’s that “The Big Noise” came about that the people of New Orleans were amused by it. They have never heard anything like it. The African-Americans started the Hot Blues and everyone was mad for it. No one could figure out how the do it. Later on in year many musicians, like Louie Armstrong, brought the Hot Blues around the United States. People loved it. No one knows who or how but the music was started to be called Jazz. It was said that anyone can by a trumpet and play it, but it is nothing like hearing it in New Orleans.

After the trip to New Orleans

After being in New Orleans before I have notice somethings that changed. The people have change a lot. It is a beautiful and a fun place to go. I enjoyed going there again. I can't wait to go again.

Day 5 in New Orleans

Today both the Editorial and Essay class went on a swamp tour to see how it was effected my Hurricane Katrina. There was some abandon houses and damaged boats that was so damage that it can not be repaired.
In the afternoon we all went to a tree planting ceremony. It is when volunteers give back to a community that wasn't theirs.

Day 4 in New Orleans

Today my group went to St. Charles Cemetery. I got a lot of good photos done there. After we had lunch at a park my group and I went to take pictures of these fancy
houses. I am sorry I can't remember the name of the are that those houses are at.
Before the sun went down A few of the people in my class and I went to take pictures of the water pumps where one of the levees broke. When we were there we found a house that was destroyed my the flood from Hurricane Katrina. There is stuff still in the house. It was so sad to see this house.

Day 3 in New Orleans

Today we met up with another of Rich Ryan's contacts. Jon is part of a group that rebuild houses that have been destroyed by the hurricane. He introduce us to some of the residents that were able to move back into there neighborhood because of what him and his volunteer group has done.
Some of the residents told us their stories of what happen to them and what the did you save themselves from the storm Hurricane Katrina. They were so sad. An elderly man had to break through the roof, and an elderly woman had do be saved by climbing out of her kitchen window.
Later in the day my group went to Algiers. It is as area that is apart of New Orleans. that area has some beautiful houses.