Week 5 - Blog 1

9.29.15

Forgot to post this yesterday --So, today in class we worked on selling books and sitting in lunches so that people could pick which photos they wanted. At the beginning of class I scanned books and continued to work on my Spirit Week spread. The scanner can be extremely frustrating at times but it's so useful. Anyways, hope you all enjoyed your day! :-)

Week 4 - Blog 2

9.24.15

Today was pretty exciting. I found out last night that I was going to begin my photography internship with Strawbridge next week. Today I also finished up my layout for the teacher pages. It took a little bit of time and math but it was worth it and Cavicchia approved! Today I also had my photo day. I didn't take a lot of pictures, but the camera was acting weird with the lightning so it wouldn't have been worth it to take a lot of pictures. Plus all of my other classes were pretty boring.

Week 4 - Blog 1

9.23.15

I'm currently eating lunch and typing this blog post. If you care; I'm having buffalo chicken salad from the school :-) I find it delicious. Today in class I was pretty busy uploading photos to the shared drive that were on several cameras. Some of the photos weren't very good (too dark or blurry) but the dark ones could easily be fixed with a little touching-up.

Week 3 - Blog 2

9.16.15

     Today in class we worked on whatever we needed to work on whether it be ad selling, designing, or organizing. I organized the club list and made sure that all/most of the clubs are featured in the book. Also got Zoe to check my spread sketch and she gave some pretty good comments so I'm just going to redesign it when I get home tonight. I also have to start thinking of ideas for the Index and it's design. To the future me: I wish you great luck!

Week 3 - Blog 1

9.15.15

     Today in class we got the final style guide and, personally, I like it a lot! I also got my spread planner back from Sarah and she left me some good comments on what to add/improve to my ideas for the Spirit Week spread that Isabella and I are making. I ended up finishing the sketch when I got home today and I'm going to turn it into Grace mañana. I'm not sure if we're allowed to post pictures of our sketches, so I'm just not going to. Anyways, to whoever is reading this: make sure you stay organized and get things done!

Week 2 - Blog 2

9.10.15

     Today Isabella and I went out to sell ads! My only two businesses were Friendly Dental and Molly Malones. They both had to ask their region manager but they said they would get back to me, which is a pretty good sign. I was extremely worried about what I would say when I entered each business, but it ended up being pretty easy and it just flowed out of me. Shoutout to Isabella for meeting the $300 criteria! :-)

Week 2 - Blog 1

9.9.15

     Today the majority of people went out of class to go sell ads for the book while Alec, Manny, and I stayed in the room to talk Photogs with Cavicchia. I also uploaded photos from the tennis match yesterday that Isabella and Skylar took. This week I have to start filling out the Index listings and whatnot. Nothing was stressful today, and hopefully nothing will be tomorrow!

Adios.

Week 1 - Blog 3

9.3.15

     Today during class we feasted on Panera and Krispy Kreme donuts ;-) We met with a man from Strawbridge and he did a pretty fantastic job describing what all we need to do when selling ads to businesses and corporations. He was very nice and helped make the process seem easier and less stressful, as I thought it was going to cause more stress. A skill that I have learned today was that you need to be friendly and kind in order to help influence an ad-sale and to also be positive! A special shoutout to Alec Linden as he has kept all of the photograph dates in order and put in a lot of work into making it organized!

Week 1 - Blog 2

9.2.15

     Today was yearbook picture day! I finished up photo day assignments and those will be given out to everyone tomorrow. This day in particular was probably the highlight of my week so far, as we got to take a group picture and take various other pictures which I found to be very enjoying. This week I have to work on photo day assignments, rubrics for those and then the photo logs. So far I only have one out of the three done. To the future me: make sure you keep track of all your stuff in a journal or a planner! :-)

Week 1 - Blog 1

9.1.15

     My name is Andrew Izzo! I enjoy photography, which is the main reason why I decided to join yearbook. I also joined yearbook to make new friends and to touch up skills in different areas. My position in yearbook is Index Editor and I am working on photography with Alec and Manny. As Index Editor I am in charge of developing the Index, and from what I have heard it is pretty time consuming, but I am always wiling to take up a challenge. A few of my time-passing hobbies include reading, sleeping, and of course taking pictures. I value everything I do and I will typically finish everything early or just on time. One of my main weaknesses is not liking to stand up in front of people and talk, however, I am usually good on one to one conversations. A few of my fears are spiders and snakes. On the other hand, my fears for this class are to not make something by deadline and disappointing Cavicchia. To each of you that wrote to me, you all seem very kind and I love that you all appreciate photography and for focusing on your future and I am positive you all will do amazing in the years to come!

Sincerely,

     Andrew Izzo