Environment Portrait

Kane Weekly

Kane Weekly is a 19 year freshman from Linn Benton Community College. His day job is as a landscaper which he has been doing for about 3 years. His business is called Mid Valley Property Care. An average day of work for him may consist of anything from mowing and edging too power washing and laying gravel. He explained that this sunny weather is great for business because the grass keeps on growing.

Photographer of the Week

Photographer of the Week

     Arthur Elgort was born June 8th of 1940 in Brooklyn New York. In college he tried his hand as a painter although he quickly found thus art form to be very isolated and lonely. He then moved to photography which he quickly found he had a knack for. After he began as a photographer he quickly found his way to Vogue and in 1971 his work debited in Vogue British Magazine.

      He quickly found his unique style and soon became widely renowned. AS opposed to the uptight, staged look that the models had in most photography, Arthur adopted what is now known as a “snapshot style.” Elgort encouraged the models to be natural and relaxed during the photos which made for a picture that seems grounded and real. As opposed to a studio setting he would capture his photos in a “real world” setting such as city streets or homes. His unique style granted him high acclaim in the world of fashion and photography alike. Elgort was able to stray away from the typical style of fashion photography and make a name by being different.

      My favorite image of his is the one he took of the woman looking out of the car sunroof. I love this image because while it is staged it still somehow has a natural feel to it. The woman looking out of the sunroof has sparkly diamonds on her eyelids which contrasts the old abandoned house behind her. By mixing a natural street photography with photography that is staged it makes for a unique look and feel. 

     Due to his unique style, Elgort has gained a very high notoriety in the world of photography. He is earned the ability to photograph models from various countries and in many locations that not everyone would be able to do. Elgort is a prime example of how being different and sparking change can have a large impact in the world.

Sources: “Arthur Elgort.” Arthur Elgort, www.arthurelgort.com/contact.

LBCC Art Show

During the Art show at LBCC that took place on Thursday the 18th students Blake Guerrero and Sam Grove analyze Gustav Klimt’s painting “Symbolism Art Nouveau Vienna Secession.” They are just a couple of the many others that came to look at the gallery.





Two students look at some work by Salvador Dali at the Art Gallery on Friday April 18th. The painting that is being analyzed is titled is set next to his more famous painting in order to compare them.




Students of LBCC admire the lesser known original works of various famous artists. This art gallery highlights original, lesser known pieces of art made by some of the most highly renowned artists in history.

Topic One

Paris Barton is who I plan on shooting. Paris is someone whose true passion is art and photography. The best place to shoot her would be her room where she takes most of her photos for her shoots. I think the prop that would work the best is simply her camera. I plan on texting her about all this because I know her well.

Jacob Nester is the person who I plan on Shooting. Jacob wants to be a screenwriter so I think I want to shoot him wherever he likes to write. The prop I think I would have is his laptopI will text him since I know him.

Topic 2:

1. The best photo I have taken so far is one of Blake Guerrero in the art gallery

2. The worst photo I posted on my blog so far is the other one I took of Blake Guerrero because of the poor lighting
3. The skill I need to have is to understand what mistakes I have made and what I need to do to correct it

Sam Grove

In my interview with Sam I started by asking what his major was and the conversation just took off. He explained that he is majoring in child development seeing as he plans to become a preschool teacher. I was surprised when he said he was able to start in a year or so. I further asked why he wanted to work in this field with this age group of kids. Sam said that he likes kids of that age because they are so creative and they do not care what others think. They just do what they want," he explains. I thought this was a very interesting point I had not thought about. He then said he would like to be a nanny who travels to different places around the world and take care of other children which is also very interesting.

Blake Guerrero

I found Blake sitting in a Hot Shot Cafe so I thought I would ask him a few questions. I asked him his major and he explained that he his currently doing general education but then, very enthusiastically he said he will be switching to the culinary program in the fall. I  asking him where he sees himself in ten years. Blake says “In ten years I would like to be working at a restaurant, maybe traveling around and working with other chefs as well.” I then asked Blake what the reason was for his strong love for food and he quickly explained that he loved the expression of culture as well as the personal story that can be told through food and cooking.

Humans of LBCC

Kane Weekly

“In ten years I want to be running my own business,” 19 year old freshman Kane Weekly said in my interview with him. He went on to explain that he currently is majoring in engineering but is thinking about switching to business to further his passion. When I asked why he thought he would be good at running a business he replied “I have been working in the property care business for a long time and I really enjoy it. I think I am a pretty hard worker so if I keep working hard I could definitely run my own business.” When I asked Kane what the hardest part of college was he explained that “Adjusting to the increased workload of the classes has been difficult and trying to balance everything else in my life also is tough.”

Julia Frazier

Sitting in a Criminal Justice 101 I asked Linn Benton freshman Julia Frazier what her major was and she told me she was a psychology major. I further asked what she plans to do with that degree. Julia explained that she wants to be a counselor and work with “teens and young adults.”

Week 1 Assignment

Topic 1:
 I am a 19 year old freshman with a major in general studies although I ultimately want to be a filmmaker. I have been practicing photography and filmmaking for about three years so I have a decent understanding of how cameras and photography work. I took this class to learn more about photography but also get an insight on the world go journalism.

Topic 2:
For class I want to be able to take pictures that are good enough to add to the school paper. Along with that I want to get more comfortable talking to strangers and people I do not necessarily know. Finally I want to contribute t the paper through good stories.

Topic 3:
Some good subjects could be of the baseball team since it is now spring. Another good subject could be the culinary students cooking meals since it is something that people often don't get to see. Another great group of subjects could be students that are all very diverse, whether it be through ethnicity and background.