Week 1 Photo-J Forum

1.  Hey, I'm Georgia. I am a Journalism and Mass Communication Major, AAOT Student.

I've been in and our of LBCC since high-school at CHS. Currently I work with Equilibrium Painting which is a new, small green business based out of Corvallis. We paint interior and exteriors of commercial and residential buildings all around the Willamette Valley.

I used to have my sights set on running a screen-printing and up-cycle clothing business, which i'd still like to do, however I've been turning my interests and time more towards horticulture and the ability to teach in middle-schools and high-schools.

2.  My goals for this class are focused on:

• Getting more comfortable in actually photographing people not just interviewing them 
• Become more proficient in changing camera settings while in action
• Practice and discover my niche and get more comfortable in sharing my work with the "world"

3. So with this assignment I discovered that I am much more comfortable in approaching the people and interviewing them, but not so smooth when it comes to getting clear, natural shots. 

Both of my subjects were really easy going however, and I felt like they were actually charmed that I had asked them to participate, which is something I think we can use to our advantage. Who doesn't like being featured, right? 

The way I approached this assignment with my subjects, Jordann Bentz and Heidi Herring, was pretty natural- sort of like an opportunistic situation. I had been getting some supplies in the LBCC bookstore and decided to take the leap, and Heidi is my Biology instructor. From there I did one of the interviews on the spot followed by pictures, and then with the other I set up a time to come in and do it. With Heidi's interview I tried to get more action shots, but the lighting wasn't super great in the back room where we have the animals. 

I think my final product turned out pretty decent for it being the first time I've really used my camera in this setting for a few years, so I am pleased with the turnout and the room for growth. 

Humans of LBCC

Humans of LBCC

Jordann Bentz

Jordann Bentz

LBCC Involvement:

Checkout Service at Linn-Benton Community College Bookstore

She graduated with her Associates in Psychology Spring 2019, and has been apart of the dual enrollment program (DPP) with OSU since she started. She is currently working on her Bachelors in business. 

Jordann has been working at the LBCC bookstore for three years now under the “Learn and Earn” program. Her second job is at the Holiday Inn. 

Her hope is to be able to provide professional, kind and communicative service to people’s business’, potentially in an HR position. She enjoys working at the bookstore and the Holiday Inn because it is a good way to help people and be of service in a professional environment.

Heidi Herring

Heidi Herring

LBCC Involvement:

Biology 101 PT Instructor at LBCC

As a full time mother Heidi has been teaching at LBCC in the Biology department for almost 4 years.  

Prior to being a teacher, Heidi obtained her Masters at Florida Atlantic, studying the Woodstorks that live off the coastal range. Part of this job was following their migratory and feeding patterns in a tiny little plane, which “was great other than the motion sickness”. 

She has worked with the wildlife in California as well as Florida, spending a number of years with  South Florida Water Management. 

During her time her at LBCC her and Aaron Chamberlin, another one of our Biology Instructors, wrote and designed many of the labs that you will find in the BI 101 lab instruction guide. They were able to do this through one of our part time faculty supporter groups, Grant from Faculty Fellowship after they were awarded the “Innovation Grant”