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Vol. 4, No. 1
April 30, 2013
A Photojournalism
Magazine for Student
Photographers and
Supplement to the Delta
A Publication of the Mass Communication Department, Missouri Valley College, Marshall, Missouri
All about
Photographs
Jamie Kelly, an MVC student from Scotland, plays
the bag pipe at the music concert. He also won the
“Valley Idol” talent show. (Photo by Aki Nagasaka)
This publication called Zoom is dedicated to photographs. As a special section for the Delta, it was created for the
Photojournalism course, the first MVC
class to focus upon digital photography.
For every year that Zoom has been
produced, it has been awarded recognition in the special supplement category
in the Missouri College Media
Association newspaper contest.
Individual photographers of past
Photojournalism courses also received
awards, including Roger Guimont in
2011 for his “Soapy Baby” photo and
Calli Anderson, in the most recent contest, for the photo of a homeless woman
that was taken in 2012 when Calli traveled with an art class to New York city.
The current students in the
Photojournalism class this semester had
to work beyond the classroom in attaining photos and, of course, within the
classroom in displaying their work on a
large projection screen for critique and
advice, for praise and suggestions.
The students also gained experience
by venturing to events or photo shoots.
Cassondra Copeland took photos of a
chemistry class where Professor Stephen
Patton was showing students how to
make nylon in the chemistry lab. She
took photos of MVC softball and tennis
players.
Brent Kalwei took photos of scenes of
the “Smokey Joe’s Café” musical play.
He took photos of MVC basketball play-
ers at a game and MVC baseball players
in a special game at the Metrodome in
Minnesota over spring break.
Aki Nagasaka took photos of the stage
moments of student singers and dancers
at the spring music show, students in the
Honors program, speakers at the
Maastricht Institute of Entrepreneurship,
and the official photos of the studentscholars at the annual Scholars Banquet.
Kassie Peters and the other three in
the class used their cameras to capture
moments of college life, nature,
Marshall area landscape, and even pets.
They thought about what their course
instructor, David L. Roberts said he
liked most: People pictures and telling
the story of a semester of a small college. They thought about the rule of
thirds and the circle of action. They
thought about portraits, action, and
humor. They thought about angles, framing, and symmetry. They thought about
photographic practices like dodging and
burning.
Favorite photographs were chosen
from their folders of digital images and
presented in this Zoom edition. They
learned about page layout in
QuarkXPress and aspects of Photoshop
Elements.
Over the years, the Photojournalism
course has moved as journalism moves,
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All About Photographs
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tos to the dramatic photos
of war that, as war photoggy forces its direction. The
rapher James Nachtwey
course moved from the 35
put it, serve as a message
mm camera of film with its
for peace and an antidote
24 or 36 possible shots to the
to war. Some media scholdigital camera with the hunars believe the photograph
dreds of photos possible on a
is the most powerful of all
tiny card. The course moved
media forms. It captures
from traditional darkroom
one moment in time, it can
with trays and chemicals and
be simple or complex in
photo paper easily ruined by
context, it can provide
exposure to light to the
“Homeless woman” photo award winner was taken by power as an image and
modern darkroom of a comCalli Anderson for last year’s Zoom.
become indelibly iconic.
puter with its software of
The photo of the nameless man in China, called the
Photoshop. In this case, Photoshop Elements.
Tank Man, standing defiantly in front a row of military
Coming from a community journalism background
tanks following the Tiananmen Square massacre is a
with years at a weekly newspaper, Assistant Professor
good example. It speaks to the act of courage.
Roberts said he was glad to give up the smell of Fixer,
When Dorothea Lange and other American photograDektol, Microdol X, and Stop Bath on his hands and
phers of the Great Depression era went into the countrysometimes the chemicals splattering onto his clothes
side to document the plight of Americans during hard
within the traditional darkroom and to go from the darktimes, they were told to be sure to capture the eyes of
ness to the light for producing photos. At his first newstheir photographic subjects. In her iconic photo called
paper office in an old gas station that later served as a
“Migrant Mother,” the worried look of the mother with
restaurant as well as a liquor store in a small Wyoming
town, Roberts equipped a bathroom as a makeshift dark- children at her sides is unforgettable. So is Gordon
Parks’ photo of Ella Watson, the cleaning lady with the
room and said the hot running water was when he “ran
broom and mop in front of the American flag. Parks
next door to the convenience store to get a jar of hot
thought of Grant Wood’s
water,” so that the film could be
“American Gothic” painting
developed at the right temperaand, with the photo, wanted to
ture. He was glad to learn printshow the aspect of race and the
making in a traditional blackworking poor that had been
and-white way, but he was also
overlooked.
quite happy to give it up for the
Photos also have a back story
digital camera and the computor provide a curiosity about it.
er.
When Annie Leibovitz took a
The students in the
photo of Beatle John Lennon,
Photojournalism class learned
and his wife Yoko Ono for the
about famous photographers
cover of Rolling Stone magafrom the 1800s to the present.
zine, it became part of the last
They learned to recognize the
photos of Lennon, before he
kind of photograph that Diane
was killed by a crazy stalker.
Arbus would take, mainly of the
“Soapy Baby” photo award winner was
Photos are an important part
disenfranchised, the people who
taken by Roger Guimont in 2011.
of almost every media form
never got their photos taken, or
and certainly as part of the ongoing expansion of social
the amazing landscapes of mountains and rivers and the
media. They tell stories, give messages, and change
scenes of weather by Ansel Adams.
They saw from video presentations how children in the lives. And they are interesting, sometimes entertaining,
red-light district in a city in India had their lives and des- sometimes sobering.
This edition of Zoom presents another year of the samtinies changed when they were given cameras. They saw
ples of work from students in the Mass Communication
the work of photographers who found niches of everything from a website about awkward family holiday pho- Photojournalism class.
(Photo by Aki Nagasaka)
Zoom
The Mass Communication
Photojournalism Photo
Magazine for the MVC
Website and the Online Delta.
Photojournalism Class
Photographers:
Cassondra Copeland, Brent
Kalwei, Aki Nagasaka,
and Kassie Peters
Guest Photographer:
James “Dub” Clark
Faculty Adviser:
David L. Roberts
Zoom reserves the right to edit or
reject any photos or other material submitted.
Zoom is published by
Missouri Valley College
500 East College Street
Marshall, MO 65340
(660) 831-4211
Email: [email protected]
Zoom is a publication project of the
MVC Mass Communication
Department.
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Photographer Kassandra Peters
Kassie Peters, from
Marshall, is a freshman,
majoring in Mass
Communication.
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Photographer Cassondra Copeland
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“Beauty is within the eye of its beholder.” I never really understood what that meant until I
opened my eyes to the beauty of a photo. My name is Cassondra Copeland and I am a senior
at Missouri Valley College. In 2009, I came to Missouri Valley on a basketball scholarship and
have been reaching the end goal of having a bachelor’s degree in Middle School Education for
the graduating class of 2014. Photojournalism has really taught me to really sit back and just
breathe in life. I’ve always wnated to get into photo-taking and it’s been a really relaxing and
memorable experience, taking pictures of not only Missouri Valley, but also a little taste of life
in general. I enjoy taking pictures of nature and what it entails, not only with nature as in
landscape, but also nature as it involves people, animals, and even events.”
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Photographer Brent Kalwei
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My name is Brent Kalwei and I am from Kansas City, Missouri. I am a junior majoring in Mass Communication. Baseball has been a large part of my life. I have played
from the time I was five years old. I think the most intriguing part of photography is
its impact on history. A picture can tell us a story about an important moment captured in time. Pictures are also able to stand the test of time and teach us how we got
to where we are today. Just like I learn stories from historical pictures I have studied,
50 years from now I too would like to share information about the photos I took. We
as people are recognized by what makes us unique. The same goes with photography.
The uniqueness in our photographs is what makes them most desirable.
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Photographer Aki Nagasaka
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I came to Missouri Valley College in August, 2011. I chose America to study
because I wanted to learn English and experience a variety of cultures. My
passion is based on filming and making a story with my videos. I believe photography provides a moment for stories, and people can see stories through
my lenses. My name is Aki Nagasaka and I am from Chiba, Japan. My major
is Mass Communication with a Broadcast concentration.
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Guest photographer James ‘Dub’ Clark
James “Dub” Clark can be seen capturing moments with
his camera at most MVC Viking football, wrestling,
soccer, basketball, volleyball, rodeo, and other sports
events. His support of MVC is greatly appreciated.
He also takes portraits and nature photos.
James “Dub” Clark is the featured guest photographer for this
year’s edition of Zoom.
Dub has been shooting photos
for more than 30 years. He said,
“This is something I really enjoy
doing. I hope you enjoy viewing
some of my images.”
He said his motto is: “I am
serious about my photography,
but I like to have fun with it.”
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Kansas City, Here I Come
Photos by Brent Kalwei
Kansas City Royals players give
each other high-fives after a 3-2
victory over the Cleveland Indians.
You can call it a passion or an
obsession. Either way it’s been a
yearly tradition for my family,
friends, and I to enjoy a wonderful time at beautiful Kauffman
Stadium. It’s not a secret why I
come out to Royals games. It’s
simply because I have been playing baseball since I was five and
fell in love with the game.
Becoming a Royals fan was
something given to me at birth. I
was born in Kansas City and
have lived there for my entire
life. In fact, every time I hear the
song “Kansas City” from Wilbert
Harrison, it reminds me of what
Kansas City means to me and
why I’m proud to call it home. I
am glad I was able to capture
these pictures because it will
help carry the memories of going
to the game with me for the rest
of my life.
Ervin Santana, new Royals pitching acquisition, delivers a pitch. (Photo by Brent Kalwei)
Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar awaits the pitch.
Escobar is ready in case
a ball comes his way.
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Action on the
basketball court.
(Photo by Brent
Kalwei)
Trees in sepia
tone. (Photo
by Cassondra
Copeland)
Dancers at the
music show.
(Photo by Aki
Nagasaka)