MTV Generation

1. Your age group has been referred to as the "MTV Generation," which carries a negative connotation of teen-agers that have little to no interest in anything, and even if you did, your attention span is grossly limited. Is this true? Yes, I believe every individual in our generation has no particular interest in anything, having such a great gap in the voting trend and other situations we are in comes to realization of the selfness we are in. The real problem of our generation is that we have no devotion.
2. Where do you get your news? I get my news from my phone or any other source; however, as well as the other teenagers I have no particular interest in anything I do. I at times see the television.
3. If a news article is accompanied by a photograph, do you read the article or rely totally on the visual?I feel that I rely on news articles and do not feel I need to see a visual in order to believe although it would make it better to add the news in the room.
4. Is it impossible for a "complicated message to be relayed in a 10-second sound bite" that the news media uses to get the message across? Is this possible? What are the advantages of using photographs? What are the disadvantages? No. Yes, I think it is possible because it only takes a second to realize a whole perception; however, the advantages of the photographs can give true connotations and at times false with the different photo altering tools.

When is it Photojournalism art?

1. Would you use the Hipstamatic app on your photos for fun?
Yes, I would love using the app to make the pictures more appealing and fun for individuals.

2. What is your feeling on using software to depict the feeling of a photo? When is it okay to do so, and when is it not okay?
I think its a great way of expressing a picture and making it stand out for the situation; however, there are times in which the picture is better without the app and can make the manner in a different.

3. How do you know when a photo is journalism or art?
It is journalism when there are certain factors of a situation that depict a tragic moment, and art to conduct a mood certainty to the individuals' section.

4. What if you are using an old Polaroid camera that produces photos that look like this naturally?
Well it would also be acceptable because both conduct similar feeling or mood to the photograph and other preferences.

Environmental Photo Essay

Selena Garcia riding in the spaceship in Mario Leal Park in Elsa, Texas

Mario Garcia (Father) staring at the camera.