Category: Photo Gallery
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Photography students embrace blur
Photos by students in MCOM 1316/News Photography It’s a quality called “bokeh”. (It’s not easy to pronounce by the way.) The term bokeh comes from a Japanese word which has a number of translations. Most photography websites explain “bokeh” translates into “blur” or “haze.” In photography, bokeh refers to parts of a photograph that are…
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SPC hosts UIL Regional Tournament
Interviews & Photos by Ariel Rodriguez/MCOM 1316 News Photography It’s not over yet. Boys UIL state basketball semifinals get underway on March 9 and 10 in San Antonio. Teams are hoping for a chance to bounce ahead and earn a spot in the state championship games on March 11. Regional UIL boys’ basketball games…
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When life gives you lemons
You know the rest. You’re supposed to make lemonade, right? Students in News Photography, COMM 1316, were not so lucky. This week instead of making lemonade, they had to make a motion assignment work using lemons and their best circus juggling skills. Disclaimer: No one came to class already knowing how to juggle. So instead…
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Voting results are in: Farm & ranch gallery, wind gallery
Farm & Ranch Gallery Results Does your list of favorite photos match that of the students? Yes and no. Students in COMM 1316 voted on their favorites in class before they were posted on the Texan Mosaic. Here are their favorites and some of the reasons why they voted the way they did. #1 Favorite…
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Lady Texans prepare for final home game
Photos by Katie Brackens and Ariel Rodriguez from COMM 1316 News Photography. Fast shooting drills ruled the court the morning of game day, Thursday, Feb. 23. Members of the Lady Texan Basketball Team headed to the Texan Dome at 11 a.m. to practice shooting. Players sunk baskets from both ends of the court. Practice paid…
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Moving pictures: How to make portraits with motion
Students in COMM 1316 News Photography are learning how a camera’s shutter speed affects how it captures motion. On a basic level, the camera’s shutter is like a human’s eyelid. The longer a camera’s shutter stays open, the more likely it is to capture any motion seen within the frame as a blur. A fast…
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Caden Lamb, Mckenzie Lee crowned homecoming king & queen
Photos by Texan Mosaic Staff South Plains College celebrated homecoming Thursday night at the Texan Dome. The Lady Texans overcame the Lady Wranglers 56-55 and the Texans outlasted Texas Western College 73-67. At halftime, Mckenzie Lee and Caden Lamb with the Baptist Student Ministry were crowned homecoming king and queen by last year’s king and…
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Vote for your favorite: Farm & ranch gallery
They’re back. Farm and ranch photos. And once again YOU vote on your favorites. We got lots of responses with Farm and Ranch voting last semester. So why not try it again? Students in COMM 1316 News Photography were given a Farm and Ranch photo assignment the first week of February this semester. Their challenge…
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High school seniors get glimpse of SPC
Photo gallery by Katie Brackens/COMM 1316 What does South Plains College have to offer? About 500 high school seniors and 150 parents from across the area recently visited the SPC Levelland Campus to find out. On Feb. 10, students and parents began pouring into the Texan Dome for Senior Sneak Preview, an annual “get to…
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Capturing the wind: Vote for your favorite picture
You can’t photograph the wind. It’s invisible, right? Wrong. Photographing the wind is exactly what students in News Photography, COMM 1316, were assigned to do this week. On Tuesday, Feb. 14, local news stations reported the National Weather Service issued a High Wind Warning for Lubbock, Hockley, and surrounding counties. According to KLBK, wind gusts…
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Hanging out: Photography students capture student hang outs
By students in COMM 1316/News Photography The first assignment students in News Photography, COMM 1316, tackled this semester was called “Student Hangouts”. From the name of the assignment, you can guess their challenge was to find places on and around campus where students gather. Students were told they were not just looking for places in…
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Microbiology students become germ hunters
By Morgan Minnick/COMM 1316 Microbiology students recently became germ hunters on the lookout for bacteria. It sounds a little like a science reality show, and in some ways, that’s what this science lab is. In this lab students took “environmental swabs” or samples from everyday areas such as shoes, glasses, keys, and the bottoms of their backpacks. …
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Decent exposure: Biology class hosts “Naked Egg” lab
Photos Courtesy of Kristin Bingham, biology department chair at SPC The title of this lab may draw giggles from a seventh-grade sense of humor, but it’s not meant to. This week students used “naked eggs” to learn first-hand what osmosis means in zoology lab. The term “naked” here means “without shells”. According to Dr. Harriet…
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Student, community organizations on display at TC3
By Joshua Flores/Texan Mosaic Staff On Tuesday, January 31, South Plains College hosted the TC3 (Texan Campus, Clubs, and Community) in the Student Life Center at the Levelland Campus. The TC3 Organization fair was an event to raise student awareness of the resources and opportunities available to them while studying at SPC. Such resources and…
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Flashes from the past: Vintage polaroids donated to SPC
The South Plains College Media Communication Department received an interesting Christmas gift this year. In early December, employees at the Salvation Army Family Store in Levelland donated a small suitcase of vintage cameras to the department. The bag, originally donated to the Levelland Salvation Army by Beth Wels, was full of about a dozen vintage…
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SPC Texans return to action later this month
The South Plains College Texan basketball team is 10-1 on the year and will be back on the floor when they travel to Phoenix, Arizona for the 2022 Fiesta Bowl Junior College Shootout Dec. 27-29 on the campus of Mesa Community College. The full tournament schedule will be available at spctexans.com, and the tournament will…
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Merry & Bright: SPC hosts tree lighting ceremony
South Plains College hosted its annual tree lighting ceremony Thursday on the front lawn of the college. The ceremony kicked off the community-wide event including the Main Street Lighted Parade and Levelland Marigolds Santa on the Square. Dr. Robin Satterwhite, president of SPC, welcomed the crowd gathered Thursday evening and was joined by Machayla Parkinson,…
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Vote for your favorite “Finding Fall” photo
In October, students in COMM 1316 News Photography and COMM 1318 Photography 1 were given the same long-term assignment. It was called “Finding Fall”. They were instructed to use their school issued DSLR or mirrorless camera to snap three really good shots that illustrate the “fall season” to them. Photos could be a close-up, medium…
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Painting with light: Photography students capture illuminating images
Students in COMM 1318 Photography 1 practiced using the manual settings on their DSLR cameras in order to “paint” with light before the Thanksgiving break. Students tried using various slow shutter speeds (along with tripods), large aperture settings, and ISO between 800 and 1600 to capture trails of light. The light came from swinging a…
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Wildlife rehabilitation center takes in migratory birds
Photo gallery by Ashlynn Obannion/COMM 1316 Now that it’s November, the staff at the South Plains Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Lubbock is dealing with migratory birds. The facility is only about 60% occupied with birds due to the recent cold snap. Samantha Garcia, one of the managers at SPWRC, says current issues include birds flying…