Fashion

1.  They remove redness and blemishes, Inhanse her lips, lengthen her neck, swish her eyes, exc. 

2.  I don't believe that this is acceptable because little girls see these pictures on a regular basis and think they should look like that and its obviously not realistic. 

3.  No, I don't believe there should be any exception. Women should be happy with what they really  look like, they shouldn't have to be fake. 

4.  The only type of change i believe is okay is if there is blemishes in the picture, those things happen in life but i don't think people should change the features they were given, they should be happy and embrace them.

5.  Fashion photography is trying to market a brand or merchandise to sell but photojournalism is just to take beautiful pictures people will enjoy. 

6.  It relates to real life because in our society it is the way people function and they feel they have to buy certain things and look a certain way and thats just the way it is.    

Lytro Warmup

1.  You are able to zoom in on the pictures and focus and un-focus certain focal points.

2.  It is a point and shoot camera with all manual settings where you pick the subject and start shooting.

3.  This photographer would have to know how to work a camera in all of its manual settings and know how to manipulate the different settings.  

4.  I think it is worth the money if you're wanting to take a lot of quick motion shots so for someone who has a family or needs to capture the monumental moments. 

Rules of photography part 2

Nature 

1. Rule of thirds

2. Balancing Elements

3. Leading Lines

4. Symmetry and Patterns (repetition)

5. Viewpoint

6. Background

7. Create depth

8. Framing

9. Cropping

10. Mergers and avoiding them

Self Portrait

Best Tips 

- If you’ve got a remote trigger, that’s usually a better and more controllable than trying to use the self-timer.

-Get Closer to the subject. 

Environmental portraits

 

I really like how beautiful the backgrounds of these pictures are and the people don't look extra posed or unrealistic. 

Photography self portrait

I really like these self portraits because they are so intense and have a lot of emotion and are very clear.

Casual portraits 

I like these pictures because they're very laid back and natural, they don't look too edited but the photography still looks quality. 

     I will probably shoot Roxann outside in the courtyard by trees or something. I plan to make the pictures natural and laid back like some of the pictures I liked in this assignment. I will probably use simplicity, rule of thirds and borders as my rules of photography.

American Soldier

1. 
  A. I believe the most powerful picture is #77 of his mom crying. It shows the emotion of the experience of having your child go to fight for our country 

  B. Set #1: Photo 1-7
    Set #2: Photo 8-50
    Set #3: Photo 51-70
    Set #4  Photo 70-83

  C. I believe set #3 is most powerful because it shows what kind of combat he had to go through In the army.

2. 
  A. The photos are mostly written in past tense.

  B. it is there so that people can understand what is going on in the pictures       and the reader can take the journey with this boy. 

4. 
Image #15
   Ian waits patiently in a chair for his turn to talk to the sergeant about his new    claim on his injury on June 20th in the lobby of the sergeant's office. 

Image #63 
   Ian makes a call ,while holding the hand gun, to his girlfriend about his assessment later that day  from his bedroom. 

Image #78
   Ian's mom sheds a tear while she watches him first enter in the gymnasium after not seeing him for a long period of time. 

5. 
A.  These other features enhance the photograph so that it is brighter and more realistic.
    
B.  Videos are better than photographs when you want to hear what the person    actually went through and not just see it. For example when Ian was getting scolded by his sergeant most people would want to hear that and not just see it.
C.  Photos are better when there's something that could be left unsaid. For example when Ian was in counseling thats something some people don't want to watch. 

Apiture, Shutter speed, ISO-how do they work?

Aperture 

Picture taken with F2.8

Picture taken with F16

1.  It is closely related to your eyes. 

2. The smaller the aperture, the higher the aperture F-number.

3. It impacts the sharpness of the picture and how focused the subject is compared to the other things in the picture. 

Shutter speed

high shutter 

  slow shutter

1. a.  High              a. High

    b.  Slow              b.High

    c.  High              c. High 

    d.  Slow             d. Slow  

    e.  Slow             e. High 

    f.  High              f. Slow

2. "Aperture Priority"- the shutter speed is automatically set but you have to set               the aperture. 

    "Shutter Priority"- You set the shutter speed but the aperture is automatically selected. 

    " Manual"- You set the shutter speed and the aperture

    

ISO

ISO 200  

ISO 3200 

1.  If you use a higher ISO it can reduce the blurriness of the photograph since there will be a lot of movement. 

2. When there is plenty of light you should always stick to the lowest ISO. 

3. You should use a high aperture when theres not enough light or your trying to take a quick shot. 

Sim Cam  

F2.8 - looks the best at 1/250th of a second shutter speed.

F4 - looks the best at 1/125th of a second shutter speed.

F5.6 - looks the best at 1/60th of a second shutter speed.

F8 - looks the best at 1/60th of a second shutter speed.

F11 - looks the best at 1/60th of a second shutter speed.

F16 - looks the best at 1/30th of a second shutter speed.

F22 - looks the best at 1/8th of a second shutter speed.

F2.8 - there is no background visible - it is very blurry and all you can really see is the couple.

F4 - you are beginning to see the windows from the houses in the background.
F5.6 - the background is becoming more visible and you are able to see the figure of the houses.
F8 - the background is becoming darker and a lot sharper.
F11 - The background is becoming clearer, and is starting to get its figure.
F16 - you can almost see the background completely.
F22 - the background is completely visible, but the picture looks blurry.

Mural Shots

Abandoned amusment parks

     I think it would be interesting to visit Okpo Land in South Korea. It has and interesting and unique history and it seems really spooky. It sounds like something that would happen on a movie and Im surprised that it is a real story.

1.  Kunsthofpassage Funnel Wall 

2.  La Isla de la Munecas (Island of the Dolls) 

3.  Eye of Africa (Mauritania)

4.  Socotra Island (Yemen) 

5.  Fraser Island (Austraila) 

     I think this place would be interesting to go to because it is a fun idea. It is also located in Germany and that is where my ancestors are from and where my roots are. It is an interesting concept to create a wall to funnel things down.

I think I would need to bring a camera and maybe a cool lens to change out with. I would probably have to get and job and save money to pay for all the expenses such as transportation, food, exc.  

Funny captions

Princess twinkle has gotten herself stuck inside the washing machine. All she wanted was some chicken and liver cat food but it turned into a totally different story.  

     On a Teusday afternoon,  Oliver didn't expect this mysterious white bar to be THIS cold! His owner dropped the bar in the floor and  curiosity took over, now he's stuck!

Helga sat on this rock, she doesn't understand why the neighbor kids don't want to pet her, she knew she was friendly and just liked to cuddle. After waiting out on their front porch for an hour she finally came and sat on this rock. 

Peer critique

I commented on: period8 AMc, period AMar, and period AG

Academic Shoot reflection

1. It was difficult to move around and try to get the shoot because the students would just stare at me and Im shy. It was also hard looking for all six of those elements. 
2. I just found myself thinking about the six elements of photography. Every picture that I took I had to make sure that i was getting the required pictures.
3. I would definently move around more and try to get the shots that i was supposed to get.  
4. I think it was a smart decision to go into a lot of different classrooms and try different environments and i would do the same thing next time also. 
5. Depending on what the prompt is, I think it will probably be hard to get framing or simplicity. 
6. Its pretty difficult to get framing because you have to have something on all four sides of the shot and you have to set it up just perfectly. 
7. Im still trying to figure out the rule of thirds and how to get a good shot of the rule of thirds. 

Africa

1. I really liked the pictures. They are amazing and definently extraordinary. I think this photographer had to go thorough a lot of trouble to get the shots and he probably risked a lot to get them. 

I really like this picture because it has simplicity and I get the feeling of peacefulness. It also had balance and its just a beautiful creature.










Photographer

1. He used a Pentax 6711 
2. He took the pictures to show the animals in the state that they are in before they cease to exist. 
3. He has made these types of pictures so that humans can see the beauty of these animals and hopefully influence people to be cognizant of it. 
4. " the photos are my elegy to these beautiful creatures, to this wrenchingly beautiful world that is steadily, tragically vanishing before our eyes."    

Mural project 
I think we should do a mural with student life with regular people from our school on the wall. I don't think it should be with just phones because not everyone has a smart phone. I think we should put the mural in the front of our school so that everyone can see it and our visitors can see what were doing in photo J. 

Academic shoot

Avoiding mergers 

I think i did a good job of showing a merger. The student in the picture, which is the subject, is getting cut off. I think its clear to the viewer that the subject that the student is the subject but its just not as good of a picture since her head is being chopped off. 

 Balance

I feel i did well in showing balance. The subject of picture is the students in general and the fact that their working. This is a good example of balance because if you took the picture and cut it in half it would be well balanced. 

Framing

This picture is a good example of framing because the floor and trimming of the door are forming the subject which is the girl working on the decoration of the door. The caution tape also frames the top of the picture very nicely. The subject is clearly the girl at work. 

Line

This picture has some good lines going on. It has horizontal and vertical lines so think it is good picture for line. The subject is the students reading. Since the subject is the student and their not centered, this would also work for the rule of thirds. 

Rule of thirds 

In this picture the girls doing their work are the subjects, they are not centered and are placed in the top left so I think this is a good rule of thirds picture. The girls are clearly the subjects. 

Simplicity 

This picture is a good simplicity picture because the subject, which is the girl, in the picture is the only thing in this picture.I think it is pretty clear that the girl is the subject since she is the only thing in the picture. 

Academics and community service

I picked the picture of the boy pouring two substances into a bigger test tube called "melancholy' 
     


     I picked this photo because I like the colors and elements in the picture. This picture is almost triply and very interesting to the eye. I really like how the boy and his test tubes are in focus and the background is very blurry and unfocused. It has a little bit of simplicity yet at the same time its so interesting and seems like a lot is going on.

1. I believe that in the classrooms we can find good subjects to use and also at organizational functions with all the extracurricular events and community service. 
2. I have no idea which classroom to visit. 
3. Take a LOT of pictures, move around, and be versatile. 

"Filling the frame"

      This photo definently fills the frame with interesting things. The students are doing something that has a little bit of mystery and is abnormal. This is not something that people do not do everyday so it definitely catches the viewers attention and gets them interested. 

"The Story"

      This photo tells the story of this teacher and the relationship with his students. I can visualize how being in that class would be. It is a very light-hearted picture that HAS to make the viewer smile and happy. The story in this picture is magical. :)  

"Action and Emotion"

     This photo really embodies emotion. I can see the emotion of all the people.  They're all there for a distinct purpose and you can see they are all uniting. All the people are coming together for the same cause. This just emotionally grabs the audience and viewers. 

Avoiding mergers

      This photo has mergers because it has grey on top of grey. This  photo isn't great because it makes the picture less interesting and kind of dull, it  would be better if the background was a different color. 

Framing

         The bridge in this picture frames two sides of the picture and the tree and ground frame the others. This makes the viewer focus and bring attention to what is going on in the middle of the picture. It is used to draw interest it the photograph. 

Balance

       This photo has a good balance of shapes and colors. The bulldozer gives an interesting shape and the contrast of shapes also gives interest to this picture. The photo makes sense and has a full story behind it.  

Lines

       This photo has good line that are interesting to the eye. Although there are only a few main bold lines; there are many small lines on each building. There are vertical and horizontal lines which is interesting to the viewer. 

Rule of thirds

     This photo shows the rule of thirds because not everything is in the middle of the photo. There are interesting things happening to the left and to the right. The eye is attracted to somewhere other than the middle. 

Simplicity

     This picture shows simplicity because the only thing the photo is the words, so the viewers eyes are automatically drawn to what IS happening. It tells that viewer that the thing in the picture is important.  

Unusual photo part 3

1. A) A good skill to have as a photographer is to look at things from different angles to get the best shot. Do not let an awkward angle deter you from your inspiration. Take the shot even if you have to look straight up                                                                                                                                                                                                           B) We should take photos of things that have meaning to us.                                                                                                                                                      C) Make the ordinary seem extraordinary 
2. (At bottom)
3. (At botom) 
4. No the photographer didn't completely use everything from it. 
5. I think the juxtaposition would inspire me the most.