Thursday, December 13, 2012

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.


Wednesday, December 5, 2012

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.