EXTRA CREDIT

1. The man was pushed on the subway tracks and was struggling to get back on the platform. The photographer was running but says he knew the man couldn't be saved so he took the picture.

2. The photographer said the took the picture hoping the flash would warn/stop the train.

3. No, the photographer shouldn't have taken the picture.

4. I do not think the photographer tried at all to help the man and he has a poor excuse on why he took the picture. The photographer should have not taken the picture so he could have more time to save the man because from looking at the picture he was pretty close to the man already.

5. I disagree because that just shows how carless and arrogant the employees/photographers are the New York Post. Also imagine how the mans family if he had one but just imagine how they felt if they saw this.

6. Life is more important than taking a picture. Just letting someone die for a picture is stupid.

7. If it helps the person then yes, because saving a life is more important than taking a picture.

8. No because the photographer should not avoid a troubling time because look what happened when the photographer took the picture of the man. He just avoid what was going to happen and took a picture instead.

9. The first response because the statement the photographer made at the end of the response on how this age just cares about taking pictures is true.

Final Exam and Caption Review

A owl named, Paul, is yawning in the snow covered forest yesterday Paul is tired from staying up to late looking for some food. Owls are nocturnal but that doesn't mean Paul doesn't get tired for looking for a some dinner. 

Men are racing in they're town in Syria a week ago for a charity because half their town is damaged and they need money. These men are happy to help their town and they love a good race.

Rules of Photography

Rule of thirds: Is where the main focus of the photo is not directly in the middle of the photo. Its either on the left or right of the photo

Balancing Elements: When two or more objects are balancing each other out for example if two people are walking side by side they are balancing each other out.

Leading lines: is where there is some sort of obvious line pattern in the photo. 

Symmetry and Patterns: when the photo has objects reacting themselves.

Viewpoint: are the angles in which you take the photo

Background: When you focus on the background more.

Create depth: when the photo has more definition

Framing: when something in the environment is framing the main focus of the photo kind of like a picture frame.

Magazine Cover

portrait and self portrait

Portrait

Self Portrait 

Fashion Photography

1.  In the first video the model starts of not wearing makeup and she has freckles, dark blue eyes, small lips and a little cricked nose. During the photoshop process the photographer made her eyes bigger and her eye color lighter. They also made her lips and nose holes bigger and since she already had makeup on which covered  her freckles they made her lighter.

2.  In the second video the model is a little chunky and has a lot of uncovered flaws and during the photoshop process they make her skinny. It is a very slow process to do and they also made her hair longer and bigger. They made her look skinny even though she wasn't.

3.  

• her arm were made smaller
• her wrists were made thinner
• her finger were less chubby
• her butt was made smaller
• her boobs were made smaller 
• her legs look smaller and fit
• they added more hair
• her hair was made bigger

4. I do not think its acceptable because that could bring the model self esteem go down unless they agreed that it was okay. I don't think its acceptable because then it puts a certain definition on how girls should look.

5. I don't thinks it wrong because the agreed to do the photoshoot and they must know what they are going to do.

6. The changes that are okay to make about the model is there hair and the minor flaws like acne. The changes that are not okay is when they make major changed to their body like making them skinnier, taller, shorter, etc.

7. Fashion photography is all about things being perfect and beautiful , photojournalism takes in all the flaws and problems and turn it into a story.

8. Society is used to seeing people being flawless and beautiful and people usually judge how they models actuallly look like.

9. To show the good and bad traits of photography.

10. Because its usually the girls who worry about how they look. 

My Favorite Cover

Favorite

Finalist

New York, February 18–25, Spring Fashion

"New York’s “Spring Fashion” cover with actress Elle Fanning has artist Will Cotton revisiting Johannes Vermeer’s famous painting “Girl With a Pearl Earring” in pose, expression, and lighting, while Fanning’s Vivienne Westwood–inspired headpiece made of icing and designed by Cotton prepares readers for the stunning “Candy Land” portfolio inside the magazine. Cotton has been using candy in his artwork “as a metaphor for pure pleasure” since the late nineties, and used spring looks as inspiration for New York."

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There are many reasons why I chose this picture as my favorite one of the reasons is that I like Elle Fanning I think she is really pretty and a good actress. Also I like how the photographer made a headpiece out of icing I thought that was very clever and excellent work I thought it was real flowers. I also like he tried to resemble the "Girl With The Pearl Earrings" in the portrait as well, Elle looks a little bit like the girl. The lighting in the photo is really good it emphasis her face well. 

Best Covers

1. formal
2. formal
3. formal
4. formal
5. environmental  
6. environmental
7. informal
8. informal
9. formal
10. informal
11. formal
12. formal
13. environmental
14. environmental
15. formal
16. formal
17. environmental

Magazine Tips

5 things I should think about when shooting a magazine cover is…

1. To make sure that the image is appealing and irresistible

2. Cover that pull the reader in. Something that catches the eye

3. To make sure its interesting and worth reading

4. Shows off the service very clear and cleanly

5. Make sure its a bang for its buck for the readers

Prompt Shoot 2

Purple

 Cold

 Electric

American Soldier Slide Show

A)  I think the most powerful photo is when Ian's mom is crying when he is arriving form iraq, because its his mom and it just shows how much she cares for him and proud of him.

B) #1 Images 1-7
#2 Images 8-48
#3 Images 49-70
#4 Images 71-82

Images 71-82 were powerful because its a soldier coming home and I think that powerful. Its powerful because everybody is happy to see him come back.

C) They work together because the pictures are capturing almost every moment and they are ordered by date.


A) The verbs are usually explaining whats happening and what he's doing. The verbs are in present tense.

Self Portraits and Portraits part 1

1. Alter Your Perspective

Most portraits are taken with the camera at (or around) the eye level of the subject. While this is good common sense – completely changing the angle that you shoot from can give your portrait a real WOW factorGet up high and shoot down on your subject or get as close to the ground as you can and shoot up. Either way you’ll be seeing your subject from an angle that is bound to create interest.

6. Shoot Candidly

Sometimes posed shots can look somewhat…. posed. Some people don’t look good in a posed environment and so switching to a candid type approach can work.

Photograph your subject at work, with family or doing something that they love. This will put them more at ease and you can end up getting some special shots with them reacting naturally to the situation that they are in. You might even want to grab a longer zoom lens to take you out of their immediate zone and get really paparazzi with them.

I find that this can particularly work when photographing children.

Engaging Your Subject

The first order of business is to engage your subject. This is where we all have to learn to overcome our shyness and approach people in an open and friendly manner. Be up front about who you are and what you're doing. Don't just barge into a scene with your cameras blazing. In fact, it is usually best to leave your camera in its bag when you first approach people, so as not to frighten them. Take time to engage the person in conversation, just as you would if you didn't have a camera. Remember the Golden Rule. Think about how you'd feel if someone approached you and wanted to make a photograph. How they did it would determine how you would respond.

Environmental portraits

I liked these pictures because one I'm a cheerleader myself and I like the character of the pictures and for the second photo i like it because I think it looks cool and dramatic. I picked the first photo because I do cheer and I could relate to it. I picked the second one because I think it looks cool and dramatic.

Photography self Portrait

In the first photo I like how the confetti is coming out of her head when she is "shooting" herself I thought that was very creative. I like the second picture because I like the lighting and how its black and white it looks creepy and dramatic. I chose these pictures because I thought they were creative and dramatic.

Casual Portrait

I like these photos because of how they're not looking at the camera it makes it very dramatic and think about what there looking at. I picked these for the reason i liked them.

My plan for my portrait shoot is not very well planed yet. I don't know who I will be shooting yet, but I would want to shoot outside. I would shoot outside for the natural lighting and the environment. I would probably add props or shoot from a different angle to get a successful shoot.

Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO

1. The eyes.

2. The smaller the Aperture the larger the f-stop\f-number, the higher the Aperture the smaller the f-stop\f-number.

3. Aperture impacts depth and field because it affects the background or sharp the picture is.

Shutter Speed

low shutter

High shutter

1. During the day I would shoot in high shutter speed because there  a lot of light and movement. At night i would use low shutter speed because there not as much movement and light.

a.) Low shutter

b.) low  shutter

c.) high shutter

d.) high shutter

e.) high shutter

f.) high shutter 

2. To set shutter speed on your camera there are two ways. There is shutter priority and Manuel.

ISO

iso 200

iso 3200 or 6400

1. An advantage is that it catches all the action and even at night.

2. The author suggest to always stick to the low.

3. The author suggest to increase high when there is not enough light.

1.Aperture 8

2. shutter speed 1/60

3.190: 1600

Love and Loss Questions

   I felt very sorry, and sad because those are very emotional pictures and no one should have to go through that. I believe she was 43 when died and I just thought that she still had a full life ahead of her. It was also really sad to see her with parents.

    I think the photographer meant that the pictures aren't of their whole life but that it was a major part of it.

   I think at first I wouldn't be able to because it would mean that the person is going away and I wouldn't want to remember them like that ( in pain and sick). But I think if it was all I had I would take photos.

     I would say that I'm sorry for his loss and it must have taken a lot out of you to take the pictures of her last moments in life but that he spent her last moments well with her even if it wasn't probably how he imagined her to go.

Abandoned Theme Parks

    I would like to go to Okpo Land, South Korea because I like how it looks so creepy and haunted it makes it look interesting. I would want to take pictures there because it would be like walking into a scary movie because people say that the place is haunted. I also like how the rides look now they very unique in way.

Five unusual places that would be cool to take pictures of: 

1.  Twin town

2. Magnetic Hill

3.Village without doors

4.Land of Snakes

5.Living roots bridge

Twin town would be very interesting to document because the are 350 twin in that village and I think thats very cool and interesting. It would be fun to take pictures of all the different twins. You will probably be taking a lot of portraits though.

Africa

    I was very impressed with the photographers photos I can see why he is obsessed with the animals. I also liked how he took the pictures up close which makes the animal look very powerful and dramatic. He took the pictures very beautifully.

 

 

 

This is one of my favorite pictures by Nick Brandt because elephants are my favorite animal cause they're good luck also I like how he captures the all the elephants in a line.

In this picture the rule of thirds is present because most of  the elephants are on the right side of the picture.

 

For Nick Brandt to take his amazing photos he uses a  Pentax 6711 with only two fixed lenses this is important because Nick likes to get real close and dramatic pictures. Nick takes these pictures to show what people are doing to the animals and their habitats. I think while Nick is taking these photos he's hoping that people will realize what they're doing and stop and do something about it.

 

"Simply, I find myself indescribably moved every time I go to these places and see these animals in these settings."

Funny Captions

 Barbra just turned 100 today and this is what she says to that " I simply don't  care anymore" and lights a cigarette with her candles. I guess 100 is the new 50.

 

 

 

Mary hates to go grocery shopping and she hates everyone...obviously.

 

 

 

 

 

 Sally is trying out today to be a Disney princess and she simply does not care what people say because they are all peasants to her. I wonder which princess she is.

 

Great Black and White Photographers Part 3

  My great black and white photographer caught my I was that they took pictures of everyday things and people doing normal things and made them so much more. My photographers pictures are very dramatic to me I think photos that are black and white look very unique like they have a story to tell.

 

 

 

In the Street Drawing I see two kids drawing with chalk, I smell the polluted air and the chalk, I hear the busy cars and people talking, I taste the chalk in the air, I feel how the kids are enjoy drawing.

In the Second picture I see two kids with masks on and one is climbing a tree, I smell the city air, I hear the wind and the kids talking, I taste the earth/tree, I feel kind of scared because of the kids in the masks and there is no one else outside it feels a little bit forbidden.

 

 

 

To get everybody to see my photographers amazing work I would hang posters with her pictures on it and hang it around the school so everyone could see it.

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Photo Mural Project

1. A good theme for this project that we could take the pictures here at school we be the electives and sports.

2.I think we should use both phones and cameras because there are things the phones could capture and there are things that cameras can capture that phones can't.

3. I would put the mural where everyone can see it like the cafeteria or the lockers.

Academic Shoot Reflection and Critique

1. A challenge I had while taking the pictures without distracting the class.

2. I was trying to capture all the rules in the picture I was taking. I was really thinking about what class would capture the photo rules best.

3.If I could shoot these pictures again I would get a little closer because most of these picture were taken far away.

4.In my black and white pictures I would keep those the same and how I took them.

5.When I take prompt pictures next time I think the rule of thirds will be the easiest to accomplish.

6.The hardest rule for me to capture was framing because it was hard to find something that could frame something.

7.I don't entirely get balance.

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I like how Ashely's look I think she completed the photography rules well. My favorite photo of hers is her balance photo its different to me.

Theres not much to improve on in Ashely's pictures to me she could maybe work on her lighting in some pictures and her merger picture is kind of confusing I can't tell what is merging.

Academic Shoot and Reflection

Lines

This photo is not the best example of lines to me I think I followed the rule a little by getting the two rows as a line and the floor tiles. The focus in this photo is the students in their desks that are in rows. If people were looking at this they might be a littles confused on what its. I could have taken this photo better by getting a sharper line.

Balance

I think I completed this rule well it isn't my best work but its something.The focus in this photo is the three girls working they're a kind of triangle shape and they balance each other out. I think people would know this is balance because of how they make a triangle shape. I could shot this photo a little bit closer to get just the three girls.

Rule of Thirds

I think I did this rule very well and it is one of my favorite pictures I've taken. The focus on this photo is the boy working on the computer. People will be able to tell that this rule of thirds because of how you can tell that pictures if focusing on the boy.

Framing

This is a good picture of framing because the door is framing the students. The focus is the two students walking and the frame is the door window. People will be able to tell this is framing because of how the door is "picture framing" the students. I could have taken this better by backing up and focusing more on the students but also frame them.

Simplicity

This picture is an okay picture of simplicity. The focus is obviously the poster and what is saying.People will be able to tell if its simplicity cause of how its mainly focusing on the section of the poster. I could have maybe backed a little and sharpen the picture a little bit better.

Unusal and Intresting Photos Pt. 2

   I picked this photo because I like how the you can see the girls silhouette against the burning building which makes it very dramatic. I found this photo in the Photojournalist of the Year (smaller market) category this photo got 2nd place in that category. The photographer got a very good angle of what was happening and its also a good example of the rule of thirds which caught my eye. When the judges were picking these photos I think this photo caught their eye because how the photographer did not just capture a tragic event they also captured the emotion. To take this picture the photographer had to have good timing and angle.

 

   I chose this photo because there is a lot of action going on and it looks like the football player is flying. I got this photo from the Sports action category and this picture got 3rd place. The photographer caught my eye bye capturing the football player in flight. I think the judges put this in 3rd place because there's no simplicity in this photo but they like what's going on in the picture. The photographer probably had to get to the players level to take the picture.

 

 

I chose this photo because it looks like the girl is looking through a window and you can see the reflection on what's happening outside. I got this photo from the Local Portrait and Personality category and this picture got 2nd place. I like how the photographer took the picture and how it looks like your looking through someone's eyes. I think the judges places in 2nd place for the reason it caught my eye. The photographer had to good lighting and angles to take this picture probably.

 

 

 

Unusal and Intresting Photos

 

Christian Rhum

 

 

1. When saw his pictures I thought they were interesting but they also made me dizzy looking at them. These pictures are good but they don't wow me.

 

2. I honestly don't know how he took these pictures on the site it says that he didn't use post-processing.

 

3. I think the UT tower in Austin would look really cool taken in this form of photo.

 

Academic Shoot Pt. 2

   My favorite photo was called "Junior Year" this has a student in a library sitting down and surrounded by act books. It looks like the student studying really hard for an assignment.

1. I like this photo because it looks a very calming and relaxing picture and I like the color of the photo the photographer used. Even though studying is very stressful this picture makes it look very relaxing.

2. The rules of photography are balance and theres a little bit of simplicity. The balance in this photo is the books and the student and the simplicity  is the student.

In my next shoot:

1. I'll take my photos in the classroom because theirs a lot of action in there and thats what I see in most pictures.

2. I would like to take photos in the art or theater class because theres a lot happening there.

3. To take good photos I will use the rules of photography and get good angles.

Academic Shoot Preview

The Story

This photo tells a story because in the picture theres a fog or smoke like thing on the table and its looks very interesting. Also this photo makes you want to find out what the students are doing and, its seems to be fun at what there doing because their smiling.

Action and Emotion

In the Photo the action in here is the liquid because its exploding in the air. The emotion in this photo is the girls are surprised and happy because the liquid exploded and their smiling.

Filling the Frame

This photo is being filled by all the people in line giving the plates of food and how all the people are crowding in.

Photo Manipulation and Ethics

    During 2006-2007 multiple newspapers were taken down for the editors photo shopping the pictures they took. On April 1, 2006 a newspaper used a photoshop program to replace the female ministers on the cabinet in Israel. There have ten other incidents where newspapers had to be shut down for Photoshopping like Adnan Hajj was shut down for manipulating 2 photos  during the 2006 Lebanon War.

     Manipulated photos are unethical because you are purposely changing a photo from how it was original taken and if its a picture for the newspaper then it should be the original picture. Manipulated photos can also be ethical when your trying tho change a slight flaw in the picture.

This photo is unethical because the women in the photo has different teeth and you can tell difference easily.

This photo is the least edited and that makes it the least ethical.

Post Shoot Reflection

1. The challenges that I encountered was trying to find the right lighting so the picture won't be to dark also bring to find objects to take a picture that was original.

2. I  found myself thinking about how I was holding the camera to a good angle on the picture. I was also thinking about focus because I didn't want the picture to be blurry.

3. If I did this assignment again then i would probably find a better square and bowie picture.

4. I would still use the same lighting I did and the same angles in some of my pictures.

5. In my prompt photos I think I achieved two rules of composition which are the rule of thirds and lines.

6. I would be interested in doing it again because now I more camera skills so I think it will be better.





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Emmas photos are very cheery and have a lot of spirt in them. Also I like the lighting and how the the picture matches the prompt very good.

I really liked Emmas happy picture i though the lighting and colors went really well the photo.

One thing that Emma can improve on is her angles her pictures are good but her angles were a bit cricked but overall her picture are great.

9/11 Compistion

Simplicity

This shows simplicity because the photo is focusing is the man falling.

The Rule of Thirds

The rule of thirds is present in this picture because the man is at the left of the picture and the middle.

Lines

This shows lines because of the lines on the flag and how it brings a little bit of attention to the fireman. Also the it makes the picture look very sharp and clean.

Balance 

This shows balance by the president holding the other man in front of him thats almost as tall as him which is balancing. Also there is fireman surrounding them which balance the people in the middle.

Framing

This photo is a good example of framing because the burnt down building is framing the fireman like an actual picture frame.

Avoiding Mergers

There is a merger obviously in this picture because the smoke looks like its coming out of the women's back and that she interfering with the background.

National Geographic

 

Emmanuel Coupe-Kalomiric

 

      This is my favorite photo from national geographic because its different and its not something you see every day. I like how the bubbles are thick ice and the water is crystal clear I thought the bubbles were jellyfish. Also I like the color its a very icy blue and white and I like how the bubbles are stacked on top of each other too.

       If I were to take a picture and enter it in the contest I probably take a picture of nature because nature is always an eye catcher. I just don't know what picture of nature I would take I would probably take a picture in the mountain forests. In Montrose, Colorado I would take pictures of the beautiful mountains and its amazing spruce tree forests.