EXTRA CREDIT

1. The man was killed by being pushed onto the tracks by a panhandler who was harassing passengers. He tried to break it up, but instead got pushed onto the tracks. The photographer was able to take the picture because after he was not able to help the man up, he started taking picture with his flash; hoping that the train would see it and stop in time.

2. He took the photo because he was trying to stop the train with his flash and captured the moment.

3. Personally, I don't think that taking the photo was a smart decision because that man's life was more important than a picture on a cover.

4. He didn't do the best he could've done. He could've gotten some people standing around and helped the man up together. Instead he just sat there and flashed his camera.

5. I think it wasn't a good idea because someone's life was taken when it could've been saved. And now it goes public, showing everyone how the photographer could've saved the person. New York Post probably got a lot of reports.

6. I think that the more important thing to them is capturing images of life because if that wasn't the case the man on the tracks would be alive and well.

7. No, it's not ethically acceptable because if something bad happens while their taking the picture, then they didn't do anything to prevent the situation from happening.

8. They shouldn't always avoid influencing events because if they avoided it then they would be there to capture the event.

9. The best thing to do as a photographer is not respond on my part. The best thing you can say is sorry and lock your doors because there will be a lot of people calling you and make you question your job.

Final Review

 Romanian soldier, Anton Doru, rests his eyes on a bus on a cold morning on December 1, 2014. He's getting ready to take part in a parade for Romanian's national day in Bucharest, Romania.

 A small, tired owl in the Gyeonggi province, in Ansung City, South Korea, yawns as it sits in the snow on Dec. 4, 2014.

2.1. Rule of thirds-Imagining a 3 by 3 box of boxes and placing your subject where it looks good.

2. Balancing Element-the subjects in the photo are balanced and don't look crazy or off line.

3. Leading Lines-there are obvious lines in the photo that lead or don't lead to the subject.

4. Symmetry and Patterns (repetition)-the subjects in the photo are forming a pattern or a shape of some sort.

5. Viewpoint- when the viewpoint is changed rather than at eye level.

6. Background- when the background is simple and doesn't distract from the subject.

7. Create depth-when you can see objects overlap, creating depth.

8. Framing-when the subject is being framed between two other objects.

9. Cropping-making the viewer see only what you want them to see.

10. Mergers and avoiding them- objects in front of the subject that block your view from it.

Portraits and Self-Portraits

Magazine part 2

1. The attributes of the Early Magazine Covers is sayings in the pictures like in the third picture, the pillars by the fountain might symbolize that the Mother's are tall and the vines might simplify that they are strong and united.

2. In the Pictures That Need No Words, the pictures tell us a story or like a current event that is going on like in the 2nd picture cover. There is a man with a man and he is holding the american flag while riding a horse. So that tells us that the topic of the newspaper is what is going on in the war life.

3. Picture Married to Type: The font and words found and also the people or subjects on the cover are seen trying to tell the reader a story about what's sen inside the magazine. For example, in the 3rd cover, you can see that the C in the title of the newspaper is bigger than the rest. Another thing is where the people are seen; in this photo the people are seen on a beach and seem relaxed.

4. In the Forest of Words: The images are very upfront and there are a lot of words on the front explaining the subject(s) on the cover. For instance, the second magazine cover, there are two girls on a beach. There are words like Sex, War and Dinosaurs, which explain what the viewer will see inside.

Fashion Photography

1. They changed her facial features from jaw bone and made her eyes bigger and made her neck taller.
2. They changed her skin tone lighter and made her breast smaller. They made her look taller as well. They also made her eyes bigger and her nose and lips smaller.
3. The person was basically made from big to skinny. They made her legs skinnier and and her breasts bigger. They changed her whole being. They her more acceptable to society.

4. I think it's not acceptable because people should be accepted for who they really are and not what some guy behind a computer makes them.

5. It would be more ethically wrong if the people are doing for advertisements and like beauty care.

6. I think none are ok unless it is used for fun and just joking around. People actually believe that looking like that is possible just by doing a certain thing. The people that are being photoshopped look fake.

7. In fashion photography there are people being transformed and look fake to make someone feel bad about themselves and want to do something about it. In photojournalism, photos are taken to make things look good but not fake and make believe.

8. They both make people to be that or go there. It changes people's views of the world and gives them a wrong interpretation of the world.

9.  To show what photojournalism isn't and what the other side of photojournalism is.

10. The reason I think is because girls treat themselves in a bad way and critique themselves more then boys. Also boys don't need makeup so all they need to do is stand in front of camera and give them nice hair and a six pack.

My Favorite Cover

Photographer: Martin Schoeller

Designer: Arem Duplessis

"For this cover story on the U.S. women’s ski-jumping team, we featured the Olympic hopeful Sarah Hendrickson as photographed by Martin Schoeller. Schoeller captures the competitive spirit of Hendrickson, who wears her competition gear, in her body posture and intense gaze."

- See more at: http://www.magazine.org/asme/magazine-cover-contest/past-winners-finalists/2014-winners-finalists#sthash.0CkKmsF9.dpuf

There are certain things that made me chose this picture for my favorite cover. First of all there is such simplicity in the chile cover. All that the magazine is talking about is Sarah Hendrickson and how close she was to winning the gold medal. The color in the photo is so precise and again really simple. 

I like how the girl is made not to smile because it adds to the seriousness of the mood set in the photo.The level of her eyebrows and how one is going up while one stays the same. The main reason I chose this picture is because I like simplicity and how serious photos an be. Lastly, I liked the way her goggles and her vest and also her black helmet match. I also like how the photographers chose to put a gray background to bring out the color of her face and her suit she is wearing.

Best covers

1.New York, May 20, Michael Douglas Is Liberace- Informal

2. Bloomberg Businessweek, December 2–8, J Crew: Teaching the World to Dress American-
Formal 

3.The New York Times Magazine, May 19, The Secret Lives of Germs

4.Sports Illustrated, April 22, BOSTON-Formal

5.ESPN The Magazine, September 16, Floyd Mayweather in The Fight Issue-Environmental

6.The New York Times Magazine, November 24, The Flight Risk-Formal

7.Runner's World, December, Get Fit Have Fun-Environmetal

8.O, The Oprah Magazine, September, Hair!-Formal

9.Brides, October/November, Get Inspired!-Formal

10.W, December/January, The Art Issue-Formal

11.Harper's Bazaar, May, Summer Fashion Issue-Informal

12.New York, February 18–25, Spring Fashion-Informal

13.The Fader, February/March, Solange-Informal

14.Wired, December, Bill Gates Wants You to Fix the World-Evironmental 

15.Vanity Fair, October, 100 Years-Informal

16.ESPN The Magazine, July 22, Kenneth Faried in The Body Issue-Environmental

17.GQ, February, Beyoncé-Informal

Magazine Tips #1

1. Familiar recognition from issue to issue (that's the brand)

2. Emotionally irresistible (that's the image's appeal)

3. Arousing curiosity (that's to pull the casual glancer in)

4. Intellectually stimulating, interesting (that's to promise benefits)

5. Efficient, fast, easy to scan (that's showing off the service)

Prompt Shoot

Electricity

Purple

Cold

American Soldier Slide Show

A. The most powerful image from the slideshows would be where his mom is crying when his platoon is coming into the gym with patriotic music.

B. Set #1 At home in Denver - image 1 through image 9

     Set #2 At Basic Training - image 10 through image 50

     Set #3 In Iraq - image 51 through image 70

     Set #4 Back in Denver - image 71 through image 82

C. The set of images that were the most powerful are images 10 through image 50. The reason is because it is him going through the basic training and just how his life is being affected through the process.

a. all of the images work together by placing the photos in numerical order and tell the story pretty precise in a timely manner.

3.

A. The verbs are in present tense.

B. The captions enhance the photographs by telling the stories an what is particularly happening in the photo and tells the viewer what was going on during the time of the picture.

4.

A. 

1.As the team of four men line up to get ready to take over a house as practice to learn the procedures of taking down. Ian leads the group, instruction them on what to do.

2. Moving up in the ranks, Ian gets fitted for his new class uniform. The millions of suits in background fade out as they keep going.

3. Ian checks his form, which is very key when it comes to saluting. His fellow soldiers look straight ahead, confident on their form.

SELF PORTRAIT AND PORTRAITS PART 1

11. Frame Your Subject

Framing is a technique where by you draw attention to one element of an image by framing it with another element of the image.

Framing gives an image depth and draws the eye to a point of interest in the image.

You could do it by placing your subject in a window or doorway, have them look through a small gap or even use their hands around their face. See more examples of framing in photography here.

Get Closer

The most common mistake made by photographers is that they are not physically close enough to their subjects. In some cases this means that the center of interest—the subject—is just a speck, too small to have any impact. Even when it is big enough to be decipherable, it usually carries little meaning. Viewers can sense when a subject is small because it was supposed to be and when it's small because the photographer was too shy to get close.

Don't be shy. If you approach people in the right way, they'll usually be happy to have their picture made. It's up to you to break the ice and get them to cooperate. Joke around with them. Tell them why you want to make the picture. Practice with people you know so that you are comfortable; people can sense when you aren't.

      I like this picture because it gives the subject room and gives the viewer an idea of what the person in photo is doing.

 I like this photo because it has a good idea on where and what the subject is doing. The focus is good because you can see the main subject and the background are focused.

This one really caught my eye because when you see it you can feel the emotion in the picture. The dark effects that were chosen are perfect and catch my eye every time.

This is also caught my eye because it shows the girls perspective and is very dramatic.

This one caught my eye because the focus and the blur behind him is really cool. The filters that were used was a really good choice.

The picture gives the viewer and the person space to look and I like the dark shadow that is layer around the frame.

I will probably shoot one of my friends or a family member. I will take the pictures at my house or  somewhere at bowie outside. I will make sure to get closer to the subject and focus on the rule of thirds when I shoot.

RULES OF PHOTOGRAPHY PART 2

DEPTH

RULE OF THIRDS

    SYMMETRY AND PATTERNS

VIEWPOINT

          FRAMING

   CROPPING

EXPERIMENTATION

BACKGROUND

    LEADING LINES

    BALANCING ELEMENTS 

Aperture

1. The pupil is the part of the body we can closely relate to aperture.
2. The smaller the Aperture the larger the f-stop, the higher the Aperture the smaller the f-stop.
3. A large f-number will bring all foreground and background objects in focus, while a small f-number will isolate the foreground from the background by making the foreground objects sharp and the background blurry.

 a. 1/250th of a second
                                                                                             b. 1/250th of a second
                                                                                             c. 1/250th of a second      
                                                                                             d. 1/300th of a second
                                                                                             e. 1/300th of a second
                                                                                             f. 1/300th of a second

2. The Aperture Priority: you set the lens aperture, while the camera automatically sets the the shutter speed.
The Shutter Priority: where you set the shutter speed and the camera automatically selects the aperture.
The Manual mode: where you set both shutter speed and aperture manually.


                                                                                             a. 1/250th of a second
                                                                                             b. 1/250th of a second
                                                                                             c. 1/250th of a second      
                                                                                             d. 1/300th of a second
                                                                                             e. 1/300th of a second
                                                                                             f. 1/300th of a second
ISO 200                                                     ISO 3200      

1.  It gives the viewer a better view and sense in what the players are doing. it gives it more focus.
2. The lower the ISO number, the less sensitive it is to the light.
3. A higher ISO number increases the sensitivity of your camera.

Aperture: 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22
Shutter Speed: 1 SEC,  1/60 SEC, 1/ 4000 SEC
ISO: 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 6400, 12800, 25600

Husband Photos of Wife

1. What emotions did you feel as you worked your way through these images?

        The emotions that I felt changed as I kept scrolling down. I felt happy and peaceful, but as I kept scrolling towards the bottom, I started getting more sad and showing for sympathy for the girl in the photos.

2. The photographer said this: "These photography do not define us, but they are us." What do you think about this comment now that you have looked at the photos?

          I think that after looking at the photos, the comment became more real and strong. After reading the comment and viewing the pictures, it makes you realize how special a relationship is between a husband and his wife.

3. Do you think you could shoot photos like this if you were in this situation?

          I think I could because I would care so much for my wife and if I knew she was dying I would document her last few months with me. I definitely think I could do it.

4. If you could write Angelo a letter, what would you say?

          Thank you for taking these photos and showing us what real love is. These photos are so cool and touching. I'm sorry for your loss and I think that you took these photos to remember her would be the best way to remember a loved one that has passed.

Abandoned Theme Parks

1. I would probably like to go to The Glen Echo Amusement Park, Glen Echo, Maryland. The reason is because it's the most colorful and creepiest one I could find. It is also in the forest and woods. The title of the park also creeps me out because the word echo really gave me the the chills. I don't have a doubt that I would go there and not find a cool setting or a creepy part in the park.

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5. I think it would be fun to document this place because there looks like there are a lot of shapes and characteristics of the building that make it not only scary,but interesting. The interesting thing about this places because its very dim and dark which adds to the creepiness and the mood when you step into the room. I would expect to take photos with little light and shadows everywhere.





6. In order to go to this place and shoot would be getting plane tickets and getting videos on how to fight ghosts and stay awake when I hear screaming in the middle of the night. I will get some weapons and a team of 5. A video guy, 2 camera guys, and 2 survivalists experts. I will bring a lot of money just in case we get caught for crossing into the border for no reason. The laws wouldn't matter once we step into the building.

Africa

1. I think it was very interesting and inspiring how long he spent capturing the wild life of Africa. It is cool how touched he was and the connection he had with the animals. I think it was cool how the pictures were all in black and white. I thought the variety of animals he captured was also cool and unique. 3. In this photo there are a bunch of giraffes in this open prairie. It really stuck out to me and the vastness that the picture shows is why it's my favorite. 4. I think the only rule that could the best relate to the photo is simplicity. The photographer is focusing on the on giraffe, but gets the rest of the giraffes in the background. 5/6/7. He photographs on medium-format black and white film without telephoto or zoom lenses. (He uses a Pentax 67ll with only two fixed lenses. This is important because he believes that being close to the animals make a huge difference in his ability to reveal their personality. 8. "You wouldn't take a portrait of a human being from a hundred feet away and expect to capture their spirit; you'd move in close." .http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Brandt#Photography

Funny Captions

 June Summer and her husband Speedy Frank race to the market one cool morning in Georgia to catch their favorite sale of beets. Every morning they race to the market as competition every morning to catch their favorite sale.

 Martha Smokey Robinson celebrates her 100th birthday by burning her own candles in her retirement home in California. Martha always smokes while burning her candles, next year she will use an e-cig.

Bob the builder goes on an adventure trying to find his new self in the back country in Louisiana. He travels across the road every day acting like he is in Grand Theft Auto.

Great Black and White Photographers

1.) The focus and theme of the nature that he took just caught my eye. When I first saw the picture of the big rocks in the front of the picture with the mountain range in the background, I saw myself taking that picture. Ansel and I have the same idea and goal when it comes to shooting.

2.) I see rocks and clouds, and a mountain range in the background. I smell nature and fresh cut grass. I hear birds chirping in the background and the wind that blowing through the valley. I taste the breakfast I would have had that morning. I feel the wind, I feel the peace and the innocence portrayed in the photo.

 2.) I see two tall white buildings in front of me and the rocks in front of the main object. I smell the trees and the food trucks on the side of the street. I hear birds chirping and people talking in the background. I hear the dogs barking at people walking by. I taste the hint of winter and the coolness in the air. I feel the cold wind brush against me and the hard surface beneath my feet.

I feel the rocks I'm leaning against as I take the photo.

Photo Mural Questions

1. A theme that we could do is walking and the social life of Bowie. Put panels around the school. That way we could give a creative was of saying don't do drugs.

2. I think if we use phones only then it could be more mobile and reach or expand the idea. Not only throughout the school, but hopefully around Austin.

3. The best place the mural can go in the school would be either in the cafeteria or the courtyard. I think if it were painted in the pit in the courtyard.

Academic Shoot reflection and critique

1. The only challenges I faced were probably people looking at me when I shot. That stressed me out because every time I tried to shoot I was being looked at. Whenever I took the picture the sound of the shot made people turn around which messed up with the quality of the photo.



2. The most I was thinking about was focusing because I'm really big on finding the main subject of the picture I take. An example of this is when I get something in front or behind the subject and blur that then focus on the main figure.



3. Nothing really different because when I went out to shoot I was already pretty familiar with the rules and was very cautious when taking the photo.



4. I would still focus on the main subject and realize how much light is filling into the picture.



5. The easiest rule would probably be framing because focus plays a big role in that rule.



6. The hardest rule would be balance because it's really hard to find people that are balanced at the right time when you are ready to take the photo.



7. The merger is the one I'm not for sure with and the hardest to shoot. I would just need to find someone that walks in front of or something in the background that makes the main object look funny.

Academic Shoot

                                                                                 BALANCE

I think I followed the rule very well because the guy in the middle is balanced between the two girls. The subject of this photo is the guy in between the girls and making the picture balanced. It is clear to people because they focus on the guy in the middle then realize he is balanced between the girls.

I followed the rule really good I think because this photo is a good example of simplicity. The subject is Ellie because it's focused on her and no one else. The background is blurred so it clearly shows who the subject is. It is clear who the subject is because there is only one clear figure in the photo.

                                             SIMPLICITY 

                         FRAMING

This photo is my favorite because the rule of thirds can be seen perfectly. The subject is obviously then guy framed between the tow book shelves. The light is formed around the guy and makes it very clear who the subject is for the viewer.

I

think I followed the rule pretty good because you can see the lines of the people down the row. The main subject would be the guy in front of everyone. The crutches are focused on more than anything. It's clear who or what the subject is because the focus us on an obvious figure.LINES

I followed the rule good because the girls are in the upper left hand corner and that leaves room of viewers to notice where they are working. The subject of the photo are the two girls because they are the only ones with space to look and see. 

RULE OF THIRDS

Photoshop

A. Some people that have photo shopped, made it obvious and bad. People use Adobe Photoshop or a similar software program. Most people have used it for politics like making 4 missiles instead of 3 missiles.

B. This type of photography is both because you could use it for fun or it could turn bad. It can also be unethical because like the two girls that were photo shopped out of the picture to make it look like it was an all male cabinet.

This photo that is photo shopped is the most unethical one I could find. You can obviously tell that the hand of the guy on the right is fake. Its too short and it looks like the hand is in the middle of the body instead of the right hand or left. Also, the guy on the left doesn't have his hand out ready to shake.

This photo is the least unethical because there are not a lot of mistakes and since it's just a guy's face there is really nothing you can tell that's wrong. I think that it was smart to put that guy in there so people can see how "diverse" the school is. In all there are no mistakes that catch your eye right away.

Great Black and White 3

ANSEL ADAMS

Ansel Adams (1902-1984) was born in San Francisco four years before the great earthquake of 1906. In 1927, Adams participated in the Club's annual outing, known as the High Trip. The next year he became the Club's official trip photographer. In 1930 he became assistant manager of the outings. In 1934, Adams was elected as a member of the Board of Directors of the Sierra Club, maintained for 37. Adam's professional breakthrough followed the publication of his first portfolio, Parmelian Prints of the High Sierras. Adams' first cause was the protection of the wilderness areas, including Yosemite. After the internment of Japanese people during World War 2, Adams photographed life in the camps for a photo essay on wartime injustice.

http://www.biography.com/people/ansel-adams-9175697#synopsishttp://vault.sierraclub.org/history/ansel-adams/

Post Shoot Reflection

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos of your first 4 prompts (Square, Metal, Happy, Bowie)

There were some challenges with finding squares. The only squares we could find were in the pit and it was hard to find other squares that were really unique. None of the other topics were as challenging as squares.


2. What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general (focus, framing, holding the camera, etc.) did you find yourself thinking about the most? Provide a specific example of what you did to do this correctly.

 The focus of the photo was what I was found thinking about the most. An example of that would be when I took a picture of Hannah's hand and the flower. The focus on the flower and her hand hovering over it was the big picture of the photo.


3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography?

I would focus on the rule of thirds and the placement of Hannah, like where she was standing. I would also focus on the lighting and the balance of the figures that I caught in photo.


4. What things would you do the same?

I would keep, of course, my style of photography and the artsy side of it. The rules really changed how I took my photos though so now I see photography from a whole new perspective.


5. Finally - go back and edit your blogs with the 4 photos (square, metal, happy, Bowie), tell me what rules of composition (which you just learned about) did you end up actually achieving? Did you have any?

I did end up achieving the rule of thirds and with one of the photos with Happy and the girl in the photo is in the right corner of the photo.


6. Are you interested in shooting those same prompts again, why?

Probably, now that I know the rules and how to shoot photos the correct way, it would be fun to shoot knowing the rules. Making the photos better is what I want to do.

Composition 9/11

simplicity

This photo gives a clear view of the plane in the top right corner. The placement of the plane gives it the plane room to go. 

rule of thirds

In this photo, the lines lead to the fire at the top of the building. The lines also show the vastness of the tower. In the lines you can focus on the people in between the lines.

lines

The balance in this photo is the people making a line and in the background everything is going crazy.

balance

In this photo the main image is the tower exploding. The building is framed by the tower on the right, the edge of the photo on the left and the building below the tower.

framing

The merger in this photo would be the Statue of Liberty. The focus in the background should be focused.

avoiding mergers