MAGAZINE COVER

Captions

1. Mr. Larry takes a fun bike ride in his hometown London, England to get his cardio for his health, by pedaling his bike. Since his doctor told him last year that his health was failing, he made a decision to ride his bike regularly to become healthier. 

2. Jake and Pete Smith sit upon a refrigerator raft that they made to survive the May 2008 Taiwan flooding. They had crossed the entire East side of Taipei city by floating. 

My favorite cover

The New York Times Magazine, August 26, 2012: "Deuce"

This is a formal portrait of Venus and Serena Williams. They are sisters that play tennis, and both are really good. What is being communicated is that they are both athletic because of what they are wearing. They have on sports bras and skirts and shorts. Also they are holding hands which means that they are together or a team. Which they are ranked high as a doubles team in tennis. It is a formal portrait because their faces are serious and they are posing in a serious pose. I'm guessing that they played against each other, because of the title "duece". Which means tie. The lighting is interesting because you can't really tell. They are photo shopped onto a white white background so we can't really tell the lighting, however, they have shadows and a small glare off of their skin. which would be the exposure. The way that they are photo-shopped onto the white background makes them two stand out better, drawing more focus to how serious the matter is. 

Best Magazine Covers 2013

1. Informal 
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6. Informal 
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9. Environmental   
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Magazine Tips

1. The cover is efficient, fast, easy to scan 
2. It is Intellectually stimulating, interesting
3. It's worth the investment of money and time 
4. It is emotionally irresistible 
5. It arouses curiosity

Photoshop Stuff

Cold  

Purple 

Building 

Electricity 

Fashion Photography

Dove Commercial Video: 
1. Some changes that were made to her face was her lips were made bigger. Her eyes were enlarged and lots of makeup. Also they made her face narrower and lowered her eyes and eyebrows. Her hair was done and also they made her neck longer. 

Second Video: 
1. Some changes that they made to her body was they made her skinnier. They made her legs longer and her belly flat. They also made her shoulders taller, and her arms longer. They also made her tan and glossy looking, and smooth with no blemishes. 

Third Video: 
3. List the changes that were made to the model in the computer. (Look carefully)
-Some changes were that it made the large lady very thin and have appealing looks, like her butt which was huge made it smaller and relative to her new thin body. Her hair was made longer, and her legs were thinned out. Also her boobs were made smaller and her waist was made very skinny. Also, her arms were originally large and bulky and made into thin arms. 

4. Is it ethically acceptable to change a person's appearance like these in a photo? Why or why not?
-Ethically it is not acceptable to change a person's appearance. Somehow we all agree that it is unethical but we still encourage it to be done. It isn't ethical because by showing people the photoshopped bodies of people we are lying to them by how they really look. People are made the way they are and changing our appearance is lying to the world by who you really are. Changing our appearance to be accepted by other people and society will not make you feel any better about yourself because you know that isn't who you really are. Who are we trying to please? We definitely aren't pleasing ourselves. 

5. Are there circumstances in which it would be more ethically wrong to do this type of manipulation?
-Some circumstances like trying to sell clothes and having models show the clothes is false advertising because the models in magazines are photoshopped and probably the clothes they are wearing won't fit women in every day homes. Its made to look good to sell, just like makeup is photoshopped on pictures that are seen on tv and on advertisements in the mall. It looks amazing on the models but in reality it won't look like that. It makes girls think poorly of themselves since they can't ever look like that. 

6. What types of changes are OK, and what aren't?
-Changes like hair color or something not drastic. Changing completely how the person looks isn't ok.
7. Explain what you think the differences are between fashion photography and photojournalism.
-The difference between these two is that fashion photography is false advertisement, it changes how the person looks and isn't truly how they are in reality. Photojournalism is no photoshopping, its real and nothing is changed just to get approved by the audience. 

8. What relationship does each type of photography have to reality, and how does this affect the ethical practice of each?
-Each type of photography shows different ways of the way reality is or how it should be perceived. Photography can be very powerful, and any photographer can make pretty much anything seem real based on what they shoot and photoshop. People already have low self esteem and having false idols and false standards they will just feel worse, this is clearly not ethical.
9. As we get close to working in Photoshop, why do you think I am showing you these three videos? 
-To show us that photoshop isn't important and that its unethical to make strong changes to any photo. Small changes can be made but nothing completely different.

10. Why are none of these videos about guys???
-Because I guess women are more self conscious than men. I'm not saying men aren't, just that women feel the strong urge to feel accepted, to be pretty to get attention. 

Rules of Photography PART II

My theme is Street Photography 

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 and Portraits I

1. Alter your perspective -completely changing the angle that you shoot from can give your portrait a real WOW factor. 

2. Play with eye contact - have your subject focus their attention on something unseen and outside the field of view of your camera. This can create a feeling of candidness and also create a little intrigue and interest as the viewer of the shot wonders what they are looking at. 

3. Experiment with lighting -There are almost unlimited possibilities when it comes to using light in portraits. Side-lighting can create mood, backlighting and silhouetting your 
subject to hide their features can be powerful.

Environmental Portrait  - 

-I picked this picture because I like the guy in the picture. The way he has his cig in his mouth and the electric eel on around his neck is so candid. The way he isn't looking at the camera, off in the distance, and also the pretty water and sky behind him. Its a really good photo. 

-I picked this photo because it is a perfect example of environmental portraits. The picture is cool because of the light that was captured. The way the sunlight shines through to the yarn she is working on is really neat looking. 

2. Photography Self Portrait - 

 -I picked this photo because I really liked the colors and the girls eyes. Her makeup and her face expression. 

-I picked this photo because I like the way the guy took it. The angle and the blank wall behind him added more focus to his face and what he is doing. 

3. Casual Portrait - 

-I picked this photo because of the colors in it. The way the couple is posed in the field, its a pretty picture. 

-I picked this photo because the angle and the way the family is posed is nice. 

For this photo-shoot I will have to take an Environmental portrait, Casual, and Self portrait. For the environmental photo I was thinking about finding the principal in his office or maybe a janitor cleaning. For casual I might find a couple sitting in the courtyard or two friends talking. For self portrait I will probably do my makeup and dress up for it, I'm a photographer I take self portraits to try different angles and lighting so I do this a lot. I love trying different things with my camera. For this shoot I think I will find a way to make my self portrait artsy and unique. Probably outside where the lighting is easier to work with. 

DSLR Camera Sim

List the aperture settings available on this camera: 
2.4
4
5.6
8
11
16
22
List the shutter speed settings available on this camera:
1 sec 
1/60 sec 
1/4000 sec
List the ISO settings available on the camera:
100
200
400
800
1600
3200
6400
12800
25600

American Soldier

A. What is the most powerful image from the slideshows? Why?
-This photo is powerful because going through the slideshow of this woman's cancer journey, and scrolling across this photo of an empty bed. It is heart breaking and so sad. 

B. Through the photos, Ian is in different locations, each set of photos from the same location comprise a short series or set.

Set #1 At home in Denver - Tell me which image #s from image #1 to image #9
Set #2 At Basic Training - tell me which image #s from image #10 to image #29
Set #3 In Iraq - tell me which image #'s from image #49 to image #70
Set #4 Back in Denver - tell me which image #s from image#71  to image #82

Which set of images was the most powerful? Why?
-The images most powerful to me are the ones when he comes back home after being deployed in Iraq.

C. How do the images work together to tell a story?
-They show his journey picture by picture, and capture the struggles and hardships that he went through the whole process from joining the army to coming back. 

3. Underneath each photo is the caption that ran in the Denver Post

A. For the photos in which Ian is the main subject of the photos, in what tense are the verbs usually written?
-It is in present tense

B. How do the captions enhance the photographs?
-The captions enhance the photos by describing what is going on. IF there wasn't a caption we would make up a scenario of what was happening anyway, with truthful facts and details about whats going on, it adds importance to what Ian is going through. 

 #59 Ian and his buddy Jason are hanging up christmas lights in their platoon's sleeping area a few weeks before Christmas, to make their center a little bit more home like. When they were at home they had lots of decorations and christmas felt more real, but in Iraq it was like they were the only ones celebrating christmas. 

#48 Ian and his dad Charles walk together in Sears store talking about his deployment, it is a hard and difficult last few hours at home with his Dad before he has to say goodbye. It was one of the most difficult moments for Ian when he had to leave his family for Iraq, not 

knowing if he would ever see them again. 

Ian sits in his sleeping quarter ripping a picture of his girlfriend Jasmine who was a slut and was dating another guy while Ian was home and away in Iraq. He realized that he didn't love her because she wasn't faithful and didn't deserve to be in his life anymore, she broke his heart. 

ISO

     The left photo is ISO taken at 200                             The right picture was taken at 3200 

1. What are the advantages of shoot at a higher ISO at a sporting event like basketball or a night football game?
-The advantage of shooting at a higher ISO at sporting events is it is able to freeze motion. It can be set to get fast-pace pictures. 

2. What suggestions did the author make about using a low ISO?
-When there is plenty of light, make sure to use the lowest ISO which is around 100 or 200. 

3. What suggestions did the author make about using a high ISO?
-Only use higher ISO when trying to get fast shots or any action. 

Shutter Speed

Slow Shutter Speed 

Fast Shutter Speed 

When light outside a.) a booth in the middle of the yard near the Tree - Fast 
b.) a food booth outside under one of the big red awnings - Fast
c.) the Stars performance inside the gym - Fast
d.) students dancing near the center of the courtyard - Fast
e.) people streaming in from the front doors - Fast
f.) the basketball booth where students are shooting basketballs at a hoop

When dark 

a.) a booth in the middle of the yard near the Tree - slow 

b.) a food booth outside under one of the big red awnings - slow 

c.) the Stars performance inside the gym - fast 

d.) students dancing near the center of the courtyard - slow 

e.) people streaming in from the front doors - slow 

f.) the basketball booth where students are shooting basketballs at a hoop - slow 

2. List the three settings your camera has regarding setting shutter speed (these are found at #5 on the Shutter Speed website. Explain how each works - DO NOT COPY AND PASTE, use your own words. 

- Aperture Priority -- the main purpose of this mode is to control the depth of field. 
- Shutter Priority -- Using this mode is for the purpose of having faster shutter speed to 
freeze action, or to slow the shutter speed to have a blur in the picture to create motion. 
- Manual Mode -- This mode controls the shutter speed and aperture for you, so that you don't have to manually set it when taking a picture. 

Aperture

Picture on the left was taken at F16                                Photo on the right was taken at F2.8 

1. What part of the body should we closely relate aperture?

- The eye
2. Finish this sentence - the smaller the Aperture less light goes through the lens and only part of the image will be in focus and the rest will be fuzzy - the higher the Aperture a decrease depth of field. 

3. In your own words tell me how aperture impacts Depth of Field?

- Depth of field is the amount of the photo that will be in focus. Aperture has a big impact upon depth of field. Large aperture (a smaller number) will decrease depth of field while small aperture (larger numbers) will give you larger depth of field. 

Funny Captions

This is Baby Bob, his parents are vegans, they dressed him up in a bacon costume for halloween because they are weird. They always wanted a kid so they could dress it up as bacon. 

This green smart car goes 15 mph and is extremely dangerous to drive. The people who built this model were trying to come up with a smart car that turned colors depending on the smell in the car. 

In the middle of dance class, Teacher Lesli grabbed her camera and got this shot. These girls: Lexi, Meridith, Beth, Katy, Jordan weren't really sure what was going on when the picture was taken, but Jordan the one upside down wanted to do something out of ordinary for the picture. She nailed it. 

Great Black and White Photographers part 3:

1.) What first caught your eye while looking at your photographers photos? Is there something in particular about their photos that made you want to choose them?
-William Klein's photography is so unique and different. What stood out to me was his subjects in his photos. The people and what they are doing, the moment he chooses to freeze is so unique. Another photographer might take a photo of a person posing for the picture or doing something that the camera was ready for. What I love about him is that he takes pictures at the most unpredictable moments. 

I see - two kids, one who is making an angry face. The other kid who has a passive face. I also see the angry kid with a gun pointing towards the camera.
I smell - Street life, since the his are on the street.
I hear - the boys making sounds or talking. I hear people on the street walking and talking, going to their jobs, or shopping.
I taste - Smells in the air from corner food stands and any smoke in the air.
I feel - the wind if any, I feel the presence of the two boys near me. 

I see - People everywhere on the street, going to work and just walking around. I see a man with a sign on him, talking about whatever is on his sign. I see cars, and stores, and the concrete ground.
I smell - Smoke from cigs that people are smoking around me. I smell car exhaust. I also smell food from restaurants and any corner food stands.
I hear - People talking, walking, yelling. I hear car horns, and car engines. I hear the guy with the sign projecting his message. I hear car doors opening and shutting.
I taste - the smoke from people smoking their cigs, i smell anything I can pretty much smell.
I feel - Smoke coming into my face, the wind of people walking past me, and any breeze. I feel the cars zooming past me. I also feel people looking at me as I am taking the picture, 
and I can feel anyone who is brushing past me walking on the street.  


3. I choose a powerpoint to exhibit my photographer. 

Mural Project Review

1. What theme that we could take here at school could we do a series of these panels to place around the school?
sport theme.
2. Should we use phones only, or should we open it up to our regular cameras for those people that don't have camera phones?
-I think it should be up to the student to decide how to take pictures.
3. Where would you want to put the mural on campus?
-I think it would be cool to put them on the pillars around school. 

Abandoned Theme Parks

1. The amusement park that I picked is the Spreepark in Berlin, Germany. I would liked to visit this one, because it seems like a cool place. Not only is it really lush and pretty, but it has really interesting and neat looking attractions that are run down. I think it would be really awesome and fun to go around this run down park and take pictures. I also watched a movie called "Hanna" which some of the movie was placed in this theme park. I remembered it as I was looking at the pictures of it.

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3. Five unusual places for photographers would be. 

-Caves (Crystal cave, underwater caves, etc)

-Preserved remains in Saudi Arabia

-Madagascar jungles 

-Mayan Ruins

-Ice castles 

4. Preserved remains in Saudi Arabia 

-Photo is by Eric Lafforgue 

5. I think it would be really cool and fun to document this location because it is so unusual, you wouldn't think to go there. Also, it is in the middle of nowhere. It in the middle of a desert and there is almost a palace carved out of this rock. What interests me the most about this place is that is so secluded. I would love to take pictures around it and maybe inside if I had the proper equipment. 

6. To be able to go there as far as expenses, transportation, and equipment. By plane

A permit is necessary for visiting Madain Saleh (however some tourists claim that they were allowed in based on their ID only). Tour operators or hotels will usually arrange these on your behalf but you need to apply at least one week in advance. You can do it yourself at the Saudi Commission Of Tourism and Antiquities localized in the Diplomatic Quarters. Any expenses will probably be for transportation, food, and any extras. 

Africa

This article especially really hits home for me. My dream in life is to help protect and preserve the beautiful animals around the world that are threatened by our existence. If this is with photography so be it, if that is where life takes me then I will do it full heartedly. To see and learn about these beautiful animals that we take for granted everyday, and to know they are dying off because of us just makes me so mad. I want to do something to help, and I will find ways.

This is my favorite photo, because I love the sepia coloring and I love the way the dust is coming off the elephant. It just shows so much movement and action, even though it is still. When photographers can capture movement in a still picture, that is talent. 

-A rule that is evident in it would be simplicity. There is no distracting objects taking away from the subject (the elephant). The elephant is against a plain sky and plain ground. 

-Nick Brandt uses the Pentax 67II camera, various lenses and film. He photographs on medium-format black and white film without telephoto or zoom lenses. 

-His reason for taking these photos are in his words "What I am interested in is showing the animals simply in the state of being—before, in the wild at least, they cease to exist. This world is under terrible threat, all of it caused by us." 

-His hope for taking those photos is to show the world how beautiful and special these animals are to our world. He is amazing at taking such moving and emotional pictures of these animals in the wild. If we appreciate these animals in their pictures, why can't we appreciate them and help them stay. I think that is what his hope is. For us to do something about their existence. 

-What he has to say about Africa is "There is something profoundly iconic, mythological even, about the animals of East and southern Africa. There is also something deeply, emotionally stirring and affecting about the plains of Africa—those vast, green rolling plains punctuated by graphically perfect acacia trees under the huge skies." 

Peer Reflection

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Step 3: She followed the Framing guidelines really well.
Step 4: She didn't follow the balance rule. It is hard to tell what the subject is. There isn't any balance, just cut off people and cut off subjects. 
Step 5: They are creative with their angles and subjects. Also, they follow the rules somewhat good. 
Step 6: One area that the person could improve on is their knowledge and understanding of the guideline balance. 

Academic Shoot Reflection

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos following the rules I set out for you? 

-Challenges I had was trying to find pictures that fit the guidelines. Bowie doesn't have many places to get good pictures. Most of the classrooms had kids taking notes, nothing exciting. 

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.
-I don't really have a problem with focusing, or holding the camera. Its framing that I sometimes struggle with. Trying to fit my subject in my frame.
3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography?
-I don't think there are any better pictures that I could of gotten. Bowie doesn't have much going on. It was hard to think of classes to go to and what to shoot.
4. What things would you do the same?
-I would of taken more pictures.
5. When you go out with your next set of prompts, which rule do you think will be the easiest to achieve?
-Probably rule of thirds, or simplicity.
6. Which rule do you think will be the hardest to capture?
-Lines, and framing.
7. What rule are you still not totally clear on and what can you do to figure out what that rule is?

-- I understand all of the rules. 

Academic and Service Photo Contest

The photo I picked is a close up picture of this girl who is pouring paint or a type of substance onto a speaker. It is making a pink mess. However, it is making the paint jump up in the air everywhere. 

1. Why did you pick this photo?
-I picked this photo because I thought it was really cool looking, and how the photographer got the paint jumping up.
2. What rules of photography are evident in the photo?
-It avoids any mergers. 

Finally - your next shoot will involve shooting academics, which means in classrooms around the campus.

1. Where do you think you could take photos like the ones you look at today?
-Outside with any sports, classrooms, science labs, or dance studios.
2. Whose classroom would you like to visit and take photos in?
-I have no idea.
3. What will you do, as the photographer, to get amazing photos like you look at today?
-Get different angles and views on my subject. Also by following the guidelines for a better photographer. 

Lines 

1. How well did you follow the rule?
-I think I followed it well.
2. What is the subject (be very very specific)?
-My subject is the lines in the picture, mainly the books on the shelf. Not only are the books vertical and represent lines, but the shelves too.
3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is?
-Yes. They can see the vertical lines plainly.
4. If you didn't follow the rule well, what could you have done differently?

-I could of taken a different shot or angle. 

Framing 

1. How well did you follow the rule?
-I followed it good I'm sure.
2. What is the subject (be very very specific)?
-My subject is whatever is in the opening of the box. The guys hand is probably the main subject.
3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is?
-No not really, it could be a couple of things, however, some of the subjects in the box frame is blurry.
4. If you didn't follow the rule well, what could you have done differently?

-I would of liked to have gotten someones face looking into the opening of the box frame. 

Balance  

 1. How well did you follow the rule?

-I like this one because I think it follows this rule very well. My friend is in the middle of the frame and is balancing a bowl on her head. So I think the balancing factor is followed. 

                                             2. What is the subject (be very very specific)?

-The subject is my friend balancing the bowl on top of her head. 

                                      3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is?

-Yes.

         4. If you didn't follow the rule well, what could you have done differently? 

-I don't know, gotten another angle maybe. 

Rule of Thirds 

1. How well did you follow the rule?
-I followed the rule good because the people coming down the stairs have a path in front of them to walk. Their path isn't cut off. It shows direction and shows where they are walking.
2. What is the subject (be very very specific)?
-the subject is the guys coming down the stairs.
3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is?
-Yes.
4. If you didn't follow the rule well, what could you have done differently?

-I could have gotten a wider view of them coming down the stairs. 

 Merger

1. How well did you follow the rule?
-This is a good merger photo, because it cuts off a person and the subject (the guy leaning his head) is cut off as well. It is off balance, and doesn't show the subjects.
2. What is the subject (be very very specific)?

-The subject is the blonde guy or the red bowl

3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is?
-Sort of, since both guys are cut off it isn't clear.
4. If you didn't follow the rule well, what could you have done differently?

-I don't know, its a merger, it is supposed to be a bad picture. 

Simplicity

1. How well did you follow the rule?
-I followed the rule well because the subject of the photo is centered, and doesn't have a distracting background.
2. What is the subject (be very very specific)?
-The subject is the skull
3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is?
-Yes, the skull takes of the majority of the photo, so it is very clear what the subject is.
4. If you didn't follow the rule well, what could you have done differently?

-I would of cut off the rest of the skull at the top of the photo. It isn't distracting but it still is in the picture.