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. 

Academic Shoot Preview

Action and Emotion 

This picture shows action and emotion because the kids are "torturing" the teacher. They are messing with him. It shows action by the boy messing with the teachers head. The girl has papers in her hand so she is doing something with them. There is emotion by the boy and teacher making faces and the girl is smiling, happy. 

Filling the Frame
Its filling the frame because there are a bunch of people crammed into it. There is a lot going on in the picture. 

Best Story 

This picture is the "best story" because it looks like the kids are doing some type of charity work or community service. It seems like an interesting story as to why they are doing it. 

Unusual and Interesting Photos: PART 3

1. List 3 of the ones you think are the most important for photographers to remember 

when they are out shooting.

-smile says a lot about the connection between the painter and the subject. That is what every photographer should be looking for when they take a portrait and one of the reasons why this is such a memorable image.
-Being able to capture a story telling expression is an awesome skill to have as a photographer.
-A good skill to have as a photographer is to look at things from different angles to get the best shot. 

2. Pick your favorite painting, get a copy of it and post it on your blog.

3. Then go find a REAL photo that looks like your painting. DO NOT GET AN ACTUAL PHOTO OF THAT PAINTING, find a photo that copies the style of the painting, but is NOT the painting.

4. Did the photographer follow the suggestions fully?

-Yes. It is like people wanted to recreate the painting. They successfully did. 

5. Which style of painting do you think might influence you?

-For me its Impressionism. 

Unusual and Interesting photos: PART 1

1. What is your reaction to his work?

-I think it is very interesting and different. 

2. How do you think he made these photos?

-Defintely with some technique of photoshop. Blending the same photo together or just mirroring. 

3 Think about some buildings you have seen, which ones would be good to take a photo like this? Tell me about those buildings, where are they, could you get easy access to them?

-A potential building could be the state capital. Yes it is easy access. 

Photo Manipulating and Ethics

A. In this story, April Fools Day is ironically a theme. The theme is when photojournalism or photographers who have published their work and have edited their photos, or manipulated them to look how they want. For this, they were fired because it is a terminal offense. Cloning people or things, taking things out of picture, or changing backgrounds or colors. Many photographers have lost their credibility and jobs due to this practice. 

B. I think that this photo editing practice is unethical, because it doesn't show or give the due credits to the photographer. Changing or manipulating their photos doesn't give the audience an honest story or picture. It is lying to the audience. If you really are a good photographer you will get the right picture without having to manipulate it to do what you want to get the credit. 

This photo is the most unethical. Clinton and Fidel Castro did meet but there wasn't a photographer there. This photo isn't technically lying but in it is unethical because the moment that seems to be on the cover isn't real. Thats not what the meet looked like, therefore, it is a lie. 

This one is least unethical. There is no real difference. The contrast is higher but other than that nothing is manipulated. 

Post Shoot Reflection

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos of your first 4 prompts (Square, Metal, Happy, Bowie)
-My challenges were trying to get unique photos. I knew that some things people would try to shoot that were obvious for the prompts. Bowie doesn't really have much to shoot. I would rather be shooting downtown or somewhere where there is more to shoot.

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.
-What I thought about the most during this assignment, would be what to shoot. I didn't really have any trouble with any technical aspects. I mainly struggled with things to shoot or any ideas that didn't come to mind. I have been taking pictures for four years so those technical things didn't affect me.
3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography?
-I would of taken more pictures
4. What things would you do the same?
-Just keep shooting. Maybe go farther around the school.
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?
-A couple of my photos exhibited simplicity with the main focus obvious. With nothing distracting around it. Some had some framing and lines.
6. Are you interested in shooting those prompts again, why?
-I don't really know. I don't care what prompts we shoot. 


http://emmaleed07.blogspot.com/2013/09/happy-metal-bowie-square.html 

1. This girls photos for this assignment were pretty good. I really liked her creativity on the prompts. 
2. The green leaf with water is my favorite, it shows detail and just has good simplicity. 

3. One thing that could be improved is the merger in the last photo of the bulldog in the ground. The merger is the line in the top left. It is a little distracting and could be taken out. 

Avoiding Mergers

This is a good example of "avoiding mergers" because several people are cut off in the picture. The main focus is the fireman coming up the stairs. He is kinda cut off too with a distracting background of cut off people as well. What makes it a special and such a meaningful picture is that while everyone else is going down to escape their death, the fireman are going up. Shows their dedication and braveness. 

Framing

This is my favorite picture from all my research from this project. Not only does it show a great framing guideline, due to the missing persons framing the people looking at them. It is such a gripping photo. Very sad. 

Balance

This is a great example of a balance guideline. The twin towers are perfectly in the middle and align in the picture. They aren't cut off or on the side. There is balance. 

Lines

This is a perfect picture for the lines guideline. There are vertical lines behind the falling man. The vertical lines give a path to which the man is falling. 

The Rule of Thirds

For this picture, the man has a designated path obvious to the viewer. He has space in front of him to move. 

Simplicity

This photo exhibits the simplicity guideline. Because the main subject is the building, and the background is not distracting. It is just a plain blue sky, therefore the main focus isn't blending in with anything to take its main focus away. 

National Geographic

 I love this picture because it is such a dangerous mission, for the people in the cage and the photographer. Such a crazy picture. 

 I love this picture so much. I am a huge fan of black and white. The reason I love this pic is because it has so many light contrasts. 

This photo is my favorite. Its incredible because the photographer was able to capture movement and the stillness in one picture. I can't stop looking at it. Its almost a mind game. Its hard to focus in the middle you can only focus on one of the sides at a time. 

1. Think about your world, what photo would you take to submit to this photo contest?
-I would submit a photo of some kind of animal or landscape. To me those are the most powerful messages the world can send. 

Touching People

1. What do you think about this project and photo essay?
- I think that this project and photo essay really send a strong message. It sends a message that in the world people walk by each other all day everywhere yet we don't think about touching each other. It's not a norm to touch each other. I haven't really thought about how people don't touch each other normally until I saw and read this project. I respect this man for going out in the world and was brave enough to ask people to touch each other.
2. What would you do if someone approached you with a camera and asked you to participate in a photo shoot and then asked you to touch a stranger?
-I would willingly do anything for a photo-shoot. Although I am awkward at taking pictures I love doing things that aren't in the ordinary and aren't the "norm". Plus to me touching people isn't a problem and if other people didn't take it the wrong way or offensively then I would do it. 

3. Think of an unusual photo shoot similar to this one that you think would be fun to go and shoot.
-A unusual photo-shoot similar to this one would be asking people to pose with an animal that they are afraid of. 

4. Finally, tell me what you thought of the photography, are the photos good? Do you like looking at them?
-I think the photography is very unique. I like it, and yes I enjoyed looking that them. 

Top 40 Photos

Justin Lane-Pool


1. What made you pick the photo?
- I picked the photo because to me it shows such passion and sadness. He is completely kneeled and face to the memorial. Such a quiet action, yet a loud statement.
2. Is there anything about the composition of the photo (this means how the photographer set the photo up in their view finder, NOT the content of the photo) that made your eyes gravitate to the photo?
- What I found most interesting about the composition of this photo, was the glare from the memorial. The reflection and angle gives more focus to the man kneeling.
3. Why do you think this photo made the cut of the top 40 photos ever?
- I think it made the cut because 9/11 was an enormous tragedy, and this photo shows how tragedy affected people. This man obviously has lost a loved one. His body language expresses the sadness and remorse of that horrific day. 

Mark Pardew 

1. What made you pick the photo?

- I picked the photo because to me it shows the compassion to the defensless animals. This man pauses from his job to stop fires to help this innocent Koala bear. I love this photo because it shows that in this cruel world there is compassion and heart for the animals that get most affected.
2. Is there anything about the composition of the photo (this means how the photographer set the photo up in their view finder, NOT the content of the photo) that made your eyes gravitate to the photo?
- For content, my eyes gravitated towards the blur with the Koala bear's head. It shows action that the bear was thirsty and anxious to drink the water. Also the yellow jump suit. I like how he used color instead of black and white.
3. Why do you think this photo made the cut of the top 40 photos ever?

- I think it made the top 40 because it shows how humans can be compassionate and aware of the destruction to the animals in dangerous situations. It creates a lovable feeling and also a feeling of thankfulness that this man took time to take care of this Koala. 

projects.ajc.com

1. What made you pick the photo?
- I picked the photo because I've seen it before and it moves me. Such love and compassion in an action creates a stir in anybody that sees it.
2. Is there anything about the composition of the photo (this means how the photographer set the photo up in their view finder, NOT the content of the photo) that made your eyes gravitate to the photo?
- For the content of the picture. I would have to say the angle the picture is taken is good because it isn't over the lady it is level. Which gives the picture more realism.
3. Why do you think this photo made the cut of the top 40 photos ever?

- I think it made top 40 because it sends a strong feeling of love and passion. This woman missed her little girl so much. It captures so much emotion.  

Great black and white photographers, PART 2

William Klein's Biography 

Was born on April 19, 1928 in New York, into a family of poor Jewish immigrants. When he was only 14, three years ahead of his class. He enrolled at City College of New york to study Sociology. 

When he was 18, he spent two years in the US army. Which was stationed in Germany and france, where he was a radio operator. After he completed his course in the army he enrolled at the 'Sorbonne' in Paris. In 1949, he studied with Ihote and Fernand Leger. 

He married Jeanne Florin, and decided to remain in France. He took his work to a french publisher who believed in it, and brought it out in 1956. Klein's book won the Nadar prize. From 1960-1964, he produced three other books of photography. 'Rome', 'Moscow', and 'Tokyo'. They are all filled with raw, grainy, and "swirling" yet stark images. 

Klein worked with Vogue from 1955-1965. From 1965 to the early 80's he left photography and mainly focused on film, and making many documentaries. Later in the 80's he returned to photography only because of a renewed interest in his early work. His photographs of this time are characterized by his use of close-ups and his wide angle lenses. 

During the 90's he continued to work with mixed media and using paintings and photography. He received the Hasselblad prize and various retrospectives of his films were organized in New York and in Japan. He was awarded many other prizes and awards. And to this day still works and lives in Paris, France. 

http://www.designboom.com/portrait/klein_bio.html

Happy, Metal, Bowie, and Square

Bowie

                       
                                                                           Metal

                                                                                     

                                                                            Happy

         
                                                                              Square

The Camera

1. Explain the “camera obscura” effect. How is it achieved?
-Is latin for "dark room". The hole acted like a lens, focusing and projecting light onto the wall of the dark    chamber.
2. What invention during the 17th Century helped man get a step closer to creating the modern camera?
-In the 17th century, the modern camera came one step closer when Isaac Newton and Christian Huygens perfected the understanding of optics and the process of making high quality glass lenses.
3. What were the parts of the first modern camera invented by Niepce?
-A glass lens, a dark box, and film. 
4.What do modern digital cameras have in common with Niepce’s camera?
-Light passes through the lens, into the camera, and exposes the film. Then a photograph is the result. 
5. What do digital cameras use to capture an image?
-digital cameras capture the images with an electronic sensor called a CCD.

6. What is the difference between the Auto Mode and the Program mode?
-Auto Mode is when the camera will completely control flash and exposure. On most cameras this is labelled "auto", on others simply "A". For Program Mode it is automatic-assist, just point and shoot. Unlike full auto mode, you can usually control flash and a few other camera settings.
7. What is the Portrait mode used for? How does it work?
- It is an attempt to blur out the background, camera will try to use the fastest available lens setting (aperture).
8. What is the Sports mode used for? (not just sports) How does it work?
- It is to freeze motion, camera will use the highest shutter speed possible.

9. Why should you do a half press on the trigger button?
-It is for the camera to focus on the subject that you want. It will beep or blink when it is ready. Then you press down fully to take the shot. 

10. What does this symbol mean? 

 When would you use this?
-It is "Disabled Flash". There are many cases where you may not want flash at all. The mood of the photograph can sometimes be more dramatic when the natural light is used. 

11.What does this symbol mean?
When would you use this?
-It is "auto-flash". In most camera modes, Auto-flash is enabled by default and will automatically fire if the camera thinks it needs more light.

12. What happens to your photo if there is too much light?
-Too much light and the picture will be washed out.
13. What happens to your photo if there is not enough light?
-Not enough light and the picture will be too dark.

14. What is a “stop.”
-The term "stop" is used in every aspect of photography to represent a relative change in the brightness of light.
15. How many stops brighter is the new planet if there are two sons instead of one?
-the light intensity will increase by two stops. It is 
16. How many stops brighter is the new planet if there are four sons instead of two?
-It is twice or double as bright. 

17. What affect does a longer shutter speed of have?
-Longer shutter speed lets in more light.
18. What affect does a shorter shutter speed have?
-Shorter shutter speed lets in less light.
19. What does the aperture control?
-Before light reaches film, it must pass through an opening called an "Aperture". The aperture is like a pupil.
20. When adjusting the aperture, how can you increase the amount of light?
-You can control the aperture by setting the "Aperture Opening", also known as an F-Stop.

Famous Camera's: Great Black n White Photographers

                                                                    The First Photographer that I liked was William Klein.

Second Photographer I liked was Arnold Newman. 

The Third Photographer that stood out to me was Ansel Adams. So awesome. "You don't take a good photograph, you make it." 

Good, Bad & the Ugly

This is, in my opinion the best one out of them all. What made it a good photo was the lighting. The brightness level is decent and the focus and detail is good. I like the angle too, it makes Josh the center of attention in the wide horizontal frame. 

This picture isn't my favorite. In my opinion its one of the bad ones. I like more unique angles instead of vertical head-ons. The lighting isn't the best. Plus in this picture and the other bad ones, they were a little burry.