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

Step 2: http://emmaleed07.blogspot.com/

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.