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.