Academic & Community Service

My favorite picture was the one of the girl pouring pink drops into a machine.

I chose this picture because i love how vibrant the colors are and I love how the photograph is focused on the paint splatter. In this photo, there is balance and it is following the rule of thirds.


Next class, for the shoot, I will probably take photos in the library or in an art/sculpting class, perhaps even a science class. I would like to visit Mrs. Lozano's Chemistry class, I am pretty sure they will be doing a lab. As a photographer, to take an amazing photo, I will keep in mind all the rules of photography and I will envision what I want my photo to look like before I actually take so that i will have more chances of taking an amazing photo.

The Story

Action & Emotion

This photo, in my opinion, shows the most emotion 

of the bunch. The expression on the girls faces 

shows that they're surprised.

Filling the Frame

This photo is very interesting. It's really cool 

to see the colors coming from the sparks and the smoke.

 Even though there is a lot going on, it all enhances

 the photo.

The Story

This picture is telling a cute little story. 

There is a community of people that got together to 

raise money by selling hot dogs.

National Geographic

This is my favorite photo because the eye looks really good and detailed. I also love how you can see what the person is looking at. This photo is really cool to me.

I would submit a picture of the sky right after sunset. I love how it is different everyday and all the colors.

Touching People

1. I think this project is very interesting. The expressions on peoples faces are very intriguing. 

2. I would go for it, I'm not sure i would be 100% comfortable but I would definitely do it.

3. It would be fun to take pictures of  brides during their reception with random people.

4. I really like the photography. The pictures are very good and they capture peoples emotions/reactions very well.

Manipulation & Ethics

This story was about how the manipulation of photos is getting out of hand and all ethics are being put aside. Many of these edits are meant to be comedic however when they're put into context, they can come out to lack ethics and turn out to be offensive.

I think this type of editing is unethical because it deprive others from reality and truth.

I believe this photo to be the least ethical of the 

collection. It strikes me as very personal when an edit

 is made to ones physical features. To me, when the

 edit something like this its the same as saying

 'you're not good enough as you are, here, let me fix you.'

Maybe this person is already very conscious of their 

appearance and for someone to point it out is mean. 

I think thats very rude and its degrading the person.

I think this photo is the least unethical because it 

isn't offending anyone personally. Of course, it is giving

 false judgment of the geography however there were much 

worse in this group of photos.

Post Shoot Reflection

1. During this shoot, I found it difficult to find a good subject that would symbolize the prompts well.

2. For this prompt I found myself thinking mostly of the focus, for example, in my metal picture, the entire focus was on the metal and the background was completely blurred.

3. If i could go back, I would probably frame the pictures and use the rule of thirds.

4. I would keep the subjects I used for the prompt, I really like my choices.

5. In my Square and Bowie photos, I captured balance well.

6. I would be interested in doing this shoot again so that I could use the skills and techniques that I learned.


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I really loved how her photos have a simple background. It makes the focus of the pictures very clear. I also really loved how creative her ideas were. One thing I would suggest is that she would get different angles of her subjects.

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Kim Ho-Young / Reuters

I chose this photo because I love the visibility of 

genuine emotion. The composition of the photo 

did attract my attention, how the focus is on

 the man in the front. I think this photo made the 

cut because you can see emotion.

Via vancouverhistory.ca

I chose this photo because I love the concept of 

whats happening. There is not much about the composition

of the photo that caught my other than how perfectly 

centered it seems to be. I think this photo made the top

 40 because it captures a very raw moment.

Jack Bradley

I chose this photo because I love the moment that
 it captured. The composition is not what caught my eye,
 it was the expression on his face.I think this photo made the top 40 because of the same reason as I chose it.

Blanace

In this photo, there is a bunch of balance. There 

are buildings spread out evenly throughout 

the photograph and the smoke clouds are 

mostly balanced as well.

Lines

In this photo, there are many lines that lead to the 

subject. On both sides, there are buildings that lead 

to the man which is the focus. Also, on the left there 

is a sidewalk leading to him.

Simplicity

This photo shows simplicity because clearly the subject

 is this woman. The background, although its not plain,

 is one color and there is nothing that at first 

glimpse will distract your eye from the woman.

Rule of Thirds

This photo follows the rule of thirds very well.

The firefighters are in the lift in the bottom right 

corner and it really enhances the picture. Also, there 

are two lines leading directly to them so it

 makes the picture look really good.

Framing

This photo is very well framed. Theres the side of the

 building on one side, theres the ground, and another 

tilted post which helps draw attention to the 

firefighters.

Mergers

This photograph includes distracting mergers. The 

focus is obviously the guy with the white shirt and the 

jacket but there are other people in the background 

that are drawing my vision.

Great Black and White Photographers, Part II

Cindy Sherman

Cynthia "Cindy" Morris Sherman is an American photographer and film director born on January 19th, 1954 in New Jersey. She studied at Buffalo Stat College where she became interested in the arts. Cindy Sherman has published many books, mostly of her photography. Her most popular stills are the"Untitled." Presently, Cindy is 60 years old and lives in West SoHo, Manhattan. 

The Camera

1. The "camera obscura" effect is Latin for "dark room". The effect was obtained because the hole acted as a lens, focusing and projecting it onto the wall of a dark chamber.

2. The invention in the 17th century that helped man get closer to creating the modern camera was the high quality glass lenses.

3. Niepce created the first modern camera with a dark box,glass lens and film.

4. Modern cameras are still composed of the same parts as Niepce's original camera.

5. Digital cameras, as opposed to plastic film in the old-fashioned ones, capture the image with an electronic sensor called a CCD. 

6. In Auto mode, the camera controls the flash and the exposure while in Program mode, you can control flash, exposure, and a few other minor settings.

7. Portrait mode is used to focus on only your subject and blur the background, you can adjust it using the aperture setting.

8. Sports mode is used to freeze motion, it will use the highest shutter speed possible.

9. You would use the half press because it helps the camera response time, you'll have more control over focus, and it encourages better position.

10. The symbol means "Disabled Flash," meaning no flash. You would use it if you didn't want any flash at all or to make the photograph more dramatic with natural light.

11. This symbol means the flash is on auto. On most cameras, the flash will fire if it thinks the picture needs more light.

12. If there is too much light, the picture will be washed out.

13. If there is not enough light, the picture will be dark.

14. A "stop" is a relatie measure of light.

15. The new planet is 1 stop brighter if there are two sons instead of one.

16. The new planet is 2 stops brighter if there are four sons instead of two.

17. A longer shutter speed will cause there to be more light.

18. A shorter shutter speed will cause there to be less light.

19. The aperture controls the light that passes through.

20. When adjusting the aperture, you can increase th amount of light by making the opening larger.

Great Black & White Photographers

Berenice Abbot

Helen Levitt

Cindy Sherman

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Happy, Bowie, Metal, & Square

Happy

 

Bowie

Metal

Square

Strange Alien Faces

1. I think the unique idea is very interesting, its a very different  perspective and it shows how one-sided we are about how we view the world. 

2.It didn't take me time to figure out what the pictures were, mainly because the title of the page explains it.

Raegan & Brianna

Best

This is my best picture because Reagan
and Brianna are behind the plant and the focus is not 
entirely on them. I like how there is a lot going on 
in the picture, yet they stand out because of the 
contrast in colors.

Worst

This is my worst picture because the models 

in the photo are not centered. Also, neither 

Raegan nor Brianna are looking at the camera. This 

photo was taken at an awkward angle and it is 

clear that models weren't prepared.