Jennifer, Ron Jonson, and longtime friend Alison Ramirez are walking in a Tennessee park October 5th. These lifelong friends are spending time before they go to Alison's birthday party.

 

 

 

Rule of thirds:Is when there is an imaginary lines in the photo (2x2) and your subject is at one of the intersecting lines.

Balancing Elements:Something is on each end of the photo to balance it out.

Leading Lines:Lines in a photo leading to the main subject.

Symmetry and Patterns (repetition):They make a photo pop out more, but its better to break the patten

Viewpoint:Is a different viewpoint other than just eye level.

Background:You should use a plain background and not a busy background because that can distract the viewer

Create depth:Is when there are subjects in the foreground, middle ground, and background

Framing:Is when you use shadows or objects to frame your subject.

Cropping:Is when you cut out the busy background and make sure its easy to see the main subject.

Mergers and avoiding them:Not cutting off any of the subjects,nothing coming out of the head

Lytro warm-up & Ethics in Fashion photography

 Lytro Warm up

What did you see happen when you clicked on the photo? 

   -There are different perspectives.

How does this new camera work? you can control the camera with its touch screen.  

  -You control the blur,refocus, zoom,

What do you think a photographer would have to know about to take this kind of photo (remember its a point-and-shoot, so its full manual mode, what do you need to know about)

  -You would need to know how to do the lighting, and how to balance everything.

Is it worth the money?

  -Yes because its not that expensive and if you know what your doing that its a good deal.

Fashion 

 1. List the changes that were made to the model's face in the computer. (Look carefully)

   -Her eyes and lips were adjusted,they made her neck longer, they made her face look skinnier.

2. Is it ethically acceptable to change a person's appearance like this in a photo? Why or why not?

  -Not at all they should always have real beauty. Like that's all fake and Photoshopped.

3. Are there circumstances in which it would be more ethically wrong to do this type of manipulation?

  -Yes because its not like your changing something small.Its changing the whole appearance of someone

4. What types of changes are OK, and what aren't?

  -OK:acne, scars, freckles,make-up stuff like that.

  -Not OK:making her neck smaller moving her eyes around and everything else was not OK.

5. Explain what you think the differences are between fashion photography and photojournalism.
   -In fashion they "fix people" in there photos and in photojournalism you take "real" pictures

6. What relationship does each type of photography have to reality, and how does this affect the ethical practice of each?

  -In fashion people believe that people really look like this and wonder why they aren't as pretty as them. When in reality they are fake. And in photojournalism its real pictures. It effects each other because people tend to think fashion is real. Then people think all beautiful picture's is fake.

Rules of Photography Part II

Rule of thirds

Balancing Elements

Leading Lines 

Symmetry and Patterns

 

 

Viewpoint

 

 

Background

 

 

Create depth

 

 

Framing

 

 

Cropping

 

 

Mergers and avoiding them

 

 

Best tips:

Use a tripod. Seriously. While it’s possible to get good photos while you’re hanging on to your camera at arms-length, it’s a lot easier if you’ve got the freedom to move around a bit.

A mirror or some other reflective surface offers an even easier way to take a self-portrait.You can use your camera as a prop, and hold it away from your face.

Photographing your shadow is another way to do a self-portrait. Shoot early or late, when the sun is low in the sky.

 I choose this photo because I really liked the background and the position he choose to do.

 I choose this picture because to me this picture says this little girl is alone but she is strong.

 I choose this picture because to me this picture says these eyes have seen a lot.

 I choose this picture because I really like his idea and how it came to look.

 I choose this photo because he is doing his thing and that is was this photo is suppost to be about.

I choose this photo because it is a everyday kind of photo and its a good one.

Who will you shoot? I have to talk to my friends but its most likely going to be Amanda Cantu

Where will you shoot and what will you do to make the shot successful? I would like to shoot at school just because its better and I don't know if we would be able to take it off campus.

American Soldier

I think the most powerful image because she is still willing to marry Ian after waiting so long.


Set 1:Home-1-7
Set 2:Basic training-8-50
Set 3:Iraq-51-70
Set 4:Return home-71-83

I think the most powerful setting was when he returned home because he returned safe after doing something he wanted to do for a long time.

The images work together by going in order in which they happened.

The photos that are focused on just Ian it is in the past tense.

The captions enhance the photos by putting a story/setting of what is going on when the photo is taken.

1.Jessica Sanchez is droped to the floor crying as she found out her best friend died in a horrific car accident just 30 minutes prior.
2.Jessica Sanchez cry's as she finds out she didnt get into the college of her dreams this morning at her high school.
3.Jessica Sanchez cry's as she finds out her house was destroyed in a fire while was out of town.

F2.8 - Looks the best at 1/125th of a second shutter speed. At F2.8 there is no background visible - it is very blurry and all you can really see is the couple.

F4- Looks the best at 1/250 of a second shutter speed. At F4 the background is blurry but you can kind of see it in the background.

F5.6- Looks the best at 1/60 of a second shutter speed. At F5.6 the background looks like a blurry 2-D, and the couple pops out 3-D.

F8- Looks the best at 1/30 of a second shutter speed. At F8 the background looks is visible but its still focused on the couple.

F11- Looks the best at 1/30 of a second shutter speed. At F11 the background is visible and the couple is also visible.

 F16- Looks the best at 1/15 of a second shutter speed. At F16 the background is visible and the couple is also visible.

F22- Looks the best at 1/8 of a second shutter speed. At F22 the background is visible and the couple is also visible.




How well did you do? Do you understand Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO better now?
 I did pretty good I got a on both tests i got a 84 on the first one and a 92 on the second one. Yes I understand more about them.

ISO

ISO 200

ISO 3200

What are the advantages of shoot at a higher ISO at a sporting event like basketball or a night football game?
   -the pictures come out better

set my ISO to a higher number to be able to freeze motion.

Read more: http://photographylife.com/what-is-iso-in-photography#ixzz2DX7WA0QI

set my ISO to a higher number to be able to freeze motion.

Read more: http://photographylife.com/what-is-iso-in-photography#ixzz2DX7WA0QI

What suggestions did the author make about using a low ISO?

    -Always try to stick to the lowest ISO. When there is a lot of light use the lowest ISO. Your camera needs time to capture the scene so anything moving will look like a ghost

you should always try to stick to the lowest ISO

Read more: http://photographylife.com/what-is-iso-in-photography#ixzz2DX8GRCYv

What suggestions did the author make about using a high ISO?

    -Set the ISO to a higher number to be able to freeze motion. Set it high when you want to take a fast picture.

Read more: http://photographylife.com/what-is-iso-in-photography#ixzz2DX7WA0QI

set my ISO to a higher number to be able to freeze motion.

Read more: http://photographylife.com/what-is-iso-in-photography#ixzz2DX7WA0QI

My Mural Photos

Mad

Neutral

Happy

 Sad

Shocked

fast/slow shutter speeds

FAST SHUTTER SPEED

SLOW SHUTTER SPEED

If I were assigned to shoot at Blue and Gold night, which was earlier this month, what shutter speeds do you think I would have to shoot at the following events that night I would like you to answer the question for the following two situations:

At the beginning while the sun is still partially up and the courtyard has reasonable light

a.) the dunking booth-Fast Shutter Speed

b.) the food eating contest-Fast Shutter Speed

c.) the rock climbing wall-Fast Shutter Speed

d.) someone working at a booth-Fast Shutter Speed

e.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle-Fast Shutter Speed

f.) the Diamonds performance-Fast Shutter Speed

Towards the end when there is no sun and has gotten dark enough that you can't see from one end of the courtyard to the other.

a.) the dunking booth-Slow Shutter Speed

b.) the food eating contest-Slow Shutter Speed

c.) the rock climbing wall-Slow Shutter Speed

d.) someone working at a booth-Slow Shutter Speed

e.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle-Slow Shutter Speed

f.) the Diamonds performance-Slow Shutter Speed

Shutter priority-When you set the shutter speed and theand the camera automatically set the aperture
manual-where you have to set the shutter speed and apertue
automatic-where the camera sets the shutter speed and aperture. 

F16/F2.8

 F16

F2.8

 

 What part of the body should we closely relate aperture? _EYES_

Finish this sentence - the smaller the Aperture _THE LARGER IT IS_, the higher the Aperture _THE SMALLER IT IS_.

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

       -It makes the foreground objects clearer and the background more blurry

 When looking at this photo the airplane caught my eye. Also the beautiful city. The beautiful city below.There wasn't anything in particular that I liked I just like the photo in general. I see this plain flying over a city. I smell fresh air. I hear the loud roar the plane is making and the faint sound of the city. I taste nothing. I feel excited that I took an awesome photo.

When looking at this photo the slanted statue of liberty caught my eye. The beautiful grey sky caught my eye. Also the torch and the book caught my eye. I liked the position of the camera. I liked that the photo is black and white. I like the way the clouds looks. I see the statue. I see a beautiful ocean. I see all of the tourist. I smell salt water. I smell fresh air. I hear the waves smashing against the wall. I hear everybodys conversation. I also hear the horn of boats passing by. I taste nothing. I feel the side of the bottom of her gown. I feel my camera. I also feel the breeze.

Academic Shoot reflection

What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos following the rules I set out for you?
    -The real challenge was finding a subject in the correct position to follow the rules.

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.
    -All i could think about was if i was doing this right. I didn't have anybody with me to ask. Also I was worried that the photos were going to come out blurry.

If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography?

    -I would go find better subjects and follow the rules better.
 

 What things would you do the same?
    -The angle and the backgrounds on almost all of them were good at least to me.

When you go out with your next set of prompts, which rule do you think will be the easiest to achieve?

   -The rule of thirds

Which rule do you think will be the hardest to capture?
    -Lines only because there's not much around the school

What rule are you still not totally clear on and what can you do to figure out what that rule is?

   -Simplicity. I should look up examples of it

Academic shoot

 Framing

I believe i followed the rule well. My subject was this girl walking but, people in the background walked into the shot. I believe its still clear that the girl was my subject.

 Lines

I don't think i followed the rule very well. My subject was the kids observing what was happening on the stage. The students changed their attitude when I took the photo so it didn't really come out good. I wouldn't have used the theater seats to look like lines and I would of changed my subjects.

 Avoiding mergers

I think I followed the rule well. My subject were the kids doing a trust exercise. As you can see i cut the girl off. I believe you can tell who my subjects are.

 Rule of Thirds

I believed I followed the rule well. My subjects are these guys doing a trust exercise. I believe its clear who my subjects are.

 Simplicity

I believed I followed the rule well. My subject are these guys figuring out what to do with this door. I believe its clear who my subjects are.

Balance

I believe I followed the rule well.My subjects are these students taking the trash out.I believe its clear who my subjects are. I wish all four students were walking in a straight line because you cant really see the one in front.

What theme that we could take here at school could we do a series of these panels to place around the school?

-We could to a surprise theme

Should we use phones only, or should we open it up to our regular cameras for those people that don't have camera phones?

-We should use the regular cameras because i dont have a phone to be taking pictures like these.

 

Where would you want to put the mural on campus?

 -Inside on the cafeteria.

Africa Black an White

My reaction to the power point was that it was awesome.The way the animals interact with each other is caring, and peaceful.These pictures give you a new way to think of these wild animals. The way we think of these animals are dangerous but really there not.

 This picture is my favorite because the lioness is looking out at the plains wondering what else is out there. She could be dreaming or maybe wanting to go and find out herself.

I believe the rules used in this picture is the rule of thirds, and lines. The rule of thirds is applied by the photographer by putting the lioness in the bottom right corner. Also by the lioness looking into the distance it shows were the lioness is looking. Lines is applied by the sun in the distance creating diagonal lines.

What kind of camera did he use? 

-He uses a Pentax 67, with a short lens.

What is his reason for taking the photos? 

-Frustrated that he could not capture on film his feelings about and love for animals, he realized there was a way to achieve this through photography, in a way that he felt no-one had really done before.

 What is his hope by taking these types of photos?

-To record a visually poetic last testament to the wild animals and places there before they are gone at the hands of man.

"The difficulty is the number of places that I can get close to animals shrinks because the habitat is being destroyed.I can’t be close to animals when there are other people there because then I’m blocking their view, so it’s antisocial.  So, I’ll be sitting all day with lions, waiting to get their photograph and finally at the end of the day, the lions get up and at that moment tourists in a Land Rover come over the hill"-Nick Brandt 

Questions

Where do you think you could take photos like the ones you look at today

I could take them in my school and around my neighborhood.

Whose classroom would you like to visit and take photos in?

I would like to go to Ms. Fayad , Ms. Brisinyo Ms. Yopp, and Ms. Roberson's classrooms.

What will you do, as the photographer, to get amazing photos like you look at today?
I would tell the students to keep doing what they are doing. Also i would keep my eye open for something interesting.

Academics & Community Service

Why did you pick this photo?

I picked this picture because I like how the paint is splashing back up. It looks like splatter paint in the air. The black tarp looking thing that is supposed to be holding the paint in is cool because, the paint made a cool design on it. Also the girl in the background looks like she is focused on what she is doing but she still made a mess.

What rules of photography are evident in the photo?

I believe simplicity and framing are used in this photo.

Filling The Frame

I think this frame is being filled because everybody is doing something to help out and work on this project. Everybody seems excited to be doing this.

Action or Emotion

There is so much emotion in this photo. The youth is helping for a good cause so, you know they feel proud of themselves. Also the homeless people are probably happy to see the youth taking action and helping out as much as they can.

The Story

The group of people hold hands around this pole looking down. They look like they are praying right before or after a big event that could be life changing.

background in painting.

Most photographers look for that moment, that bigger than life explosion of happening that hooks people in, but photographers also have to be on the lookout for these quiet moments as well.

We should take photos of things that have meaning to us.  

Window light is the best light for portraits. Studio lights or flash cant to get light as good as this.

 

I like how this photo looks 3D that's something I would do if i could.

Contest Winners

 I picked this photo because it reminds me of what me and my family do who one of your loved ones had passed on.I found this picture in the category Photojournalist of the Year (smaller markets). It got third place.I think the people in this photo weighed a lot to the judges because everyone eles is having a good time has she just wishes her brother was back.

I picked this picture because i think anybody who has special need is a strong person, and because she is a child makes her one of the strongest. I found this picture in the category Local Portrait and Personality. It got HM (Honorable Mention). I think this little girl weighs a lot to the judges because she is the photo.

I picked this picture because this guy is taking a dangerous chance, but the way he is positioned looks like he is having the time of his life. I found this picture in the category sports feature. It got the Hm (Honorable Mention). I think he weighed a lot to the judges because without him it would just be a regular photo, and he gives it a little something.

Unusual and interesting photos

What is your reaction to his work?

    I think its cool and it looks kind of 3d

How do you think he made these photos?

   I think he took the photo and turned them and put them together or h took one picture and tripped it and put them together. 

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?

   The UT tower would look good in a picture like this expecially if it was lit up yes we have access to them its down town Austin. The capital would also look great for a picture like this it is also located in down town Austin.

Avoiding Mergers

Framing