Favorite Yearbook Picture

1. The photo I picked was of a boy writing a math problem on a board but the board was clear so you could see the front of his face and the writing was on it/ the side. I picked this photo because it followed lots of the composition rules and I liked the perspective that the photo was captured from.
2. The composition rules that were evident in this photo were lines, rules of thirds, and simplicity. Lines were evident because the lines on the photo lead to the main subject. This photo followed rules of third because the main subject of the photo which was the boy was on the right line of the imaginary grid. This photo also followed simplicity because it had a plain background which allowed the boy to stand out.

1. I think taking pictures in classrooms or places where activity is occurring would be great to capture pictures like the ones that were viewed.
2. I think it would be cool to visit any fine art classes like art or theater, even a dance class where you could capture their movement at different angles.
3. As a photographer I will make sure to follow the composition rules and experiment with different angle to capture pictures like the ones in the yearbook.

Filling the Frame

I think this picture fills the frame the most because there are objects in at least three sides of the frame and going off the edge which makes the picture seem bigger.

Action and Emotion

This picture shows the most emotion and action because you can tell by their faces that they are laughing and having a good time and you can also tell by the motions they are making with their hands.

The Story

I think this picture tells the best story because the story behind it is obvious when looking at the photo. You can clearly tell that these students are helping out the community by feeding the homeless. This picture uses balance by filling the whole image with both the students, food, and homeless people.

Photo Manipulation

1)
a. The main point of this article was that people were manipulating photos taken from historical events. Doing this became offensive to the either the event or the people captured in the photo. It also changed the story of what really happened.

b. I think this kind of photo editing is unethical because the person who does it, is changing someones work without their permission and when editing the picture it usually becomes offensive to the content.
2)

This photo is the most unethical because they changed the woman's teeth from crooked and missing, to straight and full. They also changed the angle of the woman so that she wasn't shown as much and her husband stood out more. This not only changes the way America views her but is extremely offensive to the woman. The magazine company is basically showing that the woman isn't pretty enough to be on the cover of the magazine without editing.

This photo was the least unethical because all the company did was move the mountains closer together  to accommodate to the magazine cover. This in no way was really offensive or hurtful to the subject and it also didn't change the story behind the photograph. 

Post Shoot Reflection

1. Challenges I encountered while taking photos was trying to add some sort of composition to the photo to make it interesting and dynamic. Also getting a good angle at times was complicated.
2. I think the general aspects I thought of most while taking photos was the angle at which I was holding the camera. For example, to take a picture of the flags I pointed the camera straight up toward the sky to capture the image.
3. If I could do the assignment again, I would try to incorporate each of the rules we learned about to each of the photos I took.
4. Something I would do the same would be using the camera to capture different angles.
6. I wouldn't like to do the same prompts because I would like to experiment with different prompts.

http://kendallmf.blogspot.com/2014/09/first-prompt-shoot.html

I can tell that she is an experienced photographer because her pictures really followed basic composition rules. The pictures she took were simple yet beautiful and the main focus point was very obvious in all of her pictures. I don't really think should could improve much on her photos but maybe if she tried capturing a few different angles the picture may change but what she has now is very good.

National Geographic

This was my favorite photo because I loved the theme of it and I've never seen something quite like this before. The way the photographer put what the eye was viewing clearly inside the eye is truly astonishing. At first you don't realize the scene in the eye but once you really get a good look at it you find a whole new piece of art inside. I think this picture made the top 40 photographs taken was because it's a whole new perspective of viewing two pictures at once and is shown in a unique and stylistic way.

Framing

This is an example of framing because there are objects in the foreground surrounding the main subject of the picture. The objects form around at least three of the four sides.

Balance

This is an example of balance because there are the same amount of objects on each side. The subject of the photo is equally distributed throughout the whole photo.

Lines

This is an example of lines because there are diagonal lines leading to the main subject of the photograph. These lines help the subject stand out.

Rule of Thirds

This is an example of rule of thirds because if you were to make a grid across the picture, the main building on the left would be almost exactly on the left line of the grid.

Simplicity

This is an example of simplicity because there is nothing in the background that really distracts or takes away from the main subject of the photograph. Even tho the background and main subject look like the same color, the color of the lady is darker then the rest of the photo. 

Avoiding Mergers

This is an example of avoiding mergers because the cell phone tower looks like it is growing through the guys body and there are bodies on the borders that are only half showing.

Touching People

1. I think this was a very unique and fascinating way of taking photography, nothing like I've ever seen before or probably would of thought of, I think its cool in a weird kind of way.
2. I think i would feel and look uncomfortable in the picture and I'm not even sure if I'd trust the photographer and do what he says.
3. I think an unusual and similar photo shoot to this one would be to have strangers take a picture with each other, touching, but unable to see the stranger before they take the photos.
4. I do think the photos are good, and I like studying the people and their body language reacting to the stranger touching them.

Top 40 Photos

1. I chose this photo because I found the sweat and the color of his eyes to be really fascinating and the contrast between his skin tone and the hat color..

2. The photographer gave this photo composition by taking the picture close up and owning in on his face structure and capturing the uniqueness of his eyes and the hat color.

3. I think this photo made the top 40 photos because it a very interesting picture taken of an African American soldier fighting for his country and the way his eyes look and are similar to his hat is very unique.

1. I chose this picture because I thought the story behind it was very sweet and the little boys face is adorable.

2. The photographer gave thus photo composition by zooming in closely on his face and capturing his expression.

3. I think this photo made the top 40 photos because it was capturing a very special moment for this little boy and has a very sentimental story behind it. The contrast between the black and white make his face features stand out in a cute way.

1. I chose this photo because I like the way the Earth stands out against the sky.

2. The photographer gave this photo composition by making the earth stand out the most because of the difference between the color of the earth and sky and by including a little part of the moon.

3. I think this photo made the top 40 photos ever because it was an interesting way of viewing the Earth compared to most photo taken of it.

First Prompt Shoot

Happy
This picture follows the rule of thirds concept because the flag would be almost in line with the left line of the grid.

Metal
I don't think this photo follows any of the basic composition rules.

Bowie
This photo follows framing because at least three of the sides are bordered.

Square
This photo follows lines because the lockers create a diagonal line.

Warm Up 9/15

1.  I think its a cool and new way/ perspective to look at faces. It changes the structure of the face in a new and unique way.

2. When I first looked at the picture it did take me a second to realize what the face was but it didn't take long to figure it out.

3. Sometime maybe I can try something unique like this to view objects in a new and different perspective.

Great Black and White Photographers Part 2

Irving Penn Biography
Irving Penn was born on June 16, 1917 in Plainfield, New Jersey. He was best known for his fashion photography. He attended the University of the Arts in Philadelphia from 1934 to 1938. There he studied drawing, painting, graphic, design and industrial arts. Penn worked for his professor (Brodovitch) at Harper's Bazaar and got several drawing's published. He then worked for a designer making his first amateur photographs before taking the art director position at Saks Fifth Avenue in 1940. He stayed at Saks for a year before continuing his studies by taking pictures and making paintings in Mexico. When he returned to New York, Penn, was offered a position as an associate for Vogue Magazine. He continued his career working there, photographing covers, portraits, still lifes, fashion, and photographic essays. In the 1950s he opened his own studio and eventually joined with other companies including Clinique. He published a total 9 books throughout his career. Penn married a fashion model. He died October 7, 2009 in New York City, New York. 

Great Black and White Photographers

Alvin Langdon Coburn



Imogen Cunningham



Irving Penn

The Camera - History and Information

The Camera-
1. The “camera obscura” was the first camera. Light is projected through a hole made in the wall of a dark room, and a scene is projected on the opposite wall, upside down.
2. In the 17th century optics and the process of making high quality glass lenses was perfected.
3. The parts to the first modern camera were a glass lens, a dark box, and a film.
4. Similar to the Niepce's camera, light passes through the lens, into the camera, and exposes the film in modern digital cameras.
5. Digital cameras use an electronic sensor called a CCD to capture a image.
Camera Modes-
6. The difference between Auto mode and Program mode is in Auto mode the camera will completely control the flash and exposure and in Program mode you control the flash and other settings.
7. The portrait mode attempts to blur out the background by using the fastest available lens setting.
8. The sports mode freezes motion by using the highest shutter speed possible.
The Half Press-
9. Half presses on the trigger are important because they make sure the camera is focused before you take the picture.
Controlling Flash-
10. This symbol disables the flash. A photograph would use this mode to make the photograph more dramatic when natural light is used
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11. This symbol is auto flash. This mode is enabled by default and will automatically fire if the camera thinks it needs more light.
                                                           
Introduction to Exposure-
12. If there is too much light the picture will be washed out.
13. If there is not enough light the picture will be too dark.
The Universal Stop
14. A “stop” is used in every single aspect of photography to represent a change in the brightness of light.
15. The new planet is one stop brighter if there are two stops instead of one.
16. The new planet is two stops brighter if there are four stops instead of two.
Shutters and Aperture
17. The longer the shutter speed the more light.
18. The shorter the shutter speed the less light.
19. The aperture controls the amount of light that passes through.
20. You can increase the amount of lighting in an aperture by using smaller f-stops numbers in the setting aperture opening.

First Photos- Best and Worst

I thought that this was the best photo I took because it was something unique and different. I love the way the lighting from the sun made her jewelry pop and stand out. I also like the contrast of the shadow around the main focus.

This was the worst picture I took because it's not focusing on anything particular. There is also a lot of wasted space and this picture doesn't have good lighting or any contrast. Overall it's very bland and not interesting.