Extra Credit For Final

1A man in New York at the age of 54 was shoved on to the train tracks of an underground subway by a pan handler that was harassing people. As some people were and weren't around, a photographer for  New York Post, was nearby to try to help him, after failing he claims that he used his camera to attempt to stop the conductor of a train that was coming in fast about to run the old man over. There is a lot of controversy over what the real intentions were of the photographer and if he actually tried to help the man.

2. The Photographer said while he was trying to stop the train conductor he was showing his flash to warn him and within that process he took photos.

3. I feel the photographer should not have taken the photo and really focused on helping the man that fell.

4.No he did not do the best thing he could have done. He really shouldn't have even touched his camera whenever someones life was on the line and completely should have focused on getting the man that was about to die.

5. The photo on the cover of the magazine was horrible to me and shouldn't have happened. I know that if i was the man that was on the train tracks, the last thing i would want is for the photo of me about to die, be everywhere.

6.To a journalist, capturing images of life as they happen is more important to them rather then stopping bad things I'm sure, as we can see many examples of it as above. Im sure the reason for this is that it means a better story and more money in their pockets, the more dramatic it is. In reality, what should be more important is saving peoples life.

7. Yes it is acceptable as if the photographer photographs something that is bad and life threatening of someone else then they should defiantly involve themselves in it to help out and not just sit their and be the guy that just took a photo for money or publicity.

8.Yes photographer should avoid influencing photos as it can cause more negative things to happen as the after math.

9.The most appropriate response to someone in the photographers position would be to own up to what they did and not lie about it to the public or anyone else.

Magazine Cover

Self Portrait and Portrait

Self Portrait

Portrait

top 100 photos

1. This photo really caught my eye when I i first saw its i had noticed that i had the exact same picture framed in my house.
2. This photo doesn't have much of a back story including the fact that the photographer is unknown.  The 11 men were on a lunch break while constructing and decided to sit on a thin beam over 600 feet in the air. The photo is told to show how ambitious and daring New York is.
3. In addition to the photo i learned that the men in it also are unidentified.
4.Unknown Photographer
5.Unknown Photographer

1.This photo caught my attention as i see this photo on t shirts and bill boards and it is very known.
2.The back story behind this photo is the famous fighter muhammad ali towering over his opponent  in a big fight, the photographer had the perfect opportunity to get the snapshot of Muhammad towering over him after knocking him out.
3.I found out that Muhammad Ali has an incredible record of 56 wins and 5 losses.
4.Neil Leifer works for sports illustrated, time inc ,
5.Neil Leifer
Born December 28, 1942

Numbers and Circles

circles

Edge

Fashion Photoshop

Some of the main changes that were made to this model one her face can include making her neck longer and skinnier, Her nose was made smaller, her eyes were made much bigger and her overall face was more slimmed down and skinnier. Before the photoshoot even took place they had applied a lot of makeup to her face and covered up and blemishes.Overall i will list down the main changes that took place below.

-Extended neck
-Smaller nose
-Smaller ears
-bigger eyes
-skinnier cheeks
-slimmer forehead


2. On here the women body was more exposed and it was a full body picture, i will list the changes below.
-longer legs
-skinnier thighs
-change of skin color from tan to more white and shiny
-change of hair color
-skinner and smaller nose
-much bigger eyes
-perfect eyebrows that are thicker
-erasing of all freckles

3. Here a full body change was made that really caught my eye.
-a huge change in the body going from fat to skinny
-full face makeover
-made to make the girl much more attractive over all and more skinner.

4. I defiantly feel like it is a personal opinion whether or not thesis acceptable, i personally feel like as long as it is openly stated that the image was distorted and changed that it is ok. If it isn't stated and it is hiding and not shown then I feel like it isn't acceptable.

5. The only circumstances that i can see to make this more wrong would be if there were specific laws or religion being evolved, in which people would be much more drawn in on whether or not it is an acceptable thing to do.

6.The only changes that i can see being made are any that don't have to do with ones overall body and not changing major parts of the body like breasts or their butt to make them bigger, i feel like especially small changes in the face or very small changes in blemishes or skin marks are ok. I just hate seeing full body changes and things like a skinnier face and huge eyes.

7.The difference i see is that fashion photography has a lot more to do with humans in gen real and photo journalism focuses more on animals and plants and other things that are not living.

8.I do not really understand this question but i would have to say that a lot of photography has almost everything to do with reality, and it should stay that way.I feel like distortion of reality through picture is wrong unless it is on very small levels and increments as stated above.

9.You are showing us something that at our age probably haven't been exposed to, which is the reality of all the advertisements and commercials and other everyday things we see all the time and how badly distorted they can be and how far away they are from reality.

10.These videos probably aren't about guys because of the fact that women are much more criticized over their appearance in general and i know that is a very broad statement but one really has to think about how much more women are on advertisements and thinking about the concept of makeup and how it is mainly used by only women and that its use to to make one more attractive as they would think.Guys arent ever really in photoshopped pictures unless the advertisement or show or whatever else it is for a product for men.

Using A Projector

http://petapixel.com/2015/01/01/projector-brought-forest-turns-nature-glowing-wonderland/

In this video i saw a few people that got together and went out in nature and brought with them a camera and a projector. What they did with these 2 was very interesting to me as they projected an image onto of flat surfaces which include animals and made it look like something was happening that in reality wasn't, like glow in the dark mushrooms, or a tree that was on fire.

Tarek maw took these photos/videos. He spent 6 weeks working on them and perfecting his work.

There isn't much of a story rather then Tarek wanting to do this fun project as he's done very many before. He was not the main creator.

6 Types Of Photos Every Photographer Should Know How To Take

Out of the whole site i picked this photo because it caught my eyes, i can defiantly see me and my friends taking a picture like this which by forced perspective you have to look at it like something is happening that really isn't.It is a
really creative picture to me and it is very interesting.

The rules i see our not avoiding mergers, simplicity, leaving space.

The photographer is Jeff Meyer.

http://petapixel.com/2014/12/01/6-types-photos-know-make/

The oldest living things in the world

This is my favorite picture from the oldest living things because the actual object looks very  interesting and i know that if i saw it in person it would really grab my attention and i would want to take a picture.The object is up to 3000 years old.


In this picture i see the rules of simplicity, centering, and leaving space.

The photo and site shows no information as of who took the picture.

http://www.rachelsussman.com/oltw/

Photography resolutions for 2016

http://petapixel.com/2014/12/31/10-photography-resolutions-new-year/

After looking at different resolutions for photography, this is my favorite picture off of the  site,
it really stands out to me over others because it is on new years and my birthday is new years eve, i have a lot of memories every year on the same day,December 31, that involve fireworks like in the photo.

The rules i can see are centering, simplicity and black and white.

Jenna Martin.

Ian Fisher

A.The most powerful image to me is the one of Ian and his Father sitting at a table. It hits me hard because alot of my dads side of the family are past veterans  and i could possibly serve like my Father did. I could just imagine sitting down talking with my family about what i wanted to do and their reactions.

B. To me personally, i can really see a story out of viewing these photos one after the other, it shows what its like on the insides of these army bases and sometimes a single person and their life outside of the army.

C. These captions really enhance the photos because they tell the viewer even more about the photo then what they can assume.I feel like captions can really effect the viewer if used right and here i feel like that did happen.

D.After reading most of the captions, a good summary of the story take a'lot of detail.I could say that it started off with a young man that had graduated high school and new he wanted to serve his country. He was finally taken in, and on only the 2nd day he wanted out, but he stook with his decision, he missed his friends and had one foot with his family and friends and the other was in the army. time passed out along with training and he had a injured elbow that he didn't tell the army about, but he kept going.HE finally fights a war in Iraq and finishes his duty, he comes up and marries his girlfriend.

E. Written in present tense.

F. 1.  2 or 3 sentences.
     2.  Present tense of whats happening in the photo also the date.
     3.Extra information.
     4.Even more info mainly more about the date.
     5.Yes there are quotes in some captions mainly very small ones.
     6.None
 
G. I think its very possible to tell a story with just photos and captions because if there are nice long captions that are read in order as they happened it can come together like a book.

H.IF you could create a story with just photos and captions, i agree, there is no reason to write some big story at all, especially whenever the younger audiences i feel, would much rather read captions and is more hooking and interesting.

Composotion Rules 2 - Kanye West

Avoiding Mergers

Framing

Cropping

Create Depth

Background

Viewpoint

Symmetry and Lines.

Leading Lines

Balancing elements

Rule of Thirds

Funny Old People

Jimmy walks down the beach not knowing his mistake on a sunny day at the beach. Fellow
beach goers cry laughing, taking photos and relaxing on April 13, 2016.

Bobby fights against under age sex in downtown New York with others on a cloudy day. May 20, 2016 was a big
day for New York as hundreds protest. 

Billy builds up the courage to take on his dream of sky diving with his best friend John. It was
a perfect sunny day as they fell lifelessly through the sky, January 24th will be a day
to remember for the two of them.

Warm Up

1.Through viewing these photos i went from being very cheerful and happy to being said and depressed.The pictures i saw were very beautiful and told a story to me.

2.After hearing this comment, it made me think because I didn't get it at first, and then it made sense to me. His comment is saying that his pictures represent him and his significant other and are them.

3.I could not see myself taking photos in this situation as i would be much too sad to photograph and have to remember the situation.

4.If i could write him a letter, I would tell him how good his photos are and that what he did takes a'lot of courage.

Prompt 2

Electric

Purple

Cold

Africa and Nick Brandt

1. I had verys strong reactions to the article that i read today in class, some of these can be similar to sadness, hopefulness and angriness. I read alot about how animals in Africa were being wiped out and killed for their meat and other things, their populations of wild animals are going down.What got to me the most was the fact that some species might be completely wiped out.

2.
3.This is my favorite of  Nick Brandt's photos, it stands out to me alot because of the animal itself and the way they are in a line.
4. Some rules of photography that are shown are: simplicity, which is an obvious one with how simple the contents of the photo are. Rule of thirds, as the main elephant is within the rule of thirds grid. Another similar one to rule of thirds is centering as the like of elephants is in the center of the photo.
5.He doesn't use a telepho lens because he believes that being more up and close is better for capturing the personality of the animal and better then being so far away.
6. His reason for taking these photos is much bigger and less simple then one might think, whenever he photographs these animals it really moves him and he loves it. He also want to show the true beauty of these animals and show how important they are and spread attention to how they are treated and killed.
7. His hope is that people will realize how important and gorgeous the animals are and their meaning.
8 "Where to begin? Every year, every month, the problems seem to grow ever greater, ever more complex and ever more intertwined with one another. Between population pressure, global warming, deforestation and poaching, the destruction is massive and escalating."

Mural Project

1. Some photo themes i can see in school are things like black and white, more depressing things like

social issues trying to address them in students, very happy and bright themes. Out of school theres a lot more to work with like using city lights or more vintage pictures.

2. Phones would be a very easy way but then again the camera quality varies in different students so cameras might be a better option.

3. A mural would be very cool in the middle of the courtyard because everyone could see it.

Black and white photos part 3

What stood out to me in this photo was beach background and how happy
and excited the person centered in the middle jumping is.
I see sunny reflections off the cool water. I smell salty air coming through my nostrils
I hear the sound of all the seagulls flocking to each other through the air.
I taste the salty air going through my mouth. I feel the warm breezes of air
brush past me and the hot sun on my face.

What stood out to me was how majestic the plane looked about to take off
i love airplanes and this photo is beautiful. I see the hard work of several men
finally pay off. I smell green grass blowing with the wind. I hear the sound of
the men chanting and yelling for the plane. I taste the grass smelling air.I feel
the cool breezes pass by me.

Photoshop Practice

6 original academic photos

ISO questions

1. What are the advantages of shoot at a higher ISO at a sporting event like basketball or a night football game?
The advantages is that at nigh or indoors there isn't as much light so you need to have higher iso which will give you more brightness for a more high quality photo.


2. What suggestions did the author make about using a low ISO?
Use low iso most of the time and more in general because a lot of time photos are taken outdoors and having a too high or too low iso can really turn a good photo opportunity from majestic to horrible.

3. What suggestions did the author make about using a high ISO?
Whenever there isn't enough light to quickly capture an image is whenever you use high iso.

Different ISO's

Above is an iso of 200

Above is and iso ove 3200

Shutter Speed Settings

3 settings your camera has regarding shutter speed include:

Aperture priority, where you change the lens aperture and the camera automatically sets the

shutter speed.

Shutter Priority, where you set the shutter speed and the camera automatically sets the 

aperture.

Manual, where you set the aperture and the shutter speed.

                                                              Above is high shutter speed

                                                                Above is low shutter speed

Great Black and White photographers PART 2

Jacques Henri Lartigue

Jacques Henri Lartigue is a french black and white photographer  born July 13, 1894
and passed away September 12, 1986. Wrote the books
diary of a century and J.H. Lartigue. Known for his photographs of things like
automobile races, planes, and female models.

Aperture Questions

1. What part of the body should we closely relate aperture?  
The part of the body we should closely relate aperture too is the eye.




2. Finish this sentence - the smaller the Aperture _____________, the higher the Aperture ________________.
The smaller the Aperture the more in focus the background is, the higher the aperture, the less in focus the background is.


3. In your own words tell me how aperture impacts Depth of Field.
Aperture impacts Depth of field a lot  thinking about the fact that the size of the aperture has a direct effect on the Depth of Field.Depth of Field is where on the imagine it is sharp and where it isn't.

Photo Manipulation and ethics- Least unethical change

                                                       This is the least unethical change in a
                                                photo to me because of the fact because all that was change was
                                               a little change in brightness and other small properties which don't
                                              make a very big difference and don't hurt anyone.

Photo Manipulation and Ethics- Most unethical change

This is the most unethical to me because it completely changes the face of
someone and makes them look like they are in a position that is
inappropriate for their job position and can cause lots of unnecesary drama.