Final Extra Credit

1. Han, the person by the train, tried to calm a person who was harassing people and the harasser ended up pushing Han into the tracks. The photographer took the photo because he knew there wasn't enough time to help Han so he used his flash on his camera to try and get the man to notice him.

2. He took it because he knew there was absolutely no way he could go to han and pull him out so the next he attempted was to take a picture and try and get the train to notice the flashes of the camera and attempt to stop.

3. I believe this was the right choice because he was still trying to help and the train was already so close there was no way he could've helped him in time so I feel that his attempt was more productive.

4. Some of the things he did was right but he could've done more by calling for help and at least attempting to pul him out of the train tracks.

5. I believe they shouldn't have put it on the magazine because the controversy it causes and how the photographer did the wrong thing when he didn't but he could've done more so and all the drama could cause the photographer to feel extremely guilty.

6. No matter what you do, helping people is always the better choice. If a photographer were to not help someone and the victim ended up dying the photographer would no doubt feel extremely guilty the rest of his life.

7. If a photographer is trying to help save someone's life then it is absolutely okay to be interacted  into the his photos.

8. In certain cases, yes because they are trying to capture what is truly happening but however if it is the difference between life or death then it absolutely okay to help and interfere.

9. Always help. That is priority and photos are always, no matter what, second priority.

Fall Finals Review

The horse flies into the air in a graceful manner with the ring leaders guiding his moves as the crowd watches in amazement in the circus stands. The members and animals of the circus had been working on their routines a whole year before the show had even started and the hard work had paid off.

                 

Rule of Thirds- Having the Subject not in the middle and being somewhere off to the side.

Balancing Elements- balance in colors or balance in the amount of stuff happening on both sides

Leading Lines- lines in the photo that lead your eye to the focal point

Framing- To surround the subject, and giving it the finished look. 

Create Depth - layers within the photo with foreground, mid-ground and background

Repetition- repeating an element making the photo pleasing to the eye

Viewpoint- Where your eye would go first in the photo.

Mergers- avoiding color crashing and subject mixing or getting lost in the photo

Cropping- removing unnecessary points of a photo so the photo is pleasing

Background- having a pleasing and subtle background for the subject

Aperture- a hole in the camera that determines the amount of light being let into the camera

Shutter speed- the amount of time that the camera is open, letting in light during that opening time

ISO- the level of sensitivity due to the light available for the camera 

It's unacceptable to change a persons features in a photo through photoshop and adding or removing things from a photo so that it is untrue.

Enviromental: interacting with the scenery and what is around the subject

Self: the subject taking the picture themselves 

Casual: fun, in-the-moment, no-formal, natural

Exposure: the appropriate lighting and having it well exposed

Depth of Field: the blur of the surroundings and background around or behind the subject

Focal Length: the (in or out) zoom of the lens

Early: simple, poster-style, minimal words, vintage look

Poster: a cover that would resemble a poster or a form of simple art

Words Married to Type: less words that would only relate to the cover

Forest of Words: lots of words surrounding the subject of the cover

Magazine Cover

Portraits and Self Portraits

P O R T R A I T

S E L F   P O R T R A I T

it represents curiosity bc exploring nature in case you couldn't tell :)

Fashion Photography

CHANGES MADE IN THE VIDEOS

1. The changes made in this video are they removed pimples, cleared skin and blotchiness. They changed her face shape with makeup and changed every feature of her face with makeup. They also curled and changed her hair. With photoshop, they made her neck longer, darker hair, and bigger eyes.

2. In the second video, they added tons of makeup, curled hair and long extensions. On photoshop, they enlarged her eyes, changed the face shape, made her thinner, have longer legs, longer neck, and lighter hair and skin.

3. In the third video, they made ever part of her body thinner, larger head and breast, less wrinkles in arms and legs, changed the lighting and added more hair.

QUESTIONS

4. It is absolutely not ethically acceptable to make these kinds of changes through photoshop. One of the biggest problems in society today is girls and their self consciousness and when these kinds of pictures are on the cover of magazines, no wonder they feel bad about themselves. If they knew the truth behind these extremely edited photos, then most likely girls would have more confidence with themselves. Also for the people being edited, this could make them feel bad also. They must feel like they are not pretty enough and do not reach the standards of todays society because they have been edited until the original person looks like nothing like the person in the final product.

5. In my opinion, there are very little circumstances where it would be more unethical. Obviously only changing a couple things like acne or lighting is acceptable because the person being edited would be okay with that. For example, if I were to post a picture on instagram of me, I would most likely change the lighting and possibly get rid of acne, but this is okay. However, changing someone personality completely, is unacceptable.

6. Some changes that are okay, are lighting, acne or oiliness in someone's face. But changing proportions and appearance completely is not okay.

7. Although, fashion photography and photojournalism both use skills of photography and equipment, there are many differences. Photojournalism is the photography of many things and the list would go on and on but most of the time, photos are edited very minimally. However, fashion photography is the photography of subjects related to fashion and clothing and if the subject is a person, you would find it common to edit the person more than in photojournalism.

8. Photojournalism compared to reality is very ethical. It photographs the beauty of nature, people and the world and tells stories through photos. Fashion photography is not as ethical, because even though many photos are probably fine, there are many that edit people until it is unacceptable.

9. I believe you showed us these videos because they showed how unacceptable photoshop can be used for and the dangers and maturity needed for Photoshop. You showed us this because even though photoshop can be used in very good ways, it can be used in bad ways also as proven in the video.

10. The reason that none of the videos were guys are, like I said in Question 1, one of the biggest problems in society is the need girls have for the perfection in others eyes. As of now, this is not really a problem for guys because there aren't as many of these photoshop edits to inspire the self consciousness in them over themselves like there are for girls.

Best Covers

MAGAZINE TIPS --- BLOG #1

1. The cover photo should be very appealing to look at and unique.

2. The screen is the wrong size and would obviously look more accurate if you were to have the actual thing in your hands compared to if you were to have it on the computer.

3. Colors may appear brighter and glow more on the computer because the screen glows, so the actual thing may turn out more dull.

4. The computer lacks scale, so you would have to guess on the accurate font size.

5. The cover should be arousing curiosity and make someone just glancing at it, more interested to read it and spend more time looking at it.


BEST MAGAZINE COVERS 2013 --- BLOG #2

1. New York, May 20, Michael Douglas Is Liberace -  Formal
2. Bloomberg Businessweek, December 2–8, J Crew: Teaching the World to Dress American - Informal
3. The New York Times Magazine, May 19, The Secret Lives of Germs - Environmental
4. Sports Illustrated, April 22, BOSTON- Environmental
5. ESPN The Magazine, September 16, Floyd Mayweather in The Fight Issue - Environmental
6. The New York Times Magazine, November 24, The Flight Risk - Formal
7. Runner's World, December, Get Fit Have Fun- Informal
8. O, The Oprah Magazine, September, Hair! - Informal 
9. Brides, October/November, Get Inspired! - Environmental 
10. W, December/January, The Art Issue - Formal
11. Harper's Bazaar, May, Summer Fashion Issue - Formal
12.New York, February 18–25, Spring Fashion - Formal 
13. The Fader, February/March, Solange - Formal
14. Wired, December, Bill Gates Wants You to Fix the World- Formal
15. Vanity Fair, October, 100 Years - Formal
16. ESPN The Magazine, July 22, Kenneth Faried in The Body Issue - Enironmental
17. GQ, February, Beyoncé - Formal

MY FAVORITE --- BLOG #3

Bloomberg Businessweek, December 2–8, J Crew: Teaching the World to Dress American

(Photo illustration by Justin Metz)

"It’s hard to break through with a story about J. Crew—everyone wears it so it has become visual noise. So for our cover story about how J. Crew is expanding overseas, and going after a more fashion-forward demographic, we decided to have Will and Kate, symbols of all that is wholesome and holy and English, posing as J. Crew catalog models on our cover."

Some things I would critique are to make the background not white. I love the simple color behind because it brings more attention to the people, but since the girl's pants are white, it looks off balance. Another reason it looks uneven, also related to the pants, is the coloring. Everything else, like the text and clothing are dark compared to the background, so they fill the photo and stand out but again the pants blend in with background and throw off the balance. What is communicated through the people is focused on the clothing and happiness towards the clothes. The way they did this was have bright colors and happy faces and have a simple background so that the reader's eye is focused towards the clothing. Other than that, I like the simplicity of it and how it's not busy and layering of his head over the text and finally the natural faces and its not fake smile. 

MAGAZINES PART II --- BLOG # 4 

1. Early Magazine Covers: Early magazine covers were commonly inspired by book covers. The covers at this point were very simple and did not contain many elements. Most ones you would find at this time would contain a title, a picture that drew the attention and a bar code. Much of the focus for the cover was focused on the image.

2. The Poster Cover: This picture style was very focused on the image. As said in the title, it resembled a poster. If there was wording, there wouldn't be much to read, for example a sentence or a title. This style heavily relied on visual imagery. Therefore the photos had to be very eye catching in order to bring attention towards the magazine.

3. Pictures Married to Type: This magazine style now incorporated both pictures and words. This would include a photo that attracted the reader along with phrases of words that brought even more interest to the cover. Many of the photos were portraits. Also the text did not distract the picture and worked its way around it, therefore the two elements worked together.

4. In the Forest of Words: This style popped up in the 21st century. Many words and phrases were now added to the cover which made readers and viewers interested as to what was in the magazine. Although the photos were still well thought out, the text was more effective and productive as to attention grabbing. The creators now believed the text was just as important as the image.

Magazine Tips

1. The cover photo should be very appealing to look at and unique.

2. The screen is the wrong size and would obviously look more accurate if you were to have the actual thing in your hands compared to if you were to have it on the computer.

3. Colors may appear brighter and glow more on the computer because the screen glows, so the actual thing may turn out more dull.

4. The computer lacks scale, so you would have to guess on the accurate font size.

5. The cover should be arousing curiosity and make someone just glancing at it, more interested to read it and spend more time looking at it.

2nd Prompt Shoot

C O L D

E L E C T R I C

P U R P L E

American Soldier Slideshow

The most powerful image is 72 because through the separation and struggles Ian and family had to deal, they finally got rewarded in being reunited and the happiness and joy is extremely obvious in the photo and the emotion is strong.

At Home in Denver: This is #1 to #7.
At Basic Training: This is #8 to #50.
In Iraq: This is #51 to #70.
Back in Denver: This is #71 to #82.

I believe the last set, back in denver, is the most powerful set. It shows the power of friends, family and home has on someone and how important it is. Even after a long time span, Ian still misses his family and didn't stop for one minute. It is obvious that these things in that set of photos mean a lot to Ian.

These photos work together and tell a story by showing the maturing and development of a man through war, love, family and independence. One effect of it being a story is the time span and the photos taken over time like a story and they all can relate to the one before it and over a series oh photos it shows change of a person.

The photos in which Ian is the main subject is present tense.

Captions can enhance photographs by creating more focus on the subject, creating more interest towards the photo and providing more information to the viewer.

Ian says goodbye to his family as he leaves for a very long time and everyone gets very emotional. Ian had planned to move to New York to live with his girlfriend and was not going to be able to visit his family that much.

Ian and many other boys and men stand and wait, ready to practice for joining the army. This morning ritual, had easily become part of their daily routine, for it had been going on for the past 2 months.

Ian and girlfriend wait to get the final words of their new marriage. Both members of the relationship wanted a more traditional wedding but they had lacked the money to make that kind of event happen. Either way, they were very happy they had finally been united in love.

10 Rules of Composition

A V O I D I N G   M E R G E R S

B A C K G R O U N D

B A L A N C E

C R E A T E   D E P T H

C R O P P I N G

F R A M I N G

L E A D I N G   L I N E S

R U L E   O F   T H I R D S

R E P I T I T I O N

V I E W P O I N T

Portrait Shoot Plan

I plan to shoot my friend because I know she will work with me and be flexible with poses and things I want her to do. I plan to do it on the veloway because it's easy, close to where she lives and the setting is simple, natural and pretty. To make this successful by following the rules such as interesting angles and rule of thirds. I will also make sure I have perfect lighting and the right settings. Finally I will make sure to take lots of picture because I don't want to have to turn them in and realize I didn't get good enough photos and have it be too late to take more so I will prepare and take many pictures.

Casual Portraits

 I chose this photo because of all the colors and the close up angle so you can see all the details of the subject's face. Also it has extreme emotions and makes the photo more interesting.

I chose this photo because of the simplicity of the background and the romance expressed in the photo. Also it breaks some of the photography rules because its not following rule of thirds.

Photography Self Portait

I chose this one because its candid and I like it because there is emotion but not  a lot so it's a very simple picture capturing the beauty of simplicity.

I chose this one because it showed a depression, maturity and seriousness in the photo. I like it because of the gloominess and calming vibe the photo gives off.

Environmental Portraits

I like this picture because of the colors and the repetition and simplicity of the background. I chose it because it is a very candid shot and follows a lot of the portrait rules.

I liked this because the color scheme and the passion and interest portrayed in the photo. I chose it because even though it's not showing her face, it still shows emotion.

Self-Portait Tips

6. Shoot Candidly

Sometimes posed shots can look somewhat…. posed. Some people don’t look good in a posed environment and so switching to a candid type approach can work.

Photograph your subject at work, with family or doing something that they love. This will put them more at ease and you can end up getting some special shots with them reacting naturally to the situation that they are in. You might even want to grab a longer zoom lens to take you out of their immediate zone and get really paparazzi with them.

I find that this can particularly work when photographing children.

10. Take a Series of Shots

Switch your camera into ‘burst’ or ‘continuous shooting’ mode and fire off more than one shot at a time.

In doing this you create a series of images that could be presented together instead of just one static image.

This technique can work very well when you’re photographing children – or really any active subject that is changing their position or pose in quick succession.

18. Experiment with Subject Expressions

In some portraits it is the expression on the face of your subject that makes the image.

Get your subject to experiment with different moods and emotions in your image. Play with extreme emotions

ISO

low ISO

high ISO

1. For sporting events you can get movement captured but if you wanted the lighting at night then it would be blurry.

2. Some suggestions for low ISO is to stick to the lowest ISO on your camera so you can get the highest quality pictures. 

3. Suggestions for high ISO are to raise it if you need better lighting.

Camera Settings:

ISO setting: 1600

Shutter Speed

(1/6400 second) high shutter speed

(1/200 second) slow shutter speed

Part One-Reasonable Light

a) low

b) low

c) high

d) high

e) high

f) high

Part Two- Bad Lighting

a) low

b) low

c) high

d) low

e) low

f) low

Aperture priority- you set aperture, camera chooses shutter speed

Shutter priority- you set shutter speed, camera chooses aperture

manual- must manually select both the shutter speed and aperture

Aperture

F2.8

F16

1. The aperture can relate to the iris of the eye.

2. The smaller aperture, the larger the f-stop, the higher the aperture, the smaller the f-stop.

3. The depth of field has an impact by affecting the focus and sharpness of the image, and by adjusting the aperture, you can decide how much is in focus and what is in focus.

Emotions Through Photos

1. I thought the photos towards the beginning were really good at showing love and happiness between the couple. Even after it got depressing and showed her story of cancer, the vibe of the love between them never ever disappeared at all until the very end.

2. This relates to this sequence of photos very well because the photos were not something they just took while it was happening. The photos are the photographers story and represents the emotion going on during the story.

3. I maybe could if I tried really hard, but this sequence or story was something that came natural and seemed as if it just came to him and he had a very good sense of emotion and artistic ability and his photos displayed that very well and that seems hard to achieve.

4. If I were to write Angelo a letter I would tell him his photos were beautiful and very emotional. I would also tell him his photos captured a true story of loss and love very stunning and meaningful and that he captured the pain of hurt of many people in the world and many people go through the same situation. He represented the hurt of many people and was able to capture it in images and help everyone else understand the emotion in an event like this.

Abandoned Theme Parks

1. I would want to go to Prypiat, Ukraine. This place looked really interesting because everything was rusted but still contained color unlike the other ones. Also the first picture, really drew my attention because there was snow covering the ground, but in the middle of it was a ferris wheel and the simplicity of it was really pretty in my opinion. All the pictures had the effect that it had been abandoned for years but also looks like it was used yesterday the way everything was frozen in time.

3. Five other interesting places would be a jungle, a busy city like New York City, any famous landmark in an odd place, underwater, and a place with not as great technology such as Africa.

5. I chose this because the jungle is very colorful. You could get many types of photos here. You could trees, water, plants, growth, death and lots of types of animals. I chose this because you could so many type of pictures like the ones listed before because of the diversity and life of the location.

6. I think it would be highly impossible for me to get photos here because of expenses and distance to travel. Also the jungle is a very dangerous place and one can get easily hurt there. As far as equipment, guesses are, you would need a lot.

Africa Photos Reflection

1. My reaction to his photos was that his photos were stunning. It was really pretty and captured the natural beauty and peace of Africa. Almost everyone is aware of the damage there and I think these photos really move you. They make you realize what we've done to the Earth and just really move and you want to do everything to help.

This is a photo of a line of elephants and I chose this one because it shows the unity of the herds as they march together. Also it shows the beauty of Africa with the rolling clouds above and the endless, flat fields.

The biggest rule I see is Rule of Thirds because the elephant is not centered and is to the right. Also I think there is leading lines because of the lines of elephants which causes the eye to look across the whole photo of elephants.

He photographs on medium-format black and white film without telephoto or zoom lenses. This is important because with this you can see the background and show the beauty compared to if he wasn't using it, it would focus on the subject and not capture the beauty around the  subject.

His reason for taking photos is to show the world in photography, the beauty of Africa as it fades away and capture it before it is permanently gone. His hopes is to get everyone moved and wanting to make a difference.

"In 1995 I first drove the main road from Nairobi down through southern Kenya to Arusha in northern Tanzania. Along the way, in completely unprotected areas, I was giraffes, zebras, gazelles, impalas, and wildebeest. A few months ago, just 13 years later, I made the same drive. I didn't see a single wild animal the entire four-hour drive."

Captions

Mariah sits in a shopping center and stares into the distance looking like she's not having fun. That day, Mariah had waited for a long time while her grand daughter had fun and and shopped and she wished she could be young again.

Carl has the need to be rebellious and decides to take a ride to the grocery store. Carl had woken up one day, and he thought he needed to live his life to the fullest and not let someone drive where he needed to be and slowly yet surely eventually arrived at his designated location.

Douglas plays with his new furry friend he found and bonds over sleepiness and wrinkles. Having searched for a very long, he finally had found the perfect dog he was going to love for a long time and the two spent lots of time sleeping the days away.

Great Black and White Photographers Pt. 3

1. When I first saw White's photos, I thought he portrayed things we could see on a normal basis and photographed it on a very artistic level.

Photo #1

I see dirt and bugs and an old tree twisted in a natural knot. I can see the small new forms of life and buds of shrubs sprouting near the old tree. I see crevices in it as if water itself sculpted it.

I smell the old bark peeling off the tree and wet soil that provides nutrients for the old tree. I can smell natural mold and mildew that had built up over the years on the tree.

I hear the few leaves left rustle in the gentle breeze. I hear the squirrels burrowing into as their claws scratch the many holes of the aged tree. 

I taste dust rain that has built up through the carved wood. I taste rain and wet soil from the previous refreshing rain that sprinkled the tree and its home.

I feel the soft bark as it peels away under my touch. I feel the crisp grass beneath my feet as it crunches beneath my feet. 

I see rays of sunlight dancing through the faded white curtains. I see the sheer cloths hanging from the window sway in the gentle wind.

I smell the dust that has built a small layer over everything in the house and claimed it as it's own. I smell the rotting wood that makes the structure of the old house.

I hear the planks of soft wood under my feet squeak and creak as I step over them. I hear birds chirping and singing through the open window.

I taste the dirt, dust and mildew dancing though the thick air.

I feel the warm rays of sun bounce off my skin and wood planks bordering the window made of thin, yellowed and cracked glass.

A way I would like to portray this photographer is a poster. This can be very artistic and eye-catching, just like White's photography.

Photo Mural Project

1.  A theme I think would be interesting is students taking advantage of school and learning. It wouldn't just be kids sitting at desk words doing book work, but things like clubs, electives, volunteering or events outside of school and students making the most of their education.

2.  I think a variety of cameras would work but mainly phones since it would be easy to have with and easier to use but, if you wanted better quality photos, then the cameras could be necessary.

3. Somewhere where everyone would walk by at one point of the day and not hidden somewhere in the back of a hallway. I think the courtyard would be a great place because everyone is there at one point and also the lighting is good outside.

Peer Academic Shoot Critique

http://jamiesphotojournalism.blogspot.com

Two things that they did good is the framing rule because it was very appealing to look at. Another thing is that all the rules were followed very nicely and it was obvious what the rule was.

One thing I would've improved is that try to vary the photos you get because they were all kids working. Yes, it's hard because not much was going on in academics but there could have been creative ways to show it like different angles.

Academic Shoot Reflection and Critique

1. The biggest challenge was to multitask and get good academic activity, the 5 rules and a good quality all at the same time in each of the photos.

2. My biggest technical aspect was focus. An example of me doing this was the framing photo because it was hard to get it to focus in on the classroom and not the window.

3. I wish I would've stayed in classrooms longer to get more content and so I would have more options when choosing a photo for each rule.

4. The things I would've kept the same are my balance and simplicity and not just taking pictures in classrooms but in the hallways too.

5. I think the easiest one will be leading lines because there are many lines in classrooms and hallways and buildings in general.

6. The hardest is framing because its hard to find an interesting subject and a frame in the same area and it's hard to get the exact focus and lighting you want.

7. The rule I don't understand the most is Balance and a way I could learn more about is look for definitions and more specifically, examples.

Academic Shoot and Reflection

Framing

1. I think the rule of framing was followed nicely but the quality of the photo is not as good as it could've been.

2. The subject of this photo is the students working in the classroom.

3. Kind of because there is a lot going on in the picture but's clear that's the subject is the kids.

4. Something I would've done to improve the photo is try to focus more through the window because the photo is awkwardly focused.

Leading Lines

1. This photo has leading lines but the lines don't really lead to anything.

2. The students working on both sides of the photo is the subject of photo.

3. I don't think the subject is very obvious because it took me a while to figure it out and usually leading lines are used to lead to the subject, but in this they didn't lead to anything.

4. The thing I would've changed is have a subject at the end of the desks like a student speaking or something because the lines aren't leading to anything.

Rule of Thirds

1. The rule was followed greatly because it's obvious that she is in the bottom left corner and not towards the center and not on any of the invisible lines.

2 . The subject is the girl working on the project.

3. The subject is obvious because nothing is going on somewhere else in the photo.

4. There is nothing I would change except have better lighting because outside of the windows, it's very bright.

Simplicity

1. This rule was followed greatly because since the photo is from above, there is nothing else to distract the eye.

2. The subject is the boy working on the project. 

3. It's obvious because the boy is the only action in the photo and everything around him is gray.

4. There is nothing I would change about this photo.

Balance 

1. This rule was followed nicely because there is an equal amount of things going on on both sides of the photo and it's not uneven.

2. The subject is everyone working on the computers.

3. I think it's obvious because there is nothing else going on in the photo.

4. Since the rule was followed nicely, there isn't anything I would change about it.

Unusual and Interesting Photos Pt. 1

1. My reaction to this was shock and interest. I wondered how he did it and thought it s cool. I wondered if it was an effect on the camera or edited on the computer.

2. It's hard to tell but I think he used an editing software after he took the photos or photoshop.

3. Some good buildings for this style of photos are the Statue of Liberty, Frost Bank Tower or the Capital. We may not have easy access to the Statue of Liberty but we could get the other two just by going downtown.

Photoshoot Preview

1. The places I would like to take pictures are a science classes doing a science experiment, in the gym where a sport or cheerleading could be going on, band or art.

2. I would like to take pictures in the band hall, gym, art room, a debate class, or an elective class.

3. A good basic to good photography is have a broad mindset and follow the rules of composition. Be creative and try new things that may not work because it's better to try something out and not have it work than not try at all because you could be missing a great photo opportunity. Include key things like patience, good lighting and an open mind.

Favorite Academic Photo

The photo I chose is the picture of a girl dropping pink paint and drops splattering everywhere.

 1. I chose this photo because it's really interesting and I loved how it was very focused on the paint and not the girl in the background and everything jus looks frown in time.

2. Some rules of photography are simplicity because the background is simple and not distracting. It's also balance because there's an equal amount of the subject/ paint on both sides. You could also qualify it as avoiding mergers because the main point doesn't go off the photo at all and it's all towards the center so that you can understand what's going on around it.

The Story

I believe this one shows the most story. You can tell just by the surroundings that its a group thing and one can assume it's community work and picking up trash because of the trash in her hand. IT shows a story that the found people today care in my opinion.