Extra Credit For Final Exam

1.) The man was pushed onto the tracks by someone unknown, and the photographer used his camera flash while taking pictures to get the drivers attention, but the train couldn't slow down in time.

2.) He said he took the photo to use his flash to get the train drivers attention.

3.) I think that he has his own right to take whatever photos he wants to take.

4.) No, i don't think he should have just used his flash. I think he could have taken some pictures and then helped the man by waving his arms or by screaming something.

5.) I disagree about the people running the photo on the front cover. I think that since he is dead they don't have permission to use the photo like that, and it also might worry people and get people sad.

6.) I think that to a photojournalist it is more important to get a good photo, and then help someone else out if they need help.

7.) I think it is right to involve yourself, because you can help with the pictures you take and because if you don't get involved, you might have evidence that your not using that could help.

8.) I think that photojournalist should try not to influence and just take photos and let things happen like they're supposed to happen. I think it makes the photos even better if they're not influenced. 

9.) I think this is the most appropriate response to the situation "It is the disturbed gentle man who pushed Ki Suk Han who is to blame in his death, not the photographer who couldn't stop the collision." - Bethany Swain, lecturer at the University of Maryland and member of the National Press Photographers Association board of directors.

Fashion

1.) Her neck was raised, eyes were pushed down, eyes were enlarged, skin tone was changed, and hair was changed.

2.) No, because it creates an illusion of beauty and photoshop is not true beauty.

3.) Yes, it would be wronger to do if you were in a beauty contest and someone chose a photoshopped picture of a girl, and not a real picture of her.

4.) I think none of the changes made in that video are okay.

5.) Fashion photography i think is more personality and beauty, while photojournalism is more environmental and sports and stuff.

6.) The difference is that Fashion Photographers only have to make sure lighting and other little things are good, because they can just photoshop everything else in, while Photojournalism Photographers have to make sure lighting, blurriness, rules of photography, focus, and a lot of other things must be right before taking the picture. They try to get the best photo first.

Lyrtro Warm-Up

1.) I noticed it let me change where the photo was focused, and i noticed that it let me move around slightly.

2.) At the highest level, light entering the Lytro camera goes through the main lens and then hits our proprietary Lytro Light Field Sensor. The Lytro Field Sensor incorporates a special compound lens known as a micro-lens array (MLA), which is comprised of thousands of tiny lenses. This special sensor is what allows the Lytro camera to take in all of the light in the scene, capturing information on the direction, color, and luminosity of millions of individual rays of light.

3.) Other people have said that it was a "low resolution grainy camera that's super fragile and is awkward to grip" And someone else said that "the lens cap falls off easily."

4.) I personally think that for 399.99, about 400 dollars, is quite a lot for such a little thing. I think that it is too much money, and then 299.99 would be a reasonable price.

Rules of Photography Part 2

1.) Rule of Thirds

2.) Balancing Elements

3.) Leading Lines

4.) Symmetry and Patterns (Repetition)

5.) Viewpoint

6.) Background

7.) Create Depth

8.) Framing

9.) Cropping

10.) Mergers and Avoiding Them

Without Mergers

With Mergers

Self Portrait and Portraits Part 2

"A mirror or some other reflective surface offers an even easier way to take a self-portrait."

"Have fun with it. Be sexy. Be yourself. Be awesome. Be different. Be creative. Whatever you do, have fun with it. That’s part of the point, after all."

"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."

Environmental Portrait:

I picked this photo because it has a lot of color and design. I like it because of the flowers everywhere and the red lighting in the background.

I picked this photo because it has some color but the main reason i picked it was because of the background. I like it because the bricks make a cool diagonal shape that kind of distracts from the man.

Photography Self Portrait:

I picked this photo because of the bright uplifting colors. I like the color of the umbrella and the country side.

I picked this photo because of the lighting and the color of the shoes. I like the way it sparkles/shines on the tip of the shoe. It looks really cool. 

Casual Portrait:

I picked this photo because of the way its black and white. I like the way it doesn't have color and it shows detail and shadow.

I picked this photo because i of how you can see the baby in the mirror. It shows a different angle of the baby.  I like the way the background is blurred to show emphasis on the baby.

I will shoot a picture of myself obviously, since this is will be a self portrait assignment. I will shoot somewhere where there aren't many people, and they're isn't a lot of things on the wall to distract from the photo. To make the shot successful i will make sure there aren't a lot of distractions, i will make sure to take more than one photo. I will make sure to keep the camera still and in focus. I will try  to use more than one rule of photography. 

Mural Photos

American Solider Slide Show & Captions (Review)

(1)
A.) I think that all of the photos in the slideshow, this is the most powerful one. It shows, to me, that he has worked extremely hard. It shows that he was determined to get to where he wanted to go, and it shows that all of his hard work has finally paid off. Thats why i think this is the most powerful picture.

B.) [At home in denver, 1-9]  [At basic training, 10-50]  [In Iraq, 51-71]  [Back in Denver, 72-83]
The most powerful set of images are the last ones, Back in Denver, because they show a lot of emotion, hard work that is finally complete, and a relief to be back home and happy.

C.) The images show his journey through, and steps, he takes to make it as a soldier. It shows almost everything that happened, and captured a lot of the experiences.

(2)
A.) All of the captions of the photos are told in Present tense.

B.) They make it feel like your right there, and helps you understand what its like to be there with him.

(3)
A.)[Image #1] John sits down quietly with his dad in his New York house, nervously waiting for a call from his instructor to let him know if he made it in as an army recruit.

[Image #3] John gets out of his car alone in New York at an Armed Forces Career Center, because he had just gotten a call approving of him as an army recruit.

[Image #4] John and his girlfriend Katy kiss on the ferris wheel at a carnival in New York, celebrating his recent admission as an army recruit.

(4)
A.) It can tell more of a story, make more of an impact, use music to change your emotions or opinions on things, allow you to get a better understanding on the pictures.

B.)

ISO

ISO 3200

ISO 6400

1.) You can take the picture really fast, and it helps you take better photos in low light.
2.) Every camera has a base ISO, the lowest ISO the camera will go to.
3.) High ISO's take pictures faster, but make them more grainier.

Shutter Speed

Slow Shutter Speed

High Shutter Speed

Auto, AP mode, and Manual. Auto automatically sets the aperture and the shutter speed. AP mode sets the shutter speed, but lets you set the aperture. Manual mode lets you set everything for yourself.

Aperture

f/2.8 Aperture

f/32 Aperture

1.) Pupil
2.) The smaller the aperture the larger the f-stop, the higher the aperture the smaller the f-stops.
3.) Reducing the aperture increases the depth of field.

Abandoned Theme Parks

1.) If i could go to any one of those amusement parks shown i think i would like to go to Okpo Land, South Korea. I think i would go to this one because it seems really creepy to me. I think its just something about how the young girl died on the duck ride and how the manager disappears the night after it happened, without saying sorry.

2.)

Okpo Land in South Korea, this is a picture of a shut down ride that is cracked and broken.

3.) Five Unusual Places Would Be...
- A Bathroom
- A Car
- A Railroad Track
- A Haunted House
- A Store

4.) I chose a railroad track

5.) I think it would be a unique place to take pictures just because no one really goes onto the railroad tracks to take pictures, most people just take pictures of the sky or other people. I think you would just take pictures of a train or the tracks if you went to the railroad.

6.) If i was going to take pictures at a railroad track i would need to know the trains that come on this track and the times. I would also need to know a location of a railroad track. I would also have to be sure no one people or cars get in the photo.

Funny Captions

A crazy kitten named Todd in Austin, Texas climbs into a cup and tries to imitate the face.  The cup fell over afterwards and the kitten bumped his head.

A deer named Julie was hungry and started biting our snowman's nose in the back yard of our house in Baltimore, Maryland. The deer stopped after eating about half the carrot, and ran away leaving the carrot with a broken nose.

A panda named Po got into the park we were at in Chicago, Illinois and started sliding down the slide fast. He then landed his face in the snow, and started shaking his head. 

Black and White Photographers Part 3

1.) The first thing that caught my eye was the way his photos looked and how he took them. The way his photos look, and how they are black and white, and how some are sepia. They just look really cool, and i like them a lot.

2.) I see a cracked wall that is painted white. It has been there for years and is chipping slowly, pieces of it are barley hanging on. You can see the old paint hidden underneath it all.

I smell a lot of fumes in the air, and i hear a lot of people. They are about to fix and repaint the wall and make it look new. There are a lot of people there taking a lot of pictures of the old wall before it gets renewed.

I hear people footsteps and paint buckets. I also hear the sound of the camera lenses clicking when people take a picture. I hear more peoples voices saying oooo when they take a good picture.

I can taste the smell of paint as they start renewing the wall back to its original shape and form. I also taste some paint chips as the scrape the old paint off of the wall. Everybody is just waiting for it to be done.

I feel that the wall is staying the same in the photo. Even though it probably is differnt and won't be the same. The photographer is probably happy he got to take a really good photo of the wall.

3.) I think that out of all of the decisions (Posters, Blog, Powerpoint, etc.) I would choose a poster/poster board. I would do this because you could easily fit many ideas and make it organized really simply. You can also move it around and hang it. So if you wanted to show other classes you just pick it up. You can put words, pictures, and drawings; anything you want to put.

Academic Shoot Reflection

1.) The only challenges i had during this assignment was finding a place to shoot photos, and finding what to take pictures of and how to make them incorporate one of the 6 rules of photography.

2.) A couple technical aspects i was think about the most were focus, and framing. I was thinking about focus, because i didn't want my photos coming out blurry. I was think about framing because i didn't want an accidental merger in every photo that i took.

3.) If i could do this assignment again, i would change the way i took my Balance and Framing photos. I think those were the most challenging to get pictures of.

4.) I would still do my Lines, Simplicity, Rule of Thirds, and Avoiding Mergers photos the same way i did last time. I would also go to the same class rooms.

5.) I think the easiest rule to achieve is Avoiding Mergers, because all you have to do is get someone halfway in the shot or get someones arm sticking out or something.

6.) The hardest rule to achieve would have to be Balance, because it is hard to balance out the photo, because i had to manipulate the people in the photo, and get two people of about the same height to stand next to each other.

7.) I understand all of the 6 rules of photography.

Academic Photo Shoot Photos

Lines

1.) I think that i followed the rule pretty well. It shows lines from the finger and how it is pointing to the work she has so far written, and it shows lines on the paper.

2.) I think that there is two subjects in this photo. I think the hand is a subject and i think that the blue writing is a subject as well.

3.) Yes, i think it is very clear and quite easy to see exactly what the subject is.



Simplicity

1.) I think i followed the rule well in this photo that i took. You can clearly see that she is using academics by reading a book.

2.) The subject of this photo is her, and she is reading. You can see it and easily tell what is happening in the photo.

3.) Yes, it is very clear what the subject is doing in this photo.

Rule of Thirds

1.) I think in this photo i followed the rule kind of good, but i think i could have taken a better one if i wanted to.

2.) The subject of this photo is the teacher teaching her class, while the students learn.

3.) Yes, in this photo you can clearly see what the subject of the photo is.


Balance

1.) I think i followed the rule good on this photo that i took. They are working hard and in a group of two.

2.) In this photo you can see that there are two subjects. They are both working and taking notes with each other in class.

3.) Yes, in this photo you can clearly see that the subjects of the photo are working together.

Framing

1.) I think in this photo i followed the rule pretty well. She is standing in the doorway, which is the frame around her.

2.) The subject in this photo is her standing in the doorway smiling. She is posing in front of the doorway to get the rule of framing.

3.) Yes, you can clearly see what the subject of this photo is, she is standing in the doorway posing.


Avoiding Mergers

1.) I think in this photo i followed the rule pretty good, but if i wanted a better picture i could have taken a better one.

2.) The subject in this photo is putting her head down reading, and this allows the other girls hair in the background to show, making it look like the girl in the foreground has a pony tail type thingy.

3.) Yes, i think it is clear what the subjects in the photo are doing, they are reading a paper.

Mural Project

1.) Right now i don't really know a theme that we could use. Maybe just use a theme about something happy.

2.) I think we should use cameras and phones, but the cameras would probably look better.

3.) I really don't know where we would put it up. I would just put it somewhere where everyone could see it.

Africa and Mural Project Preview

1.) I liked the photos that he took of the wildlife. He made every photo different, cool, and unique.

2.)

My Favorite Photo

3.) I chose this photo as my favorite because the giraffes look cool all together and the sun is out above their heads. The color of this photo is really cool too.

4.) Rules of Photography shown in this photo:
Simplicity - because you can clearly see the main subject.
Lines - because the lines on the giraffe and the lines of the giraffes bodies.
Balance - because all of the giraffes are balancing each other out, and the giraffes necks are curved and not just straight.
Framing - because it just shows the giraffes and not everything around them.
Avoiding Mergers - because the right center part of the photo shows a giraffes head coming out of another giraffe.

5.)

a.) He uses a pentax67ii camera

b.) "Over the next few years, frustrated that he could not capture on film his feelings about 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." -Wikipedia

c.) He is interested in showing the animals in simply a state of Being.

d.) A quote "The photos are my elegy to these beautiful creatures, to this wrenchingly beautiful world that is steadily, tragically vanishing before our eyes."

Academic Shoot Preview

The photo i chose was the first photo of the Academics & Community Service. It shows a guy pouring a green liquid and a blue liquid into a glass beaker. A purple liquid is created, and the guy is learning through that experiment.

1.) I picked this photo because you could easily see what the guy was doing and you could tell he was learning.

2.) Simplicity - Because the background isn't complicated, The Rule of Thirds - Because their is something to look at if you drew the tic tac toe box, Lines - Because his fingers and the liquid from the two flasks are leading you to where to look, Balance - Because his hands are on both sides, and his head is in the middle, Framing - Because the center of interest (The 3 liquids) are in the foreground and the background is blurred.

1.) I think i would take photos like the ones i see at lunch, or with friends.
2.) I would visit this classroom, or i would visit my Pe class.
3.) I would use the 6 basic rules of photography, and i would learn more, and then i would use everything i know to take good photos.

Filling The Frame

Filling The Frame

I chose this one as the Most Interesting/ Filling The Frame photo. I chose this one because it shows them having an awesome time and because the bubbles fill up almost of the frame, but you can still see the people and tell that their happy. I think that they are filling the frame up with what they are doing in the scene.

Action and Emotion

Best Action/Emotion Photo

I think this photo is the best action and emotion photo. They are all smiling and you can tell that they are having a very good time. Most of them are participating and putting their hands in the smoke. Everyone seems to be having fun and enjoying the time. You can tell by their actions that they are enjoying it, and their emotions look happy by the smile on their faces.

The Story

Best Story Photo

I think this photo tells the best story. I think that from this picture they are all doing what they should, and they are connected. They look happy, and the trees and stuff that surround them looks nice. They are all holding hands and relaxing. They all look like they are having a good time together. It tells a story of how everyone can connect and be happy.

Post Shoot Reflection

1.) Some challenges i faced to get the red, metal, and happy photos were...
- Time limit was a challenge, but it wasn't much of a problem for me.
- Location was a challenge because it was hard to find good photos of everything.
- Things to take pictures of was a challenge because many things were boring or just not good.

2.) The things i thought about during the assignment was where to go, to take a good photo, and what things can i take a good picture of. I was also thinking about how it focused and what angle looked better.

3.) If i could redo this assignment i would take many photos of the same thing, and i would make sure you can see what I'm taking a picture of clearly. I would use most of the 6 basic rules of photography.

4.) I would still go to the same places, and take pictures of the same thing, but i would use a different method, and i would know how to take a better photo.

5.) For my Best Red Photo i took i used The Rule of Thirds, Balance, Framing, and Avoiding Mergers. For my Best Happy Photo i took i used The Rule of Thirds, Balance, Framing, Lines, and Avoiding Mergers. For my Best Metal Photo i took i used The Rule of Thirds, Lines, Avoiding Mergers, and Framing.

6.) Yes, i guess i am interested in shooting those compositions again, because it was fun trying to find out where to take, and how to take good photos.

Extra Credit, The Falling Man

The Falling Man

I think this photo is sad and happy at the same time. It is sad because he is plunging to his death, but it is also happy because he can end his life without painfully burning in fire or choking on smoke. He has accepted death, and knowing that is it impossible to escape, he leaped. Many people say he looks relaxed in this photo. I think he does look relaxed, almost ready, for what is going to happen. No one knows who the falling man is because so many people jumped, got pushed, or blown out of the building. Some people say he is a symbol of freedom. I believe that too. He is completely free while jumping out. Even though he will die, he will be free. No matter who he is, he will always be known as the falling man.

First 6 Rules Of Photography

Simplicity

In this photo the blue background of the sky makes it very simple, and the building can be seen clearly.

The Rule Of Thirds

In this photo you could draw the tic tac toe lines, and you would have something of interest in that area.

Lines

In this photo the tops of the buildings are leading you to the main subject of the picture.

Balance

In this photo there is balance between the colors of the words, and how the words are stacked on top of each other.

Framing

In this photo it shows framing, because the center of the photo is where the subject is, and because the trees are in the foreground and the buildings are in the background, and the smoke is everywhere.

Avoiding Mergers

In this photo an arm is cropped off in the bottom right corner, which is a merger.