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.

Unusual And Interesting Photos

Part 1

1.) I think his work is cool and fascinating, its really awesome.

2.) I think he went back in the photo and edited them, or he took different photos and added them together somehow. I really don't know how he did it.

3.) I think he should take pictures of the...

-Frost Bank Tower located in Austin, Texas.

-Spinnaker Tower (Millennium Tower) located in Gunwharf Quays Portsmouth, England.

-Montreal Biosphere located in Montreal, Canada.

My Favorite Picture

Part 2

1.) I picked this photo because it was a cool underneath shot, making the horses look larger and making the photo really stand out.

2.) I found this in the Sports Action category.

3.) This picture won first place in its category.

4.) He took it when the horses had started out, creating a feeling of movement and energy.

5.) Cause they took it underneath and in the beginning, and other people take it at the end and from the side. He took it uniquely.

6.) He probably had to get there early, so he could take it before the race started. He had to be still and careful, so the horses wouldn't step on his camera, and he probably had to pay extra to be closer to the horses.

Part 3

1.) Remember to take photos of things that are important to you. Look into nature. Be aware of light.

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Favorite Painting

3.)

Similar Photo

4.) Yes, Because this cafe was important to Vincent Van Gogh.

5.) I think this is the photo that influences me the most, that is why i chose it for these questions and as my favorite.

Photo Manipulation and Ethics

A.) The main point of the story that i read is to not use photoshop to edit images, no matter how badly you want too.
B.) This type of photo editing makes the photo false, and you shouldn't do it. Just leave the photo how it is.

Photoshopped Photo Of Oprah

A.) I think the most unethical photo is the one of Oprah. They put her face on someone else's body, and that isn't right.

After Photoshop

B.) I think the least unethical photo is the one during Gulf War 2, all he did is use both photos and put them together, there wasn't really anything bad with it.

Before Photoshop

National Geographic Warm-Up

My Favorite Photo

I think this is my favorite photo out of all the 45 photos on the website. There were a lot of good ones but i think i liked this one because it was an eye, and because you could see what the person could see. The image inside of the eye was of an awesome scene. That why i like this photo and put it as my favorite one.

If i could take a photo and submit it, i would take a picture of the top of a road. Because there is a road that goes really high, and it has a really cool view of a lot of stuff thats around. Thats what i would take a picture of and send to the photo contest. 

Touching People

1.) What do you think about this project and photo essay?
I think its kind of weird, but it would be funny seeing peoples face ask you ask them "Can i take a picture of you touching a stranger?" It must be uncomfortable.

2.) What would you do if someone approached you with a camera and asked you to participate in a photo shoot and then asked you to touch a stranger?

I don't know what i would do. I would probably just ask them "Why?" or i would just do it i guess.

3.) Think of an unusual photo shoot similar to this one that you think would be fun to go and shoot.
People on their knees, holding shoes.... That would be unusual, but fun to shoot, and fun to ask people to do it.

4.)  Finally, tell me what you thought of the photography, are the photos good? Do you like looking at them?
I think some of them are pretty good, but its funny how awkward some of them look.