Final Review

1. Rule of thirds- When your photo is not in the center and it is near a corner 

2. Balancing Elements- Where the objects in the picture are equal

3. Leading Lines- Subject is followed by lines in a photo 

4. Symmetry and Patterns (repetition)- Patterns are appealing to the eye to make the picture pop out more.

5. Viewpoint- The different angles you can take the photo from

6. Background- A plain background is better when you really want the subject to show

7. Create depth- Having the subject in a background, foreground, or in the middle

8. Framing- Having objects frame the subject so its focused more on the subject and not the background

9. Cropping- Crop the photo to make it look accurate.

 

10. Mergers and avoiding them- Objects overlapping each other or cutting someone out of the photo.

Aperture- The speed of light that travels through the lens

Shutter speed- how fast the picture takes

Iso- measure of sensitivity of light

Exposure- how light or dark the photo will be once its taken

Depth of Field- distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a photo that are in focus.

Focal length- distance between the lens and the image sensor when the subject is in focus

Early magazine cover- a lot of drawings like books

Poster- Just a picture with the title

Married to Type- Just the right amount of text and it doesn't take away from the picture

Forest of words- A lot of words, can take away from he picture 

Environmental- portrait taken of a person or people in a situation that they live in and shows who they are. 

Self portrait- Picture that you take of yourself that is not a selfie

Casual- photos that are of people doing their own thing. 

Final Magazine Covers

Magazine cover photos

before levels and cropping

Portrait 

Self-Portrait

four

1. Why did you pick this image? What caught your eye?



2. Summarize what you read. How about 2-3 sentences explaining the photo.



3. Every photo has some additional information, links, readings, or videos associated. Please tell me what you learned in addition to the actual photo. If you need to watch a video, I can come put in my credentials so you can watch, just raise your hands.



4. Look up the photographer. Post this famous image of theirs PLUS one more of theirs that catches your eye. (This means I should see at least 2 photos per post).

5. Find a biography of the photographer and provide the following information:

Name
Birth and death year (if applicable)
Born where
School attended (college or photo school)

three

1. Why did you pick this image? What caught your eye?
I picked this image because they all looked really happy and excited. 

2. Summarize what you read. How about 2-3 sentences explaining the photo.
Ellen was the Oscars host in 2014 and she went into the crowd wanting to take a picture. Bradley Cooper held the phone and took the photo. Ellen then posted it on Twitter and it was the most retweeted photo in history with 3 million retweets. Ellen also used the photo for advertisement for Samsung because thats what phone they used. 

3. Every photo has some additional information, links, readings, or videos associated. Please tell me what you learned in addition to the actual photo. If you need to watch a video, I can come put in my credentials so you can watch, just raise your hands.
Bradley went up to them and he told Ellen that he could take the photo of them and he said he ruined her plan at first because she's wanted selfie and she told him to get in it and he took the photo because he had the longest arms.

4. Look up the photographer. Post this famous image of theirs PLUS one more of theirs that catches your eye. (This means I should see at least 2 photos per post).

5. Find a biography of the photographer and provide the following information:

Name: Bradley Charles Cooper
Birth and death year (if applicable): January 5, 1975- not dead yet
Born where: Philadelphia Pennsylvania
School attended (college or photo school): Georgetown University for Drama School

two

1. Why did you pick this image? What caught your eye?
I chose this photo because it is really sad to see that many soldiers dying to save our country. 

2. Summarize what you read. How about 2-3 sentences explaining the photo.
In 1991 the U.S. government banned news organizations from photographing pictures this these because it is violating the families privacy. In April 2004 , 700 U.S troops had been killed in Iraq and they were returning home in coffins with US flags dropped over them. As Tami Silicio, working for a cargo company in Kuwait, was moved by what she saw, she got her camera out and took a photo of these coffins. She emailed the photo to a friend in US who then sent it to a photo editor at the Seattle Times. With Silicio's permission, the Times put the photo on their front cover. It started rage and Silicio was fired from her job. After this many felt that these pictures should be exposed, in 2009 during Barak Obama's first year office, the Pentagon lifted the ban. 

3. Every photo has some additional information, links, readings, or videos associated. Please tell me what you learned in addition to the actual photo. If you need to watch a video, I can come put in my credentials so you can watch, just raise your hands.
There is a quote on the picture by Tami and you could tell the grief she was feeling for the soldiers and their families. 

4. Look up the photographer. Post this famous image of theirs PLUS one more of theirs that catches your eye. (This means I should see at least 2 photos per post).

5. Find a biography of the photographer and provide the following information:

Name: Tami Silicio
Birth and death year (if applicable)
Born where
School attended (college or photo school)

Top 100 Photos of All Time ONE

1. Why did you pick this image? What caught your eye?
I chose this image because I saw a soldier in the water with objects around him and I was wondering why the soldier was low in the water. 

2. Summarize what you read. How about 2-3 sentences explaining the photo.
Huston Riley was a Private First Class who jumped into the water after the Nazis shelled his landing craft. He had to stay under the water as long as possible until he couldn't breathe anymore. Robert Capa took this photo of him when he was at the surf, Capa spent an hour and a half on the battlefield and he watched as men around him were dying. A courier transported his four rolls of film to LIFEs London offices. Most of the film showed no images after they got processed. The ones that were there  give us a memory of D-Day. 

3. Every photo has some additional information, links, readings, or videos associated. Please tell me what you learned in addition to the actual photo. If you need to watch a video, I can come put in my credentials so you can watch, just raise your hands.
Caps the photographer had been to many wars before but not as big of wars as D-Day. John G. Morris was Robert Capa's photo editor, he waited all day Tuesday and Wednesday for Capa's film to be delivered. The first three rows of film were ruined but Morris ordered for all of the other photos to be printed. To take this photo Capa had to turn his back on the action to face Riley, it showed how brave and courageous Capa was. LIFE gave people the news about everything that was happening because there was no TV's yet. 

4. Look up the photographer. Post this famous image of theirs PLUS one more of theirs that catches your eye. (This means I should see at least 2 photos per post).

5. Find a biography of the photographer and provide the following information:

Name: Robert Capa 
Birth and death year (if applicable): October 22, 1913-May 25, 1954
Born where:Budapest, Hungary
School attended (college or photo school): It doesn't say what school he went too but he enrolled in college in Berlin

Prompt shoot 3

Tiny

Circle

Fashion Photography

1. The changes that were made in Photoshop were made the neck longer, made her eyes bigger, made neck thinner, moved the shoulders down, made the face thinner, changed pieces of her hair, the lips got bigger, and changed her eye color to blue.

2. the changes that were made in Photoshop are made skin clear, made eyes bigger, lifted her shoulder up, made legs longer, made arms longer, changed her skin color lighter, made the neck longer, changed her pupils, made her face thinner, nose got smaller, and lips were more defined and darker.

3. The changes they made in Photoshop are made the whole body thinner, made her hair longer, moved her forehead up, moved the butt up, made her look brighter, head got smaller, mades the back arch more, and added bangs with the extra hair.

4. Is it ethically acceptable to change a person's appearance like these in a photo? Why or why not?
I think it can be in some situations. I think a little bit is okay but not to where they look like a barbie doll or a total different person because then your showing someone your not and that's not okay.

5. Are there circumstances in which it would be more ethically wrong to do this type of manipulation?
If you are going to be put on a billboard or on a poster for any advertisement or on a commercial that is advertising something that would be like make up or weight loss or anything like that because once again you would be lying to everyone.

6. What types of changes are OK, and what aren't?
The type of changes that are okay are making the eyes bigger, lifting to make somethings little longer, and changing the lighting.

7. Explain what you think the differences are between fashion photography and photojournalism.
Fashion photography is

8. What relationship does each type of photography have to reality, and how does this affect the ethical practice of each?


9. Why do you think I am showing you these three videos?
To show us to be ourselves and your pretty without all those changes.

10. Why are none of these videos about guys???
Girls are a lot more insecure about theirselves than guys are and guys are always themselves and girls think they need extra help to make them look better. 

5 websites number 5

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

Briefly describe what you looked at on the website (2-3 sentences, make sure you write enough to really make it clear that you spent time looking at the website).
 In these photos I saw different objects in nature that have been around for really long time. In this photo the trees are 80,00 years old. 


What did you learn new?
I learned how long some theses objects have been around. 


a.     Why did you pick this photo?
I liked how the tress are white because you don't ever see that. 

b.     What rules of photography do you see in the photo?
Lines, Balance, and patterns

c.     Who took the photo?
Rachel Susan took the photo

5 websites number 4

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

Briefly describe what you looked at on the website (2-3 sentences, make sure you write enough to really make it clear that you spent time looking at the website).
In the video I saw two men going out in the forest to make projections on trees and different objects in nature. In the second video I saw the process they went through to set everything up. 

If you looked at a video, please do the following:

a.     Describe what you saw in the video.
In the video I saw how two men made different projections in the forest.  

b.     Try to figure out who made the video. If it was a photographer look them up on google and see if you can learn more about them.
The photography Tarek Mawad and an animator Friedrich can Schoor made the video and the projections. 

c.     If there is a story about the video on the website, paraphrase it in 2-3 sentences.
They spent six week illuminating objects in the forest with a projector and getting the results on camera. 

d.     What did you learn new?
I learned how you don't always have to make projections on just a flat surface as you normally see but you can make them in nature and wherever you want because Tarek Mawad and Friedrich van Schoor made it happen out in nature, 

5 websites number 3

http://blog.ted.com/how-to-create-a-killer-timelapse-with-joe-capra/

Briefly describe what you looked at on the website (2-3 sentences, make sure you write enough to really make it clear that you spent time looking at the website).
I read about how Joe Capra got influenced into making time lapse videos. He explains the process he went through and how it changed him.


What did you learn new?
I learned how to set up a time lapse and the importance of being influenced by http://blog.ted.com/how-to-create-a-killer-timelapse-with-joe-capra/a certain object or person. 

If you looked at a video, please do the following:


a.     Describe what you saw in the video.
In the video I saw different perspectives of Rio de Janeiro in a time lapse


b.     Try to figure out who made the video. If it was a photographer look them up on google and see if you can learn more about them.
Joe Capra made the video.

c.     If there is a story about the video on the website, paraphrase it in 2-3 sentences.
Joe Capra first got involves into making time lapses when he saw a time lapse by Tom Lowe. He would do research on how to make one and then one his free days he would go to Iceland and shoot time lapses. He started getting job offers when he put that video out. 
d.     What did you learn new?
I learned how to set up a time lapse and the importance of being influenced by a certain object or person

5 website number 2

http://blog.phowd.com/2014/09/7-tips-shooting-great-portrait-photographs/

Briefly describe what you looked at on the website (2-3 sentences, make sure you write enough to really make it clear that you spent time looking at the website).
I learned to talk to your model to make it less awkward because most likely your model ill already be nervous. Take your model out of their comfort zone and take pictures of them doing actions, they wouldn't normally do. Take photos of the model not looking at the camera. Leave a lot of space in the background or on the side of the photo. Break the rules of photography, and tilt the horizon line. 

What did you learn new?
I learned some tips for taking good portrait photos.

a.     Why did you pick this photo?
I thought this picture looked cool and it was different.

b.     What rules of photography do you see in the photo?
Simplicity, Balance, Rule of Thirds

c.     Who took the photo?
I'm not sure who took the photo. 

5 website number 1

http://petapixel.com/2014/12/19/disorienting-beauty-spiral-staircases-old-abandoned-buildings/



Briefly describe what you looked at on the website (2-3 sentences, make sure you write enough to really make it clear that you spent time looking at the website).
I saw different spiral staircases and they were all abandoned. They all looked broken down and gross, some of the staircases were circular while others were rectangular. 
What did you learn new?
I didn't really learn anything because there were only pictures and nothing to read.

a.     Why did you pick this photo?
I liked the staircase in this photo.
 b.     What rules of photography do you see in the photo?
Simplicity, patterns, lines and maybe rule of thirds
c.     Who took the photo?
Christian Richter

Magazine Part 2

On your blog, write a short (50-150 word) explanation of what the main attributes of each of the four types are. Use your own words, and DO NOT copy and paste.

Cover types

1. Image Based- This is the most common type of magazine cover with normally one or more people on the cover. The person or people on the magazine will usually sell the issue. For a travel magazine the photography includes the foot, meal, or a landscape for the cover. The big thing is that the photography needs to correspond with the style of the publication.  

2. Illustration Based- This way is to give the audience something funny or unusual. There aren't a lot of magazines who go for illustrated covers so the ones that do, don't have to rely on newsstand sales. Most magazines go for computer generated illustrations. 

3. Type Based- This style is rare but not as much as illustrated covers. The way the typing looks makes the audience understand what is happening better than with picture. This way gives a powerful message is the way the type is written and how it presents words. 

4. Concept Based- This style can be a mix of all three styles from above. It presents a strong or funny message. You normally see this is business magazines, news weekly, or independent magazines. 

My favorite cover

"This cover story by Michael Pollen argues that while we have been obsessed with eradicating germs, there are health advantages to being exposed to them. The cover shot by Hannah Whitaker of a baby being licked by a dog makes graphic the prevalence of germs in our everyday lives."

On this magazine cover, I like how the colors are and how there isn't like neon colors. There isn't too much going on in the background which is good but I also feel like there should be more teasers and the ones that they do have should be a little bigger, so it is easier to read from far away. I think the dog and the bad will attract a lot of viewers because a lot of people like dogs because they are cute animals. The baby is also cuter then like an older child. I think the dog licking the baby will get people to buy the magazine more.

Best covers

1. Formal
2. Formal
3. Environmental
4. Environmental
5. Formal
6. Informal
7. Environmental
8. informal
9. Formal
10. Formal
11. Formal
12. Formal
13. Environmental 
14. formal
15. Formal
16. Environmental
17. Formal

Magazine tips

1. Your computer screen has vivid colors and when you print it out, the colors will turn dull. 
2. If the cover pops out from its background, lease it alone. 
3. Your computer screen has its own scales so it will never be the same size as it would be in person, so you have to make an accurate guess. 
4. never trim printout
5. Keep the six functions of covers in mind. 

Portraits and self portraits preview

Tips: Play with eye contact, Hold your camera on an angle, your self portrait doesn't have to be of your face, it can from eye level down like of your feet.

Environmental Portrait: 

I liked this photo because she is in nature and she looks like she belongs there, it looks natural for her.

I liked this photo because the girl looks like she is doing what she loves and she doesn't look like she was just placed there for the photo. 

Photography self portrait: 

 I like this photo because the photographer is playing with the light and it added a cool effect to the photo.

I like this photo because it shows I thought the lady looked cool. 

Casual Portraits:

I liked this photo because I like how the photographer changed the angle the photo was taken and you can still see the subject clear.

I liked this photo because the baby looks natural and is observing a flower that he normally doesn't play with.

Portrait assignment:  For this assignment I will take a photo of my friends stunt group or a picture of my friends doing a handstand because this will express what we both love to do and what we get up every morning to do. I will take it at Texas Power Athletics, the cheer gym I go too. To make the shot successful I will shoot them when they are still and not moving and I will make sure I have the correct aperture, ISO, and shutter speed on the correct numbers. 

American Soldier

A. What is the most powerful image from the pictures printed in the Denver Post over the three weeks they published images from the year of coverage? Why?
The most powerful image is the one where Fisher is in the divers seat of the Humvee, because he normally doesn't sit right there so it shows courage and bravery as he has to drive through Diwaniyah.

B. How do the images work together to tell a story?
The images work together to tell a story because you can tell the emotion in the photo and the mood each person is feeling.

C. How do the captions enhance the photographs?
The captions enhance the photos because they give you more detail about what is happening and it helps you understand what the problem is or what is going throughout the process.

D. Summarize the story of Ian Fisher, based just on the captions.
Ian Fisher joins the army at age 17, right after high school. He joined the delayed entry program to help him get better prepared. Before leaving he meets with a Sargent at the Army recruiting office, also his family and friends throw him a party before leaving. He has to get a medical exam before he can officially go. A recruiter comes to pick up Fisher at his house, to go to basic training for 14 weeks. He arrives to basic training on June 22, 2007 at Fort Benning, Ga. He hurts his elbow on the second day of training and it could've disqualified him but he talked to the commander and he was allowed to stay. A group of guys had to talk to Fisher's bunkmate because he was causing trouble and had bad attitude and everyone else was punished for it. By week eight on August 16 2007 the troops are hit by an improvised explosive device, the sergeant said that it would've killed half of the troops. Ian plus four other guys are allowed to keep going. Basic training gets harder as they have field exercises and mock attacks, they also had to march ten miles will each member was carrying 65 pounds of equipment with different drills along the way. He goes home for a weekend and takes his girlfriend ring shopping. When he goes back he gets an ankle injury and has to sit out out for some of the training. He goes to his dads house on March 8, 2008, his dad talks to him about using drugs (muscle relaxations and pain medications) and how he needs to stop. Fisher gets mad and says its better than coke or ecstasy. Ian has counseling with two Sergeants and he tells them about his drug use, they were about to kick him off but they gave him another chance and they are sending him to a new platoon and dropping him in rank. Fisher and his dad bond at the PX at Fort Carson on September 1, 2008 when his family is getting ready to drop him off so he can deploy to Iraq. His dad, a Vietnam veteran told him to not go down without a fight even if something goes wrong. He deploys on September 3, 2008 for one whole year in Iraq. Ian drives the Humvee through Iraq, he says if people get in your way, you just have to keep driving and drive with violence. Him and lieutenant hang up christmas lights in the platoons operations center. He finally gets to come home and he says it was really cold back home compared to Iraq. Ian said he learned a lot of life lessons while he was in the army. He gets married to Devin on August 24, 2009.

E. For the photos in which Ian is the main subject of the photos, in what tense are the verbs usually written? 
Past tense

1. How many sentences are they on average?
2-3

2. Read the first sentence of a couple of them, what information do they provide?
The five W's 

3. Read the second sentences of a couple of them, what information do they provide?
More detail about whats happening

4. If there is a third sentence, what information does it provide?
More detail

5. Do any captions include a quote?
Some cations do 

6. Are there any that have four sentences?
no

G. Why do you think it is possible to tell a complete story with just photos and captions?
Because it gives you just enough information and a visual to look at.

H. If you can create a story with just photos and captions, why bother writing a story at all?
A story has the complete story and more details. 

Composition rules part 2

Theme: All star Cheerleading

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

Funny Captions

Joe Ryan is a vietnam veteran and he is shooting the same gun he used  in war.  When he fired the gun, he flew backwards into the vehicle and he just laid on the ground laughing. 

On Betty Louis's 100 birthday she was trying to light her cigarette from the lit candle.  Her daughter ended up pushing her face into the cake. 

John Harold is leading everyone in a dance off at it son's wedding reception. Shortly after he fell and he didn't want to get up until someone brought him a drink. 

Prompt shoot 2

Purple

Electric

Cold

Warm-up

1. What emotions did you feel as you worked your way through these images?
I felt depressed and defeated because Jennifer died because of breast cancer.

2. The photographer said this: "These photographs do not define us, but they are us."
What do you think about this comment now that you have looked at the photos?
I think these pictures describe what was happening throughout the process and their emotions.

3. Do you think you could shoot photos like this if you were in this situation?
I think I would because I would try to get eery last moment I have with that special someone.

4. If you could write Angelo a letter, what would you say to him?
I would tell him that he was strong and his love for his wife is indescribable.  

Africa and abandoned theme parks

Africa:

1. On your blog post your reactions to what you read and what you saw. How about 3-4 sentences.
I think the conditions for the animals are very scarce and its very sad. The animals don't have a safe place to live and if they move they will most likely get killed and I don't think that's fair because sit someone moves houses they don't get killed. I think we need to stop poaching because it going to cause the animals to go extinct.  

2. Do a google image search for Nick Brandt, find your favorite photo and post it on your blog



3. Describe it and tell me why its your favorite.
This is a picture of a lion roaring. It is my favorite pictures because that's what the lion feels and that how the conditions are in Africa. 

4. What rules of photography are evident in the photos you selected, be sure to explain the rule to me?
There is simplicity or balance. 

Do a google/wikipedia search for Nick Brandt

5. What kind of camera and lens does he use and why is this important?
He uses pentax 67, this is important because he doesn't want to get to close to the animals because he wants the background and the full effect for the photos.


6. What is his reason for taking these photos?
He wants too show the animals in there normal everyday state of  living. He wants everyone to see the problems that are being caused. 


7. What is his hope by taking these type of photos?
That people will stop poaching and they will actually take care of these endangered animals. 


8. Find something he has to say about Africa, and post the quote on your blog
"There is also something deeply, emotionally stirring and affecting about the plains of Africa"

Abandoned theme parks:

1. Tell me which amusement park featured in the two articles that you would like to visit and take your camera along and what about that park made you want to go there. Write at least a paragraph.
I would want to go to the six flags in New Orleans because they have the same type of rides as they do now at other six flags so seeing it all worn down and rusty would be interesting. I would like to take pictures at that six flags and at another six flags and then compare the photos together. The pictures on the link looked very interesting.

2. Post one photo from that park. You may use the photos from the link, or you can google an entirely new photo. I would prefer to see a photo of the park in disrepair and not a photo of it when it was still operating.

3. Think of at least FIVE other unusual places you think would be of interest to photographers. List them.
Going into a jungle, a junkyard, abandoned mansions, rivers out of america, 

4. Use google or another search engine to research ONE of your five places and see if anyone has already started documenting that place. If you find that someone has already started - post at least one photo of their work.

5. Write a paragraph about why you think that it would be fun to document that location. Tell me what interests you about that place and what kind of photos you could expect to take there.
I would be fun to take photos at an abandoned mansion because they are so big and there is a lot of rooms to take photos of. Each mansion has there own unique aspect and different objects to take pictures of. To see a mansion that's abandoned to a mansion now would be interesting to compare. I would want to see the color of the walls and how it was decorated.

6. Tell me what it would take for you to go and take photos at your location. What would you need as far as equipment goes, travel plans, expenses you might encounter and what laws you would have to take into consideration to take photos at your spot.
I would need an airplane ticket but I would stay in America. I would have to figure out where I'm going first then I'd figure out the laws. As far as equipment, I would just take a camera and lenses.