Academic Shoot reflection and critique

Part 1

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos following the rules I set out for you? 
I struggled trying to find some of the rules in photos that I could take. 

2. What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general (focus, framing, holding the camera, etc.) did you find yourself thinking about the most? Provide a specific example of what you did to do this correctly.
I thought about focus and making sure the composition I was trying to follow was correct in that photo. 

3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography?
I would watch my angles I'm taking the photos from and focus on the subject more. 

4. What things would you do the same?
I would5. When you go out with your next set of prompts, which rule do you think will be the easiest to achieve?
Simplicity or Lines6. Which rule do you think will be the hardest to capture?
Framing7. What rule are you still not totally clear on and what can you do to figure out what that rule is?
Avoiding mergers and framing. I can go look at some peoples from the other classes to help me out. 


Part 2 


http://marilynphotojournalismblog.blogspot.com

1. I like her ideas of the photos and I think she followed the rules well.
2. One thing that could be improved would be too watch the angles the photo was taken from.

Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO

Aperture

F 2.8

F 16

1. What part of the body should we closely relate aperture?
Your eyes
2. Finish this sentence - the smaller the Aperture the larger the f-stop, the higher the Aperture the smaller the f-stop.
3. In your own words tell me how aperture impacts Depth of Field?
If you have smaller f numbers then the background will be more blurry leaving the subject clearly focused while having bigger f numbers makes the background more focussed as well as the subject.  

Shutter Speed

High Shutter Speed

Low Shutter Speed

At the beginning while the sun was still up and the courtyard had reasonable good light

a.) a booth in the middle of the yard near the Tree Normal 
b.) a food booth outside under one of the big red awnings Normal
c.) the Stars performance inside the gym Fast
d.) students dancing near the center of the courtyard Fast

e.) people streaming in from the front doors Slow
f.) the basketball booth where students are shooting basketballs at a hoop Fast

Towards the end when there is no sun and has gotten dark enough that you can't see from one end of the courtyard to the other.

a.) a booth in the middle of the yard near the Tree Slow 

b.) a food booth outside under one of the big red awnings Slow

c.) the Stars performance inside the gym Fast

d.) students dancing near the center of the courtyard Slow

e.) people streaming in from the front doors Slow 

f.) the basketball booth where students are shooting basketballs at a hoop Slow

2. List the three settings your camera has regarding setting shutter speed (these are found at #5 on the Shutter Speed website. Explain how each works - DO NOT COPY AND PASTE, use your own words.

Auto mode: The shutter speed and aperture are already set by the camera.

Aperture mode: you set the aperture while the camera sets the shutter speed

Manual mode: you set the shutter speed and aperture 

ISO

ISO of 200

ISO of 6400

1. What are the advantages of shoot at a higher ISO at a sporting event like basketball or a night football game?

The image will be at a higher quality.

2. What suggestions did the author make about using a low ISO?

If there is a lot of light you want to keep the ISO low to get the most detail and a better quality picture.

3. What suggestions did the author make about using a high ISO?

When there is not enough light change the camera to high ISO 

Manual

List the aperture settings available on this camera.

 F 2.8 to F 22
List the shutter speed settings available on this camera.

1 second to 1/4000 seconds
List the ISO settings available on this camera.

100 to 25600 

Great Black and White photographers part 2

Harry Callahan

Harry Callahan was born on October 22, 1912 in Detroit, Michigan and died on March 15, 1999 in Atlanta, Georgia. He went to Michigan State University before he worked the Chrysler Motor Part Corporation in 1936. He joined the Chryslers camera club and shortly after he became member of Detroit's Photo Guild. He attended a speech give by Ansel Adams and after that is when he knew he wanted to do photography. He taught at a summer camp at Black Mountain College in 1951, he left in 1961 to go to the Rhode Island School of Design until 1973. He then retired from teaching four years later. He photographed his with and daughter, nature, light studies, pedestrians, telephone lines, architecture, landscapes in Cape Cod, and pictures from his travels. He shot pictures in color and black and white. He wrote Harry Callahan photographs in 1967, Visions and Images, American Photographers on Photography in 1981, and Callahan in New England in 1994.

Sources:

http://www.pacemacgill.com/biography.php?artist=Harry%20Callahan

http://www.artnet.com/artists/harry-callahan/biography

Photo Manipulation and Ethics

A. What are some of the main points you read about in the website above regarding manipulating images?
You can't manipulate a photo too much where your guessing if it's ethics or aesthetics, art or journalism.

B. What is the philosophy of newspapers like the Washington Post and the New York times regarding image manipulation?
They have strict editing rules and they have to keep the same colors.

C. What do you think are acceptable things you could do to an image and not cross the line unto an unethical manipulation?
Some things you could do would be to change the color, but not too much as too where you could really tell but just enough to get the correct lighting you want. Another thing you could do would be to move a strand of hair or something small that you don't like in the photo. 

On your blog

D. Post the manipulation (this means get that image and post it on your blog) that you think was the most unethical, and explain why you think it was unethical. If you do not know what the word ethic or unethical means, look them up on the internet. It is very important you know what those two words mean. Please write at least 2-3 sentences explaining why you think it is so bad.


This photo is unethical because they took Ann Richards body from a picture previously taken and they took Oprahs head and put it on her body. This is unethical because you can tell this isn't Oprahs real body. 


E. Post the manipulation that you consider the least unethical, and explain why you think it is not as bad as others. Please write at least 2-3 sentences explaining why you think this one is not so bad.

I think this photo is the least unethical because they just changed the color of the photo. I don't think it is as big of a deal as the Oprah photo. 

Academic Shoot

Lines

  

1. What composition rule did you follow the rule?

I followed lines. 

2. What is the subject (be very very specific)?
The two women and the boy all standing in a line.
3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is?Sorta, the lady on the far left might look a little out of line and it could question people.
4. If you can't very clearly see what the subject is, what could you have done differently?
I could have waited for the lady on the far right to move back a little. 

  

Balance

1. What composition rule did you follow the rule?
The composition rule I followed is balance.
2. What is the subject (be very very specific)?
The subject would be the guy and the girl writing on their paper.
3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is?
Yes i think it should be.
4. If you can't very clearly see what the subject is, what could you have done differently?
I could have moved to the left little bit more. 


Simplicity 

1. What composition rule did you follow the rule?
I followed simplicity.

2. What is the subject (be very very specific)?
The subject is the girl sitting on the floor doing her work.
3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is?
Yes because theres not anything else going on in the background to be focusing on

4. If you can't very clearly see what the subject is, what could you have done differently?
I could've maybe moved to the left a bit more.


Rule of thirds

1. What composition rule did you follow the rule?
I followed rule of thirds.

2. What is the subject (be very very specific)?
The subject is the boy reading from the textbook.

3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is?
Maybe, the backpack in the back ground might be a little disturbing or the boy that's cut off next to the back pack.

4. If you can't very clearly see what the subject is, what could you have done differently?
I could have angled the camera vertical so the boy will completely be in focus.


Framing

1. What composition rule did you follow the rule?
I followed framing. 

2. What is the subject (be very very specific)?
The subject is the man and women between the two pillars.
3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is?
Not really, the boy in the left conner is there and it might be confusing to people.
4. If you can't very clearly see what the subject is, what could you have done differently?
I could have moved to the left a little more. 


Avoiding mergers

1. What composition rule did you follow the rule?
I followed avoiding mergers
2. What is the subject (be very very specific)?
The subject is the girl getting cut off.
3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is?
Not really
4. If you can't very clearly see what the subject is, what could you have done differently?
I could have focused it more on the girl. 

Academic Shoot Preview Assignment

The Story

The story for this photo is a group of kids from the school that decided to gather foods and set up a table outside. They posted signs around their city saying they will be having this event where they feed the homeless. When the day cam they all pitched in and helped feed the homeless who couldn't get any food. 

Action and Emotion

This picture shows a group of kids around a flagpole and they are holding hands with their heads down. I feel like they are praying for those that are in the service fighting for our country, or praying for their loved ones who have died. 

Filling the Frame

There is something going on in all aspects of this photo. Theres students doing a lab in a science class and they are all gathered around one table. The teacher is behind them doing his one work.

Part 2:

The photo that I chose would be the one called "Junior Year", it has a boy sitting on the library floor and he has a lot of SAT and ACT books around him and he has one in his hands that he is reading. I picked this photo because it looks interesting and the photographer made it look more dramatic because they put the photo in black and white, also I feel like this is going to be me next year. The rules of photography that I saw is framing, balance, and lines. 

Part 3:

I would like to go shoot in the child development classroom taught by Mrs. Barnes because they are always doing something in that class and it's really interactive and fun. I would also like to go shooting in any science class because they are always doing labs and doing something interactive. I will find a certain person or a couple of people and just focus on them the whole time. 

Post shoot reflection

Part 1:

1. The challenges I encountered were trying to find something unique that you haven't seen before. The subjects were limited and it was hard to find something different.

2. I thought about framing the most because I didn't want my subject to be questioned if there was something else in the picture. I had to zoom in sometimes to make sure my subject was seen clearly.

3. I think I would just look for some o=more rules of photography to mask my pictures better.

4.   I honestly don't know what I would do the same

5.  I feel like I have simplicity, balance, and maybe lines.

6. Yes maybe I will go find something else to take a picture of.

Part 2:

1. http://katiespjblog.blogspot.com

2. I like the ideas of the photos she had. I also like the last picture the best.

3. I think on the first three pictures she could've shot the picture at different angles the make the pictures look more interesting.

Avoiding Mergers

I used this picture for avoiding mergers because there is a man cut off in the left corner of the picture, there are also men in the background that shouldn't be there. Behind Bush is a tower and he's on top of it and it doesn't look good. 

Framing

In this photo the black building and the farthest building on the right are used as a frame for one of the twin towers. You can easily tell that the photo is being focused on the twin tower and not any of the other buildings. 

Balance

In this photo you can tell that the men are struggling and they are full of ashes, and they are drinking some water. There is not a lot going on in the background making it easier to see the balance of the two men.  

Lines

I chose this picture for lines because there are horizontal lines of the smoke from the building being hit, there is also the lines on the building that are vertical. 

The rule of thirds

In this photo you can see that the twin tower on the right is in the right coordinant of the rule of thirds and you can tell where the smoke is going. There is also the plane and you can tell it is headed toward the twin tower thats on the left

Simplicity

I chose this picture of simplicity because there is not a lot going on in the background. You can see the subject clearly and you won't be guessing what the subject is.

Prompt shoot #1

Happy

Bowie

Metal

Square

The camera

1. Explain the “camera obscura” effect. How is it achieved?
Inside a completely dark room, there is a hole created in one wall and it acts as the lens to a regular camera. Through the whole light is focused and the outside scene is projected on the opposite wall. the camera obscura was the first camera.

2. What invention during the 17th Century helped man get a step closer to creating the modern camera?
Isaac Newton and Christian Huygens understood optics and the process of making high quality glass lenses. 

3. What were the parts of the first modern camera invented by Niepce?
A glass lens, a dark box, and film.

4.What do modern digital cameras have in common with Niepce’s camera?
Light passes through the lens, into the camera, and exposes the film.

5. What do digital cameras use to capture an image?
Digital cameras capture the images with and electronic sensor called a CCD. Photographs are stored on reusable computer memory devices. 


6. What is the difference between the Auto Mode and the Program mode?
For auto the camera will control the flash and exposure. For program mode you just point and shoot but you can control the flash and other camera settings.

7. What is the Portrait mode used for? How does it work?
You use portrait mode to attempt to blur out the background, the camera tries to use the fastest lens setting or aperture.

8. What is the Sports mode used for? (not just sports) How does it work?
You use sports mode to freeze motion, the camera uses the highest shutter speed possible. It can be used for any event that causes motion and you want to take a picture of it. 

9. Why should you do a half press on the trigger button?
  The half press will allow the camera to lock focus on the subject and the camera will respond quicker from a half press. 

10. What does this symbol mean?
This symbol means there will be no flash when taking tho photo.
 When would you use this?
You would use this when you want a more dramatic look from the natural light. 

11.What does this symbol mean?
This symbol means that the flash will be used when taking a photo.
When would you use this?
You would use this when you need more light and the camera will enable this by default.

12. What happens to your photo if there is too much light?
If there is too much light the photo will look washed out.
13. What happens to your photo if there is not enough light?
If your photo doesn't have enough light, the photo will be too dark. 

14. What is a “stop.”
A stop changes the brightness of light. 

15. How many stops brighter is the new planet if there are two suns instead of one?
It is 1 stops brighter. 

16. How many stops brighter is the new planet if there are four suns instead of two?
There are 2 stops brighter. 

17. What affect does a longer shutter speed of have?

The longer the shutter speed, the more light that it will be. 

18. What affect does a shorter shutter speed have?

A shorter shutter speed will make the photo darker. 

19. What does the aperture control?

The aperture controls light. 

20. When adjusting the aperture, how can you increase the amount of light?

If the aperture is small then the photo will be sharper. The aperture and shutter speed have to be balanced.