Extra credit

1. Explain what happened to the man that was killed by the subway and how the photographer was able to take the photo. The man was pushed by an assailant who wanted to murder him and the photographer was right by the crime scene.

2. Why did the photographer say he took the photo? He said that he tried to warn the subway driver that there was a man that had fallen down.

3. Do you think the photographer should have taken the photo? It didn't seem right to me at first, but then I realized that the photographer was trying to help him survive but the subway driver couldn't stop.

4. Do you think the photographer did the best thing he could have done in this situation? Why or why not? I don't think he did the best thing because if I was him I would have ran and tried to pick him up instead of taking pictures.

5. Do you agree or disagree with the decision to run the photo on the front page of the New York Post? Explain why or why not. I disagree with the decision to run the photo on the front page because that is someone. I don't think the guy's family would have appreciated that.

6. What is more important to a photojournalist, capturing images of life as it happens or stopping bad things from happening? Why or why not? I think it's more important to capture images of life as it happens to a photojournalist because being a photographer is a job and if you have an interesting picture then you would get paid higher than someone who takes pictures    of plants or hobos.

7. Do you think it is ever ethically acceptable for a photographer to involve himself/herself in a situation that he or she photographs? Explain why or why not.  I don't think it is because the situation he or she photographs are meant for them not to get in the situation.

8. Should photojournalists always avoid influencing events as they happen? Explain your answer. 
Yes photojournalists are trained to not get into events but are trained to just photographing the event.

9. After reading the responses from the professional photographers, what stands out as the most appropriate response for a photographer to this situation. I thought that John Kaplan's response was the best because it was what I thought about it. Give the photographer the benefit of the doubt and that the New York Post was very wrong for putting such a cruel title for someone that died. 

Lytro warm-up and Fashion Photography Ethics

Lytro warm-up:
1. What did you see happen when you clicked on the photo? The area you clicked on would be focused on.
2. How does this new camera work? You take a picture and then click on an area you want zoomed in and it does it for you automatically.
3. What do you think a photographer would have to know about to take this kind of photo (remember its a point-and-shoot, so its full manual mode, what do you need to know about) You would need to know how to work the camera and know the rules of photography.
4. Is it worth the money? Yes because you could choose whether or not to zoom in on one area or not.


Fashion:
1. List the changes that were made to the model's face in the computer. (Look carefully) The changes were they added make-up, they changed the shape of her face, they fixed her acne and cleared up her face, they changed her lips, they changed the angle of her eyebrows.

2. Is it ethically acceptable to change a person's appearance like this in a photo? Why or why not? It is not because it's kind of like cheating and making women think that person is perfect but they're really not. It lowers women's self esteem greatly.

3. Are there circumstances in which it would be more ethically wrong to do this type of manipulation? Yes because changes to make someone look prettier than they actually are is misleading women to think they're not perfect because nobody is.

4. What types of changes are OK, and what aren't? Changes aren't okay. None of them are.

5. Explain what you think the differences are between fashion photography and photojournalism. Fashion photography is taking pictures of fashion and photojournalism is taking pictures of anything.

6. What relationship does each type of photography have to reality, and how does this affect the ethical practice of each? Fashion is everywhere and everyone wants to look good. And photojournalism is for people who are interested in taking pictures of everything.

Self Portraits and Rules of Photography Part II

Tips:

1. - "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."
2. - "If you’ve got a remote trigger, that’s usually a better and more controllable than trying to use the self-timer."
3. - "Think about your motivation and emotions: Blankly staring at the camera rarely gets good results. Be silly, don’t be afraid to over-act. The worst that can happen is that you fill up your memory card with useless photos; but you might also find yourself with a proper gold-nugget of a self portrait."

Environmental portraits:

I liked this picture because of the beautiful ocean and hotel in the background. It seems very balanced.

I liked this picture because of the man with the HUGE logs in the background, it's very interesting.

Photography self portrait:

I liked this picture because the lighting makes the mood and the man look really serious.

I liked this picture because the photographer did a great job of using his surroundings as a mirror and making a simple object a big part of the picture.

Casual portrait:

I liked this photo because of the simplicity of it. The background is white and it attracts your eye to the subject of the picture, which is the man.

I like this photo because of the angle the photographer took. Usually pictures are eye-level but this one is from a view point.

I will shoot Nicole because I'm comfortable with her and I will shoot the picture with a blank background so probably in a hallway. I will make the picture seem balanced and clear.

Rules of Photography Part II

Rule of thirds:

Balancing Elements:

Leading lines:

Symmetry and patterns:

Viewpoint:

Background:

Depth:

Framing:

Cropping:

Experimentation:

American Soldier.

1.) I think the most powerful picture in this slideshow was #7 because his best friends finally realized that Ian Fisher was leaving for Iraq and it would be a long time before they saw him again.

B.) Set #1- Images #1- #7
     Set #2- Images #8- #50
     Set #3- Images #51- #70
     Set #4- Images #71- #83

C.) Set #3 was the most powerful set of pictures because they showed him in Iraq and battles. The pictures showed the hard times he had and how he had to deal with it. The pictures are a little bit in chronological order. They go in order of when he got accepted into the army, to boot camp, to Iraq, to coming back home and getting married.

3.) The pictures are usually in the present tense.

B.) The captions help the reader understand what is going on in the photo if its unclear.

4.) Image #3 Larry gets out of his car and enters the Armed Forces Career Center to speak with someone about entering the army.

Image #11 The store clerk throws a package of t-shirts into Brandon's duffle bag.

Image #18 Victor holds up his bag as a punishment.

5. ) The features of the videos are better than the photos because the videos go in depth and show A LOT more details.

Aperture, Shutter Speed, and Iso

Aperture:

1. What part of the body should we closely relate aperture? The stem of the flower and his chest and arm.

2. Finish this sentence - the smaller the aperture, the more the background is blurred out, the higher the aperture, the less the background is blurred out.

3. In your own words tell me how aperture impacts Depth of Field? If the aperture is small, the background will be blurred out but if the aperture is large, the background will be less blurry.

Shutter Speed:

At the beginning while the sun is still partially up and the courtyard has reasonable light

a.) the dunking booth- high

b.) the food eating contest- high

c.) the rock climbing wall- slow

d.) someone working at a booth- high

e.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle- high

f.) the Diamonds performance.- high

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.) the dunking booth- slow

b.) the food eating contest- high

c.) the rock climbing wall- slow

d.) someone working at a booth- slow

e.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle- slow

f.) the Diamonds performance.- slow

ISO:

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

To get a quick picture of what you're trying to capture where there isn't much light and to freeze motion.

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

When you have enough light, try to use as much less of ISO.

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

To use high ISO you can capture pictures that have a lot of movement so you can freeze the motion and be able to capture it.

Sim Cam link:

F5.6- looks the best at 1/60 of a second shutter speed. There is no background visible. All you can see is the couple.

F4- looks the best at 1/125 of a second shutter speed. There is no background visible, all you can see is the couple.

F8- looks the best at 1/60 of a second shutter speed. The background is blurry.

F11- looks the best at 1/60 of a second shutter speed. the background is blurry.

F16- looks the best at 1/30 of a second shutter speed. the background is more clear but still a little blurry.

F22- looks the best at 1/15 of a second shutter speed. The background is clear.

Test results: I did well, I understand it better now.

Mural project photos

Funny captions.

Jack the pumpkin projectile vomits after having one too many drinks at John's Super Bowl party last tuesday.
Jack got super carried away after he did a keg stand.

Petey thinks pirates are very fascinating, so he pimped out his new pirate car on a Sunday at the parking lot of his apartment complex.
Petey was taking a picture of his new car after he was done eating at Long John Silver's.

Bob is getting attacked by an angry pigeon that wants his bag of popcorn at the park on Saturday.

Mural project

1) We could take pictures of people's favorite food and see how many people have the same taste in food.

2) We should have all varieties of cameras, so there could be different types of quality photos.

3) We could put it in the library, really large.

Africa and Mural project

I thought this powerpoint was amazing because of the awesome pictures that the photographer took. The pictures were so clear even though they were in black and white.

 

I liked this picture because giraffes are one of my favorite animals because of their gracefulness. The picture looks so close up but it was taken with a very good camera. This picture has the simplicity rule because it is just two giraffes with the sky right behind them.

He used a Pentax 67ll with only two fixed lenses.

He loves animals and he wanted to show the viewers the animal's spirit. He wants to take pictures of these animals before they pass away.

He said "You wouldn't take a portrait of a human being from a hundreds feet away and expect to capture their spirit; you'd move in close. "

Framing

1) I followed this rule not so good because the flags in the background aren't very clear.

2) My rule is framing.

3) It could be clear but not really because the flags are not very clear for the viewer to see.

4) I could have zoomed in more and made the flags more clear.

Lines

1) I followed this rule very well. The lines are diagonal and lead to the staircase.

2) The subject is lines.

3) Yes because the lines are obviously diagonal and that attracts the eye.

Simplicity

1) I followed this rule pretty well except I should have went outside and shown the tree in the blue sky. It was raining so I didn't want to go out and get the camera wet.

2) The rule is simplicity.

3) Yes it is because it is just a tree by itself.

4) I could have went out and shot the tree in the position where the sky was the background.

Mergers

 I picked this for mergers because the light pole and the guy's head look connected.

Framing

I thought this was a great picture for framing because the empire state building was in the front of the catastrophe that was happening in the background. It gives the picture a deeper feeling.

Balance

This is a photo for "balance" because the TWIN towers means there is two towers so the photo looks symmetrical. You could take the photo and fold it in half and it would looks similar.

Academics Shoot Preview

Best story:

 This is the best story to me because it shows how disappointed the football team was when they lost and got second place. The player is embracing the other one to show that everything was going to be okay. 

Best emotion/action

 I thought this was the best emotion because it's very heartwarming. The student is telling his mom good-bye before he goes to college. He is moving on to the next part of life, living alone and by himself with no help.

 I thought this was a photo with interesting things because there is a school of fish perfectly in a group. This was interesting because the school of fish was in a group.

Lines

Lines:

 I chose this picture for "lines" because the diagonal lines of the building makes this picture way more dynamic. It shows how amazing this photo is and how he's falling down the side of the building.

Rule of thirds

Rule of thirds:

I picked this photo for "Rule of thirds" because the picture was positioned perfectly so that the person looking at this photo could see that the airplane was going to hit the twin towers. The rule of thirds states that the person who looks at the photo, should see what the subject is gonna do and position the photo to meet those needs.

Simplicity

Simplicity: 

 I picked this photo for the prompt "Simplicity" because there is only a building and blue sky in it. There is nothing else in the photo. This picture is perfect for "simplicity" because there's nothing interfering the building.

Touching Strangers

1. What do you think about this project and photo essay? I think this project and photo essay is very weird and interesting. I wouldn't have thought to do this kind of project, but it would be pretty funny to do because it's so awkward to ask people to touch.

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 would be very creeped out and probably walk away.

3. Think of an unusual photo shoot similar to this one that you think would be fun to go and shoot. I would ask people to draw all over each other's faces.

4. Finally, tell me what you thought of the photography, are the photos good? Do you like looking at them? The photos are very good and cool. I do like looking at them.

Part 1 Christian Ruhm

1. What is your reaction to his work? I think his work is very unusual but very cool because his pictures are kinda like kaleidoscopes. His pictures are blurry but they are supposed to be that way. I think his picture taking is magnificent.

2. How do you think he made these photos? I think he altered them a little bit by using photoshop.

3. Think about the buildings you have seen, which ones would be good to take a photo like this? Tell me about those buildings, where are they, could you get easy access to them? I think the Eiffel tower is a good one to take a photo like that. The Eiffel tower is in Paris and I think you could have easy access to them. 

Great Black And White Photographers Part 2

 The person I'm doing this biography on, is Timothy O'Sullivan. He was born in Ireland but moved to New York City when he was two years old. As a teen, he was employed by Mathew Brady. He was a first lieutenant in the Union army. He did no fighting, but instead surveyed the battle grounds. He also took pictures of the dead and wounded soldiers. He went on as being well-known for his photographs. He took pictures of important things in history. From 1867 to 1869, he was the official photographer for the United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel under Clarence King. He spent the last few years of his life in Washington, DC. He died of tuberculosis in Staten Island at the age of 42 on January 14th, 1882.

Red, Metal, Happy

                                                                            Red: 

Happy:                                         

 

Metal: 

Camera history and information

1. Inside a completely dark room, a tiny hole is created in one wall. Through the hole light is focused, and the outside scene is projected (upside down) on the opposite wall.

2. When Sir Issac Newton and Christian Huygens made lenses and optics.

3. A glass lens, a dark box and film.

4. A digital camera is still composed of a lens, a dark box, and film.

5. Replacing old-fashioned plastic film, digital cameras capture the images with an electronic sensor called a CCD.

6. Unlike full auto mode, you can usually control flash and a few other camera settings with the program mode.

7. To attempt to blur out the background, camera will try to use the fastest available lens setting (aperture).

8. To freeze motion, camera will use the highest shutter speed possible.

9. Faster camera response time, more control over focus, and encourages better composition.

10. Disabled flash. There's no flash.

11. Auto-flash. The flash is automatic.

12. Too much light and the picture will be washed out.

13. Not enough light and the picture will be too dark.

14. The term "stop" is used in every aspect of photography to represent a relative change in the brightness of light.

15. 1

16. 2

17. Longer shutter speeds = more light

18. Shorter shutter speeds = less light

19. Light.

20. Smaller F-stops numbers = larger openings. Larger openings = more light.

Masters of photography

Imogen Cunningham:

Ralph Eugene Meatyard: 

Timothy O'Sullivan: