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.