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 photographer was able to take the photograph because he was trying to alert the train to stop with his flash on the camera.

2. Why did the photographer say he took the photo? he probably said it because he was trying to help stop the train.


3. Do you think the photographer should have taken the photo? Yes I think he should of taken it because he was doing all he could to help out because, he wasn't strong enough to help.


4. Do you think the photographer did the best thing he could have done in this situation? Why or why not? I think he did the best thing in this situation because if he wasn't strong enough to help him out then he need to alert the train to stop and, he did all that he could do.

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 don't really mind if he did or didn't. I mean it is a grabbing image with an interesting story and is cool to post it. But, sometimes it is sad for it to be posted because he tried to save him but unfortunately the man died.

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? For a photo journalist i think it depends. If it means saving someones life, if i were a photojournalist going through the experience of saving someones life is better then capturing an image of it.

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 think it was ethical because he wasn't really trying to take a picture of someone dying… it was him trying to alert the train to stop.

8. Should photojournalists always avoid influencing events as they happen? Explain your answer. I don't think it is to that point for a photojournalist to avoid, because any event can come up at any given time.
 
9. After reading the responses from the professional photographers, what stands out as the most appropriate response for a photographer to this situation. I'm pretty surprised how most of them left some negative comments on his post because, all he was doing was trying to alert the train to stop.

Final Review

1. Pick a couple of photos and write captions for them. There are already captions there, don't copy them. You can make up names and situations if necessary. Post the photo and the caption on your blog. 

Angela Smith and Carlo Santiago are in the Caribbean having a picnic on the beach spending their last day there when a huge hurricane came in. Angela and Carlo were evacuated safely to a shelter before the hurricane could hit them. 

Lindsey, Christina Johnson, and their mom Annie Johnson are sitting on their beautiful house that is now torn apart from a huge tornado. Annie's dog Coco wasn't able to get to a safe shelter and the the girls still haven't found him.  

2. You will need to know all the rules of photography and be able to explain them. Here are the rules again:

1. Rule of thirds When the main subject isn't directly in the middle. Rule of thirds are imaginary lines through the photograph

2. Balancing Elements Balancing Elements is when two things balance each other out in a photograph. 

3. Leading Lines Leading lines is when some sort of line is leading to the main subject. 

4. Symmetry and Patterns (repetition) Symmetry is when two subjects are exactly symmetrical in the photograph.

5. Viewpoint Viewpoint is when a photo is taken from birds eye view and you are looking down onto the photo.

6. Background Background is when you have a blank background with nothing in it at all/ All you see is the main subject.

7. Create depth When you can see depth in a picture. When you take a picture from an up angle and you can see more then one subject.

8. Framing When the subject is being framed by any object. Such as a person being framed by a shadow.

9. Cropping When two or more objects or subjects cropping the main subject.

10. Mergers and avoiding them When a picture has something wrong in the picture that takes away the view from the subject.

3. You will need to know and understand Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO.

On your blog retype the words and explain what each means.

Aperture-  How blurry the background will be

Shutter Speed-  Certain speed light will be captured in.

ISO- The light sensitivity.

4. You will need to know and be able to explain the ethics of manipulating photos in photoshop and what is acceptable and what is not acceptable.

Photoshop can only be acceptable if you are taking away little things. Such as, taking out blemishes, stray hairs or maybe a little cut or bruise. Changing the whole picture like size, adding hair or adding length to the subject just takes away he natural beauty of it. 

5. You will need to be able to explain the three types of portraits you read about – Environmental, Self and Casual.

Environmental- When the subject is in their rightful place. (ex. A president in their office, or a cheerleader in her cheer gym)

Self Portrait- A photograph taken by yourself of yourself.

Casual- A photographer taking a photo of someone else.

6. You will need to be able to explain the photographic terms: Exposure, Depth of Field, and Focal Length. Look those words up again.

Exposure- How much light is exposed in a picture.

Depth of Field- distance between the farther and closet objects

Focal Length- The distance from the optical center of any lens.

 

 

7. You will need to know the four types of magazine covers: Early, Poster, Married to Type and Forest of Words and how to tell the difference.

 

Early- The magazines contain a table of contents on the cover and are printed in black and white, unlike the ones we have now.

 

Poster- a photograph cover that doesn't relate to anything inside the magazine yet its created to set a mood.

 

Married to Type-it is a photograph where the subject is mostly in front blocking a little bit of the cover title. They most likely did this to draw attention to the subject and avoid the cover lines.

 

Forest of Words-all of these magazines mostly contained a couple short captions in front or on the side of the subject that are sometimes bigger than the title. In some of these covers there is literally no space on the magazine cover because they are full of the captions. 

 

 

Magazine Cover

Portraits and Self Portraits

Portrait

Self- Portrait

Fashion Photography

1.List the changes that were made to the model's face in the computer.

1. They enlarged her eyes
2. They thinned out her face
3. Moved pieces of her hair
4. Covered up blemishes 
5. Lifted her neck
6. defined her check bones

 2.List the changes that were made to the model's body in the computer. 

1. Made her nose smaller
2. Made her pupils small
3. Enlarged her eyes
4. Made length to her legs
5. Highlighted her whole body
6. Lifted her shoulders
7. Made her feet smaller

23.List the changes that were made to the model in the computer.

1. Added hair
2. Thinned her arms
3. Rounded and thinned her butt
4. Shaped and rounded her breasts
5. Thinned out her legs
6. Thinned out her stomach
7. Thinned out overall figure
8. Thinned her face

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:

4. Is it ethically acceptable to change a person's appearance like these in a photo? Why or why not? I don't think it is ethically acceptable to change a person's appearance because it is changing and destroying the show of there natural beauty.

5. Are there circumstances in which it would be more ethically wrong to do this type of manipulation? Yes there is a circumstance that could be more ethically wrong which is  changing someone that is a plus size to making them skinny. That gives a message to say that you aren't beautiful unless you are skinny.

6. What types of changes are OK, and what aren't? Making little changes taking away blemishes are OK but, changing your size and adding hair are not OK.

7. Explain what you think the differences are between fashion photography and photojournalism. PhotoJournalism is about taking photographs and what comes out of the photo through emotion. On the other hand fashion photography deals with how the person appeals or appears through beauty.

8. What relationship does each type of photography have to reality, and how does this affect the ethical practice of each? Photojournalism does connect to reality because, you aren't changing or distorting the photograph to make the subject prettier, unlike fashion photography.

9. Why do you think I am showing you these three videos? To show how fashion photography manipulates photographs but not in a good way where photojournalism we are just changing the levels and smaller things.

10. Why are none of these videos about guys??? Guys are probably not in these videos maybe because, it is more of a woman like thing to do… to make them more beautiful. They don't manipulate guys photos because they don't want to take away their natural beauty. 

Purple, Cold, Electric

Cold

Purple

Electric

Magazine Part 2

Early magazine Covers are drastically different from the kinds of magazines that we create now. The magazines contain a table of contents on the cover and are printed in black and white, unlike the ones we have now. The magazines didn't include information on what would be inside the magazine and they would have publication dates. The Poster Cover is a photograph cover that doesn't relate to anything inside the magazine yet its created to set a mood. They contain a little cover line that presents the theme. They only present such little information on the cover. In Pictures Married to Type the subject is mostly in front blocking a little bit of the cover title. They most likely did this to draw attention to the subject and avoid the cover lines. In Forest of Words all of the magazines mostly contained a couple short captions in front or on the side of the subject that are sometimes bigger than the title. In some of these covers there is literally no space on the magazine cover because they are full of the captions. 

My Favorite Cover

Photographer: Martin Schoeller

Designer: Arem Duplessis

- See more at: http://www.magazine.org/asme/magazine-cover-contest/past-winners-finalists/2014-winners-finalists#sthash.xqBovkox.dpuf"For this cover story on the U.S. women’s ski-jumping team, we featured the Olympic hopeful Sarah Hendrickson as photographed by Martin Schoeller. Schoeller captures the competitive spirit of Hendrickson, who wears her competition gear, in her body posture and intense gaze." - See more at: http://www.magazine.org/asme/magazine-cover-contest/past-winners-finalists/2014-winners-finalists#sthash.xqBovkox.dpuf

I think this is a really great magazine cover because of the way it draws attention to me. The color of the suit and the goggles she has on are vivid and the colors give the magazine pop. I like how simple the background is and how there wasn't any words popping out that would draw my attention away. The words "The Flight Risk" are in bold and are centered in a way that makes me quickly focus straight to it. I love how she isn't smiling because it gives the magazine cover a dramatic look. Overall this magazine cover is amazing.

Best Covers

1. Formal (New York)
2. Informal (Bloomberg Buisnessweek) 
3. Environmental (Secret Lives of Gems)
4. Environmental (Sports Illustrated)
5. Informal (Fight Issue) 
6. Formal (Flight Risk)
7. Informal (Runners World) 
8. Informal (Oprah's Hair) 
9. Formal (Brides)
10. Formal (The Art Issue)
11. Formal (Summer Fashion Issue) 
12. Formal (Spring Fashion)
13. Informal (The Fader) 
14. Environmental/ formal (Fix The World)
15. Formal (100 years)
16. Environmental (The Body Issue)
17. Informal (Beyonce)   

Magazine Tips

The 5 things that you should be thinking about when you design a magazine cover are:

• Emotionally irresistible.

• If the cover pops out from its background, don’t weaken it by fussing with it.

• Arousing Curiosity.

• Efficient, fast, easy to scan.

• If you are making a magazine out of paper it is best not to rely on it virtually.

American Solider

A. What is the most powerful image from the slideshows? Why?
I think that the most powerful picture was the first time Ian left and they (Ian's family) knew it was for real because it was a sad time and Ian's family and friends knew that he would be a long time before he comes home.

B. Through the photos, Ian is in different locations, each set of photos from the same location comprise a short series or set.  

Set #1 At home in Denver - Tell me which image #s from image #1 to image #7 
Set #2 At Basic Training - tell me which image #s from image #8? to image #29
Set #3 In Iraq - tell me which image #'s from image #50 to image #70 
Set #4 Back in Denver - tell me which image #s from image#71 to image #82

Which set of images was the most powerful? Why?

Home in Denver with his family because he only spent so little yet meaningful time with them.

C. How do the images work together to tell a story?
They all work together because they all give into the emotion of hime leaving.
3. Underneath each photo is the caption that ran in the Denver Post

A. For the photos in which Ian is the main subject of the photos, in what tense are the verbs usually written? They are written in present tense. 

For those of you who have forgotten your verb tenses see the example below.

Present Tense: John jumps down the stairs.
Past Tense: John jumped down the stairs.

B. How do the captions enhance the photographs?
I feel like the captions enhance the photographs from the emotion written in the captions.
4. Now its your turn to write a few captions - DO NOT COPY THEIR WRITING

A. Write three of your own captions to photos without looking at the caption written by the photographer. Be sure they are written in the following form. For this assignment you can make up names and facts to write your captions.

Ian and Jacob, one friends that he met when he was in training, collected a shirt from a clerk. Ian got a bloody nose from the clerk throwing the shirt to hard.

Ian was hugging Devin (his girl friend) after he was finished with his efforts in Iraq. The happy couple got married soon after.

First sentence:
Subject -- action verb (present tense) -- object -- how -- why -- when -- where.

Second sentence:
Subject -- verb (past tense) -- object (describes background [context] of the situation shown in picture.)

Example:

Image #2

Ian studies his transcript and diploma as he departs the Bear Creek High School commencement at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. He dismisses the importance of the ceremony but not of the diploma. "If I didn't get my diploma, I couldn't join the Army. I couldn't do anything like that - and where would I be?" Looking back, he said, "I wish it went by a lot slower and I did a lot of things differently - grades." Ian's grade-point average was 2.0346.

Rules of Photography Part 2

BACKGROUND 

BALANCE

CREATE DEPTH

CROPPING

FRAMING

LEADING LINES

MERGERS

RULE OF THIRDS

SYMMETRY 

VIEW POINT

Self Portraits and Portraits Part 1

1) Looking within the frame – alternatively you could have your subject looking at something (or someone) within the frame. A child looking at a ball, a woman looking at her new baby, a man looking hungrily at a big plate of pasta…. When you give your subject something to look at that is inside the frame you create a second point of interest and a relationship between it and your primary subject. It also helps create ‘story’ within the image. Framing gives an image depth and draws the eye to a point of interest in the image.

2) The  most  common  mistake  made  by  photographers  is  that  they  are  not physically  close  enough  to  their  subjects. In  some  cases  this  means  that  the  center  of  interest—the subject—is just  a  speck,  too  small  to  have  any  impact.  Even  when  it  is  big  enough  to  be  decipherable,  it  usually  carries  little  meaning. Viewers  can  sense  when  a  subject  is  small  because  it  was  supposed  to  be  and  when  it's  small  because  the  photographer  was  too  shy  to  get  close.

3) You can also capture a self-portrait by supporting your camera, then frame your picture and focus with a stand-in. Place a mirror just behind the camera, and do your final posing in the mirror. This method also requires a self-timer, or a remote triggering device if your camera has one. Once again, if you use a self-timer, you'll need to get into position before it goes off.

Environmental Portrait

I love the way that these pictures look because of the sky. The skies in both pictures are different. In the first picture I love how the photographer got the rope to completely stop in the picture. In the second picture I love how he is just standing on top of a little hill.

Photography Self- Portrait

These photographs are mostly similar, I love how they are both not normal self-portraits that you take. In the first picture I like how some one is holding a mirror and he took the picture of him looking away from the mirror. I like how he turned the camera upside down at a different angle.

Casual Portrait

These photos are like the portraits that are very common. The first one is just the one with the blurry background and the closed up face. The second one is the full body length with the background not as blurry. I love the second one the best. I love how you don't just see there faces you can see their whole body and what they are doing.

 I will be taking pictures of my 3rd grade sister Karsen. I leave by a trail and a pond and I will be taking pictures of her there. To make my photos successful I will need to use the right shutter speed, iso and aperture for the time of day.

Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO

APERTURE

aperture f/2.8

aperture f/16 or higher

1. What part of the body should we closely relate aperture? Your pupil.

2. Finish this sentence - the smaller the Aperture the more blurry the background is, the higher the Aperture the more focused the background is.

3. In your own words tell me how aperture impacts Depth of Field? The size of the aperture depends how sharp or focused the backround is is (depth of field). 

SHUTTER SPEED

Fast Shutter Speed

Slow Shutter Speed

1. If you were assigned to shoot at Bulldogs and Hotdogs night, which was a few months ago, what shutter speeds do you think you would have to shoot at the following events that night I would like you to answer the question for the following two situations:
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 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 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 FAST

e.) people streaming in from the front doors SLOW

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

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.

SHUTTER PRIORITY- It selects your aperture

MANUAL- You set both shutter speeds and aperture yourself

APERTURE PRIORITY- It selects your shutter speed

ISO

                                   ISO 200

                                                                           ISO 3200

Once you are finished, please go to google and find me an example of a photo taken at ISO 200 and a photo taken at ISO 3200 or 6400. Post both on your blog and label them.

Then answer the following questions:

1. What are the advantages of shoot at a higher ISO at a sporting event like basketball or a night football game? At a sporting event it depends if there is enough light. Most of the times there is enough light which is an advantage so you should use a low ISO number.
2. What suggestions did the author make about using a low ISO? It is best to set a low ISO when there is already enough light.
3. What suggestions did the author make about using a high ISO? Inside a place without using flash it is best to set your ISO higher.The more light that is in the photo you don't want to use a high ISO.



List the aperture settings available on this camera. 2.8 to 22
List the shutter speed settings available on this camera. 1 second to 1/4000
List the ISO settings available on this camera. 100 to 25600

The Loss of Beauty

1. What emotions did you feel as you worked your way through these images? The more the disease got worse that killed her the more sorry and sadness I felt for her.

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 it means that like they are pictures of themselves but they don't define or show their personality or who they truly are even if Jennifer had breast cancer.

3. Do you think you could shoot photos like this if you were in this situation? If the girl really wanted me to take pictures then I definitely would because of what situation she's in.

4. If you could write Angelo a letter, what would you say to him? The first thing I would say is that I am sorry for your loss and I would then say it was amazing how even though you were in pain to watch her through cancer and watch her die you would take pictures of her to make her happy.

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. The pictures in Takakanonuma Greenland, Hobara, Japan were really cool looking. It made me want to go there because how rustic and beautiful it looks. It was built in 1973 and it looks so cool! The creepy tales told about abandoned parks got my attention immediately. 

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.
1. old playgrounds 
2. old and abandoned train tracks or roads
3. abandoned towns
4. unusual shops
5. farm houses

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. 

A person named Vanessa took photos of this old farm house in Whitby, Ontario, Canada.

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. The old and yellow grass and the leafless trees are so cool! Inside the house something tragically could of happened so stuff that could have been broken could be nice to take pictures of. The rustic look of the farms bring my attention.


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. Since it is all the way in Canada I would have to definitely plan plane flights and make sure all of the equipment is travel safe. I would have to plan way before time.

Africa Animals

1. On your blog post your reactions to what you read and what you saw. How about 3-4 sentences. My reaction to the photos was how amazing and incredible they looked. The article was touching and sad when he explained how every day that goes by the problems seem to become greater. The article and photos were astonishing. 
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. I love just how simple the background is and how it focuses up on the baby elephant and the mom elephant. It is so amazing it almost looks 

4. What rules of photography are evident in the photos you selected, be sure to explain the rule to me?  I would mostly see this as simplicity because it is focused on the elephants with a simple background. It could also be balance because they are all lined up so you can see the depth between them.

Do a google/wikipedia search for Nick Brandt

5. What kind of camera and lens does he use and why is this important? He says that he doesn't want to use a telephoto lens because he doesn't just want to take a picture of the animal by a shrub he wants to see the landscape and sky as much as possible. He uses a Pentax 67ll  with a black and white film.

6. What is his reason for taking these photos? He said that he gets pulled every time he goes places where there are beautiful animals and also he wants to show that the world  and us is becoming an effect to all animals.

7. What is his hope by taking these type of photos? He wants the world to know that we are becoming a threat to the animals and wants the world to know how beautiful they are.

8. Find something he has to say about Africa, and post the quote on your blog. "Where to begin? Every year, every month, the problems seem to grow ever greater, ever more complex and ever more intertwined with one another."