Extra Credit- Final Exam

1) The man was killed when confronting a pushy mendicant and being shoved into the tracks of an approaching train. He was trying to calm the person down, but ended up being harshly pushed to death. The photographer was able to take the photo by running up to the scene in act to save the man.
2) The photographer supposedly trying to catch the attention of engineer by signaling with his camera's flash.
3) Honestly, I don't believe it should have been him necessarily. There were probably many others who could have saved the fallen man, but choose to ignore him and walk away.
4) The photographer could have made more of an effort to help the fallen man, but on the other-hand he truthfully was really only doing his job and anyone else could have saved him.
5) I don't think it was a bad decision to run the photograph on the front of the magazine, because it really did happen and the world wants to know what occurs daily, so why hide the death of this man?
6) For a photojournalists naturally their first instinct is to capture the photo, but it doesn't entitle them not to aid others.
7) I do think it is acceptable for a photographer to return to scene and help people once they have captured a photo of the scene. It probably relives them of being helpless and only there to photograph the scene, when photographers do help.
8) Truthfully, I don't think its necessary for photographer's to not capture true events, just to avoid the influence of  a dreadful situation.
9) Most professional photographers would most likely would capture the situation because its become a part of them, and that's just who they are naturally.

Final Exam and Caption Review

Captions

Animal Control takes away runaway monkey, JoJo, on Rice Street this morning to please the nearby neighborhood complaints by trapping him with a leash. JoJo escaped from a traveling circus and missed the first part of the show on Thursday. 

Horse trainer, Stan, learns new new tricks with his horse, Vanilla Bean, at a local ranch tonight for the upcoming competition by having a professional help guide him in technique. Vanilla Bean just got off from recovering after breaking a leg from a dangerous stunt at the last competition. 

1) Rule of Thirds- when the photo subject is directly on the one-third line
2)Balancing Elements- all parts of the image have equal visual weight. There are formal and informal types of balanced pictures.
3) Leading Lines-when a line leads to the photos main subject.
4) Symmetry and Patterns- when the photo can be split down the middle and have the exact same thing on both sides. Pattern is a repeated object or symbol.
5) Viewpoint- a place affording a view of something; position of observation
6)Background-part or element of scene that is behind the subject.
7) Create depth-the range of distances along the axis of a camera lens, through which an object will produce a relatively distinct image.
8) Framing- using other objects in photos to frame the main subject
9) Cropping- to cut off or mask the unwanted parts of an image.
10) Mergers and avoiding them-occurs when a background object is directly in front or behind a subject and are overlapping another object.


1) Aperture- impacts the size of the hole that captures the image. The larger the hole the more light gets in- the smaller the hole the less light gets in. Measured in f-stops. Large apertures allow more of the light to get in - smaller apertures allow less light to get in.
2) Shutter Speed-is the time for which a shutter is open at a given setting.
3) ISO- level of sensitivity of a camera to available light. The lower the ISO number, the less sensitive it is to light, while a higher ISO number increases the sensitivity of a camera.

Ethics of Manipulating photos in Photoshop: When editing and cropping photos it is wise to be mindful of making major changes to the landscape or the person/subject.

Types of Portraits:
Environmental:is a portrait executed in the subject's usual environment, such as a home or a work place, and typically illuminated the subjects's life and surroundings.
Self: a portrait of an artist produced or created by that artist.
Casual: is a portrait of someone when there character is really showing their facial expression

Exposure: the amount of light per unit area( image plane illuminate times the exposure time) reaching a photographic film or an image sensor, as determined by shutter speed, lens aperture and scene luminance.
Depth of Field: the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptable sharp in an image.
Focal Length: the distance in mm from the optical center of the lens to the focal point, which is located on the sensor or film if the subject( at infinity) is in focus.

Early:

Poster:

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Married to Text:

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Magazine

Fashion Photography

1)
The changes that were made to the models face in the computer were making her eyes bigger, her hair darker, neck longer, and making her face thinner.
2) The changes made to the model was a change in her skin tone, face coloring, eyes made bigger, made her body skinner( stomach, shoulders, legs, and bottom) her legs were made longer, and her thighs too. Her neck was made longer, thinned, and her hair was highlighted as well.
3) The changes in this model was making her legs, thighs, elbow, ankles, hairs,  bottom, back, face stomach were made thinner,. Her breasts were enlarged slightly but then made smaller to make her proportional.More hair was added and made longer and her skin tone changes.
4) No it is not ethically acceptable to change a person's appearance like the ones in a photo because it makes people look artificial and unreal. These images cause people to have high expectations.
5) Yes there aren't any circumstance in which it would be more ethically wrong to do this type of manipulation.
6) The types of changes that are somewhat acceptable are when there are veterans who would prefer to appear normal if having had an amputated body part. The rest of the time, it isn't acceptable to alter the way someone looks.
7) The difference between fashion photography and photography manipulation is the that fashion ones change a person's personal appearance.
8)Photography captures the earth and uses special effect to match the photographer's ethical view point on them. This affects the ethical practice by slightly adding effects to the picture by using special camera settings.
9) You are showing us these videos because in both fashion and photography, people altar the real thing to show a more appeasing image.
10) None of the videos are about guys because, typically girls are more self conscious of their appearance.

Magazines Part 2

Early Magazine:
The main attributes of early magazine covers are known as table of contents, most look like the covers of books, with only a title and publication data. Others had a generic illustration in a symbolic manner to show the spirt of publication without describing the content of the book. The symbols on the front cover are based on the Bible since people in the 1700s and 1800s were really religious and church-going. Cover lines were extremely rare in those times because they began with an article on the font page. Over time cover lines began to appear as generic cover with symbolism as well. There were many exterminations on deciding if there shall be cover lines and the placement of them.
Poster Cover: 
Through the 1890s to the 1960s there was predominately only one type of cover page. The poster cover, was produced many memorable covers and is looked up as the standard against which all other kinds of covers must be measured. There began to pay illustrators to decorate the cover with the aid of a small army of skilled engravers on the oversized magazines. Most of the illustrations didn't hardly relate to the actual magazine. It was just something to catch the eye. Through time photos were used to to show the cover in the 20th century.Poster covers still appear in magazines that seem to be secure with their readers or on special occasions that can be symbolized to readers by a single, large image.
Pictures Married to Type
By the 1910's cover lines started including a large title with the model's face overlapping it, having a model in an unusual and expressive posture, or having cover lines on all sides of her, carefully positioned in relation to the model and the background. There is a primary and a secondary set of cover lines. An effective secondary cover line appears at the bottom of the picture, in contrasting type and color. Experiments continued in the placement of cover lines, and in unusual covers especially in fashion magazines. 
In The Forest of Words
 Cover lines have taken over the cover space, forcing the model to withdraw to a smaller image, to interleave with the words, to fold up to make room for the announcement of contents, or to become a billboard. Cover lines appear in front of the cover models, covering significant parts of their images. We see these beautiful people through the cover lines that surround them, as if they were in the bushes and the bushes were made of words. These are pictures of people who are immersed; at this instant, they are immersed in the topics of the magazine's articles, in the form of cover lines.

Favorite Cover

Finalist

New York, February 18–25, Spring Fashion

"New York’s “Spring Fashion” cover with actress Elle Fanning has artist Will Cotton revisiting Johannes Vermeer’s famous painting “Girl With a Pearl Earring” in pose, expression, and lighting, while Fanning’s Vivienne Westwood–inspired headpiece made of icing and designed by Cotton prepares readers for the stunning “Candy Land” portfolio inside the magazine. Cotton has been using candy in his artwork “as a metaphor for pure pleasure” since the late nineties, and used spring looks as inspiration for New York."

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The cover itself is very elegant and attractive to the eye. The style of hair really makes the magazine stand out because of its uniqueness and cleverness. The wording on the cover doesn't stand out, solemnly focusing on the portrait. Though the portrait is stunning the only thing besides that, that stands out is her name. If there was a better indication of what the content would be inside the magazine. The lighting hits right on the main focus point, really bring out the slight pink in her checks and the paleness of her skin. The magazine overall creates an interesting new look at Spring Fashion and makes the readers interested on the magazine's take on it. 

Best Magazine Covers 2013

1)formal
2)formal
3)informal
4)informal
5)environmental
6)informal
7)formal
8)informal
9)informal
10)formal
11)formal
12)formal
13)formal
14)informal
15)informal
16)environmental
17)informal

Magazine Tips

Five things I learned from reading the article is to not rely on the cover page virtually. It is preferred that once printed out, compare to other magazines to see the finish product. One thing to consider when drafting the magazine is to ensure that your magazine is unique and stands out. To grab readers attention make the words efficient, fast, and easy to scan. Another thing to make sure of when creating a magazine cover is to pull readers in by arousing curiosity and promises benefits.

Photo Shoot: Cold, Purple, Electric

Electric

 Cold

Purple

American Soldier Slide Show and Captions

1)
a) The most powerful image from the slideshow is right before Ian leaves his home with his dad to journey his way in the Army. It really shows the strong relationship the two have built together and express the emotion the men are feeling towards the moment.
b)
Set 1)1-9
Set 2) 16-21
Set 3) 23-30
Set 4) 31-38
The 3rd set is the most powerful because thats when Ian spends his time in Iraq and experiences the lifestyle of wartime in the Army.
c) The images work together to tell a story by showing the events in order as they occurred.
3)
a) The captions are mostly written in the present tense.
b) The captions enhance the photographs by explaining the meaning and the significance of the events taking place.
4)

Local Iranian girl walks her sheep by foot as livestock for her family in the middle of a Army training camp in the mid afternoon. The young Iranian girl journeyed throughout the muddy earth of an American based Army camp in her hometown.

A group of soldiers in training cruses in an Army tank to practice feeling the insinuation of being in a real tank during fierce battle in sunsetting local village of Iran. The group trained driving in a darkly lit abandoned small village. 

Ian's father gathers around Ian's family and loved one by standing outside the airport from which he arrives from because he wants to show his apprehension for his son. Ian's father situated himself among the airport's crowd and bears the loving sign that welcomed back his son. 

Rules of Photography Part 2

Merger 

Rule of Thirds

Cropping 

Framing

Depth

Balancing Element: 

Leading Lines

Viewpoint 

Background

Symmetry and Patterns 

Self Portraitist and Portraitists Part 1

1. Introduce a Prop

Add a prop of some kind into your shots and you create another point of interest that can enhance your shot.

2. Experiment with Lighting

Side-lighting can create mood, backlighting and silhouetting your subject to hide their features can be powerful.

3. Fill the Frame

One way to ensure that your subject captures the attention of the viewer of your portrait is to fill the frame with their face.

Environmental Portrait 
I like this photo because it shows character from the subjects facial expression and the fact that this photo shows all the sides of the focal point. I picked this photo because it shows balance and the indoor vs outdoor situation.

I like this photo because of the balance and the view point the photo has. I like how the picture shows how the basketball player is talented by showing how symmetrical and powerful he is from the bird's eye view. 

Photography Self Portrait 
I really like the unique twist on how this photographer displayed himself through his hands and arms. I choose this photo because it really inspires me to think on what the photographer wanted to say through this photo.

I like this photo because it shows a creative way to take a photo. I choose this photo because of the strange effect it gives the viewer. I also like the way the lines point to the main focus point as well. 

 Casual Portraits
I like this photo because it uses rule of thirds to show the girl's surrounding. I choose this photo because it fits the prompt since theres nothing overly fancy about her or the location she's at.

I like this photo because it represents a cute loving story within only picture. This photo shows so much with out having a overly complex picture. I choose this photo because it really captures the romantic thoughts of the photographer. 

Portrait Plan

I plan to shoot a variety of serious facial expressions of people of whom I come in contact with. I will shoot from people in my family to people I met on the street or in a park/playground. I will shoot at a local playscape near my house, most likely an elementary school playground after school hours. The people there will be families that have taken their kids out to play before dinner. I will try to focus on children playing with themselves, concentrating on their source of entertainment. To make this shoot successful I will incorporate photography rules like rule of thirds, balance, framing, and simplicity. 

Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO

F16 

F2.8

1) The part of the body that closely relates to aperture is eyes.
2) The smaller the aperture the larger f-stop, the larger the aperture the smaller the f-stop
3) Aperture impacts the Depth of Field by allowing the image to appear to have the foreground objects sharp while having the background objects out of focus (blurry).

Shutter Speed

High Sutter Speed

1)
a) If I were to shoot at Bulldogs and Hotdogs at a booth in the middle of the courtyard,  I would preferably shoot with a high shutter speed to capture the varieties of people chatting in a sunny environment.
A)In the dark I would use a low shutter speed to use movement of the the booth comity move throughout the scene in which they are encouraging students to do whatever activities for their booth.

b) I would shoot a food booth outside under one of the big red awnings with a low shutter speed to capture movement in the line and the food with the dim lighting in the building.
B) In the dark I would use a low shutter speed again just to show the movement of the students buying and consuming food.
c) Inside the gym with the Sliver Stars dancing I would use low shutter speed to show the different motions while dancing and because of the poorly lit gym lights would show a better representation of the dancers in arts of dance.
C) In the dark I would capture the Sliver Stars with a low shutter speed since the darkness outside doesn't affect the lighting inside.
d) With the students dancing in the courtyard I would take advantage of the sunlight and capture the photo using high shutter speed to show the specific details in the type of students that attend Bulldogs and Hotdogs.
D) In the dark I would use a low shutter speed to create a sort of flow of the rhythm of the music since the students are moving to the beat.
e) To capture the people streaming in from the front doors an easy way to get the process of a moving crowd of people is to use a low shutter speed.
E) In the dark I would allow myself to use a low shutter speed again to provide a scene of a moving passage way.
f) The basketball booth where students are shooting basketballs at a hoop during the day would be used using a high shutter speed to show the ball moving through the air without being blurry.
F) In the dark I would use a low shutter speed to show the fast acting motions of the basketball players.

Low Shutter Speed 

2) The three setting for cameras to use shutter speed are when in auto mode use Aperture Priority to set the lens aperture and have the shutter speed already automatically set up or you could also use Shutter Priority mode to choose the shutter speed and have the camera automatically select the required aperture,  and last but least you can use the Manual mode to set the shutter speed and the aperture settings you desire. 

ISO

1) The advantages of shooting with a higher ISO at a sporting event is that the photo shows more of the play and the surroundings because it allows the "noise" to appear.

2) The author suggest using a low ISO to retain the most detail and have the highest quality possible. 

3) The author suggested to use a high ISO when there isn't enough light for the camera to quickly capture an image.

Aperture Settings:

2.8

4

5.6

8

11

16

22

Shutter Speed:

1sec

1/60sec

1/4000sec

ISO Settings:

100

200

400

800

1600

3200

6400

12800

25600

ISO 200

 

Beautiful Love and Loss

1) I felt a great deal of sadness and sympathy for this couple while I was looking through the photos.
2) I think the photographer means by his comment, that won't except that he no longer has a healthy relationship with his wife because of the current condition through the photos are real.
3) If I were in this situation I would want to be strong enough to capture the memories for the future, but it would be extremely difficult trying to look at them and not feel pain.
4) If I could write Anglo a letter I would congratulate him for staying strong and loving towards his wife. I would also question how he was able to cope when he found out the news.

Africa and Abandoned Theme Parks

1) I think that the photographer had to be especially patient to capture the animals so close up for them not to be frighten. I also think that the photographer must be really inspirational to be able to talk about Africa and all of the harm that has come to it in the last few decades. I found that the photos taken where extremely beautiful and eyeopening.
2)

3) This is a photograph a native bird in Africa floating on a body of water a great distance away from  a landform. I like this photo because it really shows a lot of character and tone in the photo. 

4) In this photograph there is rule of thirds, because it focuses the bird in the right middle of the photo.

5) The photographer uses a black and white medium film frame camera without a telephoto lens because he believes that he can capture the closeness to the subject reveals its personality better without it. 

6) He takes these photos because he finds Africa mesmerizing and he enjoys taking pictures of animals in " their state of being".

7) He hopes by taking these pictures he will encourage other to feel sympathy for the animals and give donations to charities that help out African animals. 

8) Brandt finds that Africa is " … emotionally stirring and affecting about the plains of Africa - (that the) vast, green rolling plains punctuated graphically perfect acacia trees under the huge skies." (Brandt, 1)

Abandoned Theme Park

1) I would like to take my camera to visit the Spreepark, Berlin, Germany amusement park. I think I would enjoy taking photos here because there are many different attractions to choose from. The attractions there are truly unique and hold a lot of character and emotion. I would also like to take pictures here because it is in a very luscious, unkept forest with long, overgrown grasses. Along with the forest, there is a mossy lake that would be great for photos since there is an abandoned ship still in the water.
2)

3) Five places that would also be interesting to take photos at is the 

a) Vince Hannemann's Cathedral of Junk 

b) Canyon Lake

c)Lost Maples

d)Stonehenge

e)Hamilton Park

4) Eric Kotara-Catheral of Junk

5) It would be fun to document this location because there are a lot of bright colors that grab the eye's attention. There are also a lot of cool, unusual objects in the work of art and its really neat that it just so happens to be in Austin, in a local's backyard. This interest me because it shares how one person can create art from strange, common household items. I would expect to take colorful pictures and black and white pictures with a lot of framing as well. I also expect to take a variety of line and rule of thirds pictures.

6) To go take these pictures I would have to ask Vince Hannemann's person to go into his backyard to take pictures since the city stopped allowing people to just walk on in. As far as equipment I would need a ride to the location and a camera that can switch between black and white to color. I don't believe he charges a fee so I think it will be pretty costless expect for the gas. No laws would be broken if I have the guy's consent to explore his backyard. 

Captions

Nonchalant Brittany enjoys a smoke for her 100th birthday. Brittany received a pack of  cigarettes for her birthday for having made it to the golden years.  

Overprotective senior citizen bike locks his waking cane to a post. The senior citizen, Jim, felt threaten when going to the drug store downtown.   

Three retired men chill off by going to the bar for some drinks. The three men, Albert, Jonas, and Noah,  relaxed at their guys night out until 6:30. 

Great Black and White Photographers Part 3

1) What first caught my eye when looking at the Black and White photographs is the people's facial expression and the background. I choose these photos because there is a lot of movement in both these photos and that really grabs my attention.

2) I see the busy streets and large office buildings while crossing the street. The almost overpowering buildings, exhausting my eyes from tracing the height of the building. 

I smell the oil leaking from the nearby cars. I smell the delicious smells of the downtown restaurants getting ready for rush hour.

I hear the endless patter of footsteps from the pedestrians walking on the sidewalk. All different and unique in their own way.

I taste the carefree air floating around me. The air giving me confidence to continue on and get where I am destined to be.

I feel the wind blowing relentlessly through my hair. The forever bothersome action of having to continually flip my hair either out of my face or mouth.

I see the world around me literally flying right past me. Everything slowing down and allowing visual of all the precise details of the upside down buildings.

I smell the scent of the unwashed birds around me. The grossness seeping into my nostrils and ruining my dream-like fall of freedom. 

I hear the screams of people frighten beneath me. Their voices echoing through my ears and bringing a almost hysterical laugh from me. 

I taste the freedom of living the life I choose. Giving me the advantage of never having to rely on anyone or anything again; just letting me do as I please.

I feel peaceful and insightful about the buildings around me. I feel like I'm viewing them from a different perspective which gives them a cleaner, brighter look.

3) I would like to create a poster to show the world my great photographer. 

Photo Mural Project

1) A theme that we could do here at school is Bowie's cool, unusual clubs at work.
2) I think that we should have mostly have regular phone photos, but incorporate a few regular camera photos as well.
3) I would put the moral on the side of a building in the courtyard or in a wall in the hallway.

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Positive:
I really like this photographer's framing because it clearly shows a clear perceptive of the main focus point.
I also enjoy the way this photographer uses simple, creative photos by taking a good clear shoot.

Improvement:
I think the photographer could uses more line in her photo labeled line. I think the photo doesn't clearly show line besides the girl's elbow.

Academic Shoot Reflection and Critique

1) The challenges I faced while trying to get the photos following the rules was the nerve going into other peoples' classes and trying to get a good photo thats not too busy and nobody is looking straight at the camera.
2) I found myself thinking about the position of the camera the most. A specific example of when I experienced this situation was when trying to decide how to hold my camera when taking  the picture of the students in the classroom. I was trying to decide whether it would look better from a side, worms eye, or bird's eye view.
3) If I could do this assignment again I would defiantly toughen up and get closer to my subject so I could get rid of the extra things in the background.
4) I would continually take framing photos because I really like the way those types of photos come out. I would also make sure to get pictures of students in classrooms, because thats where the most academic activities occur.
5) When I go out to shoot again with a new prompt I think the framing photos would be the easiest, since Bowie has a lot of stairways.
6) The hardest picture to capture is balance because when trying to accomplish a symmetrical photo, things always get thrown out of proportion and its not even on both sides.
7) The rule I have most trouble understanding is merging because I find it extremely hard to purposefully merge a good photo. The way I can figure out how to purposefully merge is by watching tutorials specifically for good merging.

Academic Photo Shoot

Balance: 

1) I think that the rule was not completely met, because I think I could have cropped more of the unnecessary items out and only captured the students. 

2) The subject is the four students at work.

3) The subject is obviously clear in the photo since they are the main focus point.

4) I could have balanced the photo out more by zooming in and only capturing the students without anyone else or anything else in the background. 

Line:
1) This rule was met by having various lines lead the way to the main focus point.
2) The subject in this photo is the young girl drawing.
3) The subject is clear because there is very little in this picture besides the girl and the wall.
4) To make this picture better I would crop out the window next to the pillar and crop out the slight view of the hallway.

 Merger:
1) This photo clearly shows a merger by the cup's straw sticking up in the girl's nose.
2) The subject in this photo is the girl listening to music through headphones.
3) It isn't totally clear to what the subject because of the unnecessary people in the background.
4) I think I could have gotten rid of the extra people in the background because it really takes away from the main focus point.

Rule of Thirds:
1) The rule was met but it defiantly needs work, because the main subject is just too far away and the flags really bother me.
2) The subject is the boy rehearsing for his part in theatre. (Although you can't tell)
3) It isn't clear to what the subject is because it wasn't taken close enough to see the subject up close.
4) I could have taken a better photo by zooming in and cutting away a lot of the staircase.

Simplicity:

1) This rule wasn't well taken because the rule wasn't followed all the way. 

2) The subject is the boy reading on the the East Lounge.

3) The photo's subject isn't clear because the photo is just so busy. 

4) If the photo was cropped just enough to where you only see the boy on the couch then the photo would have came out better. 

Framing:
1) This photo is a good example of framing because you can see two sides of the frame.
2) The subject is the boy in blue with a ruler in his hand.
3) The subject is very clear in this photo because their is pretty much nothing in the background distracting the eye.
4) This photo could have been taken better by getting the boy a little off center more.

Academics and Community Service

"Never Ending Math Equation"

1) I choose this photo because I like the plain concentration of the professor face while she is solving a math equation on the overhead. I also like the way the photographer captured the shadows as well as the actual picture.
2) The rules of photography shown in this picture is rule of thirds and a frame from the lighting around the woman.
3) I believe I could take pictures similar to the community service pictures I saw today in a downtown marathon supporting a specific charidity or in a soup kitchen.
4) I would preferably take pictures in the library since thats where a good deal of kids do academic work.
5) To get a good photo I would have to use photography rules and try to avoid mergers. I would also try to get a good angle instead of taking a picture just straight on.

Academic Shoot Preview Assignment

The Story 
The story of this picture is that a nonprofitable company set up a food stand for people in need or people that have a hard time providing for their children or themselves. A group of high school volunteers contributed, by working the food drive and raising enough money to purchase such food at their local high school.

Action and Emotion 
The action taking place in this photo is the two students working on a science or engineering project and the specific tools working on some type of mechancial engine. The emotion taking place here is the inference of the male student behind the other student staring in awe and closely examining the action taking place.

Filling the Frame

The frame is filled by having a group of students gathered around what looks like a pole in a prayer-type motion. This particular picture is interesting to me because it provides a clear view of a academic activity taking place and it makes me think about what could be going on and the reasoning behind the holding of hands.