Unusual and Interesting Photos

       I think that Christian Rhum's work is very visually interesting and simple. I really like the simple background of the work. The pairing of the dizzy, multiple pictures along with the simple background gives the picture a calm, yet dazed feel. I think that to capture these photos, Christian had to take multiple pictures of the same subject and then overlay them on the same photo frame. A nice subject for this type of photography would be the Empire State Building. This building is very tall and it has a very detailed structure. The Empire State building is in New York and I would not have easy access to it since I live in Austin, Texas.

Part 2

Part 3

1.Being able to capture a story telling expression is an awesome skill to have as a photographer.

2. What this can teach photographers is to never stop looking for the right angle to take a photo.

3.There are almost a dozen different stories going on here and none of them are distracting each other.

Great Black and White Photographers Part 2

Ansel Adams was born on Febuary 20, 1902, in San Francisco, California. In 1906, he was hurt in the San Francisco earthquake. He behaved badly and was introverted as a child. He began to show an interest for photography at the age of 16. His wife and him then ran their own family studio called the Ansel Adams Gallery. Ansel then got very famous and popular among the companies and got lots of assignments. He even wrote a few books of his own. He died due to a heart attack on April 22, 1984.

Ansel Adams Biography. (n.d.). Retrieved September 22, 2015.

Turnage, W. (n.d.). ANSEL ADAMS BIOGRAPHY. Retrieved September 22, 2015.

My Fave Photo

My favorite photo from the Jostens photo contest was the picture of the girl in the science experiment      wearing glasses while pouring some kind of red dye into a splashing mass of pink liquid. The photo is titled "Drop the Bass."

I picked this photo because I really liked the colors and the way that the drops of pink liquid seemed to be frozen in mid air. The rules of photography in this photo are simplicity because the background is blurred out and not much is going on in the picture.

Filling the Frame

I really like this image because of all the things going on in it and the way that the buckets are lined up in a diagonal line. This picture fills the frame well because the people are also both in diagonal lines along with the buckets. The picture just seems to be composed very well.

Action and Emotion

In this picture, the two girls seem to be performing a science experiment. I thought this photo represented action and emotion the best because the two subjects seem to have very naturally surprised, excited expressions. I love how the photographer managed to capture the image in a way to where it seems like time is frozen and there are drops of water in the air.

The Story

This picture has a very good story behind it. In the picture, the girl is planting flowers probably on her own time for her school. The story behind this picture, is that this girl is generously helping out her school and doing community service by planting flowers as well as the girl behind her.

Photo Manipulation and Ethics

Ethics in the Age of Digital Manipulation describes occurrences where photographers working for newspapers have been fired in the past due to manipulating and photo shopping photos. Many of the pictures were taken of very serious events that had occurred and photographed.

Personally, I think this type of photo editing is unethical because the newspapers are basically lying to people. Newspapers are generally known for broadcasting the truth. People deserve to know the truth about import events like in the category of politics. This is unacceptable and the people that got fired for photoshopping should have gotten fired. This is basically a form of lying and the newspapers should just be giving the information to the public untouched and raw.

Most Unethical

This photo shopped picture of Oprah is the most unethical example of photoshopping because TV Guide photo shopped her head onto Ann Margaret's body. This is very unacceptable and disgusting. The company had no right to do this to Oprah unless she gave the company her permission. They are falsely advertising a real human being by distorting their body parts and pasting two  totally different people together. This is basically stating that Oprah's body is not good enough for the cover of their magazine when really, if they want to post a picture of her, should feel comfortable using a photo of the REAL Oprah and ALL of her body parts!

Least Unethical

This picture is the least unethical because it is quite obvious that the tear coming out of the subject's eye is false. The makers of the magazine also credited the illustrator of the tear and explained in the magazine that it was false. A reader can easily tell that this picture was edited and revised.

http://katrinaphotojournalismblog.blogspot.com

I really like Katrina's photos because I feel that she followed and answered the prompt very well. Katrina's photos are also very visually appealing. In one of her pictures, the camera is tilted at a slight angle and I think the picture would be a little more visually appealing if the camera were not tilted. This was the Bowie prompt photo. I love the content of that picture thought and I love that it directly relates to the prompt.

Post Shoot Reflection

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos of your first 4 prompts (Square, Metal, Happy, Bowie)

While I was trying to get the photos of the first 4 prompts, I was challenged with coming up with what would qualify to fit into the categories of the prompts.


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 found myself thinking about focus most while I was shooting. I wanted every picture to be perfectly in focus because in a previous shoot, I had a lot of blurry pictures. To do this perfectly, I auto focused every picture myself.

3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography?

If I could do the assignment again, I would try to relate the pictures I took more specifically to the prompt.

4. What things would you do the same?

I would probably autofocus the same again and I would again look for photos with more simplicity like I did this time.

5. Finally - go back and edit your blogs with the 4 photos (square, metal, happy, Bowie), tell me what rules of composition (which you just learned about) did you end up actually achieving? Did you have any?

I ended up achieving the rule of thirds, lines and simplicity.

6. Are you interested in shooting those same prompts again, why?

I am interested in shooting some of the same prompts again because I want to see what other ideas of pictures I can come up with.

9/14 Photo shoot!

Merger Photo

Bowie

Square

 Happy

 Metal

Avoiding Mergers

In this photo, the news bus is creating a merger in the background to the woman walking in the front. It looks as though the bus is directly behind the woman in front. This photo would be much better if the news bus wasn't there.

Framing

In this photo, the lines and structures of the fallen building create a framing effect around the two men. The light traveling along the pieces and lines of the building are leading to the two men standing in the center.

Balance

This picture has a sense of balance because while the disaster is happening in the background, the buildings in front are balancing out the picture and making it more even. The buildings on the left also balance out the buildings on the right. A lot is happening in this photo and I do have trouble focusing on what to look at. This photo would not be good for the rule of simplicity.

Lines

This photo follows the rule of lines because the lines are long and diagonal which gives the picture a more dynamic feel. The lines lead the eye to the people trying to jump out of the windows because the light travels along the lines of the building.

Rule of Thirds

This photo has rule of thirds because the twin towers are directly on the intersection with the upper and right lines needed for rule of thirds. The shorter buildings also leave a picture frame effect because they border the bottom of the photo.

Simplicity

The above photo represents simplicity because the background is blue but the smoke covers it up. However this background is still simple and leaves a clear and simple picture of the twin tower for the eye to see.

Camera questions

1. Explain the “camera obscura” effect. How is it achieved? The camera obscure effect occurs when in a very dark room. There is a very small hole in one wall and the image outside of the hole is projected onto the opposite wall. In English camera obscure means dark room.

2. What invention during the 17th Century helped man get a step closer to creating the modern camera? The invention of the high quality glass lenses, invented by Christian Huygins and Isaac Newton.

3. What were the parts of the first modern camera invented by Niepce? Neipce created film to finish the camera.

4.What do modern digital cameras have in common with Niepce’s camera? Modern digital cameras and Niepce's camera both process images the same way.

5. What do digital cameras use to capture an image? In stead of the plastic film used before, digital cameras use a CCD which is an electronic sensor. This method is cheaper and better for the environment.

6. What is the difference between the Auto Mode and the Program mode? In auto mode, the camera controls the flash and the exposure, in Program mode, you can  control flash and some other settings.

7. What is the Portrait mode used for? How does it work? The Portrait mode is used for blurring out a background and focusing on the center.

8. What is the Sports mode used for? (not just sports) How does it work? The sports mode is used to freeze motion.

9. Why should you do a half press on the trigger button? The half press gives the camera time to focus on the subject and its surroundings.

10. What does this symbol mean? The lighting symbol symbolizes flash and that the camera thinks that the lighting level is low.
When would you use this? You would use this whenever it is dark or if you want a different effect on your pictures.

Master Photographers

Ansel Adams:
Rose And Driftwood

 

 

Imogen Cunningham:

Magnolia Blossom

 



 

Margaret Bourke:

Tractor Factory

 



My assessment of some pictures I took.

Personally, I am not a big fan of this photo. I would like it a little better if the middle of the picture wasn't blurry and the edges were, however it is the opposite. I like the look that blur gives a photo because I feel like it allows you to highlight certain aspects of a photo. I would  love this picture a lot more if the flower and hand were clear and the rest of the leaves of the plant were blurry.

I love this picture. I love it because I love how the light travels down the hallway. I feel like it is a very interesting picture in the way that it is tilted. The picture has a lot of depth and I am definitely a person that likes to experiment with different angles and perceptions when taking pictures.

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