Self portrait and portrait

Get closer to the subject it could be to small to give any impact.
Use props!
Self portrait doesn't have to be your face.

What I like about this photo is it shows a native man in his homeland, it looks very natural and the background is amazing its very beautiful, i picked this because it think it shows the environment good.

What I like about this photo is that it has the nice sunset in the background and the sandy looking floor, also in the floor you can see her reflection like she is laying on shiny sand. i choose it because it looks like she is laying on a magic beach.

 I like this photo because it uses a mirror and the reflection is shown in her cracked mirror, I picked this photo because I think its very creative to use a broken mirror most people would consider trash.

I liked this photo because it uses props and words to show a message and she stands out because everything is black and white besides her, I picked this photo because i like the words it used.

 I like this photo because the background is blurry so you can focus exactly on the subject, you can also see wind movement by her hair and it has nice lighting, I picked the photo because its very simple but still a good photo.

I like this photo because i think the baby is so cute, he is looking right at the camera so his eyes to me are the focus area i don't wonder off into the background, I picked this photo i like how its in black and white.

For my portrait assignment i will probably shoot with lizette and outside in the court yard help each other take the photos and have good lighting and background. And follow the rules of photography.

American soldier

I think picture 46 is the most powerful because it shows Ian with his new platoon, how far he has come and is now getting ready to go to Iraq.

set #1: 5, 6, 7,
set #2: 16, 17, 18 , 19 , 20 ,  21, 23 , 24 , 25 , 27 , 28 , 34 , 37 , 40 ,
set #3: 51 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 57, 58 , 59 , 60 , 61, 62 , 64 , 66 , 68 , 69 , 70 ,
set #4: 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 81 , 82 , 83

The most powerful images were the iraq ones because they show the most struggle.
the images tell a story together because they show ians journey in and out of the army.
The verbs are presence tense. The captions tell you whats going on.

Image #4 : Ian and his girlfriend Brittney give one kiss on top of the ferris wheel while they spend their last weekend together a the county fair.

Image #8 Ian patently waits with a group of people waiting for a bus to take them to the army base where he will be training for the army.

Image #14 Ian calls his mom on the pay phone at the base to the her about week so far in training camp before he showers and goes to bed.

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Camera Sim

f4 1/125 sec there really is no background its very blurry.
f 5.6 1/60 sec background is still blurry though you can see black squares.
f 8m 1/125 sec back ground still blurry but you can tell its a building.
f 11 1/60 sec back ground is visible.
f 16 1/30 sec back ground is more clear.
f 22 1/8 sec back ground is very visible you can see the windows and vines.

At slower the shutter speed the more blurry the people get. The photographer could change the to be faster. The slowest shutter speed is 1/4 sec. Yes you can hand-hold the camera.

ISO.

 iso 200

iso 6400

The higher ISO the more sensitive it is to the light so during the night at sports it can collect more light.

using a low ISO you should have good lighting and it should be a slow picture.

using a high ISO you should you should stay 800 so you don't have a lot of grain.

shutter speed

  slow shutter speed

fast shutter speed 

A.) very fast

B.) very fast

C.) fast 

D.) fast

E.) fast

F.) very fast

A.) very slow

B.) very slow

C.) slow

D.) slow

E.) slow

F.) very slow

aperture priority : you set the aperture but the camera sets the shutter speed.

shutter priority: you set the shutter speed but the camera sets the aperture.

manual: you set the aperture  and the shutter speed.

F2.8 and F16

 This photo was taken with a F 2.8 lens.

This photo was taken with a F 16 lens.


The Aperture is like the pupil in our eyes.

The smaller the Aperture opening the higher the Aperture number.

The Aperture lets you focus on the field that is in  focus.

mural project

Abandonded Theme parks.

funny captions

Baby Lilly is screaming during nap time at home.
her mom took her bottle away during nap time so she started getting just a little cranky.

8 year old john is getting pooped on by a pigeon in the public park on a saturday morning.
He said he was just trying to feed the bird his popcorn crying and running to his mommy.

Rammy the ram is stuck on a telephone wire he's been here for forty five minutes waiting for an animal rescue team. The Animal rescue team said Rammy got loose from his helicopter harness being shipped from a China zoo to an England zoo.

Great Black & White part 3

1. The first one i choose it because of the story in the picture. The other two I choose it because of the difference in the black and white it makes each color pop out.

2. I see the man painting his photo.
    I smell the fresh rain.
    I hear the cars passing by.
    I taste the moist air.
    I feel the cold breeze.


    I see the couple kissing.
    I smell car gas burning.
    I hear the busy crowd.

    I taste the cold air.
    I feel people pushing.

3. I would choose a power point because it's easier and more convenient. 

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africa and mural project

This is my favorite photo, i like it because i love giraffes and there skin patterns, also the sky is mostly clear beside the little moon in the background which points you to look at the animals.

The rules he followed is simplicity because the sky is plain.

he used a pentax 67 camera, he loves animals and he filmed a music video for Michael Jackson he fell in love with Africa, show the beauty of the animals.
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"Africa is Africa because of the animals there.

1. A theme we could use is teenlife. Cause high school is filled with teens.
2. We should open it up to the cameras to because it wouldnt be fair.
3.  In the cafeteria so everybody can see it.

This photo shows a story to me because it is showing people enter acting with each other.

I think the story is like a food bank or volunteer organization put together a food drive for the homeless to try to help feed the hungry.

This photo shows the most action because it catches the science reaction and the movement in the photo.

This photo is the most interesting because it shows a group of people holding hands doing something interesting and it has the frame of the grass and trees.

Favorite Photo: I picked this photo because I like the color of the mix the boy is pouring into the beaker the purple is really pretty and it attracted me to the picture. This picture follows the rules of balance.

academic shoot reflection

1. It was hard for me to find lines, i didnt know what to shoot, and the setting was hard to follow the rules.
2. trying to put the camera in focus was hard and my camera took forever to take the picture.
3.make sure i have a subject in every photo.
4. I would do eerything the same besides my line photo.
5. simplicity, its easy to shoot one thing.
6. lines i didnt get that one to well.
7. Lines and look on the website linked.

Academic Shoot.

framing: The school building frame the picture.
i think i followed this rule pretty good because the building frames the subject the girl.
the subject is pretty clear its right in the center.

balance: the two boys are even.
i followed this rule good because the two boys are balanced in the picture on opposite sides.
the two subjects are kind of clear there are alot of distractions though.

Simplicity: the background is plain so you know what to look at.
i followed thus rule good because the background is plain with no distractions and you know exactly what the subject is and where to look at.

Lines: there is a lot of lines on the ceiling.
i didnt follow this rule to well i dont have a subject and you dont know what to look at. i would shoot this photo differently by having the lines lead to a subject.

Merges: the boys hand merged in the picture. this rule is good the boys hand is in the subjects face creating a merge. the subject is clear just has a hand in his face.

Rules of Thirds: the tree is off centered. i followed this rule good because the tree in not in the center. the subject is very clear its the big tree.

post shoot reflection

1. I couldn't find anything that really looked happy so I took a picture of a smily face spray painted on the sign out side red and metal are easy because this school has a lot of that.

2. I focused on tryna make the picture clear by pressing the shoot button half way first letting it focus and then taking the shot.

3. I would make sure you know what your suppose to be looking at using the rule of simplicity. And also avoid merges by having a better background.

4. I would do my angles the same way.

6. No, they were boring not intrest.

6 rules of photography

rule of thirds: this shows rules of thirds because the building with the people hanging out is more to the right then the center so it falls under rules of thirds.

balance: this photo is balanced because the both buildings are on both sides of the photo creating a balanced feel.

simplicity: this photo shows simplicity because the gray some background is very plain letting the statue of liberty stand out and be the main area to see.

lines: this picture follows the lines rule because it is filled with vertical lines from the building.

framing: this photo is framed from the bridge and the sky and river.

avoiding merges: this photo avoids merges because it has a plain background that does not merge with any thing.

National Geographic photos

This is my favorite photo because I love how it's taking from a very high point to get the top of the building. Also i like how the sun is right at the horizon of this picture and how the fog is at the bottom and you can see over it. The colors are really awesome everything kinda blends together.

Photo Manipulation & Ethics

An image was taken of a new cabinet and appeared on Yated Neeman Jewish newspaper, but some one had fooled with the image. Someone at the newspaper had used adobe photoshop or a similar software program to remove female ministers Limor Livnat and Sofa Landver and replaced them with two men to create an all male cabinet. Fooling with the photo is extremely offensive at most U.S. newspapers and Times staff photographer was fired.

This is unacceptable because its basically like lying to the public.

This is the most unethical photo because it's changing nature. 

This is the most unethical photo because it's just helping her look better.

Unusual and Interesting photos part 1

I don't these photos I think that they are ugly and old and creepy. I think he made these photos by like wobbling the camera or he did some kind of editing. I think the UT building would be a good photo to take like this and its downtown and pretty easy to get to.

40 Greatest photo's

I like this photo because it's showing love in a time of violence.

The photographer took this picture with the balloon standing out and thats what drew my eyes to it.

It gives a very important message in it. 

I like this photo because it shows a very young generation helping an older one and they don't mind that they are a different race from each other it shows everybody should help each other.

the photographer took this picture with the little girl and old lady as the center of attention.

It is very unique thing to see or to be captured in a photo.

I like this photo because it is taken from the moon and I've never seen one like this.

The whole background is black space and the only things that stand out is the moon and earth.

Its such a good angle and very awesome.

Touching People.

1. I think it's pretty weird and awkward to touch and take a picture with a random stranger! So it's a pretty interesting idea to part different people together who are totally different.

2. I would do it I would probably hug the person and just be opened about it.

3. i think it would be fun to switch clothes with a person of the opposite sex and then take pictures of them pretending to be the other person.

4. the photos are good there just a little boring.

Great Black & White Part II

Robert Doisneau was born in 1912 in Gentilly in the Val-de-Marne near Paris. His father was a plumber and died in service During WWI when he was four. His mother died when he was seven, he then was raised by a loving aunt. When he was 13 he went to Ecole Estienne a art school where he studied engraving and lithography which he graduated in 1929 with  a diploma. When he was 16 he started amateur photography and progressed to children and adults. At the end of the 1920's Doisneau found work as a draughtsman in the advertising industry. here he had the opportunity to change careers by also being a camera assistant and became a staff photographer. In 1931 he left his jobs and took a job as an assistant with the modernist photographer Andre Vigneau. In 1932 he sold his first photographic story to Excelsior Magazine. In 1932 he worked as an industrial photographer for a car factory this increased his interest in working with photography and people. then in 1939 he ws fired for always being late. He was left to do freelance advertising , engraving , and postcard photography to earn a living. Later that year he was hired b Charles Rado of the Rapho photographic agency and raveled through France taking pictures of picture stories. This is when he took his first professional street photos. he worked there until WWII where he was drafted and became a solider and photographer for the french army. He was in service for 1940-1945, when the war ended.
 In 1948 he was contracted by Vogue to be a fashion photographer. He didn't like taking pictures of beautiful women in elegant surroundings, he liked street photography instead. when he could escape the studio he would rome the streets of Paris and take street photography. In 1950  he joined the Group and participated with Rene-Jacques, Willy Ronis, and Pierre Jahan. Throughout the 60's and 70's he continued to work Producing children's books, advertising photography, and celebrity portraits including Alberto Giacometti, Jean Cocteau, Fernand Leger, Georges Braque, and Pablo Picasso. Doisneau was known for is modest, playful, and ironic images of the Paris Streets and cafes. He presented a charming view of human frailty and life of moments.

Red, Metal, Happy:D

i achieved the rule of simplicity and lines.

i achieved simplicity.

i achieved simplicity and framing.

Camera History

1. Device that projects an image onto a screen. light comes through the hole and strikes a surface where it reproduces up-side down with color on the screen.

2. The high quality glass lens.

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

4. It still uses light, lens and film.

5. Electronic sensor called CCD.

6. Auto: camera controls flash and exposure.  Program: you can control flash and some other settings.

7. To blur out the background, to create a focus point.

8.  To freeze motion, to capture moving things, uses fast shutter speed.

9.  Faster camera response time, more focus control, better compoition

10. No flash, when you have natural light.

11. Flash on, the camera thinks you need more light

12. The picture will be washed out.

13. The picture will be to dark.

14. Relative measure of light.

15. One.

16. Two.

17. More light.

18. Less light.

19. Amount of light.

20. Larger opening.

The Camera.

The Camera 

Lens: captures the light from the object and brings it to focus on the film or detector.

Single-lens reflex cameras : lets the photographer choose the focus and composition visually using the objective lens and a moving mirror to project the image onto a ground glass or plastic micro-prism screen.

Sheet film: film cut into sheets of different sizes for individual exposure for different cameras.

Telephoto: lens used for large images of a far object.

Aperture: hole where light enters a camera 

Shutter: a sliding cover on a camera that lets in light

Exposure: amount of light to a photo

Depth of field: camera lens which an object will produce a relatively distinct image

F-stop: setting of an adjustable lens 

Focal length: distance of a focal point of a lens to the principal plane.

bottons: mode dial

             power switch

             flash 

             shutter

             red eye reducer

             self timer 

             hot shoe

             flash sync contacts