Academic Shoot Preview Assignment

Filling the Frame

The frame is dark all around but the purple galaxy looking thing illuminates the whole picture. The black is perfect for focusing on the purple.

Action and Emotion

The action and emotion is one of the girls is looking up at the bubbles with amazement, like its the most amazing thing she's ever seen. And the other girl looks so happy watching the bubbles.

The Story

This tells us that the students are praying or untiring together for something. Maybe a student or a teacher died or something. 

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I picked the photo of the boy pouring a green and a blue liquid in a beaker containing purple liquid. I picked this photo because its cool and it caught my eye. It follows the balance, but part of his head is cut out. 

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By looking at the photos today i would take pictures inside class rooms or students at clubs. I would probably go visit a chemistry class if they where doing a cool lab. To get amazing photos like that, i will try to get the whole picture and not cut anyone out. 

Photo Manipulation and Ethics

A. In the U.S it is a crime to manipulate images; but in the Middle East, more images are becoming manipulated recently. They are adding things to make the image seem like things are better or worse. and taking people out for whatever reason.

B. I think this type of photo editing is unethical because it isn't showing the truth. Some of the before and after images are showing little thongs being edited nor removed; like the missile launch or the oil field.

I think the Saddam and Bush Debate photo is the most unethical because this never happened. It is lying to the citizens of the U.S and spreading very false information. 

I think the teeth fixing is the least unethical, it doesn't really effect any one. Its just a simple photoshop, it does lie to us and change our minds on her appearance but that doesn't effect our daily lives. 

Post Shoot Refection

1. The challenges i faced while doing the photo shoot was trying not to get people or unwanted items in the photo.

2. While taking the photos i was worried about the framing and the lighting. I didn't want too many things in the photo distracting away from the subject. I also didn't want any of my pictures to be too light or too dark.

3. If i could go back i would fix the distractions in the photos.

4. I would do my lighting the same because i liked how it looked in my photos.

5. I achieved balance in my 'Bowie' photo, the lighting looks really cool. I so did pretty well with the framing part, most of my photos have a plant frame or some sort of metal frame.

6. I wouldn't be interesting in shooting the same prompts because i didn't really enjoy shooting them.


Ellies Photojournalism Blog

• I really like your photos, they have great lines and simplicity. I can tell what the subject is and my eyes automatically goes to them. 
• In the square photo i couldn't really find the squares and my eyes automatically when to the girl playing with her hair. Next time try and get a different perspective. 

9/11 Composition

Balance
This pictures balanced because the towers are geometric,
and there is enough room to see where the smoke is going.

Framing
The buildings are framing the smoke and the collapsing
building perfectly. The lamp posts also helps with the framing by
making more of a smaller frame around a smaller part of the smoke.

Lines
The smoke is in an perfect line, they are going
horizontal while the building lines are going
vertical. The lines on the buildings are also straight.

Rule of Thirds
Both the towers are off on the right side, my eye goes
automatically to it. There is enough room too see
where the smoke goes.

Simplicity
This is a great example of simplicity because the background
is plain and simple. My eye automatically goes to the subject. 

Avoiding Mergers
This image cuts out a few people and the top of the building.
To make this a better photo, the photographer
should have taken a step out or zoomed out. 

National Geographic

Photo By: Cael Cook

This is my favorite photo because the hummingbird really pops in the grey-white background. His irridesent chest looks more summery and warm with the gloomy and cold wealthier. In my world i would submit a photo of the Sun Dance in June. My mom practices the Lakota Native American Religion and she sometimes attends the Sun Dance. Ive been there once and it was amazing, mostly white but the culture was still there. I wish i had a DSLR at the time, there where so many beautiful photos i could have taken. Hopefully i have time the next June to go.

Touching People

1. i think the project is interesting, i don't like the images but its an interesting idea.

2. If someone approached me like that i would say no, I don't like being touched (unless i know you enough to feel comfortable around you). It would make me feel too uncomfortable.

3. I think an interesting photo shoot would be sitting two strangers down across from each other and they look at each other in the eye and tell them that they love them. I think taking a picture of the reactions would be amazing.

4. The photography makes me a bit uncomfortable, the peoples faces really scream 'I'm not comfortable' and it really shows.

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Photo By: Ioana Moldovan

I picked this photo because it speaks to me. As a child i was taught to love people, and that violence was wrong. I couldn't help but pick it because amongst the fighting there is a small child willing to show love and peace. The way the photographer took the photo really played a key role, in the second image its tilted up a bit more. As if you where looking at the police like you where the child. I think this photo made the cut because in the first image it looks like the father is telling the child to be kind, and the child's posture doesn't indicate them being hesitant or scared. And in the second image it looks as if the officer with the balloon is crying, or is about to cry. You can see the sadness in their eyes.

Photo By: Nevine Kaki

I picked this photo because it does show that we all need each other and that no matter what religion we are we should put that aside and be nice to each other. The way the man on the left is looking to the side like he is conceded really helped me pick this photo. When i saw it i thought that maybe he was looking to the side because he was making sure that all the muslims would be inside the circle. I think this made the cut because it really does show how we should treat each other. Religion, race, social ranking, ect. It really doesn't matter. If someone is in trouble we help them, we cannot stand aside, we are all human.

Photo By: Marc Riboud 

I picked this photo because its still relevant today. There are peace protests still going on and people are using love and peace instead of force like the officers are. I really like the perspective of this photo, it shows the girl and the officers. And it looks as if she is trying to talk to the officers and they are just there stone faced, like they have no emotion. I think this photo made the cut because it became a symbol of the flower power movement, and its still connected with peaceful protests. 

Happy-Metal-Bowie-Square

Happy

Metal

Bowie

Square

Warm Up

1. I really like the ideas of these upside pictures, at first you don't really know what your looking at but the more you stare at it, you realize what it is.

2. When i first looked at the photos i thought the mother where erased or something. But after a minute of looking at them i realized what it was.

3. i would love to do photography with just the eyes, you can tell a lot about a person from them. Eyes are the window to the soul.

Great Black and White Photographers Part 2

Garry Winogrand

Garry Winogrand was born 1928 in the Bronx. He did most of his best known work in Manhattan during the 1960s, he become one of the principal voices of the decade with his artistic style and the content of his photographs. Winogrand was known primarily for street photography, he produced twenty-thousand rolls of film during his lifetime. In 1964 he had a printed coffee table book called "Winogrand 1964". and a recently edited show. He was described at "fearless" and "prolifically". His subjects never seemed annoyed when he took photos of them. When he died he left behind 2,500 undeveloped roll of film and 6,500 roll of film that had been developed but not contact printed. Also left behind 300 untouched and unedited contact prints. He died 1984 at 56, because of his gallbladder cancer. 

Great Black and White Photographers

Brassai (Gyula Halasz)

Garry Winogrand

Joel Meyerowitz

The Camera

1. Camera obscura effect was latin for "Dark room" and this was the first camera. The hole acted like a lens, focusing and projecting light onto the wall of the dark chamber. 

2. Isaac Newton and Christian Huygens perfected the understanding of optics and the process of making high quality glass lenses in the 17th century. This invention brought us closer to the modern camera. 

3. Niépce added a glass lens, a dark box, and film. Which where the first modern parts to a camera. 

4. The modern digital cameras have and Niépce's original camera both have; Light passing through the lens, into the camera, and exposing the film.

5. To capture an image on a modern digital camera, you just point and shoot. 

6. The difference between auto mode and and program mode is that program mode is more for everyday use and auto mode controls flash and exposure. 

7. Portrait mode is used for blurring the background and focusing on the subject. 

8. sports mode is used to freeze motion and will use the biggest shutter speed possible. 

9. When you half press the trigger button you point it at the subject and wait for the focus lock. 

10. The symbol means there is no flash. The mood of the photograph can sometimes be more dramatic when the natural light is used. You use this when there is enough natural light or lighting. 

11. The symbol means Auto-flash is enabled. It will automatically fire if the camera thinks it needs more light. You use this when there isn't enough light. 

12. When there is too much light the picture will look washed out. 

13. When there isn't enough light the picture will be to dark. 

14. A "stop" is a relative change in the brightness. 

15. If a planet had two suns it would be one stop brighter.

16. If a planet has four suns it would be two stops brighter. 

17. The longer shutter speed affect is more light. 

18. The sorter shutter speed affect is less light. 

19. The Aperture controls the light reaching the film. 

20. When adjusting the aperture, to increase the amount of light you must have larger openings. 

Whats in a Name

Since my number is 5,  the characteristics are very close to mine. I like expressing my thoughts and ideas, I'm usually not generious but i can be at times. Adventure is a big part of my life, I hope to travel the world, I have out of the box ideas that can be classified as "visionary". I thrive in my freedom but I work well with a team. Being a leader of a team is not my favorite position, but i like to contribute to  the team. Friendships, partnerships and companionships are very important to me. I hate the idea of being alone.  When I get close to people I become extremely attached to them, i feed off their emotions. If they are sad, then I am. I am very sypathetic (in certain aspects) towards people, I listen to both sides of the story and I never take sides.

Current Events Quiz Practice

1. Who donated the largest amount of money to the University of Texas during their eight year fund drive which ended Sunday night? Page 1 "UT fund drive raises $3.1 billion..."
Loose change from a kindergartner, contributions & donations. 

2. What is the proposed national minimum wage that President Obama would like to see in place this year? Page A2 "Obama renews push..."
$10.10

3. What do you think the political cartoon on Page A9 means?
I think the cartoon on page A9 means that ISIS (an Islamic extremist group) only has a vision of death, from what I've heard they are far worse than the Taliban. They are recruiting young people from other countries to kill. I do not know their reasoning behind this (The Taliban wants to "Cleanse"), but i do know that they only have eyes for killing. 

4. How many people were killed in accidents over the holiday weekend? Page B1
Three

5. What happened to UT quarterback David Ash over the weekend that has UT football fans upset? Page C1
Ash has a head injury and is injury-prone 

6. What is a "hyper lapse video? Page D1 Life and Arts - not the travel section
Hyper lapse video smooths time lapse videos. 

The obituaries on page B4, all have the same things in them. Their age, where there passed away, and where the memorial is. If they have a picture and a little paragraph it contains; Their nickname, what they did and what they liked. Its a short biography on their life, but they never tell you how they died. If I was a reporter and I had to write obituaries I wouldn't be able to handle it. I have never experienced death as a young age so I never got around to the idea. I would have to pass so I wouldn't be an emotional wreck. 

The Big Day

The started out like any other, a storm had just passed through and a think layer of fog clung to the ground. It looked as if the world was a black & white movie; the weather had sucked all the color from the world. James was racing down the road; he was sweating nervously and kept looking at his silver watch. James continuously told himself “ I have to get there on time.” He kept looking around hoping the cops wouldn’t pull him over, he was going well over the speed limit. As the minutes pass, he got antsy. As he sped down the road he braked hard at a red light to let a train pass. James grabbed his hair and yelled in frustration, today was not his day. After about a few minutes the train was finally past and James could continue speeding to his destination. The closer he got the fog started to disappear and the sun was slowly creeping out to warm the damp earth. Once he got to church, he parked right in front of the doors. He got out as fast as he could and sprinted inside, just as he made it inside the minister was saying in a soft voice “Speak now or forever hold your peace.” James didn’t need to speak; everyone knew why he was there. He slowly walked toward the alter there the lovely couple stood. James kept his eyes on April; the young bride. She didn’t even turn her head to look at James, her eyes darted from the groom and down to her hands. Mark; the groom, looked at James with a smirk like he had won the first place prize, James glanced at him and felt sick to his stomach. All he wanted to do was wipe that smirk off Mark’s face. April finally looked up at James, she opened her mouth but shut it immediately. Her once bright blue eyes where now darkened and filled with sadness. James clenched and unclenched his fists, trying to hold back the bitter tears. Before Mark could taunt him with his words, James turned and sulked out of the church. His world was becoming dark again. April reached out to stop him, but Mark grabbed her wrist and pulled her back to him. All she could muster out was “In another life.” Her voice was filled with pain, Mark tightened his grip on her and glared at her.

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