Self Portraits and Portraits Part 1 & Rules of Photography Part 2

Top 3 Tips

• Framing the Subject 
• Play with Eye Contact 
• Experiment with Lighting

Environmental Photos

I like this photo manly because its outside in a field. I love natural lighting and seeing portraits  outside like this really gives it an earthy setting i love. If i had to take portraits they would be outside like this. 

I really like this photo because this photo tells so many different stories about the subject. I feel like this photo invites me in, like the old man wants to tell his story. I also like this photo because i think the black and white really compliments it, i also like the background. The gates somehow add to it that i like.

Photography Self-portaits 

I really like this photo because you can see a lot of the details of her face, by not having it a color photo it adds to the portrait. But i do wish they didn't cut of the top of her head, i think i would have liked the photo more. 

I really like this photo because the mirror frames the subjects face, also its taken at a unique perspective. 

Casual Portrait 

Aperture, Shudder Speed, and ISO

1. We should closely relate aperture to the pupil. 

2. The smaller the aperture the bigger the lens size, the larger the aperture the smaller the lens size. 

3. Aperture affects depth of field because the the smaller lens is sharper than the larger lenses. 

1. I would have to use a high shutter speed for the silver stars performance and the students dancing near the center of the court yard during the day when it was light outside. At the end of the night when it got dark, i would use a low shutter speed for for the people coming in through the front doors and and the booth near the middle of the court years under the tree. 

2. The 3 setting for a camera regarding setting the shutter speed is "auto" mode, "Aperture Priority", and "Shutter Priority"/ "Manual". When that camera is in "Auto" mode, the shutter speed and the aperture are selected by the camera. In "Aperture Priority" the aperture is set by you and the shutter speed is set by the camera. "shutter priority'/ "manual" is when you manually set the shutter speed. 

ISO 200

ISO 3200

1. When there isn't enough light you should use a higher ISO, like at a light night football game.

2. When there is enough light you should use a lower ISO. You also want to use it in dark/ dim environments. 

3. When using a high ISO outdoors, don't use a flash.


DSLR Stimulator
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Aperture setting available: 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22
Shutter Speeds Available: 1, 1/60, 1/4000
ISO settings Available: 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, 25600

Cancer Photos

1. As i looked at each image i got sadder and sadder the more i scrolled down. I felt the lump in my throat, like what you get when your about to cry.

2. I think the comment means that the cancer didn't define his wife. She just wasn't just a cancer patient, she was a person who was a cancer patient.

3. If i was in his situation i wouldn't be able to shoot photos like this, i would be an emotional wreck.

4. There wouldn't really be anything to say to him. He lost his wife and you can't really tell him anything that he doesn't know. Ya, he knows you sorry for him and at one point I'm sure he wants to stop hearing it.

Abandoned Amusement Parks

1. I would like to visit "Jazzland" Six Flags in New Orleans. I would like to visit the abandoned park because there is a chance i could get caught and that just adrenaline. I would take pictures of the water damaged rides and buildings. Especially at night so they look spooky.

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3. - Abandoned Mental 

    - Abandoned Mission Schools 

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5. I want to take pictures of the abandoned asylums because i feel like how they look now really reflects what happened inside, especially the ones that where opened in the early 1900s. When you look at the pictures its like you can feel the horrible things that went on inside. Its like a weird 6th sense, you know what happened and how the patients where treated. You don't know the details but you know its gruesome. I want to take pictures because i want to capture the feelings of the asylum. I want to show what happened and how the patients where treated through picture. 

6. To go i would need too fly to New Jersey to the Trenton State Hospital. I would need to have money for a few days of food and housing. I would take my camera, extra lenses, and memory cards. They have tours and it isn't illegal to enter the building. 

Africa

1. When i read this article and saw the slideshow, i was amazed how detailed and how beautiful the photos were. I felt as if i was there, looking right at these magnificent animals. But i wonder how did he get so close to them without disturbing them? He said he was obsessed with their daily lives and routines hut by taking their pictures close to them will disturb them and it wouldn't really be their daily life.

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3. This photo is my favorite because its my favorite animal, and it just looks magical. When i first saw it, i thought it was fog resting on the elephant. But after reading the caption i realized it was just dust, but it still looks magical to me. 

4. Simplicity and Framing is present in this photo. The photographer kept it simple and made it clear what the subject was, and the dust and the shadow frame the elephant. 

5. Nick Brandt uses a medium format black and white film without telephoto or zoom lenses. This is important because all of his photos aren't in color and that means he is up close to the animals because he has no zoom. 

6. He took these photos because when he was in Tanzania in 1995, he fell in love with the animals and landscape of East Africa. 

7. he hoped to capture the animals feelings through photography. 

8. "I love photographing in East Africa. But I like my clouds specially imported from Northern Europe - somber, gloomy, melancholic. Now, truth be told, the clouds in this photo are pretty obviously African - a classic stormy East African build up of cloudy drama." - Nick Brandt

Funny Captions

James, Bob, Ethel, and Joe (Left to right) mock the "hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil" pose but Ethel decided to go with the "don't-mess-with-me-if-you-know-whats-good-for-you" pose. The four are found in the park everyday, reminiscing about their high school years. James tells us "When i first met Ethel 50 years ago; She was like the devil, well she still is. But i accept it." 

Rosie Smith poses in front of the "Adult Video" and "Live Nudes Shows" for us. She tells us "I love coming down to Thomas district, i love seeing these shows and videos. They make me feel young again. My husband; Marty used to come with me every saturday, but sadly he passed."

Lillian and Ellen White make a funny pose for us at the "DownTown Museum of Arts and Art History". Ellen tells us, "Lillian is my younger sister, in almost every photo we take together i do something to mess with her." Lillian also adds, "Then i get her back by sneaking bites of her desert when we go out to dinner every friday after we visit the museum." 

Great White & Black Photographers Part 3

 1. I chose these images because they where very interesting and easily caught my eye. I chose these images because they are street photography, they where taken in the moment and i love it. Street photographers are my favorite.

2. If i was the subject in this photo i would be seeing the pale blue cloudless sky and the endless blue ocean in front of me. I would be smelling the salty air from the ocean and the clean air. I would be hearing the waves crash and move around me and the laughing and chatter of all the people around me. I taste the gritty sand and the salty air in my mouth and i feel the strong arounds hold me around my stomach.

If i was the subject in this photo i would be seeing my reflection threw the glass and i would be smelling the stale air inside the phone box. I would be hearing the voice giving the happy news that cause the huge smile on my face. I feel my hand get sweaty as i press it to the glass as it holds my body up.

3. I would like to have a blog for my pictures, i would like to create street photography and photography showing whats going on in the world.I want my photographs to be unedited. I want to show people whats going on in the world, i want to show them the people of the world also. 

Photo Mural Project

1. We could do a theme similar to what Smith and Catelli did; everyday student and staff life.

2. I think we should open up to regular cameras. The students and staff that do not have a camera phones are still apart of bowie, even if they don't have camera phones they should still contribute.

3. I think the mural should be near the library, everyone would pass by it.

Academic Shoot Reflection and Critique

1. The challenges i faced while doing this shoot where the teachers. One of them welcomed me in nicely, but the others gave me attitude. I liked shooting the students and what they where doing but i disliked the teachers.

2. The technical aspects i focused on while doing this shoot was focusing the camera right. I wanted to make sure what i wanted was clear and looked nice.

3. If i could do this assignment again I would try and redo my angles.

4. I liked my lighting for my pictures, i would defiantly do the same thing again.

5. I think the lines and framing is easiest for me to achieve.

6. Rule of Thirds is the hardest for me to achieve.

7. i need to get more info on Rule of Thirds. The rule is still difficult for me to wrap my head around.

Catherine's Blog

1. She did really well on following the rules.
2. She also did well with focusing on the subject, i knew what it was.
3. Catherine could improve on the backgrounds. In some of the photos there are people back there and it kind of distracts from the photo, She could try getting the photo at a different angle to cover the non-improtant people.

Academic Shoot

Balance 

1. I think i followed the rule pretty well, but i do think the room too cluttered. But the windows are bright and the room is dark.

2. The subject is the students, the eye automatically goes to the girl in the red. But she isn't the main subject.

3. I think its kinda clear, your eye does go to the girl in red and just stays in the students direction.

4. I could have chosen one student instead of having it at random. 

Framing

1. I think i followed this rule very well. The bookshelves are a perfect frame for the subjects.

2. The subjects are the 2 girls sitting t the table in the center.

3. I think my subjects are very clear in this photo.

4. One thing i could have done different would be not being to far away form the subjects. I think the photo would have looked a lot better if i was closer. 

Lines

1. With this rule i think i did pretty well.

2. the subjects are the tables in a line. 

3. I think my subject is a bit fuzzy, my eyes go to the tables then the students. 

4. I could have focused more one one or a few students instead of the whole room.  

Rule of Thirds

1. I think i did ok with this rule, its not my best.

2. The subject is the girl in white in the front, and the 2 other students in the distance.

3. I think my subject is pretty clear, the main focus is on the girl in the front but also a little on the 2 other students. 

4. I wish i took this at a different angle, i think the picture would have looked better. 

Simplicity 

1. This isn't one of the best either, i think it looks too cluttered.

2. The subject is the girl sitting in the middle at a table alone.

3. My subject isn't very clear, she's out of focus.

4. I could have made the girl in focus.