Friday, September 28, 2012
Avoiding Mergers
Framing
Balance
Lines
The Rule of Thirds
Simplicity
This picture uses simplicity because it zoomed out all the things that were around it. since at the bottom of the build there could be a bunch of people and it just took it of the building by itself.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Red, Metal, Happy
i took this photo because it has red on the building. its happy because its outside. and there metal around the court yard
i took this photo because it has red. and its happy because of the windows. and it has metal lockers around it.
I took this photo because it has red on the doors. and metal on them too. it is happy because you are leaving.
Unusual and Interesting Photos
Part 1
1. What is your reaction to his work? My reaction to his work is that it doesn't look like a normal photo. there all reflected and rotated.
2. How do you think he made these photos? I think he use photoshop and just copy the pictures over each other and changed the photo.
3 Think about some buildings you have seen, which ones would be good to take a photo like this? Tell me about those buildings, where are they, could you get easy access to them? The capital. its in the center of downtown austin. theres easy access cause anyone can take pictures of it and its free to get in.
2. What category did you find this photo? Sport Action
3. What award did it win (what place)? It got 4th place.
4. What did the photographer do that attracted your eye? (I am not talking about the subject, but what the photographer did) The sunset and the ship in the background.
5. How much do you think the subject of the photo weighed in the judges minds when they picked this photo as one of the best of 2012? They liked all the elements in it.
6. What do you think the photographer had to do that was unique to getting this photo? That the ship was in the background and that it was outside with a nice sunset.
2. What category did you find this photo? Local Portrait and Personality
4. What did the photographer do that attracted your eye? (I am not talking about the subject, but what the photographer did) That it got the emotion of the dog and you saw it in its eyes.
5. How much do you think the subject of the photo weighed in the judges minds when they picked this photo as one of the best of 2012? Because it caught all the emotions in the dogs face and its eyes and it saw how valuable it was.
6. What do you think the photographer had to do that was unique to getting this photo? He wasn't in a normal place you can see that a soldier is holding the dog, which is saying that he saved him
4. Did the photographer follow the suggestions fully? yes, they have.
5. Which style of painting do you think might influence you? Rembrandt lighting.
1. What is your reaction to his work? My reaction to his work is that it doesn't look like a normal photo. there all reflected and rotated.
2. How do you think he made these photos? I think he use photoshop and just copy the pictures over each other and changed the photo.
3 Think about some buildings you have seen, which ones would be good to take a photo like this? Tell me about those buildings, where are they, could you get easy access to them? The capital. its in the center of downtown austin. theres easy access cause anyone can take pictures of it and its free to get in.
Part 2
1. Why did you pick this photo? Cause it looked good. It caught every player and the background
2. What category did you find this photo? Sport Action
3. What award did it win (what place)? It got 4th place.
4. What did the photographer do that attracted your eye? (I am not talking about the subject, but what the photographer did) The sunset and the ship in the background.
5. How much do you think the subject of the photo weighed in the judges minds when they picked this photo as one of the best of 2012? They liked all the elements in it.
6. What do you think the photographer had to do that was unique to getting this photo? That the ship was in the background and that it was outside with a nice sunset.
1. Why did you pick this photo? Because i like that it had the emotion of the dog.
2. What category did you find this photo? Local Portrait and Personality
3. What award did it win (what place)? It got 2nd place
4. What did the photographer do that attracted your eye? (I am not talking about the subject, but what the photographer did) That it got the emotion of the dog and you saw it in its eyes.
5. How much do you think the subject of the photo weighed in the judges minds when they picked this photo as one of the best of 2012? Because it caught all the emotions in the dogs face and its eyes and it saw how valuable it was.
6. What do you think the photographer had to do that was unique to getting this photo? He wasn't in a normal place you can see that a soldier is holding the dog, which is saying that he saved him
Part 3
1. Below each photo are suggestions for photographers. List 3 of the ones you think are the most important for photographers to remember when they are out shooting. Emotion, Shade, Background.
4. Did the photographer follow the suggestions fully? yes, they have.
5. Which style of painting do you think might influence you? Rembrandt lighting.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Photo Manipulation and Ethics
The main points what that photoshop was used to help or mess up. Like some photographers used it to crop and clone things that didn't need to be cloned or cropped. And they got in trouble for that since the people in the photo didn't like what they did, but it also helped. One of the photos was when the missiles didn't go off but in the picture it made it seem like they did. So people thought it was a complete success.
I think it is acceptable because it can help and most of the time that the photographers got into trouble was on april fools day. So i don't think there anything wrong with a little prank.
I think it is the least unethical because it just want matter. it will just make it look better. people don't notice most of that the pyramid are closer together.
I think it is acceptable because it can help and most of the time that the photographers got into trouble was on april fools day. So i don't think there anything wrong with a little prank.
I think this is the most unethical because it just makes him look darker and it just doesn't let him get a clear picture of him self like it did at the beginning.
National Geographic Warm-up
This is my Favorite photo because i love sharks. i would like to get to do what there doing in the picture. also because it shows how close they are too the shark.
The picture i would take would be of the clouds when there at there sunset because it looks beautiful when the sunset hits the clouds and it looks peaceful.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Touching People
1. What do you think about this project and photo essay? i think kinda creepy that some tell you to touch someone to take a picture of the people.
2. What would you do if someone approached you with a camera and asked you to participate in a photo shoot and then asked you to touch a stranger? i wouldn't mind if they just took a picture of me. and if they asked me to touch a stranger it would have to be a non creepy person.
3. Think of an unusual photo shoot similar to this one that you think would be fun to go and shoot. Someone being tackled by a football player.
4. Finally, tell me what you thought of the photography, are the photos good? Do you like looking at them? the photo are good and i enjoyed looking at them. there were some nice photos
40 Greatest Photos Taken and Touching People
Photographer: Aaron Thompson
What made you pick the photo? What made me pick this photo is that the boy was being strong for his father that had passed away.
Is there anything about the composition of the photo (this means how the photographer set the photo up in their view finder, NOT the content of the photo) that made your eyes gravitate to the photo? That is got all the emotions of the boy in the picture. you can see that he wants to break down.
Why do you think this photo made the cut of the top 40 photos ever? i think this photo make it to the top 40 photos because it show how strong kids can be.
Photographer: NASA
What made you pick the photo? That it shows the world and how it really looks from the outside instead of seeing it in your everyday life
Is there anything about the composition of the photo (this means how the photographer set the photo up in their view finder, NOT the content of the photo) that made your eyes gravitate to the photo? That it captures the moon and the earth, showing how the world really looks like
Why do you think this photo made the cut of the top 40 photos ever? I think it made it in the top 40 cause you can see how the world is and it isn't so distructive.
made you pick the photo?
Photographer: Jeff Widener
What made you pick the photo? what made me pick this photo is that it shows that you can stand up for what you believe even when your alone.
Is there anything about the composition of the photo (this means how the photographer set the photo up in their view finder, NOT the content of the photo) that made your eyes gravitate to the photo? that it got how many tanks there were and how he was alone.
Why do you think this photo made the cut of the top 40 photos ever? because it shows that one can stand up for anything even thou he is alone.
Friday, September 14, 2012
Camera History and Information
1. Explain the “camera obscura” effect. How is it achieved?The hole acted like a lens, focusing and projecting light onto the wall of the dark chamber. Inside a completely dark room, a tiny hole is created in one wall. Through the hole light is focused, and the outside scene is projected (upside down) on the opposite wall.
2.What invention during the 17th Century helped man get a step closer to creating the modern camera? Isaac Newton and Christian Huygens perfected the understanding of optics and the process of making high quality glass lenses.
3.What were the parts of the first modern camera invented by Niepce?A glass lens, a dark box, and film.
4.What do modern digital cameras have in common with Niepce’s camera? Light passes through the lens, into the camera, and exposes the film. The end result is still a photograph.
5. What do digital cameras use to capture an image? Electronic sensor called a CCD.
6. What is the difference between the Auto Mode and the Program mode? The difference is that you can control like the flash and other simple thing. unlike auto mode with the camera controls everything.
7. What is the Portrait mode used for? How does it work? to zone out the background and it will choose the fastest lens setting.
8. What is the Sports mode used for? (not just sports) How does it work? it is use to control motion so it can take the picture the fast way possible.
9. Why should you do a half press on the trigger button? it lets the camera get better focus and so it can take the best picture possible.
10. What does this symbol mean? it means the the flash is disabled
When would you use this? when there is a lot of natural light or during the day when your outside.
11.What does this symbol mean? it means that the camera will decide when it is ok to use flash and when its not.
When would you use this? you could use it whenever you want.
12. What happens to your photo if there is too much light? If there is to much light the photo will look washed out.
13. What happens to your photo if there is not enough light? if there is not enough light then the picture will come out dark.
14. What is a “stop.” is used in every aspect of photography to represent a relative change in the brightness of light.
15. How many stops brighter is the new planet if there are two sons instead of one? 1
16. How many stops brighter is the new planet if there are four sons instead of two? 2
17. What affect does a longer shutter speed of have? it gives it more light
18. What affect does a shorter shutter speed have? it gives it less light
19. What does the aperture control? The aperture is like a pupil. You can control the aperture by setting the "Aperture Opening", also known as an F-Stop.
20. When adjusting the aperture, how can you increase the amount of light? with the F-Stop
2.What invention during the 17th Century helped man get a step closer to creating the modern camera? Isaac Newton and Christian Huygens perfected the understanding of optics and the process of making high quality glass lenses.
3.What were the parts of the first modern camera invented by Niepce?A glass lens, a dark box, and film.
4.What do modern digital cameras have in common with Niepce’s camera? Light passes through the lens, into the camera, and exposes the film. The end result is still a photograph.
5. What do digital cameras use to capture an image? Electronic sensor called a CCD.
6. What is the difference between the Auto Mode and the Program mode? The difference is that you can control like the flash and other simple thing. unlike auto mode with the camera controls everything.
7. What is the Portrait mode used for? How does it work? to zone out the background and it will choose the fastest lens setting.
8. What is the Sports mode used for? (not just sports) How does it work? it is use to control motion so it can take the picture the fast way possible.
9. Why should you do a half press on the trigger button? it lets the camera get better focus and so it can take the best picture possible.
10. What does this symbol mean? it means the the flash is disabled
When would you use this? when there is a lot of natural light or during the day when your outside.11.What does this symbol mean? it means that the camera will decide when it is ok to use flash and when its not.
When would you use this? you could use it whenever you want.12. What happens to your photo if there is too much light? If there is to much light the photo will look washed out.
13. What happens to your photo if there is not enough light? if there is not enough light then the picture will come out dark.
14. What is a “stop.” is used in every aspect of photography to represent a relative change in the brightness of light.
15. How many stops brighter is the new planet if there are two sons instead of one? 1
16. How many stops brighter is the new planet if there are four sons instead of two? 2
17. What affect does a longer shutter speed of have? it gives it more light
18. What affect does a shorter shutter speed have? it gives it less light
19. What does the aperture control? The aperture is like a pupil. You can control the aperture by setting the "Aperture Opening", also known as an F-Stop.
20. When adjusting the aperture, how can you increase the amount of light? with the F-Stop
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
The Camera
Video Camera Tube- In older video cameras, before the mid to late 1980s, a video camera tube or pickup tube was used instead of a charge-coupled device(CCD) for converting an optical image into an electrical signal.
Camera Lens-is an optical lens or assembly of lenses used in conjunction with a camera body and mechanism to make images of objects either on photographic film or on other media capable of storing an image chemically or electronically.
Photograph - Is an image created by light falling on a light-sensitive surface, usuallyphotographic film or an electronic imager such as a CCD or a CMOS chip.
Charge-coupled device (CCD)- is a device for the movement of electrical charge, usually from within the device to an area where the charge can be manipulated, for example conversion into a digital value.
Aperture- A space through which light passes in an optical or photographic instrument, esp. the variable opening by which light enters a camera.
Shutter- Each of a pair of hinged panels fixed inside or outside a window that can be closed for security or privacy or to keep out light.
Exposure- An act or instance of being uncovered or unprotected.
Depth of field- The distance between the nearest and the furthest objects that give an image judged to be in focus in a camera.
F-Stop- In optics, the f-number (sometimes called focal ratio, f-ratio, f-stop, or relative aperture) of an optical system expresses the diameter of the entrance pupil in terms of the focal length of the lens.
Focal Length- The distance between the center of a lens or curved mirror and its focus.
Camera Lens-is an optical lens or assembly of lenses used in conjunction with a camera body and mechanism to make images of objects either on photographic film or on other media capable of storing an image chemically or electronically.
Photograph - Is an image created by light falling on a light-sensitive surface, usuallyphotographic film or an electronic imager such as a CCD or a CMOS chip.
Charge-coupled device (CCD)- is a device for the movement of electrical charge, usually from within the device to an area where the charge can be manipulated, for example conversion into a digital value.
Shutter- Each of a pair of hinged panels fixed inside or outside a window that can be closed for security or privacy or to keep out light.
Exposure- An act or instance of being uncovered or unprotected.
Depth of field- The distance between the nearest and the furthest objects that give an image judged to be in focus in a camera.
F-Stop- In optics, the f-number (sometimes called focal ratio, f-ratio, f-stop, or relative aperture) of an optical system expresses the diameter of the entrance pupil in terms of the focal length of the lens.
Focal Length- The distance between the center of a lens or curved mirror and its focus.
Great Black and White Photographers
Helen Levitt
New York
c. 1945
New York
c. 1945
Bill Brandt
At Charlie Brown's
c. 1936
At Charlie Brown's
c. 1936
Jacob Riis
Bandit's Roost,
59 1/2 Mulberry Street
c. 1888
Bandit's Roost,
59 1/2 Mulberry Street
c. 1888
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