Unusual and Interesting Photos

Part 1

1) I think that these photos are really cool. I think that they show ver good examples of simplicity because your eye is drawn to the buildings due to the plain background. I love how you see the buildings at three different angles. That makes the building look like two identical buildings are emerging from it.

2) Im not sure how he made these photos. I think he may have shook the camera while he was taking the image or he may duplicated the photo and used digital art to blur the two other buildings into the background.

3) I think 2 buildings that would look good like this are the Texas capital building and the Seattle space needle because these buildings are so tall that it would look interesting in kaleidoscope form. 
The Texas capital building is in Austin Texas and I would have easy access to it because I could easily drive there in under an hour. The Seattle space needle is in Seattle, Washington. I don't have as 
easy access because I would have to take a plane to get there. 

Part 2

1) I picked this photo because I thought that it was really cool that the photographer made the football player look as if he was flying.
2) I found this photo Sports Action- SPA.
3) This image won third place. 
4) The way the photographer captured the moment the football player was falling attracted my eye because it looks like the football player is flying in order to make a touchdown.
5) I think that the subject of the photo weighed in a lot ith the judges because they picked this image in 3rd place. I believe they did this because the subject is very clear, interesting, and dynamic. 
6) i think this photographer had to get low to the ground or lay/squat down to get this photo.

Part 3

1) I think that the three most important paintings for photographers are The Mona Lisa by Leonardo De Vinci, The School of Athens by Raphael and The Girl with the Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer. 
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4) The photographer captured Johannes Vermeer's rule of window light.5) I think this style of painting/photography would influence me the most because i love how the light is captured in the subjects eyes and how the light lights up the peoples faces. 

Academic Shoot Preview

The Story 

I think this photo shows the best story. This photograph shows the best story because the students gathering around the pole are bowing their heads down. This could mean that they have some sort of game and they are praying to win. When the students bow their heads, it portrays a sense of suspense and the light shining on them from the horizon gives you the feeling of hope.

Action and Emotion 

I think this photo is the best example of action. This photograph shows the best example of action because there are bits of debris rocketing above the two girls head. Also this is a good example of emotion because the girls reaction to the experiment show that they were surprised and thought the experiments' debris was cool.

Filling the Frame 

I think that this image was a great example of filling the frame. I thought that it was a good example of filling the frame because there is a lot going on in the photograph. The photograph is filled with very vibrant colors. 

PART 2

1) My favorite picture was the picture of the girl squirting the pink substance into the bubbling black bowl. This is my favorite picture because the bubbling substance is really clear and vibrant. I think its really cool how the focus is on the pink substance instead of the girl. 

2) The rules of photography that are in this image are balance and lines. This image shows balance because the girl fits and the bowl fit into the image perfectly. This image also shows lines because the line of the substance running don the side of the bowl draws your eye to the boiling substance, 

                                                                                                                                                                                  

1) I think I could take photos like the ones I saw today in a science classroom during an experiment or in any academic room that is doing an activity. 

2) I would like to take pictures in either my english or geography because these classes do a lot of group work. 

3) To get amazing pictures like I saw today I can pay very close attention to the basic rules of photography. 

Photo Manipulation and Ethics

      1. Ethics in the Age of Digital Manipulation
a. Digital manipulation has become a bit of a problem in the world today. It has became a problem because when the photographers edit their photos they are committing a terminal offense against the people in the photograph. Many people are using digital manipulation to improve the photos but when they do that, the photographers aren't conveying the truth in their photographs.
b. I think that this editing is unacceptable because when the photographers digitally manipulate their photographs, they're no longer conveying the truth. If the photographers said they they had digitally edited their photograph[s] then it would be acceptable.
      2. Most Unethical

I thought that this photograph was unethical. I thought it was unethical because the photograph on the left was made darker. It was made darker to make the man seem more menacing and evil which does not portray the truth.
      3. Least Unethical 

I didn't think that this picture was as unethical because all it did was change the woman's teeth so they look straight.

Great Black and White Photographers PART 2

Biography Of Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams was born February 20, 1902 in San Francisco, California.  His family migrated from  New England to California.  When he was about four years old, Ansel Adams was injured inane earth quake. An aftershock threw him into a garen wall which resulted in his nose being crooked for the rest of his life. Ansel adams had a bad attitude and was dismissed from several schools so his parents got him a private tutor when he was 12.  

In 1916 Ansel Adams started to experiment with photography on a vacation to Yosemite National Park. He enjoyed photography so much that he went to clubs and sold his early pictures at Best's Studio in Yosemite Valley. 

Adams' had his first breakthrough when he published Parmelian Prints of the High Sierras. The Parmelian Prints of the High Sierras included his famous picture, Monolith, The Face of Half Dome. 

Between 1929 and 1942, Adams developed a reputation from his photography.  His work focused on  detailed close-ups and mountains and factories. Soon enough he began to publish essays and books on photography with a few of his colleagues. 

Soon enough Adams joined up with Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans to affect political and physical change through their photography.  Adams first cause was protecting the wildlife in Yosemite  He also photographed the camps of the Japanese camps after World War 2 to show the injustice during the wartime. 

In the 1960s people started appreciating Ansel Adams work a lot more. Adams images were shown in large galleries and many museums. 

In 1974, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York hosted an exhibit for Ansel Adams. 

Adam  had a heart attack on April 22,  1984 at the age of 82. 
Citations- 
http://www.biography.com/people/ansel-adams-9175697#career
http://www.notablebiographies.com/A-An/Adams-Ansel.html

Merger

I believe this merger picture of Jaye shows a pretty good example of what not to do when taking a picture. I think that this picture shows good balance because the photo of Jaye is pretty symmetrical.

Bowie

I think that this image shows rule of thirds because the be and the bulldog are each on one of the corners of the hashtag/pound sign. Also I think that this image conveys simplicity because the backround of the trailer is a plain white color that instantly draws you eye to the bulldog. 

Happy

I believe that the picture of Jaye conveys lines because in the backround you can see how far away she is from the academic building.  I think that the picture I took of the flower conveys framing because the post in the backround somewhat frames the yellow flowers and I think it also contains balance because the photo is very symmetrical. 

Metal

I think that this image conveys simplicity because the backround of the picture is of calm lightly colored bricks. Also I think that this image conveys framing because the metal bars frame the diamond-shaped metal bars.

Square

I believe that this image shows simplicity because the background is very plain and your eye is drawn to the metal bars.  I also think that it shows framing because the bars frame the bricks which look like square shapes.

Post Shoot Reflection

1) A few challenges I encountered while meeting the prompt were trying to find something that would express happy, trying to take an interesting picture of a square and trying to find a good balance picture. I struggled with trying to express happy because there are many different ways you can express that since its an emotion. I struggled to take an interesting picture of a square because there are some many and i wasn't exactly sure how to make it look appealing. I also struggled to find a good balance picture because at the time I did not fully understand what a balance picture was.
2) The technical aspect of the camera that i found myself worrying about the most was focusing because if the picture wasn't incredibly clear than the picture would look much different than what I saw.
3) If I could do this assignment again i would pay more attention to what i going on in the background. I would also put more of my pictures into rule of thirds now that I know more about the basic rules of photography. I would also try to get more simple pictures because pictures with a calm background result in more dynamic pictures an I would also take pictures from different angles.
4) I would still take the flower picture I did for happy the same because it was a very clear, bright photograph. I would also dot he same for Bowie because the photograph showed a really good example of rule of third and had a very simple backround.
6) If I could shoot this prompt again I would. I would shoot this prompt again because now that i know the basic rules of photography better, I feel that my pictures would look much better if I took them today. Also I have a lot of good ideas on what i can take pictures of for square instead of the metal bars I took a picture of.
http://hannahhall218.blogspot.com 
I liked Hannahs photos because I thought they showed really great examples of lines. I thought they were all very clear and dynamic. The only Critism I have for her is on her picture of the garden. I think that the photo would've looked a tad better if she hadn't included the black wall in the photo .

9/11 Compositions: Merger

I chose this photo because the stripes on the flag are very dynamic and the flag draws your attention to the fireman.

9/11 Compositions: Framing

I thought that this was a great photo for framing because the fireman is framed by a broken wall. I like it because its a very clear, dynamic picture and you can see how high the fire man has to climb before going to the top of the debris.

9/11 Compositions: Balance

I think this photo shows balance because the 3 men in front are running away from the ash and debris in a triangle/geometric shape.

9/11 Compositions: Rule of Thirds

The World Trade Centers
I think that this shows rule of thirds because the man is standing in the lower right corner of the photograph and the American flag is in the upper right corner.

9/11 Compositions: Simplicity

A picture of planes striking the towers
I  think this image shows simplicity because the sky behind the towers are very calm and plain while your eye is drawn to the tower being struck.

9/11 Compositions: Lines

Falling Man

I believe this photograph shows lines because the lines are pointing towards the ground like the man and the lines draw your eye to the falling man.

Camera History and Information

Camera History and Information

1. The "camera obscura" effect is latin for "dark room". It works (achieved) 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. The invention during the 17th century that helped get us a step closer to creating the modern camera was high quality lenses.
3.  The parts of the first modern camera invented by Niepce were a glass lens, a dark box, and film.
4. modern digital cameras work the same way as Niepce’s camera because the light passes through the lens, into the camera, and exposes the film. 
5. Digital cameras use an electronic sensor called a CDD to capture an image.
6. The difference between the auto mode and program mode is in auto mode the camera will completely control flash and exposure while in program mode you can control the flash.
7. Portrait mode is used for blurring out the background. The camera will try to use the fastest available lens settings.
8. Sports mode is used to freeze motion. The camera will use the highest shutter speed possible.
9. You should half press on the trigger button because you get better control over focus,you get faster camera response time, and it encourages better composition.
10. The symbol means that the flash is disabled on the camera. You can use this when the natural light is more dramatic than the flash.
11. This symbol means that auto flash is on.  You will use this when you want the camera to decide if you need more light or not.
12.  If there is too much light the photo will be washed out.
13. If theres not enough light the photo will be too dark. 
14.  A "stop" is a relative change in the brightness of light.
15. The new planet is 1 stop brighter with two suns.
16. If there are four suns instead of one the new planet is 2 stops brighter.
17.  A long shutter speed  has the affect of more light.
18. A shorter shutter speed has the affect of less light.
19. The aperture controls the light before it reaches the film. 
20. When adjusting the aperture you can increase the amount of light by changing the aperture settings from  f16 to f8.

Great Black and White Photographers

 Ansel Adams

Mount McKinley

 Harry Callahan

Detroit

Lewis Hine

Cotton Mill

My 4 pictures

 A living thing

What I'll Remember

I took a picture of this bulldogs stone because it reminds me of my first day of bowie high school. I like it because the bulldog, chair and vines are very clear while in the background the people walking are blurry. This reminds me of my first day because to me everyone was blurry as I rushed to my classes.

A picture of my partner

My free choice

 I chose this flower as my free choice because I was very proud that I got a clear picture of the flower even though it was extremely windy outside. I think I made this a really cool photo because I captured different flowers in the background. I also love how the flowers in the background are blurred so that you are focusing on the purple flower.