Extra Credit

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1. Explain what happened to the man that was killed by the subway and how the photographer was able to take the photo. 

58-year-old Queens resident Ki Suk Han was pushed onto the tracks at 12:30pm by a panhandler who had been harassing passersby. Han had approached the man in an attempt to calm him down. The man pushed Han onto the train tracks. R. Umar Abbasi, a photographer for the New York Post, was present and he tried using his camera flash to warn the train’s operator.

2. Why did the photographer say he took the photo?

He took the photo because he tried to warn the train driver with the flash of his camera.

3. Do you think the photographer should have taken the photo?
I think the photographer should have tried to help the man before he took the image.

4. Do you think the photographer did the best thing he could have done in this situation? Why or why not? 
I dont think that was the best thing the man could've done in this situation because he couldve tried to pull the man off the tracks before the train came. 

5. Do you agree or disagree with the decision to run the photo on the front page of the New York Post? Explain why or why not. I dont agree with the decision to run the photo on the front page of the new york post because it was a gruesome image of a mans last moments. 

6. What is more important to a photojournalist, capturing images of life as it happens or stopping bad things from happening? Why or why not?
For a photojournalist capturing the images of life as it happens is more important than stopping bad things from happening because photojournalists are supposed to document the events in history as it happens. 

7. Do you think it is ever ethically acceptable for a photographer to involve himself/herself in a situation that he or she photographs? Explain why or why not.
I dont think that its ethically acceptable because then the photographer is attached to the situation and having emotions towards the awful things may affect the images or may have bias in the images. 

8. Should photojournalists always avoid influencing events as they happen? Explain your answer. 
I dont think photo journalists should always avoid influencing events as they happen because if the photojournalist has an opportunity to stop something terrible from happening or save someones life, that is more important that the image. 

9. After reading the responses from the professional photographers, what stands out as the most appropriate response for a photographer to this situation.
The most appropriate response for a photographer in this situation is to try to save the mans life. 

Prompt Shoot 2

Cold

Purple

Electric 

Magazine portrait and self portrait

Portrait and Self Portrait

portrait and self-portrait

Fashion Photography

Video 1: Changes to the models face
The models lips were enlarged, her neck was stretched, her eyes were lowered and enlarged, her hair was moved down, her ears were shifted, and her collarbone was moved inward.
Video 2: Changes made to the models body
The models shoulder was raised, her skin was lightened, part of her stomach was erased, her legs were stretched out, her feet were made smaller, her arms were stretched out, her neck was raised, and part of her neck was erased.
Video 3: List the changes that were made to the model in the computer
Legs were shrunk, Arms were shrunk, parts of her body were erased, her torso was shrunk, her back was shrunk, her hands were shrunk, parts of her legs were erased, her entire body was shrunk, parts of her body was raised, her hair was raised up, her hair became longer,  her stomach was erased, ad her bodes color levels were changed. 

4. Is it ethically acceptable to change a person's appearance like these in a photo? Why or why not?
Its not ethically acceptable to change a persons appearance like in these photos because it is very demeaning and makes women feel bad about their bodies. 
5. Are there circumstances in which it would be more ethically wrong to do this type of manipulation? I don't think there are circumstanced in which it would be more ethically wrong t do this type of manipulation. 
6. What types of changes are OK, and what aren't?
Changes that are okay would be minor changes made to a persons face, the changes that aren't okay wold be changing a persons body like in the videos. 
7. Explain what you think the differences are between fashion photography and photojournalism.
Photojournalism tells a story and shares information while fashion photography doesn't have any real purpose other than to show people opinions on fashion. 
8. What relationship does each type of photography have to reality, and how does this affect the ethical practice of each? Photojournalism records what is going on in the world and fashion shows what trends are good and bad.       
9. Why do you think I am showing you these three videos?  I think you showed us these 3 videos because the information is useful for our magazine project.
10. Why are none of these videos about guys??? None of these video are about guys because people want to look at pictures of girls because they are more "mesmerizing". 

Magazines Part II

1) Early Magazine Covers
Many of the early magazine covers dedicated the opening page to a title and table of contents. Magazine covers were modeled after book. They would only show a title and publication data. The magazine didn't advertise what you would find in the magazine. In the early magazine covers it was common to you a symbolic cover which wasa generic illustration in a symbolic manner to evoke the spirit of the publication, without revealing any of this issue’s specific contents. The majority of the early magazines didn't have a cover. 
2) The poster Cover
The poster cover dominated the magazine field because it produced so many memorable covers on so many issues of so many magazines that it is sometimes looked upon as the standard against which all other kinds of covers must be measured.  Professional illustrators emerged in the late 1800s and they dominated graphic design even though there were some truly great photographs out there.  Poster covers sometimes still appear on magazines today. 
3) Pictures Married to Type
These magazine covers stunning covers left a lasting imprint on the aesthetic sensibilities of an era. Some of these covers consisted of a large title with the model’s face overlapping it, a model in a (nearly) full body pose, a model in an unusual and expressive posture, and cover lines on all sides of her, carefully positioned in relation to the model and the background. Cover lines became very important in pictures married to type. 
4) In the forest of the Woods
This type of cover is a weird pathway with many creative byways. There has been a general movement of magazine covers away from the artistic poster cover and toward covers that have an amazingly large number of vivid lines. These magazines are very culture based. Magazine covers today reflect our language, some of our thoughts, global media, advertising, and the colonization of our thinking by culture. 

My favorite cover

"Just before her intimate photos were hacked--and splashed across the Web--Jennifer Lawrence posed topless for Patrick Demarchelier for the cover of Vanity Fair's November issue. As part of the accompanying cover story, she decided to break her silence about one of the biggest scandals in Hollywood this year. The Guardian called her salvo "the end of the 'shamed starlet.'" So strong was the outpouring of social-media support for Lawrence's stance that The New York Times reported on the fact "fans took to Twitter to applaud her." Demarchelier's striking photos of the Hunger Games actress also helped spark a thoughtful debate about a woman's right to reveal her body. Lawrence (and the V.F. cover) made her message loud and clear: "It's my body, and it should be my choice." 

This is a really great image of Jennifer lawrence because the photo is very clear. The colors are very dynamic and the colors really pop. This image communicates a woman's right to do whatever she wants with her body. The lighting is at the perfect brightness. Simplicity is a composition rule that is presented very well in this image. Even though the photographer failed to avoid mergers, the image still looks good considering the photographer merged the title of the magazine with Jennifer laurences head. This photograph is very balanced, clear and dynamic. The photographer did a reply great job. 

Best covers

1.   The Advocate, December 2014/January 2015, Person of the Year : Formal 
2.   Wired, September 2014, Edward Snowden: formal 
3.  ESPN The Magazine, October 13, 2014, Derek Jeter: environmental
4.  The New Yorker, September 8, 2014, Derek Jeter Bows Out: environmental 
5.  OUT, August 2014, Michael Sam: INFORMAL
6.  Harper's Bazaar, March 2014, Lady Gaga: Environmental 
7.   ESPN The Magazine, July 21, 2014, Venus Williams: Environmental 
8.  New York, February 17–24, Spring Fashion: environmental 
9. The Atlantic, November 2014, Why Kids Sext: environmental  
10.  Bloomberg Businessweek, April 7-13, 2014, The Man Who Saved Marvel: environmental 
11.  FamilyFun, August 2014, Road Trip: environmental 
12.  The New York Times Magazine, September 14, 2014, The Culture Issue : Formal 
13. Harper's Bazaar, September 2014, Emma Ferrer Formal 
14.  Vanity Fair, November 2014, Jennifer Lawrence: Formal 
15. Variety, October 14, 2014, Bill Murray: Informal 
16.  New York, June 9-15, 2014, Health: Informal 
17. Men's Health, November 2014, The Ultimate Men's Health Guy : Formal 
18. Bloomberg Businessweek, April 21-27, 2014, Freeze Your Eggs, Free Your Career Formal

Magazine Tips

5 things you should think about when making a magazine cover

1)Familiar recognition from issue to issue (that’s the brand)
2) Arousing curiosity (that’s to pull the casual glancer in)
3)is it Worth the investment of money and time (that’s the “What’s in it for me?”)
4)Efficient, fast, easy to scan
5) Emotionally irresistible (that’s the image’s appeal)