Monday, December 17, 2012

Extra Credit

1. Explain what happened to the man that was killed by the subway and how the photographer was able to take the photo. Abbasi took out his camera and snapped pictures of Han's final moments 

2. Why did the photographer say he took the photo?A  effort to alert the coming train's driver with his flash that something was wrong. 

3. Do you think the photographer should have taken the photo?I think he should have taken it so people in the city will know what was happening in their city.


4. Do you think the photographer did the best thing he could have done in this situation? Why or why not?Yes i think that's what every photographer should do because that's why they have cameras and they are photographer.

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.Yes i agree that they should put the picture on the front page of the news paper so people can know what happened and what not to do.

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? the most importing thing to the photographer is to sell the photos that they take to get money.

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. Probably no because what if the cops think it was them who did that bad thing that happened.

8. Should photojournalists always avoid influencing events as they happen? Explain your answer. No not all the time only sometimes when they know they are not going to get in trouble with people.

9. After reading the responses from the professional photographers, what stands out as the most appropriate response for a photographer to this situation.they photographers response would be the same thing that i'm saying right know cause you have to think when you take a photo.

Friday, December 14, 2012

Semester Review

 I think this photo was good to put here because the deers are in the background and there is nothing bad in this photo.
I like this photo to put here because you can see that the trees look like if they didn't have that much leaves but they actually do.











1. Rule of thirds-Rule of thirds is when you take a photo and you make it like a tic- tac - toe and make the thing that you are taking the photo of be on the corner.
2. Balancing Elements-Balancing elements is when you take a photo of something close and theirs another thing on the background
3. Leading Lines-When we look at a photo with lines we focus on the lines right away.
4. Symmetry and Pattern-symmetry and patterns is when you have a lot of patterns on the photo.
5. Viewpoint-View point is when you take a photo and get a nice view out of it.
6. Background-Background is simplicity because when you take a photo you take it with nothing on the background so nothing would look bad behind it.
7. Create depth-Create depth is when you take a photo but you take a photo where you can see a lot of stuff on the photo.
8. Framing-Framing is when you take a photo and you can see a frame like the mountains make frames but it depends were you take it from.
9. Cropping-Cropping is when you take a photo and the surroundings are the same but you forget there their.

10. Mergers and avoiding them-Avoiding mergers is when you take a photo and you know right away what you took a picture of with no merger avoiding the photo.

 Aperture-Aperture is when a whole in which light ravels

 Shutter Speed-Shutter speed is when effective length of time a cameras shutter is open

ISO-ISO is when you know what you are taking the picture of right away.
5. Its acceptable to use your own picture , but its unacceptable to use a trademark or something in that category. 

6.Environmental-portrait executed in the subjects usual environment such as their home or workplace. 
Self-a artist drawing, painting, or sculpture.
Casual-pictures of groups of people or simple things.

7. Exposure- Exposure is when the amount of light allowed 
Depth of field- Depth of field is when you enhance the image
 Focal length- Focal length is when distance between the lenses and the focal point.


 

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Lytro warm-up & Ethics in Fashion photography

Lytro Warm-up-
1. What did you see happen when you clicked on the photo?
you can see like if it moves.
2. How does this new camera work?
it takes a picture but then you can move it around.
3. What do you think a photographer would have to know about to take this kind of photo (remember its a point-and-shoot, so its full manual mode, what do you need to know about)they would have to know how to take photos.
4. Is it worth the money?yes i think it is worth the money because the photos that i saw right know came out really good.
FASHION-
1. List the changes that were made to the model's face in the computer. (Look carefully)
They changed the neck and made the eyes bigger.
2. Is it ethically acceptable to change a person's appearance like this in a photo? Why or why not?
I think that is not good because they should see what she really looks like.
3. Are there circumstances in which it would be more ethically wrong to do this type of manipulation?
4. What types of changes are OK, and what aren't?
the parts that they are putting her make up is the good thing but making her neck smaller and fixing the rest of her face is not OK.
5. Explain what you think the differences are between fashion photography and photojournalism.
The difference is that fashion they fix the photos and photojournalism you take the picture and you dont do nothing to them.
6. What relationship does each type of photography have to reality, and how does this affect the ethical practice of each?

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Self Portrait and Portraits Part II AND Rules of Photography Part II

Self Portrait and Portraits Part II-   
1.)The most common mistake made by photographers is that they are not physically close enough to their subjects. 
2.) If you’re taking photos in a studio, use a mannequin for light testing: Much easier than guesstimating!
3.)Shooting a self-portrait is a challenging task, but can be very rewarding.
 Environmental portrait-
i really like this self portrait because  it looks cool because the sun on the back made it look like a ghost.








I like the environmental portrait because of the
balance created by the birds in the background.
 it also has a really cool background with the mountains.





 photography self portrait-

I like the way this girls eyes look and the way the picture looks at the bottom of it. i also like the way her hair covers one of her eyes makes it more mysterious.
















I  like this picture because it shows two young kids just having fun with cameras and everything
 looks very simple around them.







casual portrait-
I like this picture because you can tell that there is a simple background.












 I like this picture because you can tell that this is a casual photo.













 Rules of Photography Part II-
 1.)Rule of thirds



  
   




2.)Balancing Elements












3.)Leading Lines


















 4.)Symmetry and Patterns
 












 5.)Viewpoint
 













6.)Background
 











 7.)Create depth
 











 8.)Framing
 










9.)Cropping
 













 10.)Mergers and avoiding them