Academic and Community service Photos

The photo that i picked is called "Drop the Bass" I think that the photo is really cool in how they shot it with the girls face in the background while the paint is flying through the air.  This to me shows how focused he photo and the girl is on the paint from the bass of the speaker.

1.Why did you pick this photo?  I picked this photo cause it really appealed to me on how the paint looked in the air cause it was making different shapes.

2.what rules of photography are evident in the photo?  I think that the photo used a lot of focus and attitude to make the photo. They also used Framing in the photo.

filling the frame

I feel like this photo has the most i it because all the student take up the room almost and in the middle is smoke coming out of a sink.

Action and Emotion

I think this photo has the most action in it because the photographer captured it at the perfect moment to where the water or foam is midway from the crazy explosion that happened.

The Story

I truly feel like this tells a story.  I feel that it tells that all of the homeless people getting food and water went through something rough in life and the students feeding them are trying to help them get through something.

Unethical/Ethical Manipulations

-I think this photo is the most ethical cause all they did was add more emphasis to the women's eyes to make her seem mean or not nice.  It doesn't look like they changed the photo much in the way that people will think a lot more different than the original photo.

-I think this is the most unethical because they changed the photo up to make it look like the soldier is doing something he's not trying to make the soldier look better than the original photo.

Photo Shop

     In the story that I read about photo shop it showed how people got in trouble for doing very little things.  On April 1st (April fools) a photographer photoshoped two ministers of Isreal to make it an all men cabinet.  The main thing about this is that it is not right to take people out or change the photo form the original picture to make it look better or worse.  People from big picture companies would get fired because of what they would do to special pictures trying to make it better in their opinion.

   I think that this type of photo taking is acceptable if you are trying to make it better.  Like if their is a picture that is not focused you could use photo shop to make the picture look better and more focused.  So if you use the photo shop in a good way and responsible way I would say it is acceptable.

Great Black and White Photographers Part 2

Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams was a very good photographer who loved shooting pictures of Yosemite National park.  Ansel Adams was born on February 20, 1902 in San Francisco, California and he died April 22, 1984 in Monterey, California. He took most of his photos of the wilderness at either national parks or just open places.  The Adams family migrated from Ireland in the early 1700's where they then made a lumber business.  As a child Ansel Adams was in an earthquake and broke is nose running into a wall.  Ansel would get sick very easily and had little friends and would get in trouble alot in school.  He taught himself how to play the piano and that was his passion until he got into photography.  Ansel got married to Virginia best in 1928.

Others Post Reflections

This is Timmy's blog: http://timmy7401.blogspot.com/2015/09/happy-bowie-square-metal-and-merger.html?showComment=1442865476734#c7296202026988222471

-I like Multiple things on Timmy's blog. The first thing was his "metal" photo and how he used the lines from the kennel wall to lead the picture to the main point. Another thing I liked was the "Happy" picture because I feel happy just looking at it which in my opinion makes the picture happy. But one thing that could be changed was the "Bowie" photo cause it doesn't really show any of the six ways to make a photo.

Post Shoot Reflection

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos of your first 4 prompts (Square, Metal, Happy, Bowie)
-What challenged me was finding the right points in getting the photo i needed.
2. What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general (focus, framing, holding the camera, etc.) did you find yourself thinking about the most? Provide a specific example of what you did to do this correctly.
-I found my self focusing on framing the photos right to where the pictures had a defined object.

3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography?
-I would try to take more photos and add more elements to the photos.

4. What things would you do the same?
-I would try to frame all the pictures the same or close to the same way.

5. Finally - go back and edit your blogs with the 4 photos (square, metal, happy, Bowie), tell me what rules of composition (which you just learned about) did you end up actually achieving? Did you have any?
-I just learned about better ways to take photos and better ways to get the photos that i want.

6. Are you interested in shooting those same prompts again, why?
-Yes i am interested cause i think it made me a better photographer.

Promp Shoot

heres a happy photo if your feeling down(:

Metal 

Bowie High School

Many squares in one place

Merger

The rule of thirds

Engineer looking at the twin towers after 9/11 attack

-This photo is rule of thirds because it not only shows the man it also shows the destroyed buildings from 9/11.

Framing

-This is Framing because of how the bridge frames the burning towers like a frame around a picture and gives the towers more character.

Balance

-I believe that this picture is balance because of how the three broken walls make a triangle or two which the tips of those lead to where all the people are standing.

Lines

-I picked this photo as lines because the lines lead toward the man falling from the towers and the lines give it more effect of how sad it was.

Mergers

-I picked this for Mergers because of how it picked one point to focus most of the attention of and it doesn't pouch anything together.

Simplicity

-I picked this photo for simplicity because of how the blue sky in the background brings out the two towers on fire.

My Favorite Photographers

My favorite Photos

Ansel Adams

Nevada Falls

Berenice Abbott

James Joye

Jerry Uelsmann

Symbolic mutation

The Camera

My Camera

1. Explain the “camera obscura” effect. How is it 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. What invention during the 17th Century helped man get a step closer to creating the modern camera?

The modern camera came one step closer when 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?

Then in 1827 Joseph Nicéphore Niépce added the final touch. He added *film* to create the first successful photograph, and the modern camera was born: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. And guess what? The end result is still a photograph.

5. What do digital cameras use to capture an image?

Replacing old-fashioned plastic film, digital cameras capture the images with an electronic sensor called a CCD. Photographs are stored on reusable computer memory devices. The result is that modern photography is cheaper (and more environmentally friendly) than it has ever been before.

6. What is the difference between the Auto Mode and the Program mode?

Auto: The camera will completely control flash and exposure. On most cameras this is labelled "auto", on others simply "A". Some cameras only have (P)rogram.
Program:  automatic-assist, just point and shoot. Unlike full auto mode, you can usually control flash and a few other camera settings.

7. What is the Portrait mode used for? How does it work?

To attempt to blur out the background, camera will try to use the fastest available lens setting (aperture).

8. What is the Sports mode used for? (not just sports) How does it work?

To freeze motion, camera will use the highest shutter speed possible.

9. Why should you do a half press on the trigger button?

If the subject is somewhat off-centre, the auto-focus may be fooled. You have probably seen this effect many times before. A half-press will tell the camera that you're almost ready to take a shot and to be prepared.

10. What is Disabled Flash?

no flash. There are many cases where you may not want flash at all. The mood of the photograph can sometimes be more dramatic when the natural light is used.

11.What is Auto-Flash?

In most camera modes, Auto-flash is enabled by default and will automatically fire if the camera thinks it needs more light.

12. What happens to your photo if there is too much light?

Too much light and the picture will be washed out.

13. What happens to your photo if there is not enough light?

Not enough light and the picture will be too dark. 

14. What is a “stop.”

The term "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 suns instead of one?

1 stop

16. How many stops brighter is the new planet if there are four suns instead of two?

2 stops

17. What affect does a longer shutter speed of have?

Longer shutter speeds = more light

18. What affect does a shorter shutter speed have?

shorter shutter speeds = less light

19. What does the aperture control?

The aperture controls brightness 

20. When adjusting the aperture, how can you increase the amount of light?

Smaller F-stops numbers = larger openings

larger openings = more light

My First four Photos

These are my first four photos of this year :)

1.first day of school

2.random 

3.person

4.living thing(grass hopper)

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