lytro warm up & ethnics in fashion photography

1. What did you see happen when you clicked on the photo? it focused in on the spot you clicked
2. How does this new camera work?By capturing the light field, you can do incredible things. Like refocus pictures after you take them. Tap the touchscreen on whatever part of the picture you want to bring into focus — or, once a picture is imported into your computer, click to refocus.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) the amount of quality it is and how to use it correctly
4. Is it worth the money? i mean it all depends on the person buying it to me its not but maybe to someone else it is.


1. List the changes that were made to the model's face in the computer. (Look carefully) her eye brows neck eyes noes lips chin were all altered so she looks nothing like before

2. Is it ethically acceptable to change a person's appearance like this in a photo? Why or why not? no because its false advertisement and that is wrong plus way to bring down women's self esteem guys

3. Are there circumstances in which it would be more ethically wrong to do this type of manipulation? i guess say she got kidnapped and thats the photo they gave them of her or she wins a contest beau of that photo and its not even her

4. What types of changes are OK, and what aren't? the ones with the makeup and hair are okay but once they used the computer to change her facial structure it made it  horrible thing

5. Explain what you think the differences are between fashion photography and photojournalism. fashion photography is altered to make the subject beautiful while photo journalism finds the beauty in the photo it captures

6. What relationship does each type of photography have to reality, and how does this affect the ethical practice of each? it shows us the nature of things and people but sometime they are both used in the wrong way and the right way to say someones photo is or is not ethnically wrong depends on the viewer since we all have different perspective on the topic 

American Soldier slide show and captions (review)

Part 1

A. I believe photo 17 is the most powerful because you can see the fear in his eyes but also the determination behind it. 

B. 

Set #1 At home in Denver - Image #1 to image #9

Set #2 At Basic Training - Image #10 to image #50
Set #3 In Iraq - Image #51 to image #70
Set #4 Back in Denver - Image#71 to image #83

I feel like the basic training images were most powerful to me because a lot of sad moments were on there.

C. They work together because its telling the story before and after he went to the army it also showed details from the middle of that like him going to church or him getting talking to his girlfriend about their problems.

Part 2

A. The verbs tense are usually written in present tense for example, " Ian races straight for an embrace with Devin."

B. They enhance the photographs by helping the person seeing the picture understand what happened at that moment why did they take the photo.

Part 3

A. Image 79

Tuesday october 5th Ian holds his girlfriend for the first time in a year, since he's been gone in iraq. 

B. Image 83

Shortly weeks after Ian arrived from iraq him and his new wife move in together and discuss what kind of furniture would be nice in their new house.

C. Image 2

Ian finally graduates and receives his diploma May 31, 2007 and is finally ready to join the army.

Part 4

A. They enhance photography by allowing you to have more then one option maybe you want photos so you can post it on the wall ore maybe you want videos to capture the memory and live that exact moment again after watching the video. 

B. Videos are better then photos because they actually capture the moment and the talking so you can know what exactly happened like in "Coming home" you see all the emotion going on.

C. Photos are better then videos because photos are faster to see and they still capture the moment even without the talking.

self portrait and portraits part 2 AND rules of photography part 2

1 - Think about your motivation and emotions: Blankly staring at the camera rarely gets good results. Be silly, don’t be afraid to over-act. The worst that can happen is that you fill up your memory card with useless photos; but you might also find yourself with a proper gold-nugget of a self portrait.
Read more at http://www.pixiq.com/article/self-portraits#a44GISdBVvo0WBa7.99 

2- Use a tripod. Seriously. While it’s possible to get good photos while you’re hanging on to your camera at arms-length, it’s a lot easier if you’ve got the freedom to move around a bit.
Read more at http://www.pixiq.com/article/self-portraits#a44GISdBVvo0WBa7.99 

3-You can create an especially revealing self-portrait by adding personal memorabilia surrounding your mirrored image, such as photos of yourself at various stages of your life, or anything that tells the viewer about your interests. 

i liked this one because it like mixed his face together to make some cray "monster  looking creature" haha

environmental portraits-> 

i choose this photo because of the guitars. they all have  so many different designs, colors and textures and looks that it captures your eyes

this guy is falling i thought it was funny.

here it shows him in two different scenarios the one in the mirror is getting ready for work while the there one is not so it makes it seem as if he is fighting a self conflict and it intrestests me because i can make my own  story about this











i think i would like to do an environmental portrait. I'm thinking taking a shot of someone enjoying a game of basket ball  or a tennis match at a school game whenever its possible to get that image.

casual portrait




i choose this one because the family looked really happy together




i choose this one because the baby was cute 


rules of photography examples

leading lines

background

symmetry and patterns


 

rules of thirds

viewpoint

framing

balancing elements

creating depth 

avoiding mergers

cropping 

aperture, shutter speed. iso- how do they all work?

1. What part of the body should we closely relate aperture? our eyes 

2. Finish this sentence - the smaller the Aperture ___the larger the f-stop__________, the higher the Aperture __the smaller the f-stop______________.

3. In your own words tell me how aperture impacts Depth of Field? it basically blurs the background or sharpen it depending on the size of the f-number 

1. If you were assigned to shoot at Blue and Gold night, which was earlier this month, what shutter speeds do you think you would have to shoot at the following events that night I would like you to answer the question for the following two situations: 

At the beginning while the sun is still partially up and the courtyard has reasonable light

a.) the dunking booth 1/25

b.) the food eating contest1/4

c.) the rock climbing wall normal

d.) someone working at a booth 1/4

e.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle 1/4

f.) the Diamonds performance. 1/50

Towards the end when there is no sun and has gotten dark enough that you can't see from one end of the courtyard to the other.

a.) the dunking booth1/50

b.) the food eating contest1/8

c.) the rock climbing wall normal

d.) someone working at a booth 1/8

e.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle 1/8

f.) the Diamonds performance. 1/100

2. List the three settings your camera has regarding setting shutter speed (these are found at #5 on the Shutter Speed website. Explain how each works - DO NOT COPY AND PASTE, use your own words.

1. What are the advantages of shoot at a higher ISO at a sporting event like basketball or a night football game? this helps because the shutter speed goes faster so you can capture the image better

2. What suggestions did the author make about using a low ISO? when the lighting is very good and strong, or in low lighting to make a paranormal illusion 

3. What suggestions did the author make about using a high ISO? when theres not enough light to fully capture an image. when you need ultra-fast shots 

F4-  you can tell what the background is but its still very blurry  looks best at 1/125 shutter speed 

F5.6- the background is becoming mor visible but it is still blurry you can see that it is a slide and a playground 

F8- the whole photo is blurry you cannot even see what is going on 

F11- the photo is still blurry as hell in this shot at 1/11th shutter speed

F16- the shutter speed at 1/16 just makes the photo go blank its ridiculous 

F22- the photo is way to blurry for this situation at shutter speed 1/22 it does not look well it flushes the skin tone of the little girl 

damn i got a low score on the first one but the second i got a;ll but one right. this is simple to me now it all makes sense now. 

mural project

abandoned theme parks

THE PREHISTORIC FOREST, IRISH HILLS, MICHIGAN is the theme park i would love to visit to take photos because it has dinosaurs in it. i really like dinosaurs because they are amazing creatures and look cool. plus since the park is run down then the statues of the dinos look alot more authentic. 

     unusual places 

1. skatepark

2. the 9th st. dirt jumps 

3. run down water park

4. creepy mansions

5. woods at night 

I think it would be fun to shoot at this location just because dirt jumping is unpredictable. No matter how often you jump dirt you're not assured the same outcome every time. Its just the fact that its a surprise to the photographer and the jumper as well

well for say its in down town i just need to take the city bus there witch costs a dollar to ride and well i mean I'm always there anyway so i don't see why i can't take pictures there i just need a camera . 

FUNNY CAPTIONS

officer Roland finds ronald mcdonald having from a tree at 10:21 am this morning.  he had hung himself on tuesday to avoid paying a law suit against burger king.  

jenna is taking pipes up to her house. they had recently lost the structure because of a tornado 

  

airplane lands in drainage ditch killing 723 people. there had been some serious turbulence in the air earlier that evening causing the pilot to crash strait into the ground. 

Great Black and White photographers PART 3

1.) What first caught your eye while looking at your photographers photos? Is there 

something in particular about their photos that made you want to choose them?  The main reason I chose this photo is because i like how it looks as if the man is holding on to  the rocket as it blasts off.

2.) Look at those 2 photos you posted last time in the assignment Great Black and White 

Photographers Part 2. Use your five senses to tell me more about those photos. Answer 

them on your blog.

I see a group of men watching a rocket blast off

I smell the fumes and smoke the rocket is releasing 

I hear the rocket whistling past my ear

I taste the smoke as the wind blows it in my direction 

I feel excited because i got to witness something so amazing. also afraid about what will  happen next.

       

1.) What first caught your eye while looking at your photographers photos? Is there 

something in particular about their photos that made you want to choose them? the way the plants are lined up so it makes it look cool

I see lines as if it where a leaf of a palm tree or maybe a small branch

I smell the dew off the plant

I hear the camera taking the shot 

I taste the plant as i accidentally run into it 

I feel the smooth texture of the leaf

Academic Shoot reflection

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos following the rules I set out for you? 


well some of the teachers would not allow me into the class room so that was a challenge, but then again there really was not many things to take photos of
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 .
 
the focus i really hate the blur its all  thought about and it made it really difficult for me to find a good way to get the pictures
3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography?


i would take more care with what i shoot and not play around as much

4. What things would you do the same?
 
the way i hold and focus the camera
5. When you go out with your next set of prompts, which rule do you think will be the easiest to achieve?
 
rule of thirds or balance
6. Which rule do you think will be the hardest to capture?
 
avoiding mergers
7. What rule are you still not totally clear on and what can you do to figure out what that rule is?

lines but i can always google it later on 

simplicity
1. How well did you follow the rule? i think pretty well 
2. What is the subject (be very very specific)? the subject is simplicity
3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is? i believe so
4. If you didn't follow the rule well, what could you have done differently?

framing 

simplicity 
1. How well did you follow the rule? pretty well
2. What is the subject (be very very specific)? the subject is framing
3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is? i think yes
4. If you didn't follow the rule well, what could you have done differently?

 

rules or thirds

simplicity 
1. How well did you follow the rule? very precise 
2. What is the subject (be very very specific)? he is running with the ball creating the rules of thirds
3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is? yes
4. If you didn't follow the rule well, what could you have done differently?

lines

simplicity 
1. How well did you follow the rule? very well 
2. What is the subject (be very very specific)? lines 
3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is? i think it is
4. If you didn't follow the rule well, what could you have done differently?

merger

simplicity 
1. How well did you follow the rule? pretty well it oops like his hand is part of the other kids face
2. What is the subject (be very very specific)? mergers
3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is? only if they can't see
4. If you didn't follow the rule well, what could you have done differently?

balance
simplicity
1. How well did you follow the rule? very well
2. What is the subject (be very very specific)? balance
3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is? well its a tree so i hope people know what a tree is
4. If you didn't follow the rule well, what could you have done differently?