Academic Shoot reflection and critique

1. One challenge I encountered was that I wanted something original and not another one of those classic person reading a book picture. 

2. I focused on lines and framing most.

3. One thing I wish I did better was hold the camera right and not titled which is a bad habit I have. 

4. I would use the same lighting because I liked it and also the simplicity. 

5. I think lines and rules of third is the easiest prompt to shoot.

6. I think merging and timing is the hardest to shoot.

7. I wasn't completely sure about the merging rule but after some reach I understand it and I think I will be using it more now. 

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academic shoot

1. rules of third

2. the book 

3 yes it is clear

1. lines and balance

2.the chess match

3. yes but the use of lines make you look around but then get bored so you look back to the chess match. 

1. I used framing in this to show only the lower part of the photo and only one face to not have distraction.

2. the phones

3. yes because I cropped it so the phones would be the main focus point. 

1. I used simplicity and rules of third

2. The pencil and the face.

3. It is not that clear but I like it that way because in this picture its fun to look around and find other focal points. 

1.  I used spacing

2. The main focus point is the book and the her face specifically her eyelashes. 

4. Yes because you can tell theres more in the background but its blurred out. 

1. I used simplicity, rules of third, and framing.

2. The focus point is his eyes leading to the book and then his hand. 

3. Yes because those are some of the only things in the frames. 

1. I used the rule of thirds.
2. Lukas is looking at the paper and listing to music
3. Sorta
4. I wish i put more of his head and back and less of guy sleeping.

Photo Manipulation and Ethics

1. Some things I learned about manipulating images is that photoshop doesn't always mean editing model bodies or magazine covers. It could also mean lighting, red eyes, tones and other necessary technical things. Back in the 1800s, photographers could use photoshop to edit family members together to be in same pic if they couldn't originally able to be together. Photoshop could also be used to fit certain things into a certain size. For example, National Geographic in 1982. Photographer Gordon Gahen took a photo of the Great Pyramids of Giza and the editors photoshopped the pyramids to fit the cover page.

2. The philosophy of newspapers like the Washington Post and the New York times is that you can photoshop whatever you think is necessary as long as you don't change the coloring or tones of the original photo. This means you could photoshop bodies as long as you don't change their color.

3. I think some acceptable things you could do to alter an image is merge images, change lighting, change red eyes, smooth or focus to draw the viewer's attention or draw attention away from a point. I think blurring stretch marks or skin to go for the "flawless" effect is crossing the line. I think a good rule for this is, if you're editing something you couldn't have fixed with a camera such as a fat roll or a blemish then that is crossing the line.   

4. I chose this photo because they photoshopped a POC into the photo to show the schools "diversity".When the school was asked about it they said they looked for a photo that showed their diversity but couldn't find one. I find this very wrong because obviously the schools problem is not having photos of diversity but rather never having diversity in general.

5. I think this photo is the least unethical because even though the photo is obviously of war and refugees which can make it a touchy subject, the photos are actions shots that were probably taken a second a part. They didn't change the meaning of the photo or anything that makes the photo morally wrong, they just changed something to make a photo better quality.

The Story

 I chose this for best story because first I love this photo, the lighting, the cropping, the angle is perfect. But the reason why I chose it for this category is that she looks very happy and peaceful in it. You can tell she's at peace and in her own world.


I chose this photo for the category of Action because from the photo you can feel the drama and passion in this musical theater play.



I chose this photo for framing because It crops it perfectly. The face is light up and in the middle of the photo drawing attention to it. And it from there your hand follows his arm to his pen which is in the lines of third. Then the eye starts seeing the text written and the other faces in the photo.

2012:

My favorite photo was the person standing on tightrope with the sunset in back. I like this photo because you cannot see the face of the person and the coloring is great. I also like how he cropped it so the photo so the man is in the middle and not off center which my perfectionist self enjoys. 

1. Where do you think you could take photos like the ones you look at today?----I could go to fine arts or a math teacher2. Whose classroom would you like to visit and take photos in?----Ms Hall3. What will you do, as the photographer, to get amazing photos like you look at today?

----Make sure lighting is always good and to get peoples face more.

Great black and white photographers 2

This photo is by Sebastiao Salgado, He was my favorite photographer from My great and white original post. Salgado was born in 1944 in Brazil and is currently 74 years old. He travels all over the world for work and has been to over 120 different countries, and has published or helped publish 16 books.

I like his artwork because it makes you feel something. I hate boring photos of buildings and basic sites. But his photos are mostly of people which I like and we his first name is basically my last name!

https://www.icp.org/exhibitions/sebastião-salgado-genesis
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/may/18/sebastiao-salgado-photo-london-photography

Post Shoot Reflection

1. I came across a challenge with the promo bowie. I do not like shooting buildings I find it boring and unuseful so when I saw bowie I realized it was gonna be hard to find something without shooting the building for the prompt. 

2. I focus on simplicity, and quality the most. I switched to manual focus when shooting up close things because i found I would have to move very close to get the details I wanted and the autofocus would take too long. 

3. I knew the rules already but I kinda choose to ignore most of them to be honest. I find that I hate rules of third because I think it looks cheesy. Also with having OCD I like to line things up perfectly and creating the focus of the image in the middle of the photo. 

4. I would use shadows again because I think shadows add a really cool effect to photos that I love capturing. Also I love photographing people, especially people laughing it just really brings a smile to my face. 

5. I would be interested in shooting happy , because I love taking lighthearted photos. But I would also enjoy having bowie for a prompt again because It challenged me think out of the box. 


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I really the quality and the theme of the photos. For the 2nd photo I really like the lighting and shades. And the bowie photo she took is a unique angel and not the best qauilty but its very unique. 

9/11 techniques

merging

I chose this merging becuase the lines are  eye grabbing and the main center post is that guy saying thank you to the firefighters and the bright lines distract.

balance

I chose this photo because when you look at the photo you feel very balanced and the author taking the view point of the street looking upwards, you feel sturdy and even.

framing

I chose this photo for framing because the author speciffly chose to crop out the skyline to show what the chaos was looking like on the ground. 

lines

This is a very powerful photo of people trying to leave the city and hoping the fence to run out. I chose this for lines because there are many line and poles in the photo drawling your eye to the sign of "welcome to manhattan" 

rules of third

The photo is a very good example of rules of thirds cause you eye gets grabbed to the guy thats coughing, the water bottle and the dusty air. That is because the author cropped it so those important points were in one of the four corners of the grid.

simplicity

This photo is simple because it is zoomed in and not very busy, but by just seeing those names and the roses you can tell the atmosphere and emotions of the event.

Prompt post 1

happy                                                                                                                                                           

When I look at this photo I can feel the laughter and the moment of happiness which I think matched the prompt pretty well. I don't think I used rule of thirds But I did to good with framing becuase you couldn't see the background or what she was laughing at all you could see was a moment of happiness. 

metal

One thing about me that I think metal photos are super boring, but I have an obsession with shadows so I decided to incorrpreate both into the prompt to get a photo I'm proud of.

Bowie

I chose this photo because I personally hate the rules of third because Im OCD. So for my preference I like to center the photo and keep everything in line. This photo shows how big the bowie student bod is and how big of an impact we really have.  I used the rule of simplicity. 

Squares

I chose this photo because you eye goes straight to the lizard, but also once you take a look back you see all the squares and lines of the lights, and poles, and winds. I used the rule of lines for this photo but the lines are blurred and the center of the photo is higqauilty. 

First day photos

I chose this photo for my "people" category because this is my best friend and I think this photo captures her perfectly. A sly smile, but also a little camera shy. This photo was taken as we were walking and was also taken on Patriot spirt day, explaining her outfit. 

I used this photo for my thing category because I love taking photos of animals and humans. This photo is special to me because in the moment this bug really scared me because it was big and I've never seen it before. But as i started taking pictures of it I realized how innocent and peaceful it was.

This photo is my place. This photo was taken in the rose garden and it reminds me of how you can bloom and blossom even if you have a little shade covering up your sunshine. I like this photo because i love playing with shadows and pops of colors and I just feel in Love when I too this photo .