Academic Shoot Reflection & Critique

1. Challenges I encountered when doing this was finding interesting subjects to shoot photos of. Also, having the subject clear in the photo. 

2. I feel like I was thinking about having the photos in focus most of the time. I did this by checking the screen every time after I took a photo. 

3. If I could do this assignment again, I would really focus on having simplicity. The classrooms can have very busy backgrounds and it really distracts from the photo. 

4. I think I would still use rule of thirds.

5. When I go out with the next set of prompts, I think the easiest rule to achieve will be rule of thirds.

6. I think the hardest rule to capture will be framing.

7. I'm still not totally clear on balance. To figure out what the rule is, I think I could look up some more pictures of balance to get a better idea.

http://ashtonsphotojournalismblog.blogspot.com

I like how some of the photos use selective focus, it helps to make the subject clearer. I also like how he got close so you know what the subject is.

I think he could improve the subjects of his photos to make them more interesting. For example, the lines and balance photos.

Aperture, Shutter Speed, & ISO

APERTURE

1. Aperture is related to the pupils of our eyes.
2. The smaller the aperture the more light let in, the higher the aperture the less amount of light let in.
3. Depth of field is the amount of the photo that appears sharp. When you have a large f-number, more of the background and foreground is in focus and when you have a small f-number, more of the background and foreground is blurry.

F2.8

F16

SHUTTER SPEED

Low Shutter Speed

High Shutter Speed

a) medium shutter speed

b) medium shutter speed

c) high shutter speed

d) high shutter speed

e) high shutter speed

f) high shutter speed

a) low shutter speed

b) low shutter speed

c) high shutter speed

d) medium shutter speed

e) medium shutter speed

f) medium shutter speed

The three settings the camera has regarding setting shutter speed:

1. Auto - the shutter speed and aperture are automatically selected by the camera.

2. Aperture Priority - you set the lens aperture, and the camera automatically sets the shutter speed.

3. Shutter Priority - you set the shutter speed, and the camera automatically sets the aperture. 

ISO 

ISO 200

ISO 3200

1. An advantage of shooting at a higher ISO is that it allows you to capture photos with having blur.

2. The author suggests using a low ISO when there is a lot of light available. It also allows for a higher quality photo.

3. The author suggests using a high ISO when there is not a lot of light available. Using a higher ISO also helps to not have blur.

DSLR CAMERA SIMULATION

Aperture settings: f/2.8 - f/22

Shutter speed settings: 1 second - 1/4000 of a second

ISO settings: 100 - 25600

Photo Manipulation and Ethics

A. When manipulating images, it has come to how much has been edited, since typically every photo is now being edited. And if the photo still portrays the truth or not.

B. The Washington Post and the New York Times both give their photographers strict guidelines on how to shoot and edit their photos. 

C. I think acceptable things you could do to an image include cropping, blemish reduction,  and color modification. These are slight modifications that should just enhance the natural beauty of the photo.

D. I think this photo is the most unethical because they are completely adding in a whole persons face. The only reason they did this is to make their school look more diverse, when in reality it was not. 

E. I think this photo is the least unethical because they really only changed her skin tone to look more even. Although they did slim her waist a little, it is not that much of a noticeable difference. 

Great Black and White Photographers: Part 2

Name: Ansel Adams

Day of Birth: February 20, 1902

Day of Death: April 22, 1984

Origin of Birth: San Francisco, California

Education: He was in school, but his father removed him from it at age 12. He did this because Adams was a rebellious and hopeless student. Then after, he was taught by people in his family and private tutors.

Jobs: Editor of the photography magazine, "U.S. Camera". Taught at the Art Center School of Los Angeles. He was offered commercial assignments to shoot wealthy patrons.

Books Published: Sierra Nevada: The John Muir Trail, Illustrated Guide to Yosemite Valley.

Academic Shoot Images

Framing
The subject of the photo is the boy in the purple shirt. I think the subject could have been clearer because with all the stuff happening you can't entirely tell.

Simplicity
The subject of the photo is the girl. I think the subject is pretty clear because there is not a lot happening in the background. 

Balance
The subject of the photo is the boys. I don't think the subject is very clear. I could have shot differently so that the bin was not in the photo because it distracts. 

Leading Lines
The subject of the photo is the boy looking in the microscope. I think I could have gotten closer to make him more dominate in the photo.

Avoiding Mergers
The subject of the photo is the girl. I think the subject is very clear.

Rule of Thirds
The subject of the photo is the girl in the grey shirt. I think the subject is pretty clear, but I think I could have gotten closer to eliminate some of the distracting background.

Academic Shoot Preview

THE STORY

I think this photo tells a story because you can really understand what they are doing from the photo. I think the story is that these students are feeding the homeless.

ACTION AND EMOTION

The action in this photo is whatever experiment they were doing, and it shot up. The emotion in this photo is their happy and surprised reaction.

FILLING THE FRAME

The frame is filled with students performing a experiment. I think this the most interesting photo because of the purple, white, and sparkly reaction they have created.

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1. I picked this photo because it was the most interesting to me. The boy pouring the liquids into the beaker really makes your eye travel through the photo. You are able to see very closely what was happening.

2. I think this photo used simplicity. The background was out of focus, so it made the subject of the photo very clear, and your eye wasn't distracted. There is also balance with the beakers on each side being at the same level.

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1. I think I could take photos in my science class or hospitality class, just because that is where we do the most actionable things that would make interesting photos.

2. I think I will probably visit Ms. Frazier or Ms. Keyes.

3. To get good photos like the ones I looked at today, I am going to try to use at least 1 photo rule in every picture. Also, I can try to take pictures at different angles and levels.

Post Shoot Reflection

1. A challenge I encountered when trying to get these first 4 photos was having ideas for each prompt. I couldn't think of what to shoot for them while still being creative.

2. I think I focus on rule of thirds the most. I think it is the easiest for me to automatically  do, and it makes the picture more interesting. 

3. If I could do the assignment again, I would focus on simplicity by making the sure the photo has a clear background and is in focus. 

4. If I were to of this assignment again, I would keep doing the rule of thirds.

5. I think in my photos, I used leading lines, a little bit of simplicity and a little bit of rule of thirds.

6. I would be interested in shooting these prompts again because now that I have already done it one time, I feel like the next time I could be more creative. But, at the same time, it would be good to do something different. 

http://jamiesphotojblog.blogspot.com

I like her square photo. I think the angle she got at really added to the photo. The diagonal lines also help to draw your eye through the photo. I think she could improve the angles she takes pictures at. For example, try shooting from the side, or under, rather than straight on. 

Merger

This photo shows a merger by the President wearing a black suit and the background being black, they blend in to each other. It is also a merger by the girl's head in the front cutting into him. 

Balance

This photo shows balance by having an equal amount of destruction on each side. With the subject in the center, it also leads the photo to look balanced. 

Framing

This photo shows framing by the photographer being inside of a broken building. It adds more context and interest to the photo versus if they were just standing outside.

Leading Lines

This photo shows leading lines with the flag pole. The flag pole draws your eye through the photo, and since it is diagonal it makes the photo more dynamic.

Rule of Thirds

This photo shows rule of thirds by the subject, the Twins Towers, being in the right third of the photo. It allows the action on the left to be in the photo.

Simplicity

I think this photo shows simplicity by focusing on the subject and having an out of focus background. This makes the subject dominant and easier to see. 

Prompt Shoot #1

Metal

Happy

Square

Bowie

The Camera

1. The "camera obscura" effect was the first camera. It is achieved by creating a whole in the wall, which acts like a lens, then focusing and projecting the light onto the wall of the dark room.

2. During the 17th Century, the understanding of optics and the process of making high quality glass lenses helped man get a step closer to creating the modern camera.

3. The parts of the first modern camera were a glass lens, a dark box, and film.

4. Modern digital cameras and Niepce's camera both had light pass through a lens, into the camera, and expose the film. 

5. To capture an image, digital cameras use an electronic sensor called a CCD. 

6. On Auto mode the camera will completely control the flash and exposure. On Program mode, you can control the flash.

7. The Portrait mode is used to blur out the background. It works by using the fastest aperture.

8. The Sports mode is used to freeze motion. It works by using the highest shutter speed possible. 

9. You should do a half press on the trigger button to have more control over focus and to have a faster camera response time.

10. This symbol means disabled flash. You would use this when you want to use natural light. 

11. This symbol means auto-flash. When this is in use, if the camera thinks it needs more light, the flash will automatically go off. 

12. If there is too much light in your photo, it will be washed out.

13. If there is not enough light in your photo, it will be too dark.

14. A "stop" changes the brightness of the light. 

15. If there were 2 suns, the new planet would be 1 stop brighter.

16. If there were 4 suns, the new planet would be 2 stops brighter.

17. A longer shutter speed allows more light.

18. A shorter shutter speed allows less light.

19. The aperture controls the amount of light that comes in.

20. You can increase the amount of light in the aperture by using a smaller F-stop. 

Great Black and White Photographers

Garry Winogrand - (Untitled), 1950s

Stephen Shore - U.S. Route 10, 1974

Ansel Adams - The Tetons and the Snake River, 1942