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. 
 - The man that was killed by the subway was pushed onto the tracks by a panhandler that he was trying to calm down. The photo was taken when the photographer was trying to use his camera flash to warn to train that there was someone on the tracks.
2. Why did the photographer say he took the photo?
 - The photographer said he took the photo to use his flash to try and get the train to stop so that it didn't hit the man.
3. Do you think the photographer should have taken the photo?
 - I think it was smart to use the flash to try and get the train to stop but i think he should have just helped him out of the tracks instead of taking a picture.
4. Do you think the photographer did the best thing he could have done in this situation? Why or why not?
 - I don't think he did the best thing because if he had just helped the man up then it would have been more affective and probably wouldn't have died.
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.
 - I disagree with this decision because I think it is awful to show someone about to be hit by the train and if the family had seen the photo I don't think they would agree with it either.
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?
 - I think to a photojournalist capturing images of life as it happens is more important because it is their job and they could get more money or promoted because of the picture.
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.
 - I think it is ethically acceptable because if they are involved in it then they get more experience with the thing they are photographing and they learn more about it.
8. Should photojournalists always avoid influencing events as they happen? Explain your answer. 
 -  I don't think photojournalist should always avoid influencing events as the happen because if someone was pushed onto to the train tracks then I don't think they should just watch them get hit, I think they should help the person and change what is about to happen.
9. After reading the responses from the professional photographers, what stands out as the most appropriate response for a photographer to this situation.
- I think the responses talking about how taking pictures isn't going to stop a train and that he should have dropped his camera and helped him up.

Final Review

 1.

 A big crowd is sprinting to the finish line at the end of their Christmas 5K race on December 6th to win $1,000. Right before Brad Johnson crossed the finish line, he tripped over his untied shoe lace and ended up in 25th place.

2.

1. Rule of thirds- when you make an imaginary 3x3 graph on your photo, the subject should pass through one of the edge lines not the middle one.

2. Balancing Elements- in a photo if there is a tree on one side but nothing on the other side then the photo is not balanced. If there is a tree on one side and another object about the size of the tree on the other side then the photo is balanced.

3. Leading Lines- when you take a picture and there are lines that lead to object or lines that make your eyes follow them.

4. Symmetry and Patterns (repetition)- a recurring object or shape.

5. Viewpoint- when you change where the camera took the picture. (like if you take the picture from up high or down low or at eye level)

6. Background- when the background is plain and there isn't anything that takes away from the subject.

7. Create depth- when there is something beyond the subject like hills or the ocean.

8. Framing- when there are objects around the subject that appear to make a frame.

9. Cropping- when you crop out the background to focus on the subject.

10. Mergers and avoiding them- when subjects in the photo merge together and it looks like the other object is coming out of the main object. like when there are 2 giraffes and one is bending down it looks like the giraffe bending down is coming out of the giraffe standing up.

3.

shutter speed- how fast the camera lens closes to take a picture.

ISO- helps taking pictures in the dark. the higher the ISO the more grain you will get in your picture. ISO also helps to freeze objects in motion, the higher the ISO the less blur there is in the picture.

aperture- adds light into a photo and works like a pupil. the larger the aperture the smaller the hole, the smaller the aperture the larger the hole.

4. 

You will need to know and be able to explain the ethics of manipulating photos in photoshop and what is acceptable and what is not acceptable.

acceptable- changing the background, adding a little bit of hair or taking away friz.

not acceptable- changing their body to make them skinnier, changing their face, making some parts larger than others.

5. 

environmental- someone in a place that they work or do a sport.

casual- the subject of the photo is not formal they are relaxed.

self- a picture that you take of yourself.

6. 

exposure- the amount of light in the picture and how good the lighting is.

depth of field- the range of distance in the photo.

focal length- the angle of view, how much of the scene will be captured, magnification, and how large the subject object will be.

7. 

early- looked a little bit like books, covers usually had a title and and a table of contents, had little things that weren't really related to what was inside.

poster- had a large picture with little words on the cover.

married to type- have quite a bit of text on them with a picture in the background.

forest of words- mainly words on the cover, tells about what is inside, has a picture in the background.

magazine cover

Prompt Shoot

purple

  cold

electric

Portrait and Self Portrait

Magazines part 2

In early magazine covers the covers where modeled after books. The covers usually had a title and a table of contents. The magazines would also have covers with little things on it that wouldn't really tell about what was inside. Poster covers look like they could be hung on the wall. Some of these covers don't relate to the story inside the magazine. The pictures married to type are magazine covers that rely mainly on text. They have a picture for a background but they mainly have text on them. In the forest of words magazines the cover has a main picture and the rest is just words. Sometimes they have text lines that are larger than the title of the magazine.

Fashion

1.  In the first video-

• they made her lips and eyes bigger
• they raised her eyebrows up a little bit 
• they made her head a little bit smaller.

1. In the second video-

•  they made her legs longer
• they made her skinnier
• they changed the color of her skin 
• they put a wig on her
•  they raised her shoulders up more
• they made her neck longer

1. 3rd video-

• they made her really skinny
• they added more hair to her
• they made her body smaller in some areas and bigger in other areas
• they erased some of the wrinkles
• they made her head a little smaller 

 4. Is it ethically acceptable to change a person's appearance like these in a photo? Why or why not?
 - I don't think it is ethically acceptable to change a person's appearance like in the video. I think this because people are saying to love who you are and that you are beautiful but then after they take a picture they completely change what they looked like before and it doesn't even look like the same person after they are done with it.
5. Are there circumstances in which it would be more ethically wrong to do this type of manipulation?
  - Yes, if you were doing a photo shoot of natural beauty and after you take the picture you completely change the person then its not natural beauty anymore. It would also be more wrong if you were taking pictures of babies or children and you added make up and changed the kid.
6. What types of changes are OK, and what aren't?
 - I think some changes that are OK to make would be if you wanted to add a little bit of make up or if you wanted to add more hair to the person, or if you wanted to take away some of the friz in the hair. Some changes that I don't think are OK would be if you made the person skinnier or changed their face or their body.
7. Explain what you think the differences are between fashion photography and photojournalism.
 - In fashion photography you are taking more formal pictures and you are changing their appearance in Photoshop. In photojournalism you are taking more pictures of people doing a sport or actually doing something rather than them posing. Also in photojournalism you don't change their appearance as much as in fashion photography.
8. What relationship does each type of photography have to reality, and how does this affect the ethical practice of each?
 - I think photography compared to reality is completely different. I think this because in photography you are changing the person to make them look perfect and fake. This changes the ethical practice of each because now people are trying to make themselves look perfect and they are trying to look like the people in magazines and on billboards.
9. Why do you think I am showing you these three videos?
 - I think you showed us these three videos to show us what happens in photography and how much the people in photo go through. I also think you showed us this so that we can see the process of fashion photography.
10. Why are none of these videos about guys???
 - I think none of these videos are about guys because their are more beauty products for girls than there are for guys and there are more advertisements for girls than for the guys.

My Favorite Cover

Finalist Finalist

The New York Times Magazine, May 19, The Secret Lives of Germs

Photographer: Hannah Whitaker
Designer: Arem Duplessis
"This cover story by Michael Pollen argues that while we have been obsessed with eradicating germs, there are health advantages to being exposed to them. The cover shot by Hannah Whitaker of a baby being licked by a dog makes graphic the prevalence of germs in our everyday lives."

- See more at: http://www.magazine.org/asme/magazine-cover-contest/past-winners-finalists/2014-winners-finalists#sthash.zSEqlXL7.dpuf

Critique:

In this magazine cover it is trying to say that there are germs everywhere and that they are in our everyday life. It is saying that there is really nothing you can do to be completely germ free. This cover is showing that there is germs everywhere even on your dog. I think the background of the photo looks a little bit fake because of the blue background. I think it would have looked a little bit better with the sky in the background instead of just blue. I think the lighting is a tiny bit to bright but I think it still looks good.

Best Covers

1. formal
2. formal
3. environmental
4. informal
5. environmental
6. formal
7. formal
8. formal
9. formal
10. formal
11. formal
12. formal
13. formal
14. environmental
15. formal
16. environmental
17. formal

Magiazine Tips

1. Familiar recognition from issue to issue (the brand)
2. Emotionally irresistible (the images appeal)
3. Arousing curiosity (to pull the glancer in)
4. Intellectually stimulating (interesting)
5. Efficient, fast, easy to scan (showing off the service)

American Soldier

A. What is the most powerful image from the slideshows? Why?
 I think #30 is the most powerful image. I think this because it is when he got back from basic   training it shows how his parents missed him and it has the emotion of his parents and him.     B. Through the photos, Ian is in different locations, each set of photos from the same location comprise a short series or set.

Set #1 At home in Denver - images #1-8
Set #2 At Basic Training - images #9-49
Set #3 In Iraq - images #50-70
Set #4 Back in Denver - images #71-82
Which set of images was the most powerful? Why?
 - I think the images of him in Iraq are the most powerful because he is actually there and fighting its not training. It also shows what it was like for him in Iraq.
C. How do the images work together to tell a story?
 The images work together to tell a story because it shows the process he went through and all of the pain and emotion included in the process.

A. For the photos in which Ian is the main subject of the photos, in what tense are the verbs usually written?
 They are usually written in present tense.
B. How do the captions enhance the photographs?
 The captions enhance the photographs because it is telling you what is going on in the picture instead of you having to guess what is happening.

image #4- Ian spends his last day with his girlfriend Ashley on top of a Ferris wheel at a fair. He wished that he could stay with her but he figured that fighting for his country was more important.

image #6- Ian tells his two brothers goodbye before he leaves for the army. His brothers were very sad when he left "it didn't seem like it was actually happening until he was gone" they said. His parents are standing in the background waiting for their turn to tell him goodbye.

image #12- Ian is getting his hair shaved off while the others wait patently in the back, Ian wasn't happy about getting all of his hair shaved off but he knew it had to be done.

Rules of Photography Part 2

1. Rule of thirds














2. Balancing Elements

 3. Leading Lines














4. Symmetry and Patterns (repetition)



5. Viewpoint


6. Background


7. Create depth


8. Framing


9. Cropping


10. Mergers and avoiding them - here I want you to find me a COOL merger photo.

Self Portrait and Portraits Part 1

1. Alter Your Perspective

2. Find an Interesting Subject

3. Use your imagination

                   Environmental~

I picked this picture because I liked how it shows her in here house reading. I like it because it is casual and I like how she isn't posing for the picture.

I picked this picture because I liked how it shows him working. I like this one because he isn't posing also. I really liked how it shows his work and what he does.

                    casual portraits~

I picked this picture because I like how it is the mom and son laughing and playing around and not posing. I also like the green background.

I picked this picture because I liked how the girl was looking somewhere else and not at the camera. I also liked how the girl was sort of hidden by the grass.

          Photography Self Portrait~

I picked this picture because I liked how it was taken in a mirror and it has all of the reflections in it. 

I picked this picture because I liked how it has the girl coming out of the picture frame. I also liked how it was in black and white.

Plan for Portrait Assignment~

SimCam

List the aperture settings available on this camera.
 - 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22
List the shutter speed settings available on this camera.
 - 1sec, 1/60sec, 1/4000sec
List the ISO settings available on this camera.
 - 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, 25600

ISO

1. What are the advantages of shoot at a higher ISO at a sporting event like basketball or a night football game?
 - Some advantages of shooting at a higher ISO at a sporting event would be that it will freeze the image and leave no blur in the image.
2. What suggestions did the author make about using a low ISO?
 - The author suggested that you should stay on low ISO whenever possible. He also said that when there is plenty of light you should stick to the lowest ISO.
3. What suggestions did the author make about using a high ISO?
 - The author suggested that you should increase the ISO when there is not enough light. He also said that you should use high ISO when you want to freeze and image.