Shutter Speed

                         

             Slow Shutter Speed                                         

             High Shutter Speed

1. If you were assigned to shoot at Bulldogs and Hotdogs night, which was a few months ago, 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 was still up and the courtyard had reasonable good light

a.) a booth in the middle of the yard near the Tree

 - Slow

b.) a food booth outside under one of the big red awnings

 - Slow

c.) the Stars performance inside the gym

 - High

d.) students dancing near the center of the courtyard

 - High

e.) people streaming in from the front doors

 - High

f.) the basketball booth where students are shooting basketballs at a hoop
  -High
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.) a booth in the middle of the yard near the Tree

 - Medium

b.) a food booth outside under one of the big red awnings

 -Medium

c.) the Stars performance inside the gym

 - High

d.) students dancing near the center of the courtyard

 - High

e.) people streaming in from the front doors

 - High

f.) the basketball booth where students are shooting basketballs at a hoop

 - High

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  

 - Aperture priority- In this mode you just have to set the lens aperture and this automatically sets the shutter speed.

 - Shutter priority- This mode is opposite of aperture priority. You set the shutter speed and it will automatically set the aperture.

 - Manual- In this mode you set the aperture and shutter speed on your own.

Aperture

                                                                                             
                             f2.8                                                                                         f16   

1. What part of the body should we closely relate aperture?
 - We closely relate aperture to the eyes.
2. Finish this sentence - the smaller the Aperture _____________, the higher the Aperture ________________.
 - The larger, the smaller
3. In your own words tell me how aperture impacts Depth of Field?
 - The aperture impacts the Depth of Field by making the background blurry or sharp like the foreground objects. When the background is blurry it makes the foreground objects stand out more.
     

Love and Loss

1. What emotions did you feel as you worked your way through these images?
  - At first I thought it was really cute and happy then near the end it got really sad and I felt bad for them and then the last picture of the grave made me really sad.

2. The photographer said this: "These photographs do not define us, but they are us." What do you think about this comment now that you have looked at the photos?
  - I think this means that this is their life, this is them, they aren't just posing for a picture this is how they are and what their life was.

3. Do you think you could shoot photos like this if you were in this situation?
  - I don't think I don't think I would be able to take pictures like this if I was in this situation. I would be to sad to take these pictures.

4. If you could write Angelo a letter, what would you say to him?
  - If I could write him a letter I would tell him that I was sorry for his loss. I would ask him how he took these pictures at a time like this and if it was hard to take the pictures. I would tell him that I really like the pictures and I could feel the emotion in the pictures. I would tell him that he is strong for being able to take these pictures also.

Captions

The old couple Betty and Bob are racing next to each other. They looked at one another and said "race you to the nursing home."



Mr. six is dancing with his family at six flags. When his song came on he just couldn't help himself, he said "oh, this is my jam" and broke out into dance.

Gertrude is trying to pick a song to dance to in Just Dance 2014 for the Wii. She said that she "just can't decide between Get Lucky and Blurred lines."

Abandoned Theme Parks

1. Tell me which amusement park featured in the two articles that you would like to visit and take your camera along and what about that park made you want to go there. Write at least a paragraph.
  -  I would like to go to Chippewa Lake Park, Medina County, Ohio. I would want to go here because in the pictures it showed how the plants and trees were growing around the rides and buildings. I think this would be really cool to photograph. I would also like to photograph here because it looks really old and abandoned and I think this would be really cool to take pictures of. It also looks like a small theme park unlike six flags here and I think it would be cool to show the differences in them and what a small theme park looks like. I would want to show the size of the rides to because in the photographs the Ferris Wheel looked really small compared to the ones in a bigger theme park.
2. Post one photo from that park. You may use the photos from the link, or you can google an entirely new photo. I would prefer to see a photo of the park in disrepair and not a photo of it when it was still operating.



 3. Think of at least FIVE other unusual places you think would be of interest to photographers. List them.
 - Six Flags New Orleans
 -The Rocky Point Amusement Park, Warwick, Rhode Island
 -Lincoln Park, Dartmouth, Massachusetts
 -Nara Dreamland, Nara, Japan
 -Takakanonuma Greenland, Hobara, Japan




4. Use google or another search engine to research ONE of your five places and see if anyone has already started documenting that place. If you find that someone has already started - post at least one photo of their work.

5. Write a paragraph about why you think that it would be fun to document that location. Tell me what interests you about that place and what kind of photos you could expect to take there.
 - I think it would be fun to visit this place because it is really old and rusted. It would be cool to explore the different types of things they have in Japan than here. If I visited this place I would take pictures of the rusted roller coasters and the plants growing over them. I could also take pictures of the shops or food places they had that are run down. I think it would be fun to take pictures of the different roller-coasters and rides too. I want to visit here because it would be different than what I am used to seeing and it looks really old and run down.
6. Tell me what it would take for you to go and take photos at your location. What would you need as far as equipment goes, travel plans, expenses you might encounter and what laws you would have to take into consideration to take photos at your spot.
 - To go and take pictures here I would need a good camera and a stand. I would need to have the right lenses and a camera case with a lense cover. I would also need to take someone with me so that I am not alone. I would need to take a plane because it is far so I would need a plane ticket and money. I would have to plan how many days I will stay also. I would need to have a good paying job to get the money to go.

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