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.