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In episodes 4-6 my favorite photographer was Peter Eastway when he took pictures of the landscapes of South Georgia. I really liked his photos and the way he edited them to make them unique to his style. I also really liked his photos of the animals that lived there and in Antarctica. I think the places he chose to photograph were really pretty and filled with history. It was also really cool to learn from a photographer that takes pictures of something that I would like to photograph later on.

My favorite place that he photographed was South Georgia. I thought the landscape was really beautiful and I really liked the ruins he photographed. I think his photos along with Richard l’Anson’s photos, really tell a story of the history that took place before the photos were taken. I really liked his idea to take panorama photos of the landscape and animals there. It was cool to see a new way of photographing landscapes. I especially liked the photos he took here because of the vivid colors. In my photos, I like to have bright colors and I think that is the reason I am so drawn to these images and this location.

Something that I learned from these episodes was that so many people can take a picture of something, but the way you edit it makes it yours and unique to all of the other photos taken. I also learned that sometimes the best photos you take are the ones you hadn’t planned on getting. For example, when Art Wolfe photographed the tribes sitting on the mountain, he had hoped to get a photo of their silhouettes against the sunset but a cloud came and took away that option, he got an even better photo of them. Something else that I learned from Art Wolfe in particular was that when you have a subject that is really complicated by itself, you should have a simple background so that the background doesn’t take away from the beauty and intricacy of the subject.  Another thing was that you should always try new angles to get better photos. Art Wolfe showed this in both the episodes “Wild” and “Tribes” when he put his camera on a remote-control car and put it in with the lions and when he had to the tribes stand around him while he was laying down. Something I didn’t like was that a lot of Art Wolfe’s photos were staged in “Tribes”. I would have rather seen candid photos of the tribes performing rituals or getting the paint put on them.

Overall I thought these episodes showed more of what I would like to photograph later on in my career. Landscape and animal photos really seem to interest me and Art Wolfe and Peter Eastway were great photographers to learn from.

Tales by Light episodes 1-3

The photographer that really interested me was Richard l’Anson. I really liked how he got really into the events and participated in some of the ones he photographed. I thought his photos really told a story. It allowed the audience to see the event almost as though they are there watching or even participating in the event. I thought it was really cool that he traveled all over the world to photograph many different events of many different cultures.

 My favorite event he photographed was the Holi festival in India. I thought his photos were really amazing. I liked the candid photos of the people participating. It was cool that once he got a shot of the festival from above, he took it a step further and went into the area crowed with people. Richard l’Anson got really great photos in there even though it was really crowded with colors and people jumping around. Even after he got those photos he went to the part where the women were beating the men and ripping their clothes off. To get good photos he had to go in and get beat himself. I think this just shows the lengths a photographer has to go to in order to get the best photos.

 From these episodes, I learned that sometimes the conditions you hoped for aren’t the best and that it might take many tries in order to get exactly what you hoped for. I also learned that in order to get the best photos, you might have to do things you don’t necessarily want to do like parasailing after having a major injury, or getting your clothes ripped off of you and getting beat, or climbing an active volcano. Another thing would also be that it is a good idea to go to the place or something like the place you want to photograph in advance to plan out and practice exactly what you want to do or to see what the lighting and environment is at the time you want to shoot. For example, Darren Jew went out to a shallower area to photograph the Georgia’s Rig at night with long exposure prior to photographing the 70-year-old biplane wreck. This allowed him to practice long exposure under water as well as allowing him to figure out the time when the lighting was ideal in order to get a great photo.

Something that surprised was that the photographers risked their cameras to get good photos. For example, flying their camera over an active volcano on a drone or taking it the festival were powdered paint and colored water could get on it. Watching these parts stressed me out a little bit but I thought it was worth it in the end with the amazing photos they got.

Overall I am really liking these videos. I think it is interesting to hear from these photographers and to see their thought process for getting their idea of a perfect photos. I really liked all of their photos and I can’t wait to see the rest of the photographers.

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1)

• Name and location
• Michele Jones
• Austin Texas
• URL
• http://www.michelemjones.com/
• 3 things I like
• I really like the way she edits her photos.
• I also like the whimsical aspect of her pictures and editing.
• I like the use of bright, and multiple colors that make the subject pop out more.
• 3 things I don't like 
• I don't like the way she poses some of her subjects.
• I like the pictures in the flowers, however I don't like how there are so many of them.
• I also don't like how in the senior tab the poses are a little repetitive with the subjects hand on their face.
• How many tabs?
• 6 tabs
• How many photos?
• she has 9 tabs with different photos with about 100 per tab.

2)

• Name and location of photographer
• Morgan Brooks
• Boerne, Texas

• URL
• http://www.morganbrooksproductions.com/portraits
• 3 things I like
• I really like the exposure of the photos he takes.
• I also really like the way he uses the suns light in some of his pictures.
• In his nature photos, I like how some of them are taken from the person feeding the animals perspective.
• 3 things I don't like
• I don't like how some of them look like stock pictures.
• I don't like how in some of the photos the person looks a little awkward.
• There really isn't anything other than these two things that I don't like about his photos.
• How many tabs?
• 6 tabs
• How many photos are in their portfolio?
• About 90 photos.

3)

• Name and location of photographer
• Whitney Martin
• Austin, Texas
• URL
• http://www.whitney-martin.com/
• 3 things I like
• I really liked the pictures she took of things rather than the pictures she took of people.
• I liked how she had a tab named "growing up in Texas" and I liked the pictures under the tab.
• I also liked the pictures under "Texas dinner parties".
• 3 things I don't like 
• I don't like how in some of the portraits the subjects hair is covering their face.
• I don't like that her website is kind of difficult to operate. It would stop going to the next picture when I clicked the arrow.
• I don't like how some of her pictures are a little bit grainy.
• How many tabs?
• 6 tabs
• How many photos are in their portfolio?
• About 100 Photos 

4)

• Name and location of photographer
• Jill Hays
• Austin, Texas
• URL
• http://www.jillhays.com/
• 3 things I like
• I really like the style of her photos. 
• I also really like the style of her website and how it is easy to access.
• I really like how in some of her photos she uses contrast.
• 3 things I don't like
• I don't like how some of the photos have distracting things in the background.
• I don't like how there isn't a "portfolio" tab.
• There isn't really anything else I don't like about her photos or her website.
• How many tabs?
• 8 tabs
• How many photos are in their portfolio?
• About 240 photos in all of their tabs.

5)

• Name and location of photographer
• Lindsey Thorne
• Austin, Texas
• URL
• http://lindseythorne.virb.com/#/id/i10320854
• 3 things I like
• I really like her photos.
• I like how she has a "Love Notes" tab with comments people have of her photography.
• I also like how she has a FAQs tab
• 3 things I don't like
• I don't like how she doesn't have a "home" tab
• I don't like how the when you open the website the photos go by too fast in my opinion.
• I don't like how it takes a while to load after you click on one of the tabs.
• How many tabs 
• 10 tabs
• How many photos in their portfolio?
• about 30

6)

• Name and location of photographer
• Jenny DeMarco
• Austin, Texas
• URL
• https://www.jennydemarco.com/
• 3 things I like
• I like the way she captures the emotion of the people in her photos.
• I like how she has the venues, settings and types of weddings she will shoot listed.
• I also really like the type of photos she takes.
• 3 things I don't like
• I don't like how there isn't a "home" tab.
• I don't like how you can't see all of the photos in that tab at once.
• I like how in some of her engagement photos the couples are far away however, I don't like how repetitive it is.
• How many tabs?
• 5 tabs
• How many photos in their portfolio?
• about 130

7)

• Name and location of photographer
• Lindsey Mueller
• Texas
• URL
• http://www.lindseymueller.com/
• 3 things I like
• I like how her website shows different pictures on the home page.
• I like how she has her different types of photography at the top.
• I also like how she has a link to her blog so that we can see more pictures.
• 3 things I don't like
• I don't like how the font is so small and light, it is hard to read.
• I don't like the set up of her website very much.
• I don't like how her tabs and the type of photos she takes is written in the same font.
• How many tabs?
• 5 tabs
• How many photos in their portfolio?
• about 20

8)

• Name and location of photographer
• Jerry and Jona Blackwell
• between Austin, Denver and Croatia
• URL
• www.foreverphotograpystudio.com
• 3 things I like
• I like the set up of their website.
• I like how the colors of the font match and are kind of formal color to match with the fact that they shoot weddings.
• I like how they have a part near the bottom of the page that show the reviews they have gotten.
• 3 things I don't like
• I don't like how they don't have any tabs.
• I don't like how you can't view a web version if you are on a mobile device.
• I don't like how the title of their website is small compared to the normal font they have.
• How many tabs?
• 0, it is all on one page.
• How many photos in their portfolio?
• 6, when you click on the link it says that the page is not found.

9)

• Name and location of photographer
• Caroline and Ben
• California, Houston, Austin, Colorado
• URL
• www.carolinescollective.com
• 3 things I like
• I like how Ben and Caroline hae seperate porfolios for each of them on their website.
• I like how they have a link to their blog
• I like how they have a press tab with the different types of awards they have gotten.
• 3 things I don't like
• I don't like how there isn't a way to view the web version if you are on a mobile device.
• I don't like how sometimes when I click on the home tab it won't go to the home page.
• I don't like how under the "info" tab it went to FAQ's instead of actual information about their photography.
• How many tabs?
• 8 tabs
• How many photos in their portfolio?
• 45 in each of their portfolios.

10)

• Name and location of photographer
• Jessica Mitchell
• Austin, Texas
• URL
• http://www.jessicamitchell.com/
• 3 things I like
• I like the set up of her website.
• I like how she has a "what to expect" tab.
• I like how it is easy to get around on her website and that it isn't complicated.
• 3 things I don't like
• I don't like how she doesn't have a Portfolio tab.
• I don't like how when you click on a tab, it shows up underneath the home page instead of going to a different page.
• I also don't like how when you click on her blog tab, the blog shows up under the home page as well.
• How many tabs?
• 6 tabs
• How many photos in their portfolio?
• About 135 photos in all.

11)

• Name and location of photographer
• Desiree Keelty
• Austin, Texas
• URL
• www.desireekeeltyphotography.com
• 3 things I like
• I like how she has photos changing on her home page.
• I like how she has an awards tab.
• I also like how she has an investment tab.
• 3 things I don't like
• I don't like how she doesn't have a portfolio tab.
• I don't like how she doesn't have the price of senior photos listed or at least the range of the price.
• I don't like how she doesn't show her newborn photos on the home page but she has a tab under "gallery" listed as newborn photos.
• How many tabs?
• 8 tabs
• How many photos in their portfolio?
• about 130 different groups of photos in all

12)

• Name and location of photographer
• Mercedes Morgan
• Austin, Texas
• URL
• www.mercedesmorgan.com
• 3 things I like
• I like how the design of her website is elegent to match that she takes wedding photos.
• I like that she has a slide show of photos playing on the opening page.
• I like how she has a tab to go to her blog.
• 3 things I don't like
• I don't like how she doesn't have an about tab.
• I don't like how there isn't a portfolio tab.
• I don't like how she doesn't have very many photos on her website so we aren't able to see much of her work.
• How many tabs?
• 5 tabs
• How many photos in their portfolio?
• 8 photos in all

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