Academic Shoot Reflection

               A few  problems that I encountered with this photo-shoot was that there was a lack of focus due to the fact that my partner kept asking and trying to take the camera from me, however, it was mostly all fine and dandy.

               Holding the camera at an angle seemed to give it a sense of depth and perception but but using the focus and extra lighting helped to try and get some more attention drawn to the subject.

               If I could re-shoot, I'd probably try to re-shoot Simplicity and Framing better. I'd rob ably try to get a better angle and I would try to get some more photos in Simplicity and Faming to make sue that I had more options and more successful photos that work in these two rule categories.

               I would probably lee the rest of my photos the same. but maybe add a little more ISO the photos if I could. 

               I think that Balance or Rule of Thirds will be the easiest to achieve, just because things in these two categories are so easy to capture.

               I think that either Simplicity or Framing will be the hardest to catch, ironically, because I'm used to taking sorts of outdoor or non-framed photographs.

               I think that Framing is the one that I would need help on.

DSLR Camera Game

Settings - (Manual, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority)

Shutter Speed Options - (from 1 second to 1/4000 of a second)

ISO Setting Options - ( from 100 to 24000)

ISO Photograph Examples

                  ISO 200                                               ISO 3200

1. ) The advantage of shooting a higher ISO at a place like a football or baseball game would be to get more lighting and a ever so slightly quicker shutter speed.

2. ) The author said that using a lower ISO would have a better image quality and would retain the most detail.

3. ) The author said that using a higher ISO would let you take photos with a faster shutter speed and would also allow more lighting into the photo.

Shutter Speed

High Shutter Speed      /  Slow Shutter Speed















1. ) Before Sundown / After Sundown

a. ) Slow Shutter Speed / Slow Shutter Speed
b. ) High Shutter Speed / High Shutter Speed
c. ) High Shutter Speed / High Shutter Speed
d. ) High Shutter Speed / Slow Shutter Speed
e. ) Slow Shutter Speed / Slow Shutter Speed
f. ) High Shutter Speed / High Shutter Speed

2. ) In "Auto" mode, the shutter speed as well as the aperture settings are automatically chosen so that you don't have to do it manually. If you put the camera into "Aperture Priority" the shutter is automatically chosen to try and get the best aperture shot. If you're in "Manual" mode, however, you have to change the shutter speed and aperture yourself.

Aperture F2.8 & F16

                            F2.8                                                                                     F16

1. ) You could relate aperture to the eyes because the eyes can focus and blur out unimportant parts of anything if willed to.

2. ) The smaller the Aperture the larger the f-stops, the larger the Aperture the smaller the f-stops.

3. ) Depth of Field  is impacted by Aperture by bringing the subject into a larger light and creating a better view of the subject. 

Great Black & White Photographers { Part II }

Biography of André Kertész          

            André Kertész [ birth name of Kertész Andor ] was born on July 2nd of 1894 in Hungary, and later in life, died on September 28th of 1985. However, throughout his life, he did many things to positively bring out the beauty of the world. He earned many awards for his photography and also for the books that he had written throughout his career in photography. In total, he took photographs and wrote 8 books over his lifetime. His education was given at the Academy of Commerce and he started his photography career in magazines and such almost as soon as he started. 
          As a Jewish Photographer during this time period, I'm surprised he was able to get most of these pictures, while also bringing his wife [ Elizabeth Saly ] with him on his amazing journey through their shared life. There are also many books about his life story that can be found all over the world, and landmarks of places he took pictures in Europe that are an interesting tourist attraction. 

Photo Manipulation and Ethics

A. Some main points I picked up on were as follows;
               i. It can cause readers or viewers of the edited photograph to question the validity of the situation in the photo.
               ii. IT can make the photograph look distorted or inhuman.

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B. Newspapers such as the New York Times and the Washington Post provide photographers with short-leash guidelines and requirements on how to shoot and edit the photographs that they take.

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C. I think you should be able to crop the photograph to focus more on the subject, add or take away the amount of luminosity in the photograph, and make sure that if you did want to edit how someone looked, make sure not to distort it or make it look "too good to be true".

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D. I thought this one was the most unethical because of the way that they put it. Basically, it was a complete lie that they had written this, which makes it unacceptable. I mean, she wasn't at an Anti-War Rally, she was a photograph that someone found on Google and decided, "Hey, why not lie to the nation, today?"






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E. I believe that this would be one of the lesser unethical photographs because all that the edit has done to the photo, is make the photograph clearer to view and make the definitions more defined and easier to see.

Academic Shoot - Following the 6 Rules of Photography

Lines

I followed the Composition Rule of Lines, and it my Subject is the hallway stairwell railings. I'd say it's pretty easy to see what the Composition Rule and Subject are. In retrospect I probably could have shot one of the singular stairs or maybe only one of the railings.

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Balance

I followed the Composition Rule of Balance and my Subject(s) are two girls doing their work in class. I thought that this would follow Balance because the colors of their hair contrast with each other. It may be a little bit confusion to see the exact subject, but I think it'll be pretty easy to see it. I probably could have taken a shot closer to them, but I do also like it the way that it is.

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Simplicity

I followed the Composition Rule of Simplicity and my Subject is a boy going his homework or working on a test/classwork from an absent day in a hallway table near some lockers. I think it's extremely easy to see the that the Subject is the boy. I could have gotten a picture closer to him and gotten a clearer background, but I didn't wish to disturb him, and I very much like the photo as it is. 

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Rule of Thirds 

The Composition Rule I followed for this photograph was Rule of Thirds, and my Subject was the boy on the left of the photograph. I believe that the Subject is clear to seem though someone might argue that the backpack on the right side of the photo is meant to be the Subject. If I had the chance to take the photo over again, I'd probably shoot closer and crop out the backpack from the photo.

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Framing

The Composition Rule that I followed for this photo was Framing, and the Subject(s) were the two girls working together on a project, though I think I could have taken the picture closer or something to make it clearer that they were the Subject(s). 

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Avoiding Mergers

The Composition Rule I followed for this photo was Avoiding Mergers and my Subject(s) were these two girls who were sitting in the corner of the room. I believe that the Subjects) were easy to see, and I do also believe that this was a pretty good example of Avoiding Mergers. Though, I believe if I had tried a different angle that it would look even better. 

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Drop the Bass & Expectations

Drop the Bass

       The reason I chose this photograph because I liked the clarity of the photograph as well as the fact that the subject is clear while the background (the girl in the backdrop) is blurred out to help give the photo a sense of depth as well as intrigue.

        Some rules of photography that are evident in this photograph are Simplicity, Avoiding Mergers, and Balance. Simplicity, because I believe that the subject is evident - the food coloring and water being vibrated an bounced by the bass). Avoiding Mergers, because I don't believe anything collides with the other one all that much. And last but not least, Balance, because I believe that the colors and activity on each of the sides of the photograph are evened out. 

Expectations for the Academic Prompt Shoot

         I think I'd be able to take some photos like the ones that I saw today on this yearbook's website in probably a chemistry or other type of science class, or possibly an art class.

         I would like to visit a few of my teacher's classes to try and see if I could take of pictures of a few students presenting projects on working on labs, so probably either Mr. Flick and Mrs. Keyes.

         To try and get some photos like I have seen today, I could try and get photos at a different angle or use a different type of rule to try and get the type of rules that I haven't accomplished as a photographer. I'd probably trying to get a Merger photo or maybe a good Lines photograph - I'm not really sure, but I want to get a good photo that pops and really seems unique.

Filling the Frame

Wonder

         I chose this photograph for this particular category because I believe it is a good example of "fill the frame", but it also shows a few other good elements that makes it equally as able to fit the other two categories we had to look for today - Action / Emotion, and Story.
         Another reason I chose this photograph for "fill the frame" is because it does exactly, but what's going on in the photo shows an interest in what their doing as well as some curiosity.
          There are two ways of framing in this photograph, the kids surrounding the smoke emitting from the beaker, and the fact that they are surrounding the frame, filling up almost all of it.

Action / Emotion

Illumination

         The reason I chose this photograph for this category that we needed to look for, is because what they are doing is definitely interesting and honestly I'd want to learn more about how to do it myself,

someday. 

         But not only that, I know many people will

love this action, the fact that is complicated, and it also takes a lot of concentration. However, what I like most about this photograph is that it also shows people

who are gaining some new life and career skills if  they'd like to go work in some industry of contracting or construction.

          They could also use this skill to find a job in special / visual effects for a musical production or probably for a movie if it called for such a thing.

The Story

Feeding the Homeless

         This photograph spoke out to me because it shows these kids are helping people who have less to get what they need in order to survive. There could be multiple different stories behind this one photograph of that deed to the homeless of their city.

          Judging by the photograph and what's going on, I want to say that it's an After-School Community Service club or something along those lines, who decided it would be a good idea to feed the homeless during the old winters. I like that they chose to have a faster, easy to prepare food like hot-dogs, and it says that they were trying to feed as many people as they could provide for with what they had to give out. 

Post Shoot Reflection

1. Q - What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos of your first 4 prompts (Square, Metal, Happy, Bowie)?

    A - One challenge I had was trying to find a unique "Metal" and "Square" image. I'm proud of my "Metal" photo, but I think I could have done better on my "Square" photograph.

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2. Q - What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general did you find yourself thinking about the most? Provide a specific example of what you did to do this correctly. 

     A - One thing I though about that seemed to worry the most was the way I'd been holding the camera to try and get the photo and how the focusing would've been. However, in my "Metal" photo I think I held the camera correctly and also, in my "Happy" photograph, I feel like I focused correctly on the flower.

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3. Q - If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently  now that you know some basic rules of photography?

     A - If I could go back and redo the assignment, I'd probably try getting better photos for both "Bowie" and "Happy". Though, I would much rather change my "Happy" photograph rather than my "Bowie" photo. I would also change my "Square" photo and try to get a better one.

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4. Q - What would you leave the same if you had to do the assignment again?

     A - If I had to redo the assignment, I'd probably leave my "Bowie" and "Metal" photographs the same that they are now, because I believe that lighting and camera placement was done really well for these two.

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5. Q - What rules of composition did you end up actually end up achieving? Did you have any?

     A - I would say that I accomplished Simplicity in my "Square" photo and my "Metal" photo.

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6. Q - Are you interested in shooting these same prompts again? Why?

     A - Yes, I would be interested in shooting these prompts again, because now that I have more knowledge of different types of composition I could take better photos.

Balance on 9/11

I chose this photograph for Balance because there is activity going on in both sides of the photo, and I believe that it's partially evened out.

Lines on 9/11

I chose this photograph for Lines because of the lines on the windows of the building along with the lines of smoke overhead and the diagonal rip in the side of the building made by the plane.

Rule of Thirds on 9/11

I chose this photograph for rule of thirds, because the subject (the man) looks over the rubble and destruction caused.

Avoiding Mergers on 9/11

I chose this photo for avoiding mergers because of the colors and background. It is a successful photograph, in my opinion, though the photographer could've changed his placement and not gotten the clock going into the bak of his neck. 

Framing on 9/11

I chose this photo for framing because the broken building that the photographer was shooting in creates a sort of frame around the firefighter as he does his job.

Simplicity Photograph on 9/11

I chose this photograph for simplicity because I believe that it's obvious that there are two subjects that were important in a way to this specific day in history. The American flag because it represents the Americans we lost and the piece of rubble representing the buildings that were destroyed in the attacks.

Prompt Shoot #1

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The Camera

1 - Q; Explain the "camera obscura" effect. How is it achieved?

1 - A; It's a hole in a wall that acts as a lens, projecting light into a dark room.

2 - Q; What invention during the 17th Century helped man get a step closer to creating the modern camera?

2 - A; Issac Newton and Christian Hyugens perfected the lens.

3 - Q; What were the parts of the first modern camera invented by Niepce?

3 - A; The film that was places in the camera, which he considered to be his 'Final Touch'.

4 - Q; What do modern digital cameras have in common with Niepce's camera?

4 - A; The light passing through the lens into the camera that hits the film and creates the image.

5 - Q; What do digital cameras use to capture an image?

5 - A; Digital cameras get their photos with an electronic sensor called a CCD, that acts kind of like a digital film.

6 - Q; What is the difference between Auto Mode and Program Mode?

6 - A; Auto Mode is fully automatic and Program Mode is the manual, default for most modern cameras. 

7 - Q; What is the Portrait Mode used for? How does it work?

7 - A; This is used to take a picture of one specific thing, blurring out the background to put more attention on the subject. 

8 - Q; What is Sports Mode used for? (Not just sports) How does it work?

8 - A; This is used to freeze motion and the camera will use it's highest shutter speed possible to capture the photo. 

9 - Q; Why should you do a half press on the trigger button?

9 - A; Pointing the camera at the subject and then doing the "half-press", should focus on your subject and assure you that your photo should be in full focus.

10 - Q; What does this symbol mean? When would you use it? (Image on Mr. Reeves' website.)

10 - A; Disabled Flash means "No Flash". You should use this when you already have enough light in the room, or you want to have a more dramatic picture and want to use the natural lighting.

11 - Q; What does this symbol mean? When would you use it? (Image on Mr. Reeves' website.)

11 - A; Auto Flash means exactly what it says, the flash is automatic. It is enabled by default and will automatically ,ale the flash of light if the camera deems necessary.

12 - Q; What happens to your photo if there is too much light?

12 - A; If your photo has too much light, it will probably be too bright and you probably won't be able to see the image.

13 - Q; What happens to your photo is there is not enough light?

13 - A; If the photo is too dark, same thing as if it were too bright, it would probably be so dark that you couldn't see the image in the photo.

14 - Q; What is a "STOP"?

14 - A; The term "Stop" in photography terms is to represent a relative change in luminosity. 

15 - Q; How many stops brighter is the new planet if there are two suns instead of one?

15 - A; If there were two suns instead of two, it would be one stop brighter.

16 - Q; How many stops brighter is the new planet if there are four suns instead of two?

16 - A; If there were four suns instead of two, it would be three stops brighter.

17 - Q; What affect does a longer shutter speed have?

17 - A; Longer shutter speeds let in more light into the photo.

18 - Q; What affect does a shorter shutter speed have?

18 - A; Shorter shutter speeds let in less light into the photo.

19 - Q; What does the aperture control?

19 - A; The aperture is like the pupil, it controls exactly how large the opening is and helps to decide how much light there will be in the photograph, as well as how focused the photo can be.

20 - Q; When adjusting the aperture, how can you increase the amount of light?

20 - A; The more you open up the lens, the more light will go into the lens and make the photograph brighter.