EXTRA CREDIT

~EXTRA CREDIT~

1. The man was pushed out in front of the train and had gotten crushed.  The photographer already had his camera on him.
2. The photographer took the pictures with flash to let the train driver know that there was something wrong.
3. I think he should've taken the photo. I mean, he was only trying to warn the driver WHICH happened to be taking pictures.
4. I do think the photographer did the best he could do. He didn't have enough time to run up and save him, he didn't have super powers that could pick the man up in time even if he DID make it to him. The photographer was a bystander just like everyone else, but he helped the most.
5. Personally I completely disagree with running the photo on the cove roy the newspaper. You're advertising a mans death and that isn't right.
6. Taking pictures of life as it happens, in my opinion, is a bit more important than stopping bad things from happening. Bad things happen to everyone and death is inevitable, but on the other hand, if something bad was happening to your loved ones, you'd obviously try and stop the bad things from happening because I know I would.
7. I think its really up to the person if they want to involve themselves in their own photo and take credit for what was done and why it was done, but i think its okay.
8.  Yes, photojournalists should always avoid influencing their surroundings when trying to capture a moment on camera. You should capture things the way they are, in their nature.
9. That -- you can't judge anything based on the story because you weren't there in person to see it happen. Most of the photographers say that he did his best by what is being told in the story.

Semester Final Exam Part 2 and 3

PART 2

Governor Smanson scorns President Obama for taking a "selfie" at Nelson Mandela's funeral in his hometown Burshew, Africa on Sunday, December 13, 2013.  

Monk, Lewstah Mardefio, sets himself on fire at the Rally Testing Farquad on September 3, 2012 to protest against animal testing. Mardefio wants to show the scientists and doctors what they are doing to animals and how they feel. 

Mario Romero, well known drug dealer, shot and killed on November 18th during a secret drug deal in Toronto behind a convenient store. He lays dead and obviously unresponsive in the drivers seat. 

PART 3

The woman walking in the green enclosed walkway covered in vines and other plants, is in the lower part of the right side of the picture. Showing space to move forward and backwards, I'd have to say that this pictures' photographic composition is Rule of Thirds. 

Mitt is standing alone against a solid background, the sky. There are no other elements involved. He is isolated against the sky to create a lack of "noise" in the picture. The photographic composition is simplicity. 

Even though everything isn't the same, I feel like this picture represents repetition due to the fact that the Olympic symbol is repeating the same pattern. The photographer caught the picture at a great angle because it looks like moon is completing the pattern by going in-between the two most lower circles to make an upside down pyramid of some sorts. 

Bolt darts by his competitors and crosses the finish line! This, to me, represents leading lines. The lanes 1-9 are all ending in the same spot and it really brings your eyes to the lanes because they are all equal in width and they do all end together at one line. 

Caption Writing: 5 Ws and H

Jerome Nugasty and Brenston Morchigoa are athletes raising their fists to represent "black power" and Human Rights at the Summer Olympics July 3rd, 1968 in Mexico. 

Martin White, a 77 year old marathon runner, falls down due to one of the explosions at the Boston Marathon on April 15th. 

A bunch of terrified kids run from an explosion that happened during the Vietnam War in 1968. Su Simides takes her burning clothes off and runs in the center of the street. 

Matthew Witz carries a dying child out of a house that fell to the ground after a fire destroyed its inside September 30, 2004 in New York City. He quickly tries to carry the child back to safety and assist to his needs. 

Marissa Desguntee, hooded, in Iraq's custody during the Shishma War. Taken prisoner, tortured and stands on a box with electrical wires connected to her finger tips. Simply to show that the Iraqis should not be messed with and they will take advantage of all their chances to threaten people. 

Self Portraits and Portraits

1.

• Stand by a corner
• Get closer
• One way is to frame an interesting composition and then, with your compact camera mounted on a tripod or another means of support, use the self-timer (if your camera has one) to trip the shutter after you get into position in front of the lens. 

2. 

          

The light that is shining off the ball of yarn or twine in her hand really gives a glow to the overall picture. It also illuminates her face. 

The picture is overall dark and "gloomy," but the sun shining through the back window seems to illuminate the background a bit giving enough light to see how cluttered it is. The boy in the picture is very dark except his face. 

3. 

The reason I chose this picture is because its simple. The background is blurred out so the main focus is on the man. There is enough light to show everything. 

Simple, plain white background makes the woman stand out. 

4. 

This picture caught my attention because the light is really capturing the front part of his face creating just the right amount of light so everything is highlighted but not washed out. Then on his left side, there isn't enough light provided so it stays hidden. 

I like this picture because it is well lit. The back ground gradually gets lighter around his head to make him the focal point. 

5.  

I am really intrigued by this photo because half his face and the pictures really stand out. They used the background technique to where there wasn't any "noise" its just a black background and then they illuminated his face and pictures by some light source. 

This self portrait caught my attention because the piece of clothing or cloth surrounding her face framed the picture and made her eyes and nose stand out. 

Rules of Photography Part 2

Rule of Thirds

Balancing Elements

Leading Lines

Symmetry and Patterns

Viewpoint

Background

Create Depth

Framing

Cropping

Avoiding Mergers

The Three Pillars of Exposure: Aperture, ISO, Shutter Speed

Aperture

f/2.8

f/16

1. What part of the body should we closely relate aperture? - the pupil

2.Finish this sentence - the smaller the Aperture the larger the f-number, the higher the Aperture smaller the f-number. 

3.In your own words tell me how aperture impacts Depth of Field? -the larger the f-number, the more the background and foreground become sharp together; the smaller the f-number, the more the foreground gets separated from the background and the foreground becomes sharp while the background gets blurry. 

Shutter Speed

Fast 

Slow

1.
a.) the dunking booth
*Fast
b.) the food eating contest
*Medium
c.) the rock climbing wall
*Slow
d.) someone working at a booth
*Slow
e.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle
*Medium
f.) the Diamonds performance
*Medium

2.

a.) the dunking booth

*Fast

b.) the food eating contest

*Slow

c.) the rock climbing wall

*Slow

d.) someone working at a booth

*Slow

e.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle

*Fast

f.) the Diamonds performance

*Fast

“Auto” mode, both shutter speed and aperture are automatically selected by the camera.  “Aperture Priority” mode, you set the lens aperture, while the camera automatically sets the shutter speed.  “Manual” mode, where you set both shutter speed and aperture manually.

ISO

ISO 200

ISO 3200
1. What are the advantages of shooting with a higher ISO setting at a sporting event like a night football game?
*Freeze shots and fast shots
2. What suggestions did the author make about using a low ISO?
*When there's plenty of light, if you have your camera mounted on a tripod or sitting on a flat surface thats when you should use the lowest ISO. 
3. What suggestions did the author make about using a high ISO?
*shoot indoors without a flash, when you need to get ultra-fast shots, think if it is OK for you to introduce noise to the image.

PRACTICE

Quick Write 12-05-13

A man with a mustache would be a good idea for a chia pet. 

Smear the seed paste all over the area of the mustache, kind of like creating your own mustache that you want. And then watch it grow and you now have a man with a mustache. 

Quick Write 11-18-13

I would create an app that would follow your school schedule and remind you about your homework. It would be helpful to students so kids can stay on top of their projects and home assignments and get better grades. It would cost $2.50 because if students can't remember what they're supposed to remember about school, they should pay for extra assistance.

Mural Photos

Great Black & White Photographers (part 3)

I chose the first picture because the barn really stood out. On a patch of grey grass and darker grey hills, the barn is black and stands alone. I chose the second picture because what caught my eye was the blood. Over his face and on his shirt, even the ground. This picture captured something real and horrible. 

I see.. peaceful landscape around me. 

I smell.. the fresh, clean air that blows through my hair and across my face.

I hear.. the wind whistling through the cracks in the barn's wood.. whistling through the shrubs. 

I taste.. wheat bits in-between my teeth as I mow the acres before me. 

I feel.. at peace with nature. 

I see.. blood running on the ground. 

I smell.. something repugnant.. something similar to copper.. a penny.. drying blood.

I hear.. nothing. No breathing. Silence.. except my camera clicks. 

I taste.. 

I feel.. sorry. 

Purpose of Photography

AFRICA

1. The pictures blew me away. They were so great and caught moving images so well it looked like they animals posed for the camera. 

2. & 3. This is my favorite photo because of how sharp and clear the picture is. They look like they stood there and posed for the camera. The three bigger cheetahs are staring off into the distance looking at the same thing, but the smaller one is crouched under one of the female cheetahs and is staring right at the camera. That's what really catches my eye. 

4. The pattern of their spots would be known as repetition. Repetitive black spots all over their bodies make repetition show. 

5a. Nick Brandt uses Pentax 67II with only two fixed lenses.

5b. He believes that being close to the animals reveals their personality.

5c. He is interested in showing the animals in their state of Being; to show that they should have an equal right to live; to capture their beautiful spirits before they cease to exist. 

5d. "Africa needs to be captured in a state where most people do not see or understand." 

MURAL

1. The theme that I would use would be "union" because even though there are so many different clubs and different people doing so many different things, we always seem to come together when something happens. 

2. Other students would care about this because people don't see that we are one school and together. 

3. Advantages to using a phone camera is you can take it wherever and keep it with you. Disadvantages are that the quality isn't what you want it to be. 

4. Some advantages of using an SLR camera would be the better quality pictures that you would be able to take. Disadvantages would be having to take it to a computer, download it THEN edit it. As for a phone you can edit it straight from your phone instead of having to find a computer first. 

5. I think we should use our phone cameras simply because we can edit in the palm of our hand and take as many pictures as we want and anywhere we want.  

Quick Write ~ 10-30-13

Sports:

Track is starting November 12th for Akins. I'm super excited. Im going to try so hard this year. Im joining cross fit for teens November 1st so I can be in shape by February when the meets actually begin. Track is my favorite sport. Love it

Quick Write 10-28-13

5 things I'd rather be doing on a foggy day:

1. Sleeping
2. Reading
3. Going morning shopping
4. Run 5 miles
5. Going to the gym

Quick Write ~ 10-24-13

How do you cope with stress?
  -I cope with stress by being in my room and going on Tumblr. I look up photography or just look at my feed that people have either posted or reblogged. I find some really creative or interesting pictures and i just get lost in them all and forget about my stress.

Quick Write ~ Favorite Smells

My five favorite smells:

1. Abercrombie cologne Fierce 
2. New Car
3. The Boathouse candle from Bath & Body Works
4. Candy corn
5. The christmas tree smell

Academics Photo Shoot Preview

The Story- I believe that this picture is See You at the Pole. An annual gathering for Christian students of all ages at a flagpole in front of their local school. It shows how they are all coming together and they all support and are there for each other. Their religion brings them together and unites as one.

Action and Emotion- The emotion in this picture is great. They seem so happy by the lab that they are doing. It seems like they got pretty interesting results and that makes them happy. 

Filling the Frame- A lot of things are going on in this picture. Students are doing some type of experiment which fills up most of the picture. But the desks in the left top of the picture fill up that area and the classrooms belongings are in the right top. Everything within the frame; there is something going on.

My Ideal Car

I really want a 2013 Shelby Mustang. Black leather interior, all blacked out on exterior. Two red striped down the middle of the car. 662-hp. HID headlamps, and the cool LED tail lights. Twin fuel pumps, larger fuel injectors and a three-row intercooler, Tremec 6060 six-speed with an internal oil pump. Automatic. I want red underflow lights along under the bottom. 

Quick Write

10-09-13

On Vine I follow Landon Moss, Jack and Jack, LiveLikeDavis. Brittany Furlan, Josh Domke, TylerTheCreator. 

I'm a big fan of comedy and creative things that I see on Vine.

Academics Photo Shoot

Rule of Thirds

Leading Lines

Contrast

Balance

Angle of Perspective 

Simplicity 

Repetition