Magazine tips
1. Arousing Curiosity - You want to make the cover noticeable so the viewer is curious
2. Intellectually stimulating - You want to make the covers interesting so the viewer wants it.
3. Don't make the cover good but the inside garbage
4. Easy to depict whats happening in the cover
5. Make the reader relate to the cover
Monday, November 30, 2015
Friday, November 13, 2015
Portrait and Self Portrait Preview
1. What emotions did you feel as you worked your way through these images?
At first I felt happiness because it looked like they were a young couple about to start a family then I began to feel depressed the farther down the page I went. The photographs were a timeline of the wife's cancer and how it progressed.
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 that the comment means the photographs were showing the sadness of the situation and how they were dealing with it.
3. Do you think you could shoot photos like this if you were in this situation?
I don't think I could take photos if I was under that situation because I would find it somewhat disrespectful and would want to be with my family towards the end, rather than have cameras shoved in my face.
4. If you could write Angelo a letter, what would you say to him?
I would say that I feel very sorry for him and his wife, but she went to a better place and that he needs to know that everything will be ok.
I like this photo because it shows the subject from a far angle. It looks good because it shows the beautiful background as well as the man in the portrait.
I like this self portrait because the background is detailed and delicate and the subject has a very serious tone.
At first I felt happiness because it looked like they were a young couple about to start a family then I began to feel depressed the farther down the page I went. The photographs were a timeline of the wife's cancer and how it progressed.
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 that the comment means the photographs were showing the sadness of the situation and how they were dealing with it.
3. Do you think you could shoot photos like this if you were in this situation?
I don't think I could take photos if I was under that situation because I would find it somewhat disrespectful and would want to be with my family towards the end, rather than have cameras shoved in my face.
4. If you could write Angelo a letter, what would you say to him?
I would say that I feel very sorry for him and his wife, but she went to a better place and that he needs to know that everything will be ok.
3. Break the Rules of Composition
13. Play With Backgrounds
17. Introduce Movement
I liked this casual portrait because it showed the girl in a happy mood. It is a simple photo with a blurred background. It would go good in a graduation party invitation.
I like this photo because it is simple and shows the guy in a relaxed mood. This looks very similar to a yearbook photo.
I like this photo because it not only includes the man but his dogs in the portrait. Dogs make all photos better.
I like this self portrait because the face of the subject disappears into the painting. Watercolors is an extremely hard medium to work with which makes the portrait even better.
For my portraits, I am going to shoot my mother in the field behind my house. I am going to take multiple photos to make sure the I have a few good ones to choose from. I am going to incorporate Rule of Thirds and other rule of photography to enhance my photos.
Friday, November 6, 2015
American Soldier
A. What is the most powerful image from the slideshow? Why?
I think the 23rd image is the most powerful because of the bright light behind the subjects. I like how the photo has a lot of contrast and you can easily depict what is happening without seeing faces.
B. Through the photos, Ian is in different locations, each set of photos from the same location comprise a short series or set. Can you tell where the sets are located? You should be able to pinpoint the change, please count each image and indicate where the change occurs, please use the little chart below to share with me on your blog where you think the breaks are:
Set 1 - at home - Image #1 to Image #3
Set 2 - basic training - Image #4 to Image #13
Set 3 - in Iraq - Image #14 to Image #27?
In Image #28 he is back at home in Denver
C. Which set of images was the most powerful? Why?
I think the third set of images was most powerful because he was away from his family in a dangerous country.
D. How do the images work together to tell a story?
The images move in order to tell a story. He starts out at home, then goes to basic training, then moves on the Iraq.
Once you have looked at the slideshow, please scroll down a little on the page and notice that there are three Parts to this entire multimedia presentation. Part One corresponds to when he was at home, deciding to join the military through Basic Training called "Earning 'Blood Rifles', Part Two is Ian's story once he is assigned to a US base called "From here to Iraq" and Part Three is his story once he is deployed until his return home called "Aiming for a future."
Start with Part One - there are clickable links to three pages of text for each page of the story. You will need to click on each page of the story and look at the images that are spaced along the story. Please make sure to read the captions as this next part requires you to have information from those captions.
E. For the photos in which Ian is the main subject of the photos, in what tense are the verbs usually written?
Present tense.
F. How do the captions enhance the photographs?
The captions help tell the story as it moves along. Although it is easy to depict what is happening, the caption enhance the photography.
G. Summarize the story of Ian Fisher, based just on the captions.
Ian had a tough time in school. He was very close with his friends but got in a lot of fights. He lost his dad when he was young. Ian and his brother have been working on their own. At 17 he decided to join the army as soon as he graduated. He followed through and enlisted. He went to training for 14 weeks. Then went on to Iraq. He returned, married his girlfriend and lives a happy life.
I think the 23rd image is the most powerful because of the bright light behind the subjects. I like how the photo has a lot of contrast and you can easily depict what is happening without seeing faces.
B. Through the photos, Ian is in different locations, each set of photos from the same location comprise a short series or set. Can you tell where the sets are located? You should be able to pinpoint the change, please count each image and indicate where the change occurs, please use the little chart below to share with me on your blog where you think the breaks are:
Set 1 - at home - Image #1 to Image #3
Set 2 - basic training - Image #4 to Image #13
Set 3 - in Iraq - Image #14 to Image #27?
In Image #28 he is back at home in Denver
C. Which set of images was the most powerful? Why?
I think the third set of images was most powerful because he was away from his family in a dangerous country.
D. How do the images work together to tell a story?
The images move in order to tell a story. He starts out at home, then goes to basic training, then moves on the Iraq.
Once you have looked at the slideshow, please scroll down a little on the page and notice that there are three Parts to this entire multimedia presentation. Part One corresponds to when he was at home, deciding to join the military through Basic Training called "Earning 'Blood Rifles', Part Two is Ian's story once he is assigned to a US base called "From here to Iraq" and Part Three is his story once he is deployed until his return home called "Aiming for a future."
Start with Part One - there are clickable links to three pages of text for each page of the story. You will need to click on each page of the story and look at the images that are spaced along the story. Please make sure to read the captions as this next part requires you to have information from those captions.
E. For the photos in which Ian is the main subject of the photos, in what tense are the verbs usually written?
Present tense.
F. How do the captions enhance the photographs?
The captions help tell the story as it moves along. Although it is easy to depict what is happening, the caption enhance the photography.
G. Summarize the story of Ian Fisher, based just on the captions.
Ian had a tough time in school. He was very close with his friends but got in a lot of fights. He lost his dad when he was young. Ian and his brother have been working on their own. At 17 he decided to join the army as soon as he graduated. He followed through and enlisted. He went to training for 14 weeks. Then went on to Iraq. He returned, married his girlfriend and lives a happy life.
Monday, November 2, 2015
Rules Of Photography Pt. 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.
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.
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Africa and Abandoned theme parks
Africa
1. On your blog post your reactions to what you read and what you saw. How about 3-4 sentences.
Nick Brandt spent several months in Africa shooting amazing portraits. Instead of humans, he used animals and the way he shot, makes it look like the whole thing is staged. His photos are outstanding.
2. Do a google image search for Nick Brandt, find your favorite photo and post it on your blog.
3. Describe it and tell me why its your favorite.
This photo depicts the animal standing in the tree. I like it because it is taken from a distance and is very well centered. He fits everything into the photo perfectly.
4. What rules of photography are evident in the photos you selected, be sure to explain the rule to me?
Avoid Mergers - Tree is not cut off, everything is in photo
Simplicity - Background isn't distracting, and easy to detect subject
Framing - Subject is framed in the tree
Balance - Picture is evenly balanced with tree covering whole picture.
Do a google/wikipedia search for Nick Brandt
5. What kind of camera and lens does he use and why is this important?
Brandt uses a Pentax 6711 with two fixed lenses
6. What is his reason for taking these photos?
Brandt takes these photos to show the animals in a state of being.
7. What is his hope by taking these type of photos?
To capture the spirit of the animals he is photographing.
8. Find something he has to say about Africa, and post the quote on your blog.
"My images are unashamedly idyllic and romantic, a kind of enchanted Africa. They're my elegy to a world that is steadily, tragically vanishing."
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 visit the Amusement park in Prypiat, Ukraine because it is in bad condition which adds a spooky feeling to it. It would be dangerous because of the radiation from the Chernobyl power plant, but if I went in quickly and took photos there probably would be no problem. Another reason I like this park is because the Ferris wheel is still standing, which means, with great caution, I could climb up for some cool photos.The Bumper Cars seem really cool to photograph because it looks like it is in mid-game, as if they were playing while the evacuation happened. Everything in ruins adds a really cool effect to the 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.
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.
It would be fun to document this location because the idea that something is abandoned makes it a lot more creepy. I find it interesting that everything is so destroyed instead of just left there. I would like to take photos of each room to compare how destroyed they are. It would be fun to explore what other people haven't touched in a long time.
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.
I would either need to fly or drive to Detroit to shot these photos. I would need a camera, and a hotel to stay in for a few days while I shoot the scene. I could be breaking a law by trespassing but I doubt anyone even looks at the apartment in the first place. Plane tickets would be expensive but a lot more time efficient.
1. On your blog post your reactions to what you read and what you saw. How about 3-4 sentences.
Nick Brandt spent several months in Africa shooting amazing portraits. Instead of humans, he used animals and the way he shot, makes it look like the whole thing is staged. His photos are outstanding.
2. Do a google image search for Nick Brandt, find your favorite photo and post it on your blog.
3. Describe it and tell me why its your favorite.
This photo depicts the animal standing in the tree. I like it because it is taken from a distance and is very well centered. He fits everything into the photo perfectly.
4. What rules of photography are evident in the photos you selected, be sure to explain the rule to me?
Avoid Mergers - Tree is not cut off, everything is in photo
Simplicity - Background isn't distracting, and easy to detect subject
Framing - Subject is framed in the tree
Balance - Picture is evenly balanced with tree covering whole picture.
Do a google/wikipedia search for Nick Brandt
5. What kind of camera and lens does he use and why is this important?
Brandt uses a Pentax 6711 with two fixed lenses
6. What is his reason for taking these photos?
Brandt takes these photos to show the animals in a state of being.
7. What is his hope by taking these type of photos?
To capture the spirit of the animals he is photographing.
8. Find something he has to say about Africa, and post the quote on your blog.
"My images are unashamedly idyllic and romantic, a kind of enchanted Africa. They're my elegy to a world that is steadily, tragically vanishing."
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 visit the Amusement park in Prypiat, Ukraine because it is in bad condition which adds a spooky feeling to it. It would be dangerous because of the radiation from the Chernobyl power plant, but if I went in quickly and took photos there probably would be no problem. Another reason I like this park is because the Ferris wheel is still standing, which means, with great caution, I could climb up for some cool photos.The Bumper Cars seem really cool to photograph because it looks like it is in mid-game, as if they were playing while the evacuation happened. Everything in ruins adds a really cool effect to the 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.
- Abandoned train station
- Burnt down forest
- Abandoned Native American settlements
- Shut down apartments
- Stores out of business
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.
It would be fun to document this location because the idea that something is abandoned makes it a lot more creepy. I find it interesting that everything is so destroyed instead of just left there. I would like to take photos of each room to compare how destroyed they are. It would be fun to explore what other people haven't touched in a long time.
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.
I would either need to fly or drive to Detroit to shot these photos. I would need a camera, and a hotel to stay in for a few days while I shoot the scene. I could be breaking a law by trespassing but I doubt anyone even looks at the apartment in the first place. Plane tickets would be expensive but a lot more time efficient.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Funny Captions
Mr. Wallace sure is getting some sweet revenge after his wife took away his television remote after breakfast in their house. Mrs. Wallace took his remote while he was asleep but she wasn't going to go around without being pranked back. Mr. Wallace took advantage of this wonderful opportunity right before Mrs. Wallace went bird watching.
Mr. Schulz is needing some action in his life today at the elders hospital. Mrs. Baker was trying to help Mr. Schulz get to his room when he grabbed her thigh. What a sneaky dude.
Mrs. Louis knows something is scratching on her back door this evening in her cold house. Sure enough a sneaky raccoon was waking her from her slumber and she didn't take it lightly. Next thing I knew, Mrs. Louis grabbed her gun and shot the bugger.
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