Academic Shoot REFLECTION & CRITIQUE

Reflection-
1. Challenges I had while gathering the images for the prompts were having to subjects at the correct angle to understand what rule the photograph was under.

2. One technical aspect I had trouble with was focus. On my camera the auto focus was not working so I had to use manual focus, I had trouble with it because it was hard to tell if it was all the way focused. One aspect I had no trouble with was camera holding, I believe that I was holding the camera properly the whole time.

3. If I do this photo shoot again I would have the topics of my images already in mind, take more time focusing on the subject, and work on my angles.

4. If I were to do the same photoshop again I would go to some of the same classrooms and choose the same subjects for merger and simplicity.

5. For our next shoot I believe that the rule of merger will be the easiest to capture.

6. In the academic photo shoot I believe that the rule of balance was the hardest image to capture.

7. One rule I am still not totally clear on is the rule of balance, I can more fully understand it by reviewing the camera composition rule powerpoint and look at examples.


Critique- 

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- I believe she did a good job of the aspect of having her photographs focused and not blurry.
- I believe that she captured all the images correctly to fit the diffent rules.

- One thing I believe she could improve on is having a less busy background behind her subjects.

DSLR

Aperture- 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22
Shutter Speed- 1 sec, 1/60 sec, 1/4000 sec
ISO- 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, 25600

ISO

ISO 200

ISO 6400


1. The advantages of using a ISO at sporting events is being able to capture a fast action image.
2. Suggestions from the author when using low ISO is to use it if there is already light provided so you will have a more clear and a detailed picture.
3. Suggestions from the author when using high ISO is to use light to get a fast action image.

Shutter Speed

1. In the bright courtyard at the beginning of Bulldogs and Hotdogs-
a. fast
b. slow
c. fast
d. fast
e. long
f. fast

In the dark courtyard at the end of Bulldogs and Hotdogs-
a. long
b. long
c. fast
d. long
e. slow
f. fast

2. Shutter Priority- A setting where you pick the shutter speed and the camera automatically chooses an aperture setting.
    Manual- A setting on the camera where you pick both the aperture and the shutter speed.
    Aperture Priority- A setting where the camera chooses the shutter speed for and you choose the aperture.  

Aperture

1. The aperture is most similar to the pupil of the human eye.

2. The smaller the Aperture the less light enters, the higher the Aperture the more light enters.

3. The Depth of Field is effected by the size of the aperture. By having a larger f-number the background objects will be more focused, and when having a smaller f-number the background objects will be more blurry. 

F2.8

F16

Great Black & White Photographers PART 2

Walker Evans

         

The great black and white photographer Walker Evans was born November 3, 1903 in St. Lewis Missouri. Evans was moved around in his early life and went to many different schools. He went to several secondary schools like Phillips Academy is Andover, Massachusetts. In college he went to Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts where like in grade school his academic record was inconsistent and not the best. He dropped out of college only one year in, after leaving he went to New York and worked at non-promising, knock-off jobs that didn't last long at all. When having no success in his first working years in New York his father, an advertising executive, in 1926 offered to pay for Evans schooling in Paris, France. There he attended classes in Sorbonne where he attempted the path of being a writer. Evans went back to New York and lived in Greenwich Village with writers block. While in France, Evans took a couple photographs which grew his interest in photography. In 1928 Evans photography career began. Walker Evans died April 10, 1975 in New Haven, Connecticut.

Manipulation and Ethics

A.   Some of the main points I found regarding manipulating images were that most pictures in the media are photoshopped and edited, photoshopping is found unethical, and that photoshopping makes it easier to change an image.

B.   The philosophy of manipulating images in the New York Times and the Washington Post is that a simple photoshop is considered unethical ,so altering and distorting an image too where the public can't see the true action it is considered very unethical. So the ethical thing to do is to just give the public the true, real image.

C.   Acceptable things you may do to an image without crossing the line of unethical manipulation is a simple color correction, saturation, or an adjusting of the brighteness.

D.


I believe this photograph is the most unethical because of how the "TIME" altered the image on the left. This image is distorted to make the man look darker than he really is, by doing so the public will have the impression that this man is scarier than he really is and more dangerous. This can also be considered an unethical stereotype toward black people that they are more dangerous than whites.


E.


I believe this image is the least unethical because of what the magazine "National Geographic" did not do. They did not do any major alterations to the image, National Geographic's only alteration was  photoshopping the mountains in the image to where the full scene could be seen on the page. This magazine establishment also has the philosophy of not using technology to manipulate images.

Academic Shoot

Lines

2. The subject of this photograph are the books.
3. Yes, the subject is clear.
4. clear subject

Merger

2. The subject of the photograph are the students looking in the microscope.
3. The subject was mostly clear.
4. If I were to center the image around the girls I feel like the subject would be more obvious.

Rule of Thirds

2. The subject of this photograph is the student studying.
3. The subject was mostly clear.
4. If I were to be closer to the student studying I feel that the subject would be more obvious.

Framing

2. The subject of the photograph is the student working.
3. Yes, the subject is clear.
4. clear subject

Simplicity

2. The subject of this photograph is the book.
3. Yes, the subject is clear.
4. clear subject

Balance

2. The subject of the photograph are the three students working.
3. No, the subject was not clear.
4. If I were to take the photograph at a different angle without the giant pillar I feel that the subject would be more obvious.

Academic Shoot Preview

Melancholy

The photograph "Melancholy" is a image of a high schooler doing a science experiment.

I believe this is an interesting image because of the color of the liquids the student is mixing and the expression on his face. His face is giving the expression of suspense, wonder, and worrisome. The photographer of "Melancholy" used balance in this image. They did this by the colors of the liquids and triangular shape that the liquids create when combining and more.

Scales of Time

The photograph "Scales of Time" is a image of a high school cheerleader hugging a small child. I believe this is a great image that represents community because of the kindness of the cheerleader towards the little girl, towards others. The photographer of "Scales of time" used the rule of merger. They did this by cutting off waist down of the cheerleader and the little girl and by cutting a third off of the cheerleader next to the one hugging the little girl.

Academic Photo Shoot

1.   A class I believe I could shoot photographs like I saw today is in a science or math classroom. 

2.   For this photo shoot I would like to visit Ms. Harding's Biology class of Mr. Warner's math class.

3.   To take great photographs I will have to use composition techniques and take focussed shots.

Filling the Frame

This photograph is the most interesting and
fills the frame because of the atmosphere and subject
of the image. The image is placed in a dark room
where it looks like a science experiment is going on.
Also how the people are dressed in the photo is
dramatic and gives the photograph character.
I believe this shot fills the frame because of the
action in the photo, this experiment is bright, colorful,
and has "illumination".

Action and Emotion

This photograph shows the best action and emotion
because of the people in the image. These people
look excited, surprised, and happy, we know this
because of the looks on their faces. This image also
shows action because this photo was taken in the
middle of an exploding science experiment with
bubbles flying everywhere.

The Story

This photograph shows the best story because of
the emotion it gives you. It makes you feel caring,
and that your not alone. I believe this image is
giving you the story of together you will be stronger
and it seems they are praying for America because
they are all holding hands with their heads down by
the American flag.

Post Shoot Reflection

1.   Some challenges I encountered while finding the shots for the prompts were finding something     unique that people have not thought of and were different. Another challenge I faced was getting my photograph to be focused on the one prompt.

2.   Some technical aspects I focused on while taking the photographs were making sure the photos were focused and to make sure I was holding the camera correctly. I believe that I was holding and taking care of the camera properly but one thing that was a problem was the auto focus. The auto focus was not working so I had to manually focus it, which I need to work on.

3.   If I could do the #1 prompt shoot again I would do a couple things differently by taking more time on focusing my photographs and take time on the shots I really want and make them perfect to post. I would also try some new ways of photography like the simplicity, balance, lines, and rule of thirds.

4.   Things I wouldn't change with my post would be the angles I chose to take my photos in and some of the objects.

5.    (located on prompt assignment post)

6.   I am interested in shooting the same prompts again because I would find more unique subjects t display the prompts. I would also like to try and use some of the rules of composition we learned about like rule of thirds, balance, simplicity, and more.

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- In Erika's first prompt shoot for metal I like how clear the tuba is and its angle, also the reflection on the metal adds depth to the photo.
- In Erika's first prompt shoot for happy I like that she chose something that she loved, that was unique, and clear.

 - One thing Erika can improve on is are her angles of the photographs. By doing this her photos will be more defined and clear. She also could have used some of the rules of compositions to makes her photographs better.

Avoiding Merger

In this photograph, the way the men are overlapping
each other and partly cut off at the arms and legs
shows merger and it shows that the men were in action.

Framing

In this photograph, the first responder climbing the
ladder is framed by the ridged whole in the building
which makes the subject of the photo, the man, stand out.

Balance

In this photograph, the two women are balancing the
man and the way he is holding the women forms a
triangle and all three of them form a triangle.

Lines

In this photograph, the building with the lines is
dynamic, by there are many of them and the diagonal
line pops because of the length and the color change.

The Rule of Thirds

In this photograph, it shows the rule of thirds because
the subject of the photo, the first responder, is on
the right side which gives the photo dynamics and
splits the photo into three.

Simplicity

In this photograph, the man pops because
of how simple the building color and structure
behind him is and the shape and way the man is
falling is simple.

Prompt Shoot #1

Happy

This photograph displays a merger because of the
partially cut off flowers. I believe the green
background gives the photo some simplicity. I could
 have also showed rule of thirds if I were to move the
 yellow flower more to the right.


Metal

This photograph displays lines with the metal bars.
I also believe this photograph displays some simplicity
because of subject, I feel I could have showed more
simplicity by shooting at another angle like straight on.

Bowie

This photograph displays simplicity because of the
defined red paw prints and the plain black background.
I also believe this photograph shows merger because
of the cut of paw prints.

Square

This photograph shows lines because of the locker
shapes and the lines on the locker. I believe it also
shows simplicity, it could have been displayed better
if I had a different angle.

The Camera History and Basic Functions

1. Explain the “camera obscura” effect. How is it achieved?    
- The "camera obscura" effect, or "dark room", is known as the first camera. This camera is a dark box with a small hole in one wall, in this hole a stream of light is shown through, on the other side of the box the outside view is shown on the wall upside down. The hole acts as the lens and this lens projects light onto the wall of a dark room.

2. What invention during the 17th Century helped man get a step closer to creating the modern camera?
- The invention that was created in the 17th century that helped men create the modern camera was the lenses and optics created by Isaac Newton and Christian Huygens.

3. What were the parts of the first modern camera invented by Niepce?
- The parts of the first modern camera invented by Joseph Niepce were a glass lens, a dark box, and a film.

4.What do modern digital cameras have in common with Niepce’s camera?
- The modern digital camera and Niepce's camera both are composed of lens, a dark box, and a film.

5. What do digital cameras use to capture an image?
- The digital camera uses an electronic sensor, or a CCD, to capture images.

6. What is the difference between the Auto Mode and the Program mode?
- The difference between auto mode and program mode is that auto mode can be controlled and the program mode is automatic.

7. What is the Portrait mode used for? How does it work?
- The portrait mode is used for blurring out backgrounds of a picture by using the fastest lens available on the camera.

8. What is the Sports mode used for? (not just sports) How does it work?
- The sports mode is used for capturing action shots in a freeze motion by using the highest shorter speed.

9. Why should you do a half press on the trigger button?
- You should do a half press on the trigger button because the camera will be set to take a picture, it will focus better and be quick.

10. What does this symbol mean? When would you use this?
- This controlling flash symbol is the disabled flash mode, it is used to disable the flash.

11. What does this symbol mean? When would you use this?
- This controlling flash symbol is the auto-flash mode, it is used to turn on flash automatically if the camera thinks the picture needs more light.

12. What happens to your photo if there is too much light?
- If there is too much light in your picture the picture will be washed out.

13. What happens to your photo if there is not enough light?
- If there is not enough light in your picture the picture will be too dark.

14. What is a “stop.”
- A "stop" is a term that is a relative measurement of light.

15. How many stops brighter is the new planet if there are two suns instead of one?
- The planet is 1 stop brighter with two suns instead of one sun.

16. How many stops brighter is the new planet if there are four suns instead of two?
- The planet is 2 stops brighter with four suns instead of two suns.

17. What affect does a longer shutter speed of have?
- The effect of having a longer shutter speed gives the film more light.

18. What affect does a shorter shutter speed have?
- The effect of having a shorter shutter speed gives the film less light. 

19. What does the aperture control?
- The aperture controls the opening of where and how much light comes in.

20. When adjusting the aperture, how can you increase the amount of light?
- You can increase the amount of light in the aperture by making the opening bigger.