Academic Shoot Reflection and Critique

1. I'm a shy person in general, so I found it a challenge to get my courage up and ask to shoot in classrooms. I also found it difficult to get all the required photos with a limited amount of time. I usually have to take my time in order to have a spark of imagination and get the perfect photo I want.
2. I found myself thinking a lot about the assignment in general. I really wanted a good photo for each category, but had trouble coming up with creative ways to get it. 
3. If I could do the assignment over again I wouldn't have taken so much time trying to get the perfect shot because I ended up not having as much to choose from in the end.
4. There were some photos that I had that were fairly good. I would probably use the same concept with those.
5. If we were going to do another academic shoot, I think balance would've been the easiest prompt to get. There is a lot of symmetry around the school so I would have a lot of options.
6. The hardest prompt to get for me would be the rule of thirds.
7. The hardest prompt for me to understand was the rule of thirds. I might have to go back to the powerpoint that showed us all the prompts in order to fully understand it.

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1. She had nice diversity in her photos and I can tell she put a lot of effort into it.
2. Her photos, for the most part, clearly show what rule she was trying to portray.
3. I would say she could've used a little more of the plant on framing and maybe centered the people more on balance, but other than that she had good photos!

Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO

Aperture

F16

F2.8

1. We should closely relate aperture to the pupil of our eye because the bigger the aperture is, the more light it lets in.
2. The smaller the Aperture f-stop, the larger the Aperture
3. Depth of field is what part of the photo is most focused in on. A larger f-number means a smaller aperture, which will make both the foreground and background in focus. A smaller f-number means a larger aperture, which will center in on one point in the photo and blur everything else out.

Shutter Speed

High Shutter Speed

Low Shutter Speed

a.) Medium

b.) Slow

c.) Fast

d.) Fast

e.) Medium

f.) Fast

a.) Slow

b.) Slow

c.) Fast

d.) Medium

e.) Fast

f.) Medium

Auto mode on your camera has the camera decide what aperture and shutter speed you have. In Shutter Priority, allows you to select the shutter speed, but selects the aperture for you. Manual mode allows you to choose both the aperture and the shutter speed on your own.

ISO

ISO 200

ISO 3200

1. Shooting at a higher ISO would help capture the image without a blur when there isn't enough light. If you don't use your flash, you should set it to a higher ISO.
2. When using a low ISO, the author said to use the lowest ISO when there is plenty of light so you can retain detail and have a quality picture. They also said that if you use a low ISO in a dark or dim setting, your camera will probably need more time to capture the image. So be aware if there's any movement!
3. When using a high ISO, the author said to raise it when there isn't enough light. On the DSLR camera there is an "Auto ISO" button that allows you to set the maximum ISO that you want and the camera adjusts according to how much light is available. Works great for low-light settings.

All Three Pillars

1. The aperture settings available are 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, and 22.
2. The shutter speed settings available range from anywhere between 1 second and 1/4000 second.
3. The ISO setting ranges from 100 to 25600.

Photo Manipulation and Ethics

1. Some of the main points about manipulating photos that were mentioned included how it is critical that your photos be as authentic as possible. Too much Photoshop on a picture is not acceptable and can result in someone losing their job. Also, social media now days has made it harder and harder to distinguish what has been changed and what hasn't.
2. Some newspaper companies have strict guide lines for their workers and their photography such as not altering any colors from the original scene, as well as turning in proofs and portfolios before having their image used.
3. I think the only way you're going to get an ethical picture is just to take the picture and leave it alone. In the article it said that any use of alteration tools, such as cropping and blemish reduction, can change the whole aspect of the photo which makes it unethical.

I think this photo is the most unethical because the journalist literally combined two pictures to "improve his composition." This breaks one of the rules about not altering your photo too much because then it becomes unethical and loses its authenticity. 

I think this photo is one of the least unethical because it has the least amount of work done on it. The small "improvement" of the woman's teeth is barely noticeable and that may have been the only thing that was changed.

Academic Shoot

Lines

1. The composition rule I followed was lines.
2. The subject in my picture is the red dog on the chair.
3. It probably isn't very clear what my subject is.
4. I probably would've centered the dog more in order to make it clear that it was the subject.

Balance

1. The composition rule I followed was balance.
2. The subject in my picture is the two girls in front of the computers.
3. Yes, I would say my subject is fairly clear.
4. I could've cut out more of the background and centered in on the girls better.

Simplicity

1. The composition rule I followed was simplicity.
2. The subject in my picture is the two girls sitting at the table.
3. My subject isn't very clear.
4. I would've centered in on the girls more and taken them out of the shadows.

Rule of Thirds

1. The composition rule I followed was the rule of thirds.
2. The subject in my picture is the girl with the easel.
3. I would say my subject is pretty clear.
4. I could've shot it from a different angle and thought about lighting.

Framing

1. The composition rule I followed was framing.
2. The subject in my picture is the people sitting on the floor doing homework.
3. I would say my subject could be a little clearer.
4. I should've used a more natural framing instead of my friend.

Avoiding Mergers

1. The composition rule I followed was avoiding mergers.
2. The subject in my picture is the guy standing next to the chalk board.
3. My subject is definitely not clear.
4. In order to not have mergers, I would've cut the two people in the foreground out of the picture.

Great Black and White Photographers PART 2

Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams was born in San Francisco on February 20, 1902. He was injured in an earthquake in 1906 which broke his nose. It didn't heal properly, so he had a crooked nose for the rest of his life. Adams was schooled by tutors and family at home because of being taken out of schools for misbehaving. He fell in love with the scenery when he visited Yosemite National Park which served as his inspiration for nature shots. He later got a job with the Sierra Club as a custodian and eventually found his way up to being the assistant manager of it in 1930. The Club was his key to fame and he lasted with the program for over 37 years. Adams wrote an autobiography which was finished not too long before his death on April 22, 1984.

Academic Shoot Preview

The Story

This photo shows the story of how people are always helping others. The homeless people look cold and hungry, so the kids sacrificed being warm to help feed them.

Action and Emotion

This picture shows two girls doing a fun experiment. The photo was snapped at the perfect moment where their experiment exploded and their expressions of surprise and wonder were captured.

Filling the Frame

This picture shows how these girls are working to improve their community. The frame is filled with the two of them weeding the whole ground.

1. My favorite photo in the one titled "Drop the Bass" with the girl using some sort of food coloring to put into a volcano project. I picked this photo because it uses a pop of color and I can clearly see what I need to focus on.
2. I would say the lines technique is used in this photo because of the droplets of fluid running down the sides. They leave a trail behind which leads to the center of the volcano project.
3. I can take photos like these in classes such as science because they may happen to be doing an experiment.
4. I would want to take pictures in a science class because I may catch them doing an experiment, or a Spanish class because they may be doing some sort of presentation.
5. To get good photos like the ones I've seen today, I will think about my angles, what lines are around me, and where my subject is in the picture.

Post Shoot Reflection

1. I had trouble with trying to be creative and original with my photos in my first photo shoot. I knew that there were several things around the school that people had used before, so I had to try and think outside the box to come up with something no one has seen before. 
2. I found myself thinking a lot about the angle I wanted for my photo. I wanted to emphasize the subject of the photo, but not go overboard.
3. If I could do the assignment again, I would experiment with where I put the subject of my picture and if there were objects around it that could lead the eye.
4. I would probably keep the variety of my photos the same. I tried to have a little bit of everything and have everything be slightly different.
5. None of my photos have any of the techniques that I can see. All of the photos have the subject in the center and no creative angle at all.
6. I would want to shoot some of those prompts again because I want to redeem myself and find some things that are more interesting.

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I liked how Alison used a flower in each of her photos, but at the same time, I wish I had seen a little more variety. I liked how she had many simple backgrounds in her photos which made the subject more clear.

The Camera

The Camera

1. The "camera obscura" was the method used to create the very first camera. It was used in the ancient times by Greek and Chinese philosophers. For it to work, you have to have a completely dark room with a small hole in one side. The light coming in from the hole will focus and project the picture from the outside into the box. The only thing is it will be projected upside down. The philosophers would use special paper to capture the image and save it.
2. Isaac Newton and Christian Huygens perfected the invention of the glass lenses in the 17th century which led to more understanding about optics and creating the modern camera.
3. Later in the 19th century, several portable "camera obscuras" were created. Joseph Niepce added film to them as the final touch and took the very first picture ever. All that was needed was a dark box, a glass lens, and some film.
4. Modern cameras have come a long way from the first one, but they still have some things in common such as the film and the lens. However, cameras now days have autofocus and are easier to carry around.
5. Unlike the old parts used for the ancient camera, modern cameras have digital film that helps save lots of pictures. However, the structure is almost exactly the same. The cameras still need light to pass through the lens and expose the film. 
6. Like I said, modern cameras have digital film that helps capture pictures better. It also uses an electronic censor called a CCD which can store photos for later.

Camera Modes

1. The difference between the two modes is that Auto mode just controls everything automatically while Program mode allows you to have control over the flash and exposure.
2. In Portrait mode, the camera lens will switch to use the fastest lens available in order to try to blur out the background and focus on one object.
3. In Sports mode, the camera uses the highest shutter speed in order to freeze motion and not take a blurry picture

The Half Press

1. Doing a half press on the trigger button allows the camera to have a faster reaction time, you have more control over the focus of the shot, and it encourages better compositions.

Controlling Flash

1. The symbol of the lightning arrow with a circle around it is called the Disabled Flash which means there will be no flash when you take the picture.
2. The lightning arrow with the word "auto" next to it is called Auto Flash which means the flash will automatically fire if the camera thinks the photo needs more light.

Introduction to Exposure

1. If your photo has too much light, the end result will look washed out.
2. If your photo doesn't have enough light, the end result will look too dark.

The Universal Stop

1. The word "stop" in photography is to represent a relative change in the brightness of light. In other words, a form of measurement.
2. The relative brightness of the planet would be 1 stop brighter with the extra sun.
3. The relative brightness of the planet would be 2 stops brighter with 4 suns instead of two.

Shutters and Aperture

1. A longer shutter speed means you will have more light in the photo.
2. A shorter shutter speed means you will have less light in the photo.
3. The Aperture is the "pupil" of the camera. It controls how much light reaches the film after it passes through.
4. In order to increase the amount of light, you can adjust the Aperture Opening (F-Stop). The smaller the F-Stop number, the larger the openings. The larger the openings, the more light you have.

Avoiding Mergers

I chose this picture for the avoiding mergers technique because some of the cars in the picture are cut off and the photographer didn't fit everything into the frame.

Framing

I chose this picture for the framing technique because the photographer presented the subject of the picture through a damaged building. The natural framing using the building clearly outlines the climbing firefighter.

Balance

I chose this picture for the balance technique because there are the two twin buildings on either side of the picture and people at the bottom to balance everything out.

Lines

I chose this photo as the line technique because the smoke coming from the building is streaming out of it in lines. If you follow the lines along the sides, you can see that people are hanging out of the building, waving their arms for help. 

The Rule of Thirds

I chose this picture as the rule of thirds technique because the subject(s) of the picture are in the far right third of the picture near the bottom. The rest of the space is taken up by photos of people who went missing.

Simplicity

I chose this picture to represent the simplicity technique because it has the exploding building clearly in the center of the picture. There is a mostly clear background to not distract from the subject.

Prompt Shoot #1

Happy

Metal 

Bowie

Square

Great Black and White Photographers

My Favorite Photographers

Ansel Adams

Brassai

Doisneau