Extra Credit

1. The man on the tracks was pushed there after trying to calm an abusive panhandler. Instead of helping the man, a photographer started taking pictures, hoping the camera's flash would be enough to warn the train to stop.

2. The photographer said he took the photo because he thought the camera's flash would be enough to stop the train.

3. I don't think the photographer should've taken the photo because he had the chance to save a life, but he just decided to document the death instead.

4. I don't think the photographer did all he could to help. Instead of pulling out his camera, he could've tried to pull him out of the tracks. From what I read, it doesn't sound like he event attempted to help the man.

5. I don't think I agree with the publishing of the picture on the New York Post because it was a really gruesome scene that really shouldn't have happened. It was wrong to make it so public so everyone could see the tragedy.

6. To a journalist, capturing life as it happens is more important because that's their job. They get paid to take startling pictures that provoke people's minds and get them interested. The photographer saw an opportunity to take a horrifying, interesting picture, so he took it.

7. I don't think it's ethically acceptable for a photographer to get involved with a situation because it could bring up a lot of questions and they could possibly miss an opportunity to get the shot they'd been waiting for.

8. Yes, photographers should avoid influencing events because they don't want to get too attached to a moment that is hard for them. The photographer must have had a hard time witnessing that man's death, so he should distance himself from it as much as possible.

9. Based on other photojournalists' work a sad, gruesome picture could win the photographer many awards, but they may get lots of bad comments from people outside of the photojournalism world.

Final Exam Review

Captions

1.  George Marvin warms up for his upcoming marathon in Kenya at noon by doing pushups. He has trained for the past year and doesn't plan to lose now.

2. Mr. James Warner sits in adult detention after school, waiting for his referral. He was caught starting a food fight in the cafeteria and accused his mom of "making him do it."

Rules

Rule of Thirds: where the subject is in one of the three boxes between the "imaginary lines" of the picture. 

Balancing Elements: when the objects in the picture balance each other out based on their placement

Leading Lines: the lines in the photo should lead the eye to the main subject of the picture

Symmetry and Patterns: where the picture is the same on both sides, but can often be disrupted by adding a focal point

Viewpoint: this is at what angle you're shooting your photo at

Background: having a nice, plain background is important if you don't want to distract from the main subject

Depth: creating a sense of depth needs something in the fore, middle, and background

Framing: creating a frame around the subject with natural objects surrounding you

Cropping: by cropping tightly close to the subject, you can eliminate a lot of unnecessary background

Mergers: mergers are when objects merge together and connect in a way that is not pleasant to the eye

Aperture: the hole in a camera that lets the light in; the bigger the hole, the more light that comes in

Shutter Speed: the amount of time a camera shutter is open to let in light; slower shutter speeds are used for low light conditions

ISO: how sensitive your camera is to light

Magazine Covers

Top 100 Photos of All Time

1. I chose this image because it shows a fun, playful time that the Beatles experienced. What caught my eye was their recognizable faces and the outrages poses they were captured in.
2. When I read the excerpt at the bottom, I found out that the photographer at first didn't want to be filming the Beatles at all, but wanted to be taking pictures in Africa. However, as the trip went on, he started enjoying himself and it ended in a lasting collaboration.
3. Based on the video, I learned that Benson shot multiple pictures all throughout the pillow fight before finally ending up with what he called a "good picture" which was the one below.
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     5.  Harry Benson

          Born on December 2, 1929 in Glasgow, United Kingdom

          He left his Scottish school at 13 to get a job as a messenger boy.

1. I picked this photo because it has an interesting element of simplicity. What really caught my eye, though, was the fact that Michael Jordan almost looks photoshopped into the picture.
2. In the additional information at the bottom, I found that Nike paid Rentmeester for temporary use of the picture. Later, after the image became a famous logo, Rentmeester sued Nike for copyright infringement
3. Even though Nike was sued for using the picture illegally, it still made millions of dollars off of what is still a popular icon today.
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     5. Jacobus Rentmeester

         Born February 8, 1836 in Amsterdam

         Went to Art Center College in Los Angeles

1. I picked this photo of because the bright colors and odd shapes appealed to me. It looked like some alien form that I'd never seen before, so I was curious.
2. This picture was taken from the Hubble Space Telescope that almost didn't work. A repair mission later fixed it, and the telescope sent a clear, vivid image of the Eagle Nebula in the Serpens Cauda constellation.
3. I learned that The Hubble has taken many more pictures of nebulas and constellations just like the famous one. Many of them are thousands of light-years away and would be difficult to see in person.
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     5. Hubble Space Telescope

         It was renamed in honor of Edwin Hubble, an American astronomer who claimed there were                      

         more things beyond the Milky Way.
         It was launched on April 24, 1990

1. I picked this picture because it showed unusual colors and I was drawn to the focal point of the knob in her finger.
2. Based on the information, that picture was one of the first discoveries of X-rays. Anna's husband, Wilhelm, took it using different exposures.
3. Wilhelm won the first Nobel Prize ever granted to physics. 
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     5. Wilhelm Rontgen

         Born March 27, 1845 in Remscheid, Germany   Died February 10, 1923

         Attended the Federal Polytechnic Institute in Zurich

1. I picked this image because of the unique way it draws your attention. For me, I was drawn to the single bright color and the contrast of the milk drop. It also forms a crown, which I thought was fascinating.
2. In order to get this shot, Edgerton had to tinker with different sources of light and different ways to capture a single, fast moment quickly. Once he took this shot, he spent his time perfecting others like it.
3. In the video, I saw how much time Edgerton spent on perfecting that one milk drop picture. He was best known for that, but he also experimented with other items that will probably be around for a long time.
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     5. Born April 6, 1903 in Fremont, Nebraska      Died January 4, 1990
         Went to University of Nebraska

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Portraits and Self Portraits