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

Magazine Cover Images

Portraits and Self Portraits

Fashion Photography

Video #1
Changes made:

• Plumped lips
• Longer neck
• Eyes/eyebrows moved down
• Thinner neck
• Larger eyes
• Darkened edges of face

Video #2
Changes made:

• Lighting
• Makeup/Hair
• Eyes Bigger
• Shoulders moved up
• Stomach made flatter
• Legs thinned and lengthened
• Elongated neck
• Brighter, highlighted hair
• Lightened skin

Video #3

Changes made:

• Shrunk legs and butt
• Thinned out calves
• Breasts larger
• Erased fat layers under arm
• Changed tone of skin
• Smoothed out cellulite
• Smaller hands
• Thinner waist
• Smaller head size
• Plumped butt
• Fuller hair and extensions
• Thinned face
• Skinnier arms

It is not ethically acceptable to change a person's appearance like this because it is basically telling them that their body should look like something else, so their body is messed up or imperfect.

In the circumstances of showing girls pictures like these to show them how to get the "best body" is more ethically wrong in some cases. You can't tell someone how to look if the picture you're showing them is false. 

Small changes like erasing blemishes or highlights in the hair are okay, but full-on body replacement isn't. The changes you make should be small and insignificant, not as drastic as like in video #3. 

I think the difference between fashion photography and photojournalism is that fashion focuses on making any changes necessary in order to get the flawless body that everyone wants to have, while photojournalism focuses on getting the most genuine pictures possible and sharing them with people.

Fashion photography creates a false sense of reality and leads people in the wrong direction while photojournalism shows people that there can still be genuinely beautiful things in the world without using Photoshop. 

I think you showed us these three videos because you want us to know how we can't always trust what we see in pictures. It is very likely that it could have been heavily Photoshopped. Photojournalism is about authentic photos, so we shouldn't rely too much on changing our photos.

I think none of these videos are about guys because it is not expected by them as much to have the perfect body. In the past, men were considered superior to women, so the women were the ones that always had to be what the men wanted them to be. This has probably carried over into the photography world where men still expect women to meet their vision of a perfect woman.

5 Websites

Spiral Staircases
http://petapixel.com/2014/12/19/disorienting-beauty-spiral-staircases-old-abandoned-buildings/

On this website, I got to know a little bit about the ways of German photographer Christian Richter. He became intrigued with the abandoned buildings and their staircases so he wanted to start photographing them.

I learned that even staircases can have all sorts of different angles you can use to create a successful piece. However, in my opinion, the shot straight down the middle will always be really cool.

A. I chose this photo because it has a very direct line of movement that the eye can easily follow. Also, if you look at it from a different angle, it reminds me of a kind of seashell you would find on the beach.

B. In the staircase photos, the main rule of photography would be lines. Our eyes easily follow the spiral down to the center which is usually the focal point. This picture also seems to be following a neutral color scheme.

C. Christian Richter took the photo.

Great Portraits

http://blog.phowd.com/2014/09/7-tips-shooting-great-portrait-photographs/

On this website, I was given many tips on how to create a good portrait. It went from tips to helping the photo look more natural, to making sure you enhance the subject with the proper angles and background. 

I learned a lot about how to position your subject in order to make their movements more natural and how just a simple position can be so powerful.

A. I chose this photo because it has a sense of playfulness in such a serene portrait. The blackberry on top of the man's nose gives character to him and the picture.

B. In this photo I think the main rules of photography would be lines and balance. The outline of the man's face combines with the balance it has on the whole picture.

C. It doesn't say who the photographer is.

Killer Timelapse

http://blog.ted.com/2014/10/07/how-to-create-a-killer-timelapse-with-joe-capra/

This website was mainly an interview of a time-lapse photographer who shot in Rio. He wanted to capture the beauty and activity that went on there, and based on his interview responses, I can tell he loves his work and enjoys traveling to all the different places. 

A. In the video, I watched regular people from Rio de Janeiro go about their daily lives, and it's very different from our way of life! 

B. Joe Capra made the time-lapse video and he explained how he's grateful to have been able to travel all over the place just to film.

C. There isn't really a story that goes with the time-lapse, just a beautiful, lit up city and a wonderful beach.

D. I learned that Capra's favorite places to film were Iceland and Greenland. He said he even got to watch some of the ice caps melting which was a cool, new experience for him.

Dog Photographer
http://www.lightstalking.com/anne-geier/



On this website I looked through a series of dog pictures that were taken in different settings. I also learned about how Anne Geier's love for animals developed into her passion for animal photography.

A. I picked this photo because it really stood out to me the second I looked at it. The way the colors pop together makes me excited and I love how bold it is.
B. The most obvious rule of photography is the rule of thirds, and I think the dog is well placed.
C. Austrian photographer Anne Geier took the photo.

Slow-Motion Hummingbird
http://petapixel.com/2016/11/17/slow-motion-hummingbird-captured-240fps-iphone-6s/

In this video, I saw the details of a hummingbird flying while in motion. The video had been slowed down so I could see exactly what was going on.

A. In the video I saw a hummingbird come to feed out of the feeder. It had been slowed down a lot so I could actually see the movement of the wings going back and forth.
B. Photographer Jessica Dyer took the video
C. All the story says on the website is that Dyer captured the hummingbird with her iPhone shot at 720p and 240fps. Her favorite part was when you could see the wings moving and the sound of the chirping was also slowed down.
D. I learned that the iPhone can take better pictures and videos than I thought. The video seemed to be shot with a professional camera.