fashion photography

1. the models lips and eyes were made larger, her eyes were brought down and her neck was made longer and slimmer.
2. the model was made skinnier in the stomach, her shoulders were brought up, her legs and neck were made longer and slimmer and her entire body was lightened. 
3. the model was made a lot slimmer, her boobs and butt were drastically edited, her hair was made longer and the editor lightened her complexion.
4. i don't think its ethically acceptable to edit someones body because it creates unrealistic standards and can potentially hurt the person and anyone who views the photo because these glorified features are naturally unattainable. 
5. if the person/model didn't consent to the photo being edited or it is more edited than agreed then its more unethical. 
6. no change is ok because its mocking the models actual beauty by creating something not naturally achievable like bigger eyes or a different body type (bone structure being slimmer etc.).
7. fashion photography has no rules against photo manipulation which makes it less truthful and ethical than photojournalism, which has standards for how much can be manipulated.
8. photojournalism is closer to reality, which makes it more ethical to fashion photography where there seems to be no sense of reality because there really is no limitation on what can be manipulated. 
9. you showed us these three videos to illustrate what actually is possible with photoshop and what actually happens in the fashion photography world.
10. we're still in a patriarchal society where women have to have a perfect body and face to be worth anything, women are held to a different standard in appearance in which it isnt deemed acceptable to weigh a little more, or have a few extra curves which is extremely wrong because we are people too, no one is perfect and its honestly disgusting that photoshop to this extent is allowed.  

self portrait/ portrait

magazines part 2

1. early covers- the first magazine covers were modeled after books in the mid 1700s and only showed a title and publication info. slowly pictures began to be added and the first cover lines weren't added till the late 1800s.
2. poster cover- magazines became larger to highlight the cover art that most if not all magazines started to have. professional illustrators made their mark and became large for the work they did. 
3. pictures married to type- cover pictures began to be surrounded by text giving insight to the magazine in a way that was aesthetically pleasing and did not cover up the subject. different fonts and colors were utilized to compliment the picture.
4. in the forest of words- pictures then became second to bold cover lines and designers then began to have the words compete with the picture. magazine covers would be completely covered in text.

my favorite cover

New York, February 17–24, Spring Fashion

"In a stunning cover for New York’s “Spring Fashion” issue, Erik Madigan Heck created a wall-to-wall effect with the red and white floral pattern on Lupita Nyong’o’s Stella McCartney dress and a coordinated background. Nyong’o is no wallflower, seeming to pop right out of this inventive and stylish cover."

I like how Nyong'o's dress matches the background, it allows her to stand out. The use of makeup with similar tones gives it some balance but also draws the viewers eye towards her face. The lighting in the picture illuminates Nyong'o, making her stand out while looking gorgeous. However, she looks lighter than she actually is, which kind of upsets me because the cover is trying to appeal to European beauty standards, when she, in her natural state, is well beyond those standards.  

best covers

news and politics

1. The Advocate, formal
2. Wired, formal

sports and adventure

1. ESPN, informal
2. OUT, environmental/ formal
3. Harper's Bazaar, formal
4. ESPN, informal
5. New York, formal

business and technology

1. The Atlantic, informal

family and home

1. FamilyFun, environmental

entertainment and celebrity

1. The New York Times Magazine, formal
2. Harper's Bazaar, informal
3. Vanity Fair, formal
4. Variety, informal

science and health

1. New York, informal

lifestyle

1. Men's Health, formal
2. Bloomberg Buisnessweek, formal
3. Golf Digest, informal
4. Kinfolk, informal

magazine tips

1. emotional appeal in the picture
2. interesting and logically stimulating 
3. efficient, little text on cover
4. familiar feel, issue to issue, font and color etc.
5. able to create curiosity to draw the reader into reading the entire magazine

prompt shoot #2

cold

electric

purple

self portrait and portraits part 1

1. Alter Your Perspective
2. Introduce Movement
3. Candids

I like this one because it shows a man in his natural environment doing everyday things and it gives the viewer a sense of who he is and what he does, while being beautifully captured. I also find the composition pleasing because the red of his clothing is the only pop of color making the viewer's eye drawn to the subject.

I like this one because it shows the woman's room, which gives the viewer an idea of her sense of style as well as insight to her personality. 

I picked this one because I like the lack of color, it gives it more mood and a sense of depth. I also like the composition and the way he's holding the camera. 

I like this self portrait also because of the way the paint brush exposes a color, making the viewer think about the meaning behind the photo.

I like these two casual portraits because they seem so natural and relaxed.

I'm not sure who I'll shoot, but I'm going to definitely shoot outside or in my room, where the subject looks natural. Basically my portraits will be candid. To make my shoot successful I'm going to shoot at multiple angles as well as in different types of lighting. 

love and loss warmup

1. i felt the sense of tragedy and sadness that developed through the photos, but i also could feel the love they shared.
2. he meant they aren't supposed to define their relationship or who they are as people, the photos are just little pieces of them, because of how much emotion is put into them.
3. if i were in a situation like this, i'd like to say i'd be able to shoot a series like this but because how painful it would be to capture and look back on the loss would be difficult. 
4. i would give him praise for how beautiful his series is and how amazed i am at the fact he was able to stay strong while shooting such a personal loss and the steps that led up to that loss for the purpose of keeping a memory and to show people pieces of them as a couple. 

academic shoot

1. this picture shows simplicity, because i cropped out as much background information as possible to focus on the subject
2. the subject is the girl working on her drawing
3. its clear to the viewer what the subject is

1. this picture shows balance because there is equal subject matter on either side of the photo
2. the subjects are the boys sitting at the table
3. its clear to the viewer what the subject is, all though the composition of the photo isn't that great
4. I could work on focusing better as well as planning the composition better

1. this picture shows rule of thirds because the subject's face, or the focal point, is mainly in the upper third of the picture
2. the subject is Mr. Stamper lecturing in his class
3. its clear to the viewer that Mr. Stamper is the subject, however the photo is dark, and didn't lighten while still keeping the subject intact when I went back to edit the levels
4. I could've exposed the picture better so the viewer could more clearly see the subject

mural project preview

1. I'd want to do people of Bowie showcasing classmates and staff, we could put different panels around the school with pictures of students studying or doing labs or interacting in the classroom, as well as different staff members at work.
2. we should use regular cameras to get quality images
3. I think it should be mainly showcased in the office or somewhere visitors could see the murals.

aperture, shutter speed, and ISO- what are they?

Aperture-

larger aperture

smaller aperture

1. aperture is related to the human eye.
2. the smaller the aperture the less light is brought in, the larger the aperture the more light is able to come through.
3. the larger the aperture, or camera opening, the more blurred the background is because of Depth of Field, or the amount of the photo is brought into focus.

Shutter Speed-

low shutter speed

high shutter speed

1.      a. low shutter speed
2.      b. low shutter speed
3.      c. high shutter speed
4.      d. high shutter speed
5.      e. high shutter speed
6.      f. high shutter speed
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8.     a. low shutter speed
9.     b. low shutter speed
10.     c. low shutter speed
11.     d. low shutter speed
12.     e. low shutter speed
13.     f. low shutter speed
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15. 2. the camera has 3 settings regarding shutter speed; auto which automatically sets the speed depending on the lighting and the rest of the settings; shutter priority, where the aperture is automatically set depending on the speed you manually set the shutter at; and finally manual, where you set all the settings by yourself.

ISO-

ISO 200

ISO 3200

1. more light is able to be gathered and then transformed in camera when shooting at night or when little light is available 
2. the photographer should always try to stick to the base ISO to get the highest quality image
3. only increase ISO when fast motion shots need to be captured

aperture: 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22

shutter speed: 1 sec.- 1/4000 sec

ISO: 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, 25600

great black and white photographers part 2

ANSEL ADAMS

Ansel Adams was born on February 20th, 1902, in San Francisco. In the earthquakes of 1906, he was thrown into a garden wall, which broke his nose and it was never properly fixed, making his nose one of his biggest defining features. He didn't attend an actual school as a child because he was sickly and was constantly dismissed from school because of bad behavior, so he had a private tutor as a child. He taught himself piano, and began experimenting with photography at the age of 14. He started using the darkroom at Best's Studio in Yosemite Valley, and eventually married the owners daughter, Virginia Best, who inherited the studio in 1935. He went on to photograph major events like World War II camps for a photo essay on injustice during war. Later in his life, his photographs, mostly nature, were shown in large museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 

funny captions

Cheryl Williams, 57, is swinging alone while two older ladies spread rumors about her (Claire Williams, left; and Jude Thompson, right), in their home town of Miami, Florida thursday. The picture is set to be used as an anti-bullying ad for their retirement home.

Tuesday, a parade celebrating Mr. Bill Thomas's birthday took place in Indiana where he broke his hip from practicing his latest dance move: The Whip. Thomas was then rushed to the ER where he learned he could never whip again.

Steve Stephenson, 92, enjoying his first day of summer vacation the right way; at the beach. Stephenson was a victim of the latest ring of bathing suit robbers, a man hunt is in progress until the culprits are found. 

post shoot relflection- peer critique

Sarah Baber
http://sarahbphotojblog.blogspot.com/

I liked the constant subject she used for 4 of 5 of her pictures, it made it feel like it was a series that correlate to each other rather than multiple random subjects. I also like how she set up the composition of the photo, rather than taking everything from the same angle, the viewer can tell she positioned the camera differently every time and how nothing was really centered.

In her simplicity photo, I feel like there is too much going on in the background, defeating the ideals of simplicity.

the camera: history and information

the camera

1. The "camera obscura"(latin for dark room) effect is an illusion created by ancient greek and chinese philosophers. The idea is that there's a small stream of light from a box in a dark room and an outside scene is projected upside down on the opposing wall. 
2. 2. High quality glass lenses were created that moved us one step closer to the invention of the camera.
3. A glass lens, a dark box, and film
4. Light passes through the lens, through the camera and exposes the film in both modern and old cameras.
5. An electronic sensor called a CCD
6. Auto is fully automatic when it comes to settings, while program mode allows the user to control some of the settings
7. Its used for taking portraits, the background will blur, focusing on the subject 
8. Sports mode is used for taking pictures where the subject(s) are quickly moving, so the shutter speed is set high.
9. The camera will focus on the subject when you use a half-press on the button, and will remain in focus lock for as long as you hold it down. 
10. Flash disabled, its used when natural light is better for the composition of the photo
11. Auto-flash, automatically turned on when the camera thinks it needs more light.
12. The picture will be washed out
13. The picture will be too dark
14. "Stop" means there is a change in brightness of the light 
15. 1 stop brighter
16. 2 stops brighter
17. longer shutter speed = more light
18. shorter shutter speed = less light
19. Aperture controls the opening size, controlling how much light is able to come into the camera
20. You can increase the amount of light by increasing the opening size of the aperture.

photo manipulation and ethics

A.) The story basically covers the way some photojournalists have unethically edited photos they submitted for publish and the consequences that followed. Most of these photographers changed the way the composition was to make it seem like their photos were more dramatic.

B.) I  believe its unethical the way that the manipulation was used. Its a photojournalist's job to present the event accurately, as a form of record keeping, and to remain truthful to the actual event.

This is the most unethical photo from the website, they merged two photos to make the situation seem worse than it actually was, which violates the ethics of a photojournalist.

This is the most ethical manipulation because the editor was just trying to brighten the dark spots so the viewer would be able to better see the photo from 1970. There was no movement of the people or manipulation to the background.

post shoot reflection

1. one of the biggest challenges i had with this prompt was finding squares and not having them look morphed when i shot from a different angle

2. i thought about angle and body position the most

3. i would better plan out the composition of the photo

4. i would probably use some of the same subjects

5. i ended up achieving 4 out of 6 rules

6. it would be interesting to do this later in the year when i better understand the rules and the camera in general

prompt shoot #1

Merger

Bowie
leading lines

Happy

simplicity

Square

rule of thirds

Metal
balance

composition 9/11- the first 6 rules of photographic composition

Framing

the smoke and the buildings create a frame around the subject of the picture, the plane, drawing attention to it and creating drama. 

Line

the lines of the building lead to the gash through the center, drawing attention to the tragedy

Avoiding Mergers

the angle the photo was shot in avoids the men merging with the wreckage to draw attention to how bad the building was left in, but also gives a comparison with two beings that aren't combined with the wreckage, creating drama 

Rule of Thirds

the photographer placed the people and the black mechanism in the bottom right third to show a comparison as well as create drama

Balance

the photographer got at an angle to include multiple people to avoid having too much empty space

Simplicity

the photographer shot a close up to focus on the two women, removing the excess space and background to create more drama

great black and white photographers

Ansel Adams

Decarva

Meatyard

first day photos

I was not here for the first day