Photo Composition and 9-11

Simplicity: I chose this one as simplicity because there's no extra background and the building stands out against the simple sky.

Rule of Thirds: I chose this photo for the rule of thirds because in the top left corner is the lamp and from there the scene goes out and captures all the people and police officers.

Lines: I chose this photo as lines, because there's clear lines from the building going vertically. And the clear lines make it easy to tell what the focus is, which is the man.

Balance: This photo captures balance, because not only do the building give a symmetrical balance but also the contrast between dark and light in the smoke and on the buildings shows balance.

Framing: I chose this for framing because the lamp post arm at the top is partial framing to focus on the buildings ahead.

Merging: I decided to pick this photo for merging because the bricks and ruble make it difficult to see the men working and the small details in the photo.

Great Black and White Photographers Part 2

Carleton Watkins was born on November 11, 1829 and died on June 23, 1916. He was born in Oneonta, New York. For education he did receive any college education, he went to basic school in the  1800's. For his work, Watkins began to work in a portrait studio and then began to take his own photos and branched out his own photography business. He was famous for his series of photographs and historic views of Yosemite Valley which helped influence congress decisions to make Yosemite Valley a national park.

40 Greatest Photo Ever

Ioana Moldovan: I picked this photo because i thought the Koala was cute and that the man was more than likely saved it form a fire is interesting. No there wasn't much about the composition of the photo that made me gravitate to it. I think this photo made the top 40 photos ever because it proves that man kind makes an effort to help the species we live with.

Associated Press: I picked this photo because i thought it was empowering to see the winners of the olympics hold up their arms in victory. Yes, I likes how the photo was captured from a top angle, like looking down on the olympians. I think this photo made the top 40 photos ever because it makes a statement and is a symbol for never giving up.

Mark Pardew: I picked this photo because I thought the idea of a little romanian boy giving a heart to the police is a refreshing idea of our world today. I like the composition of the bottom separate photo because its angled from almost the child's point of view. I think this photo made the top 40 photos ever because is symbolizes the love children and people give to each other.

Photo Manipulation and Ethics

The main point of this story is that photo manipulation is more of a big deal and many people are actually getting fired for manipulating photos in the wrong essence. There is an April Fool's Day theme occurring where places in the middle east and beyond post a digital manipulation on the first of April. Digital manipulators are paying the consequences for their work, but too many of them have manipulated photos and not all are caught. Its an epidemic occurring and even though photo manipulation is used to make photos look better, its being abused and not much is being done about that. I think this type of photo editing is unethical because when you edit a photo to take someone out or make it appear to be something its not, then its considered not truth full to the public.

I consider this photo to be the least unethical because just adjusting the women's teeth to make them appear more appealing then they really are isn't a big offense to her and doesn't cause an public suspicion

I consider to be the most unethical because the post says that Bush and Hussein were in a debate but in actuality they never debated so the photo may start political and public abrupt.

Post Shoot Reflection

http://ricardo-pjb.blogspot.com/

2 positives: Ricardo's metal photo really captured the essence of the meaning of a metal.
And his happy photo was really funny because it shows how happy that teacher is.
1 Negative: His red photo looked good but it was hard to tell whether is was red or metal if you didn't know which was which because the lockers were metal and red.

National Geographic Contest

This is my favorite photo because I like the the stars on the top of the scene and how to the eruption spirals down from the clouds. I think the starry sky leading into the clouds that lead into the lightning and spirals into the eruption on the ground.

A photo I could take that would illustrate the world that surrounds me, would be a photo of the city or tall buildings downtown to show and capture the city. And a photo i would take to submit to this photo contest would be of the walls and alleys of downtown Austin.

Red, Metal, and Happy

Red

Metal

Happy

Camera Parts

Aperture: an opening, hole, or gap
Shutter: a device that opens and closes to expose the film in a camera
Exposure: the state of being exposed to contact with something
Depth of field: the distance between the nearest and the furthest objects that give an image judged to be  in focus in a camera
F-stop: a camera setting corresponding to a particular f-number
Focal Length: the distance between the center of a lens or curved mirror and its focus

Buttons on the camera:
1.) Aperture button can increase the amount of light or decrease the amount of light in a picture.
2.) The menu button gives you access to the menu options on the camera.
3.) The setting button provides all the settings the camera has been set with.
4.) Flash button enables the flash for a picture being taken.
5.) Magnify button magnifies onto any given scene for the picture to seem closer.

Camera History

                                                          The Camera
1.) The "camera obscura" effect is in a dark room, a tiny hole is put in one wall. Light is focused through the hole and the scene outside is projected on the opposite wall.
2.) High quality lenses and optics were invented in the 17th century that helped man get a step closer to creating the modern camera.
3.) The parts of the first modern camera were a glass lens, a dark box, and film.
4.) Modern digital cameras are common to Niepce's camera because the process where light passes through the lens, into the camera, and exposes the film.
5.) Digital cameras use an electronic sensor called a CCD to capture an image.
                                                         Camera Modes
6.) The difference between Auto mode and Program mode is that with auto mode the camera will completely control flash and exposure. And with Program Mode theres an automatic-assist so you just point and shoot.
7.) The Portrait mode is used for trying to blur out the background so it will use the fastest available lens.
8.) The Sports mode is used for taking fast moving scenes, so the camera uses freeze motion, and will use the highest shutter speed.
                                                          The Half Press
9.) You should do a half press on the trigger button because there is a faster camera response time, more control over focus, and it encourages better composition.
                                                          Controlling Flash
10.) The symbol on the Akins PhotoJ Blog means theres a disabled flash and you would use this at any 
point in which you may not want the flash.
11.) The other symbol on the Akins PhotoJ Blog means the Auto-Flash is enabled and you would use this in many cases if they camera thinks it needs more light.
                                                                            Introduction to Exposure
12.) If there is too much light, your photo will be washed out.
13.) if there is not enough light, your photo will be too dark.                                                                          The Universal Stop
14.) A "stop" is a relative measurement of light.
15.) The new planet is going to be one stop brighter if there are two suns instead of one.
16.) The new planet is going to be two stops brighter if there are four suns instead of two.

                                                       Shutters and Aperture

17.) A longer shutter speed has more light as an affect.

18.) A shorter shutter speed has less light as an affect.

19.) The aperture controls the amount of light that reaches the film.

20.) When adjusting the aperture you can increase the amount of light by using the setting "F-stop" which will give larger openings and that will give more light.
                                                                           

Masters of Black and White Photography

Carelton Watkins

Alvarez Bravo

Emmit Gowin

First Photos: Best and Worst

I chose this photo as my best because even though it's blurry, it's a full body picture of Jennifer. She also appears to be posing. I think because I took the photo long ways it's a better photo.

I chose this photo as my worst because Jennifer is distracted and the picture is rather blurry. This photo was also taken at a weird angle. I disliked this photo because I took it right at a moment when Jennifer and Mia were taken completely off guard.