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

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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