Prompt Shoot

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Funny Captions

Resting in their backyard, Helen and Thelma have a smoke on a Sunday afternoon while celebrating lung cancer awareness month. Helen and Thelma held a lung cancer awareness event in their backyard Sunday afternoon, where the whole neighbor attended, as did friends and family.

Sisters, Betty and Bertha, joke around playfully while waiting in line for the bathroom at the Opera Showhouse past Friday. Both sisters had won prizes to attend the Opera that was to show, when they ran into each other in the line for the bathroom, therefore they took this photo.

Cheering merrily, local hairstylist, Ernie is decked out in accessories at the Meyers' party that was held in honor of the neighborhood stray cat on Monday morning. The previous Friday had been a dreadful day, when the neighborhood's favorite stray cat, Greg, died for unknown reasons, but seeing as everyone knew the cat would rather see al the people happy, everyone was decked out cheerfully in honor of the cat.  

Rules of Photography ll

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Rule of Thirds:

Balancing Elements:

Leading Lines:

Symmetry and Patterns:

Viewpoint:

Background:

Depth:

Framing:

Cropping:

Mergers (and Avoiding):

Great Black and White Photographers Part 3

1. Some of the first things that I noticed about Imogen Cunningham's photos was how simple many of her photo are. She would take photos of plant, without much clutter and even when she had people as her subjects the images still turned out clean and neat without lack of focus on the subjects. the thing in particular that makes my like Cunningham's photo is how abstract her images can seem. She'll have a close up of a plant and it will look like a plant but at the same time it could seem like something completely different.

"Magnolia Blossom"

What caught my eye about this image was the simplicity of this image. The photo also has the rule of balance, which is included because of the balanced out petals. I also really like that this photo doesn't follow the rule of thirds and although rule of thirds is always very effective, in this photo the missing rule of thirds doesn't make it worse than if the photo did use rule of thirds. If anything, the missing rule of thirds seems like a refreshing change.

I see outstretched petals reaching for sunlight. I see small insects crawling around looking for shelter. I see the flower eventually wilting but not in this moment.

I smell can the soft tanginess of of flowers. I can also smell the moist dirt that the flower has been placed in. The dirt giving off the smell of petrichor after being watered.

I can hear the slight buzz of the insects that have gather for a chance at the flower. I can also hear the soft rasp of the petals bumping into each other when soft winds blow/  

I taste the soft petrichor in my mouth after having watered the plant. I can also taste the sunlight on my skin as it shines a light on the flower as well. I can also taste the sweet tropical smell on my mouth after taking a deep breath of the flower.

I feel the soft velvety petals of the magnolia. I can feel the delicate pods of the center bud. The softness and innocence of the flower 

"Fageol Ventilators"

What I really liked about this image was the  way these factory chimneys seem to make a rectangular, possibly cube, figure. The chimneys also serve purpose to the leading lines rule because they lead you to the top of the photograph. The rule of thirds is also included here.

 

I see the sunlight bouncing off the ventilators in rays. The sine catching my eye, causing me to put a hand up to shield myself from the light. I can see how orderly placed the ventilators are.

I smell the smoky air, crispy burnt air around me. I can, unfortunately, also smell the working men making a living in this factory. I can also smell the metal wafting off the roof and ventilators.

I can hear the bustling men who work within the factory. I could hear the machinery, an almost silent buzz in the background from within the factory. I can also hear the clanking of metal on metal.

I taste cotton balls in my mouth from the dehydration of over heating in the sun. I can also taste a burnt ashy feeling that may have come from the pollution the ventilators have been releasing. And some how the metal-y taste has also slipped in to my mouth.
I feel hot and sweaty for standing out in the sun. I can also feel the crunch beneath my feet as the pic is captured.  I can feel the radiating heat of other bodies coming off in waves.

3.) Something I would like to create to show the world my photography skills, would be to make a photography project that is all about books. Because not only will I be using the things I've learned in class, I will be able to show people who I am. Show them how much books mean to me and how stories are very important. The project could most definitely be done on a poster with all the photos taken coming together to make something meaningful and something that tells a story.

Mural Project Questions

1. The take could be taken here on campus could a sort of school spirit theme. Another on campus theme could be something that tells a story, follows the daily objects of a student. Another idea I had was to maybe follow a student around and tell their daily day story. A theme that could be done off campus, ranges from many ideas, but an idea that I personally like is an 'abandonment' idea, such as photographing objects that seem to have been left behind or forgotten.

2. I think the option of using phone cameras or a regular camera should always be open to the students to decide. But sometimes to add to the effect of a project, there could be the limited use to only phone camera. There could be a message trying to be sent by only using phone cameras.

3. I think the murals should all be spread out on campus. The places each of the class' murals could be placed in slightly discreet places, places that make people wonder if the murals have been there since the beginning of the school year (which we know they haven't but it's fun to make people wonder and think).

Africa and Abandoned Theme Parks

Africa

1. I was so amazed by how simply elegant and simple the photos I saw were. I love the message Brandt is trying to send with these photos because he is trying to sow us how amazing these animals truly are in their natural state, but the world is being corrupted and these animals could cease to exist because of us. It really makes you want to make a difference and help stop these beautiful animals from going extinct so we can keep capturing their beauty with years to come.

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3. I really like this image because of the message that is being sent. These tusks clearly once belonged to an elephant had been killed. There are places in Africa where elephants are endangered because they are being killed simply for their tusks which can be worth lots. The photo really shares the impact of that, showing an empty background with simply a man mourning the loss of the elephant, holding just its eft behind tusks. 

4. The rules of third has been applied to this image. The horizon has been moved to the bottom third of the image and the crouching man has been place to the bottom left section of the photograph.

5. Brandt does not use telephoto lenses that are used to capture images from a very far distance. He rather capture his subjects, the animals, up close to be able to capture the spirit of the animal in its natural state which he claims can not be done from a far.

6. Brandt's reasoning behind his photos are to capture a last record of animals and places that have been destroyed at the hand of human kind.

7. Brandt's hopes for taking these photos is to, not only capture the beauty of the creatures that may soon be extinct, but also to get other people to care about what terrible damage mankind has done.

8. "I'm not interested in creating work that is simply documentary or filled with action and drama, which has been the norm in the photography of animals in the wild. What I am interested in is showing the animals simply in the state of Being. In the state of Being before they are no longer are. Before, in the wild at least, they cease to exist." -Nick Brandt 


Abandoned Theme Park

1. I would like to go the Spreepark in Berlin, Germany to take photos of. From the chosen images in the article I  could tell that there was lots to this abandoned amusement part. There's swan boats, dinosaurs, a Ferris wheel and even adorable kiddie pony rides. Also a lot of the images show of the perfect backgrounds. The sky doesn't seem as polluted or fogged up like other amusement parks featured in the other articles. I think I would feel less creeped out going to this park compared to the other ones.

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• Abandoned Malls, such as Hawthorne Plaza Mall in Hawthorne California.
• Bellevue Hospital in New York, New York 
• The Hotel Ozona in Ozona, Texas
• Walnut Ridge Mansion in Gonzales, Texas
• H. H. Richardson Complex in New York  

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5. I think that photographing Bellevue Hospital would be fun because it already sort of has that asylum feeling to it, but the place also seems to have a bright look to it. I doesn't feel too creepy and the it also seems very interesting structural wise. the types of photos I would take there would be to show the architecture but as well for the dead vines climbing up the sides of the building are fascinating, adds to the creep factor.

6. To go to Bellevue Hospital in New York I would need some sort of transportation, possibly plane, and I may need to consider if the Hospital is open for the public and if it isn't I may have to go to the City and ask for permission to enter. I believe that I would take hardly any equipment so I can capture the decay of the building in a natural state, little to no lights. I would also need a place to stay in New York when I go to take pictures, I would also need to consider expenses such as food and possibly other needs that could have been forgotten.

Great Black & White Photographers PART 2

IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM:
Born 1883, in Portland, Oregon and died June 23, 1976,  Imogen Cunningham was quite the artist since she was little. Her father, Isaac Burns Cunningham, had always encouraged her to read and would paid for art classes during the summer.  Cunningham grew up in Seattle, Washington, majoring in chemistry in college after being advised that one should have a scientific background to become a photographer. When she graduated from the University of Washington, she majored in chemistry with a thesis title "Modern Processes of Photography."
Eventually she was awarded with a grant to study photographic chemistry in Dresden, and when Cunningham returned from Germany she opened her own portrait studio in Seattle. There, besides being the only photographer that was also a charter member of the Society of Seattle Artists, she also urged women to follow the career path in the profession.
After marrying Roi Partridge, she close down her studio and moved to California with her husband and child, where then there she had twin sons. This lead her to photograph her children and plants of her home. 
Many of Cunningham's photograph were exhibited around the world, such as in Stuttgart, Germany, San Francisco, and as well as Los Angeles. 
Cunningham, after being divorced from Partridge, went to New York to work for Vanity Fair only to return back to Seattle. In the meantime, she had her one-person exhibition at the Dallas Art Museum, and her work was shown at the E. B. Crocker Art Gallery in Sacramento. 
Soon Cunningham began taking photos in color, which were included in even more exhibitions.
Cunningham eventually established a studio in San Francisco, and in the following thirteen years Cunningham's work kept getting exhibited across the country and worked in street photography when not making portraits. She also taught at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Cunningham also traveled and photographed around the world, even experimenting wth Polaroid film. A lot of  her work was purchased as well.
Cunningham was also awarded with an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree and awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship.
Her first book, "Imogen Cunningham: Photographs" was published by the University of Washington Press.
Eventually Cunningham died on June 23,1976, at the age of 93. 

SOURCE:
http://www.imogencunningham.com

Academic Shoot Reflection and Critique

1. Some challenges I encounter while trying to take photos and follow the rules was that at times it was hard to find objects that could contribute to a rule. Most of our subjects, such as people, are unpredictable so it can be hard to plan for a certain rules.

2. The technical aspect of photography I was thinking the most about was the depth perception and focus of the subject I had. An by doing this, I got close to my subject and made sure the focus was specifically on my subject (look at simplicity rule photo).

3. If I could do the assignment again, I would use more than one rule of photography in a single photo, have a better framing photo, and possibly more interesting subjects, that aren't inanimate.

4.Some things I would do the same would keep how I keep my subjects in focus while having blurred backgrounds.

5. I believe the rule of thirds would be one of the easiest rules to achieve.

6. I believe that possibly framing or avoiding mergers can be a hard rule to capture.

7. Avoiding Mergers can be kinda hard to understand sometimes, and you can keep working on that rule until it is understandable.

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1. Her photos very clearly follow the rules of photography
2. Most of her photos have very good lighting, only one would truly need much change.
3. Her subjects aren't very clear, there seems to be a bit of clutter but that can be fixed by having less subjects in a photo so your main subject is more focused on.

Photoshop Tutorial

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Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO

APERTURE
1. The part of the body we closely relate aperture is the eyes.

2. The smaller the Aperture the more in focus your objects will be, while the higher the aperture the focus on the background is/can be a bit blurred.

3. the Aperture impacts the Depth of Field by changing the focus of objects, such as making them sharper or blurry.

SHUTTER SPEED

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Beginning
a. 1/30
b. 1/250
c. 1/2000
d. 1/2000
e. 1/1500 or 1-3
f. 1/2000
End
a. 1/10
b. 1/100
c. 1/2000
d. 1/1200
e. 1/1300 or 1
f. 1/2000
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"Aperture Priority" mode is where you can change the aperture but the camera picks the shutter speed.
while in "Shutter Priority" mode, the shutter speed is set by yourself while the camera picks  aperture.
On "Manual" mode you have control over both the shutter speed and aperture.

ISO

1. Some advantages of shooting at a higher ISO at a sporting event or at night are that it helps capture a moment without too much blur in the image.

2.It is better to use low ISO to retain more detail and have a high quality image.

3. Whenever there isn't enough light for the camera to capture an image quickly, it's a good idea to use a high ISO.

DSLR CAMERA SIMULATOR
1. Aperture goes from 2.8 to 22
2. Shutter speed goes from 1 second to 1/4000 of a second.
3. ISO ranges from 100 to 25600.