100 websites

I.  Iraqi Girl at Checkpoint, by Chris Hondras
1. I clicked the image thinking that this was a scary doll because of how short the girl was and the unreal amount of blood on her, realizing it was a orphan added many more questions and spiked my interest.
2. What happened in this photo is that while Iraqi citizens were passing a checkpoint, US soldiers shot the parents in the car because they thought that they had a bomb. This made everyone question the US motive so the US had to revise their procedures at the checkpoints.
3. i learned that there were 5 children in the car, Chris Hondras died later in a firefight at age 41.
4. 
5. Chris Hondras was born in 1970 in New York, went to Ohio university, and died in 2011.

II. The Burning Monk, by Malcom Browne
1. I clicked this image because I wanted to know what was happening and why.
2. What happened in this photo was that there was a protest. Durning this, two monks covered a third in gasoline and set him on fire.
3. I learned that there was a protest and that it was not supposed to happen, considering how he says that everyone was horrified.
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5. Malcom Browne was born in 1931 in America, went to Swarthmore, and died in 2012

III. Bosnia, by Ron Haviv
1. I clicked this image because i remember hearing about Bosnia, and wanted to learn about it.
2. What happened in this photo is that soldiers shot a woman, and then one went to her and kicked her. The photographer was not allowed to take the photo, but he decided to risk it.
3. I learned that they just chose random people to kill.
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5. Ron Haviv was born in 1965 in the US, and he went to New York university, he did not die.

IV. Fire escape Collapse, by Stanley Forman
1. I clicked this image because I wanted to know what was happening.
2.What happened is that a fireman was trying to rescue a woman and her child. While working however, the fire exit that they were on gave way and fell, killing the woman, but not her child.
3.There is no extra information
4.
5. Stanley forman was born in 1945 in Massachusetts, he went to Ben Frank Institute of Tech.

V. Pillars of creation, by NASA
1.I clicked this image because I wanted to learn more about the hubble telescope.
2.What happened in this photo is that the telescope took such a detailed picture that they called it the pillars of creation. picture shows open space.
3. I learned that the telescope took many other pictures.
4.
5. The hubble telescope was built by NASA.

Prompt shoot

5 Websites

I.
  http://petapixel.com/2015/01/01/projector-brought-forest-turns-nature-glowing-wonderland/

This website mostly talked about projecting moving light on objects so it looks like the objects were glowing. They used a projector to light up all the trees, shrubs, animals, and bugs, they then took pictures or videos of them while they were glowing under the effect of the projector. They had to do this at night so it would have a better effect. I liked it because it gives them an interesting factor that is hard to imagine.

1. Photo
a. I liked this photo because of its simplicity yet how interesting and pleasing to look at it is
b. Simplicity, Balance
c. Tarek Mawad and Friedrich van Schoor

2. Video
a. It showed how they made the photos and the results of the animated versions.
b. Tarek Mawad and Friedrich Van Schoor filmed it themselves, Tarek is a photographer and                   Friedrich is an animator
c. There is no story. The video consists of showing the setup and how they made the videos and               photos and the results of them.
d. That adding un natural things to the photo can be interesting.

II.
http://petapixel.com/2016/11/16/hitachis-lensless-camera-uses-moire-math-not-glass-take-photos/

3. Other
a. This website shows a new type of camera that uses no lenses in taking photos. This new camera           uses fringing and math to take photos. Because of this, a photo can be focused after it is taken! It         captures the angle and pattern of light going into the camera.
b. I learned that there are more ways to take photos, this could be used to take so many more photos       that we could not have taken before!
c. It was talking about a new type of camera

III.
http://petapixel.com/2016/11/16/guy-attaches-gopro-end-arrow-stabilizes-footage/


4. Video
a. It is a camera attached to the arrow, you could see everything in the arrows point of view.
b. Niko Pueringer took the photos/videos
c. It says that people cheat a lot in games with soft arrows saying that they hit the target when they         did not, this can solve that problem.
d. I learned that you can spin the video around to make it look even again.

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

5. Video
a. Time lapses in different places
b. Tom Lowe, a photographer
c. it is a time lapse of Rio De Janerio, it was also shown in TED global in 2014
d. That taking time lapses actually does not take up more space than a video (unless you make it at a very high fps)

V.
http://www.lightstalking.com/kodak-ektra/

6. Other
a. On this website, it talks about a smart phone with a very good camera, it is made for                             photographers. It talks about the advantages of the camera, and it shows some photos that it took.
b. I learned that there is a smart phone for photographers, i want one now!
c. This website has to do with photography because it explains why this would be good for                       photography.

Mural Project

Our group theme is halloween.

I chose Dorothy Greco for my photographer. She is a writer and photographer. She specializes in landscape photography. I like them because i think nature photography is more interesting then portraits.  she also does alot of close ups.

I like this photograph that she took because It is simple and enjoyable to look at. It has lines which makes you look to the bottom right.

I like this photograph because it has drops of water suspended in the air with spider webs inbetween a plant which makes it interesting, and makes it the point of focus.

I like this photo because of its simplicity yet how interesting it is at the same time, the reflection in the water adds a lot to the photo

I like this photo because it is interesting and it leads your eye throughout the photo, it has alot to look at, and i like the contrast between the lighted part in the back and the darker foreground.


I like this photo because of its detail, it is very simple, but very pleasing to look at because its something that would be harder to see even with just your eyes.

Magazines part two

An image based magazine cover shows a person in the cover, the person does not have to be looking at the camera, it is the most common approach to magazine covers. An illustration based magazine cover is a cover which contains a hand drawn picture, it is not taken with a camera, it can also be computer generated. Another rare type of magazine cover is the Type based magazine covers, these magazine covers tend to be striking, or even shocking, it is not based around a picture usually.
the last magazine cover type is the concept type magazine cover, this one is a combonation of all three magazine cover types.

The relationship between words and photos on magazine covers is that they compliment each other very well, while pictures can say a lot, words can say something very specific or very intriguing and grab interest. this is important because together they can make a very good cover.

My favorite cover

             Favorite


"For this cover story on the U.S. women’s ski-jumping team, we featured the Olympic hopeful Sarah Hendrickson as photographed by Martin Schoeller. Schoeller captures the competitive spirit of Hendrickson, who wears her competition gear, in her body posture and intense gaze."

This photo was my favorite photo because it was very eye catching, it displays Sarah Hendrickson in the photo staring into the camera, giving an uneasy feeling. It also shows her in her protective gear which grabs the readers interest and it looks cool. The title "Flight Risk" in big bold letters is also very intriguing. The photographer managed to take a simple but eye catching and interesting photo. It says that She is competitive by putting her in competitive gear and making her stare into the camera with a serious face.

Best magazine covers 2013

1.Michael Douglas is Liberace   -formal
2.Teaching the world to dress american  -formal
3.the seceret lives of germs -environmental
4.BOSTON   -environmental
5.Floyd Mayweather in the fight issue -environmental
6.the flight risk -formal
7.Get fit have fun -informal
8.Hair!-formal
9.Get inspired -formal
10.The art issue-formal
11.summer fashion issue -formal
12.spring fashion -formal
13.solange - informal
14.Bill gates wants you to fix the world -environmental
15.100 years -formal
16.Kenneth faired in the body issue - informal
17.Beyonce - formal

Magazine Tips

1.make sure the reader can see the main point in the photo.
2. bright colors will dull when printed.
3. if it is extremely good, dont tamper with it much
4. compare its printed form with other magazines, make sure it stands out
5. perspective will look different when printed out, make sure size is good.

American Soldier

A. I think the "breaking down" photo is the most meaningful because it shows how is life is being taken up by is job and his social life and how it affects him

B. The images tell the story of Ian Fisher because it shows the events in his life in order and shows how it affects him.

C. the captions affect the photographs because it says what is happening and why, so it gives you a better idea of what is happening.

D. in 2007, Ian fisher decided to enlist in the army, after saying goodbye, he left to be trained. After his basic training, he bonded with his instructor, and he was then deployed in iraq. after a while in the army he was quite used to it, however, his job was interfering too much with his social life and he got him self demoted on purpose out of stress. after a while in iraq he gets married to his girlfriend.

E. in present tense.

F.
1. three
2. whats happening and when
3. gives more info except this info is info that you can only get by reading the captions
4. a quote
5. some of them
6. yes

G. because a photo can say alot

H. because a story gets more into details and it takes longer to read a story .

Rules of Photography

Rule of thirds

balancing elements

leading lines

symettry and patterns

viewpoint

background

create depth

framing
 

cropping

avoiding mergers