Jen's Photo Blog

1. Which amusement park featured in the two articles would you like to visit and take your camera along and what about that park makes you want to go there? I would like to visit Land of Oz in Beech Mountain, North Carolina. It doesn't look so scary and since it's abandoned, there won't be people getting in your shots if you wanted to have a model to pose on the yellow brick road or going into a castle. Also, The Wizard of Oz movie turned into an amusement park is great. To see it abandoned would be terrifying but more realistic than having people walking everywhere, even in the forest. 2. What are 5 other unusual places photographers would be interested in? 1.  The Musee des Egouts in Paris, France 2.  Icehotel in Jukkasjarvi,   Sweden 3.  Las Pozas in Xilitla, Mexico 4.  Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California 5. Hanging Coffins of Sagada in Mountain Province, Philippines. 3. Why do you think it would be fun to document Las Pozas? Tell me what intere

1. Write 3-4 sentences about your reaction to what you read and saw. My first reaction while reading was how cool it was that Brandt was doing photos of just Africa. My second reaction when I saw the photo of the man holding the elephant tusks was that sadness or a type of sorrow because of the man's head was down, he was in a crouched position, and the filter on the photo. My last reaction was when I was reading and it said how he didn't use a lens to zoom in from a far distance but he got up close to animals that are in the wild that could kill you. I was so amazed but afraid for him. 2. Why is this your favorite photo? This is my favorite photo because the cheetah is looking right at him and is calm even though he is standing fairly close to them. I also like how he has the photo in black and white to great a dramatic feel. I like how the cheetah is sharp and the background is all blurry. 3. What rules of photography are evident in the photo you selected, be sure t

1. What part of the body should we closely relate aperture? The part of the body we should closely relate to aperture is the eye. 2. Finish this sentence - the smaller the Aperture _____________, the higher the Aperture ________________. The smaller the Aperture size, the higher the Aperture number. 3. Tell me how aperture impacts Depth of Field? When the Aperture size is smaller and the Aperture number is bigger then the more blurry your background will be. F22 F2.8 1. If you were assigned to shoot at Bulldogs and Hotdogs night, what shutter speeds do you think you would have to shoot at for the following events that night: At the beginning while the sun was still up and the courtyard had reasonable good light a.) a booth in the middle of the yard near the Tree- Slow  Shutter Speed b.) a food booth outside under one of the big red awnings- Slow Shutter Speed c.) the Stars performance inside the gym- Fast Shutter Speed d.) students dancing near the c

1. What first caught your eye while looking at your photographers photo? Is there something in particular about their photo that made you want to choose them?  What caught my eye about this photo was the man handling the horse, the fog, and the trolley in the background. I chose this one because it looked like a regular busy day in New York. 2. What do you see, taste, hear, smell, and/or feel about this photo? I see the trolley in the background, a man handling a horse, cloudy sky, fog, and snow on the ground. I hear loud talk, the ringing of the bell in the trolley, the clomping and neighing of the horses, and people yelling. I feel tired and cold from the snow and light wind. 1. What first caught your eye while looking at your photographers photo? Is there something in particular about their photo that made you want to choose them?  What caught my eye in this photo was the person looking up at the balcony and how simple the photo looked. I chose this photo because of how

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1. What are some of the main points you read about in the website regarding manipulating images ( https://ethicsinediting.wordpress.com/ )? Some main points the website had regarding manipulating images were that now photoshopping images into what we want has become easy with having video tutorials and apps helping to make it easier, and newspaper companies give guidelines to their photographers for editing the photographs. 2. What is the philosophy of newspapers like the Washington Post and the New York Times regarding image manipulation? The Washington Post and the New York Times give their photographers guidelines on changing the photo and they can't change the colors or change the photo in a way that the photo tells a different story from the original photograph. 3. What do you think are acceptable things you could do to an image and not cross the line unto an unethical manipulation? I think cropping something or someone that is unnecessary from the photo is ac

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos following the rules I set out for you? It was challenging to get interesting photos with classes that weren't fine arts classes. 2. What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general did you find yourself thinking about the most?  What I was thinking about the most was trying to get a background that wasn't drawing away from the subject. What I did to do this correctly was moving around the subject while trying to get a simple background and trying to get their face in the photo. 3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography? I would try to get more diagonal lines instead of straight lines. 4. What things would you do the same? I would keep on trying to get simple backgrounds. 5. When you go out with your next set of prompts, which rule do you think will be the easiest to achieve? The easiest rule to achieve

1.    What composition rule did you follow? The composition rule I followed was balance 2.    What is the subject? The subject is the guy taking a quiz in an Air Force uniform. 3.    Is it clear to people looking at your photos  what the subject is? Yes, it's clear to see what the subject is. 4.    If you can't very clearly see what the  subject is, what could you have done differently? You can clearly see what the subject is. 1.    What composition rule did you follow? The composition rule I followed was the rule of thirds. 2.    What is the subject? The subject is the girl looking through the microscope. 3.    Is it clear to people looking at your photos  what the subject is? Yes, it's clear to see what the subject is. 4.    If you can't very clearly see what the  subject is, what could you have done differently? You can clearly see what the subject is. 1.    What composition rule did you follow? The composition rule I fo

          Alfred Stieglitz was a very skilled photographer that took photos in black and white. Stieglitz was born in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1864. He went to school in Germany for engineering in 1881 and went to Technische Hochschule in Berlin for photochemistry in 1882. When Stieglitz got back to New York in 1890, he got in a partnership with a photogravure company and took photos of streets.            He then went back to Europe in 1894 and joined a pictorialist society called The Linked Ring located in London. Eight years later, Stieglitz tries to tell the world that photography could show as much artistic expression as painting and sculpture. In 1903, which was a year later, he became the director and publisher of Camera Works , a magazine with its graphic section worked on by Edward Steichen. Steichen and Stieglitz opened the "Little Galleries of the Photo Secession" also known as "291" on Fifth Avenue in New York City in 1905. The gallery involved Stiegli

Graduation taken by Roy DeCarava in 1949. Icy Night taken by Alfred Stieglitz in 1893. Broadway At Night taken by Alvin Langdon Coburn in 1909.

1. Why did you pick this photo?   I picked this photo because of the pop of color that was in it from when the girl dropped bright pink paint on the speaker. 2. What rules of photography  are evident in the photo? The rules of photography the photographer used was balance because the speaker, paint, and the girl in the background are all centered. 1. Why did you pick this photo? I picked this photo because you can see how the girl is whispering to the man and you can see how dim it is in the room so it creates a secretive, dark effect. 2. What rules of photography  are evident in the photo? The rules of photography the photographer used was thirds because the man and the woman are both in the lower right corner. 3. Where do you think you could take photos like the ones you looked at today? I think I could take the top photo in the art room and the bottom one in civics when they are having a discussion. 4. Whose classroom would you like to visit and take pho

The Story In this photo, you can see the butterfly with a flower at the top of the photo and how amazed the two people in the photo look. The story I think this is trying to tell is that there are two people who are in a botanical garden with butterflies going around. Also, it is telling us that they are so into this experience they are having. They get to see different plants and butterflies of many colors and shapes. The also get to see the butterflies get nectar from the flowers. Action and Emotion In this photo, you can see the girl running under a big tarp that others are holding above their heads. You can also see how the girl is kind of hopping while running. Everyone is smiling and laughing from having fun and doing the activity together. They are probably cracking jokes while doing the activity also. While playing the game, they are probably laughing because everyone is laughing, smiling, and having a great time. Filling the Frame In this photo, the fire

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos of your first 4 prompts (Square, Metal, Happy, Bowie)? The challenges I encountered were that when I wanted to shoot a photo that represented the 4 prompts, I saw other people doing the same exact thing I was going to do so I had to brainstorm what they meant to me. 2. What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general (focus, framing, holding the camera, etc.) did you find yourself thinking about the most? Provide a specific example of what you did to do this correctly. What I thought about the most was trying to thing of something creative. An example would be coming up for the prompt metal, I picked up a chain off the ground, held it up next to my camera lens, and focused on the part the was nearest to me. 3. How did you find yourself changing to accommodate the rules of composition we discussed before you show? I had to change the angle I held my camera and kept in mind the tules of composition. 4.

 Metal Happy Square Bowie