Friday, October 16, 2015

Great Black & White Photographers Pt 3

Ansel Adams



1.) What first caught your eye while looking at your photographers photos? Is there something in particular about their photos that made you want to choose them? I really enjoy nature photography. Especially in Colorado where it's mountainous. The mountains, trees, terrain and skyline is what caught my eye in this photo.

2.) Look at those 2 photos you posted last time in the assignment Great Black and White Photographers Part 2. Use your five senses to tell me more about those photos. 

I see vast nature with tall trees expanding out into the wilderness. I see rain off in the distance above that wilderness 
I smell pine trees everywhere. The fresh smell of a waterfall pouring off in the distance is present as well.
I hear the waterfall crashing down the mountain and the weather blowing the huge trees in the canyon. 
I taste pine trees. I taste the crunch of my peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
I feel relaxed. I also feel very free.


3.) Finally, what would you like to create to show the world your great photographer. Ideas include, posters, power points, a blog, etc. You tell me what you would like to create so we can come up with a plan to share your thoughts and ideas about your photographer with your classmates and with the rest of the school.



1.) What first caught your eye while looking at your photographers photos? Is there something in particular about their photos that made you want to choose them? Post the images with your writing.

2.) Look at those 2 photos you posted last time in the assignment Great Black and White Photographers Part 2. Use your five senses to tell me more about those photos. Answer them on your blog.

I see
I smell
I hear
I taste
I feel

You can do this in 2 ways. You can either put yourself in the photo and pretend your standing next to the subjects in the photo. I know smell and taste are hard but you can do it.

Or, you can pretend you were the photographer and use those same senses.

On the one titled - I feel - you may either touch things in your photo (imagination please!!) or you can tell me what you (yes, you in the real world) feel or felt the first time you saw the photo, or how it makes you feel when you look at it now.

BE REFLECTIVE HERE - try to be descriptive, try to write more than you think you can. One sentence per prompt is NOT ENOUGH, write at LEAST 3 sentences per!!! Write more, if you think its enough, its NOT.

3.) Finally, what would you like to create to show the world your great photographer. Ideas include, posters, power points, a blog, etc. You tell me what you would like to create so we can come up with a plan to share your thoughts and ideas about your photographer with your classmates and with the rest of the school.

Mural Project


Mural Project



1. What theme, that we could take here at school, could we do a series of these panels to place around the school? We could use Bowie logos or Bulldogs.

2. Should we use phones only, or should we open it up to our regular cameras for those people that don't have camera phones? I think the project should be open to phone cameras and regular cameras. Both are capable of capturing photographs used in the project.

3. Where would you want to put the mural on campus? These murals could be put in the athletic wing or around the Kennel. 

Monday, September 28, 2015

Unusual & Interesting Photos

1. What is your reaction to his work? 
His photos confuse me. 
2. How do you think he made these photos?
He created these photos with photoshop. 
3 Think about some buildings you have seen, which ones would be good to take a photo like this? Tell me about those buildings, where are they, could you get easy access to them?
UT Tower and 360 Bridge in Austin.
Part 2


1. Why did you pick this photo? 
2. What category did you find this photo?
3. What award did it win (what place)?
4. What did the photographer do that attracted your eye? (I am not talking about the subject, but what the photographer did)
5. How much do you think the subject of the photo weighed in the judges minds when they picked this photo as one of the best of 2012?
6. What do you think the photographer had to do that was unique to getting this photo?

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Great Black & White Photographers part 2

Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams born on February 20, 1902 in San Francisco, California; was very well known for his nature photography. Spending lots of time at Yosemite and around the Western United States. His goals were to bring awareness towards preserving wilderness areas. He had a tough time in school and got kicked out of some for bad behavior ending up being educated by private tutors. Dying in Monterey, California on April 22, 1984 after leading a successful career through photography.





Academic Shoot Preview

The Story
In this photo, there are two females that appear to be in a science class performing a lab experiment. Their experiment seemed to have worked and cause foam to fly into the air. They fit the girls and experiment into a great frame and its a very simplistic photo of the action present.
Action & Emotion
These appear to be athletes preparing for a coming game or athletic event. They're all happy and appear to be getting pumped. It's a well balanced photo with the athletes present. 
Filling the Frame
Three students appear to riding big wheels while wearing Where's Waldo costumes. The picture fits all three students well fitting the frame perfectly. This photo is well balanced, follows rule of thirds by all three students in corners of the photo and is simplistic. 
Academics & Community Service
"Political Secrets"
1. I chose this photo as my favorite from the selection because of the emotion and secrecy present. It makes me curious what the woman on the left was whispering in the mans ear on the right. The American flag on the left blurred out makes it present they're American and could be talking politics in secrecy. 
2. In the photo, all the rules present are very obvious to spot out. The photo is very simplistic only showing the two people present with the American flag blurred on the left. Both characters are on the right side of the frame fitting both very well and following the rule of thirds.

1. I believe the academic wings such as science or math would be a great place to start to take pictures like the ones I viewed.
2. Mr. Rasmus Algebra 2 class or Mr. Evans physics classroom.
3. In order to take pictures I looked at today I need to follow the 6 positive rules and 1 negative rule as I looked for different angles and photos to take. 





Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Photo Manipulation & Ethics

In the industry of photo news; there are many photographers and not all are ethically inclined to send in proper photographs they had taken. Photographers caught manipulating photos can face huge issues of distrust and loss of credibility. Once that credibility is lost, careers in this industry can shatter. News companies are looking for honest photographers following guidelines set in the community. The pictures shown as examples in the blog are all very unethical. Making photographs appear as something they aren't is something no one should attempt to do.


In this photo shown, the photographer edited the man holding his child near the armed army officer holding his hand up in the direction of the man. In reality, the man is further back in the picture away from the officer.







Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Post Shoot Reflection

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos of your first 4 prompts (Square, Metal, Happy, Bowie) 
My only challenge encountered was thinking of places to find the prompts. Next, was to apply those places into a picture that reflected what was asked of the assignment.
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.
On this assignment, I shot for lines, balance, framing, focus and simplicity.  
3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography?
If I was to redo this assignment, I would probably just look for options that best fit the prompt.
4. What things would you do the same?
I would follow the prompt. 
5. Finally - go back and edit your blogs with the 4 photos (square, metal, happy, Bowie), tell me what rules of composition (which you just learned about) did you end up actually achieving? Did you have any?
In this photo shoot I achieved rule of thirds, lines, framing, balance and simplicity.
6. Are you interested in shooting those same prompts again, why? 
I enjoyed the prompt. I enjoy photography in general and it interests me to look at different angles and things to find creative and fun pictures. 


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6. Are you interested in shooting those same prompts again, why?
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