Avoiding Mergers

I chose this picture because the lady on the left is merging into the picture and that kinda messes up the picture in a way because it just throws off what your really supposed to be looking at. 

Framing

I chose this picture because the window creates a natural frame, and it frames the guy sitting in the truck. And you can tell what your supposed to look at because the window directs you to the guy.

Balance

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I chose this picture because it shows balance. I think it shows balance because the windows create an oval looking shape and there are many rectangular shapes in the photo as well.

Lines

I chose this picture for lines because you can see many "lines" in the building that the plane crashed in. This picture will catch your eye very quickly because of the color it has.

The Rule of Thirds

I chose this picture because the soldier is in the Rule of Thirds and also the ambulance. 

Simplicity

I chose this picture because there is a clear blue background as the sky, and the tower that is attacked by an airplane is right in the middle, so the tower is what attracts you to the picture.

Elements of Art and Principles of Design

Line - Marks made by a pointed tool: brush, pencil, pen, etc. Lines can vary in width, direction, curvature, length, or color. 

Shape - Shapes are formed wherever the ends of a continuous line meet. Geometric shapes such as circles, triangles or squares have perfect, uniform measurements and don't often appear in nature. Organic shapes are associated with things from the natural world, like plants and animals.

Color - Color wheels show the primary colors, secondary colors, and the tertiary (intermediate) colors. They also show the relationships between complementary colors across from each other, such as blue and orange; and analogous (similar or related) colors next to each other such as yellow, green, and blue. Black and white may be thought of as colors but, in fact, they are not. White light is the presence of all color; black is the absence of reflected light and therefore the absence of color. 

Value (Tone)  - Value, or tone, refers to dark and light; the value scale refers to black and white with all gradations of gray in between.  Value contrasts help us to see and understand a two-dimensional work of art.

Form - Form describes objects that are three-dimensional, having length, width, and height.

Texture - Texture can be rough, bumpy, slick, scratchy, smooth, silky, soft, prickly--the list is endless.  Texture refers to the surface quality, both simulated and actual, of artwork.

Space - Space refers to distances or areas around, between, or within components of a piece. Space can be positive (white or light) or  negative (black or dark), open or closed,shallow or deep, and two-dimensional or three-dimensional. 

Great Black and White Photographers Part 2

Harry Morey Callahan was born on October 22, 1912 and died March 15, 1999. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he worked at Chrysler when he was young then left the company to study engineering at Michigan State University . However he eventually dropped out, returned to Chrysler and joined its camera club. In 1946 he was invited to teach photography at the Institute of Design in Chicago by László Moholy-Nagy. He moved to Rhode Island in 1961 to direct a photography program at the Rhode Island School of Design, teaching there until he retired in 1977. 

Photo Manipulation

I think this article is important because many photographers use photoshop for the good and bad. But many people use it for the bad. There are many people that were fired for using photoshop for manipulating certain people/objects. I think this type of photo editing is bad because a lot of people don't know the consequences for what they're photoshopping.

I chose this picture as the most unethical because Newsweek took the original photo, but then Time darkened the photo to make OJ Simpson look dark and evil.

I chose this picture as the most ethical because National Geographic just altered the pyramids to fit the cover. They did not offend anybody and it isn't wrong they just wanted the photo to fit.

40 Greatest Photos Ever

 I picked this photo because it is very deep. I don't know how it feels to have your house blown away by a tornado but I can see how it would hurt very bad. The photographer took this photo with the people in the middle and all the damage around them to have the viewer see every detail. I think it made Top 40 because it is recent events. Jeff Roberts 

 I picked this photo because there is a lot of meaning behind it. The man is mourning his son's death after seeing his name on the 9/11 "death list". I think the photographer was in the right place at the right time, he took the picture this way to show that it is sad. Justin Lane-Pool

I chose this picture because it shows a lot of emotion. The man is crying because Nazi's are occupying Paris during World War II. The photographer took the picture this way to show that everybody even men cried and were very emotional during this time period. Via

Post Shoot Reflection

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I like his Red Metal Happy photos because he took his time and included pictures we were supposed to take

I like his shoes because they are red and they are vans.

He needs to add more photos

National Geographic Contest

This is my favorite photo because it is very high resolution so you can see the shark very well. I also like it because you must be very brave to do what the scuba divers are doing. I would also like to do this some part of my life.

Red Metal Happy

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Metal

Happy

Camera Parts

Aperture - a hole, or opening through which light travels.
Shutter - is the device to pass for determined period of time.
Exposure - determines how light or dark your photo will be.
Depth of field - is the range of distance that appears acceptably sharp.
F-stop - the setting of an adjustable lens aperture, as indicated by an f number.
Focal length - how mc magnification it provides.

Shutter button - the button you push to take a picture.
Lens release  - responsible for releasing the lens from the body to facililate removal.
Flash Button - a device that produces a short flash of light to help illuminate a scene, mostly for night-time or indoors photography
Erase Button - used to delete pictures
Display Button - shows what your taking a picture of 

Camera History

1.The "camera obscura" which is Latin, means "dark room" was the first camera. The hole acted like a lens, focussing and projecting light onto the wall of the dark chamber.

2.Isaac Newton and Christian Huygens understood optics and how to make high quality glass lenses.

3.A glass lens, a dark box, and film.

4.Light passes through the lens, into the camera, and exposes the film. In the end you still get a picture.

5.With an electronic sensor called a CCD.

6. Auto - The camera will completely control flash and exposure. On most cameras this is labelled "auto", on others simply "A". Some cameras only have (P)rogram.

Program - automatic-assist, just point and shoot. Unlike full auto mode, you can usually control flash and a few other camera settings.

7. Portrait - To attempt to blur out the background, camera will try to use the fastest available lens setting (aperture).

8. Sports - To freeze motion, camera will use the highest shutter speed possible.

9. The "half-pressed" button is helpful in many ways, including:
faster camera response time
more control over focus
encourages better composition

10. This symbol means Disabled Flash. There are many cases where you may not want flash at all. The mood of the photograph can sometimes be more dramatic when the natural light is used.

11. This symbol means Auto-Flash. In most camera modes, Auto-flash is enabled by default and will automatically fire if the camera thinks it needs more light.

12. Too much light and the picture will be washed out.

13. Not enough light and the picture will be too dark.

14. The term "stop" is used in every aspect of photography to represent a relative change in the brightness of light.

15. 1 stop brighter

16. 2 stops brighter

17. A longer shutter speed has more light.

18. A shorter shutter speed has less light.

19. The amount of light that goes through

20. You can increase the amount of light by having a larger opening

Black and White Pictures

Harry Callahan

E. J. Bellocq

Robert Doisneau

Isaac's Best and Worst Pictures

I think this is my best picture because you can clearly see his face. Even though it is kinda blurry you can tell I was trying to take a picture of him. 

I think this is my worst picture because it is blurry and he was caught off guard. I did not take my time to focus the picture. I think the picture could have been better if i had focused and he turned and faced the camera.

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