Caption Writing: 5 Ws and H

Bryan Lopez jumps from the 100th story of the World Trade Center in New York City, New York after a plane hits the building and catches on fire on Sept. 1, 2001.

Mark White quickly kisses his wife Jennifer White on May 10, 1942 in Times Square in New York City right before being deployed to fight in WWII.

 

Ms. Perez rushes her class of 2nd graders to safety after the shooting of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT on October 10, 2012

Officers in Boston, MA rush to aide 78 year old runner Mike Smith after the first explosion that killed 3, left 100 injured in a Boston Marathon. 

Lee Harvey Oswald is taken into custody on February 20, 1963 in Austin, TX three days after assassinating President John F. Kennedy. 

Mural Photos

Academic Shoot Reflection

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos following the rules I set out for you?
I encountered the challenges of trying to find the right pictures for the specific rule.

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? 
I think I'm pretty comfortable with the camera. I know how to focus, hold the camera, and applying  the specific rules. 

3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography? 
I would take time to position the subject as best as I could so the rule would apply.

4. What things would you do the same?
Focusing the camera, and holding the camera.


5. When you go out with your next set of prompts, which rule do you think will be the easiest to achieve?
I think the easiest rule if framing, simplicity, and lines, and rule of thirds.


6. Which rule do you think will be the hardest to capture?
I think the hardest rule was balance.


7. What rule are you still not totally clear on and what can you do to figure out what that rule is?
I know the rules very well, and its pretty easy.

Academics Shoot

 Framing 

1) I think I followed the rule well because the two computers make a "frame" to focus on the girl using the computer. 

2) The subject on the picture is the girl.

3) I think the subject is very clear to other people, you just have to know what the rules are.

4) I think I followed the rule well. 

Simplicity 

1) I followed the rule well because the subject is in front of a clear background. 

2) The subject is the student reading the book.

3) I think people can tell what the subject is in the picture.

4) I think I could have focused the picture better.

 Lines

1) I think I could have done better following the rule, but you can still see plenty of lines.

2) The subject is the student reading the book.

3) Im sure everybody can see what the subject is.

4) I think I could have placed the subject in a better position to see the rule better.

 Rule of Thirds

1) I think I followed the rule well because the girl is on the "line" on the Rule of Thirds.

2) The subject is the girl putting up the books on the shelves.

3) The subject is very clear in this photo.

 Balance

1) I think I followed the rule well because the person is "balanced".

2) The subject is the student shooting the basketball.

3) I think the subject is rather clear, you can tell what he is doing.

4) I think this photo would be better if the other people were not around, just him. 

Avoiding Mergers

1) I think I followed the rule rather well. I was taking a picture of the boys shooting, but the girl in the bottom left merges into the photo. 

2) The subject is the student in the red shirt shooting the ball. 

3) I think its pretty clear what the subject is, but because the girl merges into the photo your looking at everybody.

Academics Shoot Preview

The Story

I think this picture tells a good story because it brings people together remembering or supporting something that they care about. And it can bring the emotion out in people and it attracts people.











Action and Emotion

I think this picture shows the most action because the 2 girls might have been trying some science experiment, but it went kinda wrong and made a reaction. But by the girls faces they are having fun, and they're amazed.











Filling the Frame

I think this picture "fills the frame" as most interesting because it looks mysterious with the smoke, and the welder's masks. The fire from the blowtorch makes a light that makes you focus on the 2 people and what they are doing.

I picked this photo because I am a fan of black and white photos.

Simplicity is used in this picture because most of the floor is black, and the person is in the center. And you can easily see that he is reading books, or studying.

Mural Project Review

I would make the theme from the ABLE academy, and what it has to offer. I would include pictures from the Criminal Justice classes, as well as Business. 

I think other students would care about this theme because there might be some students who might have interest in the ABLE academy but don't know about it. There could be pictures of CSI. CSI is where some seniors have the opportunity to join a program where they go to jails to experience working in an environment like that after high school.

Some advantages would be that the phone would be a good tool for this project because you can edit the pictures you take. Disadvantages would be that you have to much access to your phone while in class. 

Using the SLR camera is good because they can take very high resolution pictures. Disadvantages would be that you take pictures but you have to return to the computer to upload any pictures. 

I think we should use SLR cameras because I feel more comfortable using that instead of my phone. And other teachers or administration might not agree with us using our phones.

Great Black and White Photographers Part 3

The girl poking her head out of the water caught my attention because it looks like she's relaxing in the water. I chose this picture because it looks so cool in black and white.

I see that she feels relaxed.
I smell wet grass after it has rained.
I hear nothing but dead silence.
I feel the cold water that she's swimming in.
I taste the cold air.

I think if there was a big collage of all the black and white pictures he took and arrange them to create one image.