Fall Final extra credit

1.  First of all, they said the man was pushed into the way of the train and was unable to hoist himself onto the platform into safety. Then, the photographer said he tried to help Suk Han but failed in attempt. Next, the photographer said that he used his camera flash to try and signal the train to stop, which failed. Lastly, he said his photos were a last resort and he wanted to capture this tragic event. 
2. The photographer said “I just started running, running, hoping that the driver could see my flash,” and ended up capturing that photo in the moment it was happening. 
3. Honestly, I'm glad that he ended up taking the photo because it is a good way to show how violent the world really is, and I think that it is a good way to see current events in New York and even other places, for that matter. 
4. Even though I am glad he took the photo I would rather have seen a cover that said something like "man saves man from getting killed by subway" than what was actually presented to the public. I think the photographer should have spent a lot more time truing to lift Han up to the platforms than try and fail just so he can take an unnecessary image. 
5. I think that it was a good decision even though the photographer has to put up with the public for his actions. I think that people should realize that a little thing like shoving somebody can lead to a much bigger thing, like being killed. This photo shows that in a way. 
6. I think that capturing images of what is happening in life is more important because we can keep records of what happens, otherwise it just turns into some story that not everyone can believe. Capture it first, then stop it from happening. 
7. It really depends on the situation. If it is life-depending then hey probably should but if it isn't that important, why should they? If they don't want to have a bad appearance to them then I think they should help, but if they don't care what they get thrown at them then its their decision to help or not. 
8. They don't always have to stay out of things. If they feel that it is important enough to get involved, they should.
9. "Because an iphone isn't designed to take photographs in the same way - the guy is a freelancer - he's probably using a DSLR. The photo above is super noisy so it's obviously a very high ISO and he's using flash - which means the guy was probably shooting at a fast shutter speed too - all of those 3 combined it's quite hard to get a blurry image.- I'm happy to believe the guy was running towards the train - but we live in a society nowadays where no one believes anyone even when they're telling the truth - also, I don't know how fast those trains come into the station but if that were a train here in London at this distance - no one would stand a chance of rescuing the guy because the trains come in far too quickly,"I think that this is the most appropriate comment because the guy actually believes the photographer and that is all a real possibility to what really happened. 

Review for the Final

On June 5, 2014, in Kenya, a business man by the name of Indeo Nahale is walking home after a shift while the country is at war, has a canister of mustard gas tossed his way and he tries to elude the debacle waiting to happen. 
Kenya was in a state of war with their neighboring country, Uganda, until this unfortunate incident happened with Indeo Nahale stuck in the middle of a cop chase. 







On May 4, 1979, Galven Avery was in his bakery when he saw a little child walk into the bakery so he wanted to make a good impression so he put his pastries up to his eyes, to be silly. 
Mr. Avery has owned his store for over 25 years and this was the first time anyone had ever seen him be as childish as he was that day.








2. 

1. Rule of thirds- a rule of thirds is when the photographer uses the grid on the camera screen to position the subjects on the corners of that grid.

2. Balancing Elements- this is where the photographer makes sure there are equal amounts of the subject in the photo so they don't look like there unbalanced. 

3. Leading Lines- this is where the photographer uses lines to direct the viewer's eye to the subject.

4. Symmetry and Patterns (repetition)- this is when there is a repeated theme throughout the photo, or where there is an equal amount of the same thing on one side of the image.

5. Viewpoint- viewpoint is the angle that the photographer is looking at the subject when they take the picture. 

6. Background- Using different backgrounds in the image can hide or bring out the effectiveness of the subject. 

7. Create depth- this is when the photographer sets the photo up so that it gives a sense of 3 dimensions and not just 2. 

8. Framing- this is when the subject is framed by something that they are being surrounded by in their location. 

9. Cropping- Is when you get closer to the subject so that there is less background to disrupt the subject. 

10. Mergers and avoiding them- a merger is when the photograph has a person or thing that is partially cut out and we try to avoid these because it is not appealing to look at. 

3. 

• aperture is the size of the opening of the lens in the camera limiting the amount of light that can get in at any time. 
• Shutter speed is how fast the shutter closes which also limits the amount of light that can come in. The slower the speed, the larger amount of light received. 
• ISO is the sensitivity to light that the camera experiences. The lower the number, the less sensitive it is to light. 

4. 

Changing a person's face and body in any way aren't right, but cropping and adding light exposure are okay. 

5.

• An environmental portrait is where the subject is in a good place that resembles who they are or what they do. 
• A formal portrait is where the subject is dressed nicely and is looking directly at the camera.
• an informal portrait is where the subject is not looking at the camera and is doing something else. 

extra credit websites

http://petapixel.com/2014/12/19/disorienting-beauty-spiral-staircases-old-abandoned-buildings/

Spiral Staircases:

 A photographer by the name of Christian Richter has been taking pictures of abandoned buildings in Germany. He travels around cities exploring new buildings until he finds a cool staircase and then he photographs. Most of his work makes a disoriented feeling that can even make you dizzy. 

I really liked this photo because the staircase doesn't look very run-down and then the spiral goes all the way into the distance making the picture feel 3-D.

There aren't many rules of photography but there is a simplicity and depth. 

Christian Richter took this photo.

http://blog.phowd.com/2014/09/7-tips-shooting-great-portrait-photographs/

Great Portraits:

Magazine Covers: Part 2

Early Magazine Covers:

The earlier versions of were modeled off of book covers. They had a title, an image and publishers and others names. More and more symbolic and generic magazine covers began appearing and then they started to add cover lines to the covers and many different images trying to express different things in the same cover page.

The Poster Cover:

Most cover posters began appearing in the early to late 1800's. They do not feature any cover lines or themes on the cover. They also show more of the photograph than most covers. They feature large photos or artworks on the front cover that would catch people's eye: these could substitute for more cover lines. Poster covers are for primarily showing off the photograph that is in the cover and not the cover lines and themes as much or if at all. 

Pictures Married to Type:

Most magazine cover had to rely on their cover lines to give information about the magazine, but then the integrated covers began to appear. These newer covers featured the art and the cover lines and text that a magazine usually has. These are what mainly makes the difference between an integrated magazine and a regular cover,a large title with the models face overlapping it, a model in a (nearly) full body pose,a model in an unusual and expressive posture,cover lines on all sides of her, carefully positioned in relation to the model and the background.

In the Forest of Words:

Cover lines were very important for making  a good type of covers. When the cover lines and the art blended together in harmony made for a strong appeal in the covers. In all of the magazines that use a forest of words there are many cover lines and words that cover up the whole image taking away from the images' effect but giving more insight about the magazine. All of these type of covers have a n image on it but there are parts, which could be the most important part, are covered up.

My Magazine Covers

Portraits and Self-portraits

Portrait

Self Portrait

Fashion Photography Evolution

1.  The model looked completely different from when she started to where they finished. The photo editor changed the length of her neck, he adjusted her hair, he made her eyes and eyebrows relocate on her face, he made her lips larger and then he made her eyes bigger.

2.  On this model, they changed her hair and make-up, but then they changed how high her    shoulders were, they made her legs longer and her feet shorter, they reformed her eyes, then the editors moved her hands out making her arms longer and then they completely changed her whole skin tone.

3.  The photo editors completely changed this woman. At the beginning she was bigger in all her features. Then as they went on they changed her calf muscles to make them look smaller. Then they changed her upper legs; they made them smaller in size! Next they changed her waist and her hand. Later they changed her gentiles and her torso. Next the editors changed her entire face and added a lot of hair to the existing hair. Finally, they smoothed out the rough edges and gave her more visible features.

4.  I do not think that this is ethnically acceptable to change people like this. I think that the only thing that should be changed on a person is the amount of make-up they are wearing, which still compromises their real appearance. Photoshop should not be used to make a person look better. What they look like is what they look like and you shouldn't change that, and sure it might look better if you do photoshop them but it isn't right, so you shouldn't do it.

5.  Yes, in every way changing a persons' appearance is not right. There shouldn't be any cases where this is actually ethnically right.

6.  I think that there are way more changes that can be made that aren't good and there are only a few that are OK. I think that the use of make-up is alright and I also think changing patches on the model that don't want to be seen are not seen . I think that changing facial features are wrong, moving body parts around to fit a certain look isn't right, and changing a persons natural body shape isn't right either.

7.  First, I  think that changing an image of a plant or non-living thing in photoshop to bring out colors or something else is alright. With fashion photography using photoshop is wrong if you change that persons appearance. I also believe that you can write a caption to go with the image and with fashion photography you are just showing off people or clothing designs or something else, and it tells its on story.

8.  I think that photojournalism shows what you can do and see in the world, and fashion photography  is more of showing what is happening in the designer world. Photojournalism is more practiced by upcoming or famous documenters and fashion photography is practiced more by people who want to show the world the beauty of people.

9. I think that you are showing us these videos to show what is actually happening in the world of photography to expose us to the use of photoshop and how it is right or wrong.

10. I think that none of those videos were about guys because it is easier to change how a woman looks than it is to change a man. The women also care more about their personal appearance than men do so they let people do it to them more.  

My favorite cover

FamilyFun, August 2014, Road Trip

"For our August 2014 issue, FamilyFun commissioned photographer Sabrina Helas to shoot our cover story on family road trips. The minute we saw this image in the film, we knew we had our cover. Shot at The Corner Store in San Pedro, CA, the photo is filled with the kind of joyful, authentic details we love — the vintage blue bottle, the candy bracelet, the world's best burger, and a side-glancing smile of delight from 6-year-old Isaac. Intriguing and spontaneous-feeling, it sums up what our brand is all about: making happy memories with your kids."

- See more at: http://www.magazine.org/asme/magazine-cover-contest/past-winners-finalists/2015-winners-finalists#sthash.uGZXpnCI.dpuf







My Critique: I thought that this was a good photo. I see mainly just the boy in the image, showing that the photographer had a simplicity going. The exposure in this image was really well prepared, because the photographer used the natural lighting from the outside to light up little Isaac's face. The image also goes along with the topic of the magazine article because he looks like he's having lots of fun and a family road trip, where he is in a corner store having their famous burgers and an authentic blue soda bottle. I think the image could be a little stronger if there was another person he could be smiling and laughing with. Having only Isaac in the picture does bring happiness but I think it can also make a family trip have less of a feeling of a fun, family event. 

Best Covers

1. formal
2. formal
3. informal
4. informal environmental
5. formal
6. informal
7. informal
8. formal environmental 
9. informal
10. informal environmental
11. formal 
12. informal
13. formal
14. informal
15. informal
16. formal
17. formal
18. informal

Magazine Covers: Part 1

1.  You need the cover to have all of the same color scheme to give a better affect to the magazine and make more people look at it; a visual appeal.
2. You can use as many types of cover designs as you can fit into that one page ,which will bring a different, unique visual that other magazines don't have; this brings variety.
3. Coverlines are also very important. If a costumer can't see what is on the inside of the magazine they won't buy it, but with cover lines they can get a hint of what they'll be reading.
4. Make it appealing to a certain type of viewer, so more of them buy the product. 
5. Make the magazine an easy to read, easy to follow investment that people will enjoy to look and talk about. That might just get more purchases of the magazine.

Portraits Prompt Shoot

Cold 

Electric

Purple