Avoiding mergers

i chose this picture for avoiding mergers because it cancels the rest of the body of the lady on the right, and that is not a good picture, it is a merger.

Framing

i chose this photo for framing because if you look at the walls, it makes a square which makes a perfect frame for this picture showing the inside of the twin towers.

Balance

i chose this photo for balance because the way the buildings are make a lot of shapes. and it balances out the picture.

lines

i chose this photo for lines, because the way you use lines is to help you define the specific picture you use. In this picture it shows one of the twin towers being destroyed by the airplane, and showed clearly the buildings lines.

The rule of thirds

i chose this photo for rules of thirds because it shows windows and to me it really helps to space out any necessary thing.

Simplicity

i chose this photo for simplicity because in the other photos that was similar to this one, didn't focus on just one object, but this one does, with only one of the twin towers.

Unusual and Interesting photos

Part 1
1. What is your reaction to his work? the way he does his photos makes it feel like an elution, its amazing.
2. How do you think he made these photos? i think he made these photos by photoshop.
3. Think of 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? i think you can take a photo like those with the Austin capital. You can get access to them because its free tours and its not restricted.

This was one of his photos.
Part 2

this photo is my favorite from the category of Photojournalist of the year.
1. Why did you choose this photo? i choosed this because, its really sweet, and it really touched me.
2. What category did you find this photo? in the photojournalist of the year category.
3. What award did it win? this photo won 1st place.
4. What did the photographer do that attracted your eye? To me the way that its black and white, because i really love those photos.
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? The judges picked this one to me by the way its shot, in black and white.
6. What do you think the photographer had to do that was unique to getting this photo? I think what was unique was that he jaded to go to a super store to shoot this.

This is my favorite photo from the category of sports photojournalism of the year.
1. Why did you pick this photo? i picked this photo because i really love pictures of surfers, i don't know why but i really love them.
2. What category did you find this photo? i found this photo in the sports photojournalism category.
3. What award did it win? this photo won 1st place.
4. What did the photographer do that attracted your eye? the way that the photographer took this photo with the big wave and the surfer.
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? I think the judges picked this photo because, the way it is, and water looks so beautiful the way its showed here.
6. What do you think the photographer had to do that was unique to getting this photo? What was so unique is that he took something so hard to do in surfing to look so easy in the photo.

This is my favorite photo from the category of natural disaster.

1. Why did you choose this photo? i choose this photo because it really showed the devastation of what happened in Japan. 

2.What category did you find this photo in? Natural disaster.

3. What award did it win? The photo won 1st place.

4. What did the photographer do that attracted your eye? what the photographer did was that he actually went to japan to take this photo, i mean, he actually had the courage to do this.

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?I think the judges were thinking the same as  i was, that he had the courage to take this photo.

6. What do you think the photographer had to do that was unique to getting this photo? I think the most unique was GOING to Japan and taking this photo.

Part 3

1. List 3 of the ones you think are the most important for photographers to remember when they are out shooting. one thing is to have connection with your topic.

another is to take pictures of singular things.

And the last one is to get good light when capturing photos.

this is my favorite photo.

3. To me this picture looks almost like the Mona Lisa.

4. Did the photographer follow the suggestions fully? yes he did.

5. Which style of painting do you think might influence you? I think the style that might influence me is   sports action, because I'm really in to sports.

Photo Manipulation and Ethics

This article was about pictures that were being manipulated and that is an offense to the photojournalism association. Just because photos aren't that great at first, does not mean you can change  the whole thing, i mean you can edit a little but don't change that much the original picture. To most people it can be offensive to get edited out of the picture, but its better not to exaggerate the "editing" of the photo.
The type of editing in the pictures are unethical, because its not good or acceptable to edit out of the important details of the pictures.

this picture is unethical because, in the original it shows the mother of the child, and this picture the mother is edited out.

this picture is not that unethical to me because, it actually made the picture look better. I mean i know if that was a picture of me i would want to look good specially for a magazine. So some "edits" aren't that bad.

National geographic warm-up

This is my favorite photo because, the water looks so beautiful, and clear. I always wanted to surf in hawaii, and just looking at this picture inspires me that one day i will do this. This picture really is the BEST picture I've seen so far by a professional photographer.
Think about your world, what photo would you take to submit to this photo contest?
A picture that i would take for this contest is a photo with the greatest soccer players, playing their heart out in the field.

Touching people

1. What do you think about this project and photo essay? This project is probably the most creative I've ever heard of, because it really stands out for the photographer.
2. What would you do if someone approached you with a camera and asked you to participate in a photo shoot and then asked you to touch a stranger? What i would do is to actually participate because i like doing the most random things, specially if it involves pictures, but it would be awkward for the stranger that I'm gonna touch!
3. Think of an unusual photo shoot similar to this one that you think would be fun to go and shoot.
i think an unusual photo would be people being random with one another, and i would be exited to take that photo.
4. Finally, tell me what you thought of the photography, are the photos good? do you like looking at them? the photos are very creative, and shows 2 different people just next to each other, and probably wouldn't do that in actual life.

40 greatest photos taken

The atlanta Journal Constitution.

this is my favorite picture because, it really touched me looking at the mother and daughter reuniting together. it reminded me of my cousin because he was stationed in afghanistan, and i know how it feels to have a family member in the army.

Apollo 8 NASA

This is another of my favorites because the way they shot this photo was amazing! the Earth looks so beautiful in the angle were the moon also appears. and the sky looks so clear the way it shows, i give props to Apollo 8 for taking this picture!

this is my other favorite picture because knowing that this shoulder lost his arm, leg, and an eye to just shut down a bomb, and still have strength tat he has now, really inspired me.

Great black and white photographers PART 2

Walker Evans (november 3, 1903 - April 10, 1975) was a photographer. Walker came from an affluent family, his father was an advertiser and in his youth he was in Toledo, Chicago and New York City. He graduated from Philips Academy, in Adover, Massachusetts in 1922. He was known for the Farm Security Administration and the documentary of the effects of the great depression. His goal as a photographer was to make pictures that are "literate, authoritative, transcendent". Walker Evans died at his home in Old Lyme, Connecticut, in April 10, 1975 at age 71. In 1994, Walker Evans handed over his holdings to the New York City's The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

this is one of my favorite pictures of Evans.

this is my second favorite picture of Evans.

Red, Metal, and Happy!

RED!
this is my favorite "red" picture because their trophies of Dance, and dancing is my passion. 

METAL!
this is my favorite "metal" picture because i loved how it looks it is allot better picture i ever taken.

HAPPY!
this is my favorite "happy" picture because it shows my friend Leslie and her friend that shows that their very happy.

The camera

camera obscura- its like a dark chamber.
electromagnetic spectrum- is the range of all possible frequencies of electromagnetic radiation.
visible spectrum- is the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible, it can be detected by the human eye.
Photographs- is an image created by light falling on a light sensitive surface.

Aperture- it is a hole or an opening through which light travels.
shutter- is a common term used to discuss exposure time.
exposure- is controlled by shutter speed.
depth of field- its the distance between the nearest and fastest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image.
F- stop- its the value that indicates the size of the lens aperture used during the taking of a photograph.
focal length- the focal  lenght of an optical system is a measure of how strongly the system converges or diverges light.

  the buttons are:
SET
zoom in and zoom out
the "up" "down" and "side" buttons
MENU
FLASH

Camera history and parts

1. Explain the "camera obscura" effect. How is it achieved? The effect of the "camera obscura" was like a dark room, it was the first camera. The hole acted like a lens, focusing and projecting light onto the wall of the dark chamber.
2. The invention during the 17th century helped man get a step closer to creating the modern camera?
the modern camera came one set closer when Isaac Newton and Christian huygens perfected the understanding of optics and the process of making high quality glass lenses.
3. What were the parts of the first modern camera invented by Niepce?
The parts of the modern camera were that he added a "film", to create the first successful photograph.
4. What do modern digital cameras have in common with Neipce's camera?
modern cameras and digital cameras work the same way, because a camera is still a camera.
5. What do digital cameras use to capture an image?
Digital cameras capture images with an electronic sensor called a CCD.
6. What is the difference between the auto mode and the program mode?
Auto camera mode can control flash and exposure. And program mode its just for point and shoot.
7. What is the portrait mode used for? how does it work? To attempt to blur out the background, and u need the fastest working lens setting.
8. What is the sports mode used for? how does it work? You use the sports mode to freeze motion, camera will use the highest shutter speed possible. to use it you got to put the shutter mode on first then the sports mode.
9. Why should you do half press on the trigger button? Faster camera response time, more control over focus, and encourages better composition.
10. When would you use this? To not use the flash.
11. What does this symbol mean? For an Auto- flash mode.
12. What happens to your photo if there is too much light? Too much light will be washed out.
13. What happens to your photo if there is not enough light? Not enough light will make the picture dark.
14. What is a "stop"? A "stop" is a relative measurement of light.
15. How many stops brighter is the new planet if there are two sons instead of one? 1 stop brighter.
16. How many stops brighter is the new planet if there are four sons instead of two? 2 stops brighter.
17. What effect does a longer shutter speed of have? more light.
18. What effect does a shorter shutter speed have? less light.
19. What does the aperture control? It control the light tat reaches the film.
20. When adjusting the aperture, how can you increase the amount of light? By making larger openings.

Great black and white photographers!

Roadside stand near birmingham, Alabama Evans Walker.couple at coney island New York, Evans Walker.

spring show yousuf karsh.

1st photos!

This is my least favorite because the picture to me came out blurry. also because she wasn't facing the camera, but she was smiling. I've never taken a photo journalism class so i didn't really knew how to use a Canon camera, also because I'm a freshman, and bearly learning how to use a professional camera.

1st photos!

This is my favorite photo because i love her smile in this picture. And because its the only one were she's facing the camera. I don't really know how to take pictures but this one turned out pretty good.

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