The Camera

Unusual and Interesting Photos

Part 1.

1.  My reaction to his work is confused? I like it Just have no idea how he did it it looks really cool and creative I'm just confused.

2.  I think he made these photos by taking a picture of a building and took another and kept taking multiple pictures and somehow combined the pictures to make it look like its combined.

3.  I think a good picture like these would be of the statue of liberty and just do whatever the photographer did. And the statue of liberty is somewhere in New York so if you live in New York than it would be easy to get to. 

Part 2.

Sports Action:

1.  I picked this photo because I like the black and white feature, and with the lights in the back as he beats Brock Lesnar in a Heavy weight fight.

2. Sports action.

3. Sports photo journalist of the year.

4. It caught my eye was that I knew this fighter and I actually saw the paper view that he fought in this fight but I think the black and white feature caught my eye because I love black and white pictures .

5. I think the judges didn't think this was one of the very best sports photos they have seen, its actually pretty good so they chose it because its really not a bad picture its really original and thats one of the reasons I like it.

6. He probably had to go next to the ring(octagon) and take the picture while he could get the fighter in a good position for a picture.

Part 3.

1."As has been said before, that smile says a lot about the connection between the painter and the subject."

"Blake can teach photographers a lot about balancing inspiration and technique."

"What this can teach photographers is never stop looking for the right angle to take a photo."

4. Who ever drew this picture followed the same concept of the old one but they made it their own by putting a background with it to make it look different.

5. Surrealism affected me because its like visual arts and I'm interested in that style of art.

National Geographic Warm-up/ Photo manipulation and Ethics

2. This was my favorite picture because it just looks like a crazy photo the colors look really good and the picture is really clear. But the best part for me is the stars above the clouds and the lightning hitting the tornado. Also I like how its at night just because of the stars it sets the whole picture up 

3. I would go to the University of Texas football stadium and take a birds eye view of the whole stadium and I would submit it to the photo contest.

                                Photo Manipulation and Ethics:

A.  Summarize the main points of the story in 1-4 sentences.
 On April 1st photographer Menahem Kahana to a picture and it ended up being in the Jewish newspaper. And someone used Adobe photo shop removed the female misters and replaced them with two men to make a all male cabinet. But in Los Angeles times photographer got fired, because he combined elements of a British soldier and because of that it cost him his job.

B. Explain why you think this type of photo editing is unethical or acceptable.
I think photo editing is acceptable if you use your own picture but its unethical if you use someones photo without asking for permission to use the photo or photo edit the picture.

 A.  I think these two pictures are the most unethical because its making the u.s soldier look like hes pointing the gun and threatening the people.

B. I think the first picture is the most unethical because it doesn't look like the soldier is pointing the gun at the civilians and the guy with his son. when the photo shopped picture is just a picture of the soldier pointing the gun at the father and his son with the civilians in the back.

Top 40 Greatest Pictures

                                            

Image by Daily News Journal, Aaron Thompson, File / AP
I picked this photo because it just stood out of the rest that I looked at in my opinion, and I just think it was taken really good its not blurry, its really clear and its probably one of the most clear pictures I've ever seen. I think the photographer didn't set up this photo, he was just taking pictures at this event and took the picture while they were having their moment. I think this photo made the top 40 greatest pictures taken ever because, the photographer just got them at the perfect position and took the almost perfect picture, and they just focused on the the father and his son.

Image by Goran Tomasevic / Reuters

I picked this photo because I like how the clear the picture was and how the photographer just focused on one person instead of the whole thing and you can just look into this mans eyes and you see pain and so many other emotions. The photographer just picked this one man out of all the rest because he has more emotions than all of them and you just see so many emotions just by looking in his eyes.

I picked this photo because again the detail and how clear the picture is and you tell that this is a emotional moment. All of the pictures that I picked that were the best in my eyes were the ones that had the most emotion to them they actually make you feel bad or happy or sad just by looking at this picture . I think this picture made the top 40 greatest pictures because its just taken with the person at a good position and and the picture is really clear.



Image by Justin Lane-Pool / Getty Images

Touching strangers:

1. What do you think about this project and photo essay?

I think its interesting? I would of never thought to ask complete strangers to take a picture together but have to touch in some way I think its really creative.

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?

I wouldn't really care I would just take the picture I really wouldn't have a problem with it.

3. Think of an unusual photo shoot similar to this one that you think would be fun to go and shoot.
One that I would do is you had to take a picture with a clown and they have to touch in the picture either a hug or hand on the shoulder anything. 

4. Finally, tell me what you thought of the photography, are the photos good? Do you like looking at them?
Yes I liked the photography I thought it was good and I thought it was interesting to look at the pictures because it actually made me want to look at all the pictures it kept me interested.

Red, Medal, Happy

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                                                    Medal

                                              Happy

                                                    

Camera history and Information

The Camera:
1. Explain the "camera obscura effect. How is it achieved?
    Inside a dark room, a tiny hole is put in one wall. And the hole acted like a lens, focusing and                  projecting light onto the wall of the dark chamber.

2. What invention during the 17th Century helped man get a step closer to creating the modern camera?
    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?
    Niepce added film to create the first successful photograph. He used a glass lens, a dark box, and film.

4. What do modern digital cameras have in common with Niepce's camera?
     Light passes through the lens, into the camera, and it still makes a camera.

5. What do digital cameras use to capture an image?
    Digital cameras use a electronic sensor called a CCD, and stored on reusable computer memory devices.

Camera Modes:
6. What is the difference between the Auto Mode and the Program mode?
     Auto- the camera will completely control flash and exposure.
     Program- automatic assist, just point and shoot, unlike full auto mode you can usually control flash and a few other camera settings.

7. What is the Portrait mode used for? How does it work?
     To blur out the back ground, and the camera will try to use the fastest available lens setting.

8. What is the Sports mode used for?(not just sports) How does it work?
     To freeze motion, camera will use the highest shutter speed possible
The Half Press:
9. Why should you do a half press on the trigger button?
     The camera will attempt to lock focus on the subject. The focus lock allows the photographer to freeze the point of focus before taking the photograph. And the camera will respond quicker from a half press.

Control Flash:
10.  Disabled Flash or no flash
11. Auto flash

Introduction to Exposure:
12. What happens to your photo if there is too much light?
       The picture will be washed out.
13. What happens to your photo if there is not enough light?
       The picture will be to dark.

The Universal Stop:
14. What is a stop?
       A relative change in the brightness 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
Shutters and Aperture:
17. What affects does a longer shutter speed have?
       Longer shutter speed has more light.
18. What affect does a shorter shutter speed have?
       Shorter shutter speeds has less light.
19. What does the aperture control?
       Brightness is reduced.
20. When adjusting the aperture, how can you increase the amount of light?
       Closing up to restrict light and opening up to let it through.

First photos best and worst

The best:

I think this was my best picture for a couple reasons one is that I got her in a good position when she was posing so I just took advantage of that. Another reason is that I took a picture of both of them it wasn't just one model I got the back ground and got them both in good positions. One thing i can say that is bad about this photo is I could of got a more clear picture than I took because it is a little blurry.

The worst:

I think this is my worst pictures because its kinda plane and theirs  really not anything special about it.  Another reason    is I think this picture is not good is that its to far away and I should of zoomed in. This is kinda a original picture like something you would take with your phone which is not a good thing cause I'm supposed to take more detailed pictures.

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