Great black and white photographers, PART 2

             Ansel Adams was born on February 20th, 1902 in Western Addition, San Francisco, California. He died on April 22nd, 1984 in Monterey, California at the age of 82. After visiting Yosemite National Park with his father in 1916 he grew more of an interest for photography. During his visit his he took photos with his new camera that grew his interest even more. Ansel joined the Sierra Club in 1919, an organization that helps protect the Sierra Nevada wildness. Therefore his passion for photography grew. In 1927, he produced his first portfolio titled 'Parmelian Prints of the High Sierras'. His portfolio ended up being a success helping him make 3900$.

           

Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO

Aperture:

F16

1.) The aperture is closely related to the eye mainly to the pupil.

2.) The smaller the aperture will pass a little light through making the photo darker and the higher the aperture more light passes through and the brighter the photo will be.
                                                                                                         

3.) The depth of field is more or less the amount of focus from the front of the photo the back. Also it can range from a thin or large to effect the background of the image.

F2.8

High Shutter Speed 

Shutter Speed:

1.) I think that when there was still light outside I would shoot with a quicker shutter speed, but when it gets dark and is dark I will shoot with a longer shutter speed. 

2.) When you set your camera to " shutter priority" mode the camera selects the aperture and you chose the shutter speed. Also another thing is when you change the camera to "manual" mode you are choosing both the aperture and the shutter speed. Finally one other thing you can do is when the camera is in "auto" mode the camera selects the shutter speed and aperture for you. 

Slow Shutter Speed 

ISO:

ISO of 200

1.) It kind of depends on the how much lighting is in the area if its dark then use more ISO, but if its brighter then use less ISO. 

2.) The author believes that the best time to use a low ISO is when you are still and that it is what you should try to stick to. 

3.) The author believes that the best time to use a high ISO is when you are working with motion and blur and also when there isn't enough light. 

    Playing with the different settings:

1.) The different aperture settings include the lowest at 2.8 and the highest at 22.

2.) The different shutter speeds include anywhere between 1 second and 1/4000 second.

3.) The different ISO's include numbers between 100 and 25600.

Great Black and White Photographers part 3

1.) I guess what drew me to his photos is that they are mainly landscapes and a few other things. Also is about all of his photos the lighting with the sun is just amazing how it just shines through the clouds. Another thing is how they look the same but are different in many ways.

2.)
        a. I see the vast never ending water and the quickly moving cars on the rocky road, also I see the tall bridge as it tries to reach the sky. I smell the mix of car gas with the crisp clean smell of the water and I see the rusting of the metal from the bridge. I hear the honking of cars and the tires on the cars rolling across the road and the boats honking as they pass under the bridge. I taste the salt water flowing in the air past my mouth and the gas filled air flow up into the vast atmosphere. I feel the tough wind past me by as the cars fly by on the busy road and my hands feel the cool metal of the bridge.

        b. I see the endless mountain range and evergreen pine trees and the fast moving current of the river and a sky filled with clouds. I smell the clean crisp air of pure nature and the plainness flavor of fresh water. I hear the birds chirping to each other and the wind as it passes through my ears and past me and the heavy current flowing. I taste fresh and clean air with the coldness of the mountain snow. I feel the smooth and thick leaves of the sky high trees and the wind as it flows across my body the rest of the area. 

3.) To have people know more about my photographer I would do either a poster or a power point to show off my photographer.

Photoshop

color changed 

cropped

Photo Manipulation and Ethics

1.) Some the main points about manipulating photos is that you are able to cut and add people to certain photos or take them out of certain photos too.

2.) The Post and Times both have certain rules about shooting and editing their photos, but other newspapers don't have as many rules making it hard to believe what is and what isn't real.

3.) I think that you can add stuff without going to far but you can't completely change the photograph because that is unethical.


4.) I think that this photo is unethical because it is more or less fake. The skin tone and lighting is different and kind of her body shape is changed too.

5.) I think that this photo is the least unethical because not much changed. Like for instance the only major change is the fact that they took out the man for unsporting Hitler for their certain purposes.

Academic Shoot peer reflection

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1.) I think the photos are really great and in focus. Also I think that they follow the academic rule pretty well and are different and creative.

2.) I think one thing that can be improved on is making sure that people can see the photo clearly like her last one and maybe putting more people in her photos.

Academic Shoot reflection and critique

1.) I think the hardest part was trying to get it at the right angle while making sure the photo doesn't really end up being blurry.

2.) I think I thought most about focus and getting that "perfect" photo that you want and one thing I did to help me with that is not going to fast with each photo but making sure auto focus is on.

3.) I would probably try to follow the rules a little more and get closer in on one certain subject instead of a bigger area or space.

4.) Some things I would do the same are vertical photos and still work on good focus.

5.) For the next shoot I think that the easiest rule to accomplish is probably rule of thirds and maybe lines.

6.) I think the hardest might be simplicity and framing because in a classroom a people that will be hard to achieve and same with framing not to many things to use for framing a student.

7.) I still don't really understand what balance is but one way I can figure it out is to go and review the slideshow and look through it closer.

academic photo shoot

I followed the rule of thirds on this photo. The subject is in art class where a girl in painting some kind of cup with a paintbrush. I do think that people can tell what the subject is because of all the little things in it like paint, paper, brushes, paintings/designs, and sketchbooks.

I don't really think that I followed any rules on this photo. The subject is in a classroom with multiple students raising their hand with a backpack in a chair in the middle. I don't think that you can tell what the subject is because it isn't quite clear. I believe I could of fixed this if I moved the camera to take a higher angle picture and maybe moved my angle to the left more.

I also don't think that I really followed any rules on this photo. The subject is also in a classroom with a teaching to the class with a girl on her chrome book. I think you can tell what the subject is because they are in the center of the the photo with no else in it. 

Great Black and White Photographers

1.) Ansel Adams: Winter Sunrise















2.) William Eggleston: Z-Boy Hop

















3.) Walker Evans: Roadside Sign

Filling the Frame

I think that this photo bests fills the frame. I believe this because it has a bright center and the dark night sky helps makes the photograph more interesting with the contrast. I also think the stars and the tree's silhouette including the ground and navy blue sky helps fill the frame. I think this because of the different colors even if there are only about five of them.

The Story

I believe that this photograph tells the best story. I think this because you can clearly see why and understand why they are happy. Also it tells the story that they are overjoyed from winning their volleyball game. Its a great photo but its story is much bigger than the photo itself.

Action and Emotion

I can describe the action and emotion as sad and almost maybe eager. Sad knowing that they have grown up and are leaving their friends and family to go to college. Eager to move on with their life and grow up and become themselves. I also think that this image is a little sour-sweet. I think this because it almost makes you want to cry because it has that sour part and sweet that they love and support one another.

"avoiding mergers"

I believe this photo is a good example of avoiding mergers because, the photographer moved in closer and now the building isn't coming out of the woman's head.

Prompt Shoot #1

Happy                                  

Square                                 

Metal                                    

Bowie                                   

1.) The camera obscura effect is light that is focused though a small hole and is projected onto the wall of a dark room. It was achieved by becoming the first camera.

2.) The invention of the glass lens in the 17th century is one thing that helped us to get closer to the invention of the modern camera.

3.)  The film was added by Niepce in the 19th century to help create the first modern camera.

4.) Modern cameras and Niepce's camera both work the same way. The light passes through the lens and into the camera and exposes the film.

5.) Digital cameras use digital film to capture images with an electric sensor called the CCD.

        Camera Modes 

6.) The difference between auto mode and program mode is auto controls flash and exposer while program is more of a point and shoot.

7.) Portrait mode is used for blurring out the background. It works by using the fastest available lens.

8.) Sports mode is used for freezing motion. It works by using the highest shutter speed possible.

9.) The photographer must set both the shutter and aperture mode to be in full manual mode.

         The Half Press 

10.) You should do a half press on the trigger button because it turns photo lock and faster full-press response.

          Controlling Flash

11.) This symbol means that it has disabled flash. You use this when you want natural light for something more dramatic or something else.

12.) This symbol means auto flash. You use this when the camera thinks that you need more light for the photograph.

           Introduction to Exposure 

13.) Your picture will be washed out if there is t much light.

14.) If there is not enough light your picture will be to dark.

          The Universal Stop

15.) The term "stop" is used to represent a relative change in the brightness of light.

16.) If there are two suns instead of one the planet will be 1 stop brighter.

17.) If there are four suns instead of two the planet will be 2 stops brighter.

            Shutters and Aperture 

18.) The longer the shutter speed is, the more light you will have.

19.) The shorter the shutter speed is, the less light you will have.

20.) The aperture controls the opening of where the light passes through before reaching the film.

21.) When you adjust the aperture you can increase the amount of light by making the opening larger.