Friday, November 16, 2018

4 websites

the escher staircase

1. I learned about a German photographer who travels across Europe in search of abandoned stairwells. I also got to look at some of the photos he has taken on his journey and the photo above is part of that.

2. I chose this photo because I feel like it is different than a lot of the photographs that he has taken. The staircase looks more out of shape and different.

3. The rules that I can see in the photo are maybe lines and maybe balance.

4. The photographer of the photo is Christian Richter.

walking

1. I learned that many people take care of special or important events in other people's life but not of their own. Also that if many people did have a photo of them and their family it would be awful ones taken by their iphone.

2. I chose this photo because I feel like it relates to many and or everyone's life and how that we have our life ahead of us and still a long way to go.

3. Some rules of photography that I see in the photo are lines and balance with all the mountains and the woman walking.

4. The photograph was taken by Jenna Martin.




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2. I chose this photo because I like how they used balance in the photograph but in a different and unique way.

3. Some rules of photography that I see in the photo are balance and maybe lines from some of the window and other parts of the house.

4. The photograph was taken by Jeff Meyer.

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2. I chose this photo because I like how the entire photograph looks blue from the ocean and also how the mountain are like part of two different seasons.

3. Some rules of photography that I see in the photo are simplicity and maybe balance of the ocean and mountains.

4. The photograph was taken by Rachel Sussman.
















prompt shoot #3

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Connected
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Footprint
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Pause
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Eight

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Magazines Part 2

Image based cover types are the most common for magazine covers and are usually of one or few people looking into the camera and smiling. Illustration based cover types were more common back in the day but are still sometimes used. Today they are basically an illustration of something funny or out of the ordinary. Type based covers are also pretty rare but are more common then illustration covers. They are covers that relay on words and text more than photography to get the message to people. Concept based covers kind of mix every other cover concept together. They have to be instantly understandable for the audience which can be difficult to make sure that the readers will know what is being stated. The relationship between words and photos is that they work to create a cover on their but can be used to make the cover better but you also have to be sure that they work together to make sure that the readers will understand what is being said.

Favorite



Billboard
“Woman of the Year 2017: Selena Gomez,” December 9, 2017
Nicole Tereza, Designer
Ruven Afanador, Photographer
Jen Laski and Jenny Sargent, Photo Directors
"Billboard’s annual Women in Music issue was led by a stunning figure of poise, strength and beauty: Selena Gomez, who had spent the year blossoming into a progressive pop artist, covers the issue as the Woman of the Year. Photographed at the Paramour Mansion in Los Angeles by Ruven Afanador, Gomez’s delivers a look that pierces through the adult opulence surrounding her; she’s come a long way since her Disney days, and her regal pose signifies her newfound power. Showcasing one of Gomez's most personal interviews to date, the cover underlines the unbreakable spirit at the heart of the story."

This photograph was taken to show how much this now popular pop star has blossomed into the woman that she is today. This is communicated through the photograph by giving her that adult presence to pull her away from her old Disney days, and her pose is supposed to signify her newfound power. The composition consists of nice velvet furniture and older more valuable furniture. The lighting is brighter in certain areas while being almost darker in other areas. I think this helps bring the singer more into focus, to stand out better. The exposure of the photo is, I think, almost neutral to maintain and draw her away from the Disney girl she once was and into more of that famous adult she now is. 

Best Magazine Covers 2018

1. Informal

2. Informal

3. Informal

4. Informal

5. Formal

6. Formal

7. Informal

8. Environmental

9. Formal

10. Environmental

11. Informal

12. Formal

13. Formal

14. Environmental

15. Formal

16. Informal

17. Environmental

18. Formal

19. Formal

20. Formal

21. Formal

22. Formal

23. Informal

24. Formal

25. Environmental

26. Informal

27. Informal






Monday, November 5, 2018

Magazine Tips

1. When doing something different and the background stands out and it's well enough so leave it alone.

2. The cover will lack scale because it's in the electronic world and don't have anything real to compare it to, you can guess and hope their okay.

3. Cover are the prime tool for selling and should be judged realistically for both its content and for its form.

4. If your cover doesn't pop or is almost invisible you should chose a dominant element by enlarging, by isolating, by using more controlled color and more.

5. Finally the cover should make people curious and draw them to it.


Friday, November 2, 2018

100 photos #5

Blind

1. I chose this photo because of how depressing it is and how it makes you feel also I chose it because of how much the "blind" sign stands out and tells you what it is you're looking at in the photo.

2. In the photograph the women is blind and might not have known she was being photographed. The photographer wanted to capture people as who they really are and not as anything else. He used a false camera to be in one direction but shoot in a different one. Taking photos of people without them knowing helped with social awareness and helped introduce and new kind of photography, street photography.

3. No other links that I saw.

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5. The photographer's name is Paul Strand and was born on October 16 in 1890 in New York City, New York and died on March 31 in 1976 in Orgeval, Yvelines, France. He did not go to a college or photography school.

100 photo #4

Oscars Selfie

1. I chose this image because its a simple photo of actors and famous people who took a simple selfie.

2. At the 2014 Ellen DeGeneres gather many major stars for a selfie. After Bradley Cooper took the photo DeGeneres immediately posted it on Twitter and was retweeted over 3 million times.
The photo was also a advertising coup for Samsung since DeGeneres used the company's phone for the photo.

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4. Is not a photographer he's an actor who took the famous selfie.

5. The photographer's name is Bradley Cooper and was born on January 5 in 1975 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is 43 years old. He went to Georgetown University Actors Studio Drama School.


Self Portrait and Portrait Info

1. My first favorite tip is jumping shots. The photographer suggested they try some ‘jumping’ shots. The subject was a little hesitant at first but stepped out into the uncomfortable zone and dressed in his suit and tie started jumping!

2. My second favorite tip is unfocused shots. As photographers we have ‘sharp focus’ drummed into us as an ultimate objective to achieve in our work – but sometimes lack of focus can create shots with real emotion, mood and interest.

3. My third favorite tip is framing the subject. Framing is a technique where by you draw attention to one element of an image by framing it with another element of the image. 

Environmental Portraits:

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1. I like and chose this photo because I like the subject's expression and how he almost looks surprised to see the photographer there and I feel like this photo shows more of that environmental feeling then a lot of the photos that I saw. 

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1. I like and chose this photo because I like that the subject isn't looking at the camera and is just doing his own thing and again I like how it looks more natural and that this guy looks more like he's doing something that you would see everyday. 

Photography Self Portrait:

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1. I like and chose this photo because I like how you can see her above and below the water line and I also like how this photo makes you feel like its trying to tell a major background or personal story. 

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1. I like and chose this photo because I like how they used the black and white, along with the color in the photo and it is a very unique way to have put the color into the photograph along with such a simple background and facial expression to add more to the photograph.

Casual Portrait:

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1. I like and chose this photo because I like how the light comes from the back and you can see how it lightens up her hair while she still stays at normal light and I like her position and how she just pops into the photo. 

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1. I like and chose this photo because I again like how the light hits the background and makes it glow and stand out more and I also like how the background is a big part of the photo and how you can see everything like the background and subject. 

My Self Portrait and Portrait: 

              I don't exactly know what I will do for everything for my portrait assignment. But I do know that I want to capture that person, and I mean that I want to show who that person is and what they like to do, so maybe I shoot them as an environmental portrait. Then for the self portrait again I want to capture who I really am and that almost might be hard but for my photo I want to do something very unique. One because that is how I really am so I won't really do a casual portrait, but maybe again a environmental one to show a different side of me that you might not see unless you really know me. For me I might be outside because I love nature and how lovely it is and maybe bring my cat in because she is a big part of me too. Also maybe I will might some weird face because that's just what I do. So I don't know right now but i'm sure it will be better than what I said.