Self Portrait and Portraits

Tips: 

You may want to make photographs of people going about their business—vendors in a market, a crowd at a sports event, the line at a theater. You don't want them to appear aware of the camera. 

What really got me going was thinking about what I own and how I could use it in a photo. Now I am not just talking about props, but I am talking about features also. One of my prominent features is my bald head. So could I work that to my advantage? 

A self-portrait doesn't have to be of your face—the image of two hands holding a camera says a lot about the photographer who shot his own portrait. You can also aim the camera down your body from eye level. 

Environmental Portraits:

I chose these portraits because they really tell you something personal about the subjects.

Casual Portraits:

I chose these photos because they are either posed or off guard.

Formal Portraits:

I chose these portraits because they are well posed and have good lighting.

Self Portraits:

I chose these because they are well in focus and have a clear subject with a theme.

Planning Ahead:

I think I will shoot me or a family member in my home or around it or at some train tracks by my home. I will use different angles and clothes/props to make it successful. 

Rules of Photography Part 2

My Theme: cats

Rule of Thirds

Balancing Elements

Leading lines

Symmetry and Patterns

View point

Background

Depth

Framing

Cropping

Mergers

Aperture, IOS, & Shutter Speed

Aperture

F 2.8

                                                                             F 16

1. The iris of the eye.

2. The smaller the aperture, the brighter the picture. The higher the aperture, the darker the picture.

3. The higher the aperture, the less depth there is. The smaller the aperture, the more depth there is.

Shutter

Fast Shutter

                                                                         Slow Shutter

(1.) In the beginning

 a. Fast

b. Medium

c. Medium

d. Medium

e. Medium

f. Fast

(2.)  Towards the end

a.  Slow

b. Slow

c. Medium

d. Slow

e. Medium

f. Medium 

  

   

                   Three Settings The Camera has for Shutter:

Auto: automatically sets your shutter for you

Aperture Priority: automatically sets the shutter for you

Shutter Priority: you choose the shutter

Manual: you set everything yourself

ISO 200

ISO 6400

Questions:

1. The players will come out in focus while the background would be blurred.

2. Stick to low pretty much whenever you can.

3. When there isn't much light.

Caption Writing: 5 Ws and H

1. Joey Gray kisses Beth Gonzalez on Friday at 2:30 p.m. in Times Square in New York City. Gray excitedly grabbed Gonzalez when the news as announcing that the allies had defeated the Nazis, ending World War II.

2.  Ellen Smith cries out as Lucas Martinez was shot on Wednesday at 12 in the afternoon in Miami, Florida. Smith screamed out for the lost life of her student as the tragedy unravels of the National Guard taking the protest into their hands.

3. Abigail Chi(far right) runs with her 3 siblings in the Philippines on Saturday at 3 p.m. from the military officials chasing them down to shoot. Chi ran until she couldn't breathe but kept going to protect her younger siblings from the officials.

4. Allen Roberts rescues Jimmy Talon from the rubble that was his home on Monday at 9 a.m. in Atlanta, Georgia. Talon's family died in the mysterious fire started in the living room early in the dawn of morning.

5. Alyssa Consuelo rushes the children of her first grade class into the parking lot at 3:45 p.m. in Snohomish, Washington. Consuelo saved those kids from the shooter inside the building, who is shooting everyone in sight.

Mural Photos

Great B&W Photographers Part 3

1. I chose this because of the focus and lack of color.

2.  I see a young man in his mid 20's maybe. I smell sweat. I hear nature sounds. I feel tired. I taste nothing.

1. I chose this photo because of the interesting balance and composure.

2. I see men unloading a truck. I smell gas. I hear cars moving. I feel exhilarated. I taste nothing.

                 

Academics Shoot Reflection

1. It was a little difficult to do rule of thirds and balance.
2. Focusing manually.
3. I'd bring the list of skills with me with a description so I know exactly what to get.
4. Go to the same places.
5. Merger.
6. Balance.
7. Framing, and I can google more examples.

Mural Project Preview

1. I think the theme could be "Overcome". Showing kids doing what they love or or what they've accomplished.

2. I hope this would maybe inspire someone. Show them things work out, all you gotta do is go for it.

3. Phone cameras can be broken or  blurry. But some can take good shots. Candids are fun and show personality.

4. They won't be so personal and kind of posed. But they would have a better quality and are easier to obtain.

5. Phones because I think it would be more fun and interesting.

Africa

1. Reaction
   His photos are really stunning. I love the compostion of all the pictures.

2. Favorite Photo

3. Why It's My Favorite
     I love the light coming down through the trees and spotlighting the elephant, giving the image a focal point.


4. The Photographer
  a: Pentax 67II
  b: To record the wild animals before they are wiped out by humanity.
  c: Spread the news about anti-poching
  d: "Africa is Africa because of the animals." -Nick Brandt

Academics Shoot

Simplicity

1. I followed the rule pretty well.

2.The subject is the building.

3. Yes.  

4. I did it well enough.

Balance

1. Yes, this photo is balanced.

2. The subjects are the two girls.

3. Yes.

4. I did it well enough.

Framing

1. I followed the rule, the window frames the boy.

2. The subject is the boy.

3. Yes.

4. I did well enough.

Rule Of Thirds

1. I followed the rule, the guy is not exactly in the middle of the invisible tic-tac-toe board.

2. The subject is the boy.

3. Yes.

4. I did well enough.

Merger

1. Yes, I followed the rule.

2. The subject is the guy and girl.

3. Yes.

4. I did well enough.

Lines

1. I think I followed the rule but I'm unsure.

2. The subject is the lines on the drawing.

3. I think so.

4. Eh. I'm not sure how to do this rule.

Academics Shoot Preview

The Story

                  I think this picture will have the best story because of the interesting action going on. I think the story is they mixed some chemicals then burned it and it created this smoke with light.

                                                                 Action and Emotion

                     The action is this kid explaining his work to a class. The emotion is in his face, he seems pretty happy to explain it all.

Filling The Frame

This photo describes filling the frame by having all the people, bags, food and background in the photo.

Academics and Community Service

I picked this photo because of the interesting angle it was taken. This photo shows simplicity or it could be balance with the water and background with the guy in the middle almost.

Questions

1. Science classrooms or library or english. Maybe math.

2. Ms. Henry's and Ms.Briseno's for sure.

3. Standing on tables or on the ground, whatever it takes to get a good angle.

Merger

    I chose this picture because several men are cut off and the top of someone's head is cut off.

Framing

                      I chose this photo because the people are framed by the pictures of the missing.

Balance

                                I chose this photo because the man and the truck are balanced.