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.

Lines

                                     I chose this photo because of the clear lines in the picture.

Rule Of Thirds

   I chose this photo because the subject is within the right hand square if there was a "tic-tac-toe" board on the picture.

Simplicity

      I chose this photo because how easily you can see the one subject with a simple background.

Elements of Art and Principles of Design in Photography

Elements of Art
Line- marks made by a pointed tool
                                      All the lines make this painting come together in an image.

The lines of the boats really make the composition of this photo.

Shape- formed wherever the ends of continuous line meet
                                            The lines of the petals met to form the flower.

The lines met and formed the birds.

Color- wheels show the primary, secondary, and test
                                                           Perfect use of color.

The color in this photograph is illustrated greatly.

Value- dark and light
                                  The contrast of the light on the cat and the background represents value.

                        The contrast on the inner flower to the outer petals represents value.

Form- describes objects that are three dimensional, having length, width, and height
                          The shadow helps illustrate that this is a three dimensional object.

                                       The height of the telephone towers illustrates the form.

Texture- refers to surface quality
                                          You can see the texture of the wood carving.

                                                   You can see the spikes of the cactus.

Space- refers to distance or areas around, between, or within components of a piece.
                                      The distance between the subject and the background.

You can see the entire setting.

                                          


Principles of Design
Balance- comfortable or pleasing arrangement of things in art
                                            The arrangement of the rocks illustrates balance.

                                            The positioning of the tree and log are pleasing.

Contrast- created by using elements that contrast
                                                     The obvious color contrast.

                                                  The value contrast of light and dark.

Emphasis- the focal area of an artwork
                                                 The rose is the focal point.

                                                         The lips are the focal point.

Movement- the artist taking the viewers through the trip with lines, edges, shapes, ect.
                                             You can see the movement in the tip of the waves.

                               You can see the movement in the dog's hair and the background.

Pattern- same elements or shapes are repeated again and again
                                                      The repetition of the petals.

                                                 The repetition of the light bulb.

Rhythm- repetition of lines, shapes, and forms
                                                 Repeating lines form the mountain.

                                                       Repeating roundish pattern.

Unity- all elements are in harmony
                                       The branches are all going the same direction, giving unity.

                                                The linked arms going the same directions.

Photo Manipulation & Ethics

   Basically, it's unprofessional and unethical to manipulate pictures. By doing it, they tried to cover up their mistakes. Or they tried to seem threatening or glamorous or beautiful. When in reality, we all know nobody is perfect.

                I think this is the most unethical photo because they photo shopped Oprah's heady onto another woman's body to make her skinnier. She had weight issues. So I'm sure this didn't help her AND misled viewers.

                  I think this is sweet of them to fix her teeth. If you were on a cover of something, you don't want your blemishes or crooked teeth standing out for the world to see.

National Geographic Warm Up

I have two favorites.

                I love this photo because of the interesting way gas bubbles are released from the bed of the lake-AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE IT. That in itself is fantastic. Aside from my weird fascination with that, I also love how you can see the mountains in the back. The composition of this photo is beautiful.

          I love this one too because of the bland colors then this pop on the bird's chest. I have an obsession with   birds so this is an obvious choice. Also, the bird and branch it is sitting on is perfectly in focus while the background is blurred which makes it stand out even more.

A snapshot that would illustrate my life..... would probably be my friends Kyle, Jess, Angel and I in my '63 beetle, jamming out to "I Am Walrus" by The Beatles, while our mothers are on the phone freaking out asking what we're doing, yelling about grades, and telling us we have a lot of chores to do when we get home, but then somehow shove a tv in there as we have an xbox party in the backseat.

Post Shoot Reflection

http://sergiojohnson.blogspot.com/

The colors and focus are great. I love that none of them are blurry or angled awkwardly.
One thing that could improve would be to try doing different angles.

Great Black & White Photographers Part 2

Name: Walker Evans
Birth date: November 3, 1903
Death Date: April 10, 1975
Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri
Education: Phillips Academy, Williams College, and Sorbonne

His most famous photo published. This is Allie Mae Burroughs, a symbol of the Great Depression.

My favorites of his:

"James Agee" by Walker Evans

"Truck and Sign" by Walker Evans

Red, Metal, & Happy

                                                           

                                                                            Red

                                                                           Metal

Happy

40 Greatest Photos Ever: The Three I picked

Taken by Yomiuri Shimbun                      

              I picked this photo because of how sweet this moment was for the Japanese soldier who found this baby in the aftermath of the tsunami. My eyes gravitated to this photo because of how close the soldier and baby are, while there is still background. I think it made the top 40 because of the content and as well as the great composition and focus of the subjects and background as well, that helps tell the viewers whats going on.

Taken by Yuriko Nakao

                I picked this photo because it's an interesting candid shot of a girl comforted by the company of her dog through a glass. My eyes gravity towards this photo because of where the photographer must have been to take the shot. I believe it made the top 40 because the innocence of the comfort of the pet was offering it's master as well as how this candid shot must have been taken sort of low to the ground and at an angle.

Taken by Nevin Zaki

               I picked this photo because I think it's very honorable that these people were protecting Muslims as they prayed, but not just any people, people of another religion(Christian). My eyes gravitated towards this photo because of how it shows all subjects, and looks like it was taken briefly as  the photographer passed by. I think it made the top 40 because of the honorable act they did and because it's an interesting shot, showing all the subjects and what's going on.

Part 2: Camera Parts

Aperture-the unit of measurement the defines the size of the lens that can be adjusted to control the amount of light reaching the film or digital sensor.

Shutter-a device that allows light to pass for a determined amount of time.

Exposure-the unit of measurement for the total amount of light permitted to reach the electronic sensor

Depth of Field-unit of measurement that represents the range of distances within an image where the focus is sharp

F-Stop-halves or doubles the image brightness as you step up or down

Focal Length-size of the image and the angle of field of view as seen by the camera through the lens

Buttons:
Top
Flash button- the button you push to use the flash
Shutter button- releases the light

Bottom
Aperture button- the button to adjust the aperture
Exposure compensation button- adjusts the amount of exposer allowed
Erase button- deletes unwanted photos
Display button- changes how you see the screen or if you are looking through the view finder
Movie shooting button- starts shooting video

Parts 1: The Camera

1. A dark "room" with a tiny hole in the wall, projecting light onto another wall of the "room".
2. The lens.
3. Film.
4. The light still has to pass through the lens and expose the film.
5. With an electric sensor called a CCD.

6. Auto: Camera has complete control of exposure and flash. Program: Same as auto only you can generally control flash and other few settings
7. To blur the background.
8. For fast motion scenes., to freeze motion.

9. To let the camera focus, faster camera response, and better composition.

10. No flash, used for brightly lit scenery.
11. Auto flash, used when you're not sure if its bright enough in the area.

12. It will be washed out.
13.It will be too dark.

14.A relative change in the brightness of light.
15. 1 stop
16. 2 stop

17. More light.
18. Less light.
19. How much light is allowed through.
20. Changing it to smaller F-stop number to allow a larger opening for more light.

Great Black & White Photographers Part 1

                                                    Dorothea Lange, candid stranded man

                                                           Helen Levitt, candid hydrant

                                                       Walker Evans, Saratoga Springs