Final Exam Study Guide

 `1. Explain how to get to the server drives and your folder.
 you click on that thing that looks like a piece of paper
2. Explain how we use blogger.com in this class
 we use blogger to do my daily assignments which are blogs
3. Explain the process of creating a pinhole camera
     well you get a oatmeal can, you cut a square make a flap poke a hole then cover in all in black
4. Explain how the pinhole camera works and how the image is transferred to the paper inside
     when you open the flap light is let in and transferred onto the paper
5. Know how to define and explain the 10 rules of composition, these 10 rules will be a MAJOR portion of the final and you better know how to recognize these rules, explain these rules and show me you understand them:
5a.  Rule of thirds his is where you determine where you want the subject of the picture to be positioned.
5b. Balancing Elements Good balance is simply the arrangement of shapes, colors, or areas of light and dark that complement one another so that the photograph looks well-balanced.
5c. Leading Lines The lines will make the subject of the picture stand out or they will lead toward the subject
5d. Symmetry and Patterns (repetition) a pattern is
5e. Viewpoint photographing from high above, down at ground level, from the side, from the back, from a long way away, from very close up, and so on.
5f. Background/simplicity Something in the foreground that doesn't distract or detract from the subject.
5g. Framings used to improve the photographic composition. Framing, frames the center of interest with nothing in the foreground.
5h. Cropping- focusing on a certain object in the picture that might be better than the actual subject
5i. Mergers and avoiding them- there shouldn't be anything sticking out of anyone head or anything that makes the picture look distorted
6. Explain how action and emotion impact a photograph Action and emotion tell a story about the photo  like if a person is jumping and smiling you can tell that they are happy
7. Explain how a photo can "tell a story" A photo can tell a story because of certain things you see in the images you might be able to relate to a facial expression or an action you see and be able to tell yourself a story
8. Explain what the word "multimedia" means and share some examples of how we have seen them in class (on the blog) multimedia means many media and its like pictures and video and stuff
9. Know how to correctly write a caption. I HIGHLY suggest you rewrite the rules on your blog and find at least 2 photos on the Internet, post them on your blog and write correct captions for them. This will be a MAJOR portion of the exam as well.
10. Explain how "strong action" verbs enhance a caption
11. Explain how ethics come into play in regards to photojournalism and compare and contrast this with fashion photography. You really need to get the idea that changing photos to fit a need or to make something look like something else is VERY unacceptable in photojournalism.
12. Explain the difference between a portrait and a self portrait. a portrait is a picture that you take of someone else and a self portrait is a picture that someone takes of you
13. Explain what characteristics of a good portrait are. long focal lengths and wide aperture
14. Explain what the major differences are between newspaper and yearbook.

Definitions you are responsible for (I highly recommend you post these on your blog with the definitions and make sure they are correct, many of the ones you posted on your blog previously were INCORRECT. All definitions need to relate directly to photojournalism. Example: many of you defined burning as "pain that feels hot as if it were on fire" , when the correct answer is "burning- increases the exposure to areas of the print that should be darker."):

1. Aperture controls amount of light admitted to make it darker or lighter like you eye
2. Shutter a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
3. Exposure the total amount of light allowed to fall on the photographic medium during the process of taking a photograph
4. F-stop measurement of light able to pass through the photographic lens
5. Single lens reflex  uses a semi-automatic moving mirror system
6. Negative total inversion of a positive image, in which light areas appear dark or the other way around
7. Positive actual color of the image
8. Contact sheet photographic image produced from a film like a display of all your pics
9. Agitation - to shake move around
10. Enlarger an optical projector used to enlarge a photograph
11. Stop bath acid bath used to stop the action of a developer
12. Fixer chemical compound that sets or fixes photographs
13. Safe light light source suitable for use in a photographic darkroom.
14. Burning increases the exposure to areas of the print that should be darker
15. Dodging. decreases the exposure for areas of the print that the photographer wishes to be lighter

Favorite self portrait 

favorite portrait 

Nicole Kidman

 

 What i think makes a good photo is well following the rules of composition of course but also i think the colors in a photo make it interesting and most of all i think the subject makes the photo really good and interesting!

 

The style i would like to do in my work is really strange and eye popping portrait more of a playful kind of portrait.  

Choice Sheets

On your blog today I would like you to tell me which publication you think you might join next year and what aspects of that publication influenced your decision. Write at least a paragraph.

Second: I would like you to go to the following websites and look at various publications from around the United States. Pick one yearbook spread that you think is cool looking and link it on your blog and pick one on-line newspaper that you think looks cool and link it on your blog.


The publication that i think i would like to join next year would be yearbook, because i like to take pictures, and i think i have a very creative eye for things and pay attention to detail and try to be as much of a perfectionist as possible and that is a good skill to have for yearbook i think. The aspects that influenced my decision were that well first because it is the yearbook and it would be a big contribution to the class of 2012 for next year and also i think that it would be an opportunity to become more involved in school and attend more events.
 
 my favorite yearbook spread!!!

Ethics in Fashion Photography

1. List the changes that were made to the model's face in the computer. (Look carefully)
Well they put lots of makeup on her they did her hair and made it look really nice. they put fake eyelashes on her.they made her neck look longer they made her eyes much bigger, her cheekbones more defined, they lowered her eyes, and they made her ears smaller.

2. Is it ethically acceptable to change a person's appearance like this in a photo? Why or why not?
    Ethically well if the model or person is okay with having their appearance changed and the editor has permission then it is okay and ethical, but if they were to do that to someone without permission and actually put a name under the picture saying that its "name" then that is wrong because it is not really and truly them, its like lying to the public so in a sense it is not ethical but there are some exceptions.
3. Are there circumstances in which it would be more ethically wrong to do this type of manipulation?
    Yes there are, like putting a pretty models head on another persons body because they were too fat. or something of that nature. it is wrong to put someones name by something that is not actually them.
4. What types of changes are OK, and what aren't?
 changes that are okay could be like changing the brightness and the contrast of the picture, or erasing any blemishes like acne, which would save the embarrassment or the model, changes that arent okay are maybe if they have messed up teeth, fixing them another thing is if they have a wierd or wide nose, replacing it. 
5. Explain what you think the differences are between fashion photography and photojournalism.
  the difference between fashion photography and photojournalism is that in fashion you have the opportunity to change and edit pictures with out any consequences or things that they have to worry about whereas in photo journalism you HAVE to be honest,

Abandoned Theme Parks

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I would like to visit the Nara dreamland in Nara japan well first because it is in japan, and i have never been there, and also because as i can see from the picture it has a really tall rollercoaster which looks fun, and i like rollercoasters it also has a big pink castle which looks really pretty and probably draws peoples attention, it makes me wonder what it is and what is in there which is another reason why i would like to go. This picture was also one of the only ones that showed a big view of the park.

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This is a photo of a ride called the screw coaster in Nara dreamland apparently the roller coaster used to sit by a pretty pool of water but obviously the water isnt there anymore and the bottom looks all nasty and molded and stuff !! ewww

3.Haunted Mansions
   abandoned Hotels
   nature! woods ! Forests
   A hidden alley like between two buildings
   THE "ghetto"  like graffiti and stuff like that

4. the projects in the ghetto

5.
I Think that it would be fun to document a place like this because its interesting, it captures the reality of some people, it could also make someone appreciate what they have. This picture shows a poor and bad and trashy way of living, but these people have to live here or live on the streets. If i was here i would expect to see little children and babies and moms and basketballs and people smoking doing drugs throwing dice, fighting , writing on the walls(graffiti.)

6.
 Im pretty sure i could find a place like this in austin. it would take alot of bravery and courage for me to work up the guts to go over there and take pictures of this place and the people out of fear of possibly being shot or something. i dont believe i would be breaking any laws by going over there so that shouldnt be a concern, traveling i could get there by car, and i would need to have a camera and film and stuff but this location is pretty simple