Caption Writing

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 was announced that the allies had defeated the Nazis, ending World War II.

2.   Emily Vasquez screams when she sees Adam Martinez body lying on the ground in the middle of the street near the local park in Ohio, on Tuesday at 1:20 p.m. Kneeling to the ground Vasquez was devastated when she saw Martinez got shot from a drive by.

3. Aaron Williams, James Smith, and Michael Anderson, stand on a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place podium after the winners of the 1989 Olympics are announce at 12:30 p.m. Williams and Smith raise their phis in the air as a symbol of black power during the time of racism. 

4. Fire fighter Andrew Dominiquez rescues baby girl Jackie Fisher, from a bomb explosion in Buffalo, New York at 3:40 p.m. Baby Fisher was trapped crying inside the explosive building when Dominiquez heard her and got her out of there.

5. Marathon runner Jack Brown, almost reaches the finishes line when he trips and falls to the ground in England on Thursday at 10:35 a.m. Brown is so close to the finishes line when his ankle gave out and falls to the ground, as police officers and audience members run to help him up.

Mural Photos

Great Black and White Photography Part 3

1.) What first caught your eye while looking at your photographers photos? Is there something in particular that made you want to choose them?

What first caught my eye about Max Waldman's photos is that they were all mostly about dancing and how dedicated these dancers looked and showed off their amazing talent.

2.) I see that the dancer, Natalie getting into the music.  She dances with great passion and dedication. As she hits a pose, I snap the picture and capture a great photo of Natalie dancing.
     I smell the hairspray that all the dancers are wearing. All the perfume in the air of the audience and performances.
     I hear the stomps when the dancers land from doing a type of jump. The sound of the audience being amazed of what the performance are doing.
     I taste the perfume of the audience.
     I feel the excitement of the audience and the nervousness of the performers.

3.) I would like to create posters and signs of both of the really great talents, Waldman's photographs and the dancers/performers. It would really get other peoples attention by seeing something so original and different. It also shows off their passion towards what they love to do.

Mural Project Perview

1. A theme I would use for the mural is passion, as in someone being passionate for music, dancing, singing, art, sports, and etc.

2. This theme is worth devoting for because it has to do with what people are passionate about and what they love to do, and to show their talent.

3. The advantages of using a phone camera is being able to take a photo wherever you are at as long as you have the phone, but the disadvantages is that you might not be able to get as good as picture as a professional camera would.

4. Some of the advantages of using and SLR is getting better pictures then phone cameras would take and being able to make adjustments to it.

5. I think we should use SLR because it would be better quality and more options of doing other things with it.

Africa

I really like this photo because of the way the two lions are acting and the close up of it, there was many good pictures but this one caught my eye.

I would say avoiding merges and simplicity, because nothing is being cut out, and the background is clear.

a. Nick Brandt used a Pentax 6711with only two fixed lenses.
b. He took this pictures because a trilogy of books to memorialize the vanishing natural of East Africa.
c. His photography bears little relation to the colour documentary-style wildlife photography that is the norm.
d. "You wouldn't take a portrait of a human being from a hundred feet away and expect to capture their spirit; you'd move in close."

Academic Shoot Reflection

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos following the rules I set out for you?

One of the challenges that I faced was trying to get a photo that follows clearly all the rules.

2. What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general (focus, framing, holding the camera, etc.) did you find yourself thinking about the most? Provide a specific example of what you did to do this correctly.

Some of technical aspect  I focused on was like blur background and good focus on the main subject.

3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography?

I would probably take better photos that follows the rule better.

4. What things would you do the same?

I would still do the same of asking people the do a certain thing so I can get a photo that would follow the rule.

5. When you go out with your next set of prompts, which rule do you think will be the easiest to achieve?

The easiest will probably be rule of thirds

6. Which rule do you think will be the hardest to capture?

I think avoiding merges might be the hardest to do because you're trying not to cut anybody out.

7. What rule are you still not totally clear on and what can you do to figure out what that rule is?

Probably avoiding merges, and I can probably start taking better pictures on try to figure out what it is.

Academic Shoot

Lines

1. I followed the rule pretty well, but I know i could of gotten a better photo.

2. The subject is lines and the rails defined the lines.

3. The photo is pretty clear that the subject is lines.

4. I could of taken a better photo to follow the subject.

Simplicity

1. I think I followed the rule pretty well, because of the clear background

2. The subject is the girl in the middle, and the clear background.

3. I think is pretty clear what the subject is.

4. I could of done a better focus on just the girl and nothing popping out on the sides.

Rule of Thirds 

1. I followed the rule pretty good.

2. The subject is the girl reading that is to the left on the photo and not centered.

3. Its pretty clear what the subject is.

4. I think this photo was good and followed the rule.

Balance

1. I followed this rule well.

2. The subject is the girls being on different levels, and the girl on the left being slightly tilted

3. The subject is clear on what it is.

4. This photo was good and followed the rule well.

Framing

1. I followed this rule well

2. The subject is the girl and sitting in front of the window type frame.

3. Its pretty what the subject is.

4. This photo was good and followed the rule well.

Avoiding Mergers

1. I think I could of followed this rule better

2. The subject is the guy in the middle and the people around him.

3. I think is not so clear what the subject is, I could of gotten a better photo.

4.The photo was good, but i could of gotten a better photo.