Final Exam study guide

1. Aperture - In optics, an aperture is a hole or an opening through which light travels. More specifically, the aperture of an optical system is the opening that determines the cone angle of a bundle of rays that come to a focus in the image plane
2. Shutter - a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
3. Exposure - photograph: a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
4. F-stop - One f-stop is a doubling or halving of the light going through the lens to the film, by adjusting the aperture riing. Adjusting the f-setting from f 1.4 to f.2.0 is halving the light that goes through the lens.
5. Single lens reflex - A single-lens reflex (SLR) camera is a camera that uses a semi-automatic moving mirror system which permits the photographer to sometimes see exactly what will be captured by the film or digital imaging system, as opposed to pre-SLR cameras where the view through the viewfinder could be ...
6. Negative - a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
7. Positive - a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
8. Contact sheet - A contact print is a photographic image produced from a film, usually a negative, occasionally from a film positive.
9. Agitation - the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)
10. Enlarger - photographic equipment consisting of an optical projector used to enlarge a photograph
11. Stop bath - an acid bath used to stop the action of a developer
12. Fixer - fixing agent: a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image) 13. Safe light - Safelight is a light source suitable for use in a photographic darkroom. It provides illumination without the wavelengths of the light spectrum to which the material in use is sensitive. A safelight usually consists of an ordinary lightbulb in a housing with a coloured filter. ...
14. Burning - combustion: a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
15. Dodging. - avoidance: deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

Abandoned Theme Parks

1.) I would want to visit the Prehistoric Forest, Irish Hills, Michigan. This place seems it would be pretty cool to see what the park was like and see what interesting photos could snap of the run down dinosaurs statues. There could be some good dinosaurs in position to catch a interesting photos. I picked this place because when i was little i loved dinosaurs so it be pretty cool to go check out a abandoned theme park of them.

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3.) Abandoned hotels, Hidden waterfall, Abandoned playgrounds, Abandoned hospital, and Abandoned factory

3. Firstly I need to say that those places I listed below are not very unusual. I can't think of any really unusual place, people have been to everywhere, they've taken photos of everything. So these places are just interesting to shoot:

1.North Pole 

2.African poorest regions

3.Abandoned cities

4.Hunted houses

5.National parks in Australia

6.Abandoned schools

7.Abandoned prisons

8.Some islands with uncivilized tribes

9.Ancient Underwater City Alexandria

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5. I believe that it would exiting to take photos of  Cleopatra's Palace in Alexandria. It's interesting because this underwater old place has a thousands years history. It's really amazing to visit a place where one of the most famous women in the world history lived!

6.I believe that it would be pretty hard to go and shoot there. First of all, I need to visit Egypt. Also I need to buy an equipment for scuba diving. Buy a camera that can shoot underwater. I don't think that there are any lows that don't permit me to take photos there.

Print evaluation - My first print

1.) Is anything in sharp focus?
a.) Describe what is in focus and what is not.
b.) If not in focus, state the cause.
A. Yes the Lockers are in sharp foucuz
B. the piec of paper on the wall is not in focus and is one of those paers that is not really the focus of the picture.

2.) Is there good contrast? (Look for the blacks and whites in the photo)?
a.) If no, state the probable cause?
 A. Yes this is a bit of a contrast from his shirt to the lockers.

3.) Are all the rules followed? (Is the photo candid? Does the subject fill the frame? Does the photo contain action? Does it follow composition rules? Does it show "academics"?)
a.) If yes, explain what techniques were used and how you followed them in your photo.
b.) If no, how will you correct this next time?
A. Yes the photo follows all of the techniques required and is a top canidate to be photo of the year.

4.) Is there yellowing or are there spots on the print?
a.) If yes, what caused it/them?

A. No not Any

5.) Are there print rings or spots?
a.) If yes, state the probable cause.

A. No there isn't any

6.) Are your negatives, contact sheet, test strip and print stored in your folder?
a.) If no, explain why.

A. No, because i did everything right on them.

Caption
 Iron is walking nervously in the hallway.
iron is noticing the texture of his paper.

Portraits and self-portraits - start looking

Professional Portrait

Self-portrait

 On the self portrait its more about trying to get one person and the point of what they are thinking without being to much lights camera action and whats in there head. The professional portrait is all about trying to be glamorous what most people want to see. like this picture defines everything it has like the lighting how it has all the compositions that make up this picture. and by making it in color it best fits in, self portrait its both of the photos are unique and are able to portray their own capability.

Ethics in fashion photography

1.)

• Freckles are covered up
• Lips are touched up
• Hair is teased and styled
• Make Up is used excessively
• Computer editing makes a completley different person
• Head is lifted
• Eye Brows are lifted
• Neck is thinned
• Ears are teased
• skin tone is different

2.) I do not think it is acceptable to change their appearance, because it's not real, and they are lying to people saying that this makeup makes you look like this, and they put a lot of makeup people do not need makeup to make them look pretty.

3.) Changing their face more would be wrong, but this is already wrong to do, because it isn't how they really look.

4.) I think putting on a little makeup is okay, but i still don't think they should wear makeup because are pretty the way they look.Changing their face is wrong because you are making someone look like something they wouldn't look like, and it is fake.

5.) Fashion photography is really changing things, almost to where it is fake, and it doesn't look anything like the person when they change you with the computer.
Photojournalism is taking pictures and not changing anything, except maybe the effects, you are just trying to take a good picture and not really change anything in the picture
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6.) Fashion photography makes people in the reality want the things that they are advertising, like the makeup. photojournalism makes people in the reality think about things in the world, like how the people took those pictures, and maybe the people are taking pictures to change the world,by telling them what the pictures are about, and whats wrong with them.

Negatives Evaluation

1. i think all of my photos turned out pretty well overall in the pictures that i took of the school and of people in the classes. 2. i think like 2 or three of the photos did not turn out well because of the lighting that i use in the situation. 3. i think the hall moniter photo will turn out well because it is like super dark. 4. i think that the phots will be balanced and will all have their own way of life and exposure. 5.the rule of thirds willl prolly be a good one.

Photo Manipulation and ethics

A. Summarize the main points of the story in 1-4 sentences.
Photo manipulation is taken very serious. Several people have been let go and fired due to this. When a photo is manipulated then published, the viewer sees something that isn't really there or true.
B. Explain why you think this type of photo editing is unethical or acceptable.
I think that photo editing is inacceptible in any instances. It is unethical when you are doing it to a photo that is going to be taken very serious by the viewers. Also I do believe if a photo is manipulated there should be a caption of some sort for identifying the change.

A. Post the manipulation that you think was the most unethical, and explain why you think it was unethical.

I believe this photograph is the most unethical because the the university of wisconsin officials edited the photo for the wrong reasons. They wanted to prove that their school was diverse so they added an african american student to the photo. They are not showing the true nature of the school If the student was to have seen the photograph of himself he would probably be shocked at the fact that he wasn't even next to these people at that time. lol!

B. Post the manipulation that you have to consider the least unethical, and explain why you think it is not as bad as others.

I believe this photograph is the the worst unethical due to the fact that the only thing changed was how dark the photo was. The change doesn't really effect what is really going on and the photograph still portrays the same feeling.

Making a Black and White print

1.)List the materials (equipment) necessary to make a black and white print

Timer

Drying Cabinets
Tongs or Spatula
Enlargers
Focusing Aids
Safe lights2.) List the chemicals we might be using to make a print Developer
Stop bath
Fixer&bleach fixer
Stabilizers
Toners

3.) Summarize in one or two paragraphs the process from start to finish

First you get your roll of film and take it to the darkroom. Then you get goggles on before you go near the chemicals. After you put your goggles on wait for the teacher's instructions and see what your supposed to do next. You have 4 different chemicals to go through. After you go through your procedures you are done and you just wait until you finish your whole print.

4.) Post a photo of the equipment necessary to make a black and white print

Drug Cartels in Mexico

The situation in Juarez and other parts in Mexico is terrifying and very sad to here about. When I was youngerster I would go to Juarez with my family and it wasn't nice, and was a very dangerous place to be in. The cartels have officially taken over Mexico. All the people are scared of them so nobody goes against them. Mexico is theirs. It says, "And other politicians, says Antebi, received gruesome threats. "The prime candidate for mayor of Juarez," he says, "had a severed head left on the front door of his house."" This shows that the cartels are not afraid of anyone.

I really liked this picture because it portrays what has happened. It is obvious that the crime rate has increased, The cartel are across the window and they seem to be protecting something. The photographer uses framing in this photo. He has the subject centered and framed by the catels. This is my favorite photograph because it leaves room for imagination but also gives much of a story.

Contests Preview, Show and Tell

This picture is  powerful because its shows alot of details and imagination in this photo is out of this world showing the he does not care about his birth day like he knows he will be dieing soon.
It is also like he has no emotion of whats going on on his birthday and his birthday cake is like the fire in space like a star has exploded all those colors makes this photo come alive.

Post Shoot Reflection

1.) The Cahllenges that i faced when i was trying to get up close and take them pictures was getting the people to stay in character and asking the teacher to let me in classroom. i dealt with the problems with poise and i was able to get my situatation straight.

2.) i really did not have any techmical difficulties other than the light and how i was unable to get good lighting in many classrooms. but i was able to get the teachers to turn the lights on. and get a good lighting position goin.

3.) i tried to use use the rule of thirds because i put a person kind of in a corner so it would look nice,
4.)next time i shoot i will have more experiance and will get even better pictures and to do that i will make sure that everyone is in charachter.

Processing Black and White photos

1.)Materials that u will need!
Developing tank
Measuring Jug
Thermometer
Developing solution
Fixing Solution
Clothes Pegs/Film Clips
A film to develop
Film extractor
A clock

2.)Chemicals used are:
Fixer
Developer
Stop Bath
Hypo-clearing agent
You can find these chemicals at porters.com

3.)you are going to take your film and put it into a film reel. Place the loaded reel in the film tank ad cover it as directed. Lay out your chemicals in front of you. Make sure your temperature of chemicals is controlled. Put your photo into developer and make sure the full photo reel is in it. Then pour water for a minute to stop development.

Let your photo sit into fixer for about 5-10 mins. Let film sit in running cold water for 5 mins. Then use your hypo clear agent and let it sit for 2 mins. After that one final wash for 5 mins.Then pull your film out and let dry for 1-2 hours. 

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5.)

Definitions:
1.)Contact Sheet- a contact print, usually of all frames of a developed roll of negative print film, used as a proof print.

2.)Agitation-hand-wringing, helps to speed-up and achieve an even development while processing film or paper. 

3.)Enlarger-projecting a film negative and a bed for holding a sheet of sensitized printing paper.

4.)Developer-a reducing agent or solution for developing a film or the like.

5.)Stop Bath-an acid bath or rinse for stopping the action of a developer before fixing a negative or print.

 

6.)Fixer-chemical substance, as sodium thiosulfate, used to promote fixation,solution for killing, hardening, and preserving material for microscopic study.

What the pros are doing - Repetition

"A pattern of lights forms a giant 275-foot jack-o-lantern on the side of WaMu Center in downtown Seattle."

There are alot of lights and squares that are repeating. A lot of lights made a design outside the building, the picture looks like a jackolatern, the lights that are off of lead a straight path up and down.

"Pakistani men pray next to a bullet-ridden vehicle parked in the Lal Masjid, or Red mosque." the people look like they are bowing down keep repeating the same thing in a line that looks like its never gonna end, the people are wearing different colored shirts to keep u awake.

"Inmates of the Maricopa County Sheriff's office walk in line". The prisoners are walking in the same line wearing the same clothes so its repeating the same thing what all prisoners do in prison. it is like a chain gang kind of thing and its trippin me out.

American Soldier slideshow and captions

2.) A. the most powerful picture the chapter five nineteenth photo. There's no distraction in the background and so the subjects just stand out well. I think this picture is great even though it's unbalanced, the army men just look strong and i think it's a good picture.
B. I think all of chapter one is a strong sequence of photos because it shows the soldier enlisting in the army and you can see the emotion not only in his eyes but also his parents. It shows the realities of going into the army straight out of high school it's pretty moving.
C. These images show the main points of Ian's life and they tell a story because the images come right after the other. Like every picture tells a section of the whole story, but these pictures work well together.  They all fit so well together and there's so much emotion in each picture. It's like his whole life wrapped up in a few pictures.
3) A. The verbs are usually written in present tense.
B  The captions enhance the photos because they say what the picture is showing. However, they give you some insight and what Ian is saying or thinking at the time that the picture was taken.They also tell you what the picture doesn't, like what happens after or right before the picture was taken.
4) 1. Chapter 8: Coming Home
Picture number 18.
Ian Fisher toasts with his friends Jonathan and Harvey on the night he gets home from Iraq while his girlfriend, Jenny, is in the background just watching. This is the first time Ian has seen Johnathan and Harvey in over a year and they toast to making more memories and having more fun times just like the good ol' days.
2. Chapter 2: In The Army
Picture number 6.
Ian Fisher closes his eyes and reminisces while he is getting his hair shaved his third day in the army. Ian has had his head shaved multiple so this is no big deal for him.
3. Chapter 5: Army Blues
Picture number 24.
Ian's dad, Mark, wakes him up for his big day to go to Basic Training in Little Rock, Arkansas. Ian's mother was in the kitchen cooking him up a good breakfast for his last day at home.
5)
A. These videos enhance the photographs because they basically give a detailed description about the photographs and you can hear the emotion in the voices and the background music just enhances the sadness.
B. Videos are sometimes better than photographs because you don't have to analyze the picture to figure out what all is going on, videos just tell and show you everything. They use the elements of SOUND along with sight to tell a story, whereas pictures just use sight. An example would be the Video Chapter 2-First Days and Second Thoughts video.
C. I think videos are better than photographs because with photographs you can see the emotion but in videos not only can you see it but you can also hear it. I just think videos tell the story better because you can hear a lot of different points of view whereas you can only see one side of things in photographs.

Funny captions - learning how to do it RIGHT

On October 31, 2010, China Doll, age -1, was in his room in his mothers arms, when he threw a fit about someone not feeding him the good milk instead of that cheap stuff. His mom, age 58 wasn't feeding him breast milk so she bought oak farms, and now got throw up all over her nice shirt.

Baby Shanae nae didn't wanna wait for his lunch time, for his mom to feed him.

He just thought he would find something by his self.

Mr. Kee Tried Breaking The Lock.

Then He Finally Gave Up And Took Everything Else.

Marlboro Marine

part 2. A and B
he was a very good editor with his skills to make such a good sideshow. the effects that he added by narrating it from the heart was very good. it showed the life of a marine after he has been let go from the platoon.

Part 3 A, B, C, D

The most powerful image in the whole sideshow to me was when he is on his motorcycle just cruising thinking about life. because is show how a person and cope with his problems and just free his mind.. the sequence of photographs that is most powerful to me in was when he showed himself going to counseling with his wife because it showed that he tried to get help with his situation. the audio helps the person who is watching understand the situation and get to know the marine better.the images work together to tell such an interesting story by going with the audio. and get the situation together.

http://photoblog.statesman.com/

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1418565568?bctid=44979062001
 this video is intresting to me because it is a commercial for where the wild things are. a movie that has interesting lighting a new features.

Contests Preview, Show and Tell

 This picture has alot of intesity behind it. it shows the football player taylor mays making a big impact hit on a penn state player. this photo is too powerful wirh the intensity that the tackle that the players collided. the content in the photo is a football game that went ugly for a player when he got cracked by two players at the same time. the lighting is the sun is a big factor.

Great Black and White Photographers part 3

in this picture i see a stove and a pot in it and i can see the black and white color and texture. if i could smell what was in the picture i would probably smell somthing cooking or a pot heat. i hear a creeking noise in the walls when i look at this picture. i tastelike an old taste when i see this picture like an old fashioned feeling. i feel safe when i look at this picture becuase of the comfortableness that is in there.

In this picture i see a girl graduating and it seems that she is happy like she should be. i smell the air and the intensity that is going on in the situation. i hear the cheers of the girl and how happy she is about graduating.. i taste the air of the new york streets and what is going on. i feel proud of the girl and what she has accomplished.

Academics Preview

1.The Story

3.Filling the Frame

2.Action and Emotion.

1.This photo is probably telling a grand story because it looks like a child reading a story for another child. he seems to be interested in what he is reading. The kid reading looks to be older than the rest of the kids. It looks like the younger children are actually paying attention to what the older one is reading.


2.This photo doesn't have too much action but it has some emotion as you can see the father cares for his daughter. He seems to be trying to calm her down because she seems to be excited or afraid of something.. the emotion the father shows to his child is that everything is gonna be alright. the passion is there he just has to be aware of his surrounding.


3.This third photo fills the frame with an interesting skeleton pic that is just laying there on the table. Just the fact that it is a skeleton puts it at a level where it can be one of those filling the frame photos. It has to be one of the top  of the line photos and is a big attention grabber because it is not normal to see a skeleton just laying on  a table like that. 

Advanced photo composition

 

     
   

 





The first pic is the ruld of thirds. the second is balancing the elements, the third pic is the merger and avoiding them. the fourth pic is cropping, the fifth pic is the framing, the sixth pic is the depth. the seventh pic is the background, the eigth pic is the viewpoint the ninth pic is the Symmetry and Patterns, and the final tenth pic is the line leading pic. sorry i dont really know how to put the words under the picture.



 

Composition 9/11 - the basics

the first pic is framing because it has it focused on one area.
the second pic is balance - the father is hugging his son to create it.
the third pic is simplicity

In these photos of the World Trade Center the fire from the blast the fourth pic is the rule of thirds becausethe twin towers are in the upper right and create a split. the fifth pic the last rile because it fits in well. and the sixth pic is the rule of lines because of the lines on the wall.

blends well with the smoke. In order to make a simple picture

Hurricane Ike

 the rule of thirds is applied in the first picture because the man in going on a steady path in the rain of ther hurricane. this photo blew my mind because it was one of those photos that is able to show how people can still walk after a disaster. the lighting is right on strike with it and it is a mysterious photo as well. it does not tell us where the man is goin and to where he might end up. this is just the right photo to prove that some peolpe try to make it through the storm in just a jacket.

in this photo with the lion in it would probably be the rule of lines because of the way the seats are lined up and u can't help but notice the lion. this photo is caught my attention because iit has a tiger in it and it looks kind of awkward with just some lion in the photo. it is a tragedy when animals get their lives flipped around aswell when a natural disaster happens. this photographer had alot of guts to go take that pic.

"Great black and white photographers, PART 2."

Roy DeCarava
December 9, 1919 – October 27, 2009
Decarava was raised in harlem and was in the harlem rennaissance and it was able to help him and many other inspiring artist at the time to come up big and was able to give them the inspiration that he needed to become a photographer.DeCarava was known as the first African American photographer to win a guggenheim fellowship and was awarded a National medal of Arts in 2006. Decarava attended the harlem art school for some time and he was able to open up his own art gallery. Decarava died in 2009 but his carreer was most likeley over in 2006 when he won the medal.

Pinhole finale

well my negative is white on the truck and postive the truck is black. the light is opposite on both of them.
neg·a·tive - 

1. expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.

2.

refusing consent, as to a proposal: a negative reply to my request.

3.

expressing refusal to do something: He maintained a negative attitude about cooperating.

4.

prohibitory, as a command or order.

5.

characterized by the absence of distinguishing or marked qualities or features; lacking positive attributes ( opposed to positive): a dull, lifeless, negative character.

6.

lacking in constructiveness, helpfulness, optimism, cooperativeness, or the like: a man of negative viewpoint.

7.

being without rewards, results, or effectiveness: a search of the premises proved negative.

8.

Mathematics, Physics .

a.

involving or noting subtraction; minus.

b.

measured or proceeding in the direction opposite to that which is considered as positive.

9.

Photography . noting an image in which the brightness values of the subject are reproduced so that the lightest areas are shown as the darkest.

10.

Electricity .

a.

of, pertaining to, or characterized by negative electricity.

b.

indicating a point in a circuit that has a lower potential than that of another point, the current flowing from the point of higher potential to the point of lower potential.

11.

Medicine/Medical . failing to show a positive result in a test for a specific disease caused by either bacteria or viruses.

12.

Chemistry . (of an element or group) tending to gain electrons and become negatively charged; acid.

13.

Physiology . responding in a direction away from the stimulus.

14.

of, pertaining to, or noting the south pole of a magnet.

15.

"A positive image is a normal image. A negative image is a total inversion of a positive image, in which light areas appear dark and vice versa. A negative color image is additionally color reversed, with red areas appearing cyan, greens appearing magenta and blues appearing yellow.
Film negatives usually also have much less contrast than the final images. This is compensated by the higher contrast reproduction by photographic paper or by increasing the contrast when scanning and post processing the scanned images." (wikepedia)