Christian Ruhm

Part One

1. Christian's work is interesting and effects such as the ones he uses are impressive, but I personally am not very visually pleased by the work on this page. In other words, I wouldn't share it or go back to it because it doesn't interest me enough.

2. I am guessing he took the original photo just like any other photo, and then he used a program to add this effect. Or maybe these were the original photo; he just used a mode on the camera and took different angles, making the final product.

3. Another building I have come across that I think would work good with this collection of photos is the Frost Bank. I'm not sure of the difficulty of getting the photo, since it is such a tall building and I don't think there's any lookouts or anything that could help in getting a good angle.

Part Two

1.

• The most recognized painting in the world has a lot to teach photographers, mainly connection with your subject. As has been said before, that smile says a lot about the connection between the painter and the subject. That is what every photographer should be looking for when they take a portrait and one of the reasons why this is such a memorable image.
• Most photographers look for that moment, that bigger than life explosion of happening that hooks people in. Nighthawks is a soft hook. This is a photo that grabs your attention because it is so quiet. Photographers also have to be on the lookout for these quiet moments as well.
• Norman Rockwell was very good at creating a memory in our heads the instant we see one of his paintings. There are some books that have less story than this image. Do that with a photograph and you will have succeeded.

2. Favorite: Nighthawks by Edward Hopper

3. Photo: 

4. This photographer followed the suggestions because very few things are happening in this picture, but its soft hook makes you wonder what is really happening.

5. I think I would be most influenced by the Mona Lisa painting; the suggestion on subject connection. I really like how much you can tell, or assume, from the subject's facial expression or the way their eyes are looking at you. You can almost tell their feelings for the photographer.

Academic Shoot Preview

Academic Shoot Preview

Action and Emotion

This photo is special because of the subjects' reaction to the bubbles. They look amazed and excited and the picture is pretty cool because it captures that, as well as the experiment that they are reacting to. 

Filling The Frame

This photo is filled with the most interesting stuff in my opinion because it's dark, yet keeps its quality and the picture has light where it needs to be. I also think the experiment they're performing with their welding helmets on looks almost magical; sort of space-like.

 The Story

I think this photo told the most story out of any of the others because you can see how young the kids are and how thrilled the homeless individuals are. The expressions and the physical behavior in the photo really communicate a story. 

Jostens 2012 Contest

My favorite photo from the Academics & Community Service section of the contest is "Political Secrets" taken by Allison Fahrni. In the photo a woman is whispering into a man's ear and there is an out of focus American flag in the background, which I really like because of the title. The photo really has a "political secrets" theme to it and I really like the way the photographer focused this photo. The rule of photography, rule of thirds, is executed well in this photo.

Planning for Academic Shoot

1. I think I could take photos like the ones I viewed today anywhere in the Bowie community, classrooms, or events.

2. I would like to visit any of my favorite teachers' classrooms over my years at Bowie. Most people would think going to an English class isn't a good choice because there isn't much action or experiments, but I think there may be a lot of interesting behavior to shoot in class discussions and diving into literature. Or I could visit an art classroom and shoot some kids working on artwork.

3. As the photographer, I will utilize the zoom feature and I will change angles and I will get the best shot on things. I will capture the story and the emotion.

Ethical Vs. Unethical Manipulations

Ethical Vs. Unethical Manipulations

 I would say this manipulation of OJ Simpson is the most unethical. They made his skin and eyes darker to make him seem more like a criminal that needed to be locked up forever and no matter what he did, I think it is unethical to change his appearance to make people have an even worse impression of him. Not to mention making his skin darker in order to make him scarier could be seen as slightly racist...

I would say that this photo it speaks of in the article where all that is manipulated is that shot of a tiny portion of somebody's legs is the least unethical. The photographer had no need for that part of the photo and it is so small that you can't tell who the person is, so it's not offensive that the person is being removed or anything of that nature. The fact that you would lose your job for removing that small unimportant part of the photo seems a bit crazy to me; I don't see that manipulation as unethical.

Photo Manipulation and Ethics

Photo Manipulation and Ethics

The article on global journalist speaks of different stories of journalists around the world wrongly manipulating photos and then publishing them. They were all caught and fired and their work was removed from databases. The main idea of the article was basically that manipulation of photos is unethical in the same sense that plagiarism and publishing false information are. I agree that it is unethical, although some cases are much less unethical than others. For example, cropping out all the women in a photo is quite unnecessary and obviously sexist, but cropping out a guy in the background of a photo to emphasize the subjects of a photo isn't that wrong in my opinion. Losing your job and all your work you've ever done as a journalist seems a bit harsh to me, unless of course your photo manipulation was one of the bad cases. The fact that its just an assumed consequence for photo manipulation is a bit scary.

Great Black and White Photographers, Pt. 2

Great Black and White Photographers, Pt. 2

Lisette Model was born in Vienna, Austria on November 10, 1901 and died in NYC on March 30, 1983. She achieved fluency in three languages while still in her teens and was mentored in music by Arnold Schõnberg. She married Evsa Model in 1937 and they were married until Evsa died in 1976. She taught photography at the San Francisco Institute of Fine Arts and The New School for Social Research.

Post Shoot Reflection

Post Shoot Reflection

1. While trying to get my 4 prompts, my main conflict that I encountered was that Bowie is very limited in what I can take pictures of, in my opinion. It mostly consists of cement hallways and a variety of two or three colors.

2. I found myself thinking the most about rule of thirds and framing and angles; these are the simple things and no matter the picture, it looks attractive and like an effective picture.

3. If I could do the assignment again, I would most likely go to other parts of the school and outside, just to explore and see what better pictures I could take.

4. Something I would do the same is I would use my own understanding on the prompt, even if its not really what was meant.

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These photos were pretty and they followed the rules of composition. One thing that
could be worked on though is that they don't have any factor that makes them interesting or special.

September 14th Shoot

Metal

 Bowie

 Angry

 Happy

 Merger

In my "metal" photo I would say I achieved the rule of simplicity, 

considering the blank wall in the background of the photo.

Avoiding a Merger

Avoiding a Merger

In this photo, the background smoke creates a background for the picture
without creating a merger. The photographer successfully avoided a merger.

Lines

Lines

In this photo, the plane, which is the amazing part of the picture, could go unnoticed to some people. But the tower serves as a line and guides eyes towards the plane.

Framing

Framing

The parts of the wall that are still remaining act as a frame for the picture. The firefighter on the ladder is more emphasized because he is framed.

Simplicity

Simplicity

In this photo, the subject is more noticeable because of simplicity. The simplicity is caused because the background is very plain.

Balance

Balance

In this powerful and historic photo, the two men are balanced effectively. The empty spaces on either side don't outweigh the other.

Rule of Thirds

Rule of Thirds

In this photo, the building is in the bottom left of the "grid" that the
rule of thirds speaks of. This makes the photo more pleasing to the human eye.

The Camera: History and Information

The Camera: History and Information

1. Inside a completely dark room, a tiny hole is created in one wall. Through the hole light is focused, and the outside scene is projected (upside down) on the opposite wall. The effect came to be known as the "camera obscura" which is Latin for "dark room". This was the first camera. The hole acted like a lens, focusing and projecting light onto the wall of the dark chamber.

2. In the 17th century, man became a step closer to creating the modern camera when Isaac Newton and Christian Huygens perfected the understanding of optics and the process of making high quality glass lenses.

3. Joseph Nicephore Niepce invented the final touch to the camera: film.

4. Modern digital cameras have this in common with Niepce's camera. Although they have digital film now rather than plastic film, they still have film in common.

5. Digital cameras capture images with an electronic sensor called a CCD.

6. The difference between the auto button and the program button is that with auto, the camera will completely control flash and exposure. On most cameras this is labelled "auto", on others simply "A". Some cameras only have program. With program, you have automatic-assist, just point and shoot. Unlike full auto mode, you can usually control flash and a few other camera settings.

7. In portrait mode, to attempt to blur out the background, camera will try to use the fastest available lens setting (aperture) settings.

8. In sports mode, to freeze motion, camera will use the highest shutter speed possible.

9. The half-press on the trigger button is helpful because it gives you faster camera response time, you have more control over focus, and it encourages better composition. 

10. This symbol means that the flash is disabled. You will have no flash at all.

11.This symbol means auto-flash. In most camera modes, it is enabled by default and will automatically fire if the camera thinks it needs more light.

12. Too much light in a picture will make it washed out.

13. Not enough light in a picture and it will be too dark.

14. The term "stop" is used in every aspect of photography to represent a relative change in the brightness of light.

15. If there are two suns instead of one, the planet is one stop brighter.

16. If there are four suns instead of two, the planet is one more stop brighter, making it two stops brighter than just one sun.

17. A longer shutter speed equals more light.

18. A shorter shutter speed equals less light. 

19. Before light reaches film, it must pass through an opening called an "aperture". The aperture is like a pupil. You can control the aperture by setting the "aperture opening", also known as an F-Stop.

20. When adjusting the aperture, smaller F-stop numbers equal larger openings, and larger openings equal more light. So if you're wanting more light, make the openings bigger by making the F-Stops smaller.

Black & White Photographers

Black&White Photographers

Edward Steichen

Arnold Newman

Lisette Model

First Day Photos

First Day Photos

I like this photo of Jake because although his pose is awkward, the quality is good. It's not blurry and he is in focus while the background is not. You can tell by looking at the person in the back. 

This was my photo to remember the first day. It was very hot outside and I did not dress accordingly. I would title this picture "misery". I don't really like the picture because it's not very unique and doesn't really have a message, but it fit the prompt.