Final Exam study guide

1. Explain how to get to the server drives and your folder.
Double click on server drives on the desktop to activate them. Then go to start, right click, click explore, go to T drive, photojournalism, 8th period, and then find your name.

2. Explain how we use blogger.com in this class
Blogger.com is where we do all of our assignments. We post them on out very own blog.

3. Explain the process of creating a pinhole camera
The materials you need are...

• An oatmeal can
• Black construction paper
• Scissors
• A sewing pin
• Glue
• A Blade
• Foil
• Black duct tape

First cover up the whole inside of the can with the black construction paper. If there is any spots of the cans that isn't covered you can use the black duct tape. Then cover up the can lid with construction paper and duct tape also. Then cut a rectangular shape the size of your pinkie finger in the middle of the can like a flap. Then cut out a piece of foil the size of you're rectangular hole. Make sure the foil isn't wrinkled. The foil has to be smooth. Get the foil and tape it on the inside of the can with duct tape covering the hole. Once you're done get the sewing needle and poke a tiny whole in the middle of the foil. After than tape the flap on the outside of you're can and you are done.


4. Explain how the pinhole camera works and how the image is transferred to the paper inside
Well the hole that was made in the pinhole camera is for light to come in when you open the flap. BUT before you let light into your camera you need to put the paper in first. When you put the paper in you have to make sure you're in a darkroom. While putting the paper in you have to have the shiny side facing towards the hole. Then close the lid and while still in the darkroom and make sure the paper doesn't shake around while inside. Then you go outside in the daylight and find something to take a picture of. You open the flap for however many seconds you need to and then close it. When you do that light is going inside of your pinhole and going onto the negative 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- the subject of your picture is in one of the corners divided by 2 lines and 3 vertical lines.

5b. Balancing Elements- balancing the photo with weight on each side to fill up space.

5c. Leading Lines- lines that drag you to the main subject of the photograph.

5d. Symmetry and Patterns (repetition)- by dividing the picture in half and each side will look similar. Could be used with architectural buildings.

5e. Viewpoint- taking a picture from high above, down at ground level, from the side, from the back and even close up so that the viewpoint has a massive effect on the composition.

5f. Background/simplicity- making sure the background doesn't blend in with the subject.

5g. Create depth- the foreground, middle ground, and background are all in focus so that it looks like you can just walk into the photo.

5h. Framing- having an object around the edges to the photo to help isolate the main subject.

5i. Cropping- cropping tight around the subject to eliminate the background clutter, making sure the main subject gets the viewers undivided attention.

5j. Mergers and avoiding them- making sure nothing in the background blends in with the subject so that it doesn't confuse the viewer's eye.

6. Explain how action and emotion impact a photograph
Action and emotion can really affect a viewer's feeling. Emotional pictures will made you sad or happy and action will fill you up with suspense.

7. Explain how a photo can "tell a story"
The photo can have a lot of detail and emotion.

8. Explain what the word "multimedia" means and share some examples of how we have seen them in class
a video with text, audio, still images, animations, and interactivity.

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
It provides more imagery.

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.
Photojournalism is all about showing people the reality of the world and what's going on around us. Fashion photography is all about perfection and beauty. If a model doesn't look perfect in a photo it will be fixed, but with photojournalism it's not okay to be fake. 

12. Explain the difference between a portrait and a self portrait.
The self portrait is taken of yourself and the portrait is taken of others.

13. Explain what characteristics of a good portrait are.
Good contrast, composition, one element that reveals the subjects personality.

14. Explain what the major differences are between newspaper and yearbook.
Yearbook class is all about taking pictures for the yearbook and designing the sheets that go in it.
Newspaper is where students can express their feelings and opinions in the school newspaper.

 Definitions

1. Aperture- the camera allows you to select the aperture over the available range and have the camera calculate the best shutter speed to expose the image correctly.
2. Shutter- a device that allows light to pass for a determined period of time, for the purpose of exposing photographic film or a light-sensitive electronic sensor to light to capture a permanent image of a scene.
3. Exposure- the total amount of light allowed to fall in the photograhic medium or during the process of taking a photograph.
4. F-stop- A measure of the size of the opening in a lens calibrated to a corresponding focal length.
5. Single lens reflex- a camera that typically uses a semi-automatic moving mirror system that permits the photographer to see exactly what will be captured by the film or digital imaging system.
6. Negative- a total inversion of a positive image, in which light areas appear dark and vice versa.
7. Positive- having the same rendition of light and shade as in the original scene.
8. Contact sheet- a sheet of paper that contains all of the pictures you had on your film.
9. Agitation- keeps a chemical moving.
10. Enlarger- a specialized transparency projector used to produce photographic prints for film.
11. Stop bath- an acid rinse for stopping the action of a developer before fixing a negative or print.
12. Fixer- removes the undeveloped silver iodide from the emulsion.
13. Safe light- A filtered light thats used in a darkroom to allow you to see while handling light sensitive material.
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.

Choice Sheets

Next year I think I might take yearbook I. It would be fun to take pictures and help design the pages for the yearbook. I have learned a lot about making captions this semester. So next year in yearbook I'll be experienced with what I learned in photojournalism. Making captions for the photos will be easy for me.


Favorite Yearbook Spread
http://www.jostens.com/yearbooks/content/catalogitems/ybk_cd_advisers_adobe/ybk_cd_contest_adobe_hm_mills_sm.jpg

 Favorite Online Newspaper
http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/258/articleid/395234/newspaperid/234/Jingle_Ball_Rocks_Sacramento.aspx

Abandoned Theme Parks

My favorite amusement park from the two articles would have to be Spreepark, Berlin, Germany. I would love to visit the park and take pictures because it just looks so creepy. My favorite picture is the roller coaster tracks going into the dragon mouth. That one really caught my eye. The little swan boats look like they would be really fun to be in. I wish I could just go there now and take pictures. It's so mysterious and haunted looking.

Other places like haunted houses, flower gardens, under the ocean, jungles or creeks would be others places photographers might want to take good pics.

Here is a picture of a dangerous cavern at the bottom of the sea taken by Wes Skiles.

There are so many different life forms in the ocean like colorful plants. It would be great to take pictures of beautiful fish like dolphins, seahorses, or even those really ugly, creepy looking fish that live deep into ocean. Taking pictures in the water would never get boring. It's like a whole new world in the sea. 

Just for me to do something like that would take a lot. First I would need a really amazing waterproof camera, I would need to find out the nicest place to take aquatic pictures, get the money to travel there, I would need a boat or someone to take me out into the ocean, I would need gear to protect myself in the water and money to go more interesting places.

My first print

 

1. The boy in the picture and the computer are in sharp focus. What's not in focus is the background, but that doesn't really need to be anyway.
2. The contrast is good. Some people may think its dark because the kid in my photo has dark skin and a black shirt on so that may be confusing. 
3. I think that all the rules are followed. The photo is candid. The subject of the picture would be the computer and how the boy is on it so yes I would say it is framed correctly. The composition rule I used was the rule of thirds and balance. The picture shows academics.
4. I have a few tiny spots on my photo from the chemicals. I must have not left my photo in the fixer for the right amount of time.
5. Yes there are spots, but they are small. 
6. Yes all of my things are into my folder.

CAPTION:

Jackson here is working on a power point for his history class in the computer lab during 8th period. He was just getting started on his assignment when I approached him. 

Portraits and self-portraits - start looking

Favorite Self Portrait

Favorite Professional Portrait


I think what makes a good photo is that it is unique and you can see what is in the photo. If the photo isn't clear how will you get your message across? I also think that a good photo has a message or something symbolizing your message. For my next 12 frames I think that I will try and take pictures with emotion because it's cool how one photo can change people's feelings.



Ethics in fashion photography

1.

• Lips were made more plump and thicker
• Neck was made longer
• Eyes were moved farther down
• Neck was made skinnier
• Eyes were enlarged
• The whole lighting on her face changed
• Cheek bones were made higher

2.  I think that it's just wrong to change a person's face like that just so it can be perfect. If the woman they used for the Ad wasn't pretty enough for them, why did they use her in the first place? Getting her photograph taken is suppose to be done to show the world her beauty and her facial features, not to show how perfect her face looks.

3. I think that is some ways it is acceptable to do this kind of manipulation. If someone were to change little details of a photo to make them look a little bit nicer I think that would be okay. Maybe changing the way someone's hair looks just a tad bit. Only to fix mistakes, but changing up someone's whole face just for an advertisement, that's fake and wrong to me.

4. I think little changes are okay. Fixing mistakes like hair being in a person's face or taking a picture and something accidentally was in the photo and then taking it out. That's seems pretty acceptable. What I think is not okay would be totally transforming the whole picture. If someone were to do that then what is the whole point of even taking the photo?

5. Photojournalism photography is all about taking photos and showing people you're talent and what you can do. Fashion photography is just all about how the person looks in the photo and being perfect. With Photojournalism photography nothing has to be perfect you can take pictures any way you like, it's true work of art.

6. Fashion Photography can be changed with PhotoShop to make the facial features totally different which isn't real at all. With Photojournalism photography you are using the original photo that you took.

Negatives Evaluation

1. From looking at your negatives, how many of your photos do you think turned out well?
All of my negatives came out perfect.

2. How many of your photos appear like they will not turn out well? Why do you think these photos did not turn out? 

None of my photos look blurry or damaged.

3. Select the negative image that you think will turn out the best when it is printed. Why do you think this photo will turn out well?

I think that negative #17 will come out the best because there is a lot of detail and you can even see what's on the computer monitor.

4. What technical aspects of photography (focus, exposure, composition) do you think are present in your best negative? What evidence can you provide from the appearance of the negative to support your answer?

My best negative, #19, is focused really well. The exposure looks really good and the composition is leading lines. There are a line of kids sitting down at the computers.

 

5. What advanced composition techniques (Ex: rule of thirds, leading lines) that you have learned in class are present in your favorite negative?

 The photo of me, #11, is my favorite negative because you can see farther down the hallway. I see that Jane used the rule of thirds while taking the photo.

Photo Manipulation and ethics

The main point of "Ethnics in the age of digital manipulation" is that photo manipulation can be used to fake important events that are put into magazines and newspapers. They are used to make the people think differently or sometimes just for a little April fools joke. The people that do the editing to the photos either get fired or someone else gets blamed, which isn't cool.

It's wrong to lie and fake a picture to make people believe something that isn't true. That's why I think this kind  of photo editing is unethical. It makes me wonder if all of the pictures I've seen in celeb magazines are even real. Who knows? There could be people right now editing photos to make them look like there is a whole different situation going on in the photo.

This definitely is the most unethical out of the bunch. This photo is just totally wrong because Bush didn't even have a debate with Saddam. America is being lied to! Plus you can totally tell it's photo shopped. I say Epic Fail to the editor of this picture. 

This National Geographic cover is the least unethical because It's not really a big deal that the mountains were moved closer together. The editor of the photo just simply wanted to make the cover look nice and fit into the size of the cover. I see no harm in that.

Drug Cartels in Mexico

This story is very upsetting and disturbing. It's really screwed up that the people of Juarez, Mexico have to go through living in fear daily. I just don't understand why the drug cartels have to kill innocent people. Something that caught my attention while reading the story was that photographers had to be careful while taking pictures of  the policeman because that might be secretly working for the drug cartel.

What caught my eye while watching  the video was the picture of the old woman in the casket. I liked how the photographer took the picture with an angle. It looks like they were trying to use the rule of simplicity. The reason I picked this photo is because it makes me sad thinking about all of the lives that were lost in the Drug Cartel.

Making a Black and White print

Materials

• Enlarger
• Paper
• Filters
• Trays and chemicals for developing
• Dodging and burning tools
• Enlarger focus tool
• Easel

Chemicals

• Developer
• Acetic acid stop
• Fixer

Summary
Switch on the enlarger light. Place a masking easel, a flat metal plate with sliding arms on all four sides for cropping the image manually on the baseboard. Place a used piece of photographic print paper white side up on the easel. Switch on the enlarger light. Scale and focus the image. Create a border around the image by sliding the easel arms up to the edge of the image so it just overlaps. Switch off the enlarger light. Place a sheet of unused print paper emulsion side up on the easel. Close the top of the easel so that the arms are centered on the page. Select a filter if using variable contrast paper. Filters are usually placed inside a slot in the enlarger head and come in five grades, 1 being low-contrast and 5 being high-contrast. Place the filter in the filter holder and close securely. Set the aperture and timer using the test strip as a guide. Switch on the timer. Expose the print paper. Place it in the developer tray and proceed with processing.

1. Emulsion - A light sensitive coating on photographic film and paper. An emulsion is made up of silver halides and gelatin.
2. Aperture - the camera allows you to select the aperture over the available range and have the camera calculate the best shutter speed to expose the image correctly.
3. Masking easel - A darkroom device used to hold paper flat while exposing it to light from an enlarger. An easel creates a white border surrounding a print because its "arms" block light from striking the print paper's edges.
4. Exposure - the total amount of light allowed to fall on the photographic medium or during the process of taking a photograph.
5. Safe light - A filtered light thats used in a darkroom to allow you to see while handling light sensitive material.
6. Dodging - used in photography for a technique used during the printing process to manipulate the exposure of a selected area(s) on a photographic print, deviating from the rest of the image's exposure.
7. Burning - used in photography for a technique used during the printing process to manipulate the exposure of a selected area(s) on a photographic print, deviating from the rest of the image's exposure.

Post Shoot Reflection

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get close, capture real moments, and capture action or emotion? Explain how you dealt with these challenges.

It was hard to make sure kids weren't looking at me while I was taking pictures. Every time I got close up they wanted to look at the camera. I had to tell a few kids to look away. Also I had to change the focus for when I got farther away from my subject.


2. What technical aspects of photography (focus, exposure, composition) did you find yourself thinking about the most? Provide a specific example of what you did to do this correctly.

When I was taking pictures all that mattered to me was focus. I wanted to make sure all the pictures I took were very clear.

3. Explain how you attempted to use at least one of the advanced composition techniques you learned in class while shooting.

I used the Framing rule taking each picture.

4. What would you do differently the next time you shoot to improve your photographs?

Next time I take pictures I'm going to make sure the camera is in focus before I shoot. I'll also make sure the picture looks good before I take it.

Processing Black and White photos

1.) Materials

• Film
• Photo Paper
• Chemicals

2.) Chemicals needed

• Developer
• Fixer
• Stop Bath
• Hypo Clear

3.) Summary
When you get into the darkroom you need to remove the film from the cassette. Load the film onto a metal or plastic film reel. Either one is fine. You need to place the loaded reel in the film tank and cover it. You may turn on the light after. The film is now in a light tight container. Now you begin processing. First, set up your chemicals which include a film developer, a stop bath, a fixer with hardener, and a hypo eliminator bath. You need to make sure that the temperature of the chemicals is carefully controlled. The chemicals are affected by the speed of the film and the temperature of the developer. Next you have to pour developer into the open part of the sealed film tank and cover it. Leave it there for how ever long you are required to. When your done, take the lid off the sealed film tank and pour it out. Now pour running water into the film tank for one minute to stop development. It's time to use a fixer with hardener to fix the image to where it can be viewed in normal light. It will take somewhere around 5 to 10 minutes. After fixing, you remove the tank cover completely and let the film settle in cold running water for 5 minutes. Now you need to remove all traces of the fixer to avoid the appearance of white spots on your negatives. Then pour in a tankful of Hypo eliminator and agitate for 2 minutes. Finally you wash it for another 5 minutes. Now pull the film out of the tank and hang the film  up to dry in a dust-free area. The film should be done drying after a couple hours.

 Definitions
1. Contact sheet- a photographic image produced from film.
2. Agitation- keeping a chemical moving.
3. Enlarger- a specialized transparency projector used to produce photographic prints for film.
4. Developer- a solution used for developing a film or photographic paper.
5. Stop Bath- an acid rinse for stopping the action of a developer before fixing a negative or print.
6. Fixer- removes the undeveloped silver iodide from the emulsion.

What the pros are doing - Repetition

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

1) The lights and buildings give the photo a pattern. The pumpkin in the very middle completes the picture and it's the main focus. It's captures the viewer's eye.

 

Doe-Eyed
Lisa Simpson appears on television screens on a new Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 after its inaugural passenger flight from Singapore to Sydney, Australia.


2)The seats on the airplane make the whole picture symmetrical. It has a nice pattern going on with the square Televisions. What draws my attention when I look at this picture would be the cartoon on the Televisions and how there are so many of them.

Slice of Heaven
Judges rate Alpine cheese in Oberstdorf, Germany. Jury members at the 5th Alpine Cheese Olympics rated over 700 kinds of Alpine cheese from all over the world

3)There is all different shapes and sizes of delicious cheese lined up. That's the pattern I see. What catches my eye first is the big wheels of cheese in the two front rows.

American Soldier

2)

A. The most powerful picture to me would be the photo of Ian and his friends on Ian's bed. It's a really powerful picture because it's emotional how they are all crying together.

B. The most power sequence of photos is "Signing up" because is shows Ian growing up into a man, going off to the army and saying his goodbyes.

C. The images are all in order and they show you what an American soldier went through.

3)


A.  Present tense

B. They enhance the photographs by helping the viewer understand the situation more.

4)

Chapter 1: Signing Up, picture 2
Jeromy sits with his two best friends Lisa(left) and Mike(right) while they have their first high school assembly of the year about the school's dress code.

Chapter 4: First Assignment, picture 4
Alex gets his first tattoo in the local tattoo parlor with all his friends watching.

Chapter 8: Coming Home, picture 26
Greg walks to his car in the airport parking lot with his mother Abigale and his girlfriend Jessica. 


5)

A. The other features on the website help the viewers understand more about Ian's life and what he had to go through.

B. Videos are so much better than photographs because you can get more information then just looking at a picture with a little caption. It doesn't really say a lot. When I was looking at the pictures in Chapter 9 I didn't really understand why Ian was holding a bottle of pills but when I watched the video for Chapter 9 I realized they were for his broken ankle.

C. Photographs are better than videos because you can capture Ian's emotions. The videos are just Ian talking about what he went through. In Chapter 5 there is a picture of Ian and his friends hugging and crying, but in the Chapter 5 video Ian doesn't talk about his emotions.

Iraq slide show

It looks like this photograph is portraying the rule of thirds because the man is on the far right. The photograph is showing the man's steps and where he came from. It's an excellent photo because it shows all of the destruction that's been done in Iraq. The picture also has a lot of details. Especially on the wall and ground. I picked this picture mainly because the man in the photo is carrying a gun to be secure. I  also picked it because you can see so much destruction. There is this random patch of blood where the man is walking and it's mysterious to me. 

When I look at this photograph, I think of Balance. You can tell the photography wanted symmetry while taking this. It's a cool photo mainly because of the chandelier. It really brightens the photo and it helps the viewer focus on the main subject. I picked this photo because it was a very good example for symmetry and because I like the chandelier.

Funny Captions

Carl and his girlfriend Sindy were cruising down the street. Suddenly they saw a hairy man on the side of the street. They man waved and they pulled up to see what he wanted. "Excuse me sir, but how do I get to the nearest corner store?" the man asked.

Little Kenny woke up in the middle of the night and was craving a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. There was one problem though, the jelly was on the top shelf  *DUN DUN DUN* so he climbed his way up.

Camera man Tim Smith was trying to capture the bull running through town, but as soon as he took the picture the bull lost his balance and went straight for his camera lens. Hopefully Tim survived. :)

Marlboro Marine

In Marlboro Marine, Luis Sinco used more than just photos in the slide show. It has lots of audio including wind chimes in the very beginning and in the end of the video. James Blake Miller is talking for most of the video about his experience. The background music is James playing his guitar. The slide show has captions for those who are watching the slide show. The editing is really cool because when you watch the slide show some of the pictures are being pulled up so fast it looks like a video.

A. The  most powerful picture in the slide show would have to be the picture of James smoking a cigarette. Just by looking at the photo you can see how depressed James is. He has his head down and his eyes closed.

B. The sequence of photos with the building exploding is the most powerful to me. While looking at the pictures you can see the damage that was being done at the time.

C. The audio gives you more of a sad feeling while watching the slide show and helps you understand James' depression.

D. The images work together to make a story because while James is narrating, the pictures go along with what he is talking about.

Contest Preview Part 2

This photo is so crazy! It's a 9 month old baby girl floating by herself. The baby's facial expression is hilarious. She just looks like she's enjoying floating on her back. It's crazy how a little 9 month old baby can swim and when I was seven years old I was terrified of even stepping into the water. That just shows how intelligent babies can be.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1418565568?bctid=14018184001

I liked watching this video because UT games are so excited. Basketball is such a fun sport. It was funny when people were rushing to get in their seats before the game started. 

Contest Preview

ATPI Fall Contest

I think the vibrant colors are what make this photo so powerful. Especially the butterfly. The light is focused on the butterfly. It gives you a creepy and mysterious feeling when you look at the photo because of the dark contrast. It has a lot of dark areas but the butterfly is bright. The picture is composed of simplicity.

Academics Preview

The Story

What pops into my head is that this is a band performing for a small crowd. It's their first gig and their owning it. The locals are going wild and the band's music is phenomenal. The band members are feeling so relieved and happy that the crowd is loving them. They are so excited that the don't even remember playing because it all went by so fast. After their performance a man offers the them a gig at his coffee shop.

Action and Emotion

This picture has a lot of emotion. The cute little girl has a happy facial expression. The man is holding her in a very caring and lovable way. Just by looking at the photo it gives you a warm fuzzy feeling. The action would be him about to pick her up.

Filling The Frame

The frame is filled with lots of vibrant colors. You can see all the beautiful artwork the young man has created. You can see his reflection in a mirror as hes using oil pastels. 

Great Black and White Photographers part 3

Emmet Gowin

Willaim Klein

1) When I first looked at Emmet Gowin's photo I noticed the little girl  laying in the grass. Then when I looked at William Klein's photo I first noticed the boy holding the gun and his facial expression. I chose these photos because they are so interesting. They're very different and unique from other pictures out there.

2) When I look at Gowin's photo I see the little girl laying down. I see grass all over. I see dolls surrounding the little girl. I hear the wind blowing in my ears. I hear grasshoppers chiroing. I hear the little girl yawing and enjoying her day. I taste dry air. I feel the warm sun beaming down on me. I feel the wind blowing in my face. I feel happy and peaceful.

When I look at Klein's photo I see two little boys. I see a gun pointed at me. I recognize the facial expression on the boy's face. I smell sweaty boys. I hear the two boys communicating with each other. They're fighting and they're very loud. I taste cigarettes from the people walking on the sidewalk. I taste dry air and sweat. I feel annoyed.

Advanced Photo Composition

1. Rule of Thirds

2. Leading Lines

3. Balancing Elements

4. Background

5. Cropping

6. Viewpoint

7. Symmetry and Patterns

8. Framing

9. Avoiding Mergers

10. Create Depth

Hurricane Ike

 

This photo best displays the composition rule of framing because the center of interest is in the middle. The street gives the picture some depth. This photo strikes me because it gives me that gloomy feeling. The man in the photo chose to walk in the very center of the street which is interesting. The subject of the photo would be the man because he fits perfectly in the picture and he is the only moving object.

When I first saw this picture, what got my attention was how the man's hat blends in with the blue chairs. I thought that was cool. This photo is following the composition rule of balance. Even though the man might be off center just a tad, it still has balance. The man is also the subject and main focus. All of your attention goes to the man with the blue hat as you glance at the picture. That is why it is the main subject.

Great black and white photographers, PART 2

William Klein

William was born on April 19, 1928 in New York, New York. Him and his family were poor Jewish immigrants. He felt alienated in his Irish neighborhood. Students from school and kids on the street picked on him because of his religion and culture. Klein was known as the bright, sarcastic kid who liked art and humanities. He loved the moma, museum of modern art. It was like a second home to him from the age 12 and on. At the age 14 he was 3 years ahead of his classmates and enrolled in the city college of New York where he studied sociology. When he turned 18, William joined the US army for two years as a radio operator and stationed in Germany and France. After his discharge he settled in Paris to become a painter. He exhibited in Italy while working with Fernand Leger and he painted a series of abstract murals for Italian architects. Klein was an artist using photography. He set out to re-invent the photographic document. His photots were mostly blurred and out of focus, often almost pushing his camera with wide angle lens into peoples faces. In 1956 he went on to publish a book in New York. It featured this quick reflex 35mm street photography with a graphic design and text. This was later followed by his other books Rome, Moscow and Tokyo. Klein also made a number of movies. His first movie was Broadway by Light. In 1962 he gave up still photography to produce films on Muhammad Ali and Little Richard, the Vietnam War, and experimental films 'Mr Freedom and 'Qui-Etes Vous Polly Magoo' for Vouge. Then in 1980 he went back to still photography.

Pinhole Finale

1) In the negative picture the wall is light and in the positive picture the wall is dark. The picture is also flipped.

2)Negative-nothing an image in which the brightness values of the subject are reproduced so that the lightest areas are shown as the darkest.

Avoiding Mergers

 

The photographer really wanted to capture the fireman, but also capture the building collapsing in the background. The are no colors merging together because of the smoke in the background. The smoke makes it easier to spot the fireman. Also nothing is being cut off in this picture. Everything is centered nicely.

Framing

 

This is a good example of framing because you can see all the buildings. You can see the whole background of the city, but mainly you can see the smoke coming from the twin towers.

Balance

The main focus is right smack in the middle of the picture. It is definitely balanced. The main focus isn't cut off so that's a plus. 

Lines

 

   

 

The Lines of the building helps you recognize that the man is falling down from the building. It's important to have the main focus at the top of the picture so that people can see the length of distance the man is falling.

The Rule of Thirds

 

I picked this picture for my rule of thirds example because you can really see the shadow of the main focus.

Simplicity

 

This is a very good example of Simplicity. The main focus is centered  and nothing is being cut off. The main focus isn't blending in with anything else so you can really see the picture.

Masters of Photography

Gordon Parks

Emmet Gowin

William Klein

Single-lens Reflex Camera

Parallax is an apparent displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight, and is measured by the angle or semi-angle of inclination between those two lines.

Viewfinder is what the photographer looks through to compose, and in many cases to focus, the picture

Contrast ratio is a measure of a display system, defined as the ratio of the luminance of the brightest color (white) to that of the darkest color (black) that the system is capable of producing.

Refresh rate is the number of times in a second that display hardware draws the data.

Aperture is a hole or an opening through which light travels.

A Shutter is a device that allows light to pass for a determined period of time, for the purpose of exposing photographic film or a light-sensitive electronic sensor to light to capture a permanent image of a scene.


Exposure is the total amount of light allowed to fall on the photographic medium during the process of taking a photograph.

Depth of field is the portion of a scene that appears acceptably sharp in the image.

F-Stop A measure of the size of the opening in a lens calibrated to a corresponding focal length.

A Focal length of a lens is defined as the distance in mm from the optical center of the lens to the focal point.

Pinhole Pics

I think this picture is outstanding. It just makes me wonder. It's cool and mysterious because its focused on this secret passage way that leads to a little house. The picture isn't warped at all so it looks good.

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I think this is a spider, but it's really hard to tell what else is in this picture. The main focus is very blurry and everything else in the picture is really hard to see. I can't really tell if it's warped or not, but i'm thinking no.