Plan for portrait assignment

Who will you shoot, where will you shoot, and what will you do to make the shot successful?


I will shoot my brother, Joshua Kelly, age 9.

I will shoot in different places in the city, all around downtown Austin.

To make the shot successful I will make sure the lighting focus are perfect and take more that one. 

Self Portraits and portraits Part I AND Rules of Photography Part 2

Tips:

1. Looking within the frame – alternatively you could have your subject looking at something (or someone) within the frame. 
2. Introduce a Prop - Add a prop of some kind into your shots and you create another point of interest that can enhance your shot.
3. Change the Format Framing - Many photographers get stuck in a rut of only ever shooting either in ‘landscape’ (when the camera is held horizontally) or ‘portrait’ (when the camera is held vertically) modes.

 Examples of the three different types of portraits 

•   environmental portrait
•  a self-portrait 
•  casual portrait 
  
  
  
  
  Casual Potrait:
  
  
  
  

  

  
  

  
  
  I like these Photos because of the black and white element and because of the different faces, there not all smiling. I also love that in these photos they are all the focus like a good portrait should be on the actual person and nothing else, there is no other distracting factors. 
  
  
  Environmental photos:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  I choose these pictures because of the amazing lighting! They just capture the beautiful element that is nature. I also love that they are "different", you don't see these styles everyday. 
  
  
  Portraits:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

I really like these these photos because they carry the feeling of happiness about. I leo love how there backgrounds are "there" but not there. Another plus to this selection is the guy's luscious  hair, he really needs a star, because that hair is just the bomb.com. 

Aperture, shutter speed and ISO - how do they all work?

 Aperture

Baby
- Aperture of f2.8

City
- Aperture of f16

 1.) The pupil is the part of the body that we closely relate to aperture.

2.) The smaller the aperture, the larger the f stop, the larger the aperture the smaller the aperture.
3.) The size of the aperture has a direct effect on the depth of field. A larger f number (smaller aperture) will bring all foreground and background objects in focus while have a smaller f number (larger aperture) will make the foreground objects snap and blurry.

Shutter

Slow shutter speed

High shutter speed

At the beginning while the sun was still up and the courtyard had reasonable good light…

a.) a booth in the middle of the yard near the Tree - slow shutter speed

b.) a food booth outside under one of the big red awnings - slow shutter speed
c.) the Stars performance inside the gym - fast shutter speed
d.) students dancing near the center of the courtyard - fast shutter speed 
e.) people streaming in from the front doors - fast shutter speed
f.) the basketball booth where students are shooting basketballs at a hoop - fast shutter speed 

Towards the end when there is no sun and has gotten dark enough that you can't see from one end of the courtyard to the other…

a.) a booth in the middle of the yard near the Tree - slow shutter speed

b.) a food booth outside under one of the big red awnings - slow shutter speed

c.) the Stars performance inside the gym - high shutter speed

d.) students dancing near the center of the courtyard - slow shutter speed

e.) people streaming in from the front doors - high shutter speed

f.) the basketball booth where students are shooting basketballs at a hoop - slow shutter speed

3 Settings on the camera that regards to shutter

     1. Aperture priority - you set the lens on aperture, while the camera automatically sets the shutter speed.

     2. Shutter priority - set the shutter speed, and  and the ca,era automatically sets the aperture.

     3. Manual -  where you set both the shutter speed and the aperture manually.

ISO

ISO - 200

ISO - 6400

1.) The advantage of taking pics at a sporting event at night is that you can choose between high or low ISO, because they are fast moving images at a darker time of day, you get more freedom with that.
2.)You should always try to stick to the lowest ISO (base ISO) of your camera, which is typically ISO 100 or 200, whenever possible. When there is plenty of light, you should always use the lowest ISO, to retain the most detail and to have the highest image quality. There are some cases where you might want to use low ISO in dim or dark environments.
3.)You should increase the ISO when there is not enough light for the camera to be able to quickly capture an image. Anytime I shoot indoors without a flash, I set my ISO to a higher number to be able to freeze motion. Other cases where you might want to increase ISO are when you need to get ultra-fast shots.

Camera Settings;

ISO settings: 1600

Apputure settings: 8

Shutter speed settings: 1/60

Abandoned music parks

I chose the park in Prypiat, Ukraine. I chose this one because there is so mysteriousness and I feel like people would want to see this. I also like the fact that there is old things there, they add so much to the photograph. The story behind this is also very very interesting. 

 Weird places to take photos...

1. Easter island
 2. Austin
 3. volcano
 4. Jungle
 5. Abandoned school and hospitals 

Africa

1. When I saw these photos I was amazed at the beauty he was able to personify through black and white. It made me stop and think about how lucky we are to have such beautiful things in nature. I also really love the different angles, they make you feel like you're right there. These photos really showed the natural beauty of africa.
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3. This photo is my favorite because first of all I love giraffes and second because it looks like he placed them there when unreality its just nature taking its place.

4. I think this photo best represents the rule of balance because throughout everything is balanced.

5. He photographs on medium-format black and white without telephoto or zoom lenses. Nick does not use telephoto because he says being close to them adds life and personality. He wants his photos to be different. 

6. His reason for photography is to show the world the beauty of nature.

7. By taking these photos he hopes he can stop the extinction of these beautiful animals by humans.

8."You wouldn't take a portrait of a human being from a hundred feet away and expect to capture their spirit" - I one his outlook on things!

Cancer Photos

1. I really felt my emotions fall and ride like a roller coster as I looked through the photos.
2. I do feel like these photos are us because it shows what we like and how we are.
3. I would defiantly shoot these photos in tribute.
4. I would say is talented and brave.

Critique/like

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1) The simplicity photo was my favorite. It was so clear and the subject was obvious. 

2) One thing that I think she could of improved was the framing photo, but even for me that rule was hard. Maybe if she zoomed int framing would be more present. 

Academic reflection and critique

1. The rule that presented the most problems was the framing rule, I defiantly think I could of improved that photo.
2. I did try to make the photos have some color like in the leading lines one.
3. Now that I know the rules of photography better I could improve the lighting and having a simpler background.
4. I do like the focusing, and I would continue doing this, It makes a big difference.
5. The rule that I think will be easiest to follow in the next prompt would be leading lines, because there is lines everywhere in the human world.
6. Again, I think framing will be the hardest for me to capture in the next prompt.
7. I honestly did not know a lot about balancing, but I asked my neighbor Avy and it turns out that i was just per thinking it.

Captions

Betty Remierez is singing a chicano tune,  in  Mexico city, celebrating a week long festival ( october 6-11)  important to her  culture.  She has known this tune since " the beginning of her time", her  16 grandchildren have been practicing to star in he festival, this being a " huge thing for betty", But later she released it is next week and she will be out of town.

Timothy Bander, Roy Mery, Ruth Becker, and Jimmy Horten are sitting in a Georgia park posing and apparently "displaying there personalities".  These four good friends, meet in the park every friday and are always  "looking for a way to connect to the youth" so a nearby teenager put them in a pose and toke a picture, to this day no one knows the real photographer of tho photo.

Avalion Inderson is sitting in the "out of control" booth at the mall on a Tuesday in Texas. Apparently Inderson was committing a pursuit on a salesmen because " Bacon should not be on socks". Inderson was left off with a warning but says "she will one day get justice".  

Great Black and White Photographers Part 3:

Minor White:

1) The aspect that drew me to these specific photos were the way he used the black and white colors to draw you in, or make you look at a specific thing.

I see: A Mysterious house. .  The trees/bushes must be in a colder weather state, seeing that they are white. It seems that this setting is a farm.
I smell: The minore in the back left by the animals. I smell the fresh cut grass that the farmer just mowed because guests are coming.
I hear: All the different animal noises, and the trees rustling. I also hear the tractor in the background moving the hay.
I taste: The fresh milk, just milked from the farmers best cow. I also taste the hay, it being in the air since it was just moved around.
I feel: That the Shadows are covering up the secrets. I also feel the tongue of the sweet kitty siting upon the porch.

I see: The man taking a risk to please the public. I see thousands of people at this big event.
I smell: The city smells; car remnants, fried food, and homeless animals. I also smell the sweat of the "watchers", nervous as he completes this heart wrenching activity.
I taste: The candy that the parade volunteers are throwing out. I also taste the water from my water bottle, its so hot today!
I hear: The screams and gasps from the fans, and the children laughing and having fun. I hear the man yelling as he jumps, adrenaline is obvious in his voice.
I feel: Like my heart is falling out of my body, the excitement is real.

3) To share with the world about my photographer, I would like to use a power pint or poster.

Instagram Meets the Streets

1. A theme we can complete for our panels could be talent, we could get different shoots all around bowie of people "doing" there talent.
2. I think we should be able to use any camera options we have as long asa we follow the prompt.
3. The mural should be put up where everyone could see it, maybe somewhere in the academic halls. I would say somewhere outside but I wouldn't want the weather to damage it.

Academic Shoot and Reflection

Balance:
1. I believed I did good on this rule because there is equal amounts of  subjects on both sides.
2. In this photo there are two subjects, girls each on a computer.
3. I do think it is obvious what the subjects are because there is not much distracting from it.
4.  I think this photo could be proved upon in the since that it would be more even, it is a little off.

Leading Lines:
1. I really think that the leading lines rule was followed because the computers lead you to him studying.
2. The subject is the boy frustrated with his work.
3. It is clear that who the subject is because there is only one, and the lines lead to him
4. To improve this photo I could have taken off some of the right side.

Rule of Thirds:
1. I thought that rule of thirds was well exemplified because it matches with the grid concept.
2. The subject is the girl studying at the table.
3. The subject is obvious because she is the man focus.
4. I could have improved this photo by making her face me to make it more interesting.

Framing:
1. I think that I followed framing well because the kid is framed on almost all sides.
2. The subject is the boy in the room, drawing.
3. It is clear who the subject is because there is only one human in this photo.
4. To improve this photo I could have chopped more of the door off and it should be brighter.

Simplicity:
1. I think this shows simplicity because it shows one subject doing something simple against a background that is simple.
2. The subject is the girl looking down drawing the hallway.
3. The subject is very obvious because she is really the only object in the photo.
4. I think it could be improved more if I took the photo from a different angle, and didn't get the door in.