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Im fond of this photograph because of the colors and detail in it. The different greens look absolutely beautiful within the eyes and the picture truly focuses on the fish and its load carried waiting to hatch. This photo demonstrated great contrast and perfect detail, it was just an amazing photo. To capture the world around me id capture a photograph of millions of people, working in places like china, in factories that underpay. The chinese practically owns the U.S as we get most of our products off them and they lend us a lot of money, capturing chinas abused workforce will capture the affect of what people go through to produce our everyday items.

Avoiding Mergers

I chose this photo for avoiding mergers because the smoke draws your attention away from the building and the smaller details such as the people in the windows.

Framing

This photo used framing through the main idea being captured through a window that allows the window frame to act like a frame for the photo.

Balance

This photo defines balance because the green in the photo and the warm blue sky match perfectly as the  grass and trees are a similar green.

Lines

This photo demonstrates lines on the sides of multiple buildings as well as on a crane that intersects with the building. 

The Rule of Thirds

This photo demonstrates the rule of thirds by showing items within the rear view of the photo and the method is shown well.

Simplicity

This photo demonstrates simplicity by being a direct photo about the main idea in the photo.

Elements of art and principles of design in photography (Cont.)

Line: This painting showed lines through the statues created by the indians with the faces on them.

Shape: Multiple shapes are compressed in this photo and that is why i selected it.

Color: The color contrasts with the main picture and gives the photo a purpose 

Value: The tone of this flowers color makes a huge emphasis on the photo.

Form: This photo shows multiple forms of people communicating 

Texture: I chose texture because this photo shows multiple textures as the bull is not on a flat surface but a bumpy cave wall.

Space: In this painting the man is in a kind of space with a moon behind him and some kind of energy surrounding him.

Balance: I chose American Goth as balance because this photo shows a balance in the main object and surrounding area. Both objects are similar.

Contrast: The kiss shows multiple contrasting colors and shapes on the couple

Emphasis: The paintings of edgar mueller show an emphasis on real life 4d objects. The emphasis of actuality 

Movement: The school of athens displays movement and a frenzy of athenian people.

Pattern: Cafe at night displays a floor pattern on the concrete tile of the scene.

Rhythm: The great way displays the rhythm in waves and the ocean

Unity: I chose this photo because it showed the unity of mankind and of the law enforcement and its citizens.

Elements of Art and principles of design

Line: Lines are marks made by a pointed tool: brush, pencil, pen, etc. Lines can vary in width, direction, curvature, length, or color.

Shape: Shapes are formed wherever the ends of a continuous line meet. Geometric shapes such as circles, triangles or squares have perfect, uniform measurements and don't often appear in nature. Organic shapes are associated with things from the natural world, like plants and animals.

Color: White light is the presence of all color; black is the absence of reflected light and therefore the absence of color.

Value (tone): Value, or tone, refers to dark and light; the value scale refers to black and white with all gradations of gray in between. Value contrasts help us to see and understand a two-dimensional work of art.

Form: Form describes objects that are three-dimensional, having length, width, and height.

Texture: Texture can be rough, bumpy, slick, scratchy, smooth, silky, soft, prickly--the list is endless. Texture refers to the surface quality, both simulated and actual, of artwork.

Space:Space refers to distances or areas around, between, or within components of a piece. Space can be positive (white or light) or negative (black or dark), open or closed,shallow or deep, and two-dimensional or three-dimensional.

Balance: Balance is the comfortable or pleasing arrangement of things in art.

Contrast: Contrast is created by using elements that conflict with one another.

Emphasis: Emphasis in the focal area of an artwork gives it importance.

Movement: Movement in an artwork means the artist is taking viewers on a trip through the work by means of lines, edges, shapes, and colors often leading to the focal area.

Pattern: Patterns are made in art when the same shapes or elements are repeated again and again.

Rhythm: Rhythm is the repetition of shapes, lines, and forms.

Unity:Unity means that all elements in an artwork are in harmony.

Post shoot reflection

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2 things that i liked was the clarity of the photos and how on the green locker picture it is not focused. That adds a great effect to the picture itself. I like also how the red locker shows kind of an urban look with the graffiti on it.
1 thing that can improve about these photos is perhaps next time try a different setting in each photo?

Great Black and White Photographers

Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 - April 22, 1984) 

Adams was born in San Francisco, California in an upper-class family. 

Ansel left school in 1915 to educate himself. He originally trained himself as a pianist, but Yosemite and the camera diverted his interest toward photography.

At age 17 Adams joined the Sierra Club, a group dedicated to preserving the natural world's wonders and resources. He remained a member throughout his lifetime and served as a director, as did his wife, Virginia. Adams then became an environmentalist in 1927, andIn 1952 Adams was one of the founders of the magazine Aperture. 

My top 3 of the 40 most powerful photographs

I picked this photo because it is a good photograph and i admire the old look behind it from maybe the 1950s. I like the way the photographer captured the extremely long line of soldiers in the back and thats what drew my eyes to this photograph. I like how the little boy is a symbol of a childs love for his father and the difficulties of leaving family during war.

I picked this photo because i think its absolutely an amazing moment for mother nature and mankind altogether. Not to mention a man is helping a koala , that is not something that anybody sees daily. I like the way the photo captures the true scene of what is left of that poor koalas home. 

 This photo was my favorite because it shows a poor jewish man in a nazi concentrated camp standing up and showing no fear to the camp leaders who were devilish men. Most jews cowarded in fear before these leaders presence in hopes of mercy. This prisoner also escaped over 200 times and went back and forth between camp and freedom all for the woman he loved.

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Camera Parts

aperture: Mode Dial

shutter: Used to take pic

exposure: Amount of light allowed to fall into the picture.

depth of field: Range of distance that appears sharply

F-stop: Fractional stops

focal length: Distance being filmed

5 buttons

Flash button: Top right of camera, allows flash to be turned on or off.

Shutter Button: Under Flash button in top right corner, used to take the picture.

Lens Release Button: Front face on the left side of the camera, releases lens to take pic.

Ae lock button: Knob on top right of camera, auto focus on camera.

Fe lock button: Knob on top right of camera, flash exposure on camera

1) 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, the modern camera came one step closer when Isaac Newton and Christian Huygens perfected the understanding of optics and the process of making high quality glass lenses.

3) A glass lens, a dark box, and film. 

4) Light passes through the lens, into the camera, and exposes the film. And guess what? The end result is still a photograph.

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

6) In auto mode the camera will completely control flash and exposure. On most cameras this is labelled "auto", on others simply "A". Some cameras only have (P)program, while on program mode, automatic assist, just point and shoot.

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

8) To freeze motion, camera will use the highest shutter speed possible.

9) Use the Half press camera button for faster response time, more control over focus, and better composition

10) No flash

11) Auto Flash

12) Too much light and the picture will be washed out.

13) The picture will be too dark.

14) A relative change in the brightness of light.

15) One stop brighter

16) Two stops brighter

17) More light

18) Less light

19) The light

20) Smaller F-stops numbers = larger openings,  larger openings = more light 

Masters of black and white photography

Ansel Adams

 Manuel Alvarez Bravo

                                                                   Robert Adams

First Photos -- Best and Worst

Best Photo: I think this is my best photo because it is from a different angle which gives it a different view. i also believe this is a great photo because it focuses amazingly on Roxys face and kind of blurs out the background somewhat which throw a great focus effect on the photo. I like how the light in the background contrast against the wall and altogether i think this is an amazing photo.

Worst Photo: I think this was my worst photo because there was nothing special about this photo and its just all around unlike the others. Nothing calls out and nothing is out of the ordinary. Neither face is focused upon to show details unlike my other photos.

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