Extra Credit.

1. Explain what happened to the man that was killed by the subway and how the photographer was able to take the photo.  The man in the photo got pushed onto the track, and the photographer tried to signal the train driver with his flash.
 

2. Why did the photographer say he took the photo? To signal the train operator
 

3. Do you think the photographer should have taken the photo? I feel The photographer did what he had to do, he tried get the operators attention but either way i train couldn't be stop that quickly, so i think its a good thing he tried but its also good he got this picture. (Yes)
 

4. Do you think the photographer did the best thing he could have done in this situation? Why or why not? Yes And No, He could Have tried helping the man. But also if he did he could have risked his own life, or he might have known he wasn't strong enough.
 

5. Do you agree or disagree with the decision to run the photo on the front page of the New York Post? Explain why or why not. No b/c that ruins his family & his privacy.
 

6. What is more important to a photojournalist, capturing images of life as it happens or stopping bad things from happening? Why or why not? Both, B/c you cant always stop stuff from happening, but if you know for sure you cant then get evidence, get a photo.
 

7. Do you think it is ever ethically acceptable for a photographer to involve himself/herself in a situation that he or she photographs? Explain why or why not. Yes b/c he/she was a witness, without his/her photo no one would have seen this but the people who witnessed it.
 

8. Should photojournalists always avoid influencing events as they happen? Explain your answer.  No it depends on what kind of event is taking place.

Aperture, shutter, speed., ISO

1. What part of the body should we closely relate aperture? The Eyes; Pupil

2. Finish this sentence - the smaller the Aperture __________the less light___, the higher the Aperture ________more light________.

3. In your own words tell me how aperture impacts Depth of Field? the aperture impacts depth of field because it acts like the pupil of the eye and lets light in and kind of focuses on the main  picture and blurs out what you aren't focusing on.

 

 

 

1. If you were assigned to shoot at Blue and Gold night, which was earlier this month, what shutter speeds do you think you would have to shoot at the following events that night I would like you to answer the question for the following two situations:

At the beginning while the sun is still partially up and the courtyard has reasonable light

a.) the dunking booth-fast

b.) the food eating contest-fast

c.) the rock climbing wall-slow

d.) someone working at a booth-slow

e.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle- medium

f.) the Diamonds performance.- fast

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.) the dunking booth- medium

b.) the food eating contest-slow

c.) the rock climbing wall-slow

d.) someone working at a booth-slow

e.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle-slow

f.) the Diamonds performance.-medium

 

 

 

1. What are the advantages of shoot at a higher ISO at a sporting event like basketball or a night football game?

2. What suggestions did the author make about using a low ISO?

3. What suggestions did the author make about using a high ISO?

 

Self portraits introduction

1. Have fun with it. Be yourself. Be different. Be creative. Whatever you do, have fun with it. That’s part of the point, after all.

2. Use a tripod. Seriously. While it’s possible to get good photos while you’re hanging on to your camera at arms-length, it’s a lot easier if you’ve got the freedom to move around a bit. 

                                          I like this picture because pf the mans smile, he looks pretty successful.

 

I like this picture because the old woman in this picture is beautiful.

                                   I like this picture because its a pretty funny picture, he looks halarious. 

This picture is a favorite because the lighting and contrast is really different from most self restroom. 

 This picture is a really good picture because its focused on her, and everything else is kind of a big blur around her.

I like this picture because she stands out, and her hair is a really pretty color.

1. What did you see happen when you clicked on the photo? When you clicked it, it either got blurry or clear.
2. How does this new camera work? It has good balance on the picture.
3. What do you think a photographer would have to know about to take this kind of photo (remember its a point-and-shoot, so its full manual mode, what do you need to know about)
4. Is it worth the money?

FASHION.

  1. List the changes that were made to the model's face in the computer. (Look carefully)

Her neck was lifted, and so was her eye brows, her eyes even got bigger. They also put alot of make up on her.

2. Is it ethically acceptable to change a person's appearance like this in a photo? Why or why not? Is it changed her face alot! because there was so much make up on her.

3. Are there circumstances in which it would be more ethically wrong to do this type of manipulation? Yes, because it looks nothing like her.

4. What types of changes are OK, and what aren't? Putting on her make up, but changing her eye brows and neck is NOT okay.

5. Explain what you think the differences are between fashion photography and photojournalism.

Fashion is way different, because they change people. But photojournalism is okay because its just pictures.

6. What relationship does each type of photography have to reality, and how does this affect the ethical practice of each? Life pictures. Not pictures of someone that's practically fake.

American Soldier

I think this is the most powerful picture, because he's with his

and they are all crying with eachother,

because he's going to back to war.

B. Through the photos, Ian is in different locations, each set of photos from the same location comprise a short series or set.

Set #1 At home in Denver - Tell me which image #s from image #1 to image #9

Set #2 At Basic Training - tell me which image #s from image #10 to image #30

 Set #3 In Iraq - tell me which image #'s from image #40-43 to image #51-70

Set #4 Back in Denver - tell me which image #s from image #31-39 to image #44-50

Which set of images was the most powerful? Why?

I think these pictures are powerful, because it shows so much
emotion. Feelings, that you can't even explain,
having a family that care so much for him, and him being
so strong to go out there, and fight for his country.

c. How do the images work together to tell a story?

 They all work, because he went to the army, and it shows his family 

supporting him lot, shows tears of joy and happiness for the boy.

3. Underneath each photo is the caption that ran in the Denver Post

A. For the photos in which Ian is the main subject of the photos, in what tense are the verbs usually written?

When he goes to the army base.

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For those of you who have forgotten your verb tenses see the example below.

Present Tense: John jumps down the stairs.

Past Tense: John jumped down the stairs.

B. How do the captions enhance the photographs?

4. Now its your turn to write a few captions - DO NOT COPY THEIR WRITING

A. Write three of your own captions to photos without looking at the caption written by the photographer. Be sure they are written in the following form. For this assignment you can make up names and facts to write your captions.
First sentence:

"Chapter 50: Time to head to iraq, Time to get serious. Ima miss home."

Example:

Under the "Chapter 1: Signing Up" group of photos, look at the third photo in which Ian is wearing his cap and gown for graduation.

The caption reads: Ian studies his transcript and diploma as he departs the Bear Creek High School commencement at Red Rocks amphitheater.

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