Greg's Photojournalism Blog: December 2013

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Semester Final Exam Review

One of the many people who run to the North Pole to escape the nuclear war quickly sprints across the frozen river of Honabzet in the hopes that the bombs detonating in Canada won't burn the river, as well as him, up, on 9/11, 342 A.D. 2. Many people believe that the people going North caused the war on purpose, and plan to rule once everyone else is gone.

General A. H. Carter, head of the Martian army (right), hastily meets with R. J. A. of Annotalah (our planet name since the terrorist Jaqsnoh Wavquiah Annotalah took over.) (left) to ask for Annotalah's help in the war against the ÅPñwmë in 5000 A.D., in Rome. Annotalah refused to help him because Carter mocked our planet, by putting on a Pope outfit.

1. Rule of thirds-putting the main object on one of the lines of the photo if it was divided into thirds.

2. Balancing Elements-Plain background, with object centered.

3. Leading Lines-whether real or fake, straight or curvy, lines in the background lead the viewer's eyes to the main subject.

4. Symmetry and Patterns (repetition)-the same objects reacurring in a system (i.e. green red green red green red)

5. Viewpoint-using an angled shot of an object makes it more interesting (such as a guy jumping off a building, first a shot of the guy from the ground, then of the guy TO the ground)

6. Background-a plain background is key to keeping viewers' focus on the main subject.

7. Create depth-a foreground, middle, and background is very nice.

8. Framing-I can't really define but give an example. (Two trees on both edges of the photos. A dog in the middle, a while down the photo.)

9. Cropping-Filling in the frame

10. Mergers and avoiding them-make sure your subject and everything he touches is in the picture, not even a slight bit cut off.

Aperture is how big the hole is (>-<)

Shutter speed is how fast the hole closes and opens.

ISO is how sensitive the camera is to light.

Get to the folder

Self Portraits and Portraits Review

Set the timer high and use burst, portray emotion.

I like those environmental portraits.

First of all, in the first one, you initially see the ground (since it's on the bottom of the photo), but then you see the woman. It is a very close up photo, but then when you see the background, depth is created.

In the second photo, I just thought it was abnormal. A guy with a yellow thing on his head, half naked, with a green net. You got to admit that's weird. And what is he doing?

As for those two... The one on top made with chuckle slightly, for he reminded me of 60s and 70s t.v. shows. That part in his hair is huge, and the facial hair... No thank you. "Paranormal."

I chose the photo on the bottom because he's like "oh geez, i'm way better than YOU!"

The look in his super egoistic face is just annoying. Stood out for me in the long list of photos.

I chose the photo on top because he looks so professional, like a patriot, in fact. As if in a caricature however, he has big 'ol dimples, giant size. That also was influential in my decision to choose this photo.

I don't need to explain why I chose this photo do I? Look how adorable he or she is! Like "the thinker", only a slightly different "pose." (I say pose because the photographer luckily took the photo at that moment. Any earlier or later and the baby would look like it's usual "goo goo gaga" self.

Interesting...

Alrighty, self portrait time! The one on top... I think you know. She's a bra-less babe. ;)

The one on bottom I like for a different reason however. It's very interesting how she put a photo on top of her face. It would have been better if she placed it higher and without the white on the sides though. Also, it's cool how the hair on the picture is not with the actual person (photo holder), it makes it look like the hair came out of nowhere.

Plan for my portrait assignment: I will shoot females with nice looking hair in Akins Eagle volleyball. I will use high shutter speed and lower ISOs mostly to freeze the fast speed movement and manage the bright gym lights.