Promt Shoot

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American Soldier

A. What is the most powerful image from the pictures printed in the Denver Post over the three weeks they published images from the year of coverage? Why?

For me it is the picture of Ian sitting in front of the tent after a long day praying. This picture shows you that military life is not easy. So many kids play military games and think it is glamorous and easy to be a soldier. It is tough and requires faith.


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


The images really work well to show you all the emotions he felt during the year, the ups and downs, the joy and pain. 
The captions give you more background and details about what is going on and fill you in more on the experience.



C. How do the captions enhance the photographs?

The captions add more details about who is in the photos and what they are doing.

D. Summarize the story of Ian Fisher, based just on the captions.
Ian Fisher has wanted to be in the military for years, he signs on at 17 years old. His friends and family throw him a going away party. He heads off to boot camp and the reality of what he has done sets in. He has tough times in boot camp. He realizes training camp is nothing like real war. He struggles with military life after a stint of getting in trouble for returning late from his weekends home. He eventually becomes a well diciplined soldier. In the end he gets married in a private ceremony.



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

F. Break down the captions:

1. How many sentences are they on average?
 Around 2 sentences on average
2. Read the first sentence of a couple of them, what information do they provide? 
They provide the basic who what where and when of the photo
3. Read the second sentences of a couple of them, what information do they provide?
This sentence normally provides details
4. If there is a third sentence, what information does it provide?
 A direct quote
5. Do any captions include a quote?
 yes many
6. Are there any that have four sentences? 
Yes the Linked in Ink photo has 4

G. Why do you think it is possible to tell a  story with just photos and captions?
The saying a picture is worth a thousand words is very true. With the right photos and captions you can tell a  whole lot of information.

H. If you can create a story with just photos and captions, why bother writing a story at all?
A story adds many details that might be missed in a photos and captions, you can add in all the extra details and use language to compare and contrast feelings and what is going on.

Self Portraits and Portraits part 1

Tip #1 -Get Closer- The most common mistake made by photographers is that they are not physically close enough to their subjects.

Tip #2 - Play With Backgrounds

The person in your portrait is the main point of interest – however sometimes when you place them into different contexts with different backgrounds you can dramatically alter the mood in a shot.

Tip # 3- Fill the Frame

One way to ensure that your subject captures the attention of the viewer of your portrait is to fill the frame with their face.

It’s not something that you’d do in every shot that you take – but if your subject is the only feature in the shot – there’s really nowhere else to look.

Environmental portrait

I picked this as I like the way this photo was shot, the angle of the man sitting on the front of the boat makes him appear very close adding depth to the photo.

I picked this photo as I like the lighting in the picture and the contrast of the beauty of the ballerina against the falling apart building.

Photography self portrait

I chose this photo as it shows the use of filling the frame done well. I like the way it details her face.

I like the unique use of the self portrait being in the camera lens itself, this is very creative.

Casual Portrait

I like the natural outside lighting and that the child was photographed just being himself and not posed.

I like the lighting in these and the natural tones and just catching people being themselves.

For my portrait shoot I plan to shoot my youngest sister either in my yard or in the Circle C park. I plan to shoot at Golden Hour so as to use the natural lighting of the sun as it is starting to lower in the sky. I will work with just one person so that it is not a complicated shoot of getting more people to cooperate.

Funny Captions

Grandpa joe is seen shooting his gun at a range. Joe is a veteran.

 

Bill is drinking some refreshing water after riding all day on his bike. Bill has been riding a motorcycle since the age of 15.





Nancy is playing Guitar in her bed. Nancy has been playing guitar since she was 10.

Rules of Photography 2

My theme is Football

1. 

Rule of Thirds

2. 

Balancing Elements

3. 

Leading Lines

4. 

Symmetry

5. 

Viewpoint

6. 

Background

7. 

Create Depth

8. 

Framing

9. 

Cropped

10. 

Avoiding Mergers

Great Black and White Photographers 3

1. When I first saw Carleton Watkins photos what first caught my eye was the places that he had photographed are all outdoors places I have never been. The water really drew me in when I saw both of these pictures.

2. When I look at these pictures I see the beauty of outdoors. I see the water used in both pictures inviting and I want to swim. I smell the fresh air and the crisp scent of water all around me. When I look at  these pictures I hear the birds outside and the sounds of nature all around me and again I can hear the ripples of running water.  I can taste the water in my mouth as I emerge from a swim in the bottom picture and I can taste the berries I picked from one of the trees as I canoed down the water before I took a swim. I can feel the energy of the outdoors I can feel the grass and leaves from the trees in the bottom photo and again I can feel the cool crisp cold water with my hands as I dip them into the water that is all around me. 

3. I would like to create a power point to show off the photographs of Carleton Watkins and share his work with others.

Great Black and White Photographers Pt.2

Carleton Watkins 

Carleton Watkins is a black and white photographer who was born in New York on November 11, 1829. He was the oldest of 8 children. He is education in photography was none until he worked in a book store near a famous photographer and one day the photographers employee quit and Watkins was asked to look after the shop. The photographer who owned the shop was Robert Vance. Vance taught Watkins photography basics and soon realized that Watkins had natural talent.

In the year 1858 Carelton Watkins opened his own shop. Most of his photos were a type of photography called Daguerrotypist stereoviews. This is a picture of the same scene done twice almost exactly the same then put side by side to add depth.

Carleton moved to California in 1861. In 1867 he opened his own gallery. He is famous for some of his photos of Yosemite as there were the first photos seen of Yosemite by people in the East. In 1864-1865 he was hired by California State Geological Survey to take photographs of Yosemite. In 1867 he opened his own studio. He was a skilled photographer but not good at running his own studio and he lost his studio and his work to his creditor.  He died in a state hospital for the insane in 1916.

                                These are two of my favorite photographs of Carlton Watkins.