Print Evaluation - My First Print

1.) Is anything in sharp focus?

Yes i think her whole body itself is in sharp focus. This is because i think her surrounding are very clear and as sharp as she is.

a.) Describe what is in focus and what is not.

What is in focus is the girl and everything on her desk basically what is closer to her. The things that aren't in focus are the things around her like the other desk in the classroom, or the kid that's in that last desk. 

b.) If not in focus, state the cause.

The reason the things around her aren't in focus is because i was i was trying to get the picture focused on the main part of this photo which is the girl doing her math work, also because its further away from where i took the picture. 

2.) Is there good contrast? (Look for the blacks and whites in the photo)?

Yes there is good contrast. 

 

a.) If no, state the probable cause?

There is contrast. 

3.) Are all the rules followed? (Is the photo candid? Does the subject fill the frame? Does the photo contain action? Does it follow composition rules? Does it show "academics"?)

Yes the rules are followed, this photo is candid because the girl it took the picture of wasn't posing she just kept doing her math work, yes this photo does fill the frame, yes this photo has action, yes it follows the composition and yes it has academics. 

a.) If yes, explain what techniques were used and how you followed them in your photo.

The photo is candid because  the girl isn't posing in the picture she just kept doing her math work. The photo contains action because she is doing her math work and that is her action.  The photo does follow the composition rules because  i tried my best to get the picture in focus and stuff, and yes this photo is academic because she is doing school work and learning her education.

b.) If no, how will you correct this next time?

It was right. 

4.) Is there yellowing or are there spots on the print?

Not that i see. So no there isn't

 

a.) If yes, what caused it/them?

There isn't any.

5.) Are there print rings or spots?

I don't see any. 

a.) If yes, state the probable cause.

None.

6.) Are your negatives, contact sheet, test strip and print stored in your folder?

Yes they are.

 

a.) If no, explain why.

They are. 

Caption:

Who is in the photo? (For this assignment only, if you don't know, you may make up a name. For the next photo shoot, your subject MUST have the correct name.)

Her name is Marissa Perez.

 

What are they doing?

She is doing her algebra in class.

Where are they?

Mrs. Arellano's classroom. 

 

When is this happening?

During sixth period.

Why are they doing this?

Because they have to they are in class.

Let's write a caption:

Marissa is doing her math work during sixth period in Mrs. Arellano's classroom because she has to finish her worksheet before the end of class. She will do this by keeping up the good work.

Everyone in the class was working hard to finish their work and the class was very little so most of the desk were empty.

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Portraits And Self-portraits - Start Looking

This my favorite self-portrait because it shows her doing something instead of sitting there and just smiling to me that's kind of a plain picture other then when they are being productive. Also i like the fact that the picture is black and white i think it looks really good this way. Also i like that the edges of the photo are faded out and splotchy looking.

This is a good photo because the man isn't looking at the person taking the picture and to me it gives the picture more effect. Also he looks kind of mad and that makes it look good as well. The picture is in black and white and that makes it looks good to if it was in color i don't think it would be as good.

For the next 12 frames i will be shooting i would like to take photo's of other people. The parts that i would like to use are making it clear and maybe black and white I'm not sure.

Ethic's In Fashion Photography !

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

The fixed her made by pulling it in more, they also made her neck longer by giving it a lift along with and eye lift, also they made her skin more clear and smooth looking.

2. Is it ethically acceptable to change a person's appearance like this in a photo? Why or why not?

Uhm yes i think so because she agreed to what they were doing to her face and it was going on a billboard for dove soap. But then again she could be effect by the way they made her change. 

3. Are there circumstances in which it would be more ethically wrong to do this type of manipulation?

Yes because inside maybe the girl could be effect by how much they changed on her face to her body that made her feel like she isn't  pretty enough to be on a billboard as herself. 

4. What types of changes are OK, and what aren't?

The things that i say are okay are putting her hair in different places and maybe making her face clearer, but the things that aren't are giving her a neck and eye lift along with messing with her lips.

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

In fashion photography they edit your picture and fix thing that's they think are wrong with the picture, in photojournalism our pictures are natural and we do no editing to them we just let them be what they were in the first  place.

6. What relationship does each type of photography have to reality, and how does this affect the ethical practice of each? 

The relationship that we have is we take the picture natural in the beginning and you go through all the processing. It effects the ethical practice by editing the pictures when they don't need to be.

Negatives Evaluation!

1. From looking at your negatives, how many of your photos do you think turned out well?

Uhm i think about 10 of my photos of mine turned out good!

2. How many of your photos appear like they will not turn out well? Why do you think these photos did not turn out (Ex: Over/under exposed, not focused, bad composition)?

About four photos because my lighting was off and in some of the photos you cant even see what is in them.

3. Select the negative image that you think will turn out the best when it is printed. Why do you think this photo will turn out well?

I think this photo will turn out well because i think i got the lighting really good and you can really see what is going n in the picture to me it looks really well and the picture is really focused on one object instead of many at a time. 

 

4. What technical aspects of photography (focus, exposure, composition) do you think are present in your best negative? What evidence can you provide from the appearance of the negative to support your answer?

I think the focus is really good because its not blurry at all it really clear to where you can see what the object is. The exposure of my negative was good because it is mainly on what is going on in that area. Over all its a good picture.

5. What advanced composition techniques (Ex: rule of thirds, leading lines) that you have learned in class are present in your favorite negative? 

In my favorite photo there is a lot of leading line. The main object in my photo isn't but the things around it is. There is lines in the wall the floor the stair case pretty much anywhere.

Photo Manipulation And Ethics!

1.)Summarize the main points of the story in 1-4 sentences.

The main points it this story are you can use photo shop to do things to photographs that aren't originally in the picture. You can take things out of the picture and replace them with something you want in them, or you can put two different pictures together to make one picture. Sometimes when people edit the picture all the information that goes with the picture are no longer the same anymore. It could change the date the caption and things like that, that doesn't make people to happy.

2.)Explain why you think this type of photo editing is unethical or acceptable.

This type of photo editing is acceptable because it adds more effect to the picture sometimes it doesn't necessarily change the picture completely it just makes the picture better then it is.  Like when you change how many flames are falling from a plane or how much smoke is up in the air things like that.

3.) A. Post the manipulation that you think was the most unethical, and explain why you think it was unethical. 
This one is the most unethical because you cant even see the guys face because the background and the man himself is so dark..
 
4.)Post the manipulation that you consider the least unethical, and explain why you think it is not as bad as others. 
This picture is the least unethical because they made the picture look way better then had looked, they fixed her teeth and her hair looks better and they don't look so uncomfortable.

Drung Cartels In Mexico!

My Response:

This topic was a good topic but what it was about was bad. Ive never heard of so many people dying at once in that little amount of time. I mean i don't see how so many murders can be committed to so many people not all people are bad and not all people deserve to be harmed in any kind of way let alone die!!! I really hope that the people that are killing get caught before they kill again......if they don't get caught the murders will keep going on. And you never know they can get worse, the last thing that people want is for more people to die.

My Picture:

My favorite picture was the black and white photo where the man had his hand tied up with a rope behind his back, when he is dead lying on the ground on a black tarp between two cars. the photographer used the rule of thirds and the fact that he mad it black and white made the picture more to my interest. Also he used a certain view point, along with a little bit of framing. This was my favorite photot because it as in black and white and the fact that it was just focused on what had happened to the man made the photo more strong. I really liked it.

Making A Black And White Film!

Materials:

• Timers
• Drying Cabinets
• Tongs Or Spatula
• Enlargers 
• Focusing Aids  
• Safelights        

  2.) The Chemicals:

Photographic Fixer

Stop Bath

Acetic Acid

Citric Acid

You can get your chemicals here..

(www.bhphotovideo.com).

3.)First you take the temperature when you place the exposed print paper in the developer tray for one or two minutes and once that's done take it out of the developer tray. Next you put the stop bath on the film and agitate for 15 seconds or  thirty second it depends. Next you dump that out and you put the fixer in it and you agitate it for two minutes and then you let it sit for two minutes. After all that you place it in wash from two to five minutes. Then when its done you put it in the drying cabinet.

 

 

Vocabulary:

1. Emulsion-  A composition sensitive to some or all of the actinic rays of light, consisting of one or more ofthe silver halides suspended in gelatin, applied in a thin layer to one surface of a film or the like.

2.Aperture- Also called aperture stop . Optics . an opening, usually circular, that limits the quantity of lightthat can enter an optical instrument.

3.Masking easel- A frame (commonly) of wood serving to hold a canvas upright, or nearly upright, for the painter's convenience or for exhibition.

4.Exposure- The total amount of light received by a photosensitive surface or an area of such a surface,expressed as the product of the degree of illumination and the period of illumination.

5. Safe Light- A darkroom light with a filter that transmits only those rays of the spectrum to which films,printing paper, etc., are not sensitive.

6.Dodging- To shade (an area of a print) from exposure for a period, while exposing the remainder of the print in order to lighten or eliminate the area (sometimes fol. by out ).

7.Burning- To expose (one part of an image) to more light by masking the other parts in order to darken and give greater detail to the unmasked area. Also, print in.

Post Shot Reflection!

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get close, capture real moments, and capture action or emotion? Explain how you dealt with these challenges.

1) Some challenges that i faced in taking the photographs is turning the the knobs to change the focus and some times getting the stick in the middle of the camera. When you get closer or further from the object you are taking a picture of the focus gets off and then you have to fix it. Sometimes i couldn't decide what to take a picture of either. To deal with these challenges sometimes i had my partner help my turn the knobs on the camera and then id have her show me how to do that. For the pictures i got her opinion as well so that way it made it easier to get the picture.

2. What technical aspects of photography (focus, exposure, composition) did you find yourself thinking about the most? Provide a specific example of what you did to do this correctly.

2)The aspect i worried about the most was the focus because i wanted my picture to be good and clear i wanted them to look professional even though I'm not at that level yet. I tried my hardest to make the picture great! Everything was a little hard because it was my first time.

3. Explain how you attempted to use at least one of the advanced composition techniques you learned in class while shooting.

3)I turned the knob to get the clearest shot that i could an the techniques i was trying to stick to was finding the rule of thirds and things in action to make the picture have more effect. most pictures are more interesting when they have more going on in them.

4.What would you do differently the next time you shoot to improve your photographs?

4)Shoot different things and not be in such a rush.