*Photojournalism Ethics*

• I think a photojournalists ethics should be absolute because if it was situational there would be no rules and the photographers would be able to do w/e they wanted to with the pictures, and not everything can be situational.
• Yes, i think a photo can capture truth because if it's captured correctly and properly it can show the proof and truth of the moment.
• As a photographer i've had to crop, adjust levels, fix color, and sharpen the image that "edits" reality.
• It's important that news organizations have clearly defined ethical standards, because it helps remind photographers about whats acceptable and whats not.
  
  

Fashion Ethics!!

Things digitally changed:

• eyebrows
• lips
• neck
• sides on face (cheeks)
• shoulders
• ears

I personally don't think it's ethically ok to change someones appearance like that, because it's not only going to affect the person emotionally, but it's false to the audience and is absolutely wrong. Yet, it's worse because it's making young adults believe that someone can look that great when in reality it's false. The only types of changes that might be ok is the clearing, sharpening, levels, and fixing color. Nevertheless some that aren't ok would be erasing significant objects, cropping w/no limits, and making the image false.

I think that differences in fashion photography and photojournalism is that, fashion photography lies alot more than photojournalism and is used differently. In the other hand, photojournalism is expected to tell the truth about some type of story, and is used in absolute ethics.

*Funny Captions*

During the summer Sarah strikes through Australia! While she drove through some lonely roads, she saw a Kangaroo for the very first time. Sarah, being a photographer wanted a to get even closer. She is now at the hospital recovering her minor injuries.

One Wednesday morning, a mommy duck stops traffic on I-35 in Austin TX, as it escorts its ducklings to Lake Austin while an unidentified motorist helps block traffic.

Three five year olds Ashley, Kelsey, and sandy, holler "I want my mommy" as they fly through the ripples of Lake Travis during Labor Day. Next time most indubitably, they wont forget tosecure eachother to wear setbelts.

Repetition!!

October 12 - October 18
Monday, October 15, 2007 Toil in the FieldsA farmer works at a laver (edible seaweed) farm at Gutong Village in Fujian Province, China.
This image shows repetition because it captured the same pattern of the objects, which leads the viewer's eye through the frame. Also, this image shows the rule of thirds, by placing the man on the top part of the grid.

October 19 - October 25, 2007
Friday, October 19, 2007The BluesPerformers rehearse for the opening ceremony of the 6th National City Games in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei province. The sporting meet will begin on Oct. 25 in Wuhan. This photo is leading the viewer's eye, with repetition, by using patterns of same coloring, which makes symmetrical.

October 26 - November 01, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007Doe-EyedLisa Simpson appears on television screens on a new Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 after its inaugural passenger flight from Singapore to Sydney, Australia. This photo has the technique of repetition, making the image more catchy towards the viewers eye. Also since it has leading lines of repetition, it makes it more interesting.

*Sugar Hill*

A. Some of the skills Melanie Burford utilize to produce this slide show, was that she used real moments with vivid emotions, also she added music, and speakers in the background that relate to the photos.
B. The effect of the multimedia added power or meaning to the slide show, which caused the slides show to be more effective to the audience, because the vocalist sang through out the whole slide show.

3. The most interesting multimedia that i feel interesting would be their troubled history, because it talks about how Sugar Hill first started, and how troubled they still are. However, i feel that the most shocking media was the police videos because of how they disrespect & abuse eachother.

Photoshop Online Edit!!

*Photojournalism Assignment*

1.Some of the challenges I had while trying to get close, capture real moments, and capture action or emotion was only that I had to be prepared for anything and get ready for the photo as fast as possible. I dealt with them by just being ready and thinking ahead, of what might happen so that i will be in the correct position.

2.The technical aspects of photography that i found thinking about the most were focus, composition, exposure, and some of the rules. I made sure I did these correctly by reminding myself what they were right before the picture was taken or a few min. before.

3. I tried to use at least one of the advanced composition techniques by reminding myself what they were. For example lines, i took a photo of someone walking up the stairs because it showed repetitive lines to draw viewers' attention to the center of interest.

Focal length of lens -EF 300mm
Shutter Speed -shot at 1/320
The effect of this shutter speed is that its not to fast but its not so slow its just right for the action.

Aperture-shot at f/13.0

The effect (Depth of field) of shooting at f/2.8L (IS USM), aperture was the range of distance around the focal plane. It does not change from sharp to unsharp, but instead occurs as a gradual transition. Sometimes, everything immediately in front of or in back of the focusing distance begins to lose sharpness.

Position - I think the photographer was standing near the shore to get a closer look & a better photo. However, the photographer mentions that he was "standing on a sand bar type island in the lake as the men jumped from a hovering helicopter."

*Simplicity*

This image shows simplicity because nothing is ditstracting the plane, and the sky is one solid color which lets the plane stand out alot more.

Avoiding Mergers!!!

This shows the technique of avoiding mergers, because it makes it seem like the flag is growing out of the guy's head. Which could also steal attention from our center of interest. However, the background is very simple which makes it a good shot.

*Lines*

This is image could show the technique of using lines because one of the most common and graceful lines used in composition is called the S curve, and this picture shows it with the curve of the bridge creating a better well-placed center of interest to the image.

*The Rule of Thirds*

This is a good example of the rule of thirds, because the man is on the bottom half of the imaginary lines placing the center of interest for good composition.

*Framing*

This image shows the technique of framing very well. Framing usually means to frame the center of interest with objects in the foreground. This can give a picture the feeling of depth it needs to make it more than just another snapshot, it gives it a more visual interest.

Balance!!!

This image is a classic example of symmetrical balance. It shows it by placing lines, shapes, & even the shadow makes it a well balanced photo, for better picture composition.

After Printing!!!

Cleaned Negatives with photo flow solution, and dried them with a photo wipe. Then we loaded the Negative into enlarger and Focused image with the grain focuser, and set aperture to where we bearly see the image, but first we did this about three times with different timings, for the test strip to be made to find how much time & light the image needs so it won't be to dark or to light. Then, once we choose the timing for the image we made the final print with the 3x7 emulsion paper, and ran it throught the chemicals: developer, stop bath, fixer, and ran it through water for 5 min. and finally just let it dry in one of the racks.

Great Black and White Photographers!!

Roy DeCarava:

Mississippi freedom marcher, Washington, DC1963

Bill Brandt:

Evening in Kenwood1931-35

Tina Modotti:

Woman of Tehauntepec carrying jecapixtle1929

Negatives!!!

1.The only thing that i think is wrong with my negatives would be that, they have a little bit of those water droplets on them, but i think they can be removed or cleaned off.
2.I really like negative #11 because it shows a real moment & emotion at the same time as the frame is being filled. Though i dont really like negative #23 because the frame is not completely filled, but it does show some emotion which makes it an ok image.

Filling the Frame!!

This image shows the frame being filled , by having the focus on the beaker, and the student in the background, and if he had chosen another angle the frame would not have been completley filled.

Action & Emotion :)

This image shows action & emotion at the same time, by showing it on the background with the students movement & letting the focus stay on that one special student.

The Story

I think that this image visually shows some type of story because there's a book taking most of the frame. I think that the story of this image would have a young lady involved, mabey while she's studying or reading about something specific.

PIEA Photo Contest winners!!

This image inspired me because the water makes it very powerful, aswell as the city in the background. The content of this image would be the lil african american boy surfing by the shallow waters, nearby the city. Also the lighting of this image is very well captured, which causes the exposure to be very appropriate for that time of the day.

The Camera!!

I think the difference between my pinhole camera and an SLR camera would be the timing of both, because for an SLR you would only need to click the button to capture the picture, which would only take about one second, and for a pinhole camera it's very different, we have to make sure the little shutter is closed tightly so that any light wont go in, but when the image is being captured it has to be open between 10sec. to 20sec. it depends on how much sunlight your under. However, something that is similar to both the pinhole and the SLR camera is that both can take black and white images, also they can both have a large format.

This image is one of my favorites, because it shows action, causing the image to make the people into a big blur. Also i noticed that the image is warped on the cealing. It makes the cealing look like it's round like a ball instead of flat out. :)

This image shows a little bit of movement on one of the tree branches and also the frame is mostly all filled in.

I think there's an action because it's a wheel of a bike, which has movement and its also focused and the frame is filled with the bike's wheel.

This picture is not to bad because it's horizontal inside the frame, but i would rate it a 2 because it is showing a little bit of emotion, the frame isn't filled enough, and the angle is more towards her feet, than her face which i think, was suppose to be the focus of this picture.

I think this picture should be rated a 4 because it shows all three rules and it's very candid.

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