Fashion

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

-her neck was made to look longer

-her face was made to look skinnier

-her eyes were digitally enhanced to look bigger

-her lips were enhanced to look bigger

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

I don't think it is because then what you are looking at is not even a real person and it is impossible to look like that so you feel bad about yourself because you can't look "beautiful".

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

It depends, like if it is for a commercial, then of course your model will be wearing make-up, but you should not have her digitally enhanced.

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

No changes that are done on the computer are okay, if it is like putting on make up and doing hair then that is fine.

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

With fashion photography everything has to be perfect and has a standard you have to met for it to look good, photojournalism isn't like that, with photojournalism, you are accepted the way you are and all photo's are considered beautiful and perfect.

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

With fashion photography, everything has to be perfect, so you want to enhance and make everything look the way you want it no matter how much you change it, with photojournalism, the pictures you take don't have to look perfect to everyone, usually your the only one that it really matters who likes it.

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Lytro Warm-Up

1. What did you see happen when you clicked on the photo?

Where ever i clicked, the image would get clearer and if i clicked and held it and moved the mouse the whole image would move and look 3-D

2. How does this new camera work?

It works by you being able to make parts of the photo or clear and being able to move it

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)

I think the photographer should know about how to work a manual camera first and the rules of photography

4. Is it worth the money?

If you are like a professional photographer then yes, but if you just like to do it for fun in your free time then no.

Portraits and Self Portraits

Tips:

1. Use props.

2. You can create an especially revealing self-portrait by adding personal memorabilia surrounding your mirrored image, such as photos of yourself at various stages of your life, or anything that tells the viewer about your interests.

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

Environmental Portraits

 Self Portraits

Ian Fisher: American Soldier

I think this is the most powerful picture in the slide show because it is showing the true emotion that Ian's dad is feeling about him joining the army, which is sadness.

Set #1 At home in Denver -  Photo #1-#9

Set #2 At Basic Training - Photo #10-#30
Set #3 In Iraq - Photo #51-#71
Set #4 Back in Denver -Photo #52-#75 and #79-#83

I think the most powerful set of images is At home in Denver because Ian is saying all of his goodbyes to everyone he loves.When Ian is the main subject of the picture, the verbs are usually written in present tense.

Captions help enhance the picture by helping to describe how the subject is feeling and what give us an idea of what exactly they are doing.

Captions:

1. Image # 4

Zayne and girlfriend Emma share a kiss on a ferris wheel after he proposed with friend Kate.

2. Image # 79

Jacob embraces wife desiree first before other family members.

3. Image # 63

David takes a quick call home holding his gun after the rough day he has had of training.

Depth of Field, and Shutter Speed and Motion test

On the depth of field test I got an 88 and on the shutter speed and motion test I got a 96.
I understand ISO, shutter, and aperture better now, because if I had taken those tests before this class, I probably would have failed them both.

Sim-Cam

F2.8 - looks the best at 1/125th of a second shutter speed.

F4 - looks best at 1/125th of a second shutter speed.

F5.6 - looks best at 1/60th of a second shutter speed.

F8 - looks best at 1/60th of a second shutter speed.

F11 - looks best at 1/30th of a second shutter speed.

F16 - looks best at 1/15th of a second shutter speed.

F22 - looks best at 1/8th of a second shutter speed.

F2.8 there is no background visible - it is very blurry and all you can really see is the couple.

F4 there is a background but it is very blurry

F5.6 the background is slightly clearer but still blurry

F8 the background is more clear

F11 the background is getting clearer and darker

F16 the background is getting clear but also darker and blurry

F22 the background is very clear and precise

At the slower shutter speeds, the people are getting more and more blurry and brighter, but the photographer could fix this by using a lot of natural light so that way you can use higher shutter speeds and get clearer pictures.  I think the lowest shutter speed a photographer can hand hold the camera is 1/125th of a second.

ISO

ISO 3200

  

 ISO 6400

 

 

 

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

The photo's will come out brighter

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

you should always try to stick to the base ISO to get the highest image quality

 

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

You should increase the ISO when there is not enough light for the camera to be able to quickly capture an image