Monday, April 16, 2012
Photo Essay~ 1
This week we are being challenged to create a Photo Essay. Our teacher is allowing us to choose a theme or topic for our essays, and now we are supposed to go and take pictures of our topics. For those of you who don't know what a photo essay is, its a combination of photography and journalism all wrapped in one that depicts a story through the objects within the photo, and the emotion portrayed through the photo. The topic/theme I'm using for my Photo Essay is Texas, hope it turns out well, wish me luck!!
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Black and White plus One.
My Example
This past week in Photojournalism we learned the technique known as Black and White plus One. The use of the technique is having a black and white photo with one glimpse of color in the photo. The photo above is my example of this technique. The color seen in the photo is the actual color of her eyes. We were able to expose that color through the use of Photoshop. Knowing how to utilize this technique will not only increase our knowledge regarding photography, but also makes for awesome, and unique photos!
Monday, March 5, 2012
Iconic Photos.
Hello my fellow bloggies! Our recent assignment dealt with some of the most iconic photos in history. Each student was assigned an iconic photo, and with that photo we were to research several aspects of the photo, but mainly find the reason why it is considered iconic!
The photo above is the iconic photo I was assigned. The photo resembles Berliners dancing and singing a top the Berlin Wall, and marked the event of the fall of the Berlin Wall, on November 9, 1961. The photographer who took this photo was Thomas Kienzle. The photos truly captures the happy, blissful emotions of the Germans who are celebrating their unity, and captures a truly iconic moment in history.
The photo above is known as the Migrant Mother. This photo was taken in 1936 during the Great Depression. The women in this photo is a mother of seven children, and her and her family live on a pea farm. This photo, when released, truly shocked the nation because it exposed that people in America were starving, even those who lived on a farm. This photo has been the symbolic picture of the Great Depression.
The photo above is know as either V-J Day, or The Kiss. It was taken by Alfred Izen who was working for life magazine at the time. The photo became symbolic to the celebration of the end of WWII. The photo expresses romanticism, and true happiness. The setting of this iconic photo is New York City's Time Square.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Tips Seven-Ten...
Example of the tip Be A Director.
Example of the tip Flash Range
Example of the tip Lighting
Example of the tip Rule Of Thirds
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Tips Four-Six...
This is my example for the tip Fill the Frame.
This is my example for the tip Focus.
This is my example for the tip Vertical
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
First Three Tips.
This is my example of the tip Flash Outdoors.
This is my example of the tip Getting on Eye level.
This is my example of the tip Plain Background.
This week in my PhotoJ class we learned about #1-3 of the Top 10 Tips from Kodak. The first tip we learned was to Get Down On Eye Level. By using this technique we were told that it makes the image more intimate, makes it sharper, and usually creates a better background. Speaking of background, the next tip that was introduced to us was Plain Background. Ways that you can achieve that tip is to zoom in on your subject, utilize photoshop, don't shoot into the sun, and to keep color in mind! The last tip we learned in our lesson this week was Flash Outdoors. Although most people think that using a flash outdoors isn't necessary, sometimes it is! You can use this helpful tip when it is very bright outside because when its bright, most of your subjects faces will be a tad bit shadowed. After we understood how to use the three tips, we were sent on a mission to get a total of 12 photos, 3 good example photos for each tip, and 1 bad example photo for each tip. The photos directly above this are my favorite of the example photos I took on my mission!!
I hope that these tips assist you with capturing memorable moments;)
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Photo Walk...
My examples of some techniques we learned!
The photo above is my example of leading lines. I like the colors, and the lighting.
The photo above is my example of Filling the Frame. I like the intensity in her expression, and made it black and white to increase her intense stair.
The photo above is my example of framing. I utilized my setting, and used the angled poster boards to create a natural frame of Ty.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Capturing Emotion.
The lesson for today, is to understand the importance of emotion in photography, and how to achieve that. We were asked WHY is it so important in photojournalism, and how do you capture it? Emotion in pictures is very important, because it creates the mood of the picture, and offers the viewer something to connect with. The emotion in photos bring the picture to life, and tell a story through the emotion conveyed through the shot, which directly relates to why it is so important in photojournalism. In photojournalism we are taking pictures that have a story behind them, and we comment on what was going on when we look the photo. With the help of emotion in the photos, the story and the over all meaning come together. I learned that to achieve true emotion you really have to place your self on the outside, and stay hidden from the subject so you can capture their true feelings. Also, with some research i learned techniques that help with capturing personal emotions. Those techniques are tightening the shot, which is picking a subject and "tightening the shot" to just them, or one subject out of many, and to observe your surroundings before even taking the photos, this technique is very important in photojournalism when you are required to explain the setting around the photo, the emotion portrayed in the subject, and why that emotion is being portrayed. For our assignment we were told to find a picture that captures emotion, and I chose the one above. I love this picture, although the fathers face displays an emotion of sadness and loss, when you really look at the photo you see the emotion of true happiness. The father-daughter dances at weddings are always emotional, and although men are characterized as strong and unemotional, this picture captures the fathers true feelings inside. Photos like the one above, express why emotion in photography is so important; the emotions captured in these pictures display the truth in human feelings and reactions towards events in life, which provides connections between the viewer and the photo.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
All About Me
This marks my first picture post for my photo journalism class! The assignment was to take 14 pictures of the things that are most important to us, or pictures of hobbies, and then one picture of ourselves. Starting from the bottom left with my cheer uniform, prayer candles, my stuffed animal BooBoo, and pasta which is my favorite food. The next row above that one consists of photos of my friends, my backpack to show my appreciation for my education, books, a suitcase representing my love for traveling, and my closet to symbolize my love for clothes. The top row are pictures of a University of Texas football game, above that is a picture of my two dogs Diana and Grace, a picture of my parents, a picture of myself, and the last one in the top right is a picture of my three siblings Michael David, Jaclyn, and Rachael. These pictures are just some of the things I love, and enjoy in life. The goal for this project was assisting you bloggers in getting to know me, and I hope that this assists in doing just that!!
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
...And So It Begins
This marks as my first blog post EVER!!! My reasons for creating this blog are for my new class I'm in at my high school called Photo Journalism, but don't get me wrong I'm excited about making this Blog. This is all very new for me, and I feel as if I am talking myself in circles! Well, the day is done, and even though I did struggle with the creation of this thing, it is here and ready for me to post all over it, I
CAN'T WAIT:)
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