1. A man was trying to calm down a "harasser" and got pushed onto the train track. He tried to get up but wasn't able to lift himself onto the platform.
2. The photographer said that he was trying to warn the driver by flashing his light but wasn't able to get the message through.
3. I don't really think that he should have taken it when he definitely could have at least tried to lift him up.
4. I definitely don't think that this is the best thing he could have done in this situation because it makes him seem like he cared more about the photo than he did about the man about to be killed.
5. I think that they shouldn't have posted it because it makes me worry what the family thought of it. I know if it was someone I knew, I wouldn't want to see it.
6. I think anyone with a good heart would put a humans life above their own job, however, most photojournalists these days may be too invested with their job.
7. I think that it wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing if a photojournalist invested themselves in a situation because then it shows that they have compassion and human instincts to help, which is always important.
8. I think it really depends on the situation, but a photographer should usually try and stay out of a situation unless someones life is being risked, then i think anyone would want to save them.
9. I think this response (below), is the one that stood out the most to me because it just shows how invested in other peoples misery this world is. People only care about reading the story rather than feeling sorry for the family.
"How tasteless of the NY Post to publish such a grusome picture for this mans family to see. No one helped this man there were numerous videos and pictures being snapped, yet not one person tried to help save him. Disgusting."
Monday, December 15, 2014
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Final Review
Rules of Photography
Aperture- is a device that controls the amount of light admitted through an opening.
What's acceptable to photoshop in an image is a blemish or messed up teeth or something to that extreme, anything else is too far of a stretch from real and people won't take anything seriously.
Portraits
1. Rule of thirds- when you have to vertical and two horizontal lines on the photo that help you align the subject.
2. Balancing Elements- when you place your main subject off center but need something to "balance" it on the other side.
3. Leading Lines- by putting lines that direct the attention to the subject, or take you on a journey.
4. Symmetry and Patterns (repetition)- exactly what it says, when the picture presents a pattern or is equally symmetrical to the eye.
5. Viewpoint- this is when you take the picture from an interesting point of view.
6. Background- this is when you incorporate the background into the photo, or have a very simplistic background so that the eye is only drawn towards the subject of the photo.
7. Create depth- when you take a picture that shows different depths of the subject and the background.
8. Framing- this is when you are able to fit the subject into a "frame" or something that resembles that.
9. Cropping- if you crop really tight around the subject of interest it eliminates the background area from distraction.
10. Mergers and avoiding them- this is when something in the image runs into or blends in with the main subject and avoiding mergers is taking the picture from a different angle or behind a different background to avoid that.
Aperture- is a device that controls the amount of light admitted through an opening.
Shutter Speed- is the length of time the cameras shutter is open when taking the photo.
ISO- is the measurement of how sensitive a digital cameras sensor is to light. The lower the number, the slower the response to light.
What's acceptable to photoshop in an image is a blemish or messed up teeth or something to that extreme, anything else is too far of a stretch from real and people won't take anything seriously.
Portraits
Environmental- a portrait that relates to the background of the image.
Self Portrait- a portrait of yourself that you take.
Casual- a portrait of someone that is not in a background that relates to them, but in a casual background.
Exposure- the amount of light per unit area.
Depth of field- the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image. Focal Length- a lens with a focal length shorter than normal is often referred to as a wide-angle lens, while a lens significantly longer than normal may be referred to as a telephoto lens.
Magazine Covers:
1. Early Magazine Covers
Modeled after the covers of books, they often included a Title, table of contents, and sometimes a small picture.
2. The Poster Cover
Often the picture was the only thing on the cover besides the title, which even then was most often tiny and in a corner.
3. Pictures Married to Type
When words were starting to be used, but they didn't want to cover any of the picture.
4. In the Forest of Words
They figured out a way to work with the photograph, putting the words all over the cover, but never covering the face, etc.
Exposure- the amount of light per unit area.
Depth of field- the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image. Focal Length- a lens with a focal length shorter than normal is often referred to as a wide-angle lens, while a lens significantly longer than normal may be referred to as a telephoto lens.
Magazine Covers:
1. Early Magazine Covers
Modeled after the covers of books, they often included a Title, table of contents, and sometimes a small picture.
2. The Poster Cover
Often the picture was the only thing on the cover besides the title, which even then was most often tiny and in a corner.
3. Pictures Married to Type
When words were starting to be used, but they didn't want to cover any of the picture.
4. In the Forest of Words
They figured out a way to work with the photograph, putting the words all over the cover, but never covering the face, etc.
Captions Review
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
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