EXTRA CREDIT

1.  The man was pushed in front of the train tracks and wasn't strong enough to pull himself back up. The photographer said he was able to take the photo using flash.
2. The photographer said he took the photo because he thought the flash could stop the train driver.
3. I think the photographer shouldn't have taken the photo. He should have kept trying to save the man or try to get help from other people around him.
4. No, I don't think he did the best thing he could've done because he should have tried harder to save the man's life.
5. I disagree with the decision to run the photo on the front page of the New York Post because it is very sad for his family to see that nobody helped but had the time to take the photo also the photographer is getting fame for it when he should've helped the man. The headline is also very disrespectful.
6. I think that capturing images of life as it happens is most important to a photojournalist because they, for the most part, make for a good story.
7.  No, i don't think it is ethically acceptable for a photographer to involve himself/herself in a situation that he or she photographs because a photo should be about the main subject and not of themselves or  their lives.
8. Yes, photojournalists should avoid influencing events as they happen because the photos they capture should be in the moment events and real life events not something they plan to capture. 
9. I think that the most appropriate response was the one that said, "What an age we live in when getting the picture is more important! I am appalled". 

Final Exam Review

Link for the photos below 

This student is working on her homework and studying  in a makeshift classroom. She was set up there during a pro- democracy protest in Hong Kong. 

These participants are sprinting in a race on the streets of  a rebel- controlled area in Syria.  They all wanted to win the race but only one crossed that finish line first!

1. Rule of thirds: Frame is divided into different sections making a good location for the most important parts of your picture.

2. Balancing Elements: You balance the weight of your subject by filling up the space with another object of lesser importance.

3. Leading Lines: each type of line can be used to enhance our photo's composition.

4. Symmetry and Patterns (repetition): introduces tension and a focal point to the scene.

5. Viewpoint: Shooting photos from different viewpoints affects the message that the shot conveys

6. Background: Using a simple background doesn't allow distraction from the subject.

7. Create depth: Depth is created by including objects in the foreground, middle ground and background. Also, overlapping. 

8. Framing: Using natural surroundings to add more meaning to your subject.

9. Cropping: By cropping tight around your subject you eliminate any "noise", making sure that the subject gets the viewer's undivided attention.

10. Mergers and avoiding them: You should always try to avoid mergers because they can make your subject look different in your photos. 

Aperture: Aperture can be adjusted to control the amount of light in your photos.

Shutter Speed: What you want to change when you want to show movement in your picture.

ISO: The level of sensitivity of your camera to available light.

It is not ethically acceptable to change a person's appearance because it makes women feel like they have to look perfect to be beautiful. Changes like these are what makes the perception of beauty in our society so distorted. These changes include changing their body type, face, etc. In my opinion, the only thing that is acceptable is maybe moving a piece of hair that got in the way. 

Environmental: Portrait of the subject in their usual environment, such as in their home or workplace, and shows the subject's life and surroundings.

Self: Portrait of oneself by that person.

Casual: Portrait of a person in a posed position.

Exposure: Amount of light reaching a photographic film determined by shutter speed and aperture.

Depth of Field: The distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear sharp in an image.

Focal Length: The distance in mm from the optical center of the lens to the focal point.

Early: Modeled them after the covers of books. Had only a title and publication data. There were no descriptive words telling what would be found inside the magazine.
Poster: Oversized magazines looked as if they were printed to be framed and hung on the wall.
Married to Type: Cover lines are used to draw readers inside in a more definite way than the cover art could accomplish.
Forest of Words: Some covers of this period contain cover lines that are actually larger than the name of the magazine.

My Magazine Cover

Portrait Project

Self Portrait

Portrait