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Deadlines in Photojournalism

1. What is the origins of the word deadline?
"time limit," 1920, American English newspaper jargon, from dead (adj.) + line . Perhaps influenced by earlier use (1864) to mean the "do-not-cross" line in Civil War prisons, which figured in the Wirz trial.
2. What impact will missing today's deadline have on you?
It will not be accepted or graded
3. Have you had issues meeting deadlines in other classes? If so, what consequences did you 
have for missing those deadlines?
Yes, the consequences were a late grade ( such as a 70 ).
4. Do you find yourself missing deadlines on a regular basis? If so, what do you think causes you to miss deadlines?
Yes, the cause of it is more homework stacking on top of it.
5. What specifically kept you from meeting today's photo deadline?
Other work i havent finished.
6. What do you plan to do to complete this task as quickly as possible so you can earn as much credit as you can?
Be very productive and get my work done 


1. Which of those eight suggestions do you think might help you be more efficient?
The to-do list.
2. Which of the suggestions is the toughest for you to complete? Why?
Get a good night's sleep, because i stay up doing work.
3. Are you a morning or night person?
Night.
3A. What are some of the problems you might run into because you are more productive at certain times of the day?
Fatigue.
4. How can you create a dedicated study time for yourself?
A productive place where no one can interrupt me 
5. What are three direct things could you do to eliminate distractions?
Quiet environment, Full stomach, integrity to work.


1. Are there any correlations to taking control of your homework and time management?
Yes.
2. What is your ideal study setting and mood?
A quiet environment and very relaxed.
3. What are your biggest distractions when it comes to studying?
Loud noises and random thoughts 
4. What three things could you do to help with those distractions?
1.) A quiet environment.
2.) Being wide awake.
3.) Full stomach.

Magazine Cover

Portraits and Self Portraits

Top 100 Photos of All Time

1. Why did you pick this image? What caught your eye?
Because it looked very interesting to me and like how it all came together.
2. Summarize what you read. How about 2-3 sentences explaining the photo.
This photo has a lot going on theres water and Philippe levitating in the air as he is paint a picture. I think this photo doesnt have a rule that it follows because of the fact that theres so many things going on at once.
3. Every photo has some additional information, links, readings, or videos associated. Please tell me what you learned in addition to the actual photo. If you need to watch a video, I can come put in my credentials so you can watch, just raise your hands.
 Halsman reported that it took 28 attempts to be satisfied with the result.The title of the photograph is a reference to Dalí's work Leda Atomica (at that which can be seen in the right of the photograph behind the two cats.)
4. Look up the photographer. Post this famous image of theirs PLUS one more of theirs that catches your eye. (This means I should see at least 2 photos per post).

5. Find a biography of the photographer and provide the following information:
Philippe Halsman 
May 2 1906- June 25 1979
He was born in Riga 
Technische Hochschule in Dresden, Germany, to study electrical engineering.

1. Why did you pick this image? What caught your eye?
This photo caught my eye because of all the colors in it I really like this photo because its crazy looking and very interesting.
2. Summarize what you read. How about 2-3 sentences explaining the photo.
This photo was taken from the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995. What it photographed was the Eagle Nebula 6,500 light years from Earth.
3. Every photo has some additional information, links, readings, or videos associated. Please tell me what you learned in addition to the actual photo. If you need to watch a video, I can come put in my credentials so you can watch, just raise your hands.
They are so named because the gas and dust are in the process of creating new stars, while also being eroded by the light from nearby stars that have recently formed.
4. Look up the photographer. Post this famous image of theirs PLUS one more of theirs that catches your eye. (This means I should see at least 2 photos per post).

5. Find a biography of the photographer and provide the following information:
This was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope so there wasnt a specific person who took these photos.

1. Why did you pick this image? What caught your eye?
This photo to me is cool and looks like freedom and the color of the whole photo likes nice and vintage.
2. Summarize what you read. How about 2-3 sentences explaining the photo.
Prince ended up creating a new form of photography called Rehotography where you take other peoples photography and making it your own. But this could easily lead to legal issues.
3. Every photo has some additional information, links, readings, or videos associated. Please tell me what you learned in addition to the actual photo. If you need to watch a video, I can come put in my credentials so you can watch, just raise your hands.
Prince was sued by the photographer for using copyrighted images, but the courts ruled largely in Prince's favor.
4. Look up the photographer. Post this famous image of theirs PLUS one more of theirs that catches your eye. (This means I should see at least 2 photos per post).

5. Find a biography of the photographer and provide the following information:
Richard Prince
August 6 1949
Born In the Republic of Panama 
Nasson College in Maine 

1. Why did you pick this image? What caught your eye?
It looks cool to me i think the colors caught my eye in a way.
2. Summarize what you read. How about 2-3 sentences explaining the photo.
This is a photo of an xray of a womans hand with a ring on it. This photo turned out to be the first x ray ever and brought the discoverer Wilhelm many awards.
3. Every photo has some additional information, links, readings, or videos associated. Please tell me what you learned in addition to the actual photo. If you need to watch a video, I can come put in my credentials so you can watch, just raise your hands.
Wilhelm isnt actually a photographer he is a physicist and this picture is the first x ray ever so it blew up quick.
4. Look up the photographer. Post this famous image of theirs PLUS one more of theirs that catches your eye. (This means I should see at least 2 photos per post).

5. Find a biography of the photographer and provide the following information:
Wilhelm Röntgen
March 27 1845
February 10 1923
Born in Munich Bavaria Germany 
University of Zurich 

1. Why did you pick this image? What caught your eye?
Because it looked very interesting to me. They kinda look like an alien to me.
2. Summarize what you read. How about 2-3 sentences explaining the photo.
This is a photo of a 18 week old fetus who had to be aborted. Nilsson arranged the photos to look like they were floating in the womb.
3. Every photo has some additional information, links, readings, or videos associated. Please tell me what you learned in addition to the actual photo. If you need to watch a video, I can come put in my credentials so you can watch, just raise your hands.
Nilsson made a deal with a hospital in Stockholm and made a dedicated room for the photos to be taken.
4. Look up the photographer. Post this famous image of theirs PLUS one more of theirs that catches your eye. (This means I should see at least 2 photos per post).

5. Find a biography of the photographer and provide the following information:
Lars Olof Lennart 
August 24 1922
Born in Sweden 
Does not mention college 

Prompt Shoot #3

Circle



Edge

5 Websites

Link the website you visited and make sure your blog is titled 5 Websites.
http://petapixel.com/2014/12/19/disorienting-beauty-spiral-staircases-old-abandoned-buildings/

Briefly describe what you looked at on the website (4-5 sentences, make sure you write enough to really make it clear that you spent time looking at the website).
 I looked at pictures of abandoned staircases from buildings taken by Christian Richter. On the website you can really find all different types of staircases of different colors, shapes, and sizes. When I first saw the website name I didnt expect to see anything like what I saw on the website it exceeded my expectations. I liked all the photos I saw they all were unique and all looked very nice.
What did you learn new?
That not all staircases come out great so you have to visit many buildings so find some good times.
Post your favorite photo from the site.












Please answer the following questions:
a.     Why did you pick this photo?
Because i like how simple but complex it is and you can find beauty in staircases. The colors of the stairs is very nice and I like the contrast of the white and brown.
b.     What rules of photography do you see in the photo?
Leading Lines 
c.     Who took the photo?
Christian Richter 
If you looked at a video, please do the following: http://blog.ted.com/how-to-create-a-killer-timelapse-with-joe-capra/
a.     Describe what you saw in the video.
I saw a time lapse of scenes all around the Rio area from boats, sunrise, and the giant Rio statue.b.     Try to figure out who made the video. If it was a photographer look them up on google and see if you can learn more about them.
The person who made the video is named Joe Capra. Joe is an environmental photographer who travels the world taking photos, videos, and time lapses of that area, he takes all these forms of photography in different qualities of cameras for better HD to provide beautiful images of the scenery he sees. c.     If there is a story about the video on the website, paraphrase it in 2-3 sentences.
There wasn't really any information about the video itself, it was just an interview about how and why he got into photography and making time lapses.
d.     What did you learn new?
I learned about how someone can have so much interest in creating something beautiful in all these places.
If you were directed to a site that you cannot answer any of the questions above, please do the following:http://www.rachelsussman.com/oltw/
a.     What did you see on the website, describe it in 2-3 sentences?
The oldest living things on earth. This website has pictures of the environment in areas of organisms who have been there for 
b.     What did you learn? 
That theres a lot living things on this earth that we don't even know about yet.
c.     How did the site relate to photography?
Because it is environmental photography.
If you were directed to a site that you cannot answer any of the questions above, please do the following: http://petapixel.com/2014/12/31/10-photography-resolutions-new-year/
a.     What did you see on the website, describe it in 2-3 sentences?
Different photos corresponding to new years resolutions. Theres different photos with photoshop and some that are not.
b.     What did you learn?
Theres so many creative ways to take photos and correspond them with resolutions.
c.     How did the site relate to photography?
It has variety of different photos for their resolutions.
Briefly describe what you looked at on the website (4-5 sentences, make sure you write enough to really make it clear that you spent time looking at the website). http://www.lightstalking.com/photographing-the-supermoon/ 
On the website i read through a list to think about when you want to take a picture of the moon on special occasions or just in general. And it was accompanied by nice pictures of the in beautiful scenes. I didnt really think that there wasnt that much to taking pictures of the moon. After looking at this it inspired me to take pictures of stuff like that.
What did you learn new?
I learned that theres more to just going outside with a camera to just take a picture of the moon.
Post your favorite photo from the site.

Please answer the following questions:
a.     Why did you pick this photo?
Because it has nice scenery and the moon has a nice glow that reflects off the water.
b.     What rules of photography do you see in the photo?
Simplicity and rule of thirds because of the position of the moon and the fact that theres nothing really going on.
c.     Who took the photo?
Matthew McElwaine 

Local Austin Photographers

The photographer i chose was Korey Howell who does glamor photography, which goes from head shots, group pictures, lifestyle candid, and etc. Korey Howell got her start in the photography business 25 years ago with a mall-based glamour photography franchise company that she grew to 20 franchisees nationwide. After working in marketing, graphic design and networking, she launched Korey Howell Photography in 2006 in a 100 square-foot studio. I chose Korey because of how simple yet elegant her photos are taken.

I like this picture because of how they can show off their brand and how hard they have worked to get to that point. Another reason is because of the nice pink which draws your attention to the group. I cant really tell what rule of photography this photo follows.

I like this picture because of the lighting and the contrast of the colors. Another reason is the horse in the background because it looks very majestic. This follows rule of thirds because of how off center both subjects are.

I like this photo because of the background with the different colors popping out at you. Another reason is how simple this picture looks but it still looks beautiful. This follows simplicity because theres nothing going on in the photo.

I like this picture because of the different colors of the woman showing. Another is of the different options with the different angles and distances. I dont think this follows any rules of photography.

I like this the picture because of the colors of text popping out in front of the brown. Another is the contrast of the womans dress and all the other colors around her. This follows simplicity because theres nothing going on in the photo.

Mural Project

Our theme was things in motion 

Magazines part 2

1.) Image Based 

Is one of the most common approach to a magazine cover, there shouldn't be many people in it and there shouldn't much activity going on. Most of the time there is a celebrity on the cover to gather more sellers. These magazine covers are typically used in almost all fashion, gossip and mens magazines. The cover has to correspond with the style of the publication which means if your shooting a food magazine use food as your subject.

2.) Illustration Based

Illustration covers are drawn or generated on the computer. Usually illustration covers are used to add a different effect on the magazine to do something out of the normal. Majority of the magazine companies that use this cover don't need newsstand sales.

3.) Type Based 

This approach isn't typically used but are more used than illustrated covers. The the text on the cover used most of the space and can have a powerful message or symbolism to stand out to the readers. At times they can come across as straight to the point or a funny sarcastic meaning.

4.) Concept Based

Concept covers are a variety of all the other three approaches. It is not used as much but can have a powerful symbol or message to grab the readers. It should be easily understood by the readers at least that is what you should be aiming for. This approach is mostly used in business magazines and news magazines.

My Favorite Cover

"When shooting Solange Knowles for The FADER, we wanted to reference her timeless songwriting, and emphasize her classic presence in the image. This cover was shot with an Bx 10 View Camera for a simple, timeless vibe, bringing only SO plates of film to capture the perfect shot (compared to a standard 2,000-shot digital sitting). We took many conservative, close up shots of Solange, but still wanted that final, bold image. We chose yellow as the backdrop, because it paired well with the natural lighting from the windows and the contrast of colors in her outfit. Solange stepped onto the apple box herself, and the shot we chose was the very last plate of film."
Description:
In this cover she has a serious face and looks like she is thinking of something else. She looks to be in her own world and look off into the distance. The background is a yellow and the blue perfectly contrasts with it so it can make her stand out. Theres nothing crazy going on in the photo so its easier to focus on her sitting looking elegant and peaceful.

Best Covers

1.New York, May 20, Michael Douglas Is Liberace: Formal
2.Bloomberg Businessweek, December 2–8, J Crew: Teaching the World to Dress American: Formal
3.The New York Times Magazine, May 19, The Secret Lives of Germs: Formal
4. Sports Illustrated, April 22, BOSTON: Environmental
5. ESPN The Magazine, September 16, Floyd Mayweather in The Fight Issue: Formal
6. The New York Times Magazine, November 24, The Flight Risk:  Formal
7. O, The Oprah Magazine, September, Hair!: Formal
8. Brides, October/November, Get Inspired!: Formal
9. W, December/January, The Art Issue: Formal
10. Harper's Bazaar, May, Summer Fashion Issue: Formal
11. New York, February 18–25, Spring Fashion: Formal
12. The Fader, February/March, Solange: Formal
13. Wired, December, Bill Gates Wants You to Fix the World: Formal
14. Vanity Fair, October, 100 Years: Formal
15. ESPN The Magazine, July 22, Kenneth Faried in The Body Issue: Formal
16. GQ, February, Beyoncé: Formal
17. Runner's World, December, Get Fit Have Fun: Formal

Magazine Tips

1. Worth the investment of money and time (that’s the “What’s in it for me?”)
2. Put all of your effort into the cover. This will make it look more appealing
3. Make the reader curious
4. Intellectually stimulating, interesting (that’s to promise benefits)
5. Don't crowd the page with useless words, use catchy or important sentences.
6. Make the magazine cover interesting, put a picture of something different than a usual cover.

American Soldier

A. What is the most powerful image from the pictures printed in the Denver Post over the three weeks they published images from the year of coverage? Why?
24A "Starting to fit in" because its the moment when everything comes together for him and he's been working for that moment for the longest.
B. How do the images work together to tell a story?
It creates a timeline of everything in chronological order so you experience everything from the beginning.
C. How do the captions enhance the photographs?
It provides enough details to know whats going on in that photo. The writer uses present tense to make you feel as if you are in that moment. 
D. Summarize the story of Ian Fisher, based just on the captions.
Ian Fisher always wanted to serve his country as he told all of his loved ones on his 17th birthday. Soon after Ian graduates from Bear Creek High School and got all of his requirements for enlistments into the military. Ian soon experiences the harshness of military after two days and starts to have second thoughts but meets his bunkmates to help him get through it. Shortly after Ian gets the hang of his basic training as they become more difficult to simulate whats its going to Iraq. Ian starts to prepare for his year long time in Iraq to fight for USA. After Ian gets back from his journey he celebrates with all his loved ones and marries his girlfriend to live together happily.
E. For the photos in which Ian is the main subject of the photos, in what tense are the verbs usually written? 
The verbs in the first sentence of the captions use present tense to create a sense to suggest your witnessing that moment as if you were there.
F. Break down the captions:
1. The captions are usually 2-4 sentences each.
2. The first sentences of each photo explains what is happening.
3.  The second sentence contains context.
4. This sentence contains the back ground/history.
5. In fact, most of the captions in this story include a quote.
6. There are some that have 4 sentences.
1. How many sentences are they on average?
About three or 4 sentences per caption 
2. Read the first sentence of a couple of them, what information do they provide?
Mainly providing information of the photo its accompanied by.
3. Read the second sentences of a couple of them, what information do they provide?
A past tense sentence providing more information about the first sentence. Also whats going in the photo its describing.
4. If there is a third sentence, what information does it provide?
It describes whats going on at that moment and or whats going on in that photo its under.
5. Do any captions include a quote?
Yes quite a few of them have quotes of Ian's commentary on his experiences or describing what he's going through at that moment.
6. Are there any that have four sentences?
Most of them on average have about four sentences including enough information about the photo.
G. Why do you think it is possible to tell a complete story with just photos and captions?
I think its possible because the captions can give just enough detail about the photo but wont show any deeper detail about it.
H. If you can create a story with just photos and captions, why bother writing a story at all?
Because the story can go into deeper detail about the subjects experiences and thoughts. 

Portrait assignment

For my portrait assignment i will shoot my friends in this class but i dont know exactly who yet. I will shoot around the courtyard and a flowery area because i feel like those areas will look very beautiful. To make my shoot successful is to follow most of the rules of photography and the ones ill most likely use are rule of thirds, simplicity, balance, and try to get framing and background. :)))))

Casual Portrait

1. I like this photo because it looks funny to me 
2. I like this photo because she looks like katy perry if thats not already katy perry