Africa and abondedned theme parks

  1. On your blog post your reactions to what you read and what you saw. How about 3-4 sentences.
this picture made me feel so free. its just breathtaking to look at its nature at its finest. it shows the freedom and the beautinells of lions and nature.
2. Do a google image search for Nick Brandt, find your favorite photo and post it on your blog.

3. Describe it and tell me why its your favorite.
Its so amazing it makes me want to go take something like it
4. What rules of photography are evident in the photos you selected, be sure to explain the rule to me?

Do a google/wikipedia search for Nick Brandt

5. What kind of camera and lens does he use and why is this important?
one with a black and white filter and a very good zoomed in one as not to disturb the animal
6. What is his reason for taking these photos?
To show how amazing nature is
7. What is his hope by taking these type of photos?
to show the dispaering workd of nature
8. Find something he has to say about Africa, and post the quote on your blog. 
I want my images to achieve two things in this regard - to be an elegy to a world that is tragically vanishing, to make people see what beauty is disappearing. Also, to try and show that animals are sentient creatures equally as worthy of life as humans.
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     The abandoned theme park that I would want to go take pictures at is Takakanonuma Greenland, Hobara, Japan. I chose this one because there are still many rides visible, but they are all rusted. Being rundown and rusty would give an interesting rustic/antique look to the photos. Also, there is a lot of lush vegetation and fog that could add a beautiful effect to all of the images.

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     Other unusual places that might be interesting for photographers to shoot at would be:

• Plitvice Lakes National Park
• The Crystal Mill
• USA’s Largest Abandoned Subway is in Cincinnati
• 102-Year-Old Floating Forest in Sydney, Australia
• Pripyat, Ukraine

4.

102-Year-Old Floating Forest in Sydney, Australia

5.

     I chose this place because the scenery in beautiful, and a forrest growing on an abandoned ship is a neat concept. I would definitely take somewhat distant pictures to capture the surrounding water, trees, and the entire ship.

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     To shoot these photos I would need to travel to Sydney Australia. To do this, I would need to buy a $1000 ticket, pack my bags, and take a 17 hour flight to Sydney. I am not sure about the rules of going out to the water to get closer pictures, but I would try to canoe or take some kind of boat to get out on the lake.

     

Funny captions

Ms Johnson a 69 year old woman of Chicago Illinois was rocking a very fashionable bright yellow shirt proclaiming her feelings towards everyone on this oct 9. Ms johnson is a local and has been sporting this shirt around town the past few weeks.

Bernice and susan just wanted a nice beach side view but when the tide decided to roll in on them they were trapped in a hilarious fashion stranded but still calm and happy as can be. They said they didn't mind and this had been the highlight of the last ten years.

Mr and ms smith went downtown outraged by taxes and wanted to protest against the unfair government but on the way had a change of mind more or less. Mr smith decided he didn't have enough time to care about taxes because he was thirsty for a cold one.

apeture iso and ss

Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO - What Are They?

APERTURE

Aperture is the amount of light that a camera takes in. Modifying the aperture on the camera's settings can create dimension in the photo or bring everything in the frame into focus.

A lower aperture, like the one below at F2.8, will blur out the background and add dimension.

A higher aperture, like the one below at F16, will bring everything in the frame into focus.

1. Aperture is modeled after the pupil in the iris of an eye. Like a pupil, which takes in light to create an image, the aperture lens takes in a certain amount of light to modify the dimension in the photo.

2. The smaller the aperture number, the higher the aperture. 

3. Aperture affects the Depth of Field because using a smaller aperture  can create dimension by blurring out the background and bringing one particular subject into focus.

SHUTTER SPEED

Shutter speed, also commonly known as exposure time, is the length of time that the camera shutter is open to allow light in.

Higher shutter speed will "freeze" a moment in time.

Slow shutter speed will create an effect known as "motion blur" and blur objects in motion. This effect is commonly used at night to catch trails of lights over a lengthy period of time.

Bulldogs & Hotdogs Scenario

"At the beginning while the sun was still up and the courtyard had reasonably good light."

a. Low

b. Low

c. High

d. High

e. Low

f. High

"Towards the end when there is no sun and has gotten dark enough that you can't see from one end of the courtyard to the other."

a. Low

b. Low

c. High

d. Low

e. Low

f. Low

2. Three settings the camera has regarding shutter speed are Manual, Aperture Priority, and Shutter Priority. Manual sets the aperture and shutter speed manually. Aperture Priority allows the photographer to set the aperture and the camera will automatically set the shutter speed. Shutter Priority allows the photographer to set the shutter sped and the camera will set the aperture automatically.

ISO

ISO is the level of the camera's sensitivity to light.

The lower an ISO number is, the less sensitive it is to light. The picture below was taken at ISO 200.

The higher an ISO number is, the more sensitive it is to light. The picture below was taken at ISO 3200.

1. Shooting at a high ISO  can capture an image in a low-light environment like at a night football game. As a result however, the picture will be more grainy.

2. The author suggested to use a low ISO when there is plenty of available light so that the best quality image can be captured. Occasionally a low ISO can be used in lower light if the camera is sitting on a sturdy surface like on a tripod or a flat surface.

2. The author suggested to use high ISO when there is too little light for the camera to properly capture an image. A high ISO can also be used to capture speedy shots of an object moving very fast.

DSLR Camera Simulation

The aperture settings on this camera are: 2.8, 4. 5.6, 8, 11, 16, and 22.

The shutter speed settings on this camera are: 1 SEC, 1/60 SEC, and 1/4000 SEC

The ISO settings on this camera are: 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, and 25600

Academic post-shoot reflection and peer reflection

1. What composition rule did you follow the rule?
I did lines and rules of third2. What is the subject (be very very specific)?
Showing students actively following and learning
3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is?
Yes i made sure all the pictures are clear4. If you can't very clearly see what the subject is, what could you have done differently?
IF some are blurry or confusing you should try better angles or something elseThird:

Make a new blog post - title it - Academic Shoot reflection and critique. Answer the following questions:

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos following the rules I set out for you? 
Trying to stay invisble in the class and not ruining the atmosphere2. What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general (focus, framing, holding the camera, etc.) did you find yourself thinking about the most? Provide a specific example of what you did to do this correctly.

3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography?
I  would try more for better lines 4. What things would you do the same?
High and low angles5. When you go out with your next set of prompts, which rule do you think will be the easiest to achieve?
Rule of thirds6. Which rule do you think will be the hardest to capture?
Lines i struggle with it7. What rule are you still not totally clear on and what can you do to figure out what that rule is?
Lines



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Great black and white photographers part 3

1.) What first caught your eye while looking at your photographers photos? Is there something in particular about their photos that made you want to choose them? Post the images with your writing.
The creepiness of it made me love it the lady dressed in white caught my eye first.
2.) Look at those 2 photos you posted last time in the assignment Great Black and White Photographers Part 2. Use your five senses to tell me more about those photos. Answer them on your blog.

I see: a man 
I smell: a pie
I hear: the hum of people talking
I taste: the pie
I feel: warm and comforted 


3. To show that i am a great black and white photographer i would like to take a scary picture something for a movie poster of a horror movie where a man stumbles throughout the rain with ripped clothes and blood and rain streaming down his face

academic shoot

Mural

1. What theme, that we could take here at school, could we do a series of these panels to place around the school?
the theme should be scaryy like halloween
2. Should we use phones only, or should we open it up to our regular cameras for those people that don't have camera phones?
use phones because almost everyone has a phone
3. Where would you want to put the mural on campus?
in the courtyard