1. My favorite photo from this slideshow is photo number 7. The first reason is what caught my attention and that is the colorful and bright patterns in the image among a dark and nightly setting. Another reason for choosing this photo is the sense of motion occurring in the image as the woman throws the bright glowing green into the air as she looks to catch it as it comes back down. The last reason is the sense of depth. There is a blurred blue ball at the right of the photo and many balls in the background blurred out of focus but at the same time the woman and her pins in the middle are focused and much clearer in contrast. This makes the subject of the photo stand out in an aesthetically appealing way.
2. The best photo among this slideshow would have to be photo number 8, as it demonstrates important rules being used properly. One aspect of the photo done really well is the rule of thirds; by placing the car not at the center of the photo, but rather toward the left, the still photo gives a sense of animation and motion as the viewer can actually picture the car moving from left to right along the path ahead of it. The second aspect done well is the horizon. Like the car, the horizon is not placed directly at the centerline of the photo, but angled so that there is a visible depth to the ground and the sky. Viewers can the the ground getting further away as they look toward the horizon. The last extraordinary aspect is the photographer's ability to blur the image of the ground but keep the car in focus. It's clear that the photo is focused on the car and the blur of the ground adds motion and speed to the image.
3. http://digital-photography-p4-msjhs.blogspot.com/2014/10/blog-post.html
I choose this as my best work this semester. First, I took the photo with the subject offset to one side of the photo while capturing the vibrant background that she is looking towards. I basically used rule of thirds to capture an interesting background while keeping the subject focused. Second, I experimented with many settings involving color, saturation, clarity, blur, vibrancy, and contrast to achieve the perfect mix of a focused subject and moderately blurred background. Third and lastly, I was able to take a relatively bland image and edit it to make the subjects hair bright and reflective and convert the faded dark color of the trees to a lively green color.
4. First, rule of thirds. Second, rule of depth. Third, rule of balance.
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The rule of compositions used here are rule of thirds and rule of depth.
6. Communication. Get closer.
7. Benefits of working in groups are plentiful. Groups make each person confident that there is someone to back up their ideas and works. Many people contribute and take responsibility so that work is done quicker and faster. Group members can correct each other's mistakes and add their own input to make work better. In photography, group members pose for each other's pictures as subject and props etc. Groups make it possible to make up for an individual's inabilities and mistakes.
8. Sometimes, working in groups can cause diffusion of responsibility. Some group members simply may not like one another and refuse to work together. Some group members may have completely opposing ideas. Sometimes, group members distract each other from working efficiently. Group members may also disagree with distribution of responsibilities.
9. http://hongover.blogspot.com/2015/01/album-cover-recreation.html
This album cover recreation was photoshopped the best out of all of our group members. There is little flaw and it is clear that a lot of time and effort was put into editing the photo.
A Little History
10. The photographer was Julia Margaret Cameron. What she contributed to the world of photography was her ability to capture deep and thoughtful emotions in close-ups of her subjects. The soft expressions in her pictures were accompanied by the intentionally softening of her images (to prevent the appearance of stillness). Her subjects did not look idea or perfect, but rather human and alive. That is how she evoked a sense of deep thought and emotion in her subjects, by depicting them as moving humans.
11. Dorothea Lange's most well known photo was "Migrant Mother." It was a picture taken of Florence Owens Thompson in Nipomo, California, spring 1936. At the time, Lange was employed by the FSA, or Farm Security Administration, and the RA, Resettlement Administration.
12. Life magazine was originally started up in 1883 by Harvard alumni, but was not photojournalism until it was bought by Henry Luce in 1936 (published Nov23). He bought it simply to acquire the rights to the name, and began publishing photojournalism under it.
13. Robert Capa was the founder of Magnum Photos in 1947.
14. The photo was taken at the battle site Cerro Muriano, on Sept 5, 1936.
