Rules of Photography part 2

Leading lines

Rule of Thirds

Background

Depth

Viewpoint

Framing

Symmetry and Patterns

Avoiding Mergers

Cropping 

Balancing Elements

Caption Writing: 5 W's and H

1. Curtis Reagan steals a kiss from Lois Lane on Friday in Times Square in New York city. Reagan grabbed a kiss excitedly after the announcement that the Allies had defeated the Nazis, ending World War II.
2.

Henry Jameson and Alfred D'Avignon raise their fists in pride for their country during the 1984 summer Olympics. They did so not only for their country, but also for their race as a whole.

 3.

The Hindenburg Zeppelin strikes a tower and crashes into the ground on Tuesday in New Jersey. The Zeppelin fell to the ground in a fiery mess as it was punctured by the refueling tower.

4.

An unknown man jumps from one of the Twin Towers on Wednesday, just after the building was hit by a plane. The man did this to avert a death from the collapse of the building, or one from fire.

5.

Winston Churchill sits, staring menacingly into the lens. He did this because of the immense stress from World War 2.

Great Black and White photos Part 3

1.What first caught my eye was the way the photographer captured the landscape. The absence of color added a new dimension to the abstract aspects of the landscape. I particularly liked the way the photographer took simple pictures that captured many things.

2.
"Rocks and Pebbles" taken in 1948
I see the image of a thousand suns reflecting back at me as I look into the sand. I see the smoothness of some rocks and the rough, jagged shells of others. It looks very peaceful with only sand and rocks in view.
I feel each grain of warm sand touch my feet. I stand in one place causing uneven weight distribution - I start to sink into the sand inch by inch. The sun glares at my back, the sand envelopes me slowly, just like the immovable minerals present.
I hear the sound of the sand flowing, almost like liquid, to make way for the rocks. I can hear the sound of the wind streak across the land, and buffer my face. I hear the landscape's silence.
I taste the dryness of the air in my mouth. The sand intrudes and makes my mouth taste gritty. I can taste the hot air as I breath in. I take a breath and I can taste the environment around me.
I smell the hot sand, and the disintegration of plants, animals, and rocks. I smell the heat everything around me, even my own skin.  I smell the land and the heat. I smell my skin burning from the sun's rays.
"Point Lobos" taken in 1946
I feel the wind from the sea buffering me,
I see beautiful fields of flowers covering the sides of the hills. I see the ocean merging with the land.
I hear the waves crashing against the rocks. I hear the seals and gulls moving about in the cove and the inlets.
I taste the salt in my mouth. It almost feels like I can taste the fish as well.
I smell the salty air lingering in the area. I smell the seaweed mixed with the smell of flowers.
3. Anything! Murals, projects, photo collaborations, or even posting our pictures to the school website, or all around the school itself.

Mural Project photos

Mural Project Preview

1. I think maybe we could do a kind of "Akins experience" kind of theme and take pictures over time of the school, and students, and how they affect each other.
2. I think that it is worth capturing because it shows the "journey" the students take going through high school.
3. The phone may not capture the detail that you want and/or need.
4. The SLR camera will capture the detail you want, but not everyone has a camera to take high quality photos with.
5. I think we should use our phones, that whenever we see something that fits the theme we can just pull out our phone and immediately take the photo.

Africa: Black and White

I liked the powerpoint because it was very pleasing to the eye and brought color to itself through what it could tell, even though the pictures were black and white.

 1. This is my favorite picture because it seems as if the rhinoceros is walking on a lake or river rather than over a puddle.

2. I think that the most obvious rules are balance and simplicity because of the single subject and it's reflection upon the puddle.

The Photographer - Nick Brandt

a. He used a Pentax 6711 with only two fixed lenses.

b. On his page it states that "[O]ne of his goals being to record a last testament to the wild animals and places there before they are destroyed by the hands of man."

c. He wants to stop the destruction of and preserve the habitats of animals all around the world.

d. "To me, every creature, human or nonhuman, has an equal right to live, and this feeling, this belief that every animal and I are equal, affects me every time I frame an animal in my camera."

Academics Shoot Reflection

1. I had trouble getting some of the rules, but what I mostly saw as a challenge was trying to get what I saw into the photo.

2. Whenever I took a photo I tried my hardest to get the photo focused correctly before I took the photo, even doing a half-press of the button.

3. I think I would go to more classrooms, more classrooms with action and try to get the rules to be more obvious to the viewer.

4. I think I would most likely do the same process for focusing my photos.

5. I think the easiest rule would have to be simplicity, because it is just a matter of getting only the subject in the photo.

6. I think the hardest rule to capture would have to be line, as not many things form lines, and even then one would have to have them somehow link to the subject.

7. I think I am not so clear on the rule of balance, but just because it would be hard to find it, other than that I know what balance is in a photo.