Unit 3: Blog Entry

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1. Get on their Level

When taking a picture of a subject that is smaller than you, get down on their level so that the emotion and life in the subject is there.

2. Use a plain Background

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When you capture a subject that you want to be the the focus, make sure that the background is free of clutter so that the image is only focusing on the subject you want it to.

3. Use Flash Outside

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In order to make sure that your photgrapgh has the right amount of light especially when a hat or  shadow is in effect, use flash to ensure you get the best image.

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4. Move in Close
Make sure that you get close to the subject so that it is not hard to find it or understand what the picture is trying to say. This is to make the subject and meaning of the photograph clear.

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5. Take some vertical pictures

Don't be afraid  to take some vertical picture, they are sometimes the best choice and make the image have another angle to look at because most photographs are done in landscape.

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6. Lock your focus

Make sure that before you take photo you focus it by pressing the shutter button halfway when your

subject is center then once it is focused reframe your subject and capture. It is the best way to make the correct subject is in focus

7. Move it from the Middle

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Add a better dynamic  simply  by  moving your subject away from the middle. This will bring your photo to life and give it a more interesting feel.

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8. Know your flash range
If and when you decide to use flash you want to make sure that you know the capabilities of the cameras flash. This will ensure that subject is lit properly when you want it to.

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9. Watch the light

You want to  ensure that when you  take a picture that nothing is blocking your light source. This will cast an unwanted shadow that could be avoided by simply moving the subject.

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10. Be a director
Take a moment and rearrange your subjects so that your image is more than just a photo, make it a
moment that you can remember and love








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Unit 3: Blog Entry 2

In all of the below photos you see the usage and guidelines of rule of thirds. The photos have a subject that is either a thing, place or person and in all of them they are of center in one of the outside squares. when you do this with photography you end of getting a more attractive picture because if you just do a symmetrical it is pretty boring unless that is what you were going for. It just adds a little more to the photos.

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Unit 2: Blog Entry 1

• Write the criteria from your presentation, along with the elements and principles of design
• Explain your criteria
• Define the elements & principles of Art and explain how they tie into your criteria
• Use examples that were used in the presentation as well as any new one's you can find to add to the discussion

Principles and Elements of Design 

Principles: Balance--When the photo has a balanced composition or subject Pattern--When there is a repeating scheme in the photo Rhythm--Similar to pattern but has a sort of melody in the photograph  Contrast--Having bright and vibrate differences in the frame that brighten up everything   Unity--When the whole image comes together in a harmonious way          Emphasis--Singling out a single subject and making that the focus of the image Movement --When it is very clear that the subjects in the photo where in movement when the photo was captured

Elements: Line --Drawing the viewers direction to the main focus through lines in the frame Shape --Having a very symmetrical composition Form --Having the subject in a certain position or setup to portray a message (Color)--Similar to contrast, but having bright colors to make the image pop Space --Keeping an open section of the composition and leaving room for mystery Texture --Using a rough surface so that the image has a sense of the third dimension  Value --Having a purpose or reason for the image

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Movement

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Goals for Photo 5-6

In your first blog entry, write about what you want to accomplish in Photo 5-6. Include at least one of your best works from Photo 3-4. Also write about the camera you are using and anything new you learned about it. 

In Photo 5-6 i hope to be able to explore the more abstract aspect of photography. Since whenever I paint or do any other sort of art i prefer the random pieces. So i am excited to try it outmode this year. The piece I have attached is of a sedona mountain that i have changed to give it a more unreal look. I took this using my T3 and with that i can do HDR as i did to this photo.

montage activity 4

• Find two examples of photomontages that are either from a commercial source or from a fine art background. Discuss in what context they have been produced and what techniques they share with political photomontages. 
• What messages, if any, are communicated through these photomontages and how effective do you think they are? Consider different ways that each image could have been tackled by the artist and come up with an idea for ‘another in the series’. 
  
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These two images show great hidden meanings. In the first image we see someone pulling a street across afield, this can be interpreted in two ways. The first can be to make your path and do what you want for yourself, while the other meaning could show that man is taking nature and beauty and developing on it in order to live a faster and streamlined life. The second image shows someone pulling a mask across their face. This, to me, is the illusion of ones truer and real self while there true selfs mind is elsewhere.

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Activity 3

• As editors exercise their ever-increasing power over information control, what limits would you impose on them as to the extent to which they can manipulate the photographic image? 
• Devise a series of guidelines that will control the release of images that have been constructed for media use so that the public is aware as to the extent of the manipulation. 

I feel that journalism is journalism and that it should the whole truth and nothing but the truth. So when I see someone alter a photo in order to make their personal agenda better and make themselves look good, I get upset. I don't think there should be guidelines as to what the editor should be allowed to do to an image that is meant for the press, they should just not be allowed to alter them in a message changing way.

 So here are my guidelines,

1. Don't change it

2. DONT CHANGE IT

The photograph did not take and post process a photo for someone else to make it alter and eventually destroy it and all of its meaning. 

Montage: Activity 2

• Find two examples of political photomontages that are either from a historical or contemporary source. 
• Discuss in what context they have been produced and how effective you think they communicate their intended message. 
• Discuss the techniques that have been used to assemble the examples you have chosen and offer alternative ways that the artist could have put over the same message. 

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This photo shows president Obama kissing another political leader. this is obviously not real but is trying to make fun of the fact that he is accused of being gay because of the laws that he has passed. This was probably done by taking a photo of each of them actually kissing someone and then just masking the image.

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Just like the above photo this is a fake and it shows how a politician standing in front of an explosion in the desert. The subject doesn't care that they are causing chaos across the world and all they care about is making them selves look good. This is a common accusation amongst politicians and this is them taking an idea and putting it in a single photo.