Time Activity 5

Create four images that contain a mixture of solid (sharp) and fluid (blur) forms. Using the camera that you have been check out, create these four images as creatively and artistically as you can!

I enjoyed making these photos because it added a fun and "action" packed set of photos that make me feel like they are still moving. 

Self Image 3

Consider some of the social pressures that you think may shape your behavior and personal image. List the images most commonly associated with the categories or ‘boxes’ you have already listed in Activity 1. 

How have you responded to social pressures to conform by adopting an appearance that relates to the categories that you feel you have placed in or have chosen? 

Some social pressure that have i have seen or experienced is a pretty common one which is body weight. With our society today there is an image of perfection that we all try to get. For some it is to lose weight and for others it is to gain weight. Now that might be muscle or fat but most people can say that they would change something about the overall look of their body. I have not experienced much of this first hand, though I fill in more, but I have seen friends suffer from this. I don't think this is fair but sadly it is the way that it is.

Leonardo Da Vinci

Self Image 2

Find images in the media, which have been used to represent attractive and unattractive aspects of the human face. Examine and record carefully the photographic techniques used to accentuate both these qualities, drawing up a list that relates to the images you have found.

Photoshop Lady

 

1. Do you believe that media images or public opinion are responsible for the characteristics of beauty becoming universal stereotypes?
   In this photo we see two images, one of a natural human and another with a person after they have been"fixed". I feel and see that a lot of times in the media we see people who are "wrong" or "not pretty" and they try to use photoshop to make them seem like all of the other post processed people in the world. I personally don't like this because if you have a person who is beautiful because of who they are why would you want to change them.
   
2. Do you believe people admiring media images of glamorous models can do any harm?
   The media is greatly hurting the way that young members of our society feel about themselves and i don't think that is right. Personally she looks better the way she naturally is. This message is generally hard to reach our youth and it leads to serious health problems. It is very upsetting to know that our media is hurting our society.

Self Image Activity 1

What follows is a list of categories that serves to define and divide us. Make a personal list of the categories you belong to or have conflict with and visual symbols that are associated with each. Aspirations and expectations should also be listed. 

1. Age: Teenager   
2. Gender: Male
3. Race: White
4. Religion: Not Affiliated
5. Class: Middle
6. Personality: Extrovert
7. Intelligence: Smart
8. Political Persuasion: Issue Based

Activity 4

Find a photograph where the photographer has used a slow shutter speed and describe the subject matter including the background. Discuss any technical difficulties the photographer may have encountered and how these mat have been overcome.

Epstein

This is the complete opposite of a fast shutter speed because this lets more light in and that causes fast moving objects to blur out. i personally don't like this type of photography because it is hard to get a good subject to focus on. in this photo the subject is a girl as a train passes by. this could be hard to get if there is eavy traffic on the train platform and if the subject moves. it could also be hard since the train only passes once so the artist must know the right exposure to take in order to get the proper image.

Time Activity 2

Find an example of a photograph where the photographer has used a very fast shutter speed and describe the subject matter including the background. Discuss any technical difficulties the photographer may have encountered and how he or she may have overcome them. 

Meg Photography

In this photo the artist used a vey fast shutter speed to capture the moment when a paint droplet hits a can of paint. i enjoy it because you get to see all of the colors and the sudden impact that you normally could not see with the bare eye. the photographer probably hit a lot of problem along the way because this moment is so quick and it probably took many tries and cans of paint. but one way that they might have overcome this was to take burst photos and find the best one.

Time Activity 1

Look at a Henri Cartier-Bresson photograph and discuss why you think that capturing the decisive moment has added to the picture’s quality.

Cartier-Bresson

With a brief look at this photo you see a man and a cat having a face off. This is a much better type of composition rather than having just the man or just the cat because of it rarity and suddenness. The photo is framed using the building so that you really focus on the subject that probably didn't stay in that position for long. This makes the image all the better because he had to see that and take the picture right away with out thinking because that moment did not last long and the picture would have turned out with a completely different meaning and composition. The feeling that this photo gives me is the feeling that friendship is the most important thing that you could have, but if there is no cat or man it gives me the impression of loneliness. That is why the decisive moment is so important.