Least Unethical

I believe this photo is the least unethical because the creators of TIME magazine just added shadows to the photo just to make it look more dark and menacing since OJ Simpson was accused of murder.  Which is understandable since it is not a pleasing act to do. But Newsweek used his original mugshot that they took since he was heading to prison for doing murder. Which is why I believe this is the least unethical photo I've seen.

Most Unethical

I believe this photo was the most unethical because the person who decided to manipulate the photo (photo on the left) thought it would be better to make the woman look much more slimmer on her face and her waist so she can fit into our society's representation of what woman should supposedly look like. Which is very un-natural because the right photo (original photo) shows the women for her true self instead of the left photo (which is the edited version) is not because it was manipulated. The left photo is completely altered, the color of her outfit, her waist size, face shape, her skin color have all been altered just so it could look presentable to others.

Photo Manipulation and Ethics

A. What are some of the main points you read about in the website above regarding manipulating images?

That when you manipulate a photo, it comes with a high price. It could go terrible wrong and it would also spread false news around when people do it. It allows others to believe in the photos that were manipulated instead of looking at the actual photo they had took before they were editing it.

B. What is the philosophy of newspapers like the Washington Post and the New York times regarding image 

manipulation?

The New York Times and the Washington Post photojournalists are required to turn in all of their proofs as well as their final portfolio in order for their photographs to be used by the newspapers. Today the photographers have strict guidelines on how to shoot and edit their photographs.

C. What do you think are acceptable things you could do to an image and not cross the line unto an unethical manipulation?

You could probably get away with cropping a image if you do it well enough to where people won't tell if you did it or not. But anything otherwise would be considered unethical manipulation so it wouldn't be acceptable. Simple things too such as blemish reduction and color modification which can change the original photo or the flow of one too. People need to be able to see the original version and be able to display their own feelings or thoughts towards it.

Critique on someone else's work

Link: https://aussiesphotography.blogspot.com/

Positives: I love how in the photos they showed who the subject[s] were clearly. We can see exactly what they are doing in each photo which allows us viewers to know what is going on in the photo instead of being clueless. Also I like how in the photo with the liquids it shows the bubbles and evaporation taking place. It is very satisfying to look at with my eyes.

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Improvement: I feel that in the photo with the three people working on a science experiment, the person who took the photo should put the camera at a angle where we can also see the fact of the girl on the left side of the photo. I believe this should improve because her face is merged with what the scope to look at specific liquids or pieces of items with. (not sure what it is called)

Academic Shoot Reflection and Critique

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos following the rules I set out for you? 
While I was trying to take the photos, I had trouble going up to people and asking them for permission to get a photo. Which affected both me and my partner because I had to ask her to do it since I was to shy or didn't want to bother people from what they were already doing. I think to much of the situation so I get lost in what I have to do. But applying the rules to my photos was somewhat hard because you have to think about which photo would look best with which rule which made it challenging as well.

2. 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.
I found myself thinking more about the framing and the focus because while I was trying to take some of the photos there was a lot of movement happening around me, so it was hard to get a photo with not to much movement so it won't ruin the photos. Which caused their to be blurry-ness in some of the photos I took. Along with it un-focusing the camera constantly because of the other students moving and running. I even re-positioned myself multiple times just so that couldn't happen while I was taking the photos.


3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography?
I would first know to pick a better place to take some photos without there being to much of a busy background or people walking around me or trying to get in the photos i'm taking while i'm shooting. Mainly because when I did that the camera unfocused a lot due to that happening to me. So I ended up with blurry photos in one of the three different locations I went to. 


4. What things would you do the same?
I would do the angles and focus in the photos the same because if I did that the photos would most likely become way better then the ones a I already took with the camera. So like more appealing to the viewer or to the eye.


5. When you go out with your next set of prompts, which rule do you think will be the easiest to achieve? 
The rule of thirds because it seems easier to get the scenery at a certain point on the camera while still using the rule of thirds. It just makes the photos look much more gorgeous or unique when using it, in my opinion.


6. Which rule do you think will be the hardest to capture?
I think balance would be the hardest because most areas don't have a well balanced scenery or background and it's just more harder to wait for the perfect moment to take a well balanced photo without editing or taking a extremely long time to complete it.


7. What rule are you still not totally clear on and what can you do to figure out what that rule is?
Avoiding mergers because there is some things that could be mergers but also not at the same time. So it's hard to identify what it is in general when there taking a photo. I feel like I could figure out how the rule works if I experiment it myself instead of just looking at photos from a other person's point of view. I need to see if right in front of me and do it myself in order for me to full understand how it works or how to do it.

Academic Shoot

In this photo, I used the rule of thirds. In the photo the two girls are in the bottom right corner studying or helping each other study or work on their assignment. The subject in the photo are the two girls that are studying. To me the photo shows clearly who the main subject[s] are because there is no one around them to distract the person looking at this photo from. So yes my photo is clearly showing who the main subject[s] are in the photo above.

In this photo, I used the rule of simplicity. In the photo their is two girls working on their assignment that seems to be along the lockers. Along with the guys in the background who don't seem very noticeable or seen-able to the eye since the photo is kinda blurry. The subject is supposed to be the two girls but I don't feel like it would be clear to others on what the main subject[s] is since their is something in the background that distracts the viewer from them. If I could I would retake the photo and wait for the guys in the background to get back in the classroom because I am sure that their movement caused my photo to become blurry or that my timing in the photo was just not well.

In this photo, I used to rule of avoiding mergers. In the photo the two people look like their touching but in reality they weren't. It's showing that the teacher is teaching them something. The subject of this photo is the girl who seems to be working on this sheet. It is somewhat clear that she is the subject because she is the one that is most close to the camera. To make it more clear that she is the subject I would blur the background a bit so it only focuses on her.

Great Black and White Photographers, Part 2

Brassai

Name: Gyula Halasz

Birth: September 9, 1899

Death: July 8, 1984

Brassai (Gyula Halasz) is a well known photographer around the world. He was born on September 9, 1899 in Brașov Romania, to a hungarian father and a armenian mother. At age 3 he had moved to Paris, France for a year while his father, who is a professor, was working at Sorbonne. When he was younger he studied painting and sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest before he had joined the army. Also in 1924 he had moved to Paris to spend the rest of his life there. While he was there he was working as a journalist and picked up on doing photography to use for his journalism. That's when he created his first book with his photos in it, it was named "Paris de nuit" (Paris by night). After that album he created a book called  "Pleasures of Paris" which gave him fame and made him a well known person (international fame). And became the author of seventeen books and many other articles as well.

Links

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http://rogallery.com/Brassai/brassai-bio.htm

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Brassai