Magazine tips

What you should be thinking about when you design your magazine:

1. Familiar recognition from issue to issue (that's the brand)

2. Emotionally irresistible (image's appeal)

3. Arousing curiosity 

4. Worth the investment of money and time

5. Interesting or intellectually stimulating

Self portrait and portrait intro

      Environmental portraits:



I liked this photo because to me it shows some depth of what is happening in the photo. It shows us what artists do and what their environment or surroundings look like. It looks cool in my opinion. Because of that, that's why I picked it.

















I liked this photo because it feels like a powerful photo. Just by looking at it, it seems very in depth and that there is probably their is more to this photo then what we know or can see from it.
Since it's a powerful photo, I picked it.
















                  Self Portraits:



I liked this photo because the vibe i'm getting from this photo is deep and somewhat dark. To me, the picture shows how other's see him which is the one he is holding up. Then his true identity is the one behind the picture which no one else can see since it's covering up most of his face. I chose it because of what the true meaning of the photo is.















I like this photo because it shows how in her mind their is a tornado and how everything is a mess because her hair is everywhere.  In the photo she seems fine but the tornado and her hair say otherwise. I chose this photo because I really love the way it had turned out. It seems simple but it's not.













              Casual portrait:



I chose this photo because I liked how the background is simple.
I also like the pose that he is in as well, it seems to fit well with the photo.

















I chose this photo because I liked the background that she has. It's very pretty, plus her outfit seems to match with it as well.

















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I will shoot pictures of either students or teachers at our school. (if it has to be at school) I will be shooting in the main building and maybe the fine arts building depending on who is willing to let me take a portrait of them. In order for this shot to be successful I will make sure the main subject can be seen and how their emotion on their face will impact the photo. So I would ask if they can act natural so the photo won't seem or be out of place or odd. If the portrait is of myself then someone from this class can take a photo of me, but other then that it would most likely be of me doing something music related, so I will either use my viola or bring one of the instruments I have from home in order for it to truly show who I am.

Self portrait and portrait intro (tips)

Play with Eye Contact

It is amazing how much the direction of your subject’s eyes can impact an image. Most portraits have the subject looking down the lens – something that can create a real sense of connection between a subject and those viewing the image. But there are a couple of other things to try:

A. Looking off camera – have your subject focus their attention on something unseen and outside the field of view of your camera. This can create a feeling of candidness and also create a little intrigue and interest as the viewer of the shot wonders what they are looking at. This intrigue is particularly drawn about when the subject is showing some kind of emotion (ie ‘what’s making them laugh?’ or ‘what is making them look surprised?’). Just be aware that when you have a subject looking out of frame that you can also draw the eye of the viewer of the shot to the edge of the image also – taking them away from the point of interest in your shot – the subject.

B. Looking within the frame – alternatively you could have your subject looking at something (or someone) within the frame. A child looking at a ball, a woman looking at her new baby, a man looking hungrily at a big plate of pasta…. When you give your subject something to look at that is inside the frame you create a second point of interest and a relationship between it and your primary subject. It also helps create ‘story’ within the image.

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Experiment with Lighting

Another element of randomness that you can introduce to your portraits is the way that you light them. There are almost unlimited possibilities when it comes to using light in portraits.

Side-lighting can create mood, backlighting and silhouetting your subject to hide their features can be powerful.

Using techniques like slow synch flash can create an impressive wow factor.

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Hold Your Camera on an Angle

Horizontal and Vertical framings are not the only options when it comes to shooting portraits. While getting your images straight can be important in when shooting in these formats holding your camera on a more diagonal angle can also inject a little fun into your images.

This type of framing can add a sense of fun and energy into your shots. Just don’t ‘slightly’ do it or you’ll have people asking themselves if you might have mistakenly held your camera crooked.

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American Soldier

A. I believe this is the most powerful image from the pictures in the Denver Post because it shows what Fisher and his squad had to go through when they were doing their first big exercise. During it they were hit by a improvised explosive device which if didn't go well, would have killed half of the squad.




B. The images work together because it tells us how Fisher became a part of the military and what made him chose to join it. It shows what type of drills and what type of people he met while there. But before that he was looking for a fight which made him come to the conclusion of joining in and letting his family know about it. They threw him a goodbye party before he had went.

C. How do the captions enhance the photographs?
It gives us a summary of what was happening in the photos if we weren't to look at it or don't know what it exactly happening. It could tell us more then what the picture itself can tell us from just looking at it.

D. Ian Fisher was looking for a fight, so he decided he wanted to join the military. After he decided what he wanted to do he told his parents and they threw him a goodbye party since they won't see him for a while. He then had to get checkups to make sure he was eligible to join the military. Once that was over his father decided to wait for the recruiter to take Ian away. Once he says his goodbyes, he started his training which was tough. They did many drills and had to get used to different weather types for any situation that could happen. But even though it was hard for him, all of it payed off and he got the glory he wanted.

E. The verbs are written in present tense when Ian is the main subject of the photos. I believe it's because the people who wrote the Denver post wanted us (the readers) to know what happened at that exact moment the photos were taken. Make it seem like we were actually there (not really, but kinda)

F. Break down the captions:

1. The sentences on average are about 3 sentences long.
2. The first sentence of the captions are mainly about the what is happening in the photo and who was there while it happened. Or the time it happened at.
3. The second sentence tell us what they are doing and what is being said.
4. Some of them have third sentences, the ones that do can tell us the aftermath of what happened in the photo or situation that was happening.
5. There is some captions that have a quote in it.
6. Not really unless you consider it still mentioning what was said in that situation or picture/time

G. I think it's possible to tell a complete story with just photos and captions because it is all in the order, so we will know when it happens. Plus the captions tell us what happened during that point of time which kinda gives us a little summary of what happened in that part of the article.

H. Well because in the story it tells us also from other peoples point of views as well. Which the captions can show us every single thing that has happened. There is most likely something in the story that is important and is not mentioned in the captions throughout the story.

Ethics in Fashion Photography

1.Made her lips bigger, moved her head up, lowered her eyes, made her hair look longer, made her eyes bigger, made her head smaller and more framed.

2.Made her eyes bigger and extended her head up, made her legs longer and made her skin brighter as well. They made her stomach skinnier and rose her shoulder a bit up and move her nose a tiny bit making it look straighter. Also the made her hair brighter in color.

3.  They made the pizza slimmer and changed the color of the cheese to make it look the shade of a human. Then the burnt parts of the pizza they used for hair, and eyes. Also they got rid of the tone to make it lighter and extended the parts of the body to make more of a triangle like shape. The bikini was extended, and merged to make the pepperoni's of the pizza.


4. No because it allows us to see ourselves differently and we will end up constantly comparing ourselves to the picture. That gender that they edited to look "better" will make others feel that, that is the expectation of what you should look like. It could put other people down and make them want to change themselves so they could fit into society.

5. It would confuse people on what is real and what is not in this world. Seeing that you can make a pizza into a model is just crazy in my opinion. Also every gender would have high expectations that they need to meet so they won't be judged.

6. I would say if something in the photo looks misplaced or they don't have the right position or angle then they could change it to what they want them to look like. Well figure wise, not shape or face wise.

7. I would say fashion photography promotes what you could wear and what it looks like on certain body types while photojournalism is more in depth and explains why photos turn out that way or how it was created and what they used to make it look like that.

8. They all relate to things that each and everyone of us know. Like it is all created from stuff that we were taught or what we can think of with our imaginations from things we have already saw. It affects the ethical practice of each because it makes each photography type less different and less hard to learn or even practice if you decide to.

9. To show us that photoshop is used in everyday things and also what you can do with photoshop and how much it affects the media.

10. I would believe because most guys can just work out and look good with different lighting or angling. While for women it is harder to have everything about you look good. Because one thing for a girl make look good but their could also be another thing about you that is not the best. As time changed the expectations for girls get higher and higher making it harder for girls to accept or even change themselves to fit that expectation because it takes time. So instead they could edit it to were it is "acceptable" for people to look at or what they expect.

FUNNY CAPTIONS

1.  I was trying to change the channel but it's not working. Earlier my grandkids gave me this weird remote that has a wristband, which is what i've been using, how nice of them!

I have been going to this place that has a lot of bushes. The other day I was so confused because it seems like my garden grew bigger then I did.

 I wonder if they put this cake in the oven? It's still better then getting a melted cake like I did last year.

Composition II

Theme: Instruments

1. Rule of thirds

2. Balancing Elements

3. Leading Lines

4. Symmetry and Patterns (repetition)

5. Viewpoint

6. Background

7. Create depth

8. Framing

9. Cropping

10. Mergers and avoiding them - here I want you to find me a COOL merger photo.