photo manipulation and ethics

a.

• why/how you would be fired for photo manipulation
• if we should trust photos today
• how people from earlier history manipulated photographs
• how to prevent manipulation

b.

•  photo manipulation can get the person fired 

c.

• red eye reduction
• contrast/brightness
• filters
• taking unwanted background out of the existing photo

d.

i feel this is unethical since it is practically lying. KK's body has been morphed into a slightly different person. her skin has been retouched making it a more consistent color and smoother, she has been slimed down. even parts of her body have been REMOVED!

e.

i think that this would be an appropriate use of photo manipulation because it creates a family portrait  to bring people together.  this would be okay because it brings together family for family purposes.

aperture, iso, and shutter speed

aperture

F 2.8

F 16



1. eye
2. the smaller the aperture the larger the amount of light ,the larger the aperture the smaller the amount of light
3. aperture affects the perspective and focusing on an object affects the details as well as the composition.


shutter speed

fast shutter speed

slow shutter speed




a.   L
b.   L
c.   F
d.   F
e.   L
f.   F


a.  F
b.  L
c.  F
d.  F
e.  F
f.  F

1. auto
-shutter speed and aperture are automatically chosen and used
2. shutter priority
-you can chose the shutter speed but the aperture is automatically chosen
3. manual
-you get to chose whether or not you use shutter speed or aperture and at what level

ISO

ISO 200

ISO 3200


1. you gain a picture with blurry visible motion
2. motion, ghosts
3. dark areas, sharp images


aperture: 2.8 4 5.6 8 11 16 22
shutter speed:  1sec  1/60sec 1/4000sec
ISO: 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 6400 12800 25600

great b&w photographers: part 2

MAPPLETHORPE

robert mapplethorpe
born: november 4, 1946
died: march 9, 1989

mapplethorpe was an american photographer born in floral park, queens.

in 1963, mapplethorpe attended pratt institute. during 1960 & 1970's mapplethorpe had an intimate relationship with fellow artist patti smith who appeared in some of his photography. after their parting mapplethorpe became somewhat famous for his photography containing nature to eroticism. mapplethorpe died in 1986 due to AID-related conditions.

merger

framing

rule of thirds

simplicity

balance

lines

great black and white photographers

1

  2

3

1: mapplethorpe

2: mapplethorpe

3: bellocq

academic shoot

     my favorite photo in the academic contest was the photo of a brunette girl with a black glass right in front of the camera where inside the glass was a magenta explosion.

1. i picked this photo because of the closeup and the vibrant colour.
2. fill the frame.

i think that the algebra classroom of ms. criers will do well for the academic shoot. since i'm in that class i know that there a lot of energetic children, i will probably do a few different view including bird and worms eye view of the student working and the teacher talking.

filling the frame

the frame is almost filled to the top withe the exchange of food into the homeless's buckets

action or emotion

the joy and surprise in the girls faces show emotion while the bubbles and the chemical reaction show  action 

best story

the male and females in this photo seem to be praying to the fallen soldiers or having a moment of silence.

post shoot reflections

1. it was hard to find subject for the prompt assignment that haven't been used before

2. i was thinking about the perspective being original, as well as being straight and balanced, having cool shadows and blurs
 

3. i would try to use a variation of angles, use rule of thirds mostly

4. i would keep using closer pictures and different perspective

6. no, i would rather have a more challenging prompt

composition 9/11

simplicity

the background is two basic colors, focusing on the falling man, directing the path for the falling man to go.


rule of thirds

the men are below the center, the background is grey focusing our eyes to the bright blues, reds, and yellows

lines

the lines of the building lead the viewers eyes to the hole in the building, the clouds also block our view of part of the building forcing the eyes to focus on the hole

balance

the group of people walking forward balances out the group walking away as well as the background, the closer group leans more to the left, the group walking away clumps more towards the right

framing

the shadow of the demolished window frames the firefighter, the black shadow of the drywall invert eyes directly to the centered fireman

avoiding mergers

the woman has few harsh mergers distracting the viewers eyes from her body and face
  

prompt shoot #1

  




happy















metal


















bowie










square

the camera history and basic functions

The Beginner's Guide to Photography        the camera

THE CAMERA 

1. the camera obscura effect is the first camera. it is achieved by using a box and creating a small hole where light is focused through. then the scene is projected upside down on a different wall.

2. Isaac Newton and Christian Huygens created a higher quality lens.

3. Joseph Nicéphore Niépce added the "film".

4. cameras used now still work in the same way older cameras did. (light passing through the lens, into the camera, and exposing the film)

5. digital cameras capture the images with an electronic sensor called a CCD.

CAMERA MODES

6. with auto mode you have to air for the flash and exposure while with the program mode you plainly point and shoot.

7. the portrait mode is used to blur out the background, the camera  will try to use the fastest available lens setting (aperture).

8. the sports mode is used to freeze the current motion. the camera will use the highest shutter speed.

THE HALF PRESS

9. the half press tells the camera to wait just a while longer so the photographer can steady.

CONTROLLING FLASH

10. disabled flash: no flash; to create a dramatic mood.
11. auto-flash: when the camera thinks the scene needs more light

INTRODUCTION TO EXPOSURE

12. if there is too much light it will not look real.
13. if there is not enough light it will not look real.

THE UNIVERSAL STOP

14. a stop is a relative change in light.
15. if two suns:1
16. if four suns:2

SHUTTERS AND APERTURES

17. longer shutter speeds = more light

18. shorter shutter speeds = less light

19. the aperture controls the amount of light.

20.