Fashion Photography Ethics

1. On the computer, they changed the woman's Lip size and made it bigger, made her neck longer, lowered her eyes and eyebrows a bit and made it bigger/longer, changed parts of her hair to make it better, made her shoulders,face shape and skin tone to make her face structure more slender looking.

2. No, because by changing your whole outer appearance to perfection, you won't be yourself anymore.

3. By manipulating a person's appearance , others will look up to them while making their own self esteem lower by not being able to compare themselves to a computer analyzed picture.

4. In my perspective, changing parts of the hair would be alright, but other than that, anything that has to do with changing their own body part to not look like theirs,isn't alright.

5. Fashion Photography is anything about fashion related, while on the other hand, Photojournalism is basically anything related to picture takings or just pictures.

6. A photo is only a duplicate of the reality. A picture can show something to be better and more perfect looking, therefore, in reality, the photo won't always look the same.

Lytro Warm-Up

1. It focuses on the part i click and un-blurrs it.

2. It lets the photographer focus on the part they want on the photo they have taken.

3. Since it's manual, they need to know what Aperture, shutter speed and ISO they'll use specifically on what they plan to take a picture of.

4. In my perspective, yes, since i like how the camera works and the features it includes.

Rules of Photography Part II

Rule Of Thirds:

Balancing Elements:

Leading Lines:

Symmetry & Patterns:

Viewpoint:

Background:

Create Depth:

Framing:

Cropping:

Mergers:

Self Portrait and Portraits Part II

Self Portrait and Portraits Part II:

1. "Use a tripod. Seriously. While it’s possible to get good photos while you’re hanging on to your camera at arms-length, it’s a lot easier if you’ve got the freedom to move around a bit."

2. "Have fun with it. Be sexy. Be yourself. Be awesome. Be different. Be creative. Whatever you do, have fun with it. That’s part of the point, after all."

3. "Use your imagination! A self-portrait can reveal a lot about you, by including props and even other people that are meaningful in your life. If you've never attempted to shoot a self-portrait, expand your creative horizons and give it a try."

• Environmental Portraits:

I liked how the tree had framed the boy, and the balance of this photo was good. Also, they had used rule of thirds to focus on the boy.

I really liked how they focused on the young girl while blurring out the background. The lighting of the photo highlighted what she was wearing. This picture was very pretty.

• Self Portraits:

 I picked this photo because the background and how the girl was position caught my attention. Her pose and the effects of the background/lighting worked well together. The overall photo was very pretty.

I chose this because the photo was sharp and focused. The girls face was closed up, therefore showing the features of her face, which looked flawless.

• Casual Portraits:

The photo was very simple but is pretty. I liked how the background was just a simple color, therefore making the center of attention to the girl.

I liked how the little boy was focused in, making the background blurry. Also, his facial expression was adorable, which had caught my attention.

In the next assignment, Lizette Ramirez will be the one to take my portrait. The place it'll take place in has to have good lighting, therefore it'll be somewhere outside. To make it successful, it has to follow the basic rules of photography.

Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO

• APERTURE:

F2.8

F16

1.  Pupil

2.  The smaller the aperture f-number, the higher the aperture depth of field.

3. It is the part of the picture that looks sharp.

• SHUTTER SPEED:

Fast Shutter Speed

Slow Shutter Speed

1.

a. Fast Shutter Speed

b. Fast Shutter Speed

c. Slow Shutter Speed

d. Slow Shutter Speed

e. Slow Shutter Speed

f. Fast Shutter Speed

a. Slow Shutter Speed

b. Medium

c. Slow

d. Slow

e. Slow

f. Fast

• ISO:

2.

Auto Mode: Shutter Speed and Aperture are done by the camera.

Aperture Priority Mode: You manually set the aperture mode by yourself, but the camera sets the shutter speed.

Manual Mode: You decide and set both the aperture and shutter speed.

ISO 200

ISO 3200

1. Freezes the motion of the picture.

2.  When there is plenty of light, use the lowest ISO to retain the most detail and have the highest image quality.

3.  When there is not enough light, increase the ISO to be able to freeze the motion of the photo.

F2.8 - 1/125

F4 - 1/125

F5.6 - 1/60

F8 - 1/60

F11 - 1/60

F16 - 1/30

F22 - 1/8

F2.8 : No visible background and it's quite blurry, the couple is the only visible thing on the picture.

F4 : The background is blurry and the couple looks pixelated a bit.

F5.6 : The background shows buildings,but is still blurry and the couple is clear and visible on the photo.

F8 : The background shows more object but is still blurry, the couple is focused correctly but the lighting is a bit dark.

F11 : The background became more visible but is still a bit blurry, the lighting became darker.

F16: The background is more defined but is still blurry and the lighting is a tad dark.

F22 : The background shows visible objective but the overall photo is blurry.

In the slow shutter speed, the people will become blurry if it isn't held steadily.

Photographers usually use tripods, therefore they don't have to hold the camera and it won't become blurry.

The slowest shutter speed for hand-held would be 1/4 sec.

Mural Project

Abandoned Theme Parks

1. I find all of these amusement parks creepy since they have been abandoned for many years.But if i had to choose one to explore and take pictures of, i'd have to pick the amusement park in Prypiat, Ukraine. It was closed down after the nuclear disaster. I would visit the place to see how the disaster effected the rides and items which have been left un-touch since then.

2.

3. 

• Caves
• Mountains
• Train Station
• Farm
• Factory

4.

5. Most farms are usually isolated,which makes it interesting. Their in the rural area with no big crowds of people, making it peaceful.Farming was the most common work in the past. Farms defines living, since back then,that was how most had lived. I would take photos of the barn animals and a huge field of plain grass with cattle's grazing on it.

6. I would have to research a farm in the country side,therefore it would be quite far, needing money to travel. I would have to talk to the owner beforehand to let me visit and give me a tour,and also permission to take pictures around. More importantly, i'd need to check the weather beforehand to be able to capture the peaceful looking of the farm.