Manual Prompt

Caption Practice/Vocabulary

Caption #1

Who: President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama

What: embraces

Where: the tarmac of the Davenport Iowa Airport

When: August 15, 2012 (Wednesday)

Why: the Obamas have not seen each other in three weeks

How: warmly, passionately

Background: After seeing Michelle, President Obama tripped on the tarmac and slammed on the ground hitting his head. He was flown to the closest hospital for treatment.



Sentence #1: Verb (Present Tense) President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama passionately embrace on the tarmac of the Davenport Iowa Airport on Wednesday.

Sentence #2:Verb? (Past Tense) The Obamas had not seen each other for three weeks while the president campaigned across the country.

Caption Header: Warm embrace after long campaign

Caption #2

Who: Psy, south Korean singer 

What: sings, performs, hovers

Where: arena, stadium, in central Seoul, South Korea

When: October 2, 2012 (Tuesday)

Why: to entertain his fans 

How: energetically, impressively 

Background: Psy's song "Gangam Style" has become an international hit that has earned more than a billion hits on YouTube. The video features a horse riding dance, a  cowboy hat wearing dancer in an elevator and a dance off with a guy in a yellow suit. 

Sentence #1: Verb (Present Tense) South Korean pop singer Psy sings energetically in a arena in central Seoul, South Korea on Tuesday to entertain his fans.

Sentence #2:Verb? (Past Tense) Psy's international hit song "Gangnam Style" has earned more than a billion hits on YouTube.

Caption Header: Psy performing his hit song.

Caption #3

Who: Mitt Romney

What: competing against Obama

Where: Van Dyck in Fairfax, Virginia  

When: September 13, 2012

Why: election

How: giving speeches

Background: Mitt Romney gives speech about how he could change the world and be a better president.

Sentence #1: Verb (Present Tense) Mitt Romney gives people a speech how he can make change things people don't like.

Sentence #2:Verb? (Past Tense) Thinks what he's going to say to sound better than Obama.

Caption Header: Mitt Romney gives his ideas.

Depth of Field (shallow and wide)-the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image.

Light (angle and intensity)- element that makes things visible.

Shadows- A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rats of light and a surface.

Diffusion- a refraction of light or an erratic display of light passing through an element (scattering.)

Exposure- the amount of light allowed to fall on each area of a photograph.

Aperture (f-stop)- the opening that allows light to pass through a lens and reach the camera sensor.

Shutter speed- the length of time the shutter of the camera is open. 

ISO- the sensitivity to light of a cameras sensor.

2012 in Review

I thought this looked pretty cool because at the deep end its dark, and the snow looks cool.

I like this picture because its inspiring. I think it just means to never give up even on hard situations.

 I have never seen a snow flake actually be that shape and that is why its my favorite.

What was the best song of 2012?

I think the best song of 2012 is We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together by Taylor Swift. I'm like in love with Taylor Swift, i like every single thing of hers so i had to choose this as my favorite. I understand Taylor what she means by this song. This song is really catchy, its not a sad sort of song, it makes you want to dance.

 What was the best movie of 2012?

I think Breaking Dawn Part 2 was the best movie. It was exciting to watch it because everything is sort of like a twist. I couldn't wait to watch it when it came out in the theaters that i went to the midnight release. No i can't wait for the movie come out in DVD.

What was the most important news story of 2012?

I think the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. was important because many are suffering from their children's deaths. Its important because people should do something about strangers going into school with weapons or do something to be more protective for the children.

Who was the most important person of 2012?

I think Rihanna could be one of the most important persons of 2012 because she got a lot of hits on her new songs and albums. She's starting to be known more and thats important for her because she's living her dream.

What was the biggest entertainment of 2012?

The biggest entertainment for me was when Taylor Swift released her Red Tour dates. It was entertaining because i wanted to know when she was coming to Austin, TX. I want to go to one of her concerts because i love Taylor Swift.

1. Tell me what is the one thing that happened on your holiday that you will remember? It can be a trip, a family visit, a present, something fun.
 I went to california and it was a lot of fun driving around to see new places.
2. What are your resolutions for the 2013 year?
Work out, and be positive.
3. What are you looking forward to in 2013?
Taylor Swift Concert!

Lytro Warm up and Fashion

Lytro Warm Up:
1. What did you see happen when you clicked on the photo? You had option to blur out the background on the photo and move the things inside the photo around. 
2. How does this new camera work? It lets you look around the setting and create a photo video
3. What do you think a photographer would have to know about to take this kind of photo (remember its a point-and-shoot, so its full manual mode, what do you need to know about)  You would need to know how to work the manuel settings and know the basic rules.
4. Is it worth the money? I think it is because, photos, videos keep memories.

Fashion:
1- They changed the weight on her face, her eyebrows, her eyes, shoulders, neck, hair, makeup, lip, cheekbones, ears, and forehead. 
2- Yes, because a person has to be what a magazine or whatever purpose the picture is explaining.
3- The circumstances of doing this is good and bad because it shows what the picture is trying to explain and show the people what a model is. It can be bad because its not the real person and that person have a real low self esteem since they have to change things up for her to be perfect, everyone should be happy for who they are.
4- I think its okay to put on make up, and fix hair but the face weight, change of shoulders, eyebrows, eyes, lips and all was to much.
5- Fashion photography is to make a picture looks perfect and posing, having everything prepared is a fashion picture. In photojournalism i think its just memories and to catch them, to not plan them or change anything, a little touch would be okay but not as much as a picture for fashion.
6- They all use photoshop to fix or make the picture better.

Rules of Photography Part 2

Rule of thirds- 

Balance- 

Lines-

Symmetry and patterns-

Viewpoint-

Background-

Depth- 

Framing- 

cropping- 

Mergers-

Avoiding them-

Self Portraits 1 and 2

Tips- 

1. Use a mirror! It seems so obvious, but how to use mirrors is important, too – take it down from the wall, and experiment!
   
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. A self-portrait doesn't have to be of your face—the image of two hands holding a camera says a lot about the photographer who shot his own portrait. You can also aim the camera down your body from eye level.

Environmental Portrait-

I like this picture because i like how the camera was set on the guitar to get the guys face. I picked this photo because its a different, the view of it caught my attention.

The reason i picked this photo is because it has a nice background, the up view of the picture is really nice, its different. I like this picture because i like how its simple colors, with a dark red and blue on his shirt and the guitar stands out as well.

Photography Self Portrait-

I like this photo because i like how its in black and white and the way the camera got the shot was perfect. I picked this photo because its a portrait of this guy who seems to be strong and it looks like theirs a story to this picture.

I picked this photo because it stood out to me, it was different from other images. I like this picture because the way the girl put a image on top of her face fit perfectly to her face.

Casual Portrait-

The reason i picked this photo because its a nice picture of a man. I like this picture because his eyes caught my attention.

I picked this photo because the guy is looking at a different direction. I like this photo because its one color.

I want to shoot Robert because i feel comfortable with him to take a picture of him. I want to shoot by a window to get a nice view of outside where i can see the grass and trees or a reflection. I want to put the camera at a nice place so i can get the view i want. When i shoot, i want to have a sort of blurry background so you can sort of see the size and what the background is, so my person can stand out.

American Soldier

1.

A. I think the most powerful image is where Ian's mom is tearing up (#78)because it just shows how much they miss him and how happy they are to see him.

B. Set #1 At home in Denver- #1 from image to image #7
Set #2 At Basic Training- #7 from image to  image #30
Set #3 In Iraq- #30 from image to image #70
Set #4 Back in Denver- #70 from image to image #83

Which set of images was the most powerful? why? The set of being at home in Denver was the most powerful one for me because he has to say goodbye to his family and its not easy to say goodbye to anyone.

C.  How do the images work together to tell a story? The pictures are in order and they have captions to explain what is going on.

3.
A-  The verbs are in past tense.
B-  The captions enhance the photographs because it gives the details and the background information to what the image doesn't show to the person.

4.
Image #35
Ian and his girlfriend go to the jewelry store to go buy an engagement ring, Karen looks super excited while they wait for a worker to help them out.

Image #41
Ian's foot started hurting Ian, Michael starts helping out Ian unwrapping his foot so he can take a better look at Ian's foot and help him out.

Image#49
Troops are tired from a busy day of working hard. They take a nap while they wait at the gym.


5.
A-  It explains what is going on more with their thoughts and feelings
B-Videos give you more information than an image by their actions
C- Photos are better because its captured on one idea and it can explain a little.