Photo journalism

Thursday, May 03, 2007

Questions

What is macro photography? Taking pictures of flowers outdoors

1. What's the main advantage of macro photography? Macro mode lets you get extremely close to your subject, usually in the range of 10-20 cm or less.

2. What are the limitations? The distance is real short so a lot of the picture is blurred.

3. What are the best lighting conditions for shooting flowers outside?The camera's aperture is so small in macro mode so it needs more time to take a picture. If the wind blows the flower you are photographing or your hand is unsteady, you will get a blurry picture

4. What are two things you can do to minimize the effects of the wind? Stand between the flower and the wind and then be patient.

5. What does the writer suggest for the numer of flowers to get in the frame? odd-numbered groupings work best: 3 or 5 flowers are more visually appealing that 2 or 4 flowers.

6. What are three things that might cast bad shadows? Standing over it, surrounding objects such as trees, other plants or buildings, and fences or lampposts

7. What are some of the advantages of using a tripod? A tripod steadies your camera and reduces the chance that you'll get a blurry image because of the longer exposure time required for macro photography

8. What's the main thing to avoid with the background? if the background is too similar in color and texture to the ground, your subject will have little visual appeal and will blend into its surroundings

9. What's the main idea of this section? learing how to get up close to flowers to take a good picture. Avoiding things that you usually don't have to do when your camera isn't on Marco mode

10. What might you want to do with a flower garden? flowerbeds in tended gardens have an additional charm of their own and you may want to switch from macro to landscape mode to get the "big picture"

Monday, April 30, 2007

My essay

i'm going to do a first person documentary about how everyday life is when you're vegan or vegeterian.

TYC essay

1. What type of photo essay is this?
I think it's in first person because the people there got to tell there story about how they got there and how they are handling it.

2. How many photos are included? Around 45

3. How long is it? 3 minutes and 5 seconds

4. What kind of impact does it have on you (main message) and how is this achieved? It's sad seeing these young people locked away for years. It goes into a place that most people have never seen and it shows how their everyday life is. It uses the ethos, pathos, and logos to achieve the message.

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Yearbook layouts




Good Text







Good Photos







Good art







Good white space



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Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Electronic photo essay

1. The introspective photographer- Old house


2. The first person documentary - Hannah


3. The narrated documentary - Houston Homeless

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

My 5 shots


Details- This one is detailed because it's showing the texture of the bricks on the wall, the smoothness of the drain, and the window is opened.













Lights- This has light coming in from all different angles. There are four windows at the top of the wall, there's a hanging light coming from the ceiling, and two big windows at the bottom.
















Patterns- The tile on the floor and the railing on the stairs are repeating shapes.









Angles and Shapes- The corner of the builiding looks like it's stacked on top of one another. It was shot from low down so it makes it look bigger.








Surroundings- The trees are making an opening for the building in the distance. There are pathways and benches that are around it.




Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Photo Illustration


Thursday, March 22, 2007

Architecture

Details. It shows the smallest things such as the color tile.
Lighting. It's dark outside but the school is lit up.

Patterns. The bookshelves and tables are organized. The ceiling has leading lines.


Angles and shapes. It shows the side of the building and it has a little tree in front.



Surrounding. This has leading lines and it uses the brick walls to the entrance.