Academic and Community Service

My favorite photo from the Academic and Community Service area was the photo of the girl wearing goggles, pouring the pink paint on what looked like a speaker, while it vibrated and "bounced" almost.

1. I picked this photo because I thought it was a cool angle to shoot at and how it was captured mid-air, almost frozen in time, was really interesting to me.

2. Rules that can me seen in this photo are worms eye view and fill the frame.



1. I think I could take photos like the ones I saw in classrooms like Science and Art
2. I would like to visit classrooms like Mr.Flick's where good shots of students interacting with group work would be evident
3. To get photos like I looked at today, I will apply the photo rules that I know and try to step out of my comfort zone.

Academic Shoot Preview

The Story

I think this photo visually tells a story because of the emotion in the photo, and the mood that radiates from it. The students appear to be praying, maybe for a youth group or praying for a student or teacher from their community.

Action and Emotion

I think this photo has good action and emotion for obvious reasons. The look on their faces says it all, which I think is why this photo won an award. I also loved the angle they shot this at, the kind of worms eye view, but still level with all the action, was a really good choice.

Fill the Frame

I think this photo is a good example of fill the frame because of how busy it looks, there is only a little bit of white space showing. I like how this photo could also be a good example of repetition, created by the people who look like they are waiting in line for something.

Photo Manipulation

A. In the article, it was describing different situations where journalists had used photoshop to edit these photos. These edits were major things, like editing out actual people, and adding different subjects into the photos.

B. I think this type of editing is unethical because it is harmful to other people, and it also doesn't tell the true story, which is what photojournalists are supposed to do.

I think this photo is one of the most unethical because they photoshopped Oprah's head onto another woman's body, which already is flat out wrong. It is so hurtful and disrespectful, I can't imagine how she felt.

I think that this photo is less unethical because all they did was shift the pyramids over to fit the frame. To me, thats not that huge deal, because I would rather see this beautiful image with the slightest alterations then not at all.

Post Shoot Reflection

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get photos of your first 4 prompts?
One challenge I encountered was trying to be creative, and think of something unique that no one else was going to take pictures of.

2.What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general did you find yourself thinking about the most?
I found myself trying to get everything focused to perfection, like I tried to do in my "metal" photos. I did this my trying to use the automatic focus, but when it wasn't working out how I wanted it to I switched to manual.

3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you try to do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography?
I would probably try and be more mindful of those rules and apply my favorites into my work.

4.What things would you do the same?
I would probably try and keep the same ideas for the photos that I had before, because I really liked how a couple turned out.

5. In my happy photo I ended up using the Rule of Thirds, in my metal photo I ended up using Leading Lines, in my Bowie photo I used worms eye view, and in my square photo I ended up using Rule of Thirds again.

6. Are you interested in shooting those same prompts again?
I am interested in using that prompt again, but maybe with a couple twists here and there.


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Two positive things about her photos is that they were very bright, and caught my attention very quickly.

One thing that could be improved is to try and get closer to the subject and not rely as much on the zoom, it will help to reduce grain.

Avoiding Mergers

I think this is a good example of avoiding mergers because the main subject of the photo, which I see as the Empire State Building, is closest to the camera, drawing my attention first. Since I look at the Empire first, it appears on first glance that the smoke is coming from the Empire, and not from the World Trade Center.

Framing

I chose this photo for framing because the main subject in this photo, the building and the explosion, is being framed by the buildings and the street lamps. I also think this is a very interesting photo because at first glance, the explosion looks like clouds in the sky.

Balance

I chose this photo for balance because it seems as though everything is equal. The color is all the same, and there is about an equal amount of people on either side of the side walk. My eyes don't feel as though one side is heavier; everything is balanced.