Avoiding Mergers

This photograph avoids mergers that would distract the viewer from focusing on the main object.

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In this photo, the smoke, fire and building are the main object, and there's no markers that could distract the eye from focusing on the main object.

Framing

The two buildings are framing the disaster created by 9-11


Edit:
In this photo, the buildings on either side frame the leftovers of the chaos that took place, and the one person standing in the middle of everything, making the viewer focus on the chaos.

Balance

This shows that the guy is being carried by a bunch of fire fighters which makes the photograph look balanced.


Edit:
In this photo, the firefighters carrying this guy, surrounding him, make the eye see that they balance each other out by being around him in a oval shape.

Lines

The lines help the view focus on the smoke that's sliding through the frame.

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In this photo, the lines of the building going down make the viewer's eye focus on the smoke flowing across the building. 

The Rule of Thirds

This shows the twin towers on fire as the center of attention.

Edit:
In this photo, the smoke and fire of the two buildings are on the center of each of the four lines of the Rule of thirds.

Simplicity

This simply shows the building on fire as the result of 9-11

Edit:
In this photo, the plain background of the blue sky direct the viewers attention to the main focus, which is the building and the smoke coming out of it.

National Graphic Warm-Up

I like the way the sun gives a bright atmosphere with light colors. I like how fog is covering everything. I like the way how the buildings are peaking through that blanket of fog. I also like the angle.

I would take a picture of a giant cloud or a series of clouds together blocking the sun but the sun somehow making it's light peak through the sides of the clouds making them a bright white with a slight yellowish color.

Post Shoot Reflection

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The photos he took are well centered and the angle is pretty nice. The ones he chose from the other assignments are also really nice.
He could center his pictures a bit more.

Monster Meal

My definition of a "monster meal" would be a ton of cheese fries, bacon burgers with habanero sauce and apple juice or a milkshake....

40 Greatest Photos Ever

Credit to: Via blameitonthevoices.com 

 This photograph caught my eye when I took a closer look at it and saw that the photograph on left there's three women sitting next to each other and there's another photograph behind them of, what I presume, these three women when they were younger. Then the photograph on the right shows only two out of the three, a few years later. On the background there's the exact same photo of the one on the left.    The way the photographer placed the photo's of the sisters on the background from when they were younger is captivating. Also the fact that the photograph is in black and white shows that this was some type of memorable photograph for these sisters.    This photo made the cut of the top 40 photos ever because it has sentimental meaning.

It may be the fact that I have a dog and have a soft spot for them but this photo also caught my eye, and the fact that this dog, Leao, is laying down next to, what seems to be, some type of grave. It made me think of a saying I heard, "dogs are very loyal to their owners". This shows how much the dog was fond of her owner.    The angle the photographer took this picture gave a view of the spacious land, and shows how there's only one grave. The angle also made me think of how the owner must be looking after his/her dog.    This photograph probably made the cut of the top 40 photos ever because it gives a sentimental meaning that Leao is a very loyal dog and misses her owner.

Credits to: Vanderlei Almeida/Getty Images

Credits to: Yomiuri Shimbun/Reuters

Once I saw the baby girl being held by the soldier in the middle of what looks like a disaster, I just couldn't look away, the photograph had captured my attention.    The angle of the photograph shows a close up of the soldier holding the baby and in the background it shows the disaster.    This photograph probably made the cut of the top 40 photos ever because it shows how this soldier found this missing baby girl from the disaster that was created after the Japanese tsunami.

Great black and white photographers, PART 2

Ansel Easton Adams
He was born on February 20, 1902 and died on April 22, 1984.
He was born in San Francisco, CA and died in Monterey, CA.
He went to a private schools and was even home schooled, because of his bad behavior. He also attended Harvard University.
He created a portfolio that became successful, earning him nearly $3,900, and which made him receive commercial assignments to photograph the wealthy who bought his portfolio. He wasn't so fond of his day job, which was commercial work, because he felt it was "very restraining" to his creative work.
Adams's first book was published by Mary Hunter Austin. He was able to put his first solo museum exhibition at the Smithsonia Institution. 60 prints that were taken in the High Sierra.

I chose this picture because I like the angle it was taken and the scene itself of this rose is quite breathtaking.

 

 

 

 This scene is very clear, you can see the reflection of the sun on the river even though the photo is in black and white. It's also a great view of the mountains, trees, river, clouds, etc.

This photo looks bright and snowy. The river looks really smooth and soothing.

Red Metal Happy

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Metal

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Camera Parts

• Aperture - The lens diaphragm opening inside a photographic lens.
• Shutter - A device that allows light to pass for a determined amount of time.
• Exposure - The amount of light allowed to fall on each area unit photographic medium.
• Depth of field - The range of distance that appears acceptably sharp
• F-stop - The maximum aperture of the lens
• Focal length - A measure of how strongly the system coverages or diverges light.

1. Mode dial - used to change the camera's mode.
2. Power Switch - turns the camera on/off
3. Flash button - turns on the flash to brighten the scene
4. Main dial - is to change the Focus Point
5. Shutter button - so that it focuses on the scene
6. Red-eye reduction lamp/Self-timer lamp - it allows the photographer to take a picture of themselves
7. Grip 
8. Mirror
9. Contacts
10. Lens mount 
11. Lens lock pin
12. Built-in flash/AF-assist beam - built in flash that pops up in low lighting situations
13. EF lens mount index
14. EF-S lens mount index
15. Flash-shync contacts
16. Hot shoe - where an external flash is attached 
17. Focal plane mark
18. Strap mount
19. Microphone - captures audio when recording
20. Terminal cover
21. Lens release button - changes your lenses
22. Remote control terminal
23. Digital terminal
24. HDMI mini out terminal
25. Body cap - protects the camera when no lens is attached

Camera History

1. The "camera obscura" effect is:
It was achieved by being inside a completely dark room, a tiny hole is created in one wall. Through the hole light focused, and the outside scene is projected on the opposite wall.
2. When Isaac Newton and Christian Huygens perfected the understanding of optics and the process of making high quality glass lenses is when they came one step closer to creating the modern camera.
3. The parts of the first modern camera that Niepce invented were, a glass lens, a dark box, and  film.
4. Modern digital cameras and the camera Niepce created work the same way, light passes through the lens, into the camera, and exposes the film.
5. Digital cameras use an electronic sensor called a CCD to capture an image.
6. Auto Mode is when the camera will completely control flaw and exposure, while Program Mode is automatic-assist, meaning just point and shoot, and you can control flash and other settings.
7. Portrait is used to attempt to blur out the background, and the camera will try to use the fastest available lens setting.
8. The sports mode is used to freeze motion, meaning the camera will use the highest shutter speed possible.
9. You should do a half-press trigger so that the camera focuses on the scene.
10. This symbol means that there is no flash. You would use it when you want to use natural light
11. This symbol means that the Auto-flash is enabled. You would use it when there isn't enough light.
12. Too much light in the photo means the picture will be washed out.
13. If there is not much light the picture will be too dark.
14. A "stop" is a relative measurement of light.
15. The new planet is 1 stop brighter if it had two suns instead of one.
16. The new planet is 2 stops brighter if it had four suns instead of two.
17. Longer shutter speed means more light.
18. Shorter shutter speed means less light.
19. The aperture controls the openings.
20. You can increase the amount of light with making them larger openings by making smaller F-stops numbers.

Masters of Black and White Photography

Ansel Adams

Lewis Hine

Alfred Stieglitz

Best and Worst

 This is my only photo that I could take. This therefore is my best photo. It is centered on his face, the lighting is nice. He is looking and smiling at the camera. The background is pretty neutral.

This in my opinion was the worst photo from the file. It is a picture of nothing. It's a little blurry, and tilted at a strange angle.

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