Abandoned Amusement Parks

1. I would like to visit Takakanonuma Greenland in Hobara, Japan because of the massive forest growing around it and the way nature has grown into the buildings. Most of the buildings are still standing, including several old wooden roller-coasters . There are bright colors on the buildings that have faded with time, but would make interesting unique features to my photographs. It is so far into the woods that it is no longer on the map, ad I thick finding the park alone would be a unique adventure with a lot of opportunities for photography.
3. I think photographing abandon factories and schools would be very interesting. Also, I would like to take my camera of Ghost towns, vacant roads, and unpopulated rivers and forests around mountanious areas. 

5.  I think documenting this location would be peaceful and thought-provoking. There is a world of things to photograph in this area, even if the average eye just sees a forest. I think it would send the message of the importance of preventing deforestation in the United States and the world. Getting lost with my camera and some headphones in this kind of nature is something I find incredibly desirable. 

6. I would need a compass, camping materials, extra batteries, rain/weather proofing, and other hiking equipment. The type of lens would vary depending on what I am shooting. Personally, I would take my film camera and lenses because the pictures are more artistic and it allows me to do more physical photo manipulation (like double exposure) than digital does. 

Africa

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1. I think these pictures are incredibly beautiful and capture the majesty of an environment most humans will never see for themselves. The animals in these pictures are being tragically killed and I think beautifying them and showing people that they're important will help save them. I am interested in how he does not use a telephoto lens, and puts his life at risk to really make his pictures into art.
3. This picture is my favorite because it illustrates the ivory trade in a haunting way. The men are anguished, showing the harsh working conditions and the size of the tusks puts the massive size of elephants into perspective. The dismal color of the image displays the grave tone the photographer has toward poaching. 

4. The rule of thirds is present by putting the horizon and the men in a third of the image instead of the center. 

5.  Nick Brandt uses a Pentax 67II camera with two fixed lenses. This will determine how he can take the pictures and how they will look. He does not use a telephoto lens because he wants to capture the personality of the animals. 

6. He takes these pictures because he wants to demonstrate the effects of environmental problems and poaching and expose the beauty of the nature in Africa. 

7. He hopes to convince people that theses animals have a right to live and to inspire changes in poaching control.

8. My images are unashamedly idyllic and romantic, a kind of enchanted Africa. They're my my elegy to a world that is steadily, tragically vanishing. 

Captions

Alice, a patient in the elderly care facility, plays with the new technology that was donated. Moments before, the nurses spent 4 hours trying to teach her how to work the system. 

Marge sits isolated in the behavioral control center in the mall.

 She was ramming people down with her wheelchair in the food court and four people were injured.

Betsy gets decked out in her NFL themed decor and clothes for the football games. She is a member of the NFL women's association and the first female to wi the Super Bowl, playing with only her left arm.

Great Black and White Photographers Part 3

1) The hazy look that comes from shooting with film cameras is what caught my eye. I shoot with film myself sometimes, so I really enjoy looking at his work. The use of geometric patterns and the double/layered effect in some most of his images is also unique and appealing. Because I like to travel, I originally decided to research some of these images because they were taken in places I have been or want to go.

2. 

I see the hustle of the city streets and the boats on the water. The dirty men reach land and celebrate. Boxes are being thrown from the ships onto the deck and vice versa. Ropes, anchors, fish, and tarps are thrown about. The water around me is teaming with small fish, insects, and debris.

I hear the crash of the waves, people yelling, and boxes being moved. Wood splits and glass breaks. The wind whips through my ears and the tarps dance through it. The water splashes against the wood of the dock. 

I taste my dry mouth, absent of saliva. The hard day's work leaves the permanent taste of salt and fish in my mouth. When I return home form work, I will indulge in the bread, fish, rum, and carrots that my wife has prepared for me.   

I smell the  musty air of the stale river and the old, rotting wood. I inhale the humid air, the aftermath of London rains. The sweat of the boaters and dock workers hangs low in the fog.  The rotten stench of fish permeates the air. 

I touch the creaky wood of the dock below me, the rotten wood would leave splinters in my toes if it wasn't for the hardy leather work boots snugging to my feet. Water splashes on my boots, already ruined from water exposure, but we lack to the money to replenish them. I can feel the salt on my skin, the aftermath of the splashes evaporating off of my face, as the wind adds more.

I see the view out of the window and the solemn face of the man. He stares off in the distance and strokes his chin, the skin too old for such a young man. The clouds loom over the city streets, normally bustling but empty now. He adjusts his glasses and stares into the darkened sky. 

I hear his theories spill out of his mouth, as well as the words he reads from his paper. The rain beats against the window, a rough pitter-patter. The tea kettle screams, breaking his concentration. 

I taste the tea I sip as I listen to him speak. The warm chamomile slides down my throat. I add a sugar cube, a certain delight and rare morsel in this household. 

I smell the comfy air of candle smoke and a meal cooking in our home. The smell of rain wafts in, even though the doors and windows are closed. The smoke of the other man's cigar hangs low in the air.

I touch the worn fabric of the chair, my feet rubbing against the smooth wood of the floorboards, a blanket pulled up to my chin as the storm rages against the window. The hot cup of tea wars my hands through the glass as I hand him the mug.

Mural Shoot Preview

1. Student lunches or student outfits/individual parts of an outfit (shoes, backpack, etc.) are two themes we could do hear at school.
2. I think we should keep it to camera phones because the majority of students have a camera phone and it would make the photos be the same quality and look more uniform.
3.  I would want to put my mural on lockers or in the library, in a spot where it is easily seen but not obnoxiously out of place.

Post-Shoot Reflection // Academic

1. It was challenging to get an interesting and unique photo when most of the classrooms were doing almost the same things. Also, with a class this size, a lot of the classrooms I went to already had a photographer in them and did not want another. I encountered the struggle of having people purposefully get in my picture making a funny face or something, even though I was attempting to get a serious photo. 
2. I think the most about rule of thirds and framing. My picture of the girl leaning against the red pole displays both of these. I also think about angles a lot, which are an easy way to make the image more interesting. The picture of the student working in the library shows this.
3. I would try to incorporate the guidelines of framing and balance into my photography.
4. I will use the same attention to subject placement, angles, and lines as I already did.
5. I think the easiest rule to achieve is rule of thirds.
6. I think the hardest rule to capture is framing and simplicity because those often require a specific environment in order to achieve them.
7. I think I am clear on the rules and have a good understanding of them. If I could work on one more, it would be framing.

Click here to see my comment on Reagan's blog

Positive:

1. Her use of the rules of composition is very good.
2. Her pictures are interesting and creative.

Could be improved: 

1. She could improve her framing.

Academic Shoot

1. I followed rule of thirds and the use of lines. 

2. The subject of this photo is the hand, but it could be interpreted to the body in the drawing becoming the subject.

3. It is not very clear what the subject is in this picture.

4. To make this more clear, I could have featured more of the hand in the picture, instead of only having a 2/3 of it shown.

1. I followed the rule of thirds, balance, lines, and simplicity in this image.

2. The subject of the photo is the girl working at the table.

3. I think it is very clear what the subject of this image is. 

1. I did not follow any of our rules of composition with this photo, but I liked the subject of it enough to decide to post it.

2. The subject of the photo is the coach and the student he is helping.

3. I think the subject is displayed clearly and it is not difficult to decide what it is.

1. I followed framing, simplicity, and rule of thirds.

2. The subject of this photo is the girl sitting on the ground working.

3. I think it is easy to decipher who the subject of this image is. 

Aperture, ISO, and Shutter Speed

f/2.8

f/16

1. Aperture is most closely related to the human eye.
2. The smaller aperture is a larger opening that makes the background more blurry, and the larger aperture is a smaller hole that makes the background clear. 
3. Aperture affects depth of field by changing the clarity of the objects that are different distances from the camera, and changing the size of the area that is in focus.  

1. 1/400
2. 1/320
3. 1/1000
4. 1/700
5. 1/800
6. 1/1000

1. 1/200
2. 1/150
3. 1/1000
4. 1/320
5. 1/320
6. 1/400

You can attain the proper shutter speed by allowing you camera to manually set the proper aperture to your custom shutter speed setting, or vice versa. 

ISO 200

ISO 3200

1. A higher ISO can help freeze motion.
2. The author suggested to normally use a lower ISO.
3. The author suggested using a high Iso when capturing quick motion. 

This application has: 

1. 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, & 22 aperture settings
2. 1 sec, 1/60 sec, and 1/4000 sec shutter speed settings 
3. 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, and 25600 ISO settings

Unusual and Interesting Photos

1. I really like his work. I like the subjects of his photos because I love to travel and have seen some of the myself. I think his images truly define what it means to be artistic with photography. I want to learn how he takes those kinds of pictures and be able to create my own style and effects like his. 
2. I think he made the photos by adjusting the shutter speed to absorb more light and then the moved the camera slightly to create this effect.
3. I think the Frost building downtown, the Washington Monument, the Statue of Liberty, and the Empire State Building could be used to take these kinds of photos. 

Part 2:

1. I picked this image because it is hauntingly portraying the subject and it shows the horrid violence happening in other countries and the damage it can do innocent people. 
2. I found this image in the "International News Single" category.
3. This picture was second place. 
4. The coloring contrast in this picture is what drew my eye to it. 
5. Because the subject of the photo is so heavy and tragic, it probably stuck with the judges for a while and made them choose the photo because it highlights the purpose of the photo and the hard parts of being a photojournalist. 
6. The photographer had to go against his moral rights and not help the people. The photographer had to fight against the probably violent and rushed group of people trying to dig the girl out. 

1. I picked this photo because it is really creative and shows new technology replacing old technology in an interesting and dynamic way. 
2. This picture is in the "Portrait and Personality" category.
3. This picture won 1st place. 
4. The photographer used the subject, the man, and used an interesting way to frame the portrait with the tablet and used colors tat draw my eye.
5. The judges probably did not pay much attention to the subject itself, but how the subject was placed in the photo. 
6. The photographer had to get someone to pull the tablet off of the shelf, and he had to find a section of books in a library that look old and uniform enough to make this picture successful. 

1. I picked this picture because it captures the intense action very well and clearly.
2. This picture is in the "Domestic News Single" category.
3. This picture won third place. 
4. The bright colors of the subjects and the dull colors of the background draw my eye to the picture.
5. The judges most likely weighted the subject heavily because the action the photographer was in impacted his ability to take a creative photo or use good composition.
6. The photographer may have had to get in a boat himself, be in harsh weather, or resist the urge to help the subjects in order to take this photo.

Part 3: 

1. Capturing the story through facial expression, using even a boring subject in a creative way can make a good photo, and considering what you want to show your audience before you take the image are three important rules. 
2. Night Hawks, Edward Hopper
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4. The photographer didn't follow the rule exactly, but the photo is not too busy.
5. I think surrealism and abstract paintings might inspire me because they show a creative interpretation for reality, one that can help me make a regular subject very interesting.