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Just before her intimate photos were hacked--and splashed across the Web--Jennifer Lawrence posed topless for Patrick Demarchelier for the cover of Vanity Fair's November issue. As part of the accompanying cover story, she decided to break her silence about one of the biggest scandals in Hollywood this year. The Guardian called her salvo "the end of the 'shamed starlet.'" So strong was the outpouring of social-media support for Lawrence's stance that The New York Times reported on the fact "fans took to Twitter to applaud her." Demarchelier's striking photos of the Hunger Games actress also helped spark a thoughtful debate about a woman's right to reveal her body. Lawrence (and the V.F. cover) made her message loud and clear: "It's my body, and it should be my choice."

I like the bold statement the cover makes with the balance, background, and colors. Jennifer was proving a point about expressing her body and the cover subtly shows this in a classy way. Her point is communicated through her straight-on stare and the revealing factors of the image. The necklace shows that she is not completely unclothed and adds to the bold statement of the image. I like how her lipstick and the cover title match, creating a pattern and a sense of balance throughout the cover. By only displaying her chest and face, the cover conveys the importance of her and her personality rather than her body. The framing of the image proves that her brain is more important than her figure and how she chooses to display her body. 

Best Magazine Covers 2015

1. the advocate- formal 
2. wired- formal
3. ESPN- informal
4. the new yorker- formal
5. out- formal
6. Harper's Bazaar- formal
7. ESPN- formal
8. New York- formal
9. The Atlantic- informal
10. Family Fun- informal
11. Bazaar- formal
12. Vanity Fair- environmental
13. Variety-informal
14. New York-informal
15. Men's health- formal
16. Bloomberg Business- formal
17. Golf Digest-Informal
18. Kinfolk-informal

Magazine Tips

The cover should be:

• interesting
• invokes curiosity
• Easy to read
• make each cover similar in some way to preserve the brand
• make the magazine seem worth the reader's time and money

Cold

Purple

Electric

Self Portrait and Portraits Part 1

Environmental 

I like the use of the rule of thirds and the location of this image. 

I like this picture because the photographer used a unique method of framing the subject by making her seem small, and then creates a haunting mood using the environment. 

Self 

 

I Like this Picture because of the way the lines frame the subject and the color hue. 

I like this picture because of the use of black and white and the emotion captured on the subject.

Casual

 

I like this picture because of the muted color tones and the emotion that the photographer captured.

I like this picture because of how the white background contrasts the bold colors of the subject and the light streak across her face.

1. Break the rules of composition, experiment with lighting, and frame your subject. 
2. I will take pictures of my sister in my house or in the woods behind myself. I will use creativity and the tips I learned today to shoot successful portraits. I will try to capture emotion and the beauty of the environment and the subject. My sister currently has a disability and is in a wheelchair because of her surgery, so I might use that t o my advantage and create a story or a haunting image like the photographer that took pictures of his wife with cancer that we viewed today did. I will use the rules of photography. like framing and simplicity, probably rule of thirds as well, to make my image high quality. 

Warm Up

1. I felt calm at the beginning but got more and more in despair as I scrolled down. I was upset and surprised when I reached the ending. 
2. The photos capture the moments of her strength, and just as her  illness does not define her, these photos of her troubles do not define her and everything she was.
3. It would be painful to take these photos, but I think I would take this pictures so I can remember my loved one.
4. If I could write Angelo a letter, I would compliment his strength and his ability to make horrible moments into beautiful photography. 

A. I think the picture of the three boys hugging in the small room is the most powerful image because it captures the brotherhood of the boys and the emotional distress their situation has caused.
B. At home- image #1-4
Basic Training: image #5-14
Iraq: Image #15-27
C. I think the images taken in Iraq are the most powerful because they capture a unique emotion and tone of the setting. They illustrate a tough location that most people have never experienced and document the pain and difficult jobs that the soldiers must face.
D. The images start with his old life and his reckless behavior and document his family life. The sets of training and the ones on the battlefield show the progress he has made, and it comes full circle when he returns home.
E. The captions are usually written in present tense.
F. The captions explain what is happening in the photo and give extra information to make the context of the image more clear to the reader.
G. Ian joined the army write when he graduated high school. After hard weeks at basic training, he visited his loving family and future fiancé. Training was incredibly difficult and Ian was often injured. In Iraq, Ian often drove army vehicles and spent time working through where people live and on the streets.

Extra Credit:
1) Ian Fisher was a violent teenager with substance problems, but a loving gourd of people in his life. He felt the urge to join the army and started training right after he graduated high school. He had a rough start in basic training, and that pain didn't even begin to prepare him for the real thing. He proposed to his girlfriend, who eventually broke up with him before he left for Iraq, and continued working hard in training. He arrived in Iraq in 2008 and mostly shuttled personnel throughout the city. He tried not to let his emotions affect his work and focused on his mission. His fellow soldiers helped him through his mistakes.
2) He wanted a place to fight, and felt the urge to protect his country after the events on 9/11/1.
3) He experienced injuries and difficulty with his past in substance abuse and irresponsibility.
4) Ian's difficulty listening to authority cause him the most problems.
5) He proposed to his girlfriend, and she broke up with him before he left for Iraq.
6) Iraq opened Ian's eyes to the harsh reality of war, helped him become more responsible, and set his future on the right path.

Rules of Composition Part II

Rule of Thirds

Balance

Leading Lines

Symmetry 

Viewpoint

Background

Depth

Framing

Cropping

Merger