Practice photo realistic alteration

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION

composite photo illustration

I LOVE GIR!!!

photo essay/illustration

Photo essay:

–Introspective photographer

Photo illustration:

reach for your future

(people reaching in different directions, random objects floating

all around ex: globe, books, computer, instruments etc.)

In-Depth Photo Illustrations

photo realistic alteration

The concept of this photo is the story of the "5 second rule".

This is my favorite photo of realistic alteration because you can tell that it has been altered but it all still fits together to create a believable image with a strong concept.

The staged illustration

The strawberry panna cotta with cardamom macaroon and strawberry black-pepper coulis is a new dish at Mantra, a Boston restaurant.

This is my favorite photo of a staged illustration because it creatively, artistically and interestingly advertised a new dish.

The composite image

The concept of this image is to remind readers about daylights saving time.

This is my favorite photo of a composite image because it incorporates the clock and the silhouette of a person inside of it.

photo made into art

This is an image of a wedding dress.

This is my favorite photo of a realistic alteration because it is good photography that was altered into something that I can truly picture on a frame next to other paintings.

Photo Illustration Preview

This is my favorite illustration because they made the most of what they had. All they had was a low quality mug shot and they turned it into something unique and interesting. Even though it is very simple, it gives you all the info you need in a creative way.

photo story

1. The introspective photographer - Track
2. The first person documentary - Daycare
3. The narrated documentary - Home Life

contest

1. black and white
2. portrait/people
3. architecture

Zone Focus- Focusing on a zone where action is likely to happen and waiting for the action to come to you. Ex: waiting near the end zone in football

Shutter Speed- High shutter speed for action and high light. Low shutter speed for panning and low light.

Panning- Following a subject with your lens to capture action when you need to use a low shutter speed. Good for low light.

Waiting for the Pause- Natural pause in the action that can be predictable or suspected after some observation. Ex: Moment after kicking, throwing, or changing directions in a sport.

the long center

1. patterns
2. angles and shapes
3. surroundings
4. surroundings
5. angles and shapes
6. detail
7. detail
8. angles and shapes
9. surroundings
10. angles and shapes
11. light
12. surroundings
13. detail
14. angles and shapes
15. angles and shapes
16. angles and shapes

#16
This is my favorite photograph of the Long Center. It is an amazing example of a great angles and shapes. The stair case and the rails lead the eye through the photo. The combination of vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines make it more dynamic. The layered shapes and walls of the building give the photo more depth. This photo really accents and shows off the beauty of the building.

sports shoot

1. little brother's soccer game
2. Saturday march 29th
3. listening to coach at halftime, tunnel at end of game, aggressive soccer mom's
4. head on collision between players, painful fouls

Gordon Parks and Langston Hughes

Time spent reading- 30 min.

Favorite Langston Hughes Poem

Justice

That Justice is a blind goddess

Is a thing to which we black are wise:

Her bandage hides two festering sores

That once perhaps were eyes.

Favorite Portrait

Paris Fashion, 1950

This is my favorite photo by Gordon Parks. It is a very high fashion formal portrait. There are many dramatic shadows and her face captures the ligh fantastically. The photo is elegant and poised like the model.

Best Covers

1. environmental
2. formal
3. informal
5. environmental
9. formal
10. informal
11. environmental
13. environmental
15. informal
18. informal
19. formal
20. environmental
21. environmental
22. informal
24. informal
26. informal
27. formal
28. environmental
29. formal
30. environmental
32. informal
35. informal
36. formal
37. formal
37c. formal
37e. informal

Favorite.

#10 National Geographic (June 1985)Photographer Steve McCurry immortalized the haunted eyes of a 12-year-old refugee in a camp on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Soviet helicopters destroyed her village and family, forcing her to make a two-week trek out of the perilous mountains of Afghanistan. The photo became a National Geographic icon after it was published on the cover in June 1985. Since then, this raw, untouched image has been used on rugs and tattoos, making it one of the most widely reproduced photos in the world.

I belive this is a very powerful photograph. The first time I saw this cover I was completely stopped by it. Everything about this photograph captures the story of this young girl from her raggedy clothes to her filthy appearance. The soft lighting adds to the bold tone colors and accent the girl terrified eyes. The photograph sends a powerful message that gives you an insight to the story of it.

Cover History

Cover types
1. Early Magazine Covers
Early magazine covers did not look the way many covers look today. They looked more like books becasue they illustrated the title and publication data. These magazine covers did not suggest what was inside. Many early magazines did not even have covers and were much like newspapers.

2. The Poster Cover
Poster covers were almost self explanatory. They were covers that looked as they could be framed and hung as posters on a wall. Many did not include cover lines and used the photoraph to set a mood or theme for the magazine.

3. Pictures Married to Type
This kind of cover used cover lines as well as cover art. The two were cleverly put together to creat a stronger sence of depth. This kind of cover gave power to cover lines and started a revolution. Cover lines could be used to attract readers in a more impacting way than single photographs.

4. In the Forest of Words
In this type of cover words are almost more important that the photograph under it. Some cover lines are actually larger than the name of tha magazine. Photographs are rarely enough to capture the attention of the reader. Photographs in this type of cover are merely a colorfull background to enhance the words and cover lines.

Portrait

This is a good photo because the soft lighting and the dramatic shadows really bring out the girl and give her a glowing essence.

I would like to emulate true emotion in my portraits. I want them to be a small glimpse into the every day life of the people i photograph.

2 ethics

Photojournalism ethics

Should a photojournalists ethics be absolute or situational? Why?
A photojouralists ethics should be absolute and extrememly specific because judgement changes from person to person and it only make it that much more difficult for an ethical photograph to be printed if ethics are situational.

Can a photo really capture truth? Why or why not?
A photograph can never really capture a true moment. Only by personally experiencing something can a moment be optimally true.

What decisions have you made as a photographer that "edit" reality? Explain.
I have edited the contrast, exposure and sharpness of my photograph.

Why is it important that news organizations have clearly defined ethical standards?
It is important because people think differently and what might seem okay to one person might seem completly wrong to another.


Fashion ethics


List the changes that were made to the model's face in the computer.
Her neck was made longer, eyes made bigger lips made a bit thinner, earlobes were fixed, neck made less thick, eyes moved down a bit from her forehead.

In your opinion, explain if you think it is ethically ok to change a person's appearance like this in a photo.
It is not ethically okay to change a person this drasticly because no human being could ever naturally look that way.

Under what circumstances is it worse than others?
All circumstances should be treated equally

What types of changes are ok, and what aren't?
I don't belive that any changes are okay

Explain what you think the differences are between fashion photography and photojournalism.
Fashion photography is about making models look flawless and 'beautiful' photojournalism is about printing the truth.

What relationship does each have to reality, and how does this affect the ethics of each.
The ethics of fashion photography are different from those of photojournalism becasuse fashion is about artificial perfection.

Ethics Intro

In an effort to promote the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a racially diverse campus, university officials digitally inserted a black student's face into a photograph of white Badger football fans that was used on the cover of their new undergraduate application.

I believe that this was wrong because it is unethical to add something to a photograph that wasn't originally there.

Most Unethical

I believe that this is the most unethical example of manipulation because the image is illustrating something that never took place. Something as serious as politics should never be messed with.

Least Unethical

I believe this is the least unethical example of manipulation because everything in the photograph remains the same and the only change made is that the pyramids are moved a bit closer together to be able to include them in the vertical cover. That same image could be made if the camera was positioned in a slightly different angle.

Bambam the deer sneaks up on the snowman as takes a chomp out of the carrot nose. Little did Bambam know the carrot was filled with explosives and Bambam was rushed to the hsopital.

Chester glares at the floor in embarrassment after his owners shave his hair to resemble a lion. They figured he would be perfect for the role of Simba in the upcoming Lion King movie.

Elephants stomp in unison through downtown San Fransisco. They refused to perform for mere peanuts and decided to run away to LA where elephants were rewarded with four course meals.

repetition

Friday, August 31, 2007-Ready for the Future-Malaysians in costume march in a parade commemorating 50 years of independence in Kuala Lumpur.

The uniform helmets of the people in costume create diagonals that lead from the bottom left corner of the frame to the top right corner.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007-Big Stretch-Children practice splits at the Li Xiaoshuang Gymnastics School in Xiantao, China. More than 60 children aged between 3 and 10 from all over China train at the boarding school.

A symetric pattern is created by the legs around the blue mat.

Wednesday, October 3, 2007-Is This Seat Taken?-A deputy waits before French President Nicolas Sarkozy's speech to members of the ruling party UMP (Union for a Popular Movement) at the Elysée Palace.

The lines that are created by the backs of the chairs lead the eye directly to the man in the suit.

mulitmedia

A. What skills in addition to photography did Melanie Burford utilize to produce this slide show?
Melanie Burford does an amazing job in capturing the true and candid emotion of the people of Sugar Hill. She takes the time to get to know these people and becomes part of their everyday life.

B. What was the effect (added power or meaning) of the multimedia effects of the slide show.
Through her photographs, Melanie Buford tries to get people to see what is really going on in parts of this country. She reveals the unfortunate truth about the lives of communities in Sugar Hill.

3 . Explore the page including the map, videos and the other features. What is the most interesting multimedia effect? Post your answer on your blog.
I believe that the most interesting multimedia effect is the police videos. They show you a glimpse of violence in the Sugar Hill community and they put you in an everyday situation for a person living in this area.

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