Friday, April 12, 2013

Lenses & Photography Vocabulary

I would use a telephoto lens to capture a tiger while it sits still in an African safari.

I would use a prime lens to ... (in what type of situation.)

I would use a wide-angle lens to

We also need to add more words to your vocabulary - here are those words:

Define each term below in your blog entry. Also write a sentence that explains how it relates to taking better photos.

Depth of Field (shallow and wide)
Light (angle and intensity)
Shadows Diffusion
Exposure
Aperture (f-stop)
Shutter speed
ISO

My Yearbook Spread


7 News Values

 
Timeliness- Police: Train hits abandoned vehicle on tracks
The train crash happened this morning at around 5:00 a.m in the South Austin area, near Banister Lane.
 
Proximity- Officials: Fatal train crash was apparent suicide
 A women in South Austin purposefully laid on a train track while the train was coming, and disregarded the blowing horn.
Prominence- Fla. parents who kidnapped boys to remain in jail
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/04/12/children-kidnapped-cuba/2076639/
The two Florida resident Parents lost custody of their two children and sailed them to Cuba so they could have them back.

Impact- Mystery Surrounds Withdrawal of ‘Django Unchained’ in China
It is said that brief nudity in one or two scenes of 'Django Unchained' had offended Chinese officials, in result, Chinese cut the movie from their theaters.
Conflict- In Seoul, Kerry Warns North Korea Against Missile Test
John Kerry warned North Korea's leader that a missile launch test should be canceled and that if he goes along with the launch and conflict breaks out, his nation would be defeated. 
 
Human Interest- Police: Boys sexually battered girl who hanged herself
Eight days after a teen was sexually battered at a party, and humiliated about it, she hung herself, seven months after the incident the boys were finally arrested, still leaving the family with questions.
Novelty- Man accused of stealing cars during test drives
http://www.statesman.com/ap/ap/crime/man-accused-of-stealing-cars-during-test-drives/nXKn2/
What person in their right man would go to car lots and pretend to test drive cars and steal them, cars have a gps system in them and car dealerships have cameras.

Friday, February 8, 2013

5 Websites

Lens Flare
1. Link the website you visited and make sure your blog is titled the same as the links above.
2.   Briefly describe what you looked at on the website (2-3 sentences, make sure you write enough to really make it clear that you spent time looking at the website).
On the website I looked at how photographers incorporated lens flare in their pictures to add creativity to the picture. In some of the photos, it showed how the lens flare actually enhances the photos, and makes the photo itself.
3.  What did you learn new?
I never knew that lens flare was not acceptable before, because I always see it be used & I use it alot in my own pictures, I thought it was always something people used.
4.   If possible, post your favorite photo from the site.
5.     If you have a photo to post, please answer the following questions:
a.     Why did you pick this photo? I like this photo because of all the colors. The colors make the light itself look like it has different colors in it.
b.     What rules of photography do you see in the photo? Leading Lines, Symmetry & Patterns, Viewpoint
 c.     Who took the photo? Paul Dex



1. Link the website you visited and make sure your blog is titled the same as the links above.http://www.lightstalking.com/34-photographs-of-cathedral-and-church-interiors-that-rock
2.   Briefly describe what you looked at on the website (2-3 sentences, make sure you write enough to really make it clear that you spent time looking at the website).
On this website, I looked at the interior designs of religious buildings. The website showed how artists used many different colors, shapes, and designs to catch the eye of people all around.
3.  What did you learn new?
Some churches interior designs actually devote themselves to the imagery & the way it is presented. 
4.   If possible, post your favorite photo from the site.
 
5.     If you have a photo to post, please answer the following questions:
a.     Why did you pick this photo? This is one of the most simple photos on the website, but even with its simplicity, it still is evident of many rules of photography.
b.     What rules of photography do you see in the photo?
Leading Lines, Viewpoint, Background, Cropping, Depth, Symmetry & Patterns
c.     Who took the photo? Fusion-Of-Horizons



1. Link the website you visited and make sure your blog is titled the same as the links above. http://fstoppers.com/how-to-spin-a-camera-around-a-building
2.   Briefly describe what you looked at on the website (2-3 sentences, make sure you write enough to really make it clear that you spent time looking at the website).
On this tutorial, they went into detail about how to capture a good set of images spinning around a building or landmark. The tutorial showed techniques to get your photos to actually look like you just walked in a circle and captured great photos, that align with each other.
3.     What did you learn new today? To capture good spinning photos, it would be a wise idea to use google maps to see where good places are to take photos. It is smart to take more than one photo at each location.
a.     How can you use this in my class later? If i ever need to take photos of spinning around a landmark or building, or creating the effect of spinning, i can use this to make my pictures come out great.
b.     Did this expand your knowledge of an Adobe computer program? If so tell me the program’s name is. They used photoshop and google maps in the tutorial.
 
4. If you had time to try to recreate this with your own image, please post that image on your blog.
 
 
 
 
1. Link the website you visited and make sure your blog is titled the same as the links above.http://detroiturbex.com/content/schools/cass/current/index.html
2.   Briefly describe what you looked at on the website (2-3 sentences, make sure you write enough to really make it clear that you spent time looking at the website).
On the website, I looked at photos of Cass Tech High, a 4 year prep high school. The school was rebuilt & new additions were added because of a fire that caused the original school to be left in disaster. The new additions and rebuilds to the school made the school bigger and more beautiful.
3.  What did you learn new?
Cass Tech High has been rebuilt & renewed 4 times since 1919. In the old 1919 building Ford Motor Company used an area of the school for training, but after the school was rebuilt, they no longer used the building.
4.   If possible, post your favorite photo from the site.
5.     If you have a photo to post, please answer the following questions:
a.     Why did you pick this photo? I like this photo because it shows the building as of 2010, another building addition in 1985, the background building that was built in 2004 & the original building in 1919.
b.     What rules of photography do you see in the photo? Leading Lines, Viewpoint, Depth
c.     Who took the photo? Unknown.