Great Black and White Photographers Part 3

1.) What first caught your eye while looking at your photographers photos? Is there something in particular about their photos that made you want to choose them? Post the images with your writing.
Lee Friedlander's black and white photographs each seem to tell a different story. He captures portraits in urban areas. 

I chose this photo of his's because of the story it conveys. The eerie face in the television gives a sense that someone is watching you. Also, the expression the actress has, reminds me of old hollywood glamor.  The old television lets me know this image was taken in the past where television and movies are a somewhat new concept.

As the photographer, I'm seeing inside a motel room I'm staying in. There is a small television playing a drama. At one point in the show, the actress's face is zoomed in on. I see her unique facial expression filled with disdain, and the interesting shadows cast from other objects in the motel room, and snap I snap a photo.I smell the many scents from the motel. The smell of smoke from discarded cigarette butts and recently washed sheets fill the air. I inhale, and I contemplate the interesting combination of smells.
I hear the loud air conditioner as it produces cool air. The clicking of my camera as I take photographs, pierces the silence of the quiet, late afternoon. I also listen to the buzz of the television as it plays a show.
I taste the lasting after taste of the bitter coffee I had earlier. In response to the coffee, the flavor of minty gum plaques my taste buds. I apprehend the tastes as I shoot.
I feel the button of my camera click repetitively, as I capture photographs. I feel the rough motel carpet beneath my feet. The warm breeze from the open window ruffles my hair. 

I chose this photo of Lee Friedlander's because of the interesting subject and the way it correlates with the background.  The subject, the business man, is standing at the edge of the street with a busy sidewalk behind him. The question mark and the arrows above the man makes me intrigued because Friedlander captured the moment with him in deep thought.

As the photographer, I see people pass by on their ways to work. Cars zoom by on the busy streets. I see an odd looking man stop to look at me as I snap a photo of him.
I smell the pungent scent of garbage littering the streets of New York City. The aroma of hot food being sold by vendors drifts by. The smell of distant smoke from factories and smokers cloud my nostrils.
I hear the honking of cars in long lines of traffic. People speak different languages around me. The sounds of construction fill the air.
I taste warm vendor food. I choke on the fumes filling the air. The taste of coffee plaques my taste buds. 
As the photographer, I feel the button of my camera as I snap photos. The cold wind gently blows my scarf. 

Mural Project

1. What theme, that we could take here at school, could we do a series of these panels to place around the school?

Some themes we could do at school are bullying, knowledge, and friendship.

2. Should we use phones only, or should we open it up to our regular cameras for those people that don't have camera phones?

I think using cameras would be good practice because I'm just getting the hang of it. Though I think it would be neat if we could use both phones and cameras (for those who have phones). 

3. Where would you want to put the mural on campus?


Putting the murals on a blank wall in the hallway would be interesting to look at. Maybe on/in a place that relates to our theme.

Academic Shoot Reflection and Critique

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos following the rules I set out for you? 

A challenge I faced was remembering to shoot photos that followed more of the rules of composition. Looking back on my photos, I see I could have been more patient with the focus and waited for it to adjust. 

2. What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general (focus, framing, holding the camera, etc.) did you find yourself thinking about the most? Provide a specific example of what you did to do this correctly. 

I found myself thinking about framing and focus the most during the shoot. During the assignment I tried to get unique angles that helped frame my photos. Also, I found unique subjects and focused them in relation on how I framed my subject(s). While photographing the theatre students practicing combat in their scenes, I had to be cautious about being out of focus.

3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography?

If I could redo this assignment I would try to get photographs that follow more of the rules of composition. Specifically balance, simplicity, and lines. Also, if I did this shoot again I would go to different classrooms and not be nervous too. 

4. What things would you do the same?

During the photo shoot I found some classrooms with potential that I would love to go back too. While shooting in the library and the Spanish room, I got really good photos with interesting subjects.  
5. When you go out with your next set of prompts, which rule do you think will be the easiest to achieve?

I think rule of thirds will be the easiest to achieve because a lot of the time I will capture my subject using rule of thirds without thinking about it. 

6. Which rule do you think will be the hardest to capture?

I think simplicity would be the hardest of the rules of photography to capture. This is because most of the subjects I choose are hard to capture simplistically.

7. What rule are you still not totally clear on and what can you do to figure out what that rule is?

I'm not exactly sure what balance and lines are out of the rules of composition. What I can do to understand them better is to read more about them and how they are used in photography.



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Academic Shoot

I used rule of thirds in this photo, my two subjects, the two theatre girls, are in the corners of the thirds in the photo. I think it is clear that the students acting are the subject of the photo.

In this photo I captured balance. The student at the computer's position creates geometric shapes that balance this photograph. It is obvious my subject here is the girl on the computer.

From the rules of composition, I captured the effect of lines in this photo. Obvious lines are present from the stairs and the stair case railing. The subject of my photo is the two girls working, especially the girl closest in the foreground. 

From the rules of composition, I captured rule of thirds by having my subject, the student studying, in one of the corners of the third. The subject is the student studying, smiling at his friend. I think it is clear he is the subject.

In this photo I somewhat used rule of thirds because my subject, the boy, is in a corner of the thirds. I think a person viewing this would see the subject is obviously the boy working.

IOS

IOS 200

IOS 3200

1. What are the advantages of shoot at a higher ISO at a sporting event like basketball or a night football game?
Using a higher ISO at night would allow you to take the photo without using the flash.
2. What suggestions did the author make about using a low ISO?
Use a low ISO if you have plenty of light to retain the most detail and have the highest image quality.
3. What suggestions did the author make about using a high ISO?
Use low ISO if you have little light.

Shutter Speed

High shutter speed 

Slow shutter speed

1. If you were assigned to shoot at Bulldogs and Hotdogs night, which was a few months ago, what shutter speeds do you think you would have to shoot at the following events that night I would like you to answer the question for the following two situations:
At the beginning while the sun was still up and the courtyard had reasonable good light:

You would use high shutter speed because the sun is still up.

Towards the end when there is no sun and has gotten dark enough that you can't see from one end of the courtyard to the other.
 
You would use slow shutter speed because slow shutter speed can photograph well in dim lighting or at night.

2. List the three settings your camera has regarding setting shutter speed 


 Aperture priority mode, where the photographer sets the lens aperture while the camera automatically sets the shutter speed.

 Shutter priority mode, where the photographer sets the sets the shutter speed and the camera automatically sets the aperture. 

Manual mode, where the photographer sets both the aperture and the shutter speed manually.

Aperture

F2.8

F16

1. What part of the body should we closely relate aperture?

We would relate aperture to the eyes, or more specifically the pupils.

2. Finish this sentence - the smaller the Aperture the larger the f-stop and the picture's foreground/background is clearer, the higher the Aperture the smaller the f-stop .

3. In your own words tell me how aperture impacts Depth of Field?

Depth of field, which is the area of the image that appears sharp, is effected by the aperture because the aperture size determines the depth of field. Different sized f-stops will either show the foreground and background in focus or isolate the foreground by making the background blurry and unfocused.