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Year in Photos: 2014

 Portraits

Rules: Viewpoint, rule of thirds

The photo is taken from a lower angle which makes it a bit more unique. The players are also a bit off center rather than dead center. 

Lighting: Mix - The primary lighting was from the sun diffused by the clouds. There were probably some flashes used though, to get some dramatic shadows casted on the players. The dull background with the strong shadows help enhance the photos "tough" mood. 

To get this photo the photographer had to test out the flash to get the exposure right on the guys while also exposing the background correctly. 

 Photojournalism 

Rules: Patterns, simplicity

The cracks in the ground form a pattern through the entire photo. The ground is the only other thing in the photo besides the guy though, so it maintains simplicity. 

Lighting: Natural - The lighting is very soft, there aren't really any harsh shadows. You can see a light shadow though, which was probably from the sun on a cloudy day. The soft lighting really helped the photo, if the man had harsh shadows behind him it'd be distracting. 

To get this photo the photographer had to get at an angle where the sky wasn't showing so that he could get the repetition from the cracks in the ground. He also had to time it right so that the guy was in the center. 

 Photojournalism

Rules: Viewpoint, simplicity

The photo is taken from an aerial viewpoint which makes it interesting. The sea underneath the boat makes for a clean, simple background. 

Lighting: Natural - There probably wasn't any way to light this scene artificially. Also, there wouldn't really be a need for it anyway. The even natural lighting helped the colors pop more. 

To get this photo the photographer had to get an aerial view and zoom just enough so that the frame is really tight around the ship. 

 Photojournalism

Rules: Leading lines, framing

The fencing forms lines that frame the main focus of the photo, the doctor. 

Lighting: Natural - The lighting is very soft which isn't typical from artificial lighting. You can also see very soft shadows which means it was probably a cloudy day. The dull lighting helps add to the somber mood of the photo. 

To get this photo the photographer had to be aware of everything that was going on. Once he saw this man he had to find the composition he wanted and take the photo. Besides the technical aspects, he was in a pretty dangerous place considering people around him were getting Ebola. 

 Cityscape

Rules: Lines, viewpoint

The buildings are taken from a high elevation which makes stand out more from the typical cityscape. The lines from the building the man is standing on lead your focus to the buildings. 

Lighting: Artificial - You can see all the lights from the buildings lighting up the scene. Also, the man in the photo isn't lit at all so it was probably dark out. The lighting pretty much made the photo, without them it'd be a boring photo of buildings.

To get this photo the photographer had to first get to the interesting vantage point he was at and take a long exposure to get the lights from the buildings to light the scene. 

 Wildlife

Rules: Rule of thirds, viewpoint, simplicity, framing

The fish/reptile thing is in the bottom left quadrant. The photo was taken halfway in the water which provides an interesting perspective. The bottom half of the photo is clean and simple, which helps bring attention to the lizard. The rock formation helps create a frame for the sky and the rest of the scene. 

Lighting: Mix - The photo was probably exposed for the sky while the reptile was lit using a flash under the water. Not sure though, this situation looks tricky to expose properly. The split lighting on the photo makes it much more interesting. 

To get this photo the photographer had to get his camera partly submerged in the water to get the effect he did. In terms of exposure, it looks like he exposed for the sky and might've used a flash underwater to expose the reptile correctly. Not sure though. 

Photojournalism

Rules: Rule of thirds

The boy is in the bottom left quadrant instead of the middle. 

Lighting: Natural - Shadows are really soft. No bright reflections on the car or weird shadows meaning the sun lit the whole scene. The lighting wasn't too important though, the subject matter really made the photo. 

To get this photo the photographer had to be extremely aware of what's going on. He had to quickly find composition that he liked, snap the photo, and then get away since he was in a place actively being bombed. 

First Day Portrait

My Kind Of Photography

Long Exposure Photography

I'd like to learn how to do this type of photography a bit better because the results you get are always really interesting. For photos of streets, I find the lights trails to be visually appealing. But there's also many other things that long exposure photography makes interesting. Things like waterfalls, star trails, and like above, carnival rides, look really cool in photos with long exposures. Photos with long exposures are also appealing to the average person, which would make them easier to sell. I've seen many long exposure photos of streets and bridges (like the 360 bridge) blown up and made into posters. 

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Photojournalism Photos

Newspaper Design Notes

Newspaper Sizes:

Broadsheet - Tall, folds in half
Tabloid - Square-ish, reads like a magazine

Parts of a Newspaper:

• Teasers
• Headline
• Reference Information (Date, volume/edition, location, slogan)
• Newspaper Title (Flag)
• Photos
• Story text
• Captgions
• Kickers
• Lines
• Table of Contents 
• Byline (Author credit)
• Photo Credits
• Folio (Page number, name of paper, name of section) 
• Illustrations
• Info-graphic

Front Pages of the World

1. Corpus Christi Caller-Times. It's my favorite because it has an interesting dominant photo that draws your attention and it covers most of the big things from the day.  
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   3. Corpus Christi, TX
   4. My favorite headline is "Tragedy turns driving force" because it tells you just enough to get you interested and wanting to read it.
   5. There are three stories on the front page.
   6. Some similarities between all the photos is that they all have a dominant photo, they all have the generally the same size text on the headlines and stories, and they all have teasers.
   7. Some differences are that some front pages have more text than photos, there are lots of different layouts, and they all have different things on the front like weather previews, ads, or QR codes.

Photojournalism Preview

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2. For all of these photos, the photographers just had to be aware of all of the social conflicts and issues present in society. For example, the top and bottom ones seem to have happened at organized protests within fairly large, now dangerous cities. The middle one probably occurred in a more rural area in order to hide it from the general public. The photographers also probably had to be ready to flee if things got worse since all the situations were very heated.

3. The writer suggests to do some research prior to the event as well as talk to some people at the event then use that knowledge to try and capture the emotions of the event.

4. The author suggests to frame the face with an interesting background. For example, he framed his shot of a couple of people with the White House to give some context.

5. A photo essay is a collection of photos placed in a specific order to tell the progression of events, emotions, and concepts.

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• Find a topic you actually have an interest in.
• Do your research on the event, the people, the theme, etc. 
• After you do the research, determine how you want to convey your story depending on the context.
• Connect your photo essay with your audience using emotion.
• Plan what kind of shots you want that will work best to tell your story.

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Individual Girl:
18

Pet Photography

 

 

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1. Dogs
2. In my house and in my backyard.
3. Indoor lighting, natural lighting, and maybe flash.
4. Trying to get my dogs to stay in a position good for photos since they're not trained that well.
5. I'll just stay patient and shoot a lot so I'll have plenty of photos to choose from.
6. I like how the photo really portrays the mood of the dog and has dramatic lighting. To try it, I'll try and wait until my dogs are relaxed and used to the camera, then I'll try and get some dramatic lighting from either a window or a flash.

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