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Major Project Idea

The topic of my project is my nephew.
I will be taking/using pictures of him from when he was born, all the way til how he is right now.
I'll be making a visual with texts included.
The service I'll be doing is a Infogram.
This is the best service because it's simple & it isn't as complicated as the others.

Motion Pictures

7 New Values

Timeliness: Monday March 31, 2014 at 4:46 p.m.

This shows how new it is & when it occurred.
Headline: Pit bulls seized from home after women, 85, found dead
Link: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/04/02/pit-bulls-removed-woman-found-dead/7194131/

Proximity: Onion Creek Neighborhood.
This shows the nearness I was to this event.
Headline: Demolition begins in flood-racked Onion Creek neighborhood.
Link: http://www.statesman.com/news/news/demolition-begins-in-flood-racked-onion-creek-neig/nfQLn/

Prominence: Dog saving a women in Round Rock due to house fire.
This shows that importance of the situation.
Headline: Round Rock woman says dog saved her life in house fire.
Link: http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/round-rock-woman-says-dog-saved-her-life-in-house-/nfQsg/

Impact: Detriot is no longer pledging vital casino taxes, instead they decide to repay with income tax revenue.
This is an effect of a loan they couldn't pay off.
Headline: Judge OKs $120M loan to improve Detriot public services.
Link: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/04/02/detroit-bankruptcy-loan/7230251/

Quick Write

If I won a Spring Break vacation I would go to Los Angeles, California & the 3 things I would bring would be my phone/charger, lots of money, & clothes!

Magazine Cover

Photoshop Practice

Web:

Newspaper:

Photoshop Introduction

Crop Tool- A tool to resize your image & make it smaller.
Lasso Tool- A tool to select a specific part of the photo & make a shape into it.
Text Tool- A tool to insert text on your photo.
To undo a mistake you made you just press "Command-Z" or "CTRL-Z".
To undo more than on action just pull up the "History Palette. You can do this by clicking Window--> History Menu.
To rotate an image just go to the image menu & select image resolution.
If you don't like your initial cropping box you drew, you can press --> ESC to cancel the crop.
When you enter dimensions as you crop, you're telling photoshop which dimensions the image should result in after you crop, The crop box will be forced into a certain ratio.
Newspapers & Newsletters are likely to have resolutions in the range 150 to 200 ppi, & magazines are likely to have high resolution of 250 ppi or more.

Beast Magazine Covers 2013

Favorite

New York, November 12, 2013: "The City and the Storm"

Shot on the Wednesday evening after Hurricane Sandy hit, Iwan Baan’s photograph of Manhattan, half aglow and half dark, captured the larger story of a powerful city rendered powerless. A true viral phenomenon, the image became an instant icon of the event—magazine cover that many New Yorkers have saved for posterity. In fact, a poster version was offered for sale by the Museum of Modern Art. 

Magazine Essential Parts

Barcode - The normal barcode used by retailers.

Cover lines - Short statements found on the magazine that describes the articles inside.

Dateline - The month & year the magazine was published, most of the times with the price.

Left Third - On the left bottom, it shows vital sales in shops.

Main Cover line - Short phases on the cover describing something major inside.

Main Image - The main image on the front cover, big enough to fit the page.

Masthead (logo) - The title of a Magazine at the head of the front page.

Model Credit: - The photographer or mode credit, person who took the image.

Selling line - A short description of the main marketing point.

Portrait Photography

Setting: ISO 1600

Setting ISO 600

                                                           Setting ISO 400

Fixed Portrait Shoot

Best Photo

The setting was at ISO 200.

                                      Worst Photo

                            The setting was at ISO 800.

Semester Final Exam Part 2 & 3

Caption Writing:

On Dec. 2, A man named Dave was reported dead in his car after he got shot 2 times, once in his head & the other was on his shoulder.

On March 15, A man gets caught on fire during a small town festival.

On April 19, A group of men in a helicopter transport a gigantic rhino back to his home place, Africa, after being rescued.

Photo Composition:

This photo captures 8 bicycle riders in action during a race, the main focus is on them. The background is plain & simple, nothing else is involve in the photo. This photographer used simplicity & framing.

This photo involves a women walking through a maze of grass & trees. The main subject is her & the nature around her. This is a good use of framing.

This photo is a perfect example of balancing elements because the moon, along with the olympic circles above it, all balance out with each other. There's no avoidance of something or leading lines, it's just all mixed in well together. 

The photo is of a man, giving a speech to a crowd, & the photographer is in the crowd & is at a different angle or view point of how they see him. There's not much going on in the photo, it's pretty simple, so it has to be simplicity because nothing else is in it, it's just one main subject.

Self Portraits & Portraits Preview

Tips-
1. My last tip is to use the images below only loosely as inspiration. A self-portrait should be a very personal expression, not simply a mirror of something you've seen elsewhere. Think about who you want to be and how you want to say that. Use props, scenery, pose and lighting conditions to convey your personality. And most of all, have fun!
2. On the other hand, shooting self portraits can be invaluable because you learn how to direct people for better portraits. What? I mean, that as you walk yourself through a portrait (of yourself) you gain insight in how to explain to people how to pose (you learn how to pose). The best way to direct people is to show them what you want and if you can do it for a self portrait, you can show your subject how to pose for you.
3. Use your imagination! A self-portrait can reveal a lot about you, by including props and even other people that are meaningful in your life. If you've never attempted to shoot a self-portrait, expand your creative horizons and give it a try.

I like this photo because her outfit is cute & the way she posed. I picked it because it's black & white, & I like how the picture came out.

I really like this photo because it's a couple kissing & I love photos like this, I think its so romantic. I also like how they're in the water & the background just fits in perfectly with it. I picked it because the flow of the photo makes it stand out & caught my eye.

I like how this photo is of a married couple & they're in some type of grass, & nobody takes pictures in that setting so its unique how they captured it. I picked this photo because the photo is taking outside & I adore pictures outside with nature.

I like this photo because they're in various poses & have different, unique outfits.
I picked it because the colors are bright & pops out.

I like this photo because the background looks so beautiful & they look so happy. I picked this photo because it symbolizes love with a touch of nature.

I like this photo because it's of a brother & sister bonding & it looks so cute. I picked this photo because it's of little children & I adore children.

I like this photo because the way it looks, how the stick figure is painted as a man & someones hand is giving the girl the flowers. I picked this photo because it stood out to me & her dress color make the photo pop out.

I like this photo because her hair is holding in place & her expression on her face. Also her makeup is really good. I picked this photo because it's only her & the main focus is on her.

My plan for my portrait assignment will be of myself, or my nephew maybe, the setting would be outside, in the grass with nature all around, & I will make my shot successful by making the photo symbolize something I love & had meaning in it. Somehow I want it to be unique & beautiful.

Rules of Photography Part 2

Framing

                                                                       

                                                            Leading Lines

Rule of Thirds

Balancing Elements

Symmentry & Patterns

Cropping

Depth

Mergers & Avoiding Them

View Point

Background

The Three Pillars Of Exposure

Aperture:

aperture setting F2.8

aperture setting F 16

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

2. The smaller the aperture, the more light comes through & the higher the aperture, the less light comes through.

3. The less light, the less chance for the background to be sharp.

Shutter Speed:

A. Fast

B. Medium

C. Slow

D. Medium

E. Medium

F. Fast

A. Medium

B. Fast

C. Medium

D. Slow

E. Slow

F. Medium

"Auto Mode" is when it automatically shoots in both shutter sound & aperture.

"Shutter Priority" sets the camera to shutter speed & the camera automatically chooses the aperture itself.

"Manual" sets the camera in both shutter speed & aperture manually.

Quick Write

My Superhero would have the power to freeze time, to explode things & to control things with her mind. Her outfit would be what a normal person would wear everyday, she hides her identity from everybody because she hasn't accepted her true self yet..                                                                                                                                                    

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