My room

My room is small, & pretty simple. My walls are turquoise, which is my favorite color w/ a queen bed by the wall, & a tall lamp shining against the wall.

Great Black & White Photographers Part 3

What caught my eye was that he took pictures of women posing, some were nude, other weren't. I didn't see any other photographer do what he did with his photos.

In the photos i chose, they're just objects, & I see: still plain objects, a dice, a seashell, a yellow long triangle, & a ball that looks like a marble. Then in the back theres a painting of a boat in the water. The beautiful clear blue sky. Looks so peaceful & unordinary but cool at the same time.
I smell: the fresh breeze against my face as I walk on the beach. The moist sand in my toes as i walk. Also the dogs odor as they run right past me. I hear: Other people screaming & laughing together. The waves splashing against the shore. Dogs barking & the ocean as I pick up a seashell & put in against my ear. I taste: the cold water as I drink my beverage on this sunny day.
I feel: the sand rubbing against my feet, & the seashells I pick up. The wind blowing, the water splashing on my skin. Fun, peaceful, & relaxed as a sit back & enjoy this summer day.
The next photo, is pretty plain. In this photo I see: an egg, balancing on a triangle with another triangle intercepting it. A light reflecting on it as it stands still. It's black & white, there's shading involve. I smell: nothing really. I taste: nothing. I feel that the egg is going to fall or crack at any minute because the triangle thats holding is pointy. Its so different from other pictures I've seen, like what made him take a picture like that?
I would like to create a power point of his famous work & his purpose of taking pictures of other women, what they symbolizes to him.

Mural Project

I would like the subject to be of Nature & all the beautiful things outside that make-up this world. Pictures can be found outside and/or the internet. I hope the outcome will be the way others see nature & how calm & free it is to be outside.

Quick Write

I like the photos on yahoo better than the black & white ones because the animals are in action. The main focus is the animals & it shows that with the color. This one is really good how they captures the turtle under water.

Mural Project Preview

1. What theme could you use here at school to make your own mural that tells a unique Akins story? The varsity football players, how much they have accomplished, & now they're going to graduate. 

2. Why is this theme worth devoting  time and effort to capture? Why would other students care about this theme?
They would care because it's the last far they're here so capture the good moments & share with others.


3. What are the advantages and disadvantages to using a phone camera to do this project?
The advantages are its more easier to carry & to use. The disadvantages are you can't get the things you want to capture, the quality isn't as good.


4. What are the advantages and disadvantages to using an SLR camera to do this project?
The advantages for using a SLR camera is they take better pictures that a regular phone. The disadvantages are the lighting, there cane too much.

5. Should we use phones or SLR cameras for this project? Why? I think that we should use SLR cameras because they take photos more clear & compared to our phones, we have poor quality.

Powerpoint Reflection

I think that Brandt has amazing skills, they way he captures wild life animals in action, it catches your attention.

This is my favorite picture, I like how the cheetah is just chilling on the tree, looking out, it looks so good.
Cheetahs are my favorite wild life animals. The rules of photography is the rule of thirds. He uses a Pentax 6711 with only 2 fixed lenses. His reason for taking this pictures was because he fell in love with the animals & the land of East Africa. His hope was to capture these animals is a way nobody else could.
Quote: "My images are unashamedly idyllic and romantic, a kind of enchanted Africa. They're my elegy to a world that is steadily, tragically vanishing." ~ Nick Brandt

Quick Write

I think that people were protesting & somebody started the fire & was angry.