Friday, November 19, 2010

Ethics in fashion photography

1. List the changes that were made to the model's face in the computer. (Look carefully)
To her face, they made her eyes bigger and fuller, they got rid of her acne and gave her way better cheeks and made her skin look smooth and more healthy.

2. Is it ethically acceptable to change a person's appearance like this in a photo? Why or why not?
To me, not in a photo for advertisement since the consumer wont necessarily look like this and its just false advertisement but for a little special occasion like a wedding or something is fine since you want to look as beautiful as you can.

3. Are there circumstances in which it would be more ethically wrong to do this type of manipulation?

Yes, for advertisement since it would be false results for the consumer like i explained in question #2.

4. What types of changes are OK, and what aren't?

Some changes that would be acceptable are acne clearing i think that is fine since theres lotions and creams that can help prevent it but changing your eye size or making your skin alot healthier and pure and glossy is not acceptable since its how you were born and you really cant change that look, its like looking a way that was not meant to be.

5. Explain what you think the differences are between fashion photography and photojournalism.Fashion photography is mostly physical looks, you in general. Photo journalism is more about your inner emotion and how you feel just by looking at a picture of the sky or a tree or anything particular.

6. What relationship does each type of photography have to reality, and how does this affect the ethical practice of each?
Each type of photography shares a little emotion that effects the way people think about things, if people think make up can make you look beautiful than there gonna want it since some people like looking nice, that makes them feel better or some just like the nature of photography and it helps them see the good in life that distracts their mind from the bad in life.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Negatives Evaluation

1. From looking at your negatives, how many of your photos do you think turned out well?
All of them.

2. How many of your photos appear like they will not turn out well? Why do you think these photos did not turn out (Ex: Over/under exposed, not focused, bad composition)?
None of them.

3. Select the negative image that you think will turn out the best when it is printed. Why do you think this photo will turn out well?
#13 because you can tell the difference between the stuff that is gonna be dark and the stuff that is gonna be light.


4. What technical aspects of photography (focus, exposure, composition) do you think are present in your best negative? What evidence can you provide from the appearance of the negative to support your answer?
 

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Photo Manipulation and ethics

1.)
A. Summarize the main points of the story in 1-4 sentences.
The main points about the story is that people are out there fooling around with these photo when it could really hurt what the picture actually means. Photo editing in my opinion is kinda dumb because it doesn't show the real world.


B. Explain why you think this type of photo editing is unethical or acceptable.
Photo editing in my opinion is kinda dumb because it doesn't show the real world. the only time that photoshop is acceptable is for fun like cartoons or something.


2.)
A. Post the manipulation that you think was the most unethical, and explain why you think it was unethical.


I think the most unethical picture that they have is the picture of  University of Wisconsin-Madison showing how they are a "Diverse" place. I think this because they really do this because they want some publicity.

B. Post the manipulation that you consider the least unethical, and explain why you think it is not as bad as others. 
This one isn't very unethical because the editing really made it look cool. And no ones feeling will be hurt so that is a plus :)

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Drug Cartels in Mexico

1.Write at least a paragraph about what you think about the topic.
  I think this is a very sad article. Juarez is one of the most dangerous cities, but yet we are still worrying about other countries that "aren't" our neighbor.If America is about stopping communism or helping countries, why not help Mexico? If this escalates, this can easily be merged with America, and then America will have cartels in many states. It's very sad to see the "Protectors of the citizens" be so scared that they have decided to join the cartel such as this quote states
"You might be taking a photo of a policeman who is secretly working for a cartel," Antebi says. "That's something that makes murder scenes so ominous."

 2.Tell me which photo was your favorite.
    My favorite photo was at 1:06 with a woman holding a umbrella and her hand over her heart. The photographer used the rule of thirds composition in this picture, you can tell where the bad has happened just by looking at her head. This is my favorite picture because everything in it has a connection to what happened, like for example a woman holding a umbrella when it isnt raining kinda represents a funeral? This is how i see it and it represents death. Also the police van in the back has "preventivo" on it  means preventive but yet there is no preventing the violence in Juarez so its just something to think about. 

Photo Shoot Reflection

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get close, capture real moments, and capture action or emotion? Explain how you dealt with these challenges.
Making the people feel comfortable and not distract them from what they were doing. Capturing emotion is pretty tough because you have to get it at the right time so you have to be prepared at all times when shotting emotion, action, and real moments.  I remained quiet and tried not to get in anyones way.

2. What technical aspects of photography (focus, exposure, composition) did you find yourself thinking about the most? Provide a specific example of what you did to do this correctly.
I thought about the exposure so I looked around and saw what kind of lighting the room had and also focus.

3. Explain how you attempted to use at least one of the advanced composition techniques you learned in class while shooting. 
I tried the rule of thirds on a lot of my shots, When a student was working I used it by setting the student off to the side and showed more of the desk.


4. What would you do differently the next time you shoot to improve your photographs?
Be more comfortable with taking photos of students in action.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Processing Black and White photos

1.List the materials (equipment) necessary to process black and white film

  • A metal or plastic film tank
  • Three dark plastic containers to hold chemistry
  • Graduates (used to measure chemicals)
  • A darkroom timer
  • A can opener
  • A room that is totally light proof (not even the slightest sliver of light should be visible).
  • Developer (see other sidebar)
  • Glacial Acetic Acid (optional, for Stop Bath)
  • Fixer (Kodak Rapid Fixer with Hardener is highly recommended)
  • Hypo Eliminator   
2.List the chemicals we might be using in the darkroom and where one would buy those chemicals
  • Developer, which causes the silver iodide of the film or paper emulsion to darken if it has been exposed to light.
  • Fixer, which removes the undeveloped silver iodide from the emulsion. 
  • A chemical used to completely stop the development process is called stop bath, and is used between the developer stage and the fixer stage in both b&w film & paper processing. 
  • You can buy these chemicals at any good camera store, if not you can also buy online.                                         
3.) Summarize in one or two paragraphs the process from start to finish 
You first load your film. Second, Mix your developer, stop bath, and fixer in the appropriate quantities and concentrations. After that, you check your times and temps. Remove the fill cap on your tank (not the lid), pour the developer quickly into the tank, tap the tank on a counter top to remove air bubbles, replace the fill cap, do 5-10 inversions, and start the timer. Do another 5-10 inversions every minute for the remainder of the development cycle. At :30, remove the fill cap and prepare to dump out the developer. At :15, start pouring the developer out (keep it if reusable, or dump it if one-shot). Then, you use your stop bath which only requires :30 S. Pour Fixer after the last step, and after your done with that you pour in water and wash it.
After you're done with all that, dump the remaining water from the tank and remove the film reel or reels.

4.) Post a photo of the equipment necessary to process film 
  5.) Post a photo of the chemicals necessary to process film
  • 1. Contact sheet-photographic image produced from a film, usually a negative
  • 2. Agitation-Keeps a chemical moving
  • 3. Enlarger-To make something larger
  • 4. Developer-A solution used to make visible the image produced by allowing light to fall on the light-sensitive material
  • 5. Stop Bath-an acid bath used to stop the action of a developer
  • 6. Fixer-Used to remove residual  grain from films and prints when processing them

Show and Tell Part 2

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http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1418565568?bctid=17898954001
  • First, the video interests me because even with a disability the deaf can progress and be normal. In this case they can make a play without having to struggle with what you they hear or having to speak.
  • And Lastly the photo interest me because in such an early age the kids are introduced to live music. Which of course everyone should because music makes the world go round.