EXTRA CREDIT

1. The man that was killed by the subway earlier had tried to calm a panhandler who was harassing passengers. The panhandler out of frustration and anger pushed the man who tried to calm him into the path of the arriving train. A photographer nearby witnessed the issue and put his camera on flash to capture the trains attention in order to stop it from hitting the man. Unfortunately, the train did not stop.
2. The photographer said he took the photo hoping he would get the drivers attention to stop the train from hitting the man.
3. In my opinion, I believe that the photographers main focus was to save the mans life instead of capturing photos of the scene on flash "hoping the driver could see the flash."
4. As said above, the photographer in my opinion did not make the best decision because even if the driver would have seen the flash, the train - going at a very fast speed - would not have been able to stop the train. Therefore, I think the photographer should have set his camera down and save the man's life.
5. In my opinion, I do not mind that the photo the photographer took during the tragic event was run on the front page of the New York Post because it is what happened. However, I still do not agree with the decision the photographer made.
6. In my opinion, as a photojournalist capturing images of life is important. However, if there is something wrong occurring and you happen to witness it, such as that is might save a life, I think the best decision is to not capture the moment of the event, but instead save the life of the person who is in danger. There, will be many other opportunities to capture important events in life.
7. I think it is important to know who photographed a particular situation.
8. I think if a photographer has time to save a life then taking pictures of the event should be the last thing they think of or perform.
9. I think the most appropriate response from the first public response is not saying hurtful words but being honest. I do agree with what he/she said and wondered why not one person tried to help the man because I had the same question. All this was a very tragic event that occurred.

Magazine Covers

Deadlines, ARGGH!!

http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-are-they-called-deadlines

1. The origins of the word deadline referred to lines that don't move which was used during the Civil War.
2. If you miss your deadline your work may not be graded or you it can really affect your final grade or receive a bad grade for the assignment.
3. So far, I haven't had issues meeting deadlines for my classes or turning in assignments. I do not like to procrastinate.
4. I don't miss deadlines for any of my classes.
5. It was hard for me to finish the Top 100 Photos of all Time assignment because I wanted to edit my portraits and self-portraits photographs because I don't have the editing app at home. So I ended up finishing the other assignment from home.
6. In order to complete my assignment fast and diligently, I will put away any distractions such as my phone.

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get-started/inside-the-classroom/8-ways-to-take-control-of-your-time

1. Out of the eight suggestions from the website, I think not getting sidetracked would help me be more efficient.
2. The hardest suggestion to accomplish would be not getting sidetracked.
3. I am a morning person.
3A. Since I am more productive at night, it causes me to feel tired and droopy in the mornings.
4. I can create a dedicated study time for myself by putting away any distractions such as my phone.
5. Three things I could do to eliminate from distractions are putting away my phone, my computer, and not watching a lot of TV.

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get-started/inside-the-classroom/take-control-of-homework

1. If I manage my time wisely, I can finish my homework and projects faster.
2. My ideal study setting is the dining room table because there is enough light and it's quiet.
3. The biggest distraction from preventing me to finish my homework is my phone - specially Instagram.
4. Three things I could do to help myself with those distractions are giving my phone to my mother/father, limit my time on my phone, and allowing myself to watch TV only when I am finished with all my homework.

Top 100 Photos of All Time

1. I chose this picture because I like how the subject posed. I like that the photograph is different because most pictures have smiling subjects, but this picture shows the subjects emotions. I also like the angle the photograph was taken and how the subject stands out from the background. The black and white colors brought my attention.
2. Cindy Sherman took this self-portrait in 1978 and approached it as a performance of art. By photographing herself in such roles from films and movies, Sherman embeds herself into a dialogue about oversimplified portrayals of women.
3. As mentioned above, Sherman used this self-portrait to change her identity. The photos she captured were always herself. However, she changed their appearance or identity.
4. Cindy Sherman is known for her "disguised" self-portraits. She was born January 19, 1954 in New Jersey. She graduated from the State University of New York, at Buffalo. She later began work on "Complete Untitled Film Stills."






1. I chose this photograph because I like the background. The background makes the subject the main focus and brings attention to the viewer. I thought the photograph was well positioned. What caught my attention was the colors and as I mentioned before, the background of the photograph.
2. In this photograph Nat Fein, the photographer, attended the New York Herald Tribune taking pictures of the game on the first-base line. He then got behind Ruth leaning on his bat. After Ruth passed away, Fein won the Pulitzer Prize for his picture.
3. Ruth, the famous baseball player. However, Babe Ruth was not playing for more than a decade and had cancer. When Ruth stood before the massive crowd, it was obvious that it was his "final public goodbye."
4. Nathaniel Fein was born on August 7, 1914 in Manhattan. and died on September 26, 2000. He was a photographer for the New York Herald Tribune for thirty-three years.






1. What caught my attention of the photo was the point of view it was photographed. It is unique and I love how it was in focus and how the hand was perfectly placed half. I also like how the buildings looked back then and the old cars.
2. The photo is part of an art gallery that show the Russian Invasion of Czechoslovakia. The photos show the struggles the people experienced during the Soviet invasion. When I saw this photograph I was shocked of how empty the street was. The invasion might be a factor of it.
3. The London Post publicized and published it under the name of "P.P for Prague Photographer" since Koudelka feared that if he were to insert his actual name, the government officials would capture him.
4. Josef Koudelka was born in Boskovice, Czech Republic on January 10, 1938. He was in the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.





1. I really like the point of view in which the photograph was taken. What really caught my attention was the way Kennedy looks at his girlfriend. It is such a great candid photo and how the wind slightly lifts Jacqueline's hair is just such a great pose. Both smiles make the photo more radiant.
2. Hy Peskin, the photographer, created a "behind the scenes" called "Senator Kennedy Goes A-Courting." Peskin photographed the politician Kennedy and his girlfriend Jacqueline over a summer weekend. According to Jackie, they just shoved her on the boat just to take the picture.
3. Peskin's photograph ended up in the front cover of the world's most widely read photo magazine. Later, he married Jacqueline.
4. Hy Peskin was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1915 to Russian immigrants. He spent his career shooting icons of history, covering sports and politics. He began his career at Ebbet's Field and soon became the most renowned photographer of his day.




1. What caught my attention was the city in the background. It looks like they are in a studio with a fake background. I was also shocked at how calm the men look while thousands of feet from the ground. I also like how the people are all in focus. The white/grey background makes the subjects stand out.
2. The passage stated that the photograph was staged as a campaign for the skyscraper complex. The photograph represented ambition during times of the depression.
3. Three photographers were present during this time. Therefore, the photographer who took this photo is not known. The construction of the building provided jobs for many people. The photograph is important because it acknowledges the mens' work on the construction of the building who probably did not get much money in return.
4 & 5. We don't know who the photographer is. However it was taken in 1932.

Cover Magazine Images

Portraits and Self-Portraits

5 Websites

Christian Richter is a fine art architecture and a photographer who grew up in East Germany. After the reunification of Germany, there were multiple abandoned houses. Since then, he enjoys taking pictures of staircases from abandoned houses. I really like the different angles he took the photographs and the old looking color really adds value to these abandoned houses. Even though abandoned houses may seem scary or ugly, Richter's photographs really showed me how magnificent it really is and the history behind them all.

a. I really like the color of the staircase and the angle Richter took the photo. I like how Richter left the staircase in his original state such as the dirt on the staircase, the chipped walls, the cob webs because it adds value to the photograph and tells a story of the abandoned house itself. 

b. The composition rule I see in this photograph is Framing because the spiral of the staircase causes the viewer to focus at the end of the staircase. 

c. Once again, Christian Richter takes photographs of staircases in multiple abandoned homes. 

d. I think it would be cool to travel to different places to see unique abandoned houses. His photographs really inspired me to take pictures that are my own and that people might not see on a daily basis, just like staircases. 

Rachel Susan is a contemporary artist who was born in Brooklyn. She works with biologists and travels all over the world to capture pictures of mostly of nature. However, the main focus of her photography career is taking pictures of the oldest living things in the world. It was interesting to me how old the living things were on her blog. Her pictures include a variety of color and subjects (plants). The dedication she put in to travel to different places in search of old things really inspired me. 

a. I thought it was really neat to see a path in the middle of dead white bark from trees. The grasses and bushes growing around the dead bark adds color to the photograph. I also really like perspective in which she took the picture. 

b. The composition rule I see in this photo is Rule of Thirds. If we were to divide the photograph in nine squares, the path would be perfectly aligned with its intersecting points. The horizon is mainly found in the top horizontal third while the left vertical third is the boundary for the starting point of the pathway. 

c.  Rachel's photographs really encouraged me to take pictures of my own. She taught me that photography does not have to be complicated and have the perfect prompts and subjects in them. Photography can just be as simple as taking pictures of old things like what she enjoys doing.


Nasim Mansurov enjoys visiting her home in Colorado. She enjoys taking photographs of the Rocky Mountains, canyons, plains, and deserts. After photographing in Colorado for 10 years, he decided to show his work and the places he has visited. He recommends places to go by displaying his photographs from Colorado. I personally think it is a great idea to show your work to benefit those around you.

a. I love the reflection of the sunset as well as the colors that are displayed. The ducks swimming in the corner also add some value to the photograph.
b. This photograph of the ducks on the lake shows Rule of Thirds best because the ducks are aligned with the guide lines and their intersecting points.
c. Nasim's work was very appealing. All his photographs were in focus and had very good use of color. Also, all of his pictures are different and are taken in different positions which in my opinion is very neat and doesn't keep the viewer bored.
d. I learned that photography can actually inspire people to visit places and can be a good source to inform the public about information or places to visit.
e. Nasim's work relates to photography because all his photographs represent different composition rules.


Tarek Mawad is a visual artist who was born in Germany. He works in an artist collective called 3hund. Throughout his career his knowledge has expanded and has specialized in 3D animation, projection mapping, and photography. His work as well as his coworkers spent six weeks illuminating different objects in a forest with a powerful projector and then photographing the results. They work with a computer, projector, and a DSLR on a slider.


a. I chose this photo because I liked how the photo was in focus and the illumination of the mushrooms. This photo would probably follow Framing because the dark background makes the mushrooms stand out with their glow.
b. Tarek and his coworkers made a video displaying their work in the forest of the illuminating objects. There were glowing mushrooms as you see above, glowing frogs, leaves, beetles, tree bark, and cobwebs.
c. I am completely astonished of Tarek's and his coworkers' work and the effort they put in. It's inspiring to me because I know projecting different objects and projecting the perfect amount of light is not an easy job. You have to have a lot of patience which is something I personally have to work on.


Nasim Mansurov is the author and founder of Photography Life. However, there are many others who is a part of the team. Nasim spent most of his time dealing with technology instruments, however soon realized that his true passion was photography. At first, he took pictures of his first born and family members "to preserve memories," but now takes pictures of anything.


a. In this photograph, you see the rarest pine trees in the world. Therefore, what was inspiring to me, was that Nasim, took this photo with vibrant colors in the background to "invite the viewer" and show a new perspective of the trees.
b. After mentioning what his goal for the picture above, I would say he accomplished it. As the viewer, I chose this photo because the vibrant colors made the subject(s) stand out more. Also, the picture is in focus and it's easy for the viewer to see and understand the main subject of the photograph.
c. On the website, there were a variety of topics and tips. Of course I cannot look at all their posts, but from what I saw, I think it was very well thought out and the pictures were beautiful and creative, taken in different perspectives and angles.
d. From the photographs on the website I learned that a photographer can change the rarest and most unpopular objects into the most beautiful piece of art. They can actually make the objects worth while and valuable which is very inspiring to me.
e. The website relates to photography because they all apply to the different composition rules I learned in the beginning of the school year. 

Prompt Shoot #3

Picture follows circles and numbers prompt.



Picture follows circles prompt.

Local Austin Photographer

Jackie Lee Young is a portrait photographer from Austin, Texas. She specifically enjoys taking pictures of music festivals, travel, and fashion. She attended Saint Edwards University and received her BA in literature and photography. This year she visited many music festivals and captured multiple pictures of artists, performers, and attendees.



Jackie took this picture during ACL. This photograph follows the composition rule Framing because it keeps the viewer's focus on the framed subject. The white background makes the singer stand out.



This picture was also captured during ACL. This photograph also follows the rule Framing because the red background makes her face stand out because of her blonde hair.



This picture could follow the composition rule Balance because there are equal people on each side of the photograph doing the same thing - holding up their hands and singing along. However, Jackie could of avoided an arm looking like it is coming out from a girl's head on the right.



This picture follows the composition rule Balance because there are equal amount of shadows on each side of the picture. This picture can also show Framing because Jackie could of included the people and the background. However, she focused on the shadows of the people.



This picture can show the Rule of Thirds. The phone is the main focus of the picture and is aligned with its imaginary intersecting points.

Mural Project

My group and I decided to take pictures of Austin, Texas. We wanted to capture photographs that represent Austin and show what makes Austin unique and its own.

Magazines Part II

Image Based cover magazines are seen most often. They usually consist of few people. Most celebrities are are on the covers smiling at the camera. They are normally the ones who are selling the magazine. Some of these magazines are uniquely displayed. Such as the subject is posing differently, or the cover has landscapes, food, or animals. The main focus of these magazines is the photograph. It is like a background and makes sense with the topic of the magazine. An example of Illustration Based cover magazines is The New Yorker. The magazines that have an illustration cover consist of funny or rare photographs. The background picture that is computer generated is the biggest focus of the magazine. A Type Based cover magazine consists of powerful and meaningful text instead of photographs. The attract the viewer through the caption or title. Concept Based cover magazines are a mixture of all cover magazines mentioned above. They make the covers funny and easy to understand and follow the message of the magazine.

The relationship between words and photographs on a cover of a magazine is to have both included in order to construct an appealing and engaging cover. This is important because the main focus is to captivate the reader's attention so that they can buy the magazine.

My Favorite Cover

Favorite Portrait



The New York Times Magazine, November 24, The Flight Risk 

Photographer: Martin Schoeller
Designer: Arem Duplessis
"For this cover story on the U.S. women's ski-jumping team, we featured the olympic hopeful Sarah Hendrickson as photographed by Martin Schoeller. Schoeller captures the competitive spirit of Hendrickson, who wears her competition gear, in her body posture and intense gaze."

Critique: This is my favorite portrait because I like the use of colors and how the subject stands out from the background. The magazine explains the competitive spirit Sarah Hendrickson carries with her when she competed in the olympics. She portrays emotion and the title brings attention to the viewer. The whole cover in general is well organized. There is not too much information and it is not all cluttered. Everything is in focus and it is easy to read. The attire she is wearing creates creativity where as if she just dressed normally. In most portraits the subject is smiling. However, I like how Hendrickson is not quite smiling painting an anxious mood. Overall, the magazine is a successful portrait and includes all the magazine tips to think about when creating the cover of a magazine from the last two posts.

Best Covers

1. Formal



2. Formal



3. Informal



4. Informal



6. Formal



7. Formal



8. Formal



9. Environmental



10. Formal



11. Formal



12. Formal



13. Informal



14. Formal



15. Formal



16. Informal



17. Informal

Magazine Tips

Five things that I will keep in mind while creating the front cover of my magazine is that the cover should be emotionally irresistible, arouse curiosity, easy to read, intellectually stimulating/compelling, and has good use of colors or patterns. The product should look like you took your time and put effort in.

American Soldier

A. I think the most powerful image from the Denver Post was when sergeant John Eldridge uses his walking stick and plays with one of the soldiers with it to encourage them during field training exercises. When the soldiers are in stressful or risky situations (war/training), an encouragement or a laugh from a superior almost always relieves the stress and the nerves. This picture also really showed unity and a strong relationship built among the soldiers.
B. The images show the environment and situations they experience as soldiers. It is easy to identify the mood and emotion displayed from the image/subject. The fact that most of the photos are black and white also factor in to create the mood of the image.
C. The captions help illustrate and understand the action that is occurring in each image. They also may provide information that cannot be identified by the image. Rather than just a couple of words, it greatly enhances the experience of the soldiers.
D. Ian Fisher was enlisted in the army at age 17. He signed up for the violence spiking up in Iraq who wanted to fight for "God and [his] country." Throughout his experience as a soldier, Fisher has faced and overcame many injuries and obstacles from the Army and himself. He has built multiple relationships with the other soldiers. Fisher's Drill Sergeant states that he got attached to Fisher during their 14 week training. After a few weeks of hard training, Fisher returns home and explains to his father that he has a drug addiction and later tell his commander. Fisher then comes home from Iraq, has a celebration, and gets engaged to his girlfriend, Devin.
E. Where Ian is present and is the main focus of the photograph, the first sentence of the caption is written in present tense, while the second sentence is in past tense.
F.
1)The captions are normally 2-3 sentences.
2) The first sentence describes who is in the picture, where it takes place, when did it take place, why the photograph was taken, and what is going on.
3) The second sentence tells the viewer the background information that cannot be identified or implied by the photograph.
4) The third sentence may contain a quote and just gives even more details about the photograph.
5) Some captions do have quotes embedded in them.
6) Captions do not have four sentences.
G. I believe it is possible to tell a complete story with just pictures and captions because the pictures demonstrate the action that is occurring and the captions provide more details and background information that may not be shown just by the photograph.
H. I think people bother writing stories because they provide more information and action that can attract the reader's attention. Individuals can acquire more information from a story than just a picture and a caption.

Self Portrait and Portraits Part I

TIPS FOR SELF PORTRAITS

1. Frame your subject because it "gives an image in depth and draws the eye to a point of interest in the image."
2. Take candids. Be obstructive. Taking candid photographs is neat because it tells a "fuller story" and it truly shows the emotions the subjects are experiencing.
3. Experiment with lighting because it "can create mood, backlighting, and silhouetting the subject to hide their features can be powerful."

ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAITS





I like the choice of background the photographers chose for both photos and how the subjects were focused. I also think the tones of black and white and some spark and for that reason I chose these photos.

PHOTOGRAPHY SELF PORTRAITS





I really like the lighting because it really creates mood and emotions are portrayed by the subjects.

CASUAL PORTRAITS





I like how the subjects are interacting with their surroundings and the emotion portrayed by them. I I picked them because they are in black and white and to me it adds flare.

PLAN

For my self portrait project, I plan to take pictures of people who do not feel uncomfortable of me taking pictures of them. I want my subjects to look comfortable and portray emotion. I plan on taking pictures of my cousin who is in college who enjoys taking pictures. However, if I have to take pictures in school then I will pick a random subject and pick a cool background or make them do something such as stare at something or capture candid pictures of them. They can stand in front of lockers, background of flowers, or them sitting on the stairs. I will make the shot successful by filling in the frame and taking more than enough pictures if some do not turn out as well. I will also make sure my subject is avoiding merging an object. In order to prevent this, I will take pictures in different angles.