AFRICA

    I'm extremely amazed by how long and how patiently Brandt waited to get those photos. It seems like it was definitely worth the wait. Brandt was able to capture all of these animals in their natural habitat at the perfect moment. 

This photo of the male and female lions nuzzling heads is my favorite photo of Brandt's because I think it really captures the natural state of the lions. Although they are portrayed as very dangerous, they are still happy caring creatures. This photo demonstrates simplicity because the background is empty and there is nothing to distract from the subject of the photo. 

Brandt uses a Pentax 67 with only two fixed lenses without zoom or telephoto lenses because Brandt believes that you can't capture the animal's personality unless you are up close and personal with it. He takes these photos because he wasn't to capture photos the wild animals before they go extinct because of the threats to nature caused by humans.  Brandt's hope is to memorialize the animals and show that animals and people are equal in this world. "The photos are my elegy to these beautiful creatures, to this wrenchingly beautiful world that is steadily, tragically vanishing before our eyes"

Aperture, Shutter Speed, & ISO

Apperture

f/2.8

f/16

1) The aperture in a camera is like the pupil in a human eye.

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3) Aperture impacts the depth of field, because the larger the aperture, the blurrier the background is.

 Shutter Speed

High Shutter Speed

Slow Shutter Speed

2) Auto Mode- Shutter speed and aperture are automatically selected by the camera
Shutter Priority Mode- you set the shutter speed, but the camera automatically sets the aperture
Manual Mode- you manually set aperture and shutter speed

             Taylor Swift is casually shopping at her local Randall's, searching for the perfect tomato, when she is stopped by a younger woman, coincidentally named Taylor Swift as well, who asks if she can  take a picture of the woman and her sweater. 

               Luke, Ashton, Michaela, & Calum rest their feet after 70 years on tour, nonstop, with their band, 17 Years of Winter. The band hadn't taken a break since 2015 after the release of their second album, which made #1 in Antarctica, Good Sounds, Good Feels. 

                Sheila Leapore is celebrating her 100th birthday by lighting up a celebratory cigarette. Sheila did everything to try and stay connected to her youth, including following the "cool" trend of smoking cigarettes. She made it to her 107th birthday following these new trends like hitting the whip, before she whipped to hard. 

Mural Project & Great Black & White Photographers Pt. 3

Mural Project 

1) A cool theme for the project could be student life and we could take photos of students just doing things they do on a normal day like at lunch, or in band class, or art. 

2) I think we could use the cameras for people that don't have phones, if there are any.

3) It would be cool to put the mural at the front of the school wear everyone would be able to see our photos. 

Great Black & White Photographers Pt. 3

1) I really like the angles that Abbott was using when taking these photos. She made the subjects of her photos look abstract and extraordinary just by changing the perspective of the photo. 

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From Berenice Abbott's book, Changing New York 

In the first photo, I see people walking down the street pushing past each other as they try to make it to work on time. Cars speed past me down the street. Everyone is rushing about. I smell the exhaust from the cars. The smell fills the air, causing everyone within a 10 foot vicinity of the cars to cough. I hear people in their cars shouting as the pedestrians hold up traffic. I taste the ice cold air as I take a deep breath in. I feel the people pushing past me, causing me to constantly bump into the buildings, scraping my hands with their rough walls. 

In the second photo, I see people crossing the bridge, constantly stopping to admire the view. I smell salty water as I cross the bridge slowly, attempting to shield myself from the cold wind coming toward me. I hear absolutely nothing except the water below splashing the base of the bridge and the footsteps of those around me. I taste a raindrop as it falls from the sky as I take a deep breath. I feel the freezing winds rushing past me. 

3) I would like to make a blog to share my thoughts of Abbott and her amazing photos. 

Academic Shoot Reflection & Critique

1) One of the challenges I  had while taking pictures was that I had trouble finding an interesting subject.

2) I thought about whether or not the pictures were in focus pretty much the entire shoot. I had to take my time when shooting so I could make sure that all of my photos were in focus. 

3) I would definitely focus on a lot of different rules since most of my photos were just rule of thirds.

4) I would still take my time to make sure that the photos came out focused.

5) I think the easiest rule to use is the rule of thirds.

6) In my opinion, its hardest to take a simple picture because there is so much going on at our school that it's hard to find something simple.

7) I have a pretty good understanding of all of the basic rules of photography, but I could go back and look at old assignments to review how to use the rules.



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Academic Shoot

1) His hands balance each other out. 

2) The subject of this photo is the guy's hands as he is coloring a picture of a cell. 

3) I think the subject is clear. 

1) I used the rule of thirds when I took this photo.

2) The subject of this photo is the guy in the left side of the photo.

3) I think the subject of this photo is clear.

1) When taking this photo, I used rule of thirds & leading lines.

2) The subject of this photo is the girl's fingers on the guitar strings as she plays a note. 

3) The subject of this photo is clear. 

Unusual & Interesting Photos Pt. 3

1) Telling a story through facial expressions, making something ordinary seem extraordinary, and perspective.

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4) I think the photographer definitely found an eye-catching moment that seemed completely ordinary, yet extraordinary.

5) I think perspective will effect my photos the most. 

Unusual & Interesting Photos Pt. 1

1) My immediate reaction to his work was kind of surprised. I didn't know what to expect when clicking the link, so when the picture of the Eiffel Tower popped up, I was really confused and surprised.

2) I think he made this photos by taking multiple photos of the monuments at different angles and layer them over each other and made them slightly opaque in a photo editing application. 

3) I think it would be interesting to take a photo like this at the Space Needle in Seattle, WA. Since it is in a completely different state, it would not be easy get access to it.