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thanksgiving dinner

Baraka

     In class we watched a movie called Baraka. The entire movie was like a motion editorial with no words. The movie started with each places special natural wonders and then with what I thought was the showing of different religions and how they worship. It was interesting to see how places I didn’t even know existed worshiped and what clothes they wore. When I saw the group of men sitting in front of an idol throwing their hands up and yelling I wanted to know more. Who were they chanting to? Where were they from? And did they do it daily?

     The second part of this movie was starting to steer into the real world and the circle of life. It showed Tokyo and the streets, people and cars going by but fast forwarded. It also showed baby chicks, what I am guessing, were going through the process of being killed. I noticed that the class shared sympathy for the chicks and some of the girls weren’t even watching this part. This struck me. I thought to close your eyes to life is to live in a world of innocence. Yes, it was sad to see them dying but that’s life. Life is about dying and rebirth. This movie really opened my eyes to other parts of the world and made me mature in my thoughts of the world. The only thing I would’ve liked was to know where each scene was at the time I was watching.

shadow shots

sports pictures

1 shot

for this activity we had to go out and take a shot of whatever we wanted but then show our teacher the one picture we were going to upload on our LCD screen for the assignment. i chose this one because the red is very rich and bright. Also because i liked how i got some background in the picture instead of using up the whole frame with the flower; i kept some of its element.

photography movie

• Luc Sante - postcards
• Kurt- national geographic
• Edward Curtis- took photos of people he thought would dissappear
• Alfed Stevens
• Lewis - social justice photos wanted to stop child labor took photos of kids in factories
• Paul Strand- straight photos
• the brownie- a dollar, a roll of film, box looking

portrait notes 114-125

• background close to wall
• 10-12 ft of clear space
• background can be paper, clear wall or cloth,place stool infront 
• light- 45 degree to right of subject use reflector on left side about 3-4 ft from subject
• camera infront of subjectttt 6-10 ft away
• wide open aperture tp make backgrond out of focus
• indoor simple lighting
• reflector position critical
• outdoor direct sunlight is bad
• open shade best
• cloudy day always good for pix
• candid port. surronding included
• get diff moods
• faster shutter speed for candid motion
• environmental port. uses a subjects surroundind to help tell that persons story
• combo of formal port. and photojournalism
• maybe posed
• subject can be smaller part of image

photo essay

As you know we are not just called the bay area for nothing. In the middle of our area we have a huge body of water that divides us.

The bay is enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of people each year. People like to fish,

Make memories with the family,

And simply just come to have fun and take in that fresh sea air.

 

But, if we continue to trash our beloved bay….

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Then all of this will be gone...

Photography careers

Event photos

• normally will sell photos
• obtain a number of images that are viewable, printable and marketable
• they go to concerts, plays, festivals and more
• need  smiple to carry stuff - a few lenses, and batteries
• pictures organized, edited, published and then put online

Brad Mangin

Brad Mangin is a freelance sports photographer based in the bay area. he regularly shoots assingments for Sports illustrated  and Major league basecall photos. Brad stays busy all season. he is also the founding owner of SportsShooter.com. Brad likes speaking at college workshops and anywhere he is wanted. Brad has spoken in many places from the Apple store in San Francisco to the University of Nevada. Brad also shoots trading cards for The Upper Deck Company.
http://www.manginphotography.com/

mercy day

Photojournalism

The scene is little kids in a tent. This was taken in Tent City that was home to African -American sharecroppers who were kicked off white land because they were registering to vote. Ernest Withers. He emphasize is on the kids. The mood to me seems scared and curious.

Sarah Shourd was a hiker that was captured in Iran and was recently freed. Sarah meets with her mother, Nora. Taken by Sultan al-Hasani. They took this in the center and it emphasizes the two women. The mood is bitter sweet because she is with her family but also she was kidnapped.

Kenza Drider is wearing a niqab, leaving a shop in Avignon, France. They have now banned full head dresses in France. Taken by Claude Paris. They took her in her normal outfit in her normal environment.  

These cranes are helping the miners underground in Chile. Taken by Ariel Marinkovic. They took it in landscape mode and there isn’t one thing they emphasized one. The mood is hope.

A British Petroleum oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. The Image is of the response crews as they battle the flames. They put the action in the center of the frame. The emphasis is on the explosion and the boats. The impact of the photo is the damage and the problem we all know it caused. 

group photography

Notes 60-65

Exposure - how much light is aollwed to hit the film.

F-stops - controls the amount of light through the lens

Depth of field - how much of the scene is in focus

Shutter Speed - control the amount of time hte light is allowed to hit the film or imaging chip.