Career Paths- Sports Photography

Veronica Smart told our group about sports photography. I lerarned that if I was a sports photographer I would...
-have to get up-close to the action
-try to get a Press Pass or get near the sidelines
-need to know that it's competitive because other photographers are there too
-have to try to focus because there are many distractions and there are a lot of people at sports events
-need to know the sport, so I could capture "the moment"
-know that sports photography is all about timing
-focus my picture on the subject, and isolate my subject so that there aren't a lot of distractions in the background
-make sure that I see the subjects face, to see their facial expression
-take the photos vertically if it were a shot of a single person because they will look taller and the focus will be on them
-take photos horizontally if it were a picture of a group of people playing and I wanted to see everyone
-use the rule of thirds to frame my subjects
I learned many things today about sports photography, and it seems like an interesting career path. The photo below is an example of sports photography and is a great example of an action shot. The emphasis is on the snowbaorder and he is framed using the rule of thirds. I believe the photographer used a large shuter speed to capture this shot. I like that the snow near the snowboarder is in focus, but the snow toward the edges of the photo is blurred.

https://www.vistek.ca/buyingguides/cameralenses/images/snowboard1.jpg

Lauren Greenfield

Lauren Greenfield is photographer for photojournalism. She has been named one of the most influential photographers of 2003. Her work is in major museums across the country. She is known for her photography of youth culture. She graduated from Harvard and interned at National Geographic. She photographs have been published in the New York Times, Vanity Fair, and Marie Claire just to name a couple. She made a documentary called "Thin," and she made a photography book about it too. She made a short film called "Kids + Money," and it was after this film that she started to win a lot of awards for her films and photography. She has done fashion photography, and all different types of photojournalism.

http://www.laurengreenfield.com/index.php?p=O56IYEGG

Skittles Day & Mercy Day

These pictures are from Mercy Day at the rally. The first one is an action shot of the Mercy mascot, the crusader (rabbit). The gray color of the costume contrasts against the yellow color of the freshmen. I like that the mascot is in the center because it shows emphasis on it. The second picture is really nice because it's a candid picture of our class. I left it in color to show the dominance of red in the photo. The picture of Alex waving the flag is a good action shot too, and shows the seniors' spirit. I like her facial expression because it shows how enthusiastic she is about the rally. The photo of Rachel is my favorite from the rally because it shows how intense she is, but also shows the other seniors who are excited about the rally. Rachel is in focus, but everyone else is not in focus and it helps put emphasis on Rachel. The last picture is from Skittles Day and I liked this picture because it is from a different angle. I didn't include the person's face, I just took a picture of the clothes they were wearing. I liked that angle because it wasn't what people were expecting.

Bowl-a-thon 2010

For all the Bowl-a-thon pictures, I choose to take them in color because the red in all the pictures represents all the seniors. I took a candid picture of the Student Body Officers to show their face paint and how they were dressed up as KISS. The second picture is a great one that shows our class spirit. I like that all the people in it take up most of the picture because it shows how many seniors are spirited. Even though the third picture is posed I like it because it shows unity since all three of them are posing the same. My favorite picture is the one of Kristen spraying Mackenzie’s hair. It’s a candid shot and the framing is nice because they balance the picture by not being in the same spot together. The smile on Kristen’s face shows how much fun they were having and allows the viewer to see how much they were enjoying getting ready for Bowl-a-thon. The last photo looks posed, but it was a candid. Jennifer was laughing at something someone said and I called her name, she turned around still smiling and I took the photo. I used the rule of thirds to frame her and I love the focus on this shot. She is in focus, but the background is blurry.

Rock Star Day

Rock Star Day was a day where everyone dressed up in band shirts, or leather jackets. I choose to shoot in color and black and white. I used black and white for the picture of Avery dressed up as Gene Simmons because her makeup and outfit was black and white and I didn’t want the background color to distract the viewer from the subject. I left Rachel’s picture in color because the blue from the lockers was a good contrast from her black jacket. I used the rule of thirds to frame her in this shot. I love the shot of Tanya because she is not looking at the camera and looks like she is posing for someone else. I left this picture is black and white to show the contrast between her and the background. I framed Tanya using the rule of thirds, but it is less noticeable because the shot was taken vertically. I did the same thing for Tina’s picture. I used the rule of thirds to shoot Tina too, but this photo makes it more noticeable. Lastly, I shot the volleyball game from that night in black and white. I used a 3200 ISO setting from my camera and that is why the photo looks grainier. I choose black and white for this action shot because then the emphasis is on the players than the surroundings.

Disney Day

These were some pictures I took during Disney Day. I used the color filter for them, except for the picture of my shadow with my Disney ears. For that photo I used a sepia filter. I took the picture of Chelby when she was posing for another picture, because I like that she isn't looking at my camera. It makes the photo less personal, but puts more emphasis on the wings she is holding up. The picture I took using the car mirror was really cool because it's a different point of view for the shot. The people looking at the photos are able to see my ears and Rebecca's ears. The picture of the pajama pants was an interesting shot because it was a different way to show the outfits worn for Disney day. I like the contrast of the red pants to the black converse. I love the picture of the shadow of my Mickey ears because I love the color in the picuture. I used a sepia filter on it to make the golden/brown color appear. I like that the ears are center-punched because it shows the emphasis in the photo. The picture of Rebecca and Tara is just one that makes me laugh because of their expressions. There is a nice contrast between colors because Tara is wearing bright colors and Rebecca is wearing dark colors. That allows the person viewing the photo to shift from one subject to the other because of the color change. The picture of Stefani is my favorite one with a subject because of her facial expression. She looked up right when I was taking the picture and wasn't expecting it. I used the rule of thirds to frame her, showing that she is the subject of the image. I like her facial expression too. It shows a sense of innocence because she didn't know I was going to take the picture. Her wide eyes remind me of Minnie Mouse and that was the character she was trying to mimick.

Group Photography

My group was assigned Russell Hall for our group photography. It was hard because we used the teacher's entrance to Russell and it was hard to get 3-5 great pictures from the location. The two photos below show different viewpoints from Russell's entrance. The first one follows the wall that is near the entrance. It forms a line and the person looking at the photo follows the wall with their eyes. I have unity and variety in the picture. There is variety because the flower, plants, and wall are all different colors, but there is unity too. The unity is seen in the green color in the photograph. There are plants in different places in the image and they all are unified because they have the same color. The second photo shows the walkway at the Russell entrance. It shows symmetrical balance and lines are formed from the image. The plants on both sides of the image help frame the pathway. I took the picture closer to the ground because I wanted the focus to be on the pathway and the photo at eye-level would show more background than I wanted. For both pictures I used filters to boost the color and for the first photo I added an antique filter to it to change the color hue a little.

Photojournalism- Margaret Bourke-White’s

Margaret Bourke-White’s photograph of Gandhi is framed in an interesting way. Gandhi is in one third of the frame but not the focus; the focus is on the pinwheel that is on the other side of the photo. The pinwheel is not in focus though, and Gandhi is. I first noticed the pinwheel because it is bigger, but then noticed that Gandhi was the one in focus. I like the usage of black and white in the photograph to show value because it shows the light and dark colors in the image. I think Gandhi is emphasized in the photograph because he is in focus. I feel sad looking at the picture because Gandhi looks sad while looking at a rag-doll. The usage of black and white helps to show Gandhi’s emotion and facial expression.

http://www.gallerym.com/work.cfm?ID=91

Photojournalism- Ed Kashi

I really enjoyed Ed Kashi’s photograph of a man making mud bricks in Madagascar. The viewer can’t see the man clearly because of the smoke surrounding him, and this adds some mystery to the photo. The man is framed using the rule of thirds. Lines are formed in the photo from the rows of the bricks the man has made. The bricks are surrounding him on all sides and my eyes started at the bricks closest to the camera and followed them up to the man. This photograph shows the working conditions in Madagascar and how they live their life. I like that Kashi used color for this picture because I see more unity in the colors of the bricks and stones. I am able to see the texture in the picture from the bricks that seem bigger because they are closer to the camera. I feel compassion for the man because it seems like he makes bricks everyday and that’s his job. That would be a hard life.

http://edkashi.com/

Photojournalism- Russell Klika

I found Russell Klika's photographs of war in Iraq interesting because he used color and black & white. The photograph of the tank alone is in black and white. I think using the black and white helps to express the loneliness shown in this photo. He uses the rule of thirds to frame the tank, and uses value in this photo. The background is white, while the tank and ground are dark colors. He emphasized the tank and the soldiers who are all alone. I feel that the picture shows a sense of loneliness because the picture shows the landscape and the tank is the only object in it along with the soldiers.

http://www.russellklika.com/folio.html

Photojournalism- Spider Martin

I liked Spider Martin's photo of Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement. The coloring of the photo is interesting; it almost seems black and white, but has a brown hue to it. Martin Luther King Jr. is center-punched which is a smart choice because he is leading the march for civil rights. He is the emphasis in the picture because he is in the center. I like that the sky is all white and the trees are off in the distance and blurred, because this puts the focus on the people in the picture. I can see the emotion on the faces of the men in the front leading the crowd and I feel like I am there because their mouths are open and asking for their civil rights. I feel their determination to get their equal rights through the photograph.http://www.spidermartin.com/

Photojournalism- Timothy Allen

I really enjoyed looking at Timothy Allen's photography. He takes color pictures, but uses the color to his advantage and creates different shadows from the light he uses. The photo below is of a biker doing a trick. The biker is not center-punched; Allen used the rule of thirds to frame him. Even though the photo is not in black and white he uses value because the viewer can see the dark and light areas in the photo. I like that the biker is just a dark figure and the background is a blue sky with clouds. It's a good contrast and makes the biker stand out. The dark edges of the photo help frame the biker too. I feel that the images shocks the view. The dark colors with a light background is not something that is seen all the time. The biker looks like he is jumping into the sky and it gives the photo a "wow" look. It seems amazing that a photographer could capture a biker looking like this. It's interesting to see a biker in a photo like this because now I see that there is art in everything we do in life, because I never saw bike tricks as a great photo. Now I am able to understand what a great photo it could be if caught at the right moment.

http://www.photojournal.co.uk/timothy_allen_photographer_home.html

Journal Notes, Underexposed and Overexposed

This is an example of bracketing because the photographer shot the dog from the same angle but changed the exposure levels. From left to right: the subject is overexposed, then the dog is shot with the indicated exposure and lastly the subject is underexposed. These pictures show the different effects of changing the exposure levels. http://ftp.pcworld.com/pub/screencams/bracket_01.jpghttp://ftp.pcworld.com/pub/screencams/bracket_01.jpg

Photography Principles

These pictures are from my photo exploration. We were supposed to take picture that show the different principles of photography. The first photo I choose to put in black and white because it shows value better with that filter. There is light and dark light visible and so it shows the different values in the photo. The second picture I choose to use for emphasis. The main point of my picture is the ribbon on the refrigerator handle. It is emphasized because the ribbon is yellow and the rest of the picture is dark. I did not edit that photo, when I shot it without a flash it turned out that way. The last picture with the flower is showing asymmetrical balance because I used the rule of thirds to frame the flower. I choose black and white for this photo because I thought it made the picture seem simpler. I like that the focus is on the flower and where it is positioned because there is no color in the photo.

Journal Notes, Exposure

I choose these two photos to show exposure because they have a blurred effect. In order to attain this effect the photographer would have to change the shutter speed to a smaller number. I like the blurred affect that shutter speed can affect. It's a nice change to static photos. The bicycling picture has the lowest shutter speed out of the two because most of the photo is blurred. Only the birds are blurred in second photo because the shutter speed isn't as low as the one for the bicyling picture.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Feeding_pigeons_1.jpg

Journal Notes, Texture

I liked this picture for the texture category because I could see all the little pieces of bark from the tree. I boosted the color on this photo, so that the texture was more prominent. I like that the plants on the right side are all blurred out because the focus is on the tree bark.

Journal Notes, Point of View

It is suggested that a photographer take many pictures of their subject from different points of view. I did that when taking picture of my dog and each picture was very different. It helped me decide how I wanted the picture to be framed, but also showed me how taking a picture from different angles can change the picture. After taking pictures from different points of view, I decided that I like the last picture the most. The close-up of my dog was my favorite picture because his head is not quite centered and that the photo is a close-up.

Sun Prints

I did a sun print with SillyBanz, only only a couple of them came out really well. Afterwards, I uploaded it to the computer and edited it on photoshop. I used a dark stores filter on the photo. It completely changed how it appeared.