National Geographic warm-up

This is my favorite picture because the shapes of the rocks are unique, most of regular canyon rocks don't look like these forms. And the color is different, but what really stands out is that ray of light. That ray of light is sand that was thrown and it looks that way because it was hit by the rays of the sun.

Lines

This picture shows lines because it leads you to the sign that says "New York City Closed To All Traffic."

Avoiding Mergers

This picture shows avoiding mergers because if focus on the statue of liberty and the smoke blurs out most of the city which makes the background look simple.

Simplicity

This picture shows simplicity because the background doesn't bring so much attention that makes the main object lose it's value.

Framing

This picture shows framing because the main object (the city) is in the middle and it looks like its framed.

Balance

This picture shows balance because the towers are a geometric shape and around the towers there are buildings with different shapes like rectangles.

Repetition

This picture represents repetition because the lines of the building constantly repeat horizontally through     out the whole picture but they have a different angle which makes it look like the edge of the building.

Post shoot reflection

Jesus' blog http://honeycomb74.blogspot.com
Two Positive things:
1. All of his pictures has a different affect.
2. They all have a different backgrounds.
One thing he can improve on it's focusing in his pictures.

40 greatest photos ever

 What made me pick this picture was that the mom was so happy that she finally got to see her daughter after seven months of not being able to see, hear or have physical contact with her.  I like how the picture is focused on the mom and daughter and blurred out the back ground. It made the top forty pictures because it shows the compassion army people have when they finally see there love ones.

 What made me pick this picture was that the little boy finally was able to hear it's first sound. I like how the picture looks old and is in black and white and it really makes you concentrate in his eyes. It made the top forty pictures because it shows how lucky we are that we are able to hear sound.

What made me pick this picture was that this woman started a movement named the "flower power" movement. I like how the person who took the picture took it in the end of the line of the soldiers. It made the top forty pictures because this started a change.

My monster burger

My burger will have chicken, bacon,  lettuce, ketchup,  and cheese. It will get me fat

Great black and white photographers, part 2

Name: Tina Modotti
Birth: August 17, 1896 Death: January 5, 1942
Place of birth: Udine, Friuli Italy
Education: Modotti left school after third grade to help her mother work as a dressmaker.
Jobs: At age 17 she found work in a textile factory. Then she worked at a home as a dressmaker.
Famous works published:

Red, Metal, Happy

 Red

 Metal

Happy

Camera parts and history

1. Explain the “camera obscura” effect. How is it achieved? Camera obscura is known as the dark room, the hole was like a lens making the light go threw to make it project to the wall in the dark chamber.

2. What invention during the 17th Century helped man get a step closer to creating the modern camera? Isaac Newton and Christian Huygens made the glass lenses better so they perfected them.

3. What were the parts of the first modern camera invented by Niepce? The parts of the first modern camera were the glass lens, dark box, and film. But Niepce was the one who added the film.

4.What do modern digital cameras have in common with Niepce’s camera? Light passes through the lens, into the camera, and exposes the film.

5. What do digital cameras use to capture an image? Digital cameras capture an image by an electronic sensor called CCD.

6. What is the difference between the Auto Mode and the Program mode? Auto mode controls flash and exposure, in program mode you have to set up the flash and other camera settings.

7. What is the Portrait mode used for? How does it work? To blur out the background, it uses the fastest lens setting.

8. What is the Sports mode used for? (not just sports) How does it work? To freeze motion, the camera will use the fastest shutter speed possible.

9. Why should you do a half press on the trigger button? It focus the image better.

10. What does this symbol mean? Disable Flash

 When would you use this? When the camera isn't disposed to the natural light.

11.What does this symbol mean? Auto flash 

When would you use this? the camera will automatically use the flash when it thinks it needs more light.

12. What happens to your photo if there is too much light? the photo will not look like real life.

13. What happens to your photo if there is not enough light? the same as having to much light the photo will no look like real life.

14. What is a “stop.” To represent a relative change in the brightness of light.

15. How many stops brighter is the new planet if there are two sons instead of one? It would be 1 stop brighter.

16. How many stops brighter is the new planet if there are four sons instead of two? If the new planet had 4 suns if would be 2 stops brighter.

17. What affect does a longer shutter speed of have? More light 

18. What affect does a shorter shutter speed have? Less light

19. What does the aperture control? The aperture is like a pupil. You can control the amount of light that reaches the lens.

20. When adjusting the aperture, how can you increase the amount of light? set the aperture settings at a lower level.

PART II: CAMERA PARTS

aperture- A device that controls the amount of light admitted through an opening.

shutter- A device that opens and closes to expose the film in a camera.

exposure- The amount of light that falls onto the sensor of your digital camera.

depth of field- The amount of distance between the nearest and farthest objects that appear in acceptably sharp focus in a photograph.

F-stop- A camera setting corresponding to a particular f-number.

focal length- the diastase between the center of a lens or curved mirror and its focus.

Camera parts:

Shutter button- It has two functions one is if you of a half-press to focus the photo and the other is to do a full press to take a photo.

Flash button- This button helps you set the flash on auto of that you can choose when you want to use the flash.

Power switch- The power switch helps you turn on and off the camera.

Aperture button- Helps you choose the amount of light that reaches the lens.

Setting button- Helps you choose your settings like the type of photo etc.

Magnify button- Helps you zoom in to get a closer look.

Masters of white and black photography

 Tina Modotti

 Brassai

Robert Adams

Best and worst photos

Worst Photo because he was talking and wasn't ready. And he looks like he's confused, and his mouth is open. 

Best Photo because he is kind of smiling. And he's actually posing, and he's looking at the camera. And he doesn't look surprised.