My First Print

In the JROTC classroom, Kenny Dawson is writing up the new directions for the annual scavenger hunt after school. Last year things didn't go so well so Kenny took on the challenge make the scavenger hunt new and improved.

1.) Is anything in focus?

• The subject of the photo is in focus, The words he are writing in focus. The paper on the board isn't in focus though, I believe it isn't in focus because 

2.)Is there good contrast?

• My photo doesn't really have good contrast. It's darker than it should be.

3.) Are all the rules followed? (Is the photo candid? Does the subject fill the frame? Does the photo contain action? Does it follow composition rules? Does it show "academics"?)

• My photo follows many rules such as: The rule of thirds, simplicity, and cropping.  My photo is candid,and it does fill the frame. It does contains an action which is writing, which is also an academic.

4.) Is there yellowing or are there spots on the print?

• There is no yellowing but there are tiny spots located on the picture, I believe the negative might have been damaged a little

5.) Are there print rings or spots?

• There are tiny spots located on the picture, I believe the negative might have been damaged a little.
  

6.) Are your negatives, contact sheet, test strip and print stored in your folder?

• Yes!!!

Ethics in Fashion Photography

1.) Changes to her face were: her lips were made more plump, her neck was made more longer, her eyes and eyebrows were lowered and bigger, they made her hair have more volume and longer, Fixed her facial structure to be more narrow.

2.) I believe this is very unethical because this is not real, the company who is doing this shoot is deceiving everyone by making them believe that there product could make you look like this when it really can't.

3.) Of course, when a company is doing this to sell a product.

4.) I don't believe this is okay and I don't think this will ever be okay.

5.) Photojournalism reveal the truth and Fashion photography is misleading.

6.) The relationship all types of photography have with reality is that they are snapping what is really happening. Changing pictures make it seem like photography is nothing but taking pictures and editing them to make things look perfect rather than a picture snapping a shot of something that really happened.

Negatives Evaluation

1.) I believe 4 of my photos turned out well

2.) 5 of my photos didn't turn out well for example: I let to much light in on one, Many of my pics had mergers.

3.) My best negative is negative #7, which is a pic of a girl sitting at a computer. I believe this photo is going to turn out great because it is in focus and follows some composition rules.

4.)The negative is in focus. My subject is in the rule of thirds. The lighting is great.

5.)I followed the Rule of Thirds, Avoiding Mergers, and Viewpoint

Photo Manipulation and Ethics

A.) Many photographer use Adobe Photoshop and/or other similar programs to manipulate photo to make them look better and more interesting. Its is an offense here in the U.S. but many photographers in the Middle East are manipulating their photos. Many photographers are getting fired because of there manipulation of photos.

B.) I believe it is very unethical and unacceptable to manipulate photos. Photographers who manipulate photos are deceiving people, and making it hard for people to believe whether everything in a photo, or the whole photo is real or not.

VERY UNETHICAL

February 2003: Saddam Hussein and George W. Bush did not debate, but appeared to in this cover shot.

This photo is very unethical because this never happened. The Daily News are deceived people minds by making them think that this really happened when it didn't. :( VERY BAD ):

LEAST UNETHICAL

February 1982: The pyramids were moved closer together to accommodate this vertical National Geographic cover.

This photo isn't as unethical as the previous one because they just moved the pyrimids closer together to make the photo look better. It isn't hurting anyone:)

Drug Cartels In Mexico

   This article on the drug cartels in Juarez is very hard story to take in. Its very difficult to believe, "that as many as 28,000 people have been killed by the cartels since 2007," . I don't see why people don't just leave the city, I personally would have been out of there already. Police officers need to try harder to stop this violence because this is unacceptable.

   I believe the stongest photo in the video is the picture at the end of the vid, where the girl has one tear on her face. I completely agree with Jeff Antebi that it sums up the city of Jaurez. It is a very heartbreaking photo and that is a very heartbreaking city.

Making A Black And White Print

Materials

• timers
• drying cabinets
• tongs
• enlargers
• focusing aids
• safe lights

Chemicals

• developer
• stop bath
• fixer

Procedures

 Secure the lens in the enlarger headand raise or lower the enlarger head. Place negatives emulsion-side-up on top of the print paper and lay a piece of glass over the negatives to hold them in place. Set the enlarger time varies on the  density of the negative. Place the exposed print paper in the developer tray.
Take the paper out of the developer with tongs and let all excess liquid drain off of the paper before placing it in the stop bath tray. Place in stop bath tray, leaving resin-coated paper in the stop bath. Take the paper out of the stop bath and place in the fixer. Place paper in wash after taking it out of the fixer and when done with wash put paper on drying rack. Take negative strip out of sleeve and place inside the frame in the center of the negative carrier and close the enlarger head. Focus the image on the easel using the white side of a piece of exposed print paper. Place a piece of cardboard over the test strip, leaving a small part exposed and
after each exposure, move the cardboard to reveal more of the test strip until it is completely exposed and develop the test strip. 

Switch on the enlarger light. Place a masking easel and place a used piece of photographic print paper white-side-up on the easel. Scale and focus image and create a border around the image. Switch off the enlarger light and place a sheet of unused print paper emulsion-side-up on the easel. Place filter in filter holder and close securely.Set the aperture and timer using the test-strip as a guide. Switch on timer. After exposing the print paper, place it in the developer tray and proceed with processing.

Vocab

• emulsion-a composition sensitive to some or all of the actinic rays of light, consisting of one or more of the silver halides suspended in gelatin, applied in a thin layer to one surface of a film or the like.
• aperture-an opening, usually circular, that limits the quantity of light that can enter an optical instrument.
• masking easel-a frame, often with adjustable masks, used to hold photographic paper flat and control borders when printing enlargements.
• exposure-the total amount of light received by a photosensitive surface or an area of such a surface, expressed as the product of the degree of illumination and the period of illumination.
• safe light-a darkroom light with a filter that transmits only those rays of the spectrum to which films, printing paper, etc., are not sensitive.
• dodging-(in printing) to shade (an area of a print) from exposure for a period, while exposing the remainder of the print in order to lighten or eliminate the area (sometimes fol. by out ).
• burning-to expose one part of an image to more light by masking the other parts in order to darken and give greater detail to the unmasked area.

What The Pros Are Doing - Repetition

 Repetition

By lining up identical shapes, color, or objects, in the frame, the photographer can lead the viewer's eye through the photo.

Q*bert?

A man walks through a Tokyo building.

(The pattern of the floor tiles shows repetition and It leads the viewers eyes though the picture to the man.)

Doe-Eyed

Lisa Simpson appears on television screens on a new Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 after its inaugural passenger flight from Singapore to Sydney, Australia.

 (The multiple pictures of Lisa Simpson on the small television screens show repetition and It leads the eye to the center end of the picture.)

 Illicit

Police officers walk amidst seized marijuana packages in Santander de Quilichao, Colombia.

 (The multiple dots show sign of repetition and It leads the eye around the screen and to the men walking)

 Procession

Guests in wheelchairs are assisted into the Shanghai World Expo.

(The wheelchairs going into a straight line and the men in the green jackets show repetition and it leads the viewers eye from one corner of the screen to the other.)  

American Soldier

2.)
    A.) I believe the picture were The general is yelling at Ian and Ian is staring at him. Located in the "In the Army" category is a very powerful photo because you can see the fear in Ian's face. It is like a reality check for Ian.
    B.)The most powerful sequence of photos are the pictures in "In Country" because these images show the viewer what it is really like to be in the army, step by step.
    C.) Each picture tells a story itself and the all of the images are in an order where they each combine to tell one big story.

3.)
    A.) The captions are written in third person, and in present tense
    B.) Sometimes the viewer can't understand what the subject is doing in the photo, so captions helps the viewer get a better understanding of it.

4.)
    1.) 1st photo in "Coming Home"-Ian father tries to get in contact with Ian while waiting frantically with his wife for Ian to arrive at the New County Airport from Iraq.
    2.) 5th photo in "Coming Home"-On Ian first day back home the family eats Ian's favorite pepperoni pizza from a local pizza parlor called "Good Eats"
    3.) 3rd photo in "In Country" - Ian prays before eating his Thanksgiving dinner with his fellow crew members in the Cafeteria.

5.)
   A.) You get a more in depth look at the photo.
   B.) Videos are better than pictures because you are listing to the subjects speak about how they felt at the time and It gives you a different view on the photo, this helps you better understand what the photo is about.
   C.) Photos are better than videos because when you are looking at you interpret the photo how you want to interpret it, and by watching a video it can change you whole perception of a photo.