Africa and Abandoned Theme Parks

Africa

1. My reaction to Nick Brandt's trip is I am amazed that he had survived and that he had not died. I learned he has some experience with wild, big animals,(elephants, buffalo, and baboons), and so he knows how the wild animals think in a way. I really like the elephant photograph from the slideshow. I like that it has balance and how by the looks of the elephant it kind of tells the elephant's story.  

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3. I like this photograph because it has an elephant and that's one of my favorite animals. I also like this because it isn't a normal photograph of an elephant, it shows action in it. 

4. I think the rule of photography that was used in this is balance. The photograph looks balanced by the trunk and tusks and then the dust on the right side.

5. He uses a Pentax 67II with only two fixed lenses. This is important because the Pentax 6×7 has its own dual bayonet lens mount, and a wide range of interchangeable Takumar lenses, this makes it easier for when Brandt's taking photographs of wild animals because he doesn't have to be to close to an animal to take the photograph in which using the Takumar lenses it makes his job safer for him.

6. Nick Brandt takes the photographs he takes to show support and hope that these beautiful animals don't become extinct and that it is very sad that the animals are being hunted for their fur, tusks, hides, etc. Brandt wants to show the living beauty of the animal and also the animal in its natural habitat and not in a zoo or circus. 

7. Brandt hopes people will stand up and support the animals that are being hunted. He wants people to see their living beauty and not the "beauty" of being on someone's floor or wall.

8. "But instead of a herd of elephants striding across the grassy plains of Africa, here we see only their remains: the tusks of 22 elephants killed at the hands of man within the Amboseli/Tsavo Ecosystem."

Photo with quote

Abandoned Theme Parks

1. "Takakanonuma Greenland" in Hobara, Japan

I liked to go to this park because it just looks like it is a haunted theme park. It looks like it has beautiful scenery around it and so I'd like to take photographs of that and the abandoned rides. I would also like to bring friends and take photographs with them.

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• haunted house
• abandoned farm
• abandoned neighborhood
• church
• abandoned factory

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I would like to take photographs here because I could take photographs of the abandoned farms and the wild life around it. I would like to adventure around the area and see new angles to take my photographs. I would also like to take photographs at this abandoned farm because of the beautiful scenery around it. 

5. If I went to this abandoned farm I would take a tripod and a few different lenses to get a photograph up close and one showing more the landscape. I would pack light and carry a backpack with food, camera bag with lenses in it, water, and extra warm clothes. I would also first check out if I need to sign any papers to take photographs or go on the land.

Funny Captions

Funny Captions

10/25/15 

"Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil, and flip it off every time it tries to consume you."

"I'm blind though, Janice." 

"Step one done." 

"This will be fun they said, 30 minutes later my glasses are missing and I have lost my crutch. I cannot see without my glasses so it may take a while to find my crutch, I hope someone finds it."

"I am not having a very good day and keep seeing people staring and laughing at me. I am very confused and would like to know what's so funny?"

Great Black and White Photographers part 3

Photographer: Ansel Adams

Photograph 1

I see a vast desert with a lonely village. I see the moon and all the clouds escaping the open sky that is accompanied with a few stars. I see the colored sky vanishing from its canvas.

I smell the cold wind and the sandy desert sand. I smell the village's cooking and the ashy pieces from a nearby fire. I smell the spices of the village's crops.

I hear the swift wind hit the trees and bushes. I hear a coyote in the distant and hear his companions howl back. I hear happy laughs as villagers dance around an open camp fire.

I taste the sandy dirt beneath my feet and the fine cooking of the villagers all at once. I taste the cool water that I drink. I taste the crops the villagers offer to me, all are so fresh.

I feel the warm fire against my arms and legs as the cool wind fights against it. I feel the welcoming hugs from the kind villagers. I feel the warmth of my knit blanket around me.

Photograph 2

I see the enormous mountains that seem to surround my ever turn. I see the spiky firs and the rough rocky walls all around me. I see excited campers coming and tired ones leaving.

I smell the earthy smell of the dirt beneath me. I smell the rusty smell of a nearby camp fire. I smell the fresh smell of the tall firs and the chalky dirt.

I hear the open wind whistle around the mountains vast curves and twists. I hear the laugh of nearby campers and the running of water. I hear the roar of moving wheels from faraway cars.

I taste the cold wind and the water that is savory. I taste the ashy camp fire and berries found on bushes along the trails I go down. I taste the dusty air that comes from the mountains.

I feel cold yet I am warm inside my winter coat, I feel the silence of the mountains. I feel the soft dirt beneath my shoes. I feel the sting of the freezing water as I cross streams to continue on my trail.

I think a way to show off or advertise my photographer could be a new blog or a small book with their most famous work. I think another idea would be making posters and put them around the school and choosing an interesting photograph to show the viewers. I think that I personally would like to make a small book to show my photographers best photographs and telling about the photographer so the reader learns about who the photographer was. 

Mural Project

Mural Project

1. What theme, that we could take here at school, could we do a series of these panels to place around the school? 

I think a theme could be everyday lives, or maybe everyday lives of the school students. I think you can take pictures of a certain student and show their everyday life at school. If I chose a topic out of school I would probably chose the city because I really enjoy the city and all the kind people in it. I think these panels could go anywhere in the school or everywhere even, being a photographer you want to show your work as much as possibly I think.

2. Should we use phones only, or should we open it up to our regular cameras for those people that don't have camera phones?

I think that we should use cameras because cameras have more ways to make your photograph more precise and clearer. I also think that cameras have better quality overall over phones. Cameras would not only produce higher quality photographs but they can also give you new ideas for photographs if you choose different angles.

3. Where would you want to put the mural on campus?

I think I would put my mural in a widely seen area where a lot of people walk by or see because I would want to show my mural to be seen and shown off to the public eye. I would put it in an open area because then people can either enjoy it or not but then there would be a conversation, you can converse and express how you feel about it and I think thats true art/photography if you can start a conversation on your piece.

Person's Blog

This is the person's blog I looked at



http://yanasphotojblog.blogspot.com

Academic Shoot Reflection and Critique

Academic Shoot Reflection and Shoot

1. Challenges I faced when trying to take photos were bad angles, not enough interesting photos, and lighting. 

2. The thing I made sure to do or fix in all my photos was focus because, I think the key to a good photograph is it being in focus.

3. I would keep a lookout and search more for more interesting photographs. 

4. Some things I do the same is keeping the photographs mainly of one person or focusing on one person in particular.

5. The easiest rule I think to accomplish would be simplicity because you can mainly just focus on one person and keep a simple background.

6. I think one of the hardest rules to accomplish would either be rule of thirds or balance because it is a hard rule to find. 

7. I think the rule I have trouble with is Balance still because I still don't really know what that rule looks like and how to accomplish it. 

Academic Shoot Photos

Academic Shoot Photos

The Girl painting

I think this photo's rule is simplicity because the photograph mainly focuses on what I photographed and doesn't focus a lot on the background of the photograph. The subject of the photo is the girl painting that is also listening to music. I believe the subject of the photograph is very clear because there isn't anything to distracting in the background and focuses on the girl painting. I think if I changed anything it would be the angle of the photograph to show the subject's artwork.

The Girl painting another girl

I think the photo's rule is the rule of thirds because the main subject is the girl who was painted and she has space to look and she is in the lower left corner. The subject of the photograph is the painted girl. I believe the subject is kind of clear because there is two girls so the reader might have a hard time telling what the subject is. I think if I had changed anything it would be the angle and change the subject to the real girl and not painted one.

The Boy Drawing

I think the photo's rule is Simplicity because the background is very simple and not full of color. The subject is the boy drawing. I believe the subject is easily recognizable because the background is the ground and there is not a lot to look at. I think if I changed anything it would be a more interesting angle maybe right in front of the person and below them or from the side.

Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO

Aperture

Aperture F2.8

Aperture F16 or Higher

A body part you relate aperture to is your eyes because your pupils can zoom in or out( get larger or smaller) and it all because of how much light is reflected in your eye just like a camera lens. The smaller the Aperture the larger the area to focus on (depth of field), the higher the Aperture the smaller the area in focus (depth of field).  The higher the aperture the higher the focus of the photograph's background and the smaller the aperture the less amount of focus there is in the photograph's background. 

Shutter Speed

High Shutter Speed

Slow Shutter Speed (w/ blur)

1. f, because it'd show direction of the movement and show what way the basketball was going.

e, because it would show movement and what way a person is going.

2. Three shutters settings that you can choose are Shutter Priority Mode, Manual Mode and Auto Mode. Shutter Priority Mode is when you set the Shutter Speed and your camera automatically sets the Aperture. Manual Mode is when you set the Shutter Speed and Aperture manually. Auto Mode is when the camera selects both the Shutter Speed and Aperture.

ISO

1. Advantages of using a higher ISO at a sports event is that it captures the photographs better than a lower ISO were the photograph most likely will be out of focus or grainy. 

2. Suggestions the author made for when using low ISO is to use in dim/ dark places and to slower moving objects it creates higher quality photographs unlike a high ISO that would make the photograph grainy.

3. Suggestions the author made for when using high ISO is to use in bright places or with fast-moving objects.