Monday, December 19, 2016

Extra credit


  1. The man was pushed on the tracks and could not pull himself up. The photographer claims he tried to help but couldn't pull him up so he tried to use his flash to get the conductors attention to stop the train.
  2. He said he was trying to get the guys attention in the train.
  3. Personally I think he should have tried to help him more but I understand that he thought he was helping by distracting the train guy.
  4. No, because the train still didn't stop and I don't think his flash helped at all I think he should have tried to get someone or pull him up himself.
  5. I think if it were me I'd run the picture, yes it was a bad situation with him but it opens up other peoples eye as to what can happen.
  6. I don't think they have the intention on hurting anyone or wanting anyone to get hurt but it is their job to get interesting stories, so yes I think they focus more on the photo.
  7. It depend whats going on. If the situation is life or death I think they should put down the camera and help them instead of letting it happen.
  8. Like I said I don't think he purposely did that. There could have been better ways to handle the situation but I wouldn't put anything against him because he was trying to do his job and help at the same time and things just went wrong.

Friday, December 9, 2016

top 100 photos of all time

A Man on the Moon

  1. I the picture because it stood out as a familiar picture and is an important event.
  2.  Buzz Aldrin was close to beating Neil Armstrong to the moon. Neil was the one who took the pictures so we have photos of the second steps on the moon instead to the first.
  3.  no extra websites.
  4. His name is Neil Armstrong he was born august 5th Wapakoneta, OH. He died August 25th in Cincinnati, OH. He went to Blume for high school, Purdue University, and University of Southern California


  1. I picked this picture because it looked cool and i like the high speed pictures. 
  2.  edgerton had change the future of photography by inventing a stop motion camera. he was in a photography expedition in new york 1937.
  3.  worked 6 to 7 year on the milk drop. He was a graduate. took pictures of everyday things. He had to be completely satisfied with all his work.
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  5.  Harold Edgerton was born on April 6 1903 in Fremont, NE. He died January 4 1990 in Cambridge, MA. Harold went to the university of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Alan Kurdi


  1.  I picked this picture because i saw it on instagram and looked into it a little and it was interesting.
  2.  A war in Syria had lead a family of 3 to float on a inflatable raft to the an island. Alan had found the little boy on shore looking as if he was asleep. they knew there was nothing to do to save him so she snapped a picture to show the people what was going on with the war.
  3.  no added websites or videos
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  5. Nilufer Demir was born in 1986 in Izmir province, turkey. she is still alive and it does not say where she got her education at.




  1.  I picked this picture because it just looks cool and lately I've been into basketball lately.
  2. they had snapped a photo when Michael was playing ball. Nike got permission to use it temporarily till it because a known logo for shoes and was sued for copy write.
  3. once again no extra websites attached.
  4. Image result for co rentmeester 
  5.  Co Rentmeester was born February 28, 1996 in Amsterdam, Netherlands and he is still alive. it does does not show his education.


  1.  i picked this picture because i recognized a couple of people in the picture. 
  2.  Ellen had gathered a few celebrities for a selfie. when she immediately tweeted it and got over 3million retweets. the picture worked into being an advertisement for samsung and can be worth 1 Billion dollars.
  3.  ellen was struggling taking a selfie so bradley went and help which caused ellen to call everyone in.
  4.  Couldn't find any other pictures.
  5.  Bradley Cooper is an actor was born January 5, 1975 and is still alive. he was born in Philadelphia, PA.

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Monday, December 5, 2016

Deadlines, ARGGH

http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-are-they-called-deadlines
  1. It was first used during the civil war for the prisoners that couldn't cross. then journalists used it for the meaning it is now, a time or date which something should be done with.
  2. For this class if you don't complete something it goes in as a missing and brings down your grade. you can fix your grade but the more work you miss the more it gathers up.
  3. there are some class assignments that I forget to turn in or don't complete. some classes still let you turn it in for a 100 but others take 10 points for every day its late.
  4. Last six weeks i did miss deadlines on a regular basis but i tried to get my work done this six weeks. I believe i was unfocused and didn't have my priorities straight.
  5. I was just really distracted.
  6. Stay motivated to getting it done and try to keep distractions away.
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get-started/inside-the-classroom/8-ways-to-take-control-of-your-time
  1. probably the to do list because i always forget things i need to do. also the dedicate study time because i always check my phone here and there and get sidetracked and don't finish the things i need to.
  2. Budgeting my time, i have a really awkward schedule and can't really plan something a week ahead just because i'm not sure i'll even be home at that time.
  3. night person. I'm not really not sure if i have a "study time", i mean sometimes when its late at night i want to do something productive but i cant stay up every night to study or ill lose sleep.
  4. i can try and set a time everyday to just sit down and put my phone away to do my work.
  5. Put my phone out of reaching distance, tell anyone in the house that i'm busy.
  1. Yes because you have to plan how long it will take you to do your homework do you'll know when to start.
  2. quiet or music playing in the background.
  3. my phone and other people like my mom or sister.
  4. put my phone out of reaching distance and tell my mom and sister that i have to get things done before i do anything else.

Monday, November 14, 2016

Austin photographer

Melissa Glynn 

During the holidays Melissa goes to Johnson city(Fredericksburg), Dallas, and Huston. Each of her sessions are 30 minutes and cost $329.  For weddings collections its at least $2,400 and for boudoir its $600. If you are out of town she will go to you but if its 50 miles out of Austin there is a fee.

Melissa takes pictures of weddings, head shots, family photos, and maternity. I picked her because i liked the poses and the angles she took the pictures in. She didn't really have a specific theme to her photos they were all different from one another.

In her family photos i like all the props and back grounds she uses like the kids laying on the teddy bear is so adorable. In all he family photos it shows a cute relationship with each other. In her wedding photos you can see the emotion and excitement in the picture.
 I like this one because of the cute little kids. This photo falls under symmetry.
003_20140511_SORIANO.jpg I like the brick wall behind them and all the color. This photo could fall in balance.
2016-03-07_0008.jpg I like how it looks in black and white. This photo could fall in both rule of thirds and simplicity.
 This is a cute picture of the bride, i like how her dress is spread out on the floor. This photo could go under lines because of the line from the door opening leads to the bride.
 This picture in general is adorable just because of the couple but the landscape makes it 100x cuter. this picture goes in viewpoint because its at a farther distance.

mural project

Our theme was halloween so I decided to get some pictures from the pumpkin patch and the dia de los muertos festival. The dia de los muertos was a little hard to get "halloween" pictures since its just a bunch of skeletons.

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

self portrait

1st quote

Looking within the frame alternatively you could have your subject looking at something (or someone) within the frame. A child looking at a ball, a woman looking at her new baby, a man looking hungrily at a big plate of pasta…. When you give your subject something to look at that is inside the frame you create a second point of interest and a relationship between it and your primary subject. It also helps create ‘story’ within the image. 

Group Portraits- Group portraits are hard to do well, and the larger the group, the harder they are. It's not easy to get a good, telling photograph of one person, and the problems are compounded exponentially with groups. We have all had the experience of trying to get the family or the ball team to pose for a picture. Just getting all of them arranged so you can see their faces is hard enough. Then, of course, you want an image where everyone looks good—no one's eyes closed, no grimacing. Making group portraits takes imagination, patience, and diplomacy. Use your imagination. Find a way to relate the group to an environment that expresses something about what kind of group they are. Do it literally, humorously, dramatically, or by complete contrast. Get ideas from them.

Environment portraits

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I like how he isn't paying attention to the camera but to the object he has in his hands.I picked it because it caught my eye how he was one of the few not looking at the camera.Image result for environmental portrait
I like how she is in her bedroom its simple and comfortable. I picked it because in my eyes it stood out because you would think environment as outside but she's inside at her natural state of being.

Photography self portrait

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I like how she's being goofy. I picked the picture because she doesn't mind a weird picture of her being silly.
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I like how she used the Christmas light. The "experimenting with lights" is what made me choose this picture.

Casual portrait

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I like that her body isn't towards the camera and she's looking over her shoulder.




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I also like that her body is side ways but she's still looking directly at the camera.

portraits 

i plan on shooting with my friend we will probably do it at the park or in my house. for my friend i kind of want to do something like the last picture i posted. im not sure what i want to do for myself portrait but ill figure something out quick.

magazine part 2

Image based 

This is the most used on it is simple. This photo contains one person or not people. The person in the photo can be looking anywhere making any face. Most celebrities go with this type of photo. This doesn't only work with people it go along with food, landscapes, animals, etc. But the nature of the photography has to go along with the style of publication. 

Illustration based

This one is pretty simple to explain. Instead of using a camera all you need is a pencil and paper...maybe some artistic skills. But people use to this for the cover of magazine people still do mostly independent publish magazines. it might take more time since you have to do it manually but it looks more creative in my opinion.

Typed based

To me this one is the easiest. to draw peoples attention to your typed cover is by doing different fonts and designs. this wouldn't be my first option just because i see it as boring and id rather see more detail. It says that the can present it better but i go by a picture has a thousand words.

Concept based

This type of cover has to almost immediately be understood by the readers and you might want to make it funny for them. this is a little bit of each of the ones i explained earlier. This type is not seen often.

american soldier

A- I think the most powerful one is when he's laying down on the phone with his family. i think its powerful because it shows how he cares for his family but is still willing to serve for his country.

B- It shows like check points in his experience in the military.

C- The captions kinda tell you the main idea of the photo.

D- Basically he joins the military having to say goodbye to his family and his girlfriend. during the military he stats getting comfortable and on his first time going back home he talked to his girlfriend about getting married. when he went back he claimed that basic training was nothing like the real deal. throughout the time he was there he had some family issues. When Ian got home him and his fiance  officially got married.

E- Past tense

F-

  1. there were 1 or 2 on each caption, some were incomplete. 
  2. They provide basic who or where.
  3.  extra things like where.
  4. why they are doing it.
  5. Yes 
  6. Yes.
G- The picture are showing and explaining whats going on and the captions are giving you a little push to understand. 
H- well when you write the story you can include words that makes the reader feel like they are there.

Monday, November 7, 2016

My Favorite cover

Favorite

The New York Times Magazine, May 19, The Secret Lives of Germs

Photographer: Hannah Whitaker
Designer: Arem Duplessis
"This cover story by Michael Pollen argues that while we have been obsessed with eradicating germs, there are health advantages to being exposed to them. The cover shot by Hannah Whitaker of a baby being licked by a dog makes graphic the prevalence of germs in our everyday lives."

-So in his description he's talking about germs but i see this picture differently and it would have a different meaning to me. i would explain it as how people are to involved with technology (including myself) and how we should spend more time with human interaction and dealing with live things. the light is good it looks like the natural sun light. The image is what caught my eye but the next thing that i would say got my attention is the large font. The top font kinda throws it off just since its small the font makes it a bit harder to read.

best magazine covers 2013


  1. formal
  2. informal
  3. environmental 
  4. environmental
  5. environmental 
  6. formal
  7. informal
  8. formal 
  9. formal
  10. informal
  11. informal 
  12. formal
  13. formal
  14. formal
  15. informal
  16. environmental
  17. infromal

magazine tips

Things to think about when designing magazine 

  1. Familiar brand that capture the audiences attention when they see it, a name that is known of.
  2. The image on the front has to make everyone interested.
  3. Something to pull in those who are just glancing at it.
  4. Assure them that t there is a upside to it.
  5. Show them that its worth the money 

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Funny captions

  1. Hilary is practicing her guitar in Nora's house while Nora picked up some pizza, Hilary plans on joining the Jonas brothers by reuniting them with her tunes.
  2. Hilary wanted to get her spot back as a guitarist and kick out Kevin Jonas.
  1. Nora is trying to order pizza hut in her neighbors shed before they called her out for dinner because they told her that she could choose dinner if she drover her wheel chair and picked it up.
  2. Nora is 85 years old and she thought she could use the wii to get some pizza, her husband had told her she could call off the wii.
  1. Billy is riding his motorcycle to his local H-E-B before his wife gets home because she will knock him out with the dog.
  2. Billy was supposed to get his wife a guppy from H-E-B because she had told him if he didn't she would use the dog to beat him.

Friday, October 21, 2016

Rules of photography 2

Rules of photography Giraffes

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Rule of thirds

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 Balance

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Leading Lines

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Symmetry and Patterns 

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Viewpoint

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Simplicity/Background

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Depth

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Framing

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cropping

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avoiding mergers