Abandoned Theme Parks

1. Tell me which amusement park featured in the two articles that you would like to visit and take your camera along and what about that park made you want to go there. Write at least a paragraph.

 -Prypiat, Ukraine because it has that creepy feel to it since I saw the movie Chernobyl Diaries where people were affected by the radioactivity of reactor four.I can visualize this place being a scene in a movie because of the creepy vibe.I also find it crazy how a place like this is full of people 1 day and then a week later the whole area is deserted.

 

2. Post one photo from that park. You may use the photos from the link, or you can google an entirely new photo. I would prefer to see a photo of the park in disrepair and not a photo of it when it was still operating.

 

 

 

3. Think of at least FIVE other unusual places you think would be of interest to photographers. List them.

-Old Prisons

-Train Stations/Subway

-Old Hotel

-Abandoned town

-Junkyard

 

4. Use google or another search engine to research ONE of your five places and see if anyone has already started documenting that place. If you find that someone has already started - post at least one photo of their work.

 

5. Write a paragraph about why you think that it would be fun to document that location. Tell me what interests you about that place and what kind of photos you could expect to take there.

 I think it would be cool to take pictures at old train stations and subways because I think there is a lot of history there and historic people that were in the same area. I would expect to take uncolorful photos there since its old.I could also take pictures of posters and signs to see what was happening at that point in time until it was closed.

 

6. Tell me what it would take for you to go and take photos at your location. What would you need as far as equipment goes, travel plans, expenses you might encounter and what laws you would have to take into consideration to take photos at your spot. I would need a good camera and would need to travel to an area with an old train station that is available to the public to go and take pictures.The expenses would be the gas or plane ticket to get there and then a hotel/food. There might be a law there were your not supposed to touch anything in the building,only looking.

 

 

Funny Captions

This is a sign located on the road towards Whitetown,Montana. I don't find it useful unless they put it about 170 KM farther up the road.

This picture was taken in Saleem,India at a railroad track.What's the point of buying a ticket to board when you can get a free ride like these guys?

This picture was taken in Baltimore,Maryland in a heavily populated tree area. The sign would of saved this guy if he didn't park in the opposite direction but I guess he will find out when he comes back.

Peer Critique

People:
-O.S
-R.M
-A.P

Great Black and White Photographers PART 3

1.) What first caught your eye while looking at your photographers photos? Is there something in particular about their photos that made you want to choose them? The first thing that caught my eye on the photos were the point of view that the photos had. The reason I chose the Toledo photo is because we had studied it in my Spanish class.

2.) Look at those 2 photos you posted last time in the assignment Great Black and White Photographers Part 2. Use your five senses to tell me more about those photos. Answer them on your blog.

Tank Photo:

I see a tank, and many people beside it down a long road.I also see many buildings.

I smell the exhaust of the tank

I hear the tank's engine and the people yelling.

I taste the buttered toast I ate 10 minutes before for breakfast.

I feel the wind and the people pushing.

Toledo Photo:

I see a dog looking out into the city. I also see the river and it's water.You can't miss  the city of Toledo.

I smell the food from the merchants shops.I also smell the river water.

I hear the people working and moving. Also the animals following their owners.

I taste the fresh spring water I was drinking.

I feel the heat from the sun.I also feel the moist air because of the river.

I would like to create a powerpoint because I know powerpoint pretty well.

Academic Shoot Reflection

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos following the rules I set out for you? Challenges that I encountered were finding classrooms that were actually doing something somewhat interesting and finding classrooms that weren't empty.


2. What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general (focus, framing, holding the camera, etc.) did you find yourself thinking about the most? Provide a specific example of what you did to do this correctly. I found myself thinking about the focus the how zoomed in I was because the last time that I took photos many of my photos came out blurry.


3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography? I would take a few more seconds getting my shot ready.


4. What things would you do the same? I would probably go to the same type of classrooms that I went to and the style that I took.


5. When you go out with your next set of prompts, which rule do you think will be the easiest to achieve? I think the easiest rule to achieve for my would be rule of thirds.


6. Which rule do you think will be the hardest to capture? Framing is the hardest picture to get and for it to be interesting.


7. What rule are you still not totally clear on and what can you do to figure out what that rule is? I am clear on all the rules.

Africa and Mural Project

 This powerpoint was very interesting because it shows many kinds of the animals in Africa and how they interact. I am always interested in how everything works there such as which animals hang around with the others.

Favorite Photo:

3. Describe it and tell me why its your favorite: This photo shows many zebras and maybe some other animals that are crossing a river.I think it is my favorite because I have never seen this many zebras together at once.

4. What rules of photography are evident in the photos you selected, be sure to explain the rule to me? I think Rule of Thirds was applied here.

4. Look up the photographer on Google –

a.     What kind of camera did he use? He uses a high end camera with Nikon lenses.

b.     What is his reason for taking the photos? He is also into art/painting so he thinks photography is an art.

c.     What is his hope by taking these types of photos? He wants people to see the animals from Africa before they fall into the hands of man.

d.     Find something he has to say about Africa and post the quote on your blog. "You wouldn't take a portrait of a human being from a hundred feet away and expect to capture their spirit; you'd move in close"

Murals

1. What theme that we could take here at school could we do a series of these panels to place around the school? We would probably have a "think about your future" theme to encourage kids to do better in school.

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? They should open it up for everyone.

3. Where would you want to put the mural on campus? We could probably put the mural near where the bus loop is so they can see it every day for the people that ride the bus which is most people here at school.

 

Academic Shoot 4-6

Lines-This is lines because the desks where the computers are create rows and the desks have straight lines...

1. How well did you follow the rule? Very well
2. What is the subject (be very very specific)? The subject of this picture are all the people on computers and the straight edge tables
3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is? Somewhat
 

Rule of Thirds-This is rule of thirds because the subject of the photo is where the right cross lines meet up.

1. How well did you follow the rule? Decently
2. What is the subject (be very very specific)? The subject is the girl in the library doing homework/studying.
3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is?Yes
4. If you didn't follow the rule well, what could you have done differently? I could of moved my camera a little more to the left so that the subject was more to the right.

Simplicity-This is simplicity because the picture only has a person and their work with the background being very simple.


1. How well did you follow the rule? Very Well
2. What is the subject (be very very specific)? The subject is a guy doing his work outside of his classroom.
3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is? Yes because there is nothing else that can get your attention.

Academic Shoot 1-3

Mergers-This is a merger because there is one person in front of the other covering up some of his body.

1. How well did you follow the rule? I think I followed It well because it is supposed to be a merger and it has one person in front of the other.
2. What is the subject (be very very specific)? The subject is two guys playing basketball in P.E. class.
3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is? Yes it is very clear.

Framing-This is framing because the window is used as a frame to the inside of the classroom.

1. How well did you follow the rule? Well because I used the window of a classroom to to frame what was inside.
2. What is the subject (be very very specific)? Empty classroom in the STEM building.
3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is? Yes because it is a very simple picture.
4. If you didn't follow the rule well, what could you have done differently?I would of preferred to have some students in the classroom but most of them had their lights off or curtains closed.

Balance-This is balance because both of them are about equal amount away from the edge of the photo and nothing takes away from the other.

1. How well did you follow the rule? I think I followed this picture about 75% of the way.
2. What is the subject (be very very specific)? The subject is the two guys on computers at the library.
3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is?Yes because there are only two subjects in the picture that stand out.
4. If you didn't follow the rule well, what could you have done differently?  I would of rather have the guy in the black sit about one sit to the left.

Academic Shoot Preview

The Story:

This photo visually tells a story because you can imagine what these two guys have done while they have been out there helping out.You can also imagine what they did to prepare to build these houses such as them having to go through training.

Action and Emotion:

This photo shows to what seems like two students and their cool teacher.The student is playing around with the teacher with all three of them smiling.The emotion behind this photo is that they all like being their and they get along very well.

Filling The Frame:

The frame of this photo is filled because you see something everywhere including the darkness in the background because it adds to the effect of the photo.This photo wasn't named illumination for no reason because the light really flashes out at you and reaches the people in the photo as well.

Favorite Photo:
My favorite photo is the one where is shows a student in his junior year reading and studying of only SAT and ACT books since you take those tests your junior year.
1. Why did you pick this photo?I chose this photo because I can relate to it a lot since I am a junior this year and I have to study to get a good score.
2. What rules of photography are evident in the photo?The rule of thirds and balance are evident in this photo.

1. Where do you think you could take photos like the ones you look at today? I think I can take photos like the ones I looked at here at school,you just have to be there at the right time.
2. Whose classroom would you like to visit and take photos in? I would like to visit  classrooms with cool teachers.
3. What will you do, as the photographer, to get amazing photos like you look at today? I will try to get people while they don't know they are getting taken a picture of so it can look/be more natural.

Favorite Photos from Shoot

Post Shoot Reflection

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos of your first 3 prompts (Red, Metal, Happy) A challenge I encountered while trying to get photo of my first 3 prompts was finding an area with good lighting inside of the building.Another challenge was finding things that I liked.

2. What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general (focus, framing, holding the camera, etc.) did you find yourself thinking about the most? Provide a specific example of what you did to do this correctly. I found myself thinking about the lighting and the focus that the photo had when I was out shooting. An example was that I tried to find the best areas with good lighting and I would take a while to try to get good focus.

3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography? I would take the rule of thirds into strong consideration as well as not merging photos.

4. What things would you do the same? I would get good lighting and have balanced photos because I thought I did that pretty good.

5. Finally - go back and edit your blogs with the 3 photos (red, metal, happy), tell me what rules of composition (which you just learned about) did you end up actually achieving? Did you have any?

In one of my pictures I had many lines and bright lighting so It makes your eyes right to it.In the other I had dark lighting closer to the viewer and bright lighting farther away(outside).

6. Are you interested in shooting those prompts again, why? I am interested in shooting some more prompts because Its like going on a scavenger hunt but taking the photo of that item and you use all of the knowledge that we recently learned.