Academics Photo Shoot

 In this photo, I followed the rule of Thirds by putting the guy in the bottom right. The subject in this photo is the guy studying on his laptop. I believe that to people it would be VERY clear who or what the subject was, as he was the only person in the picture.

In this photo, I tried to do the balance rule by making an obtuse triangle with the positions of the 4 people in the photo. The main subject here is the teacher, while the sub-subjects being the students. I think to people seeing this picture, it would be somewhat clear as to who I wanted them to see. I would definitely want to take another picture, to get rid of that annoying merger with the teacher's hand and the first student on the right's head.

In this photo, I attempted to follow the framing rule by framing the people studying with the chair and table in the bottom left. The subjects are the two groups studying, the one to the left more than the right. I don't think people would be as sure about the subjects on this photo. I could have tried to take a photo of one group instead of the two.

In this photo, I followed the rule of thirds by putting the teacher in the bottom right. The main subject here is the teacher, while the sub-subjects are again the students. I think it would be fairly clear to people that the main subject is the teacher, as he is closest to the camera and therefore "bigger". One thing I want to attempt is maybe making a student a main subject, and the teacher in the background as the sub-subject?

The 3 Pillars of Photography

Aperture

    You should closely relate aperture to the pupil in your eye, because they both control how much comes in your eye/lens. The smaller the aperture the more light let in, the larger the aperture the less light let in. That is what makes aperture confusing for so many people. A large f-number (f-number is a measurement of aperture) will make the foreground clear and the background blurry. A small f-number will make the foreground focused again but the background much clearer compared to a larger f-number.

Examples:

The left is at f2.8, the right at f14

Shutter Speed

    When the day has reasonable light:
a) high
b) low
c) high
d) high
e) low
f) high

    When the sun has gone down and you can't see one end of the courtyard to the other:
a) high
b) low
c) high
d) low
e) low
f) high

    In aperture priority mode, the camera chooses your shutter speed and you set the aperture. In Shutter priority mode, you set the shutter speed and the camera sets the aperture. In manual mode, you set both the aperture and shutter speed.

Picture with high shutter speed

Picture with slow shutter speed

ISO   

    The advantages of shooting at a higher ISO at a sports game is that it helps to freeze motion, which reduces the need for higher shutter speed. The author said to stick to a low ISO whenever possible, to keep the quality of the photo. Also, he said you might want to use lower ISO in dim and dark environments. You want to increase the ISO when there is not enough light to capture an image quickly, or when you want to get ultra-fast shots.

Example of ISO difference:

As you can see, the higher ISO is grainier, or has more "sound"

Paintings every Photographer must study

    Top three (in my opinion) tips of advice for photographers:

• The most recognized painting in the world has a lot to teach photographers, mainly connection with your subject. As has been said before, that smile says a lot about the connection between the painter and the subject. That is what every photographer should be looking for when they take a portrait and one of the reasons why this is such a memorable image. 

• Photography, like painting before it, has an instinctual basis. The need to show someone else something with an image. Learning new techniques is fun but they should not get in the way of that id urge, that basic feeling of wanting to show someone else a picture. Before you think about composition, lighting and technique, do you first have something you want to show someone else. 

• Most photographers look for that moment, that bigger than life explosion of happening that hooks people in. Nighthawks is a soft hook. This is a photo that grabs your attention because it is so quiet. Photographers also have to be on the lookout for these quiet moments as well.

    My favorite painting from this website: Nighthawks

    Picture very similar to it:

    I do think the photographer tried to capture the photo, and I do think he semi-captured the painting's idea of quiet and peace. I do feel that if the photographer had moved away, to give the people some space and to make the photo seem quieter and isolated, instead of in your face, in a sort of way.

    I think the paintings that would influence me are the naturalistic ones, and the quiet ones, such as Nighthawk and the Bathing at La Grenouillere.

Website here.

Christian Rhum's Unusual Photos

    I personally liked his photos because I thought they were interesting and unique. I also thought how long making those photos must take, and all the different positions he must have tried to make that photo.
    I think he made these photos by taking 3 different simple pictures in different positions, and combined them, or making a copy of the same photo and putting it on top of the other on an angle.
    I think if he took the Statue of Liberty, that would be another good landmark. The Statue of Liberty is in New York City on Liberty island, and I think you could get in a good position to take it somewhat easily.

My Favorite photo of his works:

Favorite Photo from Academics and Community Service

    The photo I picked was the 1st one, it had a guy wearing safety goggles pour 2 liquids in separate beakers into one purple liquid in a large beaker. I picked that photo because it was simple, it was purely academic, and it personally amazed me. The rules of photography I saw were Simplicity, Lines, and Balance.

    I think I could try to take these kinds of photos I saw in a science class or in the library. I would like to visit either Mr. Mayfield's science class or Ms. Hanson's spanish class. To try and get these photos, I will try to make my photos have some sort of action in it and try to get in the right position.

Filling the Frame

    This photo fills the frame with the volunteers handing out food to the homeless. The frame is filled by the homeless, the volunteers, the bags and buckets, food, and just a whole lotta stuff in general.

Action and Emotion

    I believe that this is the best emotion because in the photo the girls showed excitement and wonder at what was happening. The action in this photo is the liquid going everywhere because of something the girls put in it.