Captions Review

Martin Lel, the winner of the New York Marathon of 2007, kisses the ground. This is the second time he has won the New York Marathon, the first time being in 2003. 

A neighborhood lies flooded by one of the worst floods in history for this area. The heavy rains that had rained for over a week caused many people to be stranded on top of their homes.

Photographer Alexander Demianchuk captures these communists gathering in St. Petersburg. They are gathering to mark the 90th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution.

Using a projector

Website: http://petapixel.com/2015/01/01/projector-brought-forest-turns-nature-glowing-wonderland/

I saw how two guys spent time in the woods using a projector to try to get cool illuminated images. They illuminated leaves, mushrooms, webs, bark, and even animals as well. they tried to use a projector in the woods where there wasn't really any flat ground, so they had to always adjust the projections.

My favorite photo on the website:

I chose this photo because the circles are on the mushrooms almost perfectly and the color of them match with the lighting. I just really thought it was cool, too. I can see lines in this photo because the circles kind of make you look at them, and there is balance because the amount of projected light is about the same on both sides of the photo. Photographer Tarek Mawad took this photo.

In the video on the website, it showed me how the forest looked like in the day and some of the future places that would have projections. Then, as it turned to night, they started showing all of the projections on the leaves, bark, animals, and the web they found. The photographer was Tarek Mawad, and there was an animator whose name was Friedrich van Schoor. It says the both made the video together. The story says that the two artists had wondered if projections could be made on bumpy, uneven surfaces, and decided to try it out. With a computer, projector, and a DSLR on a slider, they captured the shot of the forest glowing with the projections. I learned that projections can be made pretty well on uneven, bumpy surfaces and that some really cool projections can be done in nature.

Magazine Cover Images

Portrait:

Self Portrait:

Portraits and Self-Portraits

Portrait:

Self Portrait:

Fashion Photography

1. 

• They made her neck longer
• They made her shoulders smaller
• They enlarged her eyes.
• They trimmed the edges of her face

2. 

• They enlarged her eyes
• They made her legs longer
• They removed part of her body
• They made her neck longer
• They made her brighter
• They made her butt smaller

3. 

• They reduced a lot of fat and made everything smaller
• They added more hair

4.  This is not ethically acceptable because these people you show as "models" don't exist. You edited people to better suit your needs. Don't lie to the people and show them someone that doesn't exist.

5. Yes, there are circumstances where to manipulate a photo would be more ethically wrong. It can depend on what you are doing the manipulation for.

6. Slight, small changes are okay, or removing some makeup, but definitely not changing a huge part of a person, like their eyes, legs, neck, or arms.

7. In fashion photography, they photographers only want to get a good image. In photojournalism, the photographers want to get good pictures, but honest pictures as well that give some knowledge.

8. Different kinds of photography have different goals to achieve, so the ethical practice of each type can vary. Photojournalism is more about news, and Fashion photography is more about looks. So is photojournalism editing is strict, while in fashion photography it is way more common.

9. I think you are showing us this for us to learn about the kind of manipulation of images going on and for us to choose what we think about it.

10. Maybe because women are edited more photographically than men.

Magazines Part II

Early Magazine Covers- Rarely there were pictures, and if there were, they were symbolistic of the whole magazine and illustrated. The cover would look like a book, with mostly small text and blank page. There could be small words at the top or bottom telling one of the topics found inside.

The Poster Cover- During this time, the covers were full illustrated pictures, again with little get on the front. If there was text, it would be small and at the bottom. The picture just conveyed a certain mood or season, instead of the story inside.

Pictures Married to Type- These covers have both a picture and captions, where the picture and text both make space for each other. The pictures look like they have the most say. Models could overlap the magazines title. The lines would be positioned around the model to give them space and show balance.

In the Forest of Words- These covers also have pictures and words, but the words have the most say here. The pictures are often overlapped by the differently sized and colored text. The people in the picture even sometimes look like they are putting themselves in a weird position to make space for the text that would go right over them.

My Favorite Cover

My Favorite Cover Portrait:

Its description: FamilyFun, August 2014, Road Trip

"For our August 2014 issue, FamilyFun commissioned photographer Sabrina Helas to shoot our cover story on family road trips. The minute we saw this image in the film, we knew we had our cover. Shot at The Corner Store in San Pedro, CA, the photo is filled with the kind of joyful, authentic details we love — the vintage blue bottle, the candy bracelet, the world's best burger, and a side-glancing smile of delight from 6-year-old Isaac. Intriguing and spontaneous-feeling, it sums up what our brand is all about: making happy memories with your kids."

I really liked this photo because of all of the elements in the picture that are interesting, such as the clothes, burger, and the blue bottle. The kid in the photo gives a happy, treasure-moment kind of feel. With their eyes directed at something else, you feel as you are just there, and that no one is staring at you creepily. The dark around the edges makes it more framed on the kid, showing the subject. The clothing gives it a more special and unique feel, as well as spontaneous(I couldn't think of another word). The kids eyes look like they are looking at the star in the picture, which I think was probably a mistake, but I'm, not sure.