Julia's Commercial Photography Blog

1. The man in the subway tracks was reportedly pushed into the tracks by a harassing panhandler. The man, Ki Suk Han, who was 58, was trying to calm down the harasser before being pushed in moments before the oncoming train. The photographer said that he was trying to warm the train operator to stop with the flash from his camera after he realized he wasn't able to save Han. 2. The photographer, R. Umar Abbasi, a freelance photographer, said he took the photo in order to use the flash to warn the operator to stop because he was unable to rescue Han himself. 3. I don't think that the photo should have been taken because the man was in a life or death situation. 4. I also think that the photographer should have been helping the man get up instead of backing up and using the flash. he should have been using all he had to save that man even if he were to fail. He also could have called out for help. 5. i think that it was okay and also not okay to post the photo on the front pa

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In the video, light projectors were used to project light shows onto plants and fungus. They were also projected onto certain insects. The video starts off in a dark forest and changes into a light show. a) The video consisted of several mini videos, and the preparation, of a light show using a projector in a forest. The projectors were focused on different parts of plants and animals with captivating lights that changed colours and patterns. b) The video was made by photographer Tarek Mawad with the help of animator Friedrich van Schoor. Maw is a visual artist based in Germany. He has specialized in 3d photography and projection mapping. c) The men used a projector, a computer, and a DSLR on a slider to create the video. d) I learned that you can use a thing like a projector to create something completely captivating and out of the ordinary.

 Dove Evolution Video: 1. First, her lips were made bigger and her neck was lengthened. They also slimmed her neck and widened her eyes. Also, her face was slimmed. Then, her blemishes were removed. Body Evolution- Model Before and After- 2. On her face, the blemishes were removed, the nose was slimmed, the eyes were widened, and the eyebrows were moved up. On her body they slimmed her shoulders, neck, stomach, and legs. The, they mad her legs longer and slimmer. They also enlarged her arms and neck. Also, they made her paler and shinier. Crazy Photoshop Skills- 3. The girl was photoshopped so her entire body was slimmed and blemish-free. They used photoshop to slim her waist and arms, along with her arms. They also took away all her creases and bumps. Along with that, they slimmed her head and added length to her hair. Questions- 4. There is a lot of controversy over photoshopping people for advertising. Really, it isn't okay to change and manipulate a person's body to

http://www.rachelsussman.com/oltw/ The gallery is photos of old plants and bacteria in different places around the world. Some photos are of old trees and some are mosses. There is even one from under a microscope. a)I picked this photo because i liked how the colors of the photo contrasted off of each other. b) I can see balance, and some simplicity. c) Rachel Susan took the photo.

The article was about different ways to shoot portraits. The author suggested that we use skills such as negative space and portraits where the subject is not looking directly at the camera. a) There were few photos to choose from, but this was the one i picked because the subject is not focused on the picture, and you can tell that the might like music. b) In the photo, there is a lot of simplicity. I also see how the guitar isn't exactly the main focus but it helps add t the image. c) The photographer listed is Rajib Mukherjee.

http://blog.ted.com/2014/10/07/how-to-create-a-killer-timelapse-with-joe-capra/ The website shows an awesome time-lapse video of several places in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. The time lapses are taken in several different parts of the day. Some places shown are Copacabana beach and the favelas on the outskirts of the city. I learned that time lapses don't have to be long in one section. a) The video consisted of several time lapses of a city put together in one video. Saw the daytime and nighttime of Rio de Janeiro in several different places at separate times. b) The photographer is Joe Capra. Joe specializes in time lapse photography and is based in LA. c) Capra took time to create his new time-lapse with a lot of researching and scheduling. He took about 20-30 minutes to several hours to compete his separate time lapses. He and some of his crew got amazing locations to take photos. It take s about 240-300 photos per time-lapse. d) I learned that time lapses can be boring if the

http://petapixel.com/2014/12/19/disorienting-beauty-spiral-staircases-old-abandoned-buildings/ The subject of the photos is spiral staircases in a variety of abandoned. The sprays staircases are square and round, and the pictures are taken from the top of the stairs or the bottom. I learned that even a simple thing like a staircase can make a cool photo. The photos kind of give you a creepy vibe though. a) I picked the first photo that showed a round spiral staircase with sort of a cream coloured bottom. I picked it because it reminded me of a snail shell. b) I saw lines, maybe balance, and simplicity. c) The photographer was Christian Ritcher.

A. The most powerful image may be the one of him and his father at the table. It is the most powerful because it shows how the army has affected him and his family. B. The images show the events that led up to major parts of his life. They also show a lot of important moments that define him and what he has been through. C. The captions give you extra information to draw out details from the photos that you may not have noticed before because you were looking at it too superficially. D. Ian Fisher enlisted in the army and went through rigorous training to build him up to be a solider. He encountered many hardships and pain, and was put on several drugs that affected him in a big way and worried his family. Even though it was hard, he made new friendships and found joy in many things. He then enlisted for year-long deployment where he was sent to Iraq. He learnt what it was like to become a solider, even though he wasn't out fighting all the time. when he comes back he marries.

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Grandma on motor scooter is slowing down traffic on road because she refuses to let cars pass her. Berta May, 86, slowed down traffic on Slaughter Ln. at 5:30 in the afternoon because she refused to let cars pass her 9mph motor scooter as she headed home from the grocery store. Old man is falling asleep as his cake is burning up with over 85 candles on his birthday at his family home. Schubert Smith, who just turned 89 yrs old, fell asleep at the table on Thursday the 27th as his birthday cake blew up into flames after all the candles conjoined, but his family said the fire was put out immediately. Grandma forces a booth to close down in Six Flags because she refuses to get up and join in the "childish" games this Wednesday. Ruby Ferguson, 81, forces the workers to close down the "Out Of Control" booth after she disagreed with the morals of the game, then continued to mock the workers on Wednesday, Oct. 26th.

1. I felt upset, sorry, terrible, and like I was unable to do anything. 2. I think that this statement is very accurate because it isn't the definition of them, but their actual lives and what happened to them. 3. I don't think I could take photos in a situation like this. Partly because i would become to emotional, and would have a hard time looking through the photos. I don't think that the pictures I could take would be so full of sadness. I think I would try to capture the happiness in my persons hardest days. 4. I don't think I would have anything to say. Of course I would say something about his loss, but I don't think I could find the words. I might thank him for allowing everyone to see his amazing photos.

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1. I would like to visit Takakanonuma Greenland, Hobart, Japan. I would like to visit because it looks really intact. It also looks like you can climb up into the rides and the buildings. It looks fun to explore and crawl around in. The fog makes then park look extra creepy. 2. 3. Some cool places would be like a cave, the glaciers, abandoned older-era building, the jungle, an abandoned mall, and the worlds largest treehouse. 4. 5. It would be fun to take photos there because of all the great places you have to shoot. You can also have a lot of different angles to also shoot the forest outside. I think you could get a lot of beautiful pictures with the natural light. you would end up with a color palette probably made up of browns and greens. 6. The treehouse is located in Tennessee, so i would need money for a plane ticket or another form of transportation. I would probably only need a camera and maybe if it was shaky, a stabilizer. The owner offers tours, so it wouldn

1. I think that the photos he took were amazing and breathtaking. He spent months in Africa and even waited eighteen days for a few photos. I liked how committed he was to his subject. I also like how you can see the landscape in a lot of the photos. I also liked how committed he was to his cause. 2. 3. This is a photo of a cheetah and her cubs on a cliff-like thing thing. This is my favorite photo because you can see the landscape in the back, but you can also see the cheetahs closely. I also like how the light is hitting the cheetahs, and you can see their longer hairs. 4. There is simplicity in this photo because the background is not complicated and the cheetahs are in focus.  5. Brandt photographs using a Pentax 67 camera with a modified lens to create a soft-focus effect. 6. He wanted to show the animals in their environment and in their 'state of being". 7. He hopes that his photography will inspire people to help stop the poaching. 8."There is somet

1. I think that I chose the pictures I chose because of the people in them.  I think that I wanted to pick them because Joel Meyerowitz showed those people and the  world around them. Robert Doisneau- Sunday Morning Joel Meyerowitz- Blind Man, Spain 1967 William Klein- Horn & Hardart, Lexington Avenue New York, 1963 Joel Meyerowitz  NYC New Year's Eve, 1965 Joel Meyerowitz 2. In the first photo titled New York, 1963 by Joel Meyerowitz, I see a kid probably not wanting to get in the car. I see a man holding open the door. I also see the seemingly bland buildings in the back. I smell the city, and the smell of taxi exhaust. I smell the musty inside or the car and maybe an air freshener. I also smell the cologne of the man holding open the door.I hear cars and taxis honking their horns. I hear the sounds of people talking and walking. Also, I hear the person urging the child to get into the car. I taste the smoke in the air, crisp air of what seems like f

1. One theme that we could do around Bowie is shooting electives, activities, and clubs that go on during and after school. 2. I think that maybe we should do both to have options and different photos. 3. I would want to put the mural is maybe on the sides or behind the stairwells.

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1. It was really hard to find things to shoot. There weren't a lot of academic classes that weren't busy, and it felt really uncomfortable to shoot quiet classes with the camera noises. It was also hard to get people not look at the camera. 2. I was thinking mostly about rule of thirds and simplicity. Because, they seem like some of the easiest and most fun to find it was the ones I was focused on. To get simplicity I looked for a subject that was near a simple background or that I could make look like a simple background, and to get rule of thirds I just moved the camera to the side and up and/or down. I could not get framing because I did not have enough time. 3. I would like to have been more brave to go into classes, and I would have liked to move my camera/position more to accomplish what I wanted. 4.I don't think I would do anything the same because I didn't like his the shoot turned out. 5. I think that rule of thirds and simplicity will be the easiest to fol

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ISO 200 ISO 3200 1) When you're at a sports game, there is most likely a lot of action, so to be able to capture the picture without blur in the movement, you should use a higher ISO. 2) The author suggested that when you have enough light you should use the lowest ISO to get the highest mage quality you can. 3) The author suggested using a higher ISO when there is low light quality and/or a lot of movement in the photo.

high shutter speed low shutter speed 1) a)low shutter speed b)low shutter speed c)high shutter speed d)high shutter speed e)low shutter speed maybe to show movement f)low shutter speed maybe to show movement a)high shutter speed b)high shutter speed c)high shutter speed d)high shutter speed e)high shutter speed f)high shutter speed 2) One of the settings the camera has regarding shutter speed in automatically through in-camera metering.When the camera in on Auto mode, the camera while select the shutter speed for you along with the aperture. Also, there are two more ways to set your shutter speed manually. When you set the camera to "shutter priority", you choose the shutter speed while the camera chooses the aperture. When you set the camera to "manual", you select both the aperture and the shutter speed.

F2.8 F16 1) We should closely relate Aperture to the eyes because they both use light, shrink, expand, blur, etc. 2) The smaller the Aperture the larger the F-stop, and the larger the Aperture the smaller the F-stop. 3) The Aperture impacts the Depth of Field by blurring the background and making the object(s) in the foreground more prominent. If the F-stop is smaller the background will be more blurred than with a larger F-stop.

A. One o the main points I read in the text was that editing and manipulating photos to a point and alter the truth to a photo. Also, over the years, just about anyone can photoshop to fit current standards. Another point is that is becoming harder and harder to see the changes mad to a photograph. Also, photo ethics are always changing. B. Newspapers like The New York Times have philosophies on labeling things, and relying on memory. C. I think it is unethical to alter photos to change someones body, cutting out people, and necessary thing to tell the truth. I think is is okay to maybe make the picture easier to see, or alter the color and cropping out unnecessary items. D.I think that this is the most unethical manipulation of a photo because it alters the truth. The university stated that they could not find any photos that showed diversity in race. To make the university more attractive to people, they edited in a person of color. I think it lies to the viewers

The composition rule is lines.I tried to make the subject be the lines leading towards the girls.  It is probably difficult for people to find the subject because the background is too blurry. I could have angles the camera better to show what the lines lead to. The composition rule was balance. I tried to make the subject the girl. It is probably a little hard to tell what the subject is because of the book. I could have moved the book out of the frame. The rule was simplicity. The subject are the girls. It is probably easy to tell what the subjects are because the background is not enticing. I still would have taken the last girl out of the photo because she was not looking at the camera. The composition rule was rule of thirds. The subject is the computer screen. I think that it is pretty sill to see the subject, but I would have like to have that left arm taken out of the frame. The photo is a merger. I think that this is a good example of a merger because the ba