Red, Metal, Happy

 Red

Metal 

Happy

Unusual and Interesting Photos

Part 1 

1. What is your reaction to his work?
     My first reaction to Christian Ruhm's work was more a question, how did he do that? I like the effect the pictures have, it gives them an old feeling.
2. How do you think he made these photos?
    I think that he made these pictures using photoshop, but without destroying the original picture.
3. Think about some building you have seen, which ones would be good to take a photo like this? tell me about those buildings, where are they, could you get easy access to them?
     On my spring break trip last year to Barcelona, Spain I saw the la sagrada familia. I obviously don't have easy access to it, but it has so many different points to it and the outside it very detailed. Also, I think the capital would be another good building to use for a picture like the ones Ruhm's pictures. Because it's here in Austin I would have easy access to it.

Part 2 

1. Why did you pick this photo?

I picked this photo because I like the illusion that the picture gives you; that she is comic out of the water. 

2. What category did you find this photo?

I got this photo from the Sports Action category. 

3. what award did it win(what place)?

This photo did not win an award but got honorable mention. 

4. What did the photographer do that affected your eye?

5. How much do you think the subject of the photo weighed in the judges minds when they picked his photo as one of the best of 2012? 

 In this photo I think that in this photo what the photographer did weighed more than the subject. 

6. What do you think the photographer had to do that was unique to getting this photo?

I think that the photographer maybe turned the camera upside down. 

1. Why did you pick this photo?

I picked this photo because the story behind the photo makes you feel happy. 

2. What category did you find this photo?

I got this photo from the Photojournalist of the Year category. 

3. what award did it win(what place)?

This photo got second place in it's category. 

4. What did the photographer do that affected your eye?

Captured their emotions really well. 

5. How much do you think the subject of the photo weighed in the judges minds when they picked his photo as one of the best of 2012? 

In this photo subject are what the picture great. 

6. What do you think the photographer had to do that was unique to getting this photo?

He just really focused in on Michael Holahan's family. 

1. Why did you pick this photo?

I picked this photo because I like the glow that the firefighters have around them. 

2. What category did you find this photo?

I got this photo from the domestic new category. 

3. what award did it win(what place)?

This photo did not win an award but got honorable mention. 

4. What did the photographer do that affected your eye?

I think that the photographer got the mixture of cold air and smoke around them perfectly. 

5. How much do you think the subject of the photo weighed in the judges minds when they picked his photo as one of the best of 2012? 

I think it equal the composition of the photo and the subjects. 

6. What do you think the photographer had to do that was unique to getting this photo?

I don't know. 

Part 3 

1. Mainly connection with your subject

2. Find the perfect lighting 

3.  Be on the look out for quiet moments 

In both the photo and painting the lighting are very similar. I think that the photographer did find the perfect lighting. 

I think the juxtaposition paintings would inspire me the most. 

National Geographic Warm-up and Photo Manipulation and Ethics

The first thing that caught my eye in this photo is the lighting being inner twined with the tornado. Another thing is having the stars being above the dark clouds. Also, the color of the storm. It is an autumn orange. All these factors makes this picture my favorite.

In my world if I took a picture and submitted it to this photo contest I would obviously take a picture about nature because it's national geographic. I like pictures of animals off guard, doing something unexpected. And to get a picture like that I would get to travel, so that is a bonus.

Image manipulation is terminal offense at most U.S daily newspapers. In this article Mark Hancock writes about some examples where photos were manipulated and the consequences of the ones who messed with the picture. In almost all of the examples everyone who manipulated a picture lost their jobs.

This type of photo edition can either be acceptable or unethical but it really depends. In my opinion I find this type of editing acceptable if the editing doesn't change the truth of the picture. It can be considered unethical if the role concept of the picture is different.

I think that this photo editing is acceptable because it didn't change anything but the coloring of the picture. It just gave the picture a darker look. But nothing about the picture changed.

Great Black and White Photographers

Irving Penn

Mrs.  Amory Carhart

John Gutman 

Bicycle of a Mexican Barber

William Klein

St. Patrick's Day, Fifth Avenue

My First Pictures

I like this picture because it is one of the only ones that are not blurry. But I think what makes it a good picture is that she is sort of smiling, and it's not directly to the camera.

I don't like this picture because it is very blurry. The is the main reason why I or anyone would think that this is a good picture.