Extra Credit

1. Explain what happened to the man that was killed by the subway and how the photographer was able to take the photo.
A man was shoved onto tracks of an upcoming subway and the driver could not stop in time and the man was crushed and the photographer was able to take the picture because he was there when it was happening.
2. Why did the photographer say he took the photo?
He said her took the pictures to make an effort to alert the train driver with the flash that something was wrong.
3. Do you think the photographer should have taken the photo?
I think that the photographer is not wrong for taking the photo because it is his job.
4. Do you think the photographer did the best thing he could have done in this situation? Why or why not?
I think it was best for him because there was no way he was going to be able to save the man when the train was already coming.
5. Do you agree or disagree with the decision to run the photo on the front page of the New York Post?
I agree with the decision because I think that it shows the full story and it shows the readers to be cautious around these things. 
6. What is more important to a photojournalist, capturing images of life as it happens or stopping bad things from happening?



It is important because people want to see these things and it's the photographers job to go out and find news.  
7. Do you think it is ever ethically acceptable for a photographer to involve himself/herself in a situation that he or she photographs?
Photographers are paid for one thing and one thing only and that is to take pictures so they should try to stay out of the way as much as possible and not get into the scene.
 
8. Should photojournalists always avoid influencing events as they happen? 
I think that they should avoid it and just take pictures 


9. After reading the responses from the professional photographers, what stands out as the most appropriate response for a photographer to this situation. "Once a reporter or photographer lends a hand to someone, that journalist ceases being a journalist and becomes part of the story" This one stood out the most to me because i think that it explains the situation the best because as much as he wanted to save him, he couldn't because it's not his job.

December 7, 2012

When I clicked on the photo it started to move. I think that this camera is like a 3D kind of thing. I think the photographer knows how to take this kind of photo because the way they set things up to appear that way. I think that it is worth the money because its different and people would pay money just for some pictures like this.

On the video some of the changes that happened from the computer was her neck, they made it longer and they made her eyes bigger and they took off any blemishes she may have had. I think that its ok to change this photo up because it goes on a big billboard and you don't want any part of it messed up. I think its wrong when someone is trying to sell something and they just use Photoshop to make it believable because then it's just false advertisement. I think some changes that ok is if you're fixing someone up just to make them look better but it's not ok if you just fix someone up to make the people believe something they are selling. Fashion photography is like pictures of fashion and stuff but photojournalism are pictures of everything.

December 3, 2012

• Think about your motivation and emotions: Blankly staring at the camera rarely gets good results. Be silly, don’t be afraid to over-act. The worst that can happen is that you fill up your memory card with useless photos; but you might also find yourself with a proper gold-nugget of a self portrait.
• Have fun with it. Be sexy. Be yourself. Be awesome. Be different. Be creative. Whatever you do, have fun with it. That’s part of the point, after all.
• Use your imagination! A self-portrait can reveal a lot about you, by including props and even other people that are meaningful in your life

ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAIT: I liked this picture because i think it showed that the girl i really passionate about what she does. It was a full body portrait and she was doing ballet. 

ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAIT: I liked this picture because the man was just looking down thinking.. It's an empty cafe and it just looks like he is relaxing and taking a break from the world.

PHOTOGRAPHY SELF PORTRAIT: I liked this picture because I think it shows her personality just by the little things that she added like the mustache and her super long eye lashes.

PHOTOGRAPHY SELF PORTRAIT: I liked this picture because, there was a tornado in the background while the guy is creating a scene just like it with a tornado and I just thought it was unique.