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.

November 29, 2012

I thought that this picture is the most powerful because it shows a little boy holding up a gun with his fingers.. the little boy respects the soldiers and what they do and i also think that it the strongest photo because this is a little kid looking up to them.
In the pictures they are mostly written in present tense. The captions enhance the pictures because it shows what they were doing in the picture and it kind of narrates the picture.

After 6 months, Ian comes back to his home town to visit his brothers Alex and John.. and he almost forgot how it was with them and he cherished every moment.

After a long day Ian falls asleep while taking off his shoe ans roomate, Jacob plays a trick on him and puts shaving cream on his head.. Look like he'll have a ride awakening!

After 5 years of being together Ian and girlfriend Angela finally get married, and they have a great future ahead of them.

5 Pictures

Shutter Speed

At the beginning while the sun is still partially up and the courtyard has reasonable light I would choose to do (A) The dunking booth. Towards the end when there is no sun and has gotten dark enough that you can't see from one end of the courtyard to the other I would choose (E) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle.

Aperture

The picture on the top was taken by a F16 which means that the aperture was smaller. The picture on the bottom was taken with an F2.8 and it relates to aperture because the background is blurred out and the focus is on the bird. The smaller the aperture the larger the F-stop, the higher the aperture the smaller F-stop. The Depth of field means the part of the picture that stands out more and the part that is mostly focused on.