Unusual & Interesting Photos

PART ONE

1. What is your reaction to his work?
- This image catches my eye because it is unusual and is some what of an illusion
2. How do you think he made these photos?
- I think this photo is made by making multiples of a single photo and layering some of the photos on top with a lower alpha setting.3 Think about some buildings 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?

- The UT tower which is located here, downtown Austin. Its a simple structure. This building would be and easy building to capture but, would look good with this effect.

PART TWO

1. Why did you pick this photo?
- I think the photographer did a great job of capturing the firemen with a dark background witch emphasizes the smoke or dust. 
2. What category did you find this photo?

- Domestic News3. What award did it win (what place)?

- This photo did not win an award but had gotten a "Honorable Mention"4. What did the photographer do that attracted your eye? (I am not talking about the subject, but what the photographer did)

- The photographer might have adjusted the effects to bring out, not only the firemen but, the smoke coming off of them. 5. How much do you think the subject of the photo weighed in the judges minds when they picked this photo as one of the best of 2012?

- I think the subject weighed heavily because, firemen are today's heroes.6. What do you think the photographer had to do that was unique to getting this photo?

- I think the photographer went threw the same events as the firemen did. 

1. Why did you pick this photo?

- I think the detail of the horses racing is beautiful.
2. What category did you find this photo?

-Sports Actions
3. What award did it win (what place)?

- 1st Place
4. What did the photographer do that attracted your eye? (I am not talking about the subject, but what the photographer did)

- The fact that the photographer got close enough to get the debris from the horses running is unique.
5. How much do you think the subject of the photo weighed in the judges minds when they picked this photo as one of the best of 2012?

- I believe that the judges weighed this photo heavily because uniqueness of this photo. Having to get close to running horses and capturing this photo is amazing.
6. What do you think the photographer had to do that was unique to getting this photo?

- Getting this photo might have been difficult because he had to risk some sort of injury, getting so close to the horses running.

PART THREE

1) "What this can teach photographers is to never stop looking for the right angle to take a photo". Said below the painting of Edgar Mueller.

2) "Four things every photographer should know how to do: take a photo of a reflection, take a photo of a hand, take a photo of him/herself, and take a photo showing perspective". Said below the photo of Hand With Reflecting Sphere by: M.C. Escher

3) "Being able to capture a story telling expression is an awesome skill to have as a photographer". Said below the painting of The Gossips by Norman Rockwell

- The photographer didn't fully follow the suggestions. 

- The painting that influenced me the most was the sphere photo. 

Ethics In Photography

In this article states that there are photography rules. Meaning, that there are some things you can't do when you edit a photo. If you don't comply with some of these rules you may be fined, or even incarcerated. Even adding or taking off simple objects within the picture can cause problems. This article gives examples of some famous photographers that had edited their photos in the wrong way and, gotten in some sort of trouble.
In my opinion I believe that editing photos is acceptable but, to the point where you add discriminating adjustment of a being, then it is wrong. I believe editing is acceptable because the photographer obviously wants the best photo to be shown. It is unethical when photographers add fake or unreal adjustments just to get viewed.

I believe this photo is most unethical because the editor added a personnel that wasn't actually. Bush and Saddam never debated together or ever been together.

In my opinion I believe this picture is the least unethical because the photographer edited the photo in a positive manner. 

National Geographic: Warm Up

This photo is my favorite because it is unique to me. The fact that the photographer focused on the canyon inside of the viewers eye blows my mind. I think the quality of the picture is great too.
-If I were to submit a photo I would want to take a picture of skyscrapers with a sunset or sunrise.

Touching People

1. What do you think about this project and photo essay?

- In my opinion I think this project is very unique because it would be difficult to get two total strangers to somehow pose for a picture and touch another in some sort of fashion.

2. What would you do if someone approached you with a camera and asked you to participate in a photo shoot and then asked you to touch a stranger?

- I would be outgoing with his approach, and be willing to take this photo.

3. Think of an unusual photo shoot similar to this one that you think would be fun to go and shoot.

-An unusual photo shoot that I randomly thought of is taking pictures of people at vulnerable moments such as, sneezing. Capturing someone at the right moment is key and, can be quite funny.

4. Finally, tell me what you thought of the photography, are the photos good? Do you like looking at them?

- In my opinion I believe the photos are great. Without reading, I was able to guess what the project was about with just looking at a few pictures. It is somewhat interesting looking at these photos.

40 Greatest Photos

Photographer: William Anders
What made me pick this photo was because I thought about the effort, amount of time, and money used just to take a picture like this. The fact that the photographer had to travel thousands of miles to take this picture and shows earth vivdly catches my eye. The reason this picture was listed "Top 40 Greatest Photos" was probably because it is rare to get a picture of the earth.

 Photographer: Unknown
 What made me pick this photo was because I thought about the photographers prospective. The photographer himself had to risk his own life to take this photo, in which I admire. The characteristics that caught my eye was that the photographer went into a life changing event with the soldiers. I think this photo made it to the "40 Greatest Photos" because it citizens that stayed home wanted to see what was going on, on the other side of the world.

 Photographer: Goran Tomasevic
What made me pick this picture was the quality of the camera its self. It vividly illustrated the detail of the man's face. The options the photographer had to do in order to make the picture look good was the focus. He did a great job cropping and focusing on his face. I think the picture made it to the "40 Greatest Photos" because the quality is unique.



Credit: http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/most-powerful-photographs-ever-taken

Black & White Photographers PART II

W. Eugene Smith

December 20, 1918 in Wichita, Kansas Eugene Smith was born. Eugene graduated from Wichita North High School in 1936 and shortly after high, he began his carer taking pictures for the local newspaper, "The Wichita Eagle".  Later after he found no satisfactions with the company and he went in to the magazine era and found a job with "Life Magazine" in 1939. Eugene was assigned to follow up on World War II with Marines and the island hopping mission. He began to shoot amazing pictures and became known for his passion to meet the magazines standards and started some trend among young photographers. Eugene's  pictures showed the depth of World War II. He gave citizens an image of what is going on, on the other side of the world. Eugene later left "Life Magazine" and started with a new magazine company called Magnum Photo Agency in 1955. While continuing his job in Japan he had gotten attacked by "Chissco" employees for trying to publish an article about the Minamata Disease. Surviving the attack he later found a wife in Japan and began life in Japan. After a few years continuing with the job he became an addict to drugs and alcohol and later suffered a server stroke and passed away on October 15, 1978.  

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http://www.biography.com/people/w-eugene-smith-9487430

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Eugene_Smith

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