Final Exam study guide

1. Explain how to get to the server drives and your folder.You click on "my compurer" then you let it open then you click the "t" server drive

2. Explain how we use blogger.com in this class. We see the post the teacher gives us on www.akinsphotojblog.blogspot.com/ and we have to do the assignment on our blog and finish it.

3. Explain the process of creating a pinhole camera. You get an empty oatmeal can then you have to cover it all inside with black paper so no light will be exposed to the photo when you take it, then you cut out a square in the middle of the can and cover the hole with aluminum foil putting it inside with the shiny side facing out after that make a very small hole in the middle of the foil with a needle.

4. Explain how the pinhole camera works and how the image is transferred to the paper inside. Put the picture paper in the pinhole camera. The pinhole camera works better with objects that arn't moving, if your a begginer. If its more light the lesser senconds you leave the door open. The less light the more seconds you leave the door open. You can't move the pinhole camera or the picture will come out blurry because of the moving.

5. Know how to define and explain the 10 rules of composition, these 10 rules will be a MAJOR portion of the final and you better know how to recognize these rules, explain these rules and show me you understand them:

5a.  Rule of thirds-You draw an imaginary graph on the photo and the main subject has to be in one of those four corners of the imaginary graph.

5b. Balancing Elements-where there is two objects on each opposite side of the picture.

5c. Leading Lines-they are lines shown on the photo that lead to the main subject or create an "S"

5d. Symmetry and Patterns (repetition)-when something in the picture is repeated a couple of times or something that forms a pattern.
5f. Background/simplicity-When the backround is a very different color from the main subject and the main subject is really close up in the picture.
5g. Create depth- when the picture5h. Framing-when the main subject is surrounded by other objects
5i. Cropping-when you cut something out of the picture.

5j. Mergers and avoiding them-when you take a picture of half of something and not the whole thing

6. Explain how action and emotion impact a photograph. It makes a picture more intresting to look at and more dramatic.

7. Explain how a photo can "tell a story". You can look at a picture and see the details that are happening in it, you can see everything that is happening in that moment.

8. Explain what the word "multimedia" means and share some examples of how we have seen them in class (on the blog). The word multimedia means media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. Examples of this would be the videos we watched in the class.

9. Know how to correctly write a caption. I HIGHLY suggest you rewrite the rules on your blog and find at least 2 photos on the internet, post them on your blog and write correct captions for them. This will be a MAJOR portion of the exam as well.

 Cristiano Ronaldo is practicing to play soccer on the soccer field so he can get better and make his team win the final game.

Crisitano Ronaldo is playing against another team and he was able to take away the ball from the other team and now he can score a goal.

10. Explain how "strong action" verbs enhance a caption. It makes you get a better idea of how the person is feeling and acting just by the actions the person is doing in the photo.

 11. Explain how ethics come into play in regards to photojournalism and compare and contrast this with fashion photography. You really need to get the idea that changing photos to fit a need or to make something look like something else is VERY unacceptable in photojournalism. Ethics are a big part of photography because its a false picture and its something that never happened or you change something to make it seem like something else is going on and that sometimes might create a very big problem and offends people.

12. Explain the difference between a portrait and a self portrait. A portrait is is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. A self-portrait is a representation of an artist, drawn, painted, photographed, or sculpted by the artist.

 13. Explain what characteristics of a good portrait are. Picking a good subject to take a picture of and making it suprising and insightful for the viewer. I think a good characteristic for a good portrait it needs to say more about that maker of the image than the subject.

14. Explain what the major differences are between newspaper and yearbook. Yearbook has to be colorful and fun to look and read it cant have a lot of writing just small captions when the newspaper gives you news about what is happening and gives you a summary about it.

 Definitions you are responsible for (I highly recommend you post these on your blog with the definitions and make sure they are correct, many of the ones you posted on your blog previously were INCORRECT. All definitions need to relate directly to photojournalism. Example: many of you defined burning as "pain that feels hot as if it were on fire" , when the correct answer is "burning- increases the exposure to areas of the print that should be darker."):

1.  Aperture-A device that controls the amount of light admitted through an opening. In photography and digital photography, aperture is the unit of measurement that defines the size of the opening in the lens that can be adjusted to control the amount of light reaching the film or digital sensor.

2. Shutter-A mechanical device of a camera that controls the duration of a photographic exposure, as by opening and closing to allow light coming through the lens to expose a plate or film.

3. Exposure-the image resulting from the effects of light rays on a photosensitive surface.

4. F-stop-number is a ratio of the focal length of the lens to the diameter of the aperture

5. Single lens reflex-is a camera that uses a semi-automatic moving mirror system which permits the photographer to sometimes see exactly what will be captured by the film or digital imaging system, as opposed to pre-SLR cameras where the view through the viewfinder could be

6. Negative-a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed

7. Positive-a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject

8. Contact sheet-an 81/2 x 11 sheet of photo paper with 6 to 8 color images, generally referred to as proofs.

9. Agitation-Keeping a chemical moving

10. Enlarger-a specialised transparency projector used to produce photographic prints from film or glass negatives using the gelatin-silver process, or transparencies

11. Stop bath-An acidic bath that is used after the developer to stop development and reduce fixer contamination

12. Fixer-used for processing all commonly used films, including black and white films, colour negative film

13. Safe light-a light source suitable for use in a photographic darkroom.

14. Burning- increases the exposure to areas of the print that should be darker

15. Dodging-Reducing the exposure to areas of a print that would otherwise be too dark (specialized darkroom technique).5e. Viewpoint-where the photographer is standing or how he/she is standing to take the picture.

Choice Sheets

Next year i would like to be in class yearbook 1 because i would like to fix some things on the year book its a lot of fun and everyone in the school will see it. I like to take many pictures even though i am not that good at it but being in that class will probably help me a lot on taking pictures and using all the rules.

http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/newspaperid/422/Default.aspx

Abandoned Theme Parks

1. I would like to go to Russian Village, Niigata, Japan becuase it looks very colorful and fun. It has a little bit of everything like pictures to rides. Also because the things don't look to old like the other abandoned theme parks. You can really pick a lot of subjects to take pictures of when you have a lot of choices and options like this theme park in Japan.

3. I think Aquariums, Tropical Forest, Universities, Water Parks, Zoo would be an interest to photographers.

5. I think a tropical forest would be a fun place to take pictures of because it has many things to take pictures of. Also the animal's color would pop out in the photo because they have really bright colors and the forest is all shades of green. They also have very beautiful waterfalls and i really like water and colorful things in a picture.

6. I would need good clothes like for hiking and i would like to go on a weekend. I would like to go to a famous tropical forest, and go on a plain. I would take pictures of everything that is bright and catches my attention.

Print evaluation-My first print

1.) The ceiling and the floor are in sharp focus
a.) The floor and the ceililng look clear and not blurry when everything else is not in focus
b.) Its not in focus because they were moving.

2.)There is a good contrast.
a.) If no, state the probable cause?

3.) The picture does follow some of the rules specially lines and framing. No it does not show academics.
a.) The hallway was framing the people walking in it and the lockers and doors form lines.
b.) I will make sure to use the rules more and be sure to take a picture of the right theme.

4.) There is no spots or yellowing in this picture.
a.)If therer is its because light got exposed to the photo.

5.) There is a couple of dots on the picture.
a.) I think not drying it enough is what caused it.

6.)My negatives, contact sheet, test strip and print are stored in my folder.
a.) If no, explain why.

The girl with the back-pack is Anna the girl on the left of her is Leyla And the kid in front of her is Bradd. The teacher next to them is Mrs.Cantu and the teacher that is ahead of them is Mr.Garcia

They are walking to a class.

They are in the red hall.

It is happening during school in 8th period.

They are doing this because they want to go to class and learn.

1st sentence
Subject -- action verb (present tense) -- object -- how -- why -- when -- where.
The students are walking to class by going through the red hall, to get faster to there classroom.
2nd sentence
Subject -- verb (past tense) -- object (describes background [context] of the situation shown in picture.)
The students walked to class rushing to learn something new before they get there to late.

portraits and self-portraits- start looking

Self-Portrait

I think this makes a good picture because the way the man's hand touches the horse's hair. It shows that he loves to go out with his horses and ride them, he likes where he is from. I like that the camera also took the picture very close to make more effect and make it more dramatic to the guys life and this really makes me think about the man's life of horses.

Professional Portrait

I think this is a good picture because it shows like a united family. It shows they are all the same because of the simbol they all have marked on there arm. It also is very simple but creative, it makes people want to look at this picture twice.

I would like to use the professional portrait style on my next 12 frames because i like the way the picture is taken and in my opinion i think it looks better in many ways. Its easier to use the rules and you can pick better objects to take pictures of. I think you have more choices in this style to so i would like to use the professional style.

Ethics in Fashion Photography

1.) In the computer they changed the model's eye size they made them bigger and lowered them down including with her eyebrows, and they made her neck longer and thinner. They also made her lips bigger and made her face thinner and changed her make up to different shade.

2.) I think it is not ethically acceptable to change a person's appearance like this in a photo because this is what make other girls want to look as beautiful and perfect like the models they see in magazines and billboards.

3.) I think there is circumstances in which it would be more ethically wrong to do this type of manipulation because they could have changed more things or like a full body picture could of been worse too.

4.) I think like taking off markings on your face or changing things in the background is ok but changing your nose or eyes and things like that is wrong because that is not who you really are.

5.) The difference between fashion photography and photojournalism is that fashion pictures are fake pictures that have a lot of changes and make other people feel bad and not beautiful and photojournalism pictures inspires people and makes people feel good and proud about themselves.

6.) The relationship that each type of photography have to reality is that they both want to look the best and this affects the ethical practice of each by making them feel uncomfortable with themselves and go through eating disorders and making them go through depressions. These pictures makes them change in a bad way.

Negatives Evaluation

1.) By looking at my negatives i think only about two or three turned out well.

2.) About two photos would not turn out well because they look like they do not have enough light and they are not well focused but the rest are.

3.) I think the sixth picture the one where people are walking in the hallway would come out well because it looks very clear to see. It also looks that it is well focused and you can see that it has good amount of light.

4.) I think that the best technical aspect that is present in my best negative is focus because you can see everything good enough to tell and know what is in the picture.

5.) In my favorite negative i used advanced composition techniques, i used lines and the rules of thirds.

Phot Manipulation and Ethics

1.) The main thing this story is talking about that in Israel this year, it was simply portrait day for the new cabinet when image appeared in Yated Neeman, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish newspaper, someone had fooled with the image. Digital manipulation isn’t limited to the Middle East, and the April Fool’s Day theme continues.

2.) I think this type of photo is unethical or acceptable because some people might get offended with these kinds of pictures but sometimes other people might actually think it is funny. Everyone has different opinions.

I think that this picture is unethical because it says that they both never debated so they got a picture of each one of them and edited to put them together and they are side by side, this makes it seem like they really are debating when they are not.

I think this picture is not as bad as the others because they really didin't change much just added text and things like that because they wanted to make it more dramatic in a way.

Drug Cartels in Mexico

I think the same as Jeff Antebi, that Juarez is a very sad city to live in because you don't know what is waiting for you right around the corner. But whateve it is its going to be bad. The violence is to much. Juarez has turned into the most fatal and dangerous city in the world. It is very scary to know this and i would never like to go to that city, only because of the cartels. People that go over there to live or to visit should be careful and not go out much when they are over there and try to avoid the cartels and going to Juarez.

Quotes:
1.) "The cartels," he says, "own the night."
2.) "It's a very sad city to be in," he says.

These quotes to me are intresting because it tells you really how bad things are going over there and how people are scared and have to put up with it. It shows that you can't go out at night only if you want to get killed in pain. It also tells you that all that is happening and its all very sad. It is like the cartels are your boss and you have to listen to them or you and all your family are going to die.

My favorite photo in this video is the last one the one of the girl with a pink jacket with fur on it. It is  intresting to me because it shows the sadness she feels when one of her family members get killed. The photographer used simplicity on this picture because the photo is focusing only on her and the she is the one in the middle.

Post Shoot Reflection

1.) The challenges that i had to encounter while trying to get close, capture real moments, and capture action or emotion were that you have to take the picture at the right time. Sometimes it can be dangerous like from where your standing to take the picture or where you are taking the picture. But you just have to figure how your going to take the picture meaning the viewpoint, how you want it to come out and just be careful and take many pictures and see which one you like the best out of all of them.

2.) The technical aspect of photography i found myself thinking about the most was focus because if the camera isint focused correctly to take the picture, its more likely your picture is going to be a bad one or ruined. So to adjust the focus you have to move the lense around till you can see clear.

3.)I attempted to use at least one of the advanced composition technique by really going into what im taking a picture of and make sure that you can understand it. Also the rules nned to be in the picture.

4.) Next time i will try and shoot things that are more intresting and go more into the main thing im trying to focus on to get a better picture.

Making a Black and White Print

1.) Materials

Timers

Drying Cabinets

Tongs or Spatula

Enlargers

Focusing Aids

Safelights

2.)Chemicals

Developer

Stop Bath

Fixer

Wash

3.) Summarize in one or two paragraphs the process from start to finish

4.) Post a photo of the equipment necessary to make a black and white print

Defenitions
1.)Emulsion- A fine dispersion of minute droplets of one liquid in another in which it is not soluble or miscible
2.)Aperture- An opening, hole, or gap
3.)Masking easel- 
4.)Exposure-The state of being exposed to contact with something
5.)Safe light- A light with a colored filter that can be used in a darkroom without affecting photosensitive film or paper
6.)Dodging- Avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement
7.)Burning-  Very keenly or deeply felt; intense

Processing Black and White photos

1.)Materials necessary to process black and white film:

• Lighttight film-processing tank that accepts the size of

film you are planning to process

• Darkroom graduate or a 16-oz (473 mL) measuring cup

• Darkroom thermometer

• Several quart jars or bottles (glass, stainless steel, or

plastic) for the processing solutions

•To mix solutions you need a stirring paddle

• Soft viscose sponge

• Darkroom timer or a clock

• Scissors

• Bottle or magazine opener if you are processing film in

size135 magazines

• Protective gloves to prevent skin contact with chemicals

• Spring-type clothespins for hanging processed film to

dry

To make prints, you’ll need this equipment:

• Safelight, such as a KODAK Darkroom Lamp with a

KODAK OC Safelight Filter (light amber)

• Printing frame or enlarger

• 8 x 10-inch piece of heavy cardboard

• Four photographic processing trays a little larger than

the largest prints you plan to make (or shallow pans or

dishes made of glass, plastic, china, or stainless steel)

• Print squeegee or soft viscose sponge

2.)Chemicals

3.)Processing Your Proof Sheet

a.) Take the exposed paper from the printing frame or

enlarger easel and slide it completely into the developer,

emulsion side down. Then turn the paper over, and

agitate by rocking the tray gently throughout the

development time (1 minute for POLYCONTRAST IV

RC Paper in DEKTOL Developer). Tip up first one side,

then the adjacent side.

b.) Take the paper out of the developer and let it drain for

5 seconds. Then immerse it in the stop-bath solution for

at least 10 seconds, agitating thoroughly as in Step 1.

c.) Remove the paper from the stop bath, drain it for

2 seconds, and slip it into the fixer. Agitate frequently

for 2 minutes. You can turn on the room lights after

about 30 seconds. (If you have more than one print in

the tray, keep them separated.) Do not overfix.

d.) Transfer your print to the wash tray. Wash for 4 minutes

in gently running water at a temperature between 50 and

85°F (10 and 30°C). Avoid overwashing.

e.) Use a soft viscose sponge or a soft rubber squeegee to

remove excess water from the print surfaces. Dry the

print on a flat surface at room temperature with good air

circulation. You can speed drying by blowing warm air

from a portable hair dryer onto the print. Make sure that

the temperature of the air is below 190°F (88°C).

4.) Picture of of the equipment necessary to process film and chemicals

Definitions-

1. Contact sheet: A contact sheet is a positive print of all the negative images from one film, made by a contact printing process so that all the images are the same size as the negative.

2. Agitation: It is a process in which the air bubbles that usually occur when dry film is immersed in a solution can be removed without harmful effects in the predevelopment water rinse.

3. Enlarger: Is a specialized transparency projector used to produce photographic prints from film or glass negatives. All enlargers consist of a light source, normally an incandescent light bulb, a holder for the negative or transparency, and a specialized lens for projection

4. Developer: Is a chemical that makes the latent image on the film or print visible.

5. Stop Bath: An acidic bath that is used after the developer to stop development and reduce fixer contamination.

6. Fixer: A chemical solution used for the conversion of unused silver halides to a soluble silver so that the image remains stable and unalterable when exposed to light.

What the pros are doing- Repetition

*I think this picture is a good example of repition because there is two  guys that look similar, each guy is on one side, one on the left and the other on the right. These guys lead to the three people in the middle.

-Two aides hold the doors open for British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, his wife Sarah, and Sam Prince, Managing Director of the Leeds Community Health Care during a campaign stop in Yeadon, England.
 

*I also think this photo shows repetition because there is eight men that are dressed alike. When they are lined up like this it is easier for the viewer's eye to catch what they are doing.

-Indigenous Zoque men carry baskets containing flowers and candles as offerings inside the cave of Villa Luz, during a ritual called "The fishing of the blind sardine" in Tapijualpa, Mexico.
 

*I think this picture is the most one that shows repetition because thete is many doctors all dressed the same with the same color. This makes the jaguar stand out more to the viewer. The color of the doctor's suit is all the same and the jaguars fur color is the only one that is different.

-Reyna, a female jaguar, receives dental treatment at a veterinary clinic in Envigago, Colombia.

American Soldier slideshow and captions

1.

A.) I think that the most powerful picture on this slideshow is one in Life in Iraq, it almost tells you the whole story of his army life. There is soldieres leaning on the truck because of the viewpoint. Also because you know where they are, and you know how they feel by the way they look and the expressions on there faces.

B.) I think the most powerful sequence is the one of coming home because you can see the happiness and tears of joy. You can see the story they are telling you and all he achieved and succeded in.

C.) These images work together by going in order its kind of like a timeline. They put the pictures in order of what happend first to last.

2.

A.) The verbs are written in present tense. They are written exactly what he is saying.

B.) The captions enhance the photos by explaining what is going on and to understand the picture. It also enhances by making the picture more powerful and for it to make sence to the viewer.

3.

A.) Ian helps the other soldier, Robert Munoz hand up the christmas lights in the platoon's operations center because Munoz like this place to be decorative for his troops.

4.)

A.) These features enhance the photographs by making the viewer pay more attention and so you can understand the picture better. It makes it more intresting and you can understand the way he was feeling and what was going through his mind.

B.) Videos are better than photos in some ways because they have better explanations of what is going on, some people might not get what is happening with just a caption and what the picture has. They might need someone to be explaining and talking about what is going on.

C.) Photos are better than videos in some ways because a picture can tell a whole story to some people without a caption. Also videos keep going and don't stop while pictures are like freezing time and you can see everything that happened in one shot.

Iraq slide show-Extra Credit

This photographer used the rule of lines in the picture above. This picture has a lot of lines like the ones on the top of the wall and on the bottom of the wall. It is also showing lines in the flag that is in front of the man. I picked this photo because I really love the colors and the style of it. It looks very bright and the flag and shandeliere catches your eye.

This photographer used the rule of simplicity. The picture above shows a man with a red hat, he also has a ciggar and cellphone in his hand. He is the main thing in this picture and its very simple so you know to focus on him. I picked this picture because it shows the rule of simplicity very good and also because you can almost know what he is like in person by what he is holding and his face expression.



Bob i scarrying Charlie on his back while climbing some mountains. As you can see Charlie had a little accident.

The cat named Lily is trapped in a washing mashine. She is very mad that they don't take her out of it.

The cat Sam and the dog named Bobby got very bored and started playing tag. Booby started taking things to seriously and Sam Was getting terrified.

Malboro Marine

A.) Luis Sinco had to go to war with him, and had to go through a lot just to take one picture while he was fighting at war. There was a lot of danger around him but he still desided to go to anyways and take pictures for this slideshow. He also helped Malboro with all his problems he was there for him.

B.) The effect of the multemedia effects was to make the pictures better and more clear. I think it was also to make the picture more dramatic. The pictures looked more sad and more scary with the effects. When they edited the pictures it makes it go more with the story and what he was talking about.




A.) To me the most powerful picture is when he is standing there looking at the ocean because you can tell they are talking about him and you can see that he is thinking and he is sad. I also like that the sky looks very light compared to the water it is a balenced picture.

B.) The sequence of photographs that is most powerful is when he is with his wife because when they take pictures it has simplicity like they are in the middle of the photographh and they want you to focus on them and they make the backgroung a little blurry and the expressions on their faces also make the sequence powerful.

C.) The audio enhances the photographs by making it more clear in what the picture is telling you and also to make it go with the story. To me it made it more intresting then just to put a slideshow of pictures without background music or people telling the story.

D.)The images work to make a story because it looks like they go in order in what happen beggining to ending. Also when he is saying something they would put a picture of what he was talking about.

Show and Tell

I think this picture is intresting because of the guy. Everyone is dancing and he is the only one that stands out. His tattos are very colorful and have a lot of details which makes this picture intresting and cool to look at. I like the background of the trees and the sky.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1418565568?bctid=14018184001

I think this video is intresting because of the people. They would do anything for the basketball game. Everyone wanted tickets to get in. When the fans got which was a lot of people they were supporting the team and they all had theyr'e cellphones out and waving them which is intresting. This video had a lot of movement going on too.

Contest Preview Show and Tell

Environmental Self Portrait Contest

This picture is powerful because it is retro. The girl behind all those papers looks very busy but suprised at the same time. You can see everything is organized and also her whole desk is full. This picture is black and white and the backround shows a shelf with many books which blends in with her desk, that is a reason why i like this picture a lot. 

Great Black and White Photographers part 3

1.) What first caught  my eye while looking at the photographer's photos was that he had a lot of details on them. I noticed he takes a lot of pictures of the outside and waterfalls. I like the way it looks on the picture and the viewpoint of the photos.

2.) First Picture:

- I see mountains, water, and clouds. I can see the reflection of the mountains and clouds on the water. I can also see the lines that form on the water as the wind blows on it.

- I smell the mountains. I can smell the natural smell of the water. I smell the freshness of the air.

- I hear the wind blowing. I can hear the sky thundering.

- I taste the water. I can taste the air that blows towards me.

- I feel the plain soft air blowing. I can feel the light rain starting to fall. I feel the freshness of the water. When I look at this picture it looks very calm, peaceful, and relaxing.

Second Picture:

- I see some mountains, water, clouds, and trees. The water is forming an S curve, and then dissapers as it goes on. You can see that the trees are very dark and the mountains and the clouds are very light.

- I smell the dirt that is all over the place. I smell the grass that surround everything. I can smell the tall trees.

- I hear the birds that live in the trees. I hear the water as it keeps running and never stops.

- I taste the cold water.

- I feel the coldness of the snow on the top of the mountains. The water that lays in the middle of the picture. - I feel the trees that surround the water. When I look at this picture it looks very adventureous.

3.)I would put pictures of him, and that he took all over the place. I would put all those things like on posters and things like that. Also write his name in very big and bright letters. I would also write about him and make it very colorful so it can catch people's attention, and then put posters in a lot of places so anyone can see his photos, who he is, and what he did.

Academics Preview

The Story

This picture tells the story of how the guy is in his science class. He is doing an experiment and it looks like he is very concentrated on what he is doing. The main thing is what he is touching the rest that is behind those things is blurred out which makes the experiment the whole story.

Action and Emotion

This picture has a lot of action because you can see like the teacher guiding the people in front of her the notes they are supposed to play. You can also see the that they are in some sort of stadium and the sadium's lights coming towards the you when looking at the picture

Filling the Frame

You can see the band up on the stage singing, you can see the main singer also playing a guitar with another guy next to him playing a guitar. Closer on the picture you can only see a man's leg pushing something with his foot and you can see him playing the guitar. The only thing that is clear is the man close to the camera all that is behind it is a little blurry.



Advanced Photo Composition

Rule of Thirds

Balancing Elements

Leading Lines

Symmetry and Patterns

Viewpoint

Background

Create Depth

                                     

Framing

Cropping

Avoiding Meregers



Hurricane Ike

Great Black and White photographers preview part-2

A n s e l  A d a m s

He was born in San Francisco, California. He was born on February 20, 1902 and died on April 22, 1982. He was and only child. He was best known for his black and white photographs. Moon and Half Done, Yosemite National Park, California was one of his famous photographs. He taught himself how to play piano at the age of twelve, and music became his main focus at his later youth. Later he stopped playing piano to start photograph. Ansel's aunt gave him a copy of "In the Heart of the Sierras" by James M. Hutchings.This book piqued Ansel’s interest when he was just fourteen years old. His parents took him to Yosemite National Park.  Adams made a portfolio and got contracted for it in 1927. Adams work machured between 1924 and 1942 and became more established. He gathered all his work and had a solo show at the Stieglitz gallery "An American Place" in 1936 at New York. He recieved awards for his photographs, and there has been awards named for him.

Great Black and White photographers preview

Ansel Adams

 Ansel Adams

 Emmet Gowin



Pinhole finale

1). One of these pictures is negative which means the light stuff are dark and the other picture is a positive which means that dark things are dark and light things are light. One picture shows things to one side then on the other picture its shows the  things in the opposite way.

2).  Negative- noting an image in which the brightness values of the subject are reproduced so that the lightest areas are shown as the darkest.

Composision 9/11

Simplicity

This picture has a woman with the united states flag and other people. I picked this picture because it is very close up and you can see the expression on the people's faces and you can focus better on it.

Rule of Thirds
This is a good picture because the man is carrying a little boy. You can see them clearly because of the backround they have, they are also in the very corner of the photo.

Lines
This picture has many people in a line walking forward. Since its a curved line it forms what you call and S curve.

Balance
I chose this picture because the man that is falling looks very balanced while he falls from a building. He is falling in a straight position.

Framing

This picture shows a statue that is in the middle of this picture and thats what they are concentraiting on that is what framing means.

Avoiding Mergers

I picked this picture for this rule because there is a lot of people bunched up walking in this shoot, and there are people cut off that you can't see all of them. When taking a picture avoid this which is a merger.