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.
