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Ansel Adams    Ansel Adams was a famous American photographer born in San Francisco, 1902 and died in April of 1984. He was know for his brilliant photography of the American West. He was a single child and was kicked out of several schools for bad behavior. At a young age Ansel Adams went to a private school and when he grew up he went to Harvard University.   Before Ansel became a famous photographer, he worked as a custodian of the Sierra Club's Le Conte Memorial Lodge in Yosemite Valley for one summer. When he was young he taught himself to play piano and playmusic before he developed his passion for photography. Ansel Adams published many books, one of them being: Sierra Nevada: The John Muir Trail. This book contained many beautiful images captured by Ansel Adams of the John Muir trail.    The Sierra Club played a big part in Ansel Adams's success early on in his career. Later on in his career many of his photographs were displayed in many galleries and museums su

1 I found it challenging to get an image of lines that leads your eyes to the subject and also I found it difficult to focus some of the action shots that I took. 2. I found myself thinking about lighting the most because a lot of my picture were turning out dark and you couldn't see the main subject of the picture. What I did to do this correctly was either turn on the flash or adjust my angle to where the lighting was more appropriate for the picture. 3. If I could do this assignment again, I would focus on making sure that all of my pictures have a subject and also making sure that I correctly capture all 6 rules. 4. Things that I would do the same are trying to get action shots and focus on trying to have the pictures focused and clear. 5. I think the rule that will be the easiest to achieve is simplicity. 6. I think that the rule that will be hardest to capture will be lines because it is hard to get lines to lead to the subject or balance because sometimes it is har

     Photo above is taken at F2.8 aperture Photo above is taken at F16 aperture 1. The part of the body that we should relate aperture to is the pupil. 2. The smaller the aperture, the sharper the image. The larger the aperture, the greater depth of field. 3.  Aperture affects the depth of the field by having a greater depth of field with a wider aperture and having a smaller depth of field with a thinner aperture.   Photo taken at a high shutter speed Photo taken at slow shutter speed 1. a) slow     b) slow     c) fast     d) fast     e) fast     f) fast      a) slow      b) slow      c) fast      d) slow      e) slow      f) fast 2. Aperture Priority: set aperture and automatically selects shutter speed.     Shutter Priority: set shutter speed and automatically selects aperture.     Manual: set both manualy Photo taken at ISO 200 Photo taken at ISO 3200 1. The advantages of shooting at a higher ISO at a sporting event is so that you can

A. Some of the main points that I read about in the website were that adjustments that used to take hours to manipulate, now only take seconds. Even though some adjustments to images can be minor (ex: cropping) it is still breaking very important rules. B.  The philosophy of the newspapers like Washington Post or New York Times regarding image manipulation edited a person in the picture or a thing and made the image unethical. C. In my opinion, I think cropping an image could be ethical, as long nobody is cropped out of the photo. D. I think that the image below was the most unethical because the person on the left side of the screen was never actually in the photo until they completely edited him in. I also think it is very unethical is because the fact that they edited the man in was to show their diverse enrollment but the fact that the man was never there, somewhat proves it to be a lie. E. I think that the image below is the most unethical because it did not add or remov

rule of thirds The composition rule that I followed was rule of thirds. The subject is the person closest to the camera working on classwork Yes it is lear to people looking at this photo to tell what the subjectis lines The composition rule that I followed was lines The subject is the vent blowing on the poster in front of it  No it is not clear to people looking at my photo to tell what the subject is To make this a clearer subject I could have taken a picture of lines that leads to the main subject such as someone working in class balance The composition rule that I followed was balance The subjects are the two men listening to instructions No it is no clear to people looking at this photo to tell what the subject is because you cannot see the teacher giving the instructions framing  (if I had taken a step bak to get the entire edge of the bin, it would've followed this rule.) On this photo I did not follow a certain composition rule but I sho

The Best Story: This image in my opinion represents the best story because it shows a girl in deep focus studying hard for school. Action or Emotion:   This picture represents the best action because it shows an experiment that involves some sort of a small explosion which has a lot of action along with emotion from the reaction of the experiment on the two girls' faces. Filling The Frame: In my opinion, this is the most interesting photo because it shows a group of volunteers helping out to feed the homeless and I think that this was a cool and special event to capture.  Academics and Community Service Photo   My favorite photo from the Academic and Community Service section is the one on page 22 which is an image of a focused girl working on an experiment that made an explosion of something that looks like paint. 1. I picked this photo because I like the uniqueness and color of the explosion and also how it is not an image of an everyday object. 2

1. For my first 4 prompts I thought that it was challenging to get good lighting when taking photos of people in the building. 2. I found myself thinking about the focus of the photo because some of the images are a little blurry because I was not able to focus the camera while the action was happening. To fix this I adjusted the lens to where the image became clear instead of blurry. 3. If I could do this project again I would probably focus on getting types of photos such as; Balance, Rule Of Thirds, Simplicity, Lines and focusing the camera a little bit better. Also I would focus on avoiding mergers. 4. What I would do the same is get a variety of different pictures so that they don't seem repetitive. 5. In my 4 photos I had Balance, Merger, and Rule Of Thirds. 6. Yes, I am interested in shooting those same prompts again because I would like to improve my photos. Click Here For Link To Blog   I really liked how the photo's in this blog were very creat

Simplicity: This image shows Simplicity because all of the action is happening on the center of the image and there is a plain background that doesn't distract you from the main focus of the picture. Rule Of Thirds:  This image is Rule Of Thirds because even though the explosion isn't the biggest thing in the photo or in the center of the photo, it is still the thing that your eye is drawn to. Lines:  This image is an example of lines because these repetitive lines lead your eyes to follow and eventually focus on the center of this image, which would be the falling man. Balance: This photo represents balance because if you were to draw an imaginary lines between the pieces still standing, it would form the geometric shape of a triangle. Framing:  This image represents framing because the object/broken wall in front of the ladder and firefighter, frames draws your attention to the center of interest in this picture. Avoiding Mergers: This photo r

Simplicity Rule Of Thirds Lines Balance Framing Avoiding Mergers

1. The hole acted like a lens, focusing and projecting light onto the wall of a dark chamber. 2. High quality glass lenses. 3. A glass lens, a dark box, and film. 4. Light passes through the lens, into the camera, and exposes the film. 5. An electronic sensor called a CCD. 6. With auto, the camera will completely control flash and exposure. With program, you can control the flash, along with a few other camera settings. 7. Attempt to blur out background. Uses aperture. 8. To freeze motion. Works with highest shutter speed possible. 9. Faster camera response time, more control over focus, and encourages better composition. 10. No/ disabled flash. When the natural light is used. 11. Auto flash. When the camera needs more light. 12. Picture will be washed out. 13. Picture will be too dark. 14. Relative measurement of light. 15. 1 16. 2 17. More light. 18. Less light. 19. Controls light with aperture opening or F-Stop. 20. Smaller F-Stop openings.

 Ron Van Dongen                Tulipa Pink Parrot II, 2008         Louis Stettner        Place St. Augustin, Paris, 1993 Massimo Vitali Wolfgangsee South East #3313, 2009

1. Ansel Adams      Ansel Adams         The Tentons and The Snake River           Grand Tenton National Park, Wyoming     1942 2. Helen Levitt            New York           1940 3. William Henry Fox Talbot        Nicolaas Henneman, Asleep       1844-45