Review

Horse and trainers prepare for the big show. Trainers Smith and Johnson found it difficult to rope this one in.

Hundreds of indians flock to a funeral procession. A recent death caused them to mourn the loss of John Deere

1  Rule of thirds is when the subject is not straight in dead center, but is slightly to either the left or right side.


2  Balancing elements is a lot like rule of thirds, except sometimes if the subject is off center then the background can feel empty. Adding an object of lesser importance can help to fill the void.


3 Leading lines are when there are lines that help direct the viewer's attention to the subject and help enhance the photo in general.


4 Symmetry and patterns help to decorate the picture. Drawing a line in the middle of the picture and having each side exactly the same is helpful in making the picture prettier. Patterns are repetition of an object or design, it being on one thing or person also helps.


5 A viewpoint is where and which angle a photographer shoots from. Usually angles are one of the most common ways to take pictures. Though some prefer to shoot directly in front of their subject(s)


6 In order to bring out the subject of the shot, the background shouldn't be busy. Instead, it should be simple, and not attract too much attention to itself.


7 Depth layers the whole picture. Multiple layers really make the shot more pretty.


8 Framing the shot is okay, when it's on purpose. A natural frame is even better, it helps to draw more attention to the subject of the picture.


9 Cropping is when the photographer takes out any unnecessary details to keep the viewer's attention on the main subject of the photo.


10 Mergers are mostly an unwanted hazard in the photography world. Sometimes if a picture is taken at the wrong angle, a background object can merge with the object, giving it an unnatural appearance.


Aperture: A hole within the camera's lens, with which light travels into the camera's body. There is large and small apertures. The larger the aperture, the more light gets in. The smaller the aperture, the less light gets in.


Shutter Speed: The length of time in which of a camera's shutter is open to expose light. At faster speeds, the movement of a living subject starts to get blurry. Slower speed makes movement appear clearer.


ISO: The level of sensitivity your camera has toward light. The less it has, the less sensitive it is to light. And Vice versa

Exposure: The amount of light per area, also relating to ISO


Depth of Field: The distance between the nearest and farthest objects appearing sharp in pictures.


Focal length: How strongly the camera converges or diverges light.

Early Magazine Cover: Near the end of the 19th century, when magazines were starting out, there wasn't much on them. There usually was a non related picture in the middle under the table.

Poster: Soon, magazines began to put pictures relating to the subject of the article on the cover.

Married to Type: There soon began to appear on the covers bold, title lines on their magazines. The subject also sometimes overlapped the title.

Forest of Words: Eventually, there began to appear on the covers more words than one could count. It sometimes interfered with the subject, but there was enough space that a person could see what the article was about.

Magazine Cover

Portraits/Self Portraits

 Self-Portrait

Portrait

Photoshop on Models

Video 1
In the video I watched, there were quite a few changes made to the model. For one, her neck was made taller. Also, the model's eyes were made considerably bigger and enhanced to look more blue. Her hair was touched up a bit, and her shoulder blades were made smaller, so the neck would look delicate.

Video 2
The model's eyes were made bigger, and her neck taller. She was also made skinnier, and her legs longer. The skin was made a lighter shade and the nose was made smaller. Her shoulder blades were made sharper and the feet were changed to a smaller size.

Video 3
The butt, first of all was made smaller, as well as the legs. Her body was shrunk, and the breasts are enlarged. The model's hair was made bigger and longer, and her face was smaller. The skin tone was also altered a bit.

Answered Questions
It is not ethically moral to change people's appearances. It's only making their self images worse, so they'll try harder to be beautiful. I think every circumstance is wrong to do that. Not anything could change that. Only maybe in nature could a little twinging not hurt it too much. Fashion photography is only focusing on one specific subject. Photojournalism can focus on a wide range of subject, including fashion. Fashion is making reality standards high, and therefore almost impossible to reach, making people feel bad about themselves. Photojournalism can be a wider subject range and doesn't involve too much photoshop, not affecting the reality too much.
My teacher probably made me do this since we're doing self portraits and portraits in class. We don't want to photoshop faces too much, otherwise it'll look too fake.
None of the fashion photographers photoshop guys, probably because of the fact that they aren't that self dubious of themselves and already think they look 'good'.

Prompt Shoot

Electric 

 Purple

Cold

Magazines part II

Early Magazine Covers
Each of the earlier magazine covers featured a small illustration placed in the center, below the title and above the author's name. The illustration was mainly for decoration purposes, not relating to the subject of the article. As the magazine moved into the Victorian era, so did the design. Covers began to be covered in leafy designs and fancy lettering. As the Victorian era ended, the age of the modern magazine began.

Poster Covers
The poster cover generally did not speak the theme of the magazine. Neither did the illustration, most of the time. Eventually, covering lines began to make their way onto the covers.  But mostly, the poster covers consisted of one topic line, and the larger picture.

Posters Married to Type
Near the 1900s, covering lines began to make their way onto the magazine. Later, pictures actually relating to the topic they were covering made it onto the covers as well. Then, people who were the subjects came onto the scenes to model for the pictures. Some magazines, feeling the need  for urgency, underlined the 'most important' subjects. Eventually, most of the magazine's pictures were covered in the topics of the subjects or other related things.

In the Forest of Words
Some cover lines were larger than the title itself. Those that were, competed with the actual name of the title itself. Now, the images are no longer in the foreground. They are now behind the cover lines and title. The celebrities that are on the covers, are now symbols for power and influences.

My Favorite Cover

Favorite

"The magnetic image of a young movie star glancing over his shoulder did not need any embellishment. A muted color scheme and opaque logo was designed to showcase the ’50s-inspired photo.

I didn't like this picture just because of the celebrity. I liked it because of the muted colors. They really brought the reader's attention to his face, the only thing that wasn't technically muted. The caption as well, is definitely shouting at the viewer to look at this magazine. As the caption above describes, there is also a 50s sort of vibe to the picture, muted colors, the type of jacket he is wearing, the hairstyle, all of it is screaming 50s. Plus anyone could notice the toothpick behind his ear. He looks really rugged, tough, just like a 'greaser' should. The photographer chose right when they decided to do a fifties theme.