Manipulating Beauty

The Changes the people made to the model in photoshop were changing the size of the neck, eyes, color etc. This is unrealistic because no one has eyes that big or a neck that long, its not realistic. I don't think this is ethical because this is what these companies want young girls to think is beauty and they want their product to be bought. I think changes that are ok would be putting make up on the person but not altering their whole apperance through photoshop.

Rosenthal photo #3

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Originally uploaded by crazefist.

This is a powerful picture because it shows the Marine running toward these dead and hurt men. These Marines do everything they can for their fellow soldiers and never leave anyone behind in battle. This shows the Marines duty and obligation towards others.

Rosenthal photo #2

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Originally uploaded by crazefist.

This is a photo because even though it is not candid, it shows the emotions of the Marines on their faces about how they were happy after the beach invasion was successful. It also shows a sense of comradery among the men. I also like how the American flag flys over their heads almost like it watches over them.

Rosenthal's Pulitzer prize winner

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Originally uploaded by crazefist.

This is a great photo because I think it empowers Americans and gives them a great sense of patriotism because of how these men fought to protect America from harm and how they remembered what they were fighting for even through all they went through. Although the frame isnt entirely filled but I think that was the effect of the photo.

Pulitzer prize winner

Joe Rosenthal
Born: October 9th 1911
Joe Rosenthall won the Pulitzer prize in 1945 while he was in the associated press and embedded with Marines during the pacific island battles. Rosenthal started his interest in photography in 1930 during the great depression while he was looking for work with his brother. Two years later he became a photographer for the San francisco news. When he shot the photo on iwo jima he had 15 years of experience. Rosenthal thought of photography as his life and that it was a privilage to photograph the brave men in the pacific war.

"What I see behind the photo is what it took to get up to those heights, the kind of devotion to their country that those young men had, and the sacrifices they made...I take some gratification in being a little part of what the U.S. stands for." Joe Rosenthal.

I think Joe Rosenthal is a great photographer and was very brave to accompany these soldiers into the battle and photograph their heroism. I think he made this country proud and gave everyone a better sense of patriotism.

Journalist paper

I choose Joe rosenthal

Breaking news photo

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Originally uploaded by crazefist.

Computer Number

My computer number is J9.

Light in Photography

The quantity of light entering the camera effects the apature and depth of field. The more light entering the camera the lower apature you need for a higher depth of field and visa versa. Use low shutter sped for brighter light. Higher quality of light allows for a longer possible depth of field. The higher quanty of light allows for more contrast. Soft Light is spread out light, not direct on the subject. It comes from an indirect source that is usually difused by filters of some sort. It makes the subject more visual from more points than if you shined a direct light on it. Hard light is concentrated light that comes directly from the source to the subject. It comes from direct sources of light such as flash lights. Front light is good for front detail on the subject, but it can also create a flat effect in the photo. Side light is good for adding depth to the photo but is bad for showing detail in the photo. Back light can create a sillouette if there is more light comming from the back than the front. It is bad for front detail.

Worst Academics shot

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Originally uploaded by crazefist.

I didn't like this photo because, even though it seems to be in focus, you can't see it because it is too dark. The shot was over exposed so y ou can't see anything going on in it. Even though it is candid you can't really tell. In the Future I will make sure to get the right exposure for my shots so I will not have any more turning out like this.

Best Academics shot

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Originally uploaded by crazefist.

I liked this picture because it is in focus. The picture captures action because the girl is writing notes during a class lecture. It is also candid because she was not posing for the shot, just doing what she would normally do in a classroom. In the future I will try to get more shots like this because I like photos with some action in them.

my first B&W print

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Originally uploaded by crazefist.

Caption: Simon looks for directions to solve the puzzle of the "Human Knot", an assignment Mr. Conolly assigned to his class during a photo shoot from other students.
Process: I shot the photos in black and white, outside while others were doing the human knot assignment. I developed this photo in the darkroom using chemicals such as devoloper, stop bath which stops the developing process, a chemical that makes the photo light proof. I printed this on a machine that burns the image onto a piece of photo paper, then put it into the chemicals.
Critique: I thought I filled the frame well, but I think I could have got the shot in better focus.

Never shoot below 60!

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Originally uploaded by crazefist.

This photo was blurry because the photographer either manually set or automatically set the shutter speed below 60. In action moments you want a fast shutter speed because it captures the moment better. A lower shutter speed allows more light into the camera over a longer period of time so you get a blurry image. You can always avoid this by manually setting your camera to 60 or above.