My First Print

1.) Yes the people are in sharp focus, you can see the lines of their hair. Also the desk is in focus because you can see the lines on it.
2.) There is a good contrast, but I think I could of done better by adding some darker colors, since the photo is mostly whites and light grays.
3.) My photo follows most of the rules. Things I can work on are getting other people out of the shot before I take the photo and actually seeing people face to get emotions.
4.) No, there is no spots or yellowing on the print.
5.) No the prints are not ringed or spots.
6.) Yes, my negatives, contact sheet, and test strip are stored in my folder.

CAPTION:
Sarah, Krystal, and Josh are working on a project together in Mrs. Foyes' 4th period English class. On Nov 17 they turned in their project and got a B+.

Photo Manipulation and ethics

A. On April 1, for the past 6 years there has been a new photographer that uses manipulation of photos' in a bad way. Each way is a new way to manipulate a picture.

B. I think this type of photo editing is both unethical and acceptable, depending on what you are doing it for. It is acceptable, if you are doing it to make the photo better, like the first photo, but if you are changing it because you don't want someone in the photo, then that is unethical.


C. a. This is the most unethical photo because its making these people look bad. They didn't do anything and your making them look stupid and unhealthy.






b. This photo is acceptable because its not hurting anyone. They wanted to fit the pyramids on the page so it seams reasonable.

Negatives evaluation

1. I think most of them are going to turn out good.
2. I think one of them will turn out bad, one, because I took the pressed the button too fast and it took the picture and the light wasn't right.
3. The negative that I think will turn out the best is the one of my friend Whitley, or my last photo I took.
4. My best negative has all of the aspects of photography. It has good focus, exposure, and composition.
5. I tried to use rule of thirds and balance in my photography.

Extra Credit...

1. This photo has semitry and lines for the rules of compistion. The semitry is because of the mirror in the shot. The lines are from the railings and the fence that lead to the person walking on the stairs, the person walking on the sidewalk, and the people standing under the stairs.






2. The rules of compistion shown in this photo are repitition and lines. In the photo the school girls are repeated in each row, but not so much as they are exactly alike, each row is different and so is each girl. The lines in the photo are the desks, because they lead your eyes to the girls on the lines.






3. This photo shows rule of thirds and Cropping. It shows cropping by getting closer to her face instead of taking a photo of her whole body. It shows rule of thirds by putting her to the side instead of having her in the middle of the photo.

American Soldiers

2. A. The most powerful photo is the photo of the drill Sargent (the back of his head) yelling at Ian, who looks scared. It is powerful because you can really see the emotion in Ian's face, and can tell that Ian is the main focus of the photo.
2. B. The most powerful sequence of photos is the photos of Devin and Ian getting married. They are powerful because they show Devin's and Ian's feelings in their faces.
2. C. The photos go together and tell a story by each one tells how Ian went through each day. They each have different emotions and feeling, and you can really feel it, by looking at the photos.
3. A. In the photos where Ian is the main subject the verbs are usually in present tense.
3. B. The captions enhance the photos because they tell you whats really going on, and you don't have to guess whats going on.
4. A. In "Coming Home" photo 35: Ian and Devin seal their marriage with a kiss in an empty court room. The judge later say, "You could really tell they wanted to be together."
In "Coming Home" the last photo: Ian and Devin start unpacking and are getting ready for their new life together.
In "Signing Up" photo 13: Ian and his dad spend the last days before Ian goes to Iraq eating out at Olive Garden.
5. A. The other features enhance the photographs, for they tell you more about what Ian was going through it all.
5. B. Videos are better than photos, because they actually tell the story through pictures and words, and you don't have to guess the story.
5. C. Photo's are better than videos, since you can make your own story up to go along with them and then compare it to the real story.

Marlboro Marine

Luis Sinco used many different skills besides photography, he used text, audio, and videos. All of these together made up the slide show. The effect of the slide show powerful, and it really touch me. It was meaningful, because it is about a suicidal man. The most powerful image from the slide show was the one of him and his wife at their wedding, and he is saying that he didn't know how he felt about it. You can really see the emotions in his face that he doesn't know what he wants. The picture pictures at the end where they show him how he is now. They are powerful because you can really see the change that he went through from beginning to end. The audio enhances the photos because it tells you the real meaning of the photos and you don't have to guess what they are trying to tell you. The images work together to tell the story since they go through his life from when he was in Iraq to the present day. It was really sad because he was suicidal and he left his wife or she left him or something. :'(

Post Shoot Reflection

1. The challenges I faced were, no one likes their picture taken, or they want to pose, they don't want you to take a picture of them working. While on my first photo shoot, emotions were hard to capture since no one wanted their photo taken so they work "fake" smile or show no emotion at all.
2. I found myself thinking most about the focus while shooting. I did this by, when I was close to them, I would make sure the photo was in focus and then take the picture.
3. I tried to use rule of thirds and balance, so my pictures would be unique from everyone else's. I would put my subject in the corner or balance the person out with different things in the room.
4. I would change how I took the pictures because the people would either not want to have their picture taken or would want to pose for the picture and not be natural.

Some people are just plain stupid. 24 year old, Ronald McFinigin, somehow jumped the curb and the wall and landing in the bushes. He is not hurt, but really how would you do that?










On Interstate 51, they weren't paying attention to the signs when putting them in. Jefferson 'N' Son Constructions worked on this road last week and one of the workers needs to turn on their brain.













You've heard of the movie Hotel for Dogs, but here in San Diego, California, they actually have one. Sable, from Paris, Texas, relax on the beach, reserved for dogs, taking a break from her owner, Aaron Galveston.

Processing Black and White Negatives

Put all your tools out in front of you and memorize where everything is, because you need to be in total darkness.
In total darkness, take the film out of the canister and unwind it and take off the tape at the end.
Load the film in a plastic or metal film reel, you might want to practice before in the light, so you know how to do it.
Place the loaded reel in the film tank and cover it as directed. Now you can turn on the light.
Now you can process the film.
Make sure the temperature of the chemicals stay between 65 and 75 degrees.
Pour developer into the open part of the sealed film tank and cover it. Mix it around, and the carefully poor the chemicals out.
Pour plain water into the spout to stop the developing.
Put fixer in the container for 5-10 minutes.
Now you can take the negatives out and put them in cold running water for 5 minutes.
Now pour in a tankful of Hypo Eliminator and agitate for two minutes.
One final wash for five minutes.
Take the negatives out without touching the surface of the film.
In about 1-2 hours the film will be dry. Use scissors to cut negatives into 6 strips. Store the negatives in clear glassine envelopes.

agitate-To upset; disturb
reticulation-To mark with lines resembling a network
hypo eliminator-A solution used to facilitate the removal of fixer solutions during the wash bath.