Extra Credit Subway Man Dies

  Questions and Answers

 

1. Explain what happened to the man that was killed by the subway and how the photographer was able to take the photo. 

 

Someone at the last second pushed the man onto the subway tracks and wasn't able to get out on time. Some other man tried to get the subway's driver attention to indicate someone was on the tracks and so he took out his camera and flashed him to alert him. 

2. Why did the photographer say he took the photo?
   

He did it to show the subway driver that something was wrong.  

3. Do you think the photographer should have taken the photo?
  

Yes to get the driver's attention to trying to save the man's life. 

4. Do you think the photographer did the best thing he could have done in this situation? Why or why not?
  

No, because he could of tried to save the man by pulling him out or telling him that the train was coming.  

5. Do you agree or disagree with the decision to run the photo on the front page of the New York Post? Explain why or why not.
  

I think it was pretty messed up to do it because it shows low respect to the journalism's words of trying to get the driver's attention by flashing. If he really did mean that, then he wouldn't have keep the photo because it was a mistake. it shows very much disrespect.  

6. What is more important to a photojournalist, capturing images of life as it happens or stopping bad things from happening? Why or why not?

 

Stopping bad things to happen because it shows your a hero and care more about hte person than the dumb photo that's worth money.  

7. Do you think it is ever ethically acceptable for a photographer to involve himself/herself in a situation that he or she photographs? Explain why or why not.
 

I'm kinda neautral on that because I find it okay and not okay because journalisms should be heros and act like them.  

8. Should photojournalists always avoid influencing events as they happen? Explain your answer. 
 

The shouldn't avoid it, they should try helping in it instead because its the right thing to do. 

9. After reading the responses from the professional photographers, what stands out as the most appropriate response for a photographer to this situation. 

 

I say it was complelty messed up to post this photo beacuse it wasnt even his fault he got pushed ontot the sumbway tracks.

Lytro Warm-Up & Ethics in Fashion Photography

Lytro Warm-Up

1) You had options to blurr out the background on the photo and move the things inside the photo around.
2) It lets you mess with the settings and create sort of a video photo, which is really cool.
3) You would need to know how to work the manuel settings and know the basic rules of photojournalism.
4) I think that really worth the money for such great memories. 

Fashion

1) They added a lot of make-up on her face and edited her face through a photo on Photoshop.
2) No because its basically a fake photo that is edited.
3) Yes because you can't just edit an event you way the wanted it to be, its just not right.
4) Maybe like filtering the photo and that really just about it.
5) Fashion photography maybe advertises things and photography just shows photos of the events.
6) What they all have in common is that the fact that they represent something in the photo.

Self Portrait and Portraits Part II AND Rules of Photography Part II

  

Self Portrait and Portraits Part II

3 Tips

Have fun with it. Be sexy. Be yourself. Be awesome. Be different. Be creative. Whatever you do, have fun with it. That’s part of the point, after all.

If you can, hook up your camera directly to your computer (or, for extra-fancy bonus points, your TV) so you can see your pictures come up as you take ‘em. It’s a lot easier to iterate and to make gradual improvements to your photos that way.

Use props! Are you a dad and a rocker? Bring your kid and your guitar. Are you a photographer? Add camera gear. Painter? Paint. Poet? Words. Make-up artist? Guess… You get the idea.

 Environmental Portrait

This photo got my attention because of the clear blue sky. I also like how the car is crop of the policeman. This is a great example of environment portrait.

 The sunset looks amazing and beautiful. That's what got my attention at first and how the man is shaded in with the mountains on the background.

Photography Self Portrait

 I like how you can see the skeleton in the background and the boy looking very curious. It make it look very cool and unique. 

This photo looks very awesome because of how she did her make-up and her collar. She looks sort of like a mime. Her face gets my attention right away because of how bright it is in color.

Casual Portrait

 This little boy shows emotions of sadness in his portraits. He looks confused and sad. His hair is gorgeous though.

I like how his tie and glasses stand out the most. He looks very casual indeed. This photo looks very elegant and fancy.

I'm planning on shooting a photo of me probably laying on the green cold grass looking up at the sky. I'm also going to make it look very nature-y and unique. I wanna inspire people when they see it. The location should be by the picnic tables at the campus courtyard during passing period or something.

Rules of Photography Part II

Rule of Thirds

Balancing Elements

Leading Lines

Symmetry and Patterns

 View Point

Background

Create Depth

Framing

 Cropping

 Mergers and Avoiding Them