Ava's Photojournalism Blog

Aperture F2.8 F16 or higher 1. The pupil is the body part that has a similar to the function of aperture, because it is a hole that lets light pass through the human eye. 2. The smaller the aperture, the larger the f-stop value is. The higher the aperture, the lower the f-stop is. 3. Aperture impacts depth of field because it can sharpen objects in the image. To create depth, the background becomes more unfocused because the main subject is very clear and focused. The main subjects will become sharp and the background will become blurry as aperture is adjusted, which can make a photo very appealing. Shutter Speed High shutter Slow shutter 1. With light a) At a booth in the middle of the courtyard near a tree, I would use a slow shutter speed because there is not much motion going on. b) In a food booth outside under one of the red awning, I would use a slow shutter speed because the red awning would block out light from the image. c) During the Silver St...

http://sophiephotojorurnalism.blogspot.com 1. I really like how the photo compositions were shown in Sophie's blog, and there are no mergers in most of the photos. This helps me focus more on therein subject, and make the image more dramatic and create a mood. I also liked the photo that had black and white used in it, because it made the image more unique, and the subject was very clear. 2. One thing that Sophie could have improved in her photos, is getting a full view of the subject. A lot of times, the persons hair will be cut out or other parts that are partially important in order to complete the photo.

1. I faced a couple challenges in attempting to capture the composition rules you gave us. First, simplicity was difficult to capture because there were many students in a room, and many things that were distracting the viewer from the main subject. Also, getting a clear image was kind of difficult because the students were always moving while working, and we could not manipulate the subjects (students). 2. Overall, I found myself mainly focusing on the clarity and focus on the camera, because the lighting was different in each photo, so the subject exposure would need to be adjusted at times. In order to do this, I found my subject of the image first, and held my camera up to this. Then, I lightly held down the picture button, and it automatically focused on the subject for me. 3. If I could do the assignment again, I would have improved my photos in a few categories. First, I would have mainly focused on avoiding mergers, because a lot of my photos had mergers since the classroom...

This image shows simplicity very well, because there is only one subject, and the background is very simple. The subject is clearly the student, who is working from the back. The chalk board is not distracting the viewer from the subject, because it is one color, and the subject consumes most of the images space. If anything were to be changed, the writing on the board behind him could not be merging with his head, but it is faint and can definitely be fixed next time. In this photo, I used the composition of rule of thirds. This is because the subject is slightly off to the right of the image frame, creating an illusion of rule of thirds. There is only one subject in this photo, and that is the teacher that is speaking to his students. There are many things that could be less distracting and make the subject more clear. For example, the students head, and the lamp merging with the computer. Overall, I think this photo is very simple and appealing with the lighting and subject. ...

a.      Manipulation on photography is done to make the photo more appealing, without changing the image drastically. The photo is not changed too much to where it looks nothing like the photo before editing. Advanced technology enables pretty much anyone to have access to editing and manipulating photos. Many businesses, organizations, and magazines publish photoshopped images to draw in consumers and make them believe what they are seeing. Posting manipulated is very controversial because some believe it is almost lying to the costumers or readers, while others say it helps people and the economy as well. b.       Philosophy of newspapers like Washington Post and New York Times have very strict guidelines over photo manipulation. They believe that even a simple color alter can change the perception of the image by the viewer, which is very important. When journalists turn in their work, they must have an original copy and a manipulated copy, so they can...

                           My favorite black and white photographer was Helen Levitt. Helen was born on August 31, 1913 in Brooklyn, New York. She grew up in Brooklyn with her mom and dad. In 1931, Helen dropped out of high school and began working for a commercial portrait photographer in the Bronx. Art was something that always interested Helen, but she could not draw. Soon after, the Julian Levy Gallery opened up photography as an art for her, and it immediately caught her attention. She then became an art teacher for children, but was still interested in photography. After buying a camera, she took photos of some chalk drawings outside on a public sidewalk. Over the next few weeks, Helen began investing in street photography. Many people were outside from lack of air conditioning, so the opportunities for street photography were better. Her work was first published in 1939 in one of the Fortune Magazine's issues....

My Favorite Image I chose this photo as my favorite because this image is very appealing to the eye, yet it also has a meaning behind it. The photo is about a student during their junior year, which is where students take SAT's for college. Balance is very evident in this image because the books create shapes and the angle is very pleasing. Also, framing is shown in the image because the bookshelves surround the subject, creating a frame.