Prompt Shoot 4

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Yearbook Preview

25 Things That Should be in Every Yearbook:

1. Table of Contents
2. Cover
3. Colophon
4. Dividers
5. Folios 
6. People Pages
7. Closing 
8. Opening
9. Endsheets
10. Signature
11. Cover Page
12. Name of the School
13. Address of School
14. Index
15. A Theme
16. Colors
17. Variety of Pictures
18. Infographics
19. Captions
20. Body Paragraphs
21. Feature Stories
22. Senior Adds
23. Business Adds
24. Headlines
25. Subheadlines

• The title of this book is Limitless.
• It's from Harvard-Westlake School.
• The thematic elements evident in this book are: the fonts, the colors, the layout of the pages. 
• There are 7 sections in this book.
•  My favorite spread is dance spread because the design is unique, and there are a variety of good pictures.
• There is an index.
• There are photos of groups of people.
• There is a table of contents.
• There are 1,600 students that attend the school.
• This book is from California.

Phobia Project Preview

1. A phobia is a fear of an object or a situation.
2. Ablutophobia- the fear of washing or bathing, Bibliophobia- the fear of books, Cacophobia- the fear of ugliness, Didaskaleinophobia- the fear of going to school, Ephebiphobia- the fear of teenagers.
3. Phobias for the shoot:
a. Ligyrophobia- Fear of loud noises.
b. Demophobia- Fear of crowds. (Agoraphobia)
c. Laliophobia or Lalophobia- Fear of speaking.

a. I could shoot Ligyrophobia, or the fear of load noises by having my model scrunch up their eyes and push their hands up against their ears, in attempt to block the supposed sound. I could put them in a room with a blank wall and have them up against that, while using rule of thirds. I would have the lighting focused on them, and have them dress casually. 

b. I could shoot Demophobia, or the fear of crowds by having my model sit down against a wall with their hands wrapped around their knees, while looking down in their lap. Their facial expression would be sad, and the background lighting would be pretty dark. Also, they would wear dark colors. 

c. I could shot Laliophobia/Lalophobia by having my model have tape covering their mouth, while they're standing up. Their eyes would be wide, and they would be wearing plain colors. They could have their finger up, in attempt to show that they wouldn't speak, and also be following rule of thirds. 

4. Some techniques that could help me with my photos are: 
a. Ligyrophobia- background: make the background plain
b. Demophobia- viewpoint: did a photo from above, or an interesting viewpoint
c. Laliophobia/Lalophobia: use symmetry with the objects in the picture

Welcome Back!

This is one of my favorite pictures because I like the angle at which it was shot, and the inspirational event that's occurring in this photo.

This is one of my favorite photos because of the unique angle that it's taken at, and the contrast of the colors. 

This is one of my favorite photos because it's a very pretty picture that's visually pleasing to look at, and it has a hopeful story behind it.

Interesting 2016 Things:

1. Best Song:

I chose this as my main choice because I think this song is song well, and that it has an inspiring message. Her voice, the style of the song, and the lyrics attracted me to this song. This song was the best of 2016 because it was catchy, fun to sing, sounded good, and had a good message.

2. Best Movie: 

I chose this main choice because I think that it was a funny movie that was very well done. The voice actor of Dory, and the previous movie attracted me to this movie. I was mainly attracted because I liked the previous movie made. This movie was the best of 2016 because it was funny, cute, and long-awaited. 

3. Most Important New Story:

I chose this as my main choice because I think that it was a very important event that not only the U.S. citizens, but citizens of other countries were paying attention to, and a story with a roller coaster like ride to the finish. The fact that it was going to affect me is what attracted me to this story. This story was the best of 2016 because it was a very important event to happen to the United States.

4. Most Important Person:

I chose this person as my main choice because I think that she was inspirational and that her path through the presidential election was very interesting to follow. The fact that she was a woman running for office attracted me to her. She was the most important person of 2016 because she fought with wisdom for something that she wanted to do, and did it while talking about good messages. 

5. Biggest Sports Person:

I chose Simon Biles as the most important sports person because she won gold in many events in the Olympics, and was named the best gymnast in the world. The amount of accomplishments she's done, and what she's using her fame for attracted me to her. She is the most important sport person of 2016 because she is helping others, and was very successful with everything that she's done, including not losing anything she's participated in for the last few years.

My Holiday:

1. One thing that happened over the break that I will remember is going to Colorado and getting to ski. 

2. My resolutions for 2017 are to use my time more efficiently and goto sleep earlier. 

3. I'm looking forward to upcoming holidays 2017.

Extra Credit For Final

1) The man that was killed by the subway was pushed onto the tracks, in the way of the train, by a panhandler. The photographer was able to take this photo because he tried helping the man, but he wasn't strong enough, so he tried using the camera flash to attract the attention of the driver of a train, and got the pictures while using the flash to try and stop the train.
2) The photographer was able to take the photo because he was in the location that this was occurring, and was trying to use the flash of the camera to stop the driver of the train. This allowed him to take a photo, and use the flash to try and stop the train.
3) I think that the man should've tried harder to help the man, and not worry about using the flash to slow down the train, because once you see a train, they can't slow down in time to stop before they reach you. However, I know that as being a photographer, you're there to observe, and you shouldn't interact with the subjects.
4) I don't think the photographer did the best to help the man in this situation because he could've got help from others to help get the man out once he saw the man being pushed. Also, like I said above, using the flash to try and stop the train wouldn't have worked because a train can't stop that fast.
5) I think as long as the family was okay with it, that it was okay for the New York Post to run the photo as the front cover. This is because it was the best photo to show what happened, and to give the best story, and since it was taken, it should be used.
6) To a photojournalist, capturing life as it happens is more important than stopping bad things from happening, because that's the job of a photojournalist. They're supposed to document things as they see, not save lives.
7) However, I think that it can be acceptable for a photographer to involve him/herself in a situation that he or she photographs if it means saving someone's life. They're doing their job by taking the photograph, and doing what most would consider a morally right thing to do, saving/helping someone else's life, but only if necessary.
8) I think that photographers should mostly stay away from influencing events as they happen because they're there to take pictures of an event and how it happened, and accurately display what's going on in a situation.
9) I think the most appropriate response for a photographer in this situation is that if you should continue to keep taking photographs, if like the photographer said, there's no way for you to help the man in danger.

Magazine Covers

Review

Writing Captions:

Mr. Marley Grinch is stealing the pies from the Opera Bakery in Wales on November 30, 2016. Mr. Grinch has been named the Pie Faced Bandit, and has stolen from over 30 different bakeries. 

50 geese are making their escape from the Austin Zoo, on October 17, 2016. The geese had been held captive with poor conditions, and were finally given the chance to live a free life.

Rules of Photography:

1. Rule of thirds- when the subject is in one of the intersection points in the corners. 

2. Balancing Elements- when the elements in your picture are balanced. 

3. Leading Lines- when lines are leading toward your subject.

4. Symmetry and Patterns (repetition)- when objects in the photo are repeated. 

5. Viewpoint- the angle that a photo is taken at. 
6. Background- creating a simple background to focus on the subject. 

7. Create depth- showing objects in the foreground and background. 

8. Framing- using objects as frames to frame your photo or your subject. 

9. Cropping- the way you size and crop your picture. 

10. Mergers and avoiding them- finding a plain background so you don't have things seeming like they are coming out of your object. 

Aperture, Shutter speed, and ISO:
Aperture:  how much light is let into the camera, which determines how focused the subject and background will be. 
Shutter Speed: the length of time a camera shutter is open, which determines how fast a photo is taken.
ISO: how sensitive a camera is to light, which determines the quality of a photo. 

Ethics of Manipulating Photos:
What's Ethical: cropping the image, and slightly making things larger or smaller. 
What's Not Ethical: changing colors. 

The Types of Portraits:
Environmental: a portrait taken in the subject's usual environment.
Self: a portrait taken of one's self. 
Casual: or portrait of a person. 
Formal: a carefully posed photo. 
Informal: a photo that's not not set up or posed.

Photographic Terms:
Exposure: how much light is in an area, determines how light or dark the image will be. 
Depth of Field: the distance between the closest and farthest objects in the photo. 
Focal Length: the distance between lens and image sensor that determines how zoomed in the photo. 

Magazine Covers:
Early: the first type of magazine covers, had drawings on them.
Poster: a magazine where the image is the main thing on the cover. 
Married to Type: the headlines and font are arranged around the photo, and blend in with the image. 
Forest of Words: there are lots of headlines