Masters Photos

Henri Cartier Bresson was born in France and he was the oldest of five children. After trying to learn music, he was introduced to oil paintings. He then went to a private art school where he learned more about the arts. Cartier went to the University of Cambridge where he studied English art and literature. A photograph from Munkacsi inspired Bresson to turn from painting to photography.

 Our group was inspired by Bresson's "the decisive moment"  phrase which he used in natural looking photos. He took photos of people in real situations instead of people doing poses. Most of his pictures look like he took them without the people knowing until the last minute.

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Portraits Influenced By The Master

Our photographer was chosen for us. We are going to take black and white pictures such as portrait photos. We can also take photos of people doing things such as walking up the stairs.

Portraits - How Can You Take Better Portraits

Links to tips

http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2012/09/06/14-portrait-photography-tips-youll-never-want-to-forget/
http://digital-photography-school.com/10-ways-to-take-stunning-portraits
http://digital-photography-school.com/tips-portrait-photography
http://photographylife.com/portrait-photography-tips
http://www.popphoto.com/how-to/2013/09/tips-pro-george-lange-effortless-portrait-photography
http://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/20-fast-tips-for-portrait-photography--photo-9511
http://photo.net/learn/basic-photography-tips/5-portrait-posing-tips/
http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/tips-and-tricks-for-better-portrait-photography/
http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/3314/5-camera-setting-tips-for-shooting-great-portraits/
http://cameras.about.com/od/Tips-for-advanced-photography/tp/Top-5-Tips-For-Taking-Better-Portraits.htm

Things I learned

1. Reflectors brighten up portraits

2. Move the subject out of their comfort zone

3. Eliminate distracting backgrounds

Preparing My About Me Page

1. I used to do boxing.

2. All I listen to is rap, both old school and new.

3. I want to learn how to cook.

4.I want to attend a 4-year college.

5.I go to Pittsburg High school.

6. I'm a senior.

7.I want to learn how to cook.

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Artistic Review- BryanFarley.com

As a class assignment I had to review Bryan Farley's website. We had to review it before he changed to a new theme. It is a photo website with various photos Farley took. Overall the website is decent, it is certainly not bad but it could use improvements.

 First, the website could use more words as in descriptions of the event or what took place. If you open up the websites homepage (http://www.bryanfarley.com/) you'll see that there are only pictures on it. It makes sense since it is a photo website, but it would be more appealing to add words and make the pictures a bit smaller. There is an introduction but having captions and descriptions would make it better.

Lastly, all of his pictures should be in the gallery, because it would make it easier to find the pictures you're looking for. I did not look using search to find the pictures I was looking for. Just look at the search page (http://www.bryanfarley.com/search-page). It doesn't look like it's simple to use and some people won't understand how to use it. Other than those faults the website is okay.

Cropping for Better Composition- Advanced Photo

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This photo illustrates viewpoint because it looks like it's from the viewpoint of the person in the ferris wheel.

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This photo illustrates rule of space because it looks like the bubbles are moving/floating.

Camera Review

The Cannon EOS Rebel T3i has excellent video capabilities, image, and video quality. The T3i's controls are frustrating to operate and it's not fast. For the price it is a great choice but it is not top notch when it comes to image quality and shooting performance.

Composition w/ Photos

Our assignment was to take pictures using composition. We had to use Geometry. Here are the edited versions.

Family Photo Edits

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Self Portrait Edits

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Yosemite and Photography

Mark Geistweite takes interesting pictures of Yosemite, this one is my favorite. If I were photographing Yosemite I would take a picture of the wildlife in their habitat. I would also like to take pictures like the one below.

Photo Booth Pictures

I chose these effects because they stood out to me, none of the other effects appealed to me. I felt like I chose the right effects because the pictures turned out well.

Composition Cropping

                                                                                                                    

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Composition

Composition: Simplicity and Balance

Art Elements: Composition

Formal Visual Analysis: The Elements and Principles of Composition

The Appearance of Light

                                                     

                                                      The Appearance of Light     

              When we went outside to observe the light hitting the book we saw that the light was reflecting off at different angles. It created a glare depending on where you were standing.