Prompt Shoot #3

Circles:

Numbers (I cheated with letters):

5 websites

Website #1
http://blog.ted.com/how-to-create-a-killer-timelapse-with-joe-capra/

On this website I watched a timelapse video that Joe made when he was sent to Rio with a promotion from Panasonic. I also read about his interview with the reporter and his answer are absolutely beautiful. You can tell he's a very educated person. He knows what he's doing. He encourages anyone who is interested to start doing timelapse photography because, "I think it appeals because it's something that you can't see or experience with your own eye. Even if you stand in the same spot for three hours, you don't notice the changes that happened in that time. It has to be shot, and you have to see it in video format to actually enjoy it."

questions:

a: The video is timelapses the photographer, Joe Capra took of Rio on a trip promoted by Panasonic.
b: Joe Capra took the video, he said he used to do just regular photography but when he saw a video that someone did of timelapses he wanted to try it, too.
c: The story is just the interview he had with the journalist; his answers to the questions
d: timelapse is an actual form of photography, I thought it was just for fun.

Website #2
http://www.rachelsussman.com/oltw/

This photo really affected me because it used to say 13,000 years but now she had to cross it out and say "deceased" because, I figured, of what we do to our environment. Plus to photo is so simple, but the caption is what kills you. You look at it and it just hurts you.

Website #3
http://petapixel.com/2014/12/31/10-photography-resolutions-new-year/

This website made me realize a lot of things. One, new years isn't stupid. Two, photography takes talent, time. You need to learn different types of photography. Three, equipment isn't an excuse. TAKE PHOTOS. I feel very inspired for this new year coming up to try new things. No more excuses. AND don't be afraid to post them for fear of ridicule.

My favorite tip in here is this one:

"But the gear does not make the photographer. When someone says, “I could take photos like too that if I had your fancy camera,” hand them your camera. Go ahead. They usually snap one or two photos (if that), panic and hand it back. It’s not about the gear itself, it’s knowing how to use it to create the vision you see in your head."

It made me realize I have no excuse for my lack of taking photos. I need to practice.

Website #4

Okay now the Questions - Please use your judgement and decide which of the questions below you need to answer. 

Link the website you visited and make sure your blog is titled 5 Websites.

Briefly describe what you looked at on the website (4-5 sentences, make sure you write enough to really make it clear that you spent time looking at the website).

What did you learn new?

Post your favorite photo from the site.

Please answer the following questions:
a.     Why did you pick this photo?
b.     What rules of photography do you see in the photo?
c.     Who took the photo?

If you did a tutorial on the website, post the item you created on your blog. Remember that blogger only takes certain types of photos, if you can convert it to a .jpeg that would be ideal.

If you did a tutorial please answer the following questions:
a.     What did you learn new today?
b.     How can you use this in my class later?
c.     Did this expand your knowledge of an Adobe computer program? If so tell me the program’s name is.

If you looked at a video, please do the following:
a.     Describe what you saw in the video.
b.     Try to figure out who made the video. If it was a photographer look them up on google and see if you can learn more about them.
c.     If there is a story about the video on the website, paraphrase it in 2-3 sentences.
d.     What did you learn new?

If you were directed to a site that you cannot answer any of the questions above, please do the following:
a.     What did you see on the website, describe it in 2-3 sentences?
b.     What did you learn?
c.     How did the site relate to photography?

Rules of Photography 2

Rule of thirds:

Balancing Elements:

Leading Lines:

Symmetry and Patterns:

Viewpoint:

Background:

Create Depth:

Framing:

Cropping:

Avoiding Mergers:

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American Soldier

A. I think the most powerful image is the one with the boys looking into the mirror.

B. Everything tells a story of how being in the army is really hard and is very hard to cope with. I feel as though the photographer wants to give the world empathy.

C. The captions make you informed on what is going on in the pictures so that you can understand what the picture actually means.

D. Ian Fisher was recruited to the army in June of 2007. His recruiting commander said he was doing it for, "for God and country." Drill Sergeant Eldridge got attached to Fisher because he was a such good kid. Fisher has faced many difficulties with his personal life, friends, and his recent wife, Devin. “Maybe it’s about learning to soldier up and do your job in life. Maybe that’s what a real soldier is,” he said. Being in the army has taught him many things about life, including how to be a soldier.

E. It is in present tense.
F. 
1. 1-3
2. names and who they are. basic needed info about the pic
3. a little more detail about the picture, not crucial info
4. a quote
5. Yes
6. yes
G. Pictures tell a thousand words. 
H. Some people are more visual and others like to use their own imagination. I believe some stories need pictures to go along with it so the reader has a starting place for their imagination and from there on they can picture everything happening on their own. But I also believe that you can easily tell a story with just pictures. It gives the reader space to interpret things on their own.