Photoshop Practice

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Shot on the Wednesday evening after Hurricane Sandy hit, Iwan Baan’s photograph of Manhattan, half aglow and half dark, captured the larger story of a powerful city rendered powerless. A true viral phenomenon, the image became an instant icon of the event—magazine cover that many New Yorkers have saved for posterity. In fact, a poster version was offered for sale by the Museum of Modern Art. 

Out of all the magazine covers, this one would have to be my absolute favorite. I love the fact that the photo gives a different angle and perspective of the city. Everybody knows the never ending hustle and bustle of New York City, it's interesting to see what it looks like when it's in the middle of tragedy. I also love the fact that you can see the stillness of the water and the clouds rolling in, you'd think that if half of the city were without power everything within 1,000 miles would be in a frenzy. Also, the simplicity of the cover catches my eye. Usually, magazines are plastered with cover lines it could be distracting. Everything on and about this cover interests me!

Magazine Covers Preview: Magazine Essential Parts

• Masthead- The name of the magazine with a specific style and text
• Selling Line- The short, attention grabbing description of the magazine
• Dateline- The month and year that the specific issue is released
• Cover lines- Distributed around the main image 
• Main Image- The main image and usually feature of the magazine
• Model Credit- A short statement regarding the model
• Main Cover line- The main feature of the magazine
• Bar Code- Standard barcode
• Left Third- An essential part of the overall design of the magazine in terms of sales 

Fixed Portrait Shoot

 lol @ our attempt to be models

ISO 100

ISO 400

  

ISO 800

ISO 1600

ISO 3200

-I liked ISO 800 the best for our photos portraits outside.

-I think ISO 1600 or ISO 100 were pretty great.

-It took us a while to adjust the setting but once we got it the photos turned out great!

-Knowing how the ISO, shutter speed, and aperture all work together will most definitely help me out with my future shoots!

Semester Final Exam Part 2 & 3

Part 2

Running into battle, American war leaders fight through the raging fires in the East Coast to save the citizens. This battle has been the largest one to strike the US.

 On April 21, Gunman, Alex Garza was killed after shooting a local police officer. Garza was shot twice in the mouth killing him.

After a nationwide rebellion, a local Asian citizen is engulfed in flames by a small, homemade bomb in June 2013. The bomb was said to have been created by another citizen with intentions of harming a military leader. 

Part 3

This photo is a great representation of repetition which is the constant repeating of an object in a photo. The photographer captured repetition in this photo by the bikes being in the air. This photo also shows the correct way of filling the frame. Filling the frame is focusing almost every inch of the photo on the subject. The photographer shows this by leaving no background space and having the subject be the star of the show. 

In this photo, the Rule of Thirds is presented very well. The rule of thirds is as if the photo was split into 9 separate pieces. The subject of the photo should intersect at one of the lines. The subject should be off center, either to the right or to the left. The photographer captures this by shooting the woman to the right of the photo where the background, in this situation the forest, is surrounding her. 

In this photo leading lines, repetition, and the rule of thirds is present. Leading line are lines that occur almost naturally to capture the viewers eye and attention. The photographer does this by the way the ground looks and the angle the photo is shot at. Repetition is the constant repeating of an object in a photo. In this case, the object is the rain which is constantly falling from the sky. The rule of thirds is captured when the subject of the photo isn't exactly in the center. In this photo the subject of the photo is off to the left drawing your eye to the left. 

In this photo, the rule of leading lines is present. Leading lines are lines that occur in the photo drawing your eyes to the lines. In this case, the lines are the balance beam, and her legs and arms. Her leap is obviously the subject of the photo. The height of her legs and the lines that her arms create draw your attention to them the most. 

Rules of Photography Part 2

Christmas (~:

Rule of Thirds

Framing

Symmetry and Patterns

Leading Lines

Balancing Elements

Viewpoint

Background

 Creating Depth

Cropping

Avoiding Mergers

Caption Writing: 5 Ws and H

In a frenzy, war sailor Peter Goodman kisses his wife Emily Goodman in late September of 1945. The couple are celebrating the end of the war and the return of Emily's lovely husband in Times Square. 

Falling to his death, 34 year old Harvey Walker jumps off the World Trade Center in New York City after the 2 terrorists planes crashed into the buildings.

On the University of Texas campus student Alexandria Washington cries for help as she discovers the body of fellow student George Edwards. It is believed that Edwards had fainted. 

Edward George falls to the ground as he's shaken by the large explosion at the world famous Boston Marathon. 

During the 50th annual airship parade, the famous balloon The Big Bertha crashes into a cell phone tower in a small town in Kansas