Abandoned Theme Parks

I would most want to take my camera to the abandoned Six Flags in New Orleans, Louisiana.  To me it has an eerie sense to it. I like that. I also enjoy the fact that it was recently abandoned. Also I like the fact that there are replica shops of the real New Orleans there.

Here is  a photo of the abandoned theme park:

Five other unusual place I think would be of interest to photographers would be Chernobyl, ghost towns, plane wreckage, boat wreckage and abandoned school buildings.

Here is a photo of Chernobyl taken in 2006:

I do not necessarily think it would be fun to take pictures of chernobyl but I do think it would be interesting to document it. I think it is interesting to see the chilling photos of disaster and I expect to see sad signs of what was once there. 

I may need a vehicle, special equipment, and a lot of money in order to take pictures in Chernobyl. It is still fairly radioactive. Also plane tickets to Russia are kind of expensive. I don't believe the trip would be cheap. However, I could easily pay to get to whatever spot I want to.

Africa

I really enjoyed the photos by Nick Brandt. They were quite moving and they made me feel like I needed to do something. The animals were portrayed well.

Here is my favorite photo of his:

This is a photo of an elephant walking through dust. This is my favorite photo because the elephant looks really  powerful.

The rule of framing is evident in this photo because the dust, the grass and the background all frame the elephant.

Nick Brandt does not use a telephoto lens because he feels it is unfair and not treating the animals at equals.

He takes these photos because he want to capture the animals' beauty before they are gone in the wild.

He hopes that by taking these photos, people will begin to treat these animals as equals.

A quote by him on Africa is:

"There is also something deeply, emotionally stirring and affecting about the plains of Africa--those vast, green rolling plains punctuated by graphically perfect acacia trees under the huge skies."

Funny Old People

This is Jim and his dog Randy looking at each other. We were at his 50th anniversary party and he saw his dog on the table so he decided to play dog.

Mary (left) and Gordon (right) are Racing in the Mobility Chair Quarter Finals. They had their mobility chairs decked out earlier. The funny thing is, they drive these things faster than they drive their cars.

Annie (left) and Christine (right) are getting a photo together at the nursing home. These two have been best friends for over 50 years but they have always been kids.

(disclaimer: the stories behind these photos are completely untrue)

Source: http://www.you-can-be-funny.com/Funny-Old-People.html

Great Black And White Photographers Part 3

Roy DeCarava's photos caught my eye because he used light in his photos in a creative way to make his photos more dramatic. I really liked his tones in his pieces.

Here's a refresher on the photos I had chosen:

I chose this photo because I liked the way it was obvious what the subject was. I see how the eyes of the child are looking right at me. I see her alone in the world just starting out. At peace. The photo makes a sort of silent peaceful noise. I hear nothing but the muffled white noise of people talking in the background. The child says nothing to me. I smell a bit of a building's stone walls and floors. The child has been cleaned as best as possible. I feel the floor beneath me. I feel calm and at peace. Hope runs through me. I taste the air of the area. It has been well taken care of. It's rich.

I chose this photo because I liked the use of the darker grays.

I chose this photo because i liked how Roy was able to catch the people in this position.

I chose this photo because I like how it captured emotion. I see the woman hiding. She seems scared. She is looking outward at something the camera did not capture. I hear a few cars in the background. I hear her unlocking her door. I hear the sound of footsteps. I feel the building beside me. I am scared for her. Its not making me happy. I taste city grime. The city is like all others. It is sticky. I smell the woman's perfume. The smell of a city street mixes with it to create a sense of being there. The smell of the street keeps it real.

Lastly, I chose this photo because I liked the contrast of the grays.

Mural of Photos

 1. Around school, doing a series of panels on the theme of perhaps school happiness (IDK) would be cool.

2. I believe the project should be limited to just phones so people have to get creative. Most people have smartphones anyway but if they didn't they could use their friend's phone.

3. Random places in the hallways and pillars in the buildings would be good places to put a mural.

Academic Shoot Reflection & Critique

(for the photos I took, see previous post)

1. I had a lot of trouble finding people to shoot when doing this photo shoot.

2. I thought most about the way I was holding this photo in the shoot. I corrected my issues by sometimes setting my camera down on things.

3. I think I did a good job following the rules of photography but I might have used more balance.

4. I liked what I did with the rules.

5. The rule of thirds is the easiest rule to achieve.

6. No mergers is the hardest rule to capture.

7. I understand all of the rules of photography.

Academic Shoot

A few days ago I was told to shoot some students involved in an academic activity. Here are the photos from the shoot:

1. I used lines in order to compose this photo. The lines the students make with their bodies and the lines of the building are the lines I used.

2. The subject is the students working on their project.

3. I believe it is clear what the subject is.

1. I mainly used the rule of thirds in this photo.

2. The subject is the same students working on the same subject.

3. Again, I believe it is clear what the subject is in the photo.

1. I used lines in this photo to lead to the subject.

2.. The subject in this photo is the students walking away.

3. It is clear what the subject is in this photo.

DSLR Camera Settings

1. The aperture settings available on the camera are 2.8 to 22.

2. The shutter speed settings available on the camera are 1 second to 1/4000 seconds.

3. The ISO settings available on the camera are 100 to 25600.

You can find the camera here.

ISO - What Is It?

Here is an example of a photo taken at an ISO of 200:

Here is an example of a photo taken at an ISO of  3200:

1. The advantages to using a higher ISO at a sporting event is to reduce motion blur.

2. The author suggested that when using a low ISO there should not very much movement.

3.  The author suggested that when using a high ISO to make sure it is okay to introduce noise into the photo.

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Sources:

200 ISO Picture- http://thedigitaltrekker.com/2013/09/life-worship-and-sitting-around-bhaktapur-nepal/

3200 ISO Picture (National Geographic Photographer)- http://www.firstlightworkshop.com/uncategorized/national-geographic-around-the-world-by-private-jet-2103-samoa-great-barrier-reef/

Other- https://photographylife.com/what-is-iso-in-photography

Shutter Speed - What Is It?

Example of a photo taken at a high shutter speed:

Example of a photo taken at a low shutter speed:

1.  a) low

b) low

c) high

d) high

e) low

f) high

a) low

b)low

c) high

d) low

e) low

f) low

2. Auto mode (where the camera sets up everything for the user), Shutter priority mode (where the user sets up the shutter speed but not the aperture), and manual mode (where both the shutter speed and the aperture are set by the user) are the three setting for shutter speed on a camera.

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Sources:

Pictures- National Geographic

Other- https://photographylife.com/what-is-shutter-speed-in-photography

Aperture - What Is It?

Here is an example of a photo taken at an aperture setting of F2.8:

Here is an example of a photo taken at an aperture setting of F16:

1. We should closely relate the pupil of the eye with aperture.

2. The smaller the aperture, the less amount of light enters the camera. The larger the aperture, the more light enters the camera.

3. Aperture causes the image's focus to change. That affects the depth of field by making the part of the image that should be the most in focus do just that.

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Sources:

F2.8 Picture- http://digital-photography-school.com/tamron-sp-15-30mm-f2-8-di-vc-usd-lens-review/

F16 picture- http://www.jensfabulousstuff.com/blog/aperture-by-will-paro

Other- https://photographylife.com/what-is-aperture-in-photography