New Multimedia Fest Poster

1.Why is this poster good?

We used our masking skills in Photoshop and demonstrated what we could do using Photoshop.

2.How is it better than the last one?

This poster is better because this poster looks much more professional then the last one.

3.What did you do to change it?

We changed the poster by using masking to blend the picture and used the outer glow tool to add a glowing effect.

Movie Monday Photo League

1. The Photo League's credo was social change could be achieved through documenting photography and a connection with one's subject.

2. Separated from Worker's Camera League

3. Photo League School

4. Sid Grossman and Sol Libsohn

5. A project that I would put my energy into is one that I believe required the tome and effort to do. The ones that seem to me to truest capture the essence of life.

6. Photos of Black urban America in the 1930s

7. Aaron Siskind

8.) "The children looked like they came out of a Caravaggio painting."

9.) The photo looked like it was painted by Caravaggio because the boy in the photograph had sunshine make him look special. Many of Caravaggio's works have the main focus of the painting very well lit.

10. Lewis Hine was a photographer who worked to end child labor and photographed American Red Cross relief efforts during World War 1.

11. Arthur Fellig, aka Weegee, was a photographer and photojournalist known for his sharp black and white street photography.

12. When the Nazis took power, the Photo League received talented photographers who had escaped from Europe.

13. Photo league members used cameras to support the war effort in America. Female members of the League took over operations of the effort at home while many of the men photographers went overseas with armed forces.

14. Aaron Siskind brought the concept of abstract expressionism to photography, different from the sociological realism from the Harlem document.

15. The Saturday Evening Post was a bimonthly American magazine that was published weekly. Most of the photographs used in the articles were taken by members of the League.

16. Barbara Morgan was an American photographer famous for her depictions of modern dancers. She was a co-founder of Aperture.

17. League's connection to Communism and Soviets

18. The Soviet Union

19. Eugene Smith agreed to serve as President when the League was under investigation.

20. Disbanded in 1951

Multimedia Festival Poster

Poster Assignment

Period 3 - Semester Final

1. What is your favorite photo from Picture of the Day Syria and Elsewhere? Provide three reasons that it is your favorite.

My favorite picture from Picture of the Day Syria and Elsewhere is picture nine. Picture nine is my favorite picture in this series because it give a very mysterious feeling to it. The figure of the deer is there but you cant actually see it. I also like how the bird is resting on top off the deer. Lastly I like the background the way the fog covers the trees shows great background.

2. Which photo is the best from the slideshow? Provide three reasons.

The best picture would have to go to picture two. This picture is a very realistic picture. You  have the mother with her two crying children and a guard's arm pointing to the direction they have to go. This picture displays the rule of thirds with the man standing on the left. In the background there is a ton of stuff going on u have the guards then the panicked civilians.There is also a shallow depth of field in this picture.

3.  What is your best work this semester? Include the blog link. Give three reasons why this is your best work. If you had more time, how would you do to improve the project.

My best work this semester would have to be the album cover picture that I took. This is the best picture because my understanding of Photoshop shop was the best at this time compared to all the other picture. I believe that the picture is a great replication of the album cover Promised Land. The background also adds great to why I think this is the best picture. The way the background starts of light and as you go down gets darker and darker.

4.   You chose three rules of composition. What are your three rules?

My rules of composition are the Rule of Symmetry, Rule of Lines, and the Rule of Thirds.

5.  Select one of your own photos that illustrates your ability to apply at least two of the three rules. Insert the photo into the post and label the picture. Clearly include the two rules of composition that you are using.

Rule of Symmetry

This picture shows the rule of lines because it has many lines that the eyes are drawn too. This picture also displays the rule of thirds because of the tree at the top right. 

6. I have three rules of composition. I have explained one already. What is my first rule?

My first rule is the rule of thirds. The rule of thirds is when an object is not in the center but off to the side of the picture.

7. What are the benefits of working in groups? Provide a list with five benefits.

• work is finished faster
• more brain power
• more creative
• able to make stronger communication skills
• plan and mange time

8. What are the difficulties of working in groups? List five difficulties.

• someone can take over the group
• people go at different speeds
• someone may feel uncomfortable
•  people may not get along
• someone might not pull their weight

9. What is your favorite work product produced by another person in this class? Provide the link to their work.

http://hughsmithsphotos.blogspot.com/2014/10/self-portrait-photo.html

A little history

10. You studied a master photographer and reproduced his or her work. Who was the photographer? What did the photographer contribute to the field of photographer? List one significant contribution.

My photographer is Magaret Brouke White. She was one of the first  Western photographers to be aloud into Russia. She was also one of the first to work on photo essays  

11. What is Dorothea Lange's most popular photo? (Does the photo have a name?) Where was the photo taken? When? What agency employed Dorothea when she took the photo?

Dorothea Lange's most famous picture is "migrant Mother". It was taken in 1936 in Nipomo, CA.The agency was  Resettlement Administration 

12.Who was the creator/founder of Life Magazine? When did the (photojournalism) magazine begin publishing?

Henry L. Luce was the creator/founder of Life magazine. Photojournalism magazine started publishing in in 11/23/1936.

13. Robert Capa was a founding member of what organization? What year did the organization start?

The organization is Magnum Photos founded in 1947.

14. Robert Capa took the photo known as "Falling Soldier." When and where did he take the photo?

The picture was taken at the Moment of Death, Cerro Muriano, September 5, 1936.

Album Cover

Masters of Photography Project Reflection

1. How do you think your project represents your work as a student?
This project represents my work as a student by showing how hard and how much work I put in my daily tasks.


2. How has your understanding of photography changed during this school year?
I have learned a lot during this school year from the rules of composition to the different tools in Photoshop.


3. What are some of the benefits of working in a group?
I believe that when, working in a group everyone should put in equal amount of time and effort towards the project.

4. What are some of the disadvantages?

Some of the disadvantages i had when doing this project is that i am very new to Photoshop so i do not know how to use it properly.

5. Now that you have had more time to reflect, is there anything that you would have done differently with your recent project?

I would have liked to put more time in Photoshop for each of my pictures and changed them a little more.

6. Is there anything else that you want to include?

No I think I covered most of the aspect of Margaret Brouke White in my project.

7.How does yours compare?

I think that my project was pretty good but some students had very good projects also.

8.Were you surprised by some students?

Yes, some people had chosen a difficult photographer and duplicated his/her work perfectly.

9.Did you surprise yourself?

Yes, my pictures came out much better then i thought they would.