Photoshop Basics

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First PhotoJ assignment

1. I didn't encounter any problems getting close because I had my zoom lens with me. I was hard though shooting real moments because when band is marching, they are constantly stopping and repeating things. I think I captured emotion, because I mostly shot when they were playing but, action was a bit difficult since I was trying to experiment with aperture and shutter speed.
2. I was focusing on exposure the most because it was a bit difficult for me to get it on the "o", and not under or over exposed. I was also thinking about focus because I didn't want my pictures to come out blurry, especially since they were close-ups.
3. I tried to use lines mostly because the lines on the ground would sometimes lead your eye to a person, and when the people were marching, they form lines that I could shoot at different angles. I also remember framing a few pictures with bushes and such.

Sports Shot

Focal Length of Lens- EF 70-200 mm f/ 2.8 IS USM zoom

Shutter Speed- 640

Because of this fast speed you could get the main guy, #81 clear and focused in the picture.

Aperture- 2.8

This aperture allows the men under him to be in focus. But, anything past him and the two guys is out of focus.

I think the photographer was standing on the corner near the touchdown of the field because, his body is at an angle and not straight on.

Printing Post

1. Since my negatives had a few water spots on them I used the Photo Flo to wipe them off: you dip it in the Photo Flo then wipe it of using the special photo wipes by pulling the edge.
2. When I loaded the negative into the enlarger I picked my one negative, opened the flap of the black metal holder and put the edges under the four silver circles so that it would stay and lowered the flap. Then I slid it into the enlarger and lowered the lever.
3. I focused the image by using the "crystal mirror". I placed that on top of the picture and slightly turned the knob to focus the image so that the crystals would become clear and defined.
4. I set the aperture by using the timer. The longer you had the timer on the more your image would develop on the paper and vice versa.
   
5. For the test strip, I tore off a slice of the paper and for each quarter section of it I used a higher aperture when I moved the blocked part over. Then I developed it through the developer, stop bath, and fixer.
6. When making the final print I used a whole sheet of paper and placed it under the lighted image and centered it with the image so that some of the image would not be cut off, then set the correct aperture on the timer and hit start. Then it went through the developer, stop bath, and fixer.
   

9/11

"Simplicity" ^

In this picture, the mostly all white background plus a bit of muffled people adds to the emotion of the woman, making it very simple.

"The Rule of Thirds" ^

On this picture the big leftover piece of the building is in the top right part of the rule of thirds drawing your eyes there first.

"Lines" ^

There are many lines with the stairs. The stairs all meet where the fireman is, drawing your eye to him.

"Balance" ^

The men on the two sides of the priest balance the photo because if it was just one man it would not seem to be equal. But the two men on each side put your eye to the priest while keeping focus on them also.

"Framing" ^

The blurred solider and flower around the child adds attention to her and makes her the main focus in the picture, along with her emotion.

"Avoiding Mergers" ^

George Bush's hand adds distraction to the other man. It looks as though there is something growing out of the police officers neck because of Bush's hand and the angle.

Great Black and White Photographers

My three favorite photographers were Alfred Stieglitz because of how he portraied the old time lifestyle through such beauty and real world action, Max Waldman because of the power the black and white photography and how it creates such intensity among his portaits of people, and W. Eugene Smith because of his power of political events and its effects emotionally on me.

My favorite photographers with their pictures in order:

W. Eugene Smith

Max Waldman

Alfred Stieglitz