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

First negatives review

1. There are two problems with my negatives:

• There are around 3 water spots which happened when the water was not completely off of the negatives, so they dried on them.
• At the end of my role, on 24 and 25 I must have not wound it correctly, so the chemicals did not get on it evenly and destroyed the picture.

2. 18- The villa is focused and the composition is only a bit off of being correctly exposed and is in frame with interesting arcitechture.

20- The vineyard is in focus and the composition is only a tad bit off being correctly exposed and the angle is interesting.

Photo Contest

I absolutely loved this picture by Victor Barajas who won "Best of Show" in the 2003 Fall ATPI contest. The young girl is so powerful even though she's so small. You can't exactly tell what she is thinking but, her innocence and stare are hypnotizing. The colorful lighting makes this picture very vibrant and real. The composition of this girl in the picture is strong but, vulnerable, especially at the angle that towers over her. Lastly, the exposure is great, it is not to dark or to light, the sun works and helps create the vibrant colors.

Pinhole Camera vs. SLR

There are many differences between pinhole cameras and SLR cameras, the most obvious being that the SLR is more complex. SLR camera's have many different features offering advantages; like, a zoom lens, aperture change, interchangeable lenses, a mirror, and shutter speed. These control what your exposure will look like and how fast it will be taken, unlike the basic pinhole camera.

Pinhole camera favorite picture

I really loved this pinhole photo by Benjamin Marsh. I love the really warm, earth toned colors. I also love how the black encaves in on the corners, the squares go across the top and the bottom, and there are numbers to give it a relaxed and simple feel. I also love the way it looks as though the floor is curving. This is a great and beautiful picture taken from such as simple camera.
1. There are no people or action in the photo.
2. It seems as though everything is pretty much in focus.
3. I don't think that the image is warped, but, I can't tell with the architecture.

I don't really like this picture by Monica Gomes. I don't particularly like it negative. I also feel as though there is too much dead space above the buildings.
1. There are no people or action in the photo.
2. Everything is in focus.
3. This image is warped. You can tell because the parking spots and the buildings are rounded.