Fall Final Extra Credit

1. The man was pushed into the tracks by another person, and the photographer was supposedly able to shoot a picture by using the flash of his camera to alert the driver of the subway.
2. The photographer said he took the photo to warn the subway driver with his flash to stop the train.
3. I don't think that the photographer should have taken the photo, and that he should of helped the man before doing anything else.
4. I do not think that the photographer did the best thing, he should have helped the man. The article says that the man was not strong enough to pull himself above the tracks, but with help he should have been able to get back on the walkway again.
5. I think that even though the photo tells an interesting story, it should not have been run on the front page of the New York Post. As one commenter of the article said, the morbid photo would have been available for the man's whole family to see, which could not have been fun for them.
6. In my opinion it depends on the situation. In situations such as this, when there is no one else available to help, the photojournalist needs to help a person rather than help his career. However, if there is other people available to help, then the photographer is okay to shoot rather than help. In some situations, the photographer could do both. For example, in Kevin Carter's picture of a starving child, it would have been fine to take a picture, and then help the child, however he did neither.
7. I think it is ethically acceptable for a photographer to involve themselves as long as the photographer doesn't change anything about the situation.
8. I think that photographers should influence situations such as these when someone's life is being threatened, because in the end, a human life is always more important than a picture.

Warm Up and Portraits/Self Portraits Preview

Warm-Up:
1. As I went through these images I felt sadness, and pain through the subject's faces.
2. I think that the photographer is trying to say that these photos don't show everything from the Merendino's lives, but they do show them in their truest forms.
3. I think that I could shoot photos if I was in this situation, but it would still take a lot of focus and work.
4. If I could write Angelo a letter I would tell him that I'm sorry for what he went through, but I also appreciate how he took pictures at a time like this.

Tips:

• Experiment with lighting: Another element of randomness that you can introduce to your portraits is the way that you light them. There are almost unlimited possibilities when it comes to using light in portrait. Side-lighting can create mood, backlighting and silhouetting your subject to hide their features can be powerful.

• Fill the frame: One way to ensure that your subject captures the attention of the viewer of your portrait is to fill the frame with their face. It’s not something that you’d do in every shot that you take – but if your subject is the only feature in the shot – there’s really nowhere else to look.

• Candid Photography: Photograph your subject at work, with family or doing something that they love. This will put them more at ease and you can end up getting some special shots with them reacting naturally to the situation that they are in. You might even want to grab a longer zoom lens to take you out of their immediate zone and get really paparazzi with them.

Environmental: I really like these pictures because I thought that the lighting and composition was really interesting and showed the subject's personalities and jobs.

Self portraits: I like these photos because although they're simple, they are able to tell a story. Both pictures show each person's interests and artsy-ness.

Casual Portraits: I liked this pictures because I thought they were fun and had interesting ideas.

For my portrait project I want to shoot my brother in the style of an environmental portrait. I want to shoot him with something he's interested in, such as soccer or with something else that he loves. In order to make the shot successful, I'll make sure that my lighting is bright and possibly has unusual colors. and that the perspective I take the picture in is interesting.

Magazine Cover Images

Portraits and Self Portraits

Fashion Photography

First video:
     - The models lips, nose and eyes were moved down.
     - Her neck was elongated and made thinner.
     - Her eyebrows were arched further up.
     - Her eyes were made bigger.
     - Her temples were made slimmer.
     - Her hair was made longer and more voluminous.
     - Her face was made into more of a heart shape rather than a square shape.

Second video:
     - Her eyes and other facial features were made bigger.
     - Her legs were elongated and made slimmer.
     - Her neck was slimmed and made longer.
     - Her hair and skin was colored to be lighter.

Third video:
      - Her entire body was made much slimmer, and any stretch marks and wrinkles were blurred over.
      - Her head was made smaller.
      - She was given longer hair.
      - Her hand was made smaller.
      - Her skin was made to look rosier and pinker.

Questions:
      4. In my opinion, it is not ethical to photoshop a person's appearance to look so different. By the end of most of the videos, the models looked like completely different people. These changes to make someone look prettier can not only affect those models perception of themselves and their self esteem, but also alters society and everyone who views those photo's perception of beauty.
     5. I think that it's only morally right when the model themselves really wants one part of them changed. Unless she actually requests it, then I don't think it's okay.
     6. Again, unless the model requests a part of them changed, then I don't think it's okay to do any manipulation.
     7. Photojournalism tells a story with pictures, whereas fashion photography only shows a person or a topic, and doesn't really show the whole story.
     8. In photojournalism, when someone manipulates a picture, it can cost them their jobs. Because of this, photojournalism photography is usually true to reality. On the other hand, in fashion photography, photographers and editors are encouraged to edit and manipulate their photos, resulting in fashion photography usually not being like real life.
     9. You're showing us these videos to show us what the fashion journalism industry is like, and to discourage us from manipulating our pictures like this.
    10. None of the videos are about guys because society accepts guys for what they truly look like, and then turn around and tell girls to change themselves for men and society and use makeup, and even when girls change themselves to the best of their ability, they're still put into photoshop to look even more different.

Magazines Part II

1. Early Magazine Covers

The earliest magazine covers looked a lot like book covers. The covers were always vague and didn't really show what was specifically in the contents of the magazine. Most covers only showed the title of the magazine and had a table of contents or a picture that either symbolically showed the spirit of the magazine or was just there for decoration.

2. The Poster Cover

Poster covers were commonly seen from the late 19th century to the mid 20th century. Poster covers had a picture that didn't specifically describe or relate to any article in the magazine, but mostly described the emotion of the magazine. The logo almost never covers the picture. Professional artists were often hired just to make magazine cover illustrations. Cover lines were almost never on the front cover, and when they were they were often overshadowed by the colored picture.

3. Pictures Married to Type

These covers relied heavily on text and cover lines to draw readers in, rather than pictures and illustrations. Over time, photographs took over illustrations on magazine covers. The text on the cover gives the reader an idea of what will be in the magazine, unlike other covers which gave the reader of an idea of the mood of the magazine. As time progressed and the magazine industry became bigger, cover designers began to experiment with the relations with cover lines, logos, and pictures to create what modern magazine covers look like.

4. In the Forest of Words

These covers rely very heavily on text, and the text that describes what's inside the magazine is usually more prominent than the picture on the magazine. They are usually used for music magazines. The cover lines and logo almost always cover over the photo, and use bright colors to catch the reader's attention.

My Favorite Cover

"The cover of Kinfolk Issue Eleven: The Home Issue was shot by Maia Flore, a Paris-based photographer we love working with because of her interesting conceptual ideas and dreamy style. The cover image was part of Maia’s photo essay inside titled “Becoming Your Home.” After a long, cold winter, the image seemed to express that feeling of cabin fever, climbing the walls, sinking into the furniture. At the same time, the image has a warm color and a childlike feeling of play. The Home Issue was one of our more straightforward themes, but the photography displayed on our simply designed cover marked a change in direction toward more artful content."

I've seen this picture about a hundred times, and I've always loved this picture, even before I knew it was one of the best magazine covers of 2015. Kinfolk covers have a very minimalist design- which I like- and that style choice is reflected into this photo. Besides the model and the dollhouse, there is nothing in the photo besides the floor and the wall. The subject is centered, which results in it filling the space of the photo. The colors are mostly soft, primary colors and muted browns which is easy on the eye and gives the viewer a sense of the dreamy style that the photographer is known for. The surreal-ness of the photo and the fact that the viewer can't see the model's face reflects this dreamy style.

Best Covers

1.  The Advocate - Formal
2.  Wired - Formal
3.  ESPN The Magazine - Informal
4. OUT - Formal
5.  Harper's Bazzar - Formal
6.  ESPN The Magazine - Environmental
7.  New York - Formal
8.  The Atlantic - Enviornmental
9.  FamilyFun - Environmental
10.  The New York Times - Formal
11.  Harper's Bazaar - Informal
12.  Vanity Fair - Formal
13.  Variety - Informal 
14.  New York - Informal
15.  Men's Health - Formal
16.  Bloomberg Business Week - Formal
17.  Golf Digest - Environmental
18.  Kinfolk - Informal

Magazine Tips

1. Brand recognition
2. Emotionally irresistible (image's appeal)
3. Pulls the viewer in
4. Intellectually stimulating
5. Worth the money and time

Cold, Purple, Electric Shoot

cold

electric

purple