Extra Credit Final Exam

Extra Credit

1. Explain what happened to the man that was killed by the subway and how the photographer was able to take the photo. 

The man Ki Suk Han was trying to claim down a man who was harassing another but was pushed to the tracks and R. Umber Abbasi a photographer of the New York Post was trying to get the attention of the conductor by using his flash. 

2. Why did the photographer say he took the photo?

He was trying to get the attention of the conductor by using his flash and ultimately took pictures of the event.

3. Do you think the photographer should have taken the photo?

I believe that the photographer should have at least tried a better method than using his flash.

4. Do you think the photographer did the best thing he could have done in this situation? Why or why not?

I think that if he came up with the idea of using his flash to attract the attention of the conductor then he possibly should have came up with a better idea like actually pulling the man up.

5. Do you agree or disagree with the decision to run the photo on the front page of the New York Post? Explain why or why not.

I disagree consider the fact that the man died. They shouldn't have use the death of a man as a story. Also consider if you were an average man/women and not that man people know you but if you where in the situation and were only remembered as the person who died on the train tracks is not really a good thing.

6. What is more important to a photojournalist, capturing images of life as it happens or stopping bad things from happening? Why or why not?

If you are a photojournalist than you must take pictures of life considering it is what you signed up for. There is a difference from documenting something and changing something and those two don't go well together or else what you documented has no real value now. Also it is there job to show the world the truth and the worlds job to change it.

7. Do you think it is ever ethically acceptable for a photographer to involve himself/herself in a situation that he or she photographs? Explain why or why not.

For a photographer in the photography world I do think it is not acceptable. Once again they have a job to take a picture of the truth and be the resin why there are now changes.

8. Should photojournalists always avoid influencing events as they happen? Explain your answer. 

I think if photojournalists are in fact shaping there work to there will that is not okay. They should make there art not be forced but come natural. If that man were in danger a real world thing to do is to help him but that might also influence the picture, but taking the picture and not help him which is a real world thing to do is also influencing events i the end it matters hoe the photographer views his morels and his way of capturing events.

9. After reading the responses from the professional photographers, what stands out as the most appropriate response for a photographer to this situation.

"How does “taking pictures” tell a conductor to stop a train? Huh? Is this photographer guy a moron? Throw down your camera and run to help the guy. If you fail, at least you tried. Taking pictures isn’t trying. What conductor would think, “Oh, look, someone’s taking pictures…maybe I should stop the train.”

Final Review

Final Review 

1.


Margret Thatcher, lady Prime Minister, pictured on the left, is next to the traditional "Dress Tree", in her honor positioned at the White House. She died in the early 1990's, where then president Clinton presided over international affairs, and ordered that a picture be positioned on the wall.


Richard Lindt, PFC, on the bus in Khandahar Province, Iraq. His battalion was redeployed after the 3rd WTC attacks in 2010, which prompted President Obama to declare war against the United Arab Islamic Nations.

2.
1. Rule of thirds
The main focus of the image should be along the outside corner in a gird like format, if the image is divided into thirds.
2. Balancing Elements
The image should appear balanced by placing objects to one side or another or in a nice row.
3. Leading Lines
The lines should lead along parallel or intersecting path so that it appears a vertigo component diagonal lines are dramatic.
4. Symmetry and Patterns (repetition)
There should be easily noticeable patterns in the image, be it on material, or objects themselves it should catch the views attention.
5. Viewpoint
The viewpoint should be an element necessary to determine the subject and purpose of the photo, it should be a necessary component.
6. Background
There should be an apparent background, but it should not interfere with the subject of the image or be known as simple.
7. Create depth
There should be depth to the image, with blurs or size comparison and make the subject sharp.
8. Framing
There should be a noticeable "frame" or objects or lines surrounding the main subject of the image.
9. Cropping
Cropping should not change the meaning of the image, nor should it be neglected. There should be just enough, but it should not change the message of the image.
10. Mergers and avoiding them
Mergers, or where an object seams to continue along with another object, should be avoided so that the focus can be on the main subject.

3.
Aperture: the opening, similar to the iris in a human eye, that affects focus and depth of field in an image.Shutter Speed: the speed at which the shutter, or the eyelid, closes and bloke light, and opens and lets light in.
ISO: the sensitivity of the light sensor to light, affecting the brightness and grainy quality of the image. 

4.Any manipulation of an image to change the meaning is not right or unethical in any resolve. Any change to the image should not change the expression, the meaning, or the message portrayed in the image.

5.Enviormental Portraits: are portraits where you want your subject in a certain environment. 
Casual portraits: are where you want your subject to be the main idea unlike environmental where you want your subject and his/her environment.  
Self portraits: are like what the title implies it is when the subject is also the photographer.

6.Exposure is how much light is in a a picture if a picture is too bright then it has too much exposure if a picture does not have enough light than it needs more exposure. 
Depth of field: refers to the range of distance that appears acceptably sharp or burly. 
Focal length: is the mesuare of how a camera can detect light well.

7. 
Early: these were more like a book but just had current events and didn't have any picture but more illustrious
Poster: It has now evolved to were there was a bigger illustration and the title but not really anything more about the magazine 
Married to text: This is where their starts a balance of words and images where there are maybe one big picture and some little  picture for the subtexts and the title with the main story text and subtexts
Forest of words: This is where their is more texts and the main picture and the picture is usually in the background of all the text. 

Magazine Cover

Self-Portraits and Portraits

Self-Portraits and Portraits