Final Exam

1. - Complete

2. - Complete 

3. - Complete

4. I believe that my most transformative photo would have to be this one, a picture of Karthik standing against a rail looking over at James, who was not in the photo. I believe that this was my most decisive photo because after taking this one I realised that often times when the subject is not 100% aware of when you are taking the photo and go on doing their everyday tasks they will look more genuine and natural in your photos. Often times our group would simply just be ourselves while we are outside taking photos and whenever a great photo opportunity shows up whoever has the camera can take the photo. This showed me how to be more natural with my photos.

5. Shape and form are both objects in space however shape is two dimensional and defined by line while form is three dimensional and defined by its length, width, height, and angles. 

6. Repetition refers to one object or shape being repeated while pattern is a combination of elements or shapes that are repeated in a regular and recurring arrangement

7. Movement is the path that your eye takes through the photo, led by lines edges shapes and colours. best shown in my photo of Karthik standing still next to a rail for the stairs. You originally focus on Karthik then your eyes begin to follow the rail and end up focusing on the people in the background, especially the one in the white shirt. Motion is shown through colour and lines in this photo.

8. Of the last three projects I believe I did my best work in the Spring Expo Project. During this project I used Mr. Farley's first rule of photography, get closer, to take pictures in the MSJ Garden. Using this rule I went in and took my pictures, moving a few things around in the environment and getting closer to the subject. I believe that This Picture was my greatest work within this project, I saw this large pile of sticks on the other side of the fence of the garden, and I ran over to take this picture. Upon getting there and taking normal pictures the photo just looked rather plain and boring. After getting closer and focusing on one part of the pile instead of the entire thing made the photo look far better. During this project I learned that using this rule will definitely help and that I should get closer to subjects. 

Student website review

Period 2: Rashi Ambashta- The best photo is the one on the bottom of her web page. It is clear and it also matches the background of her weebly very well.

Period 3:  Jasmit Tamber-  The best photo is the second to last one, it was clear, his mood in the photo matches the tone of the interesting story that goes along with it.

Period 4: Jonathan Luo-  The best photo is photo 21 in his slideshow. It shows people walking for a cure during the even Relay For Life. This is the best photo because it shows one of the main points of the event and the people participating in it.

Spring Expo Photos

My Weebly

First Commercial Shoot

Original Inspiration: Adidas

Rudy's Photo

Fatima's Photo

Rudy's Photo

Fatima's Photo

Salik's Photo

Photo Shoot With Backdrop 4/28

Original Picture

No Edits

Camera Raw Edited

Highlights: -100

Shadows: -27

Whites: -83

Blacks: +79

Contrast: +100

Clarity: +50

Photoshopped

Background from: Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

Best Picture

Photographer info pages:
Martin Lawrence
Eric Ryan Anderson
Hardy Klahold
Tom Hull
Piotr Kulczycki (Have to click on side bar to get to about me)

Oops

Exposure: +.50

Highlights: -88

Shadows: -90

Contrast: +98

"I recommend you get in line early" is what I said to my friends who wanted to go see a new movie at the cinema. He responded by saying it would be fine and that there would be no line for the late night screening, so I sent him this picture, still not believing me he decided to show up ten minutes before his movie aired. Later that night while I was sitting at home eating dinner i received a text filled with regret saying "I should have come earlier".

Multicultural Week

Multicultural week is an annual tradition at our school and it has been for a long time, for as long as I have been here at least. During this week things around the school are different such as the schedule, the way people dress, and even the attitudes of the students as well as the teachers. During this time everyone seems a bit less stressed and you can see a side of the students that you do not see any other time of the year. Throughout the week you can see students and teachers walking around the horseshoe buying different cultural foods from different clubs, you may see people out there that you have never seen outside of class and away from a textbook. This tradition is a celebration that brings this school with all of its different cultures together.

Shutter Speed and Everything After

Partner: Salik
1. The shutter speed would have to be fast because this is a highway, so the cars will be moving very fast and a faster shutter speed would be needed to prevent the trucks from looking blurry.
2. One rule of composition would be the rule of leading lines, because your eyes follow the lines on the road to the truck which is the subject.
3. Element of art: - Lines In this picture you can see lines on the road that are at two different points.
4. Principle of Design: Emphasis - In this photo you can see the emphasis on the truck that has been tipped over.

Mason doing Capoeira
Shutter Speed: 1/125

Exposure: -0.85

Shadows: -56

Whites: +34

Clarity: +57 

Best Showing of Unity in NY Times Lens: Documenting the Blues in The Mississippi Delta

Unity is best displayed in photo 22 which shows Joe Cole in Coahoma County holding a guitar. He is standing in front of a long empty road with a large amount of plant life on one side and just a few bland looking ones on the other. Joe Cole's solemn look along with his posture creates a harmony with the long barren road and the plant life on either side and makes this photo look complete.

Principles of Design - Unity

Exposure: -0.20

Highlights: -100

Shadows: +1

Contrast: -3

Principles of Design - Variety

Shadows: +73

Contrast: -3

Clarity: +45

Principles of Design - Rhythm

The links on the fence give the photo rhythm

Exposure: -0.30

Shadows: -53

Contrast: +10

Gordon Parks Part 3 and 4

1. My definition of success is being happy and having a good future.
2. I have given up time with friends
3. Parks gave up relationships with his friends, wives and children. 
4. Gloria's father was Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt, and he was a millionaire equestrian descended from the Vanderbilt railroad empire.
5. He was advised little by little by his boss
6. Parks was offered $10,000
7. He did not agree with Muhammad's principles and philosophies.
8. The Learning Tree, an American classic, was significant because Gordon Parks became Hollywood's first major black director
9. Shaft was the first black superhero, he gave young children everywhere inspiration and a figure to look up to.
10. His choice of weapon was his camera. 
11. She said that life with Gordon was too hectic, confused, and unpredictable. 
12. Twelve Years a Slave tells the same story.
13. Gordon Parks, jr is Gordon Park's oldest son. He was also a director, best known for the film Super Fly.  
14. My favorite Gordon Parks photo is American Gothic, Washington, D.C.
15. I will remember all the things he lost in order to become successful 

Principles of Design - Proportion

Can see the proportion between the two stone things.

Exposure: -1.15

Contrast: +33

Shadows: +59

Principles of Photography - Repetition and Pattern

Pattern 

Left side two squares repeat

Straightened

Repetition

Got three lights matching, look like they will go on

Cropped

Principles of Design - Movement

No Edits

In this photo your eyes follow the hose and goes along the fence line

Principles of Design - Emphasis

This picture puts emphasis on the red box

No Edits

Principles of Design - Balance

In this photo everything is equal (except doors, did not want to disturb class inside) and one side does not overpower the other.

Tried to Straighten

Elements of Art - Texture

You can see the texture on the tree and can imagine what it would feel like to actually touch the tree.

No Edits

Elements of Art - Colour (Top Left Green)

The colour assigned to our class was green in the top left corner.

Cropped

Elements of Art - Space

Photo has Space where subject (leaves) are facing

Cropped

Elements of Art - Form

No Edits

The wood creates a 3D effect for form.

Elements of Art - Lines

No Edits

In this photo the branches all represent lines moving through space.

Elements of Art - Shape

Cropped

Branches form a shape

Top 5

1. Photo 9
2. Photo 6
3. Photo 3
4. Photo 24
5. Photo 15

Poster Assignment

The Beatles at Shea Stadium 

Period 1 - Semester Final

1. My favorite photo from the Lens slideshow provided is photo number one, because the photo has a good background, it catches the smoke trail as it comes out, and it also uses the rule of leading lines which is one of my three rules.

2. The best photo in the slideshow would be photo number nine. This picture is the best because it gets a perfect silhouette of the deer as well as the bird on its back, it demonstrates depth of field with the tree line at the top, and the photographer was also able to get close enough to take this photo without startling the deer and causing it to run away.

3. My best work this year would have to be a picture that I had taken of Gurbazz Brar. I believe that this photo was the best because I was able to catch the essence of our conversation well,  it was a very clear picture with Gurbazz in focus, and had a good background of the sky. If I had more time I would have liked to catch the picture in a similar fashion, same expression and motion naturally except this time without all the clutter in the background as well as my own shadow in the picture. I would also like the get the person he was talking to completely in the picture as well.

4. My three rules of composition are Rule of Diagonals, Background, and Leading Lines.

5.  This picture of Brian shows both leading lines and rule of diagonals.

6. Mr. Farley's first rule of photography is to Get Closer/Communicate.

7. Some benefits of working in a group include different perspectives, we are able to keep each other in check and on task, we can finish work faster in a group, pose for pictures, and give support when needed.

8. Unfortunately working with groups also has some disadvantages such as: getting distracted by one another, occasionally being slowed down by just one member of the group, disputes over what seems better, sometimes peoples moods, and occasionally a mix up of work.

9. My favorite project produced by another person in this class would be the First Picture on James Qiao's Third photo assignment post. This photo was one of the first few we took together as a group.

10. My master photographer was Eugene Atget and he had taken pictures of many streets in Paris before they were remodeled. His pictures were used as a photographic record of the original Paris streets.

11. Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mothers photo was her most popular photo, it was taken in 1936 at Nipomo, California while working for the Resettlement Administration.

12. Life magazine was first published November 23, 1936.

13. Elvis Presley was born January 8, 1935.

14. Robert Capa co-founded Magnum Photos in 1947.

Album

Original Picture

Masters of Photography Project Reflection

The project shows that as a student of photography I still have a long way to go. In the beginning of the year I saw photography as just something fun to do, a hobby, throughout the year our class has been taught rules of photography, camera functions, how to properly use lighting and much more. We have also learned about famous photographers such as Dorothea Lange, and Robert Capa who have become famous thanks to all their hard work in pursuing their art.Working in a group allows us to check up on each other and make sure we are all on task and doing the assignment properly, however a downside is that we can occasionally be slowed down by other members of the group. I feel that for the project I should have surveyed more areas around the city to get better shots that could look more like Eugene Atget's and would have spent even more time editing them.