Color Assignment BLog

When I took this photo I put a piece of paper down to create a white background and took some yarn and lemons to get the complimentary photos. I then zoomed in and focused on a section of the grouping and took the photo. I overall like the photo a lot because of how the colors compliment each other. When I was editing I added an increase in the contrast to separate the lights and dark's of the objects and then enhanced the overall brightness of the photo.

Architecture Photography Assignment Blog

I took this photo by zooming into the very top of the church and put the tower to the side to make it artsy. I set my white balance to cloudy to capture the cloud covered background. The photo was shot horizontally to get the unique architecture of the church roof. I overall like the outcome of the photo and it has become one of my favorite photos of the class. I like the dominating black and white colors, but with the entering color of the masonry on the bottom right corn and the tree tops made the photo good as well.

Ethics of Digital Photography

1.  Why doesn’t Kate Winslet like Photoshop?
Because she wanted to remain as natural as possible.
2.  Who was the first photographer to make a fake picture?  What changes did he make to the photo?
Hippolyte Bayard was the first fake photographer. He took out a clock because it wasnt indian enough.
3.  Why were the changes made to some of the photos in The North American Indian book by Edward S. Curtis so controversial?
It was contriversial because it made native americans look poor and not good enough for such valuable thing.
4.  In what ways are many fashion photos being retouched?
People can change the strucutre of a persons face, make them brighter, enhance their eye color and basically change anything on their body.
5.  Can the term “photo illustration” conceptually compensate for the perception that a photo was “real”? What is the difference?
Photo illustration can not be conceptually compensated because viewing and reading are two different things.
6.  According to the article, how are people expected to judge photographs today?
Perople are expected to judge photopraghy on their context.
7.  How is editing different for photojournalism vs. fashion or fine art photography?
Photojournalism is used to show action in a scene to direct your attention to the scene, art and fashion are used to pull you to a certain object or action created within the scene.
8.  Why did the photojournalist Walski combine the images?  Is it justifiable?
He put these photos together to make a sense of movement to make the audience feel as if they were there experiencing it for themselves. It is ebcause it gives a better look at the situation at hand.

9.  What is said about dodging and burning?
Editing photos at one time was acceptable, but overtime it has overtime been frowned upon because of how much it can make the person or object look fake and unrealistic.
10.  Your thoughts:  What is right and wrong regarding the editing of digital photographs?
It is right because it makes the object look more intriging and worth while, but it makes the object or even a person look fake and not  what it really works like which can disieve the public into thinking it is something that it is not.
11.  Your thoughts:  How do these principles of ethics apply to you and your photography? I ususally like to keep my photos the same as I shot them, but when it comes to little things like brightness and cnotrast I feel that I can change those things because of the little effect they bring.

Digital Photography assignment 1 blog

In this photo I took a large sheet of white paper and used my desk light to get the lighting I wanted. I also put the camera on the ground so that I could get the horizontal shot shown above. I also focused on the end of the lighter to make a sense of blur in the front part of the lighter which I like a lot. I added a greater contrast for the photo to seperate the white and blacks and I brightened the photo as well. I personally like how the photo came out and how the whites and blacks blend. I overall feel that the photo was successful.