Photo Ilustration

Practice composite photo Illustration

Photo Essay Preview

I think i might do either Introspective photographer or The first person documentary for my photo essay and i may focus on my little nephew

In-Depth Photo Illustrations

The composite image

This is a good composite picture because the photoshopped it good making it look like it was shot all togther.

The photo realistic alteration This picture realistic but they but different pictures together.

The staged illustration (Traditional)

On this picture you can tell that they set everything before taking which makes it a good staged photo.

The photo made into art

This is a good picture of "Photo made into art". I like this photo because you know its a painting but it really dosent look like one.

illustration situations

my favorite illustration was challenge 2. the message was "image of paper dolls was burnished around the edges to convey the sense of loss and emptiness felt by parents, teachers and children in the story."

Photo Contest Categories

-Cell Phone (shot w/ cell phone) (CP)
-Black and White/Sepia (BW)
-Friends (FR)

Capture what you have learned

What have you learned about action photography? Post it on your blog.Refer to the following concepts:
Zone Focus- Concentrating on a certain spot because you know and action is going to happen

Shutter Speed- How fast you let your shutter go to let light into your shoot

Panning- When you follow the action

Waiting for the Pause- Wait for action to stop

Austin Architecture

1.Pattern

2.Surrounding

3.Surrounding

4.Angles and Shapes

5.Surroundings

6.Lighting

7.Lighting

8.Angles and Shapes

9.Lighting

10.Surrounding

11.Angles and Shapes

12.Surrounding

13.Pattern

14.Lighting

15.Angles and Shapes

16.Angles and Shapes

Favorit picture= #6

The picture had a good focus on the lights on the cieling. It also captures the lighting of the sky. You can also see the light reflecting off of the wall. It was also taken from a good angle.

Individual Images

1. Describe one photo that you agree with the judges on. Explain why you and the judges do or do not like it.
The picture with the soccer girl and the soccer on the floor i agree that it needs more in the picture and that the background is not good because it has a car and it catches your attention when it really shouldnt.

2. Describe one photo that you do NOT agree with the judges on. Explain why you think the judges are wrong.
I disagree with the judges on the picture with the guy holding a basketball. I think that it was a good photograph.

Portfolios

Travis Haughton
Problems:
-A picture was out of focus
-Dont like the picture with the sign in it
-Dont like how the back of the head dominates the picture
Like:
-There was a perfectly good sports pic
-In the gymnastics picture they the girl climbing the rope
My impression:
I like the portfolio but there were some pictures in there that i really didnt like and thought that he could of done a better job.

Nick Adams
Problems:
-Get a different topic
-Cut off too much of the head on football picture
-Too heavy on the right of the sunset picture with the little girl
Like:
-The headless cheerleader at the top
-How the picture fells the 4 corners
My Impression:
This portfolio didnt really interest me. Out of all the pictures i only liked about 3 of them.

Sam Adams
Problems:
-Light not so good
-Tilt too odd
-Telephone Line not good
Like:
-Like picture with the guy going through tunnel
-Like picture with volleyball girls
My Impression:
I didnt really like it, it was kind of boring.

Jordan Murph
Problems:
-The wave picture was stupid
-The picture was not as strong as others
-The portfolio starting getting a little bad
Like:
-Good portfolio at the beginning
-Nice composition
My Impression:
I think that this was a really good portfolio especially the first few pictures they were really good out of the portfolios i saw this one was my favorite.

Winning Portfolio: Dustin Snipes
What did the judges note as strengths as they were critiquing it?
They had good color and compostion and they were creative.
What do you see as strengths? Do you see any weaknesses?
A weakness that he had was having too much on a picture when it didnt need too much.


In the process of choosing the winner they had to look at all the portfolios and look at there pictures one by one then choose the good portfolios then from those choose the best portfolio.

GORDON PARKS PICTURE

My favorite photo by Gordan Parks was "Ella Watson and her Grandchildren 1942." When you look at the picture you can see expressions on their faces on what they are doing and how they feel. The lighting of the photo helps set the mood of the picture.

Langston Hughes Poem

I read for like about 20 minutes. My favorite poem was "Juke Box Love Song."

Best Covers

2-Formal
9-Informal
10-Informal
15-Infomal
22-Enviormental
26-Formal
32-Formal
35-Enviormental
36-Formal (FAVORITE)
37-Formal

My favorite cover was #36 because it was just a picture of Princess Diana in black in white on a white layout which was plain but at the same time it catches your attention, and it also has the name of the magazine in yellow behind her but yet your focus goes on her and not the words.