Thanksgiving Dinner

Dads famous salad

Making the gravy

Grandmas awesome stuffing

Baraka Movie

Baraka has put a very "moving" feeling.  It made me realize how big the world is, and it makes me wonder how nice it would be to go visit these places.  This movie showed so much art and I couldn't keep my eyes off of it.  It was pretty amazing to see all sorts of people showing how they do their jobs/living at home, which is really different from how we do things here.  It makes you realize how each one of us are different and unique in our own ways.  I really enjoyed this movie.  I wish I could have watched until it was over.

Shadow shot

One Shot

This is my one shot.  It was hard to pick from three other pictures I took but I just picked randomly.  The top of the picture really bothers me since it isn't focused. But the bottom really is, and I guess it makes sense since it is still "new" to this world and that is where it first started to make an appearence.

Sports

November 4- Video Notes

• Snapshot cameras were only $1.00
• Most people didn't consider taking a picture was art- they though it was just clicking a button
• Pictures soon became postcards

• Taking pictures showed the history, a memory, etc
• These pictures could be seen in a book ONLY if it was glued in the book, otherwise, there were no pictures in book (history books, etc)
• Rayna Green talks about Edward Curtis 
• Rayna says Edward was a "great photographer" because of what and how he took his unique pictures
• Edward focused on Indians.
• He really stressed the importance of them and showing them what their daily life is all about. (hunting groups, family, kids)
• He even packed his car with some native outfits that were put on some on the Indians to make his shot more "native"
• He showed how peaceful they were
•  Photographs really prospered
1. Postcards
2. Newspaper
3. Books
• With Newspapers, they figured out a way to transfer the pictures on the newspaper that really helped spread news around the area.
•  Lewis Hine was a photographer that really stressed about child labor and how it is bad.
• his pictures were all over newspapers showing a perfect child, compared to a child working under poor conditions
•  Paul Strand
• Worked with shapes and forms with the way the sun hit things, and the angles on buildings, etc.
• he liked realism compared to forming these shapes or making them
• he influences others
• Pictures were used in the World War I. 
• it was used to show what is going on with the war
• New papers and Magazines showed dead people or suffering for the first time.

November 2 Walk

Ch.5 Portaits

• People seem to be a famous subject in photography
• the pictures reveal who they are, what they do, etc
• (personality)
• Formal Portraits- person who is the subject of the photograph
• Candid- portraits- person who is doing an everyday activity(reading, studying, etc.)
• Environmental-places a person in a setting that says something about him or her.
• Self-portraits- Features you, the photographer, as your own subject. 

• Value is an important design element to consider.
• can also bring emotional content

• A successful portrait photographer learns to become comfortable in front og people and interact with them
• talking to your subjects help
• ask questions
• Slow films
• slower shutter speeds- tripod considered! 
• Fast films
• faster film are more sensitive to light.

• Three main items that will make shooting portraits easier and more successful
• tripod- three legged metal stand
• cable release- flexible wire one end of which attaches to the camera's shutter release
• reflector- anything that will reflect light into shadows to lighted them.
• Formal Portraits
• Formal portrait is the simplest portrait style.
• should emphasize the person and nothing else
• Shooting a formal portrait
1. place background for the photograph close to the wall.
• could be a roll of paper, cloth, or the wall itself
2. place the light about 45 degrees to the right side of the object.
• (reflector)
3. Set camera directly in front of the subject anywhere from 6 to 10 feet away.
• depending on the lens that are being used
• talk to the subject and guide him on how to pose
• When shooting a Formal Portrait, it is a good idea to use wide-open aperture to make the backgroung out of focus. 
• Lighting and formal portraits
• Indoors
• place one light approximately a 45 degree angle on one side or the other of your subject.
• use a reflector
• Outdoors
• direct sunlight could be a little too harsh for the subject
• Try shooting in an open shade but avoid deep shade.
• cloudy days are great for photographing.
• Candid portraits
• candid portraits capture a person going about everyday life and activities.
• don't try to pose your subject.
• its more effective if a person is completely natural
• try taking a photographs without being seen.
• you might take action shits, so chose a faster shutter speed like 1/250 and higher that ill freeze the action.
• Environmental Portraits
• uses a subject's surroundings to help tell that person's story
• combination of formal portraits and a photojournalism
• not only show the dace of the subject, but to show the objects life.
• can be shown a complete picture of a person and what makes them tick, or gives a hint on the subjects interest.
• Self- Portraits 
• you become your own subject.
• self portraits don't always have to be totally revealing.
• reveal as much as you want, or a little as you want.
• you're showing how you want to be seen.

Portrait Photorgapher- Chris Gloag

Chris Gloag is a London photographer that focus on potraits and fashion. He takes many pictures of kids, celebs and the fashsion around us.

Some of his work:

Journalism - Dirk Mai

Dirk Mai

Dirk Mai is a photographer who follows bands and takes pictures of them. One example of a band is The Maine.  Dirk Mai followed The Maine and hung out with them while taking unexpected pictures and, or, group pictures. Not only does he work on journalism, but also taking pictures for modeling. His life-stye is pretty interesting, he puts himself in a rare condition and the next day he takes amazing pictures. Personally, he is my inspiration and I love his work.

Photo essay: Haight

spreading news

unique man

Music<3

Runaways?

2010 Rally

Classwork - Rockstar Day

Haight, Asbury

I couldn't wait until the project was actually due. I had to put two up!

San Francisco 2010

I've always passed this and I finally got a picture of it.

I hope this is my future car;)

I have always wanted to take a picture of a man riding a
bike with the back round blurry. Today I got one shot. I finally got it.
SUCCESS! 

5 Historical Events

This is Martin Luther King making a speech about his dream of having blacks and whites coming together.

President Abraham Lincoln stands here with the soldiers from the Civil War.

This is Hitler leading on the Nazi's. 

Here is a man who is finding gold during the Gold Rush.

This is the Twin Towers in New York City before it was hit by airplanes.

Group Photography

"Fire Road" down to the Chapel

The Bench

This one..

It's always been my favorite

Quiz #1

Texture

Color