Out Of Class Photo Illustration

HDR Photo

HDR Photography

1. What manipulations to the camera will you need to make to create an HDR image?

You need to manipulate the camera's exposure by using ram settings to get over and under exposed shots.

2. What equipment will we use to take this type of image?
camera with ram settings, a tripod, and HDR photo-blending software.

3. What is the reason someone might take an HDR image?
To photograph a high contrast scene

4. What can we expect to happen with the images once we merge them together, what will we see that we might not have seen with just one photo?

It brings out all of the colors and shadows in all of the photos merged.

Graffiti and Found Objects

Merger

Photo Ilustrations

The Big Day

Who: A man driving

What: A wedding
Where: country roads and cities to a church
When: midday
Why: To stop the wedding
How: By showing up for it and getting it to stop

A man driving in pouring down rain on a windy road

A woman’s bridesmaids getting her elegant white dress ready for her to walk down the aisle

The man gets out of the rain and drives through a forest

The woman is waiting for something as the man is rushing past cars and through windy roads.

He gets stuck at a train crossing and screams

He finally get to the chapel and goes inside to see the woman getting married to another man.

Who: A man

What: rushing to a wedding
Where: Through woods, cities, rain, and winding roads.
When: As a woman is getting ready for the wedding and about to go down the aisle.
Why: He’s late to the wedding
How: Driving in a Volkswagen Jetta VR6


Story:

John Smith's alarm didn't go off yesterday for his brother's big wedding day.
Smith sped across the state to make the five hour drive to the chapel.

All of smith's family and friends were there to support his brother except for him.

"I was getting ready for my big day, but I couldn't stop thinking about where John was," Andrea Smith said. "But I was sure he was going to be there."

Smith wasn't able to leave his home until four hours before the wedding.

"I still had to put on my tux, take a shower, and pick up the cake," Smith said. "i was able to trim off a good two hours because I took a short cut."

Smith's shortcut was through the roughest terrain in the state and he faced many struggles.

"I went through woods, cities, rain and many different roads to get the chapel in time," Smith said. "I am so glad I made it and was able to see my sister's big day."

Final Exam: Preview

http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/160-intro-to-imovie

1.) 

Summarize what you watched and read about - let's say 2-3 paragraphs of 3-4 sentences

You need a camera, a mac, and a cable to connect your camera to make an imovie. Open your imovie application and create a new project and select your video format. The imovie application has the view screen, clip spin, and the time line. The view screen is used to play clips, the clip spin is used to store clips and the time line is used to set clips up to make your movie. 

Drag and drop footage to your timeline to add to your video. Connect camera and hit play and import to capture video. Press play to play your movie and you can also cut clips to make them shorter buy pulling the edges of the clips. You can also delete clips and copy clips by clicking delete or going to file copy and paste.

You can also add titles and captions by clicking on the editing button and clicking titles. you can change color font and size. You can choose Video FX to add effects to your video such as electricity and pixie dust. Save your project and export to quick time video. 

2.) Tell me one thing that you already knew about iMovie that the website explained

How to drag and drop footage to clip together your movie. 

3.) Tell me one thing that you learned new today that you didn’t know before.

You can add video effects in imovie. I don't really think it applies to this project but it's a great tool. 

4.) What are you concerned about with this final project?

Coming up with a creative story idea. I don't want to do  story that everybody else does. 

5.) What are you confident you can complete early and have ready to use?

The imovie portion of the project because I have used it before. 

http://mediacommons.psu.edu/2014/08/introduction-to-basic-editing-in-imovie-2/

1.) Summarize what you watched and read about - let's say 2-3 paragraphs of 3-4 sentences

You an play all the footage you edit in the section in the right corner called the viewer, and make adjustments by clicking the adjust button. To create a movie, select the + sign and click movie and choose a theme for your movie. You will then have to name your file and choose the event type. 

In the event library, you can select a portion of a clip and drag it into the project timeline. If you want, you can select the whole clip and drag it also. To split a clip into two, move the orange line the follows your cursor to where you want to split it and click on it. Select modify menue and split clip. 

2.) Tell me one thing that you already knew about iMovie that the website explained

I already knew how to split clips. 

3.) Tell me one thing that you learned new today that you didn’t know before.

I didn't know the names of all the screens and modes in imovie. 

.) If I asked you today, what do you think you will do for your video?

Either a day at the beach or a day going to zilker and barton springs. Something outdoors with nature and a lot of light. 

Portfolio Analysis

1.

a. Name of photographer – Josh Birnbaum

b. General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)- Portraits and snapshots of people. Wheel chaired people.
c. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio – The lack of activity in the photos. Bad timing and Faces the subjects are making. Transition and content in the portfolio is consistent.
d. List two things the judge’s like- the photographer’s ability to get right into the action. The large amount humor in the photos.
e. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like?

I think the photographer isn’t very serious in what he does and only takes pictures as a hobby. I also think he’s a very immature photographer and you can tell by the way he set up his portfolio and took his photos. I didn’t like his set of the portfolio or the photos at all.

a. Name of photographer – Justin Mott
b. General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)- Pacific Rim and Eastern Hemisphere stories.
c. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio – The lack of a story. Portfolio building.  Focus of photos. 
d. List two things the judge’s like- the point of view the photographer shot at. The basis of photography skills the photographer has.
e. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like? He’s very concerned about what is happening in other parts of the world like poverty and starvation and wants to spread awareness through his photography. I really enjoyed the amount of reality present in his photos.

a. Name of photographer – Jordan Murph
b. General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)- Sports
c. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio – Inconsistency in strength of photos. Irrelevance of some the photos. Weakness of the photo stories.
d. List two things the judges like- Composition of the photos.  Lighting in some of the photos.
e. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like?

I feel like he’s a very good photographer but when he trys too hard, you can tell in his photos and his photos suffer. I loved the sports pictures in the beginning but I hated the photo stories.

 2. 

a. What did the judges note as strengths as they were critiquing it?

Portfolio set up. Composition. Timing of the shot. Ability to catch the moment. Right in the middle of the action.

b. What do you see as strengths? Do you see any weaknesses?

Strengths: All the photos were somewhat strong and were taken in good quality. He was able to get in the actions. The patterns he constantly takes photographs of. He is able to photograph movement and actions very well.

Weaknesses: Some of the photos could’ve been better if they were more in focus. Some aspects of the photos make the photo worse.

3.

 a. Briefly describe the process the judges went through in deciding the winner.

The judges looked at the portfolios individually and ruled them out. They talk about what they like and don’t like about the portfolio and they come to a consensus. They fight for the portfolio they want.

PART 2:

 1. Describe one photo that you agree with the judges on. Explain why you and the judges do or do not like it.

The no pro/no college 1^st place. I really like that tennis picture because like judge said, it has large amounts of emotion present. It makes you want to jump for joy. I also like the contrast of the red from the background.

2. Describe one photo that you do NOT agree with the judges on. Explain why you think the judges are wrong.

I disagree with judges about the picture of year. I think the no pro/no college photo should have won because it had the emotion as well as action which the others didn’t. The judges also have to take into consideration that the photographer was a high schooler.