Inspired by Strand

Paul Strand was born on October 16, 1890 in New York city. He was an American photographer who helped establish photography as an art form in the 20th century. Strand focused on three themes in the city of New York, which were movement, abstraction, and street portraits.  He had been called the biggest, widest, most commanding talent in the history of American photography. He was influenced by modern painting and sculpture. Strand had an interest in film as well, he produced his first film in 1921 with Charles Sheeler. In 1984, strand was inducted in the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum.
Our group decided to do this photographer because his work inspired us. The way he took pictures grabbed the viewers attention. Paul Strand would not just take a picture, he would also try to capture the meaning behind it. Some of his photos brought curiosity to me and sometimes an emotional affect as well. Our group really enjoy looking at his pictures because they were really good and it inspired us to take pictures the same way.

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Portraits - How Can You Take Better Portraits

10 links about taking portraits:

• Stunning Portraits
• Photography Tutorials
• Step by step
• How to take portrait photos w/ Nikon camera
• Mistakes & how to fix them
• How to take great photos
• Portrait photography
• How to take excellent portrait photos
• Portrait photography tips
• People/portrait photographs

Three things that i learned is how to use a camera properly in order to take great portrait photos. I learned how to fix some mistakes when taking a picture. Also about giving the subject space to look into, photograph the subject in their native environment, window light, never use the on-camera flash, and stop the waving and smiling. Also you need to make sure that you use the right background, focus on the eyes, make sure there is a lot of light, the positioning and angles, and the what the perspective is. 

Artistic Review

           All of our assignments where posted in our teachers blog, Mr. Farley. This was a great idea, we actually know where to go when we don't know what to do instead of asking him. He has great pictures in his blog. You can really see that he actually studied to be a photographer because he's images are really great and they all have a meaning. Every single picture has something that grabs the viewers attention. Mr. Farley's interest is more about healing and recovery than tragedy. That's why he tries to teach others to avoid tragedy. To me this is something great to teach people about and what's best is that he does it through his photos.
             The reason for this review is because we are actually able to see why these photos are taken and we can notice that most of them capture happiness, anxiety, anger, confidence, hope, and joy. These pictures actually show what the people taking the pictures feel. Through this pictures im actually able to know Mr. Farley better and actually know what he likes and what he looks for when taking a picture. What it's really great about the picture he takes is that he actually relates to them, therefore he can actually get the real meaning behind the picture and not just take a plain and simple photo. I think that what he does is impressive because that's what's made him the photographer he is now. 
           In his blog we are able to see wedding picture which express love and happiness and when you look at the pictures you can actually see it. Also women playing roller derby and you can actually see their anxiety and that there worried. Another thing is the vans warped tour and you can see happiness as well in the artist and the fans. In the epilepsy foundation you can actually see that there's hope that there will actually be progress and recovery. Lastly, you can see a family holiday's portrait and you can see happiness and joy in them. I can actually say that i really loved these photos because they grabbed my attention and i was able to see the meaning of them. I have also learned from these photos a lot and have learned some techniques to take amazing pictures and make me a better photographer.

Cropping for better composition 2 Before & After

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Cropping for better composition before & after

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Composition in photo's Before & After

                                       Leading Lines

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Texture

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Rule of Thirds

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Camera Review

Canon T3i
The Canon T3i is a great camera, it has amazing qualities that people like and enjoy. It has excellent image and video quality. It is very easy to use and a person can adapt to it fast. It has good features, but it also has it's bad it's not fast enough for burst shooting sports or other activities that involve fast movement.

Group edit before & after

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In the history of photography people wouldn't smile at all. They wouldn't make funny faces like we do now. Also they had to sit still and straight and they had to try to not blink because if they only had one chance to take one picture. 

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Yosemite and Photography

Pop Laval, a Central Valley photographer, started photographing Yosemite nearly 100 years ago. How did he make money? Did Yosemite pay him?

1. Pop Laval made money by photographing many different places including Yosemite. He was paid to photograph Yosemite. 

Who makes the most interesting photographs of Yosemite now? How are the images created? Are photographers paid to photograph Yosemite? If you were photographing Yosemite, what would you do? What would you want to do?

    2.   Gary Hart makes some very interesting photographs today. Gary is an experienced  and enthusiastic trainer and guide who conducts photo workshops and private photo tours. Photographers are not paid to photograph Yosemite unless it involves something professional. If I were to photograph Yosemite i would like to capture its beauty and and transfer that sense of nature that it gives.

Photo Booth Pictures

Photo Booth

I used the glow effect on this picture because i liked how it soften the picture and i liked the lighting it had.

I used the squeeze effect because i thought it was funny.

For this one i used the pop art effect because it uses different color for each picture. 

I used the light tunnel effect for this one because i thought it was cool.

Lastly, i used the sepia effect for this one because it looks old-fashion.

History of the Photo Booth

                            History ( and Future ) of the Photo Booth 

1. What was revealed at the 1889 World's Fair ? Many people know that the Eiffel Tower was built for the World's Fair, but not everyone knows that the first photo booth was created for the Paris World's Fair.
2. What has more significance ? The thing that has more significance to me is that the first photo booth was created for the Paris World's Fair. Also it's considered an architectural wonder and attracts more visitors than any other paid tourist attractions in the world. 

Review Elements of Art

1. The elements of art are are the basic properties of a work of art that may be perceived through the senses, which are line, shape, forms, space, color, and texture.
2.  I will use them in my next project to take good pictures and to make sure that i have those element.
3. My groups project is nothing for now.

Cropped photos

Composition of photography

• http://digital-photography-school.com/5-elements-of-composition-in-photography
• http://www.colorpilot.com/comp_rules.html
• http://121clicks.com/tutorials/art-of-composition-in-photography-tips-and-examples

Looking at light

     Todays's assignment was to look at light. I went outside with my group and we took turns on standing in the light. We were wearing different color shirts, i was wearing a light blue shirt and it made me look lighter while the light was reflecting on me. We stood in the light for 30 seconds each and we were able to experience the different way light reflected on us do to the color of our shirts.