Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Extra credit

Extra credit:


1. Explain what happened to the man that was killed by the subway and how the photographer was able to take the photo. 
some one pushed the man onto the tracks. The photographer said that he was trying to let the driver know that something was happening by using he flash2. Why did the photographer say he took the photo?
he said that he was trying to help
3. Do you think the photographer should have taken the photo?
I don't know, if he was really trying to help yes if he was not then no.4. Do you think the photographer did the best thing he could have done in this situation? Why or why
 not? I don't think that he did the best thing he could,helping him get out or running for help could be a better way to help
5. Do you agree or disagree with the decision to run the photo on the front page of the New York Post? Explain why or why not.
I agree, The picture was good and controversy is a good way to attract people6. What is more important to a photojournalist, capturing images of life as it happens or stopping bad things from happening? Why or why not?
it depend on who is taking the picture, in what is more important to him. Not every photojournalist is the same.
7. Do you think it is ever ethically acceptable for a photographer to involve himself/herself in a situation that he or she photographs? Explain why or why not.
i don't really know.8. Should photojournalists always avoid influencing events as they happen? Explain your answer. 
not always, if they get involved the could be useful and they could change things.
9. After reading the responses from the professional photographers, what stands out as the most appropriate response for a photographer to this situation.
help, I think.

Monday, December 15, 2014

final Exam and Caption Review

captions

sister hug each other after the Boston marathon bombing. sophia, 34 the oldest sister says that it took her an hour to find emily, 24.

rules of photography:
rule of thirds: when the photo subject is directly on the one third line.
balancing elements: equal and balanced visual in all parts of the picture
leading ones: lines leading to the subject
symmetry patterns: symmetry is when you can cut a picture in half and it would look the same. pattern is when some element repeats making a pattern.
framing: using object or elements to frame the subject
cropping: cutting parts of a image
avoiding mergers: avoiding object in the back