Fashion Ethics

Under these circumstances, it is not okay. This image may put some pressure on girls to look that way, which is highly unrealistic because the model herself did not look that way. I don't think it is that big of a deal to alter photos in certain circumstances, but when you are altering photos to advertise to women that your product wil make them look like a digitally altered photo, it is wrong. Fashion photography is all about appealing to consumers, while photojournalism is the documentation of significant events. But I still think it is unethical to alter photographs to sell things.

Funny Photos and Captions

Bottom Left: Rex is down and out on the streets of los angeles after being rejected from an Airbud casting call. Rex claimed that he was rejected by the producers because of his moose horns, and plans to sue. He told us that"the problem with canine society today is that all the pups see these beautifully groomed slender dogs on t.v. and feel pressure to look that way, im here to show them that a dog with moosehorns can be just as beautiful."

Top Right: Local panda celebrates

his first birthday with a day in the

park. His day was later dampened

when his parents phil and linda

(both human), informed the panda

that he was adopted.

Top Left: Local man Gil Johnson clears out his clutter last weekend with a garage sale. Among the items were Gil's old coffin which Gil discovered was no longer necessary after a recent doctor's appointment confirmed that Gil was not, in fact, dead. "It's a relief," said Gil of the situation, "I mean, not being dead is definately a plus, but whats really exciting is that I totally made enough off of the coffin to get a pac-man machine."

Online Vs. Print

1. (A) A Family's Demons, Lake Makes Commute Shorter, Sweeter
(B) I like the print version better. The navigation was more confusing on the online one, plus I enjoy physically reading a newspaper much more than I do staring at a computer screen.
2. Lake Makes Commute Shorter, Sweeter, A Family's Demons, Moving film adroitly chronicles pain of Joy Division's Singer (B) Print, I didnt like all the clicking and the zooming in. (C) the navigation tools are fair, but still its not as simple as flipping through actual pages.
3. The photos look a little better in the print I think, I picked up some distortion and pixelation on the onlin photos.
4. That was about equal, cause you only had to click on the link to get there, but I didnt figure that out right away.
5. I would rather read the paper, it would be much easier to read if I can just pick one up and read it in my spare time like I do now. Being online requires me getting on the computer specifically to read, or taking the laptop to a wifi-hotspot, almost too much trouble for the paper. I like it just fine like it is.

Repitition

top left: the repetition here is seen in the city blocks below, and the jet streams of the planes. it gives an idea of the symetry of the flight patterns, and the vastness of the city.

top right: this photo displays repetition in the blue squares and the people around them. it is also a very uniform and symetrical photo.

bottom left: the repetition of the television screens extending to the front and growing smaller and smaller gives one the perception of the enormity of the plane.

Multimedia Perspective

A. She used captions, music and soundclips along with the photography, indicating that she had some knowledge of other technology and media devices along with cameras and photography.
B. This added not only a visual, but an emotional appeal to the slideshow,I really liked it.

Photoshop Basics - Online Edit

I chose this as my favorite photograph. I think it is quite unique that Rosato caught the men in the fall between the helicoptor and breaking the water.

Rosato was standing on a sandbar island in the lake.

it was shot at 1/320 shutter speed

it had an aperature of f/13.0

Negative Critique

There do not seem to be any problems with my negatives, they are all good exposures. One of the best exposures is a shot of a girl in the class trying to untangle herself from the group, it is from a 3/4 angle and captures quite a bit of expression, she is pretty well centered in the frame. Another good exposure is one of a guy in this class trying to negotiate his group outof their knot, he is the only person in the frame and has a ponderous look on his face. #1-6.

ATPI Photo Contest

This was my favorite entry in the ATPI photography contest. I find the brightness, the variation in color, the stillness of the water and the reflection of the sky inspiring. The perspective is also unique.

Pinhole Critique Blog

This was a pinhole image that I did not like. First of all, the shot is of a basket, which is quite boring. Also, it is blurred. I'm not crazy about the angle or perspective of this photograph either.

This pinhole image was the one I did like. The lighting and the color are unique, it is clear, and taken from an interesting angle. It also seems like the photographer was able to somewhat capture the essence of an inner

city.

Photo Critique

Left: This is the "great picture," the photographer filled the frame with what he/she wanted to shoot. The girl in the photo is in the middle of composing a sentence, making for an interesting photo.

















Left: This is the "not so great photo," there is a lot of extra space, and the girl photographed does not occupy much of the space, taking the focus off of her and making it easy to get distracted by other things in the room.

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