Funny Captions

Robert King steps on the back end of the scale Janelle King is weighing herself on at their local gym.
Janelle has been trying to lose weight since last May but has not seen any improvement as of yet, Robert has been stepping on the scale for months.

Couple Maurice and Peter hold hands as they go trick or treating on Halloween in Austin, Texas. Both Maurice and Peter are diabetic but they went trick-or-treating to create a stockpile of candy to chow down on, "YOLO swag I say", Maurice said to fellow trick-or-treaters.

Jeff Robinson pushes the cart his wife Danica Robinson is riding after coming out of H-E-B to elevate Danica's mood. Danica was recently diagnosed with cancer and has not felt very happy since chemo, her walking is impaired but she also enjoys being pushed on a cart because it makes her feel "young again".

Prompt shoot part 2

COLD

PURPLE

ELECTRIC

Composition 2

1. Rule of thirds

2. Balancing Elements

3. Leading Lines

4. Symmetry and Patterns (repetition)

5. Viewpoint

6. Background

7. Create depth

8. Framing

9. Cropping

10. Mergers and avoiding them - here I want you to find me a COOL merger photo.

American Soldier

A. What is the most powerful image from the pictures printed in the Denver Post over the three weeks they published images from the year of coverage? Why?

I believe that this is the most powerful images because from the caption you can tell that Ian Fisher is struggling a lot internally. He has problems at home and in the army and it shows through the picture that he is hurting. I think this picture was the most powerful because it was the most personal, almost everyone can relate to the feeling of pain.

B. How do the images work together to tell a story?
The images work together to tell a story by being in chronological order and having detailed captions. The captions tell you what's happening and they all work together with their subject.


C. How do the captions enhance the photographs?
The captions enhance the photographs because we don't have to guess what's happening, we can now tell what's happening and can look at the picture with the story.

D. Summarize the story of Ian Fisher, based just on the captions.
Ian Fisher enlisted in the Army at age 17 and spent almost 2 years affiliated with it. He had struggles with drugs, romantic relationships, and with the army. He was able to overcome many of the struggles and had a support system at home. By the end of his enlistment, he came home to his mother and married his girlfriend.

E. For the photos in which Ian is the main subject of the photos, in what tense are the verbs usually written?
They are usually written in present tense.

F. Break down the captions:

1. How many sentences are they on average? On average, there are around 3 sentences in each caption. 
The lowest number of sentences I saw were 2.

2. Read the first sentence of a couple of them, what information do they provide?
They usually provide the date or the location.

3. Read the second sentences of a couple of them, what information do they provide?
What is happening, or a quote.

4. If there is a third sentence, what information does it provide?
Usually a quote, stating what someone believes about what is happening in the first caption.

5. Do any captions include a quote?
Yes, many do.

6. Are there any that have four sentences?
Yes, there are many that have four sentences.

G. Why do you think it is possible to tell a complete story with just photos and captions?
You can visualize what is happening and see what people are feeling, or how they're acting. When you read the captions it tells you directly what to believe and you see the full picture. You just keep adding to the story. 

H. If you can create a story with just photos and captions, why bother writing a story at all?
I think you should write a story because you'll be able to share more details and go more in depth. 


EXTRA CREDIT:
Please read the story across those three papers

1. Briefly summarize the story of Ian Fisher. Please break this down by publish date. This means I want three separate summaries of a paragraph for each of the three days the paper published the story.
September 11, 2009: Ian Fisher enlisted in the US Army at age 17 and was set on fighting after he graduated. Fischer decided to fight due to his ability and interest to fight hand to hand but also because of his patriotism to his country. He had emotional goodbyes with his friends and family but saw the Army as his best option. Ian had very close bonds to his friends and to his father which made his departure very emotional. He arrived at Fort Benning and began with drills which made him exhausted, physically and emotionally. Ian was also dealing with an elbow injury. During basic training, a main concern for sergeants was to teach morals to the recruits; there were many discipline issues. Eventually, the recruits shaped up and worked together.

September 12, 2009:Ian begins having more problems because he is distracted with home life in the midst of his training. He begins to abuse drugs. But he tries to find solutions with his father, Eric. Eric says maybe he shouldn't come home so often. In training, he starts being a leader and helps other recruits. He got engaged to a girl named Kristen and was readying himself to be deployed to Iraq. He is eventually deployed to Iraq after changing platoons due to issues with his platoon leaders. 

September 13, 2009: Fisher has been deployed to Iraq and faces days of boredom and days of anxiety. He learns how to drive a Humvee. Eventually, Ian begins patrolling a part of Iraq and faces Iraqi attacks. He was able to go back home for a two week break and rekindled his relationships with a newfound maturity. By the end of his deployment he is more matured, he gets married to Devin and is ready to be responsible in life.


2. What was his motivation for joining the military?
He wanted to be productive, continue a family legacy (his father served in Vietnam), and fight for his country. 

3. What kind of problems did he encounter during basic training?
He encountered problems with fighting, many would fight each other and all would have consequences. Ian also wanted to quit many times but remembered his purpose so he stayed.

4. What part of Ian's pre-military life caused him the most problems as he was being trained and while on deployment?
His two worlds were crashing together, his old party life and family, with his new disciplined Army life. His development as a soldier was not fully focused because his old old life was nearby, he was distracted.

5. What happened when Ian had a mid-tour break and returned home?
He rekindled his relationship with Devin and things within their relationship started up again. 

6. How did Iraq change Ian?
Iraq made Ian more mature and responsible.

Mural project preview

1. Think of at least three ideas you have about what your team could take photos of, that are in the same theme? Be creative, but be realistic. You will be shooting OFF campus, and every member of your team will need to be able to take similar photos or whatever you decide to do as a group.
We could do things we see every day, like nature outside of our homes, our rooms, or different parts of our homes, maybe even family members.

2. You will be using the school cameras or your own similar camera. You will need to shoot in Manual. What are three things you will have to think about when you are out shooting?
The ISO, Aperture, and Shutter speed.

3. Although we have always done this assignment as a paper/printed product. I am interested in being able to show off these images/creations/murals online. What are some ideas you have on how to get these pieces onto the internet? List three ideas and how you would suggest to your team this second product gets created.
Instagram, Twitter, or on our blogs.

Aperture, shutter speed, and ISO

Photo taken with F2.8 
 https://www.fujifilmusa.com/products/digital_cameras/x/fujifilm_x10/sample_images/





Photo taken with F16 or higher aperature

https://photographylife.com/f-stop




1. What part of the body should we closely relate aperture? the iris in your eye, your pupil
2. Finish this sentence - the smaller the Aperture _____the darker your photo is________, the higher the Aperture _____the brighter your photograph___________.


3. In your own words tell me how aperture impacts Depth of Field?
Aperture affects what your camera focuses on and the amount of light in the picture. It affects how much your camera focuses on the subject. Large aperture, large amount of foreground, small aperture, small amount of foreground focus.

Now lets move on to Shutter Speed. 


Once you are finished reading about Shutter Speed, I want you to use google and find me an example of a photo taken with a high shutter speed and one taken at a slow shutter speed (you do not have to show blur unless you want but I still need to see an example of a photo that COULD have been taken at a slow shutter speed). Post them both on your blog and label them.

Fast shutter speed




Slow shutter speed


1. If you were assigned to shoot at Bulldogs and Hotdogs night, which was a few weeks ago, what shutter speeds do you think you would have to shoot at the following events that night I would like you to answer the question for the following two situations:

At the beginning while the sun was still up and the courtyard had reasonable good light

a.) a booth in the middle of the yard near the Tree- slow
b.) a food booth outside under one of the big red awnings- slow
c.) the Stars performance inside the gym- fast
d.) students dancing near the center of the courtyard- fast
e.) people streaming in from the front doors-fast
f.) the basketball booth where students are shooting basketballs at a hoop- slow

Towards the end when there is no sun and has gotten dark enough that you can't see from one end of the courtyard to the other.

a.) a booth in the middle of the yard near the Tree- slow 

b.) a food booth outside under one of the big red awnings- slow

c.) the Stars performance inside the gym-fast

d.) students dancing near the center of the courtyard-slow

e.) people streaming in from the front doors- slow

f.) the basketball booth where students are shooting basketballs at a hoop-fast

2. List the three settings your camera has regarding setting shutter speed (these are found at #5 on the Shutter Speed website. Explain how each works - DO NOT COPY AND PASTE, use your own words.
It has auto which chooses shutter peed, aperture, and speed automatically. It has Shutter priority where you choose the shutter speed and the camera selects the aperture. There's finally the Manual mode where you choose both the shutter speed and aperture manually.

Now for the last of the pillars, ISO. 


Once you are finished, please go to google and find me an example of a photo taken at ISO 200 and a photo taken at ISO 3200 or 6400. Post both on your blog and label them.
ISO 200



ISO 3200


ISO 6400

Then answer the following questions:

1. What are the advantages of shoot at a higher ISO at a sporting event like basketball or a night football game?
It fights motion blur. It brightens your picture when you have a fast shutter speed to make your picture not have blur.


2. What suggestions did the author make about using a low ISO?
Shoot where there is light. So that you won't have to change the ISO which will make your photo have noise. So it will be the highest quality possible.



3. What suggestions did the author make about using a high ISO?
Be careful with it because it makes your photos grainy. Try to use aperture or shutter speed to make your photo brighter first.

Now that we have a basic understanding of the three pillars, let's look at some direct examples of what happens in when you mess with Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO. Go to the following website:


This simulates a DSLR camera. Make sure you set the camera on MANUAL setting at the top.

List the aperture settings available on this camera.

2.8-22

List the shutter speed settings available on this camera.

1 second to 1/4000 second

List the ISO settings available on this camera.

100 to 25600

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