Wednesday, December 16, 2009

captions


caption 1: akins high school photojournalism teacher, mr. reeves, attends blue & gold night. many students showed up to the school-organized event, as well, just for fun.

caption 2: a skyscraper in south park, colorado collapses to the ground. authorities are unsure of what caused the building to fall, left thirty-two injured.

caption 3: olympic gymnast, jill smith, shows her skills for a stadium of two-thousand. she has won two gold medals in the last olympics, which were held in beijing.

Monday, December 7, 2009

print evaluation

1.) Is anything in sharp focus?
yes.

a.) Describe what is in focus and what is not.
the arm and hand is in sharp focus in the shot. overall, the objects in the front of the photo are the ones in focus.

b.) If not in focus, state the cause.

2.) Is there good contrast? (Look for the blacks and whites in the photo)
there is good contrast because of the girl's sweater, in which the polkadots are white and the solid background is dark gray. also, the there is good contrast with the writing and the paper.

a.) If no, state the probable cause?

3.) Are all the rules followed? (Is the photo candid? Does the subject fill the frame? Does the photo contain action? Does it follow composition rules?)
the photo is not exactly candid, though she was not posing. i asked her to position her hand a certain way, but since her face is not in the picture and you cannot see her expression, there isn't really a way to tell if it's candid. the photo does contain action, with the hand writing. it follows composition rules slightly, with some simplicity. i chose it because it was the photo in all twelve that followed the rules the most.

a.) If yes, explain what techniques were used and how you followed them in your photo.
i used some simplicity, with the stark white of the paper, and the fact that there is not much of a background. there is repetition with the dots on her sweater, as well.

b.) If no, how will you correct this next time?

4.) Is there yellowing or are there spots on the print?
no.
a.) If yes, what caused it/them?
5.) Are there print rings or spots?
no.
a.) If yes, state the probable cause.

6.) Are your negatives, contact sheet, test strip and print stored in your folder?
yes.
a.) If no, explain why.

Thursday, December 3, 2009