My First Print.

1.) The book shelf on the far right of the picture us the most focused. It looks like the farther back that you look the less focused it is.

2.) The color contrast between black and white is pretty good. The whiter it is shows the lighter the spot is and vice versa with the black.

3.) I think I followed the rules pretty good. Its a simple picture, it was taken from a low view point, theres a pattern in the books. I really like it..

4) Theres no yellowing or spots on my print. Its all black and white.

5) Theres no print rings either.

6) Yes, All of my prints, negatives, contact sheet and all that good stuff is in my folder.

Captions:

Ms. Crump's class does SSR (Silent Sustained Readin) Once a week. Last week during 4th period, the class really enjoyed their SSR time.

Photo Manipulation and Ethics.

A. The main point of the story is to show how the pictures were edited. They show both the original pictures and the edited ones. You can really see the difference...

B. I think it could go either way. Sometimes it could be acceptable to edit pictures for the good. Like if its a really messed up picture, you can change it to make it better. But, it could also be unethical too. When the picture is edited in order to belittle someone, or give some kind of sick personal gain then it would be wrong.

This Photo is DEFFINATELY the most unethical. This is Oprah's Big Ol head on Ann Margret's body. This is first of all sending the wrong message to woman, that "If Oprah can lose 100 pounds, so can you!" message. It also shows that Oprah or whoever did this is a bold face liar. Ugh, its just so hideous!

Negative Evaluation.

1. I think all of my negatives came out pretty good. You can see who and what is on the picture clearly. Theres no major screw ups, so I think they look good.

2. All of my pictures should come out okay. The only thing that might look bad is if i angled the camera wrong or moved when I took it. But I dont think they'll be crappy...

3. The picture I think will turn out the best is one of a book self. The self was really focused and in the background you could see the teacher standing by the board, but she wasnt as sharp as the self. I thought the shot was really cool when I took it and I cant wait to see it printed.

4. I think the focus of the same picture from #3 will have the best focus. Just because the focus is a bit divided.

5. The compostition that is the clearest in my picture is probably simplicity. Its just a book self and a teacher. Oh and view point.

Extra Credit-Photo Of The Day.

I think this picture is a pretty good example of Background. This weird chick is the main focus of the picture and the chandilier is kind of out of focus. It looks flat to me, with makes it a background!

This is a example of Symmetry. The mirror reflects back the scene which makes it double up. There are also alot of Patterns in this picture. Like the stairs and the lines on the gate.

I think this is Framing. The focus is one this statue thingy, but when you look closer, you can see the little guy in the hole. Its making a little frame around him.

American Soldier.

A. One of the most powerful pictures I saw was in the set called "Signing Up". There were two best friends. They were sitting on a car crying because one of their friends left to be a soldier. The caption said: After Ian rides away, Shane and "Buddha" weep as they rest on Shane's car. "As soon as we saw him driving off, that's when we realized how real it was," "Buddha" says.

B. The sequence called "Coming Home" was the most powerful to me. It showed how happy his family was to see him come back. It was very lovey dovey with all the smiles and kisses. It was touching.

C. The story thats told is pretty much the whole process they have to go through, from beginning to end. How they have to get themselves emotionally prepared to leave their family. How their life is when they leave and the changes they have to make.

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Captions:

A. Hand-in-Hand, Devin & Ian state their vows and say there "I Do's". Minutes later, they left the courtroom as husband and wife.

B. While in basic training, the soliders used balloons for target practice. "By the time I finsished blowing them up, I was too tired to do anything with them!", jokes Ian.

C. After being accepted into the army, Ians family and friends decided to throw him a party. His mom found the perfect cake for the celebration.

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A. The videos enhance the photos alot. They help tell the story from each persons point of view. They each get to express what they were feeling and what they were thinking during the time the photos were taken.

B. The videos are better because even though the pictures can show alot, the videos give more feeling to whats going on. The pictures are frozen in time and the videos explain more then a caption.

C. The photographs are better then the videos because you can catch each emotion and really study whats going on around the people in it.

Malboro Marine.

A. Luis Sinco had to do alot more then just take pictures. To put them in the order he did, he had to know the story behind the pictures. He used the pictures to match what the speaker was saying. If they talked about Iraq there were pictures of the war there and if they talked about their pesonal relationship with others, thats exactly what was shown.

B. This slideshow had alot of meaning to me. You never know how much these people are hurting. I didnt really realize that they thought about what they were doing. They arent robots wired to kill people, they are people themselves and most of them do think about what they did and it haunts them to a serious point.

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A. I liked the picture of him with the cigarette in his mouth. It pretty much symbolizes everything his story is about.

B. The most powerful sequence of pictures were the ones talking about his depression. It showed how this guy was really hurting over the fact that he had killed so many people.

C. The audio helped tell what exactly was going on. You could hear some parts where the speaker would get really emotional and it would add a more personal meaning to the picture the slide was showing.

D. The pictures are in kind of a chronological order so it helps tell the story from beginning to end.

Shoot Reflection.

1. One Problem I faced was trying to get close. Every time I got closer they would either pose or hide. Whenever they started screwin around, I would just find someone else to get a picture of. Sometimes I couldn't get the picture from the angle I wanted and that was really frustrating. I just had to adjust myself to get what I wanted.

2. Some of the technical stuff I was thinking about was how was the ligting in a certain part of the room. How I held the camera in order to get the best shot. How sharp the focus was & how could i make it better. Its more then just snapping pictures & I guess I didnt realize that.

3. One composition technique I tried to get was view point. I wanted all my pictures to be coming from how I see things. I'm short so everything I see looks big. When I take pictures from a low place, like on the floor, it shows how everything might look to me (:

4. I want to try getting closer to people and having more variety of what my pictures look like.

Developing Black & Whites.

1.) Take the film out of the cassette In total darkness. Remove the film from the cassette by pulling the flat end off with a can opener and unwinding the film from the spool by peeling off the tape holding it.

2.) Then you have to load the film into plastic film reel, for beginners. Than you slide one end of the film into a slot on the outer edge of the reel and "walk" the film in until it is gone. Metal reels are harder because they need a higher degree of dexterity.Following the instructions that come with the tank, you might want to practice loading a reel in the day light with film you dont plan to use. So you can get a feel for it.

You might mess up so try not to use important film the first time you try.

3.) Put the reel in the film tank and cover it securely. You can now turn on the light.

"Soup" Time

When you are ready to process your film lay out the chemicals in front of you: a film developer, stop bath, and a fixer with hardener, and a *hypo eliminator bath.

4.) Make sure to carefully control the tempereature of the chemicals. The developing time depends on: the speed of the film and the temperature of the chemicals. The best temperature to keep these chemicals is 68-70 degrees. You can develop at slightly higher and lower temperatures as long as you make adjustments depending on the brand, but each company gives recommended processing times and temps on the packaging.

High temperatures could cause "*reticulation", which gives film a coarse, overly-grainy appearance. This can be an interesting effect to play with, but if not if you're trying to get the best negative possible.

5.) Now you pour developer into the pour spout, and cover it. Do not open the tank! To keep fresh chemical on the film surface, turn the tank upside down once a minute briefly. When it is upright again, tap it several times against your work surface to remove any air bubbles that might form, the bubbles will make dark under-developed spots on negatives.

Develop film for the time recommended on the packaging. When done, take the lid off the tank's pour spout and pour it out.

6.) Pour water into the pour spout for one minute to stop development. Or mix a small amount of *Glacial Acetic Acid with water and let the film sit in that for 30 seconds to wash off the developer. This is a stop bath.

7.) To now fix the image so you can view it in normal light use the fixer with hardener. This will help you help protect the negative from getting easily scratched. Fixing the film should take 5-10 minutes, depending on if you used a normal or rapid fixer.

8.) Now you can remove the tank cover completely, and let the film sit in cold running water for five minutes.

9.) Then to remove all traces of the fixer pour in a tankful of *Hypo Eliminator and agitate for two minutes.

10.) Run the film under cold water again.

11.) Take the film out of the tank. And never touch the surface of the negatives. Use washing pins or film clips to hang the film to dry.

12.) In 1-2 hours, the film will be dry. Use scissors to cut the film into strips, six negatives long. Be careful to not cut the pictures. Store the negatives in clear glassing envelopes or PVC plastic negative pages.

Definitions

*Reticulation- the formation of a network of cracks or wrinkles in a photographic emulsion.

*Acetic Acid- CH3COOH, also known as ethanoic acid, is an organic acid which gives vinegar its sour taste and pungent smell.

*Hypo Eliminator- Bath used after fixer bath and intermediate wash to remove fix from film or print.

Funny Captions.

Construction workers in Housalantavegas were very excited at the revealing of this new street. Little did they know, the worker in charge of the "Speed Bump" signs only had a 3rd Grade education.

When asked what his problem was, Baby Fifi screamed "AHHHHHH! I WANT MILK!"

Kris Kankalankus' body wandered the Panalulu Beach for 4 hours trying to locate his head.

Repetition.

Twirly Barbie - A table football game using Barbie dolls is displayed at the International Design Festival in Berlin.

Slice of HeavenJudges rate Alpine cheese in Oberstdorf, Germany. Jury members at the 5th Alpine Cheese Olympics rated over 700 kinds of Alpine cheese from all over the world.

Doe-Eyed Lisa Simpson appears on television screens on a new Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 after its inaugural passenger flight from Singapore to Sydney, Australia.