Final Exam

4.

I believe photo from my "Elements of Arts" Project changed the way I look at photography. The photo encompasses aspects of photography that I had not realized yet. This photo helped me discover how important color was to a photo. Color gives vibrancy that acts as visual appeal to the audience. Different colors can provide a contrast in the photo that makes the subject stand out more. I understood that the vitality of red stood out more against a duller gray color. I also began to notice how I could create a photo that I liked simply by using a camera phone. I always thought I would be at a disadvantage because my camera phone was not producing quality pictures. After I had taken this photo using a camera phone, I began to take pride in my photography. I started to have confidence in the photos that I had taken. I transformed as a photographer.

5. The difference between shape and form is that shape is that shape is flat, almost two-dimensional. On the other hand, form is three-dimensional. Shapes are lines that are closed and connected to express length and width. Because form is three-dimensional, it can express length and width as well as add depth to the photo. Shapes include circles and triangles, whereas forms include spheres and cylinders.

Shape: http://hsuphotography.blogspot.com/2015/03/shapes.html    

Form: http://hsuphotography.blogspot.com/2015/03/forms_4.html

6. The difference between pattern and repetition is that pattern is the repeating of a certain symbol or figure within a work of art, whereas repetition works with pattern to create a work of art that gives an impression that is active. For example, a pattern would be the repeating usage of rectangles in a work of art. Repetition would be the repeating usage of rectangles and circles to create a unity that makes the work of art dynamic.

Pattern: http://hsuphotography.blogspot.com/2015/03/principle-of-design-pattern.html

Repetition: http://hsuphotography.blogspot.com/2015/03/principle-of-design-repetition.html

7. 

Movement is the use of lines, shapes, and color to guide the viewer throughout the work of art to insure the viewer is able to observe the entire picture. This photo from my final project is able to express the Principles of Design, Movement. The viewer would first be drawn to the individual standing on top of the skateboard, perhaps because of the maroon color of the individual's shirt. The viewer would then move on to the green wheels of the skateboard. The green color of the wheels stands out because it constants the duller colors of the environment. Then the viewer would see the lines of the stone bench. The flatness of the bench would provide a path to the white shed. The straight edges and lines of the shed would steer the audience to the gloomy color of the fence. The fence appears to connect to the large tree. From the tree, the viewer would be guided across the branches and to the white sky. The white sky would provide a conclusion as the viewer is drawn back the skater. 

Principles of Designs - Movement: http://hsuphotography.blogspot.com/2015/03/principle-of-design-movement.html

8. From the last three projects, I believe my Spring Expo project was my best. 

http://hsuphotography.blogspot.com/2015/05/presentation-project-spring-expo.html

My Spring Expo project is my best work because the photos of each athlete represents a story. Every athlete has a story to tell and I feel that my photos help to represent their story. The way each athlete is positioned and their facial expression expresses their determination, work ethic, and emotion. The athletes' expressions also help to serve as an extension of my emotion and determination whenever I am involved with sports. This is also my best work because I began to enjoy working with the athletes. Whenever something is more enjoyable, the resulting product and effort is of a higher quality. 

This project pushed me to communicate with my photography partner, Jason Chang. We were able to critique each other and provide insight on how we could improve the photos we took. I learned to interact with my classmate so that we both could provide our 100 % effort and finish the project at the respective deadline. Also, working with so many athletes caused me to step out of my comfort zone. I describe myself as a rather introverted person. But in order to provide my best work, I had to socialize with this other individuals. I became more sociable. In addition, this athletes were going out of their way so that I could fulfill my project. I realized that I must be more flexible while maintaining a strong work ethic. From this project I learned to see differently by understanding that comfort and satisfaction are not always the best options. Being comfortable in the moment may not result in the best outcome. I learned to step out of my comfort zone and communicate, which lead to a product that I am proud of. Being satisfied may not allow for full potential. When photographing one of the athletes, I had to position myself at different angles and ask the athlete to try different stances in order to come up with a suitable photo. If I had settled on the first photo I took, my project would not have been what it is now, a series of photos I am very pleased with. 

Final Project - Reward and Frustration

Student Website Reviews

Period 1
http://aileenhhsu.weebly.com/uploads/2/0/8/2/20827434/4375829_orig.jpg
I believe this is Aileen's best photo because the black and white filter helps to emphasize the individual blowing the bubbles. It gives an artistic appeal because it looks like the individual is blowing the bubbles when the bubbles are drawn. The usage of chalk drawing is truly unique.
Aileen Hsu: http://aileenhhsu.weebly.com/photography

Period 3
http://capnjumper.weebly.com/uploads/5/1/4/4/51449303/1300997_orig.jpgI
I believe this is Alexander's best photo because the contrasting colors help to focus on the varying texture of each vegetable. I am able to see all the cracks and crevices on the surface of the vegetables.
Alexander (Junior) Wei: http://capnjumper.weebly.com/

Period 4
http://kaitlynshihphotography.weebly.com/uploads/5/1/3/0/51301289/6386606_orig.jpg
I believe this is Kaitlyn's best photo because it creates a little story. The encompassing hands that embody the dirt and the small plant offer a feeling of life and fragility. The small plant seems fragile yet capable of life. The way the hands are positioned relates to how we must embody life, no matter how weak or delicate, because life is an unspeakable blessing.
Kaitlyn Shih: http://kaitlynshihphotography.weebly.com/

Final Project

For the final project, I would like to photograph the frustrations and rewards associated with skateboarding. I could photograph how a skateboard snaps so that it is no longer a board, but rather useless pieces of wood. I could photograph a skater attempting a trick. I would take the photos both at day and night to signify that skateboarding is a universal sport, it has no bounds. I would use natural lighting and angles to get the suitable light for the subject of the photo. My setting would be MSJHS and my backyard. I would using myself as the subject, setting up the camera on a tripod and using a timer. 

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Photographer: Jon Humphries

Presentation Project - Spring Expo

hsuphotos.weebly.com

Presentation Project Idea

http://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Caio_Guatelli_4.jpg

Photographer: Caio Guatelli

http://www.workbook.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/bonininike5.jpg

Photographer: Steve Bonini

For presentation project, Jason and I would like to photograph Mission San Jose High School athletes and their respective sport. We want to follow their journey as they pursue their athletic ambitions. We would photograph them when they are dreaming of their sport, when they lace up, action shots, etc. Our photographs would take place during night and day, at any hour to truly capture their work ethic. We would use natural lighting in the day and portable lighting at night. We will take photos at Clubsport facilities (tennis court, basketball court), MSJHS (baseball field, football field, track. We plan to try to take photos at several angles, from above and below. Athletes: Anton Wang (basketball), Nicole Tran (tennis), Jonny Chao (Cross Country), Alex Kuo (Track and Field), Elliot Tu (football).

First Commercial Shoot

Photographer: Jamie Lam

Blogger: Jamie's Blog

Photographer: Jason Chang

Blogger: Jason's Blog

Photographer: Ethan Hsu

Blogger: Ethan's Blog

Photographer: Christopher Kowk

Blogger: Chris's Blog

Photographer: Serena Lightstone 

Blogger: Serena's Blog

Inspiration: Carlos Serrao's Nike Photoshoot

My Best Photo and 5 Photographers Info Pages

5 Photographers Info Pages
http://www.michaelclarkphoto.com/BIO/1/ (photographer: Michael Clark)
http://www.manginphotography.com/#!/about (photographer: Brad Mangin)
http://www.patrickzephyrphoto.com/page/about/ (photographer: Patrick Zephyr)
http://adriandennis.com/about/ (photographer: Adrian Dennis)
http://www.wilhelmvisualworks.com/#!/about (photographer: Brett Wilhelm)

MSJMC Photo Story

MSJ Student vendors are setting up their food stands before the extended lunch.

Students line up during lunch for a popular food item, Chipotle burritos.

During MC week, students can step out of their comfort zone and try foreign food.

A MSJ student can also eat one of their favorite comfort foods, such as pizza, because there are so many food options to choose from.

Multicultural week isn't just out food, it is also about the performance on Friday to cap off an exciting week. Dances are performed to enhance the cultural experience at MSJ. One of the dances performed was tinikling, a traditional Philippines dance.

Story with a photo - MC Week Eating

Mission San Jose High School's Multicultural week is a week that allows students to enjoy diverse foods that they may have not eaten before. Students receive an extended lunch to relax and appreciate cultural foods. 

#MSJMCW Story

Diverse world cultures

Expressed through exotic food

Relax and enjoy

Mission's MC week

Unity through clothes and food 

Learn about the world

Friday's assembly

Cross culture performances

Dancing and music

Shutter Speed and Everything After

Partnered with Jason Chang
1. The shutter speed is fast because the trucks on the right are moving and they are not blurred. The brake lights are not on. hinting that the trucks are moving. The caption says that the truck on the left was blown over by the wind. Therefore, we can assume that environment is very windy. The grass are not blurred, even though they should be flapping due to wind. This supports that assumption that the shutter speed is fast to capture all the motion in the picture.
2. This photo supports my rule of composition of depth because the objects in the photo are varying distances from each other. The layers created are by the blue-red truck, the flipped over truck, the green truck, and the mountains in the far background. Jason's rule of composition in this photo is leading lines because there are many lines, such as the rails, the street lines, and the straight edges of the trucks.
3. An element of art that is shown in this photo is space. There is open space between the subjects, which are the trucks. This space creates a depth of field because the trucks are different distances from each other.
4. A principle of design that is shown in this photo is proportion. Each truck looks to be a different size because of the varying distances they are from the camera. It looks like blue-red truck is larger than the flipped over truck, and the flipped over truck is larger than the green truck. The varying sizes of the trucks seem to work together in harmony. In reality, the trucks are probably about the same size. However, due to the proportion, the further trucks seem smaller than the larger trucks. The illusion created by proportion allows us to focus on the trucks and then on the surrounding area.

Tuesday with Farley's Kids

The shutter speed, according to Camera Raw, is 1/400 s.

Principle of Design - Unity

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This photo shows unity because the stairs are of equal distance from each other. The repeating rectangular shape of the stairs work together in harmony. The stairs and the handrails work together because they are of the same color. The colors of the photo are of the same shade because there is no extreme color that truly stands out.

Principle of Design - Variety

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This photo shows variety because there is the use of proportion and pattern. It appears that the basketball hoops are varying sizes. There is a repeating rectangular shape as seen by each set of fences and each basketball hoops' backboard. The repeating rectangular shape and use of proportion guides the viewer from the basketball hoops to the fences and finally to the sky and ground.

Principle of Design - Rhythm

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This photo shows rhythm because there is the repetition of emphasis and proportion. The further arches seem larger than those that are closer, so there is an emphasis on the closer arches. The further arches seem proportionally smaller to those that are closer when in reality they are the same size. There is emphasis on the pipes because they are of a different color than the arches. The proportionality of the pipes to arches guides the viewer from the objects that are closer to those that are farther.

Documenting the Blues in the Mississippi Delta - Variety

Picture 22

This photo shows variety because there is the cohesive use of the elements of designs of emphasis, proportion, and movement to guide the viewer around the photo. There is emphasis on on the man and the guitar as he gazes because the guitar is proportional to the man. The paved path creates a viewing map that starts at the man and the guitar to the various plants along the paved path.

Principle of Design - Proportion

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This photo shows proportion because it seems that the student is as tall as the building. The leaves on the ground appear to be larger than the student. The varying proportions of the objects in the picture create a sense of layers. These layers work together to add depth to the image. Even though in reality the building is much taller than the student and the student is larger than the leaves, the proportions of the objects to each other creates a unity that can only be obtained through layers.

Principle of Design - Repetition

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This photo shows repetition because there are several patterns working together throughout the picture. The different colored slabs of concrete on the ramp are a pattern. The handrails on the right show a pattern as every equal interval there is a thicker metal bar placed vertically. The handrail in the middls is another pattern because there are these bumps every so often. These patterns work cohesively to create an image that seems uniformed and active because the audience can follow the patterns throughout the picture like a map.

Principle of Design - Pattern

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This photo shows pattern because the varying sizes of the stone bricks are all rectangular. The repeating rectangular shape is not only constricted to the bricks but also cropped photo of the brick wall. There is concrete ground also represents a rectangular shape. Rectangles are repeated throughout the photo, whether they are positioned horizontally or vertically.  

Principle of Design - Movement

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This photo shows movement because the viewer's eyes should be first drawn to the sign due to its words and its brightness in contrast to the background. Then the viewer should see the words and make their way down to asphalt path. Then the viewer should see that there are cars in the background, which is ironic because the sign says that no unauthorized vehicles should be allowed. The viewer should be directed towards the house and the trees. The trees color leads to the open grass field, which leads to the sky. The blue sky contrasts between the green in the photo.

Half Past Autumn - Gordon Parks

Part 1
1. The doctor saved Gordon's life by asking Gordon's sisters to get a tub of water. The doctor placed ice and Gordon into the tub. He rubbed the ice against Gordon.
2. Gordon was born in Fort Scott, Kansas.
3. Ms. McClintock told Gordon that many Negros did not go to college. Those that went would be poor as maids. She said that Negros were not college material and that it would be a waste of money.
4. Gordon was 15 years old when his mother died.
5. Gordon moved to Minnesota to live with his sister when his mother died.
6. Gordon did graduate from college. However, he received his 41st honorary doctorate at Princeton.
7. Gordon started his fashion career by asking Frank Murphy and his wife if he could photography their women's clothing store. He would ask if he could photography 3 models in formal clothing.
8. Double exposure is something that Gordon did to the photos he had taken for Murphy's women clothing store when he was shooting fashion. The film is exposed multiple times, so the image is overly imposed, which will create a ghostly appeal.
9. Joe Louis is the husband of  Marva Louis, whose attention was caught by Gordon Park's photos of fashion (which were on display at Murphy's women clothing store). Marva Louis told Gordon to move to Chicago. Joe Louis is also the World Heavyweight Champion in boxing from 1937-1949.
10. Gordon played piano.
11. The purpose of the Farm Security Administration was to photography poverty across America. It tried to exemplify the challenges of rural American poverty.
12. Stryker's first assignment to Gordon was for Gordon to go to a store to get a top coat, to go to the nearby restaurant to get a bite to eat, and to go to the local moving motion picture theater and report back to Stryker what he thought about the film.
13. Ella Watson was Gordon's first photo he showed Stryker. Ella Watson was holding a broom and a map and she stood in front of an American flag when Gordon took the photo. She was mopping the floor when Gordon asked her if he could take her photo.
14. The inspiration for Grant Wood's American Gothic was the typical roles of American people in the 19th century. The woman is modeled after Grant Wood's sister and the man is modeled after his dentist. Gordon Parks created a parody of Grant Wood's American Gothic using Ella Watson as his subject.
15. He told Gordon not to photograph just bigots but to photograph the root of bigotry and discrimmination. Gordon learned about people, humanity, and how to approach people from Stryker. Gordon also learned that the people in front of the camera were the most important people.
Part 2
16. The FSA shut down in 1943.
17. Gordon shot for Vogue when he moved to New York.
18. The picture editor was Wilson Hicks when Gordon walked into the Life Magazine office. Hicks was the toughest picture editor Life ever had.
19. The first major story Parks covered for Life Magazine was on crime about Red Jackson and his gang. Parks learned that these gangs had a passionate allegiance to its members. Parks later moved onto crime across America.
20. Some of the artists Gordon mentioned that influenced his work after he moved to the Parks Life Magazine bureau were Picasso, Bernard. Van Gogh, and other masterful arstists.
21. Gordon shot fashion when he lived in France by asking the model to move and moving with the model and shooting at a slow speed. It was a difficult task because Parks had to move with her and keep the model in focus.
22. Park's concerto was performed in Venice.
23. Park's second wife was Elizabeth Campbell Rollins. Her father was Ecents Campbell. She wanted to go into modeling.
24. Flavio de Silva was 12 years old when Parks first met Flavio.
25. Parks met Flavio in Rio de Janerio when Flavio was carrying a tin of water on his head. Gordon met Flavio again in 1999 in Brazil.
26. Flavio lived in Rio de Janerio in the rotting catacumba favela when Parks first met Flavio and his family.
27. Gloria Vanderbilt is a painter, designed, and close friend of Gordon Parks. Gloria and Gordon often wrote poetry to each other. There was a possibility that Gordon would have married Gloria.
Her famous son is Anderson Cooper, who is the CNN anchor
Her ancestors are the prominent Vanderbilt family who built their success on the railroad and shipping industry.
28. Vanderbilt described their relationship as an extraordinary experience because she felt that she already knew Gordon when they met. She felt that they were already connected spiritually.
Part 3 and 4
1. My definition of being successful is enjoying what you are doing and being able to do it well. In order to be do something well, you must have some sort of deep passion for that activity. I want to be successful as an athlete because I enjoy seeing the improvement that I make athletically.
2. I have given up sleep and time to be successful. Sleep has been given up in order to continue working on what I want to improve on, such as for a certain class or for a sport that I love. Time has been given up because this time could have used for different activities, such as family time or relaxing. But I had to use this time in order to become successful in my respective field.
3. Parks had to give up family time and marriages in order to become successful in his multiple fields of photography, film, and music.
4.  Genevieve Young's father was Claurence Kuangson Young. Her stepfather was V.K. Wellington Koo, was a Chinese diplomat from the Republic of China and helped found the League of Nations and the United Nations.
5. Parks was advanced $10,000 and this book was called The Learning Tree.
6. Elijah Muhammad offered Parks half a million dollars to do a story of The Nation of Islam.
7. Parks refused the money because he felt that Elijah Muhammad might try to influence Parks and his work,
8. It was the first time that an African American would direct a major Hollywood film.
9. Shaft was a black superhero that inspired other African Americans to not be intimidated by racism. Shaft was a reflection of Gordon Parks.
10. Gordon Parks' choice of weapons were photography,writing,  music, and film
11. Genevieve Young said that separation between Young and Parks was like living in a washing machine because she never knew what was going to happen next. She felt Parks' turmoil and her trying it controlled tired her. She said that this set her career back.
12. The recent feature film that shared the similar story as Solomon Northup's Odyssey is 12 Years A Slave. 
13. Gordon Parks, Jr. is the oldest son of Gordon Parks. Gordon Jr. was a director, who directed Super Fly. Gordon Parks, Jr. died in a plane crash. He seemed to follow in the footsteps of his father as a director and photographer.
14. My favorite Gordon Parks photo is of Muhammad Ali (Muhammad Ali, Miami, Florida, 1966) because it pictures one of the most iconic athletes in history. It shows the effects of Muhammad Ali's hard training as sweat drips down his face and his eyes show his tiredness. 
15. I will remember Gordon Parks in 10 years as a historic African American man who fought segregation and racial injustices to the African American community through photography, music, writing, and film.

Principle of Design - Emphasis

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This photo meets the principle of design of emphasis because the red color of the recycling bin that is shaped like a Coke bottle is a much brighter color than the surrounding areas. The viewer's attention is drawn to not only the red but also the text within the red, which says "give it back" enclosed in a recycling symbol. The structure in this photo is the railing which allows for contrast between the focal point (recycling bin) and the surrounding area because the dull color of the rails pushes the viewer to see the red color first.

Principle of Design - Balance

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This photo shows the principle of design of balance because there is symmetrical balance. The crack on the ground causes the reader to see the symmetry of the windows as well as the reflection of another building in the window. There is an equal distribution of color as seen in the green tint in the windows as well as the green doors left and right of the windows. The picture appears stable because of the equal distribution of space due to the depth of photo. There is a certain separation between the building and the camera.

Elements of Art - Texture

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Elements of Art - Color

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Elements of Art - Space

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Elements of Art - Forms

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Elements of Art - Shapes

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Elements of Art - Lines

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Top 5 Photos from "An Embedded Photographer Empowers the Poor"

These photos are the photos our group chose that were the top 5 photos from the "An Embedded Photographer Empowers the Poor" slideshow. (the lower the number, the better the photo)
1. Photo 12 Girl in yellow clothing in chains

2. Photo 18 Girl in lying down in pain

3. Photo 3 Ocean Waves

4. Photo 9 Two boats in the Sunset

5. Photo 5 Two Hands with Wheat Flour

Multimedia Fest Poster 2.0

Ordinary Miracles - The Photo League

1. The Photo League's credo was that "the camera was more the means of recording reality, but it was a device that could change the world" (Ordinary Miracles).
2. The Photo League separated from the Film and Photo League
3.The workshop was in-depth studies of New York's ethnic neighborhoods and recreation areas.
4. The workshop was taught by Sid Grossman.
5. If I were to devote one year of my life to one project, I would join the Harlem Document to focus on the life and conditions of people in Harlem. The documentary showed that life was of horrendous conditions. In order to help those people, I would want to document those conditions so that the public could realize the extent of the damage and support aid.
6. The Harlem Document was a collaboration between 5 photographers, who photographed the conditions of life of families living in Harlem.
7. The Harlem Document was started by the photographer Aaron Siskind.
8. The painter was Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.
9. The photographer looked like it was by the painter because the sunlight illuminated one of the kids, making it seem like that kid was special.
10. Lewis Hine was an investigator for the National Child Labor Committee to illuminate the horrible conditions of child labor. He was the official photographer of the Empire State Building to capture the photos of the Sky Boys.
11. Weegee was a pseudonym of a photographer, Arthur Fellig. He was a member of the Photo League. He focused on murder and mayhem. He taught Photo Leauge classes about freelance photojournalism and flash photography. He was considered a loner and the quirkiest, least hygienic photographer of the Photo League.
12. The League changed when the Nazis took power because many talented refugees from Europe (ex. Austria and Germany) left Europe to avoid Nazi rule. They began to take part in the Photo League but face more difficulties not faced by American photographers in the Photo League due to being considered "alien".
13. The League changed during WWII to support the war effort by featuring war production and parades for departing service men. Because many male Photo League photographers left for WWII, female Photo League photographers helped keep the Photo League going. Many Photo League photographers who joined the war were able to photograph the war firsthand.
14. Siskind changed after WWII by focusing on the chance encounters, which brought the concept of abstract expression to photography. He changed from focusing on the social realism for Harlem Document to abstract art.
15. The Saturday Evening Post was an American photojournalism publication that featured some of the Photo League photographer's photos.
16. Barbara Morgan was an American photographer was a member of the Photo League. One of her photos was featured in this documentary Ordinary Miracles. Her photography focused on modern dancers.
17. The Photo League was eventually undermined by being included on a government list that included alleged Communist, Fascist, ad anti-democracy organizations. All of the Photo League's photographers were blacklisted.
18. The "Growing Menace" was the Communist ideology that could spread like an epidemic.
19. W. Eugene Smith agreed to serve as the President of the Photo League when it was under investigation.
20. The League ended when Angela Calomiris, a member of the Photo League and an undercover FBI informer, testified that Sid Grossman recruited her into the Communist Party., She testified that the Photo League was an organization of Communist and radical ideology.

Multimedia Festival Poster

Poster - G-Eazy

Period 2 - Semester Final

1. My favorite photo from the Lens slideshow is picture 6/9. This photo is my favorite because the dirt road provides a dull color so that the blue car really stands out and provides contrast. The simplicity of the photo is another reason why this photo is my favorite because it allows the audience to just enjoy the subject of the photo, which is a car driving in the open land. My last reason for this photo being my favorite is the use of the rule of thirds. The car is not centered. This helps to enhance the simplicity of the photo and emphasize the openness of the land.
2. The best photo from the Lens slideshow is picture 2/9. The subject, which is the mother and the children, are in focus, while the other people are out of focus. This helps to emphasize the subject and their facial expressions. The crying expressions of the children intensify the emotion of the picture that there is a state of confusion as the children and the mother are trying to flee militant attacks, as given by the caption. The 3rd reason why this photo is the best is because the man in the front that is out of focus and the arm with the walkie-talkie seem to create a frame around the mother and the children to spotlight the mother and the children to make sure the audience sees the subject's confusion.
3. My best project this semester is my Masters of Photography project.
http://hsuphotography.blogspot.com/2014/12/masters-of-photography.html
This project was my best because I was able to learn from my photographer, Andre Kertesz, and apply techniques I learned to my photos, such as taking pictures at different angles. Also, during this project, I was able to be inspired by another photographer's photo and try to emulate Kertesz's photos in my photos. This resulted in me realizing how to add my own individuality to my photos, while trying to recreate Kertesz's photos. Lastly, this project was my best because I was able to see how lighting affected my photos. I was able create my own artificial lighting by using a lamp to add different lengths of shadows to my photos. If I had more time for this project, I would have tried to increase my camera angle range to taking pictures from a higher elevation to see what kind of pictures would be produced compared to pictures taken at eye level. I also would have tried to emulate some of Kertesz's photos that were taken at night or in the rain in order to make my photos more interesting or entertaining as well as to see how I perform in different situations as a photographer.
4. My three rules of composition are simplicity, leading lines, and depth.
5. This photo is from my Masters of Photography project of Andre Kertesz. It is my fifth picture from the project and this is the black and white edited version.
Glass of Water
 
This photo represents two of my rules: Depth and Leading Lines. The subject is the glass of water and it is in focus, while the background is out of focus to add depth and create a sense of layers in the photo. The curved lines represent my composition rule of leading lines as the lines draw the audience's attention.
6. Mr. Farley's first rule of composition is to get closer.
7. Benefits to working in a group:
a. Allow yourself to better your communication skills (speak with individuals you do not know that well)
b. Make new friendships or relationships
c. Critique each other and their photos
d. Being able to cooperate and work together to finish a project
e. Keeping each other on task
8. Difficulties of working in a group
a. Some people do not want to work and do their part in a project
b. Some individuals may be too aggressive and command the group on what to do
c. Finding times that are suitable for the whole group to work together
d. Finding an open-minded, humble leader
e. Understanding each other's views and preferences to make the group effective and efficient
9. http://mvaidyaphotography.blogspot.com/2015/01/album-cover.html
My favorite photo produced by another person in this class is Mohini Vaidya's album cover.
10. My master of Photography is Andre Kertesz. His significant contribution to photography was his unconventional camera angles, which later led Kertesz to being known as a figure of photojournalism.
11. Dorothea Lange's most popular photo is "Migrant Mother". The photo was taken in Nipomo, California. It was taken during March 1936. The agency that employed Lange when she took this photo was the Resettlement Administration (RA), which later became the Farm Security Administration (FSA).
12. Life Magazine began publishing on November 23, 1936.
13. Elvis was born on January 8, 1935.
14. Robert Capa was a founding member for Magnum Photos. The organization was founded in 1947.

Album Cover Recreation

This is a recreation of Marvin Gaye's album cover of "What's Going On". It is #6 in Rolling Stones The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Here is the link to the original album cover.
http://assets.rollingstone.com/assets/images/list/89f4e4079e43af44a80043f496eebfc562e3c9ec.JPG

Masters of Photography Reflection

1. My Masters of Photography project of Andre Kertesz represents me as a student because it reveals that I am still learning. The photos I have taken for the Masters of Photography project show what I am learning from studying a photographer. From this project, I have learned about shapes, angles, and shadows, and how they are integral parts of photography. This project also reveals that I still have much to learn because if I gained a few new perspectives from one photographer, there are many more new perspectives I can gain from other renowned photographers, such as those from the International Photography Hall of Fame. The main idea that stems from this project is how I am trying to incorporate the theme I have gained from beginning of this school year, simplicity. My first rule of composition and blog post was about simplicity. If I am able to involve one of my first lessons in photography to a current project, I believe I am a willing student of the vast world of photography.
2. My understanding of photography has evolved significantly throughout the year. From the Masters of Photography project, I was able to study a specific photographer and his/her methods for obtaining a photo. From my photographer, Andre Kertesz, I realized how important camera angles are to the photo. Different angles of the same subject reveal entirely different pictures because of shadows. Shadows help enhance the photo while keeping the photo simple as well. Camera angles have allowed me to add a new technique and feature to my photography but keep the primary theme of my photography simple.
3. Working in a group has many advantages. Group work allows for better communication skills. If I want a member to be part of my photo, I must be able to speak with them in order to capture the photo that I want. Communication is also important because it has taught me to connect with others. Connection is paramount when taking photos of others. Group work allows me to learn lessons about photography who are amateurs, just like me. Certain aspects of photography that are not realized by me may be acquired by my fellow group members. This helps me build up my perspective of photography while helping others build up theirs as well.
4. Group work has disadvantages as well. People work at different paces. Therefore, there are certain occasions when members of group find their inspiration for a photo while others have not.
5. I would try to incorporate more of the photography lessons I have learned from this year, such as depth of field. I would also try to use a higher quality camera in order to produce higher quality pictures. To enhance my project, I would study more of Andre Kertesz's photos in order to find more inspiration and lessons that would increase my photography ability.
6. Photography is a life journey. There is still much to learn.