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sports photography

movie notes

• photographs matter of life and death that we take for granted
• some photos become huge parts of history and are proof that something really did happen
• brownie camera
• $1.00
• small and solid
• few controls
• original kodak too expensive for most people
• picture postcards --> newspaper photos
• books didnt have pictures because it took too much money and time to hand glue them
• National Geographic magazine
• 1905
• pioneered the printing of color photos
• Edward Curtis
• photographed American Indians
• developed people's perception of what Indians should look like
• dressed his subjects in clotehes he thought they should wear to fit people's stereotypes
• people started editing photos
• painted chemicals to look like brush strokes
• scratched negatives
• tried to make them look like paintings
• became big part of industrial field
• Gilbert - invented a motion detector for cameras
• used photos to improve conditions
• housing reform
• child labor
• straight photography
• took things the way they looked in real life
• focused on framing and line, shape, and form
• censorship
• government doesn't want anyone to see pictures of dead soldiers
• people started staging photos

pictures from walk 110210

Notes pgs. 114-125

FORMAL PORTRAITS

CAMERA SETTINGS

• wide aperture = increased shutter speed
• f/2 of f/2.8 for normal lens
• f/3.5 of f/4.5 for zoom lens
• shutter no less than 1/60 of a sec.

LIGITHING FOR FORMAL PHOTOTS

• INDOORS
• 45 degree angle
• use reflectors
• lighten shadows
• OUTDOORS
• direct sunlight bad
• open shade good but avoid deep shade
• reflectors
• cloudy days good

CANDID PORTRAITS

• capture a person going about everyday life & activities; no pose
• include surroundings, gives context and meaning
• pay attention to expressions

 CAMERA SETTINGS

• shutter greater than or equal to 1/250 of a sec.
• flash but ranges only 10 ft.
• get close

ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAITS

• uses subject's surroundings to help tell that person's story
• combination of formal and photojournalism
• balance person and background

CAMERA SETTINGS

• wide angle lens
• f stops of 5.6 to 8

self portrait - become own subject; can reveal as much or as little as you want about yourself.

Random Pictures :)

self-portraits



At school I am more of the quiet type because I am very focused and attentive.



This is how I identify myself. I chose not to show my face because I do not want to be labeled. I am simply just ME.

At home i am definitely more random and crazy.

Compared to my other friends, I am definitely the more calm and relaxed one.

portraits of partners

This is a portrait i took of my friend Berney :)

Notes (pgs. 103-113): PORTRAITS

PORTRAITS

• demonstrate similarities & differences between the subject & us, the viewer.
• can see ourselves in the face of another person
• formal portraits emphasize only the person who is the subject
• candid portraits capture person going about everyday activities
• environomental portraits place the person in a setting that says something about him or her.
• self-prtraits feature you, the photographer, as your own subject

early portrait photography

• photography replaced paintings as primary meduim of portraits
• August Sander created some of the first environmental portraits, showing the settings of his subjects' lives and work.

CREATING PORTRAIT PHOTOS
thinking artistically

• value = range of light & dark areas
• bring emotional content
• use values to emphasize certain parts of the photo

working with people

• portrait photo = collaborative project between subject & photographer
• photographing a person is easy if you know them
• a good portrait depends on building a relationship with your subject, even if it's only temporary.

camera formats

• want balance between having enough detail and beign able to respond quickly to your subject
• bigger the negative  = more detail

FILM CHOICES
film speed

• slow films = capture more detail and creates smoother looking images.
• fast films = more sensitive to light

black & white OR color?

• black & white = more attemtion on subject; eliminates distracting elements; more formal/serious or even edgy
• color= feelings and impressions set definite moods

camera accessories

• tripod = keeps camera still; sharper images
• cable release = flexible wire that lets you trip the shutter without touching the camera
• reflector = anything that will reflect light into shadows to lighten them for a flattening & 3-D portrait.

formal portrait

• simplest & emphasizes ONLY the subject
• neutral background
• close-up or full lenghth.

PHOTO ESSAY: Story of my Friends &Their Different Personalities