Thursday, September 30, 2010

Career Photography Notes, Sports:

I. Sports
          1. You want to get as close as possible to capture the picture
          2. It's all about location
          3. 100mm = 10 yards
     A. Emotion 
          1. Very important when taking sports photos
     B. Vertical Photos
          1. If taking picture of a single person - take photo vertically
     C. Horizontal Photos
          1. If taking picture of two or more people - take photo horizontally
     D. Remote Triggers
          1. Stand somewhere else and press button to take as many pictures as possible
          2. best used for Horse Races and Basketball Games

Career Photographer:

Steve Matteo has been a professional wedding photographer for about 15 years. He takes many candid photos to capture the actual feeling of what is happening at that event and none of his photos are posed except for family portraits and bridal party. Matteo uses natural light and also strobe so that he can capture the actual moments of that event. Steve Matteo has had a lot of experience with photography. He's been hired by HBO Sports, Chicago Sun Times, Wireimage, Chicago Tribune and much more and has also won many awards for his different photographic fields. When Matteo is hired, he knows how to adjust to the situation he is in and can still capture the main pictures and all little details behind them. Overall, Steve Matteo knows how to capture the moment and how to make sure it's in pure essence. 

http://stevematteophotography.com/

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Mercy Week:

Marni Welch (Senior) at the Mercy Rally cheering.

The back of Alex Kaindl's (Senior) cape. 

Cheerleaders in the air performing at the rally. 

Another picture of cheerleaders in action. 

Mr. Currier and Mrs. Mountain performing a skit at the Mercy Rally. 

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Five Photojournalism Pictures:

Photo #1:
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/pearlhbr/ph-shw.htm
a). This is a picture of when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and blew up the naval base; it's important because this is the main reason why we entered WWII and it affected the United States and the communities. 
b). It doesn't say who took the picture; they emphasized the explosion in the background and added the palm tree at the top to show how big the explosion was from that far away; this picture creates a very sad and depressing mood because it destroyed a lot and killed many marines and soldiers and even locals.

Photo #2:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/09/09/2010-09-09_blast_likely_caused_by_gas_line_explosion_causes_massive_fire_in_san_bruno_calif.html?r=news/national
a). This picture is of the recent San Bruno fire that just happened last week; this is very important because it burned and destroyed over 50 homes and people were found dead and some are missing; it affected communities and many people were left homeless. 
b). Sakuma took the picture; they emphasized the fire in the middle with the fire fighters and other people looking at it since it was untamable; the mood that is brought out by this picture was devastating because so many homes were lost and it was sad that this happened to a small city in California; this news was spread worlwide and was on the front cover of many newspapers even out of state.

Photo #3:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/sci_nat_san_francisco_earthquake___1906/html/1.stm
a). This is a picture of the San Francisco 1906 earthquake; this is important because scientists say that it was 7.9 in the scale; it had ruined many different buildings and homes in San Francisco.
b). It doesn't say who took the picture; I think they took this picture from the sky (birds eye view) because they wanted to show the impact of the earthquake and how badly it destroyed the city; you can even see in the background that more was ruined by the earthquake; this was also a sad time because so many people were affected by this earthquake, many were also killed.

Photo #4:
http://whitenoiseinsanity.com/2009/08/16/woodstock-reunion-festival-underway/
a). This is a picture of Woodstock which was a huge festival that took place in the 60's; many different famous bands performed there; It's important because not that many people were supposed to show up, yet thousands were there; it was the beginning of the peace era.
b). bzlevine took the picture (watermarked); They took this picture from an aerial shot because if you were down on the ground you wouldn't be able to see all of the people that were there; it wouldn't give that much of feeling in the picture if it was taken on the ground; gives more emphasis on how small the stage was yet everyone was practically there.

Photo #5:
http://nwoobserver.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/september-11-attacks-the-greatest-fraud-of-the-21st-century/
a). This is when the Twin Towers in New York City were attacked by planes that were hijacked; it's important because these were the tallest standing towers and over 2,500 people were killed; it affected the entire city and everyone in America.
b). It doesn't say on who took the picture but whoever the photographer is took it from the ground and looked up at the buildings and took the picture; It shows how tall the towers were and how big the explosion was; this is and still is a very devastating day for people who had lost family and or friends, and also for people all over the United States. 

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Elements & Principles

Assymetrical Balance

Emphasis

Movement

Proportion 1

Proportion 2

Radial Balance

Space

Unity

Value

Variety