PhotoJ - King Pica Spread

Commercials - ''Stations'' Ideas

Water Drops

To create a picture with water drops like this, I assume you need a high shutter speed, maybe a high ISO and definitely a low aperture to capture the light, because probably there won't be so much light. I think it is also important to have a camera with a large zoom to capture the details of the drops.

Black Acrylic Glass

For this picture you have to have a black background and a light which has to shine on the thing you want to take a photo of and of course the black acrylic glass on which the stuff has to stand. Also I think it's important to have a low ISO, high shutter speed and a big aperture/opening.

Light painting/spinning/circles of light

I think you need first of all a very low shutter speed, maybe more than a minute, I would say a high ISO and semi big to big opened aperture. Also you need to shoot in darkness and you need a light source, for example your phone, a hand light, etc.

Bubbles/Planet

To get this picture I think you need a black background, water with soap in it for the coloring and something to blow the bubble out of. As camera settings I would say you need a really high shutter speed so you can even capture a bubble, also a big aperture so you can have a small ISO.

Focus stacking

I would say for this picture you need a camera with a very good and large focus and a high shutter speed so you don't shiver around and don't get the picture you want. Also you should have set the camera for maybe a big aperture and small ISO.

Commercials - Second Studio Shoot

Only fill light

Butterfly

Loop

Rembrandt

Split

Commercials - First Studio Shoot

Butterfly

Loop

Rembrandt

Split

PhotoJ - Yearbook Introduction

UT Austin

Things a yearbook need:

1. year on the front cover
2. picture on the front
3. it schooled be clear which school/university the year book is from
4. a lot of pictures
5. table of contents
6. balanced amount of contents
7. academic section
8. sports section
9. arts section
10. collages
11. class list
12. events during the year
13. clubs & activities
14. good illustration -> captions, colors, etc.
15. students life
16. volunteer work
17. quotes
18. staff list
19. student list
20. sponsors
21. index
22. school spirit
23. scholarships
24. fraternities/sororities
25. information about the school 

Questions:

1. What is the title of your book? Momentum
2. What school is it from? UT Austin
3. What "thematic elements" do you see in your book? This means what elements are evident from beginning to end of the book? colored titles, sites, section hint
4. How many sections are in your book? This could be tough to figure out, but do your best? 7
5. What is your favorite "spread"? A spread is 2 pages about the same topic? I like the spread about graduation the most (p. 88-89)
6. Is there an Index in your book? Yes
7. Are there photos of groups of people, like clubs and organizations? Yes
8. Is there a table of contents? Yes
9. How many people go to the school whose book you have? ~25.000
10. What state is your book from? Texas

PhotoJ - Magazine Cover Peer Review

#1

1. ''Dance'' by Elisa, 4th period

2. I liked the forest in the background and how the person ''dances'' on the cover.

3. I would have liked if there would have been more colors.

4. I picked that cover because I love Ballet and Dancing.

5. Yes, there is a barcode.

6. Yes, the barcode made it more look ''magazine-like''.

7. It was definitely a portrait.

#2

1. ''Chic'' by Meghan, 5th period

2. I liked the colors of the leafs in the background and the fact, that the sun is shinning.

3. I would have liked if the fonts weren't in red, because it is a little bit hard to read.

4. I picked that cover because I really like the portrait.

5. Yes, there is a barcode.

6. Yes, the barcode made it more look ''magazine-like''.

7. Actually I can't tell if it was a portrait or self-portrait, but I would more likely say it was a self-portrait.

#3

1. ''HolidayMag'' by Ashley, 4th period

2. I really liked the composition of the colors, the green tree and the red hair.

3. I would have liked it if the face of the person would be a little bit less reddish.

4. I picked that cover because like I said I really like the play of the colors.

5. Yes, barcode

6. Yes, more ''magazine-like'' with barcode

7. Again, I'm not sure if it was a portrait or self-portrait, but I'd say it was a portrait.

#4

1. ''Soccer Daily'' by Luke, 4th period

2. I liked that the person in the picture was freezed while he was about to shoot the ball.

3. I would have liked it better if there would have been more colors.

4. I picked that cover because I like soccer.

5. Yes, barcode

6. Yes, more ''magazine-like'' with barcode

7. It was definitely a portrait and not a self-portrait.

#5

1. ''Garage BMX'' by Emily, 5th period

2. I really liked the color composition.

3. I would have liked it better if the font would have been in one color not in many different.

4. I picked that cover because I actually really liked how she did the title of the cover.

5. Yes, barcode

6. Yes, more ''magazine-like'' with barcode

7. I am pretty sure, that this was a portrait.

PhotoJ - Prompt Shoot Peer Review

http://camilles44.blogspot.com

1. I liked the picture with the prompt ''The End'' the best, because I think the idea with the book was really good. I also think the picture is shot very good, because there's nothing blurry or creasy and the lighting and exposure is really good.
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3. Picture I like the least it ''Yummy'', because it is not perfectly sharp and I don't like so much that the person in the picture doesn't look into the camera. 
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5. I really like that she thought about the prompts and I think the picture are perfect for those prompts. I also like how she cropped the pictures. I know we're supposed to crop them to specific sizes, but I think she chose wisely which picture should be which size.
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7. I think the next time she could look a little bit better for the focus of the camera or stabilizing the picture, because the pictures are not always perfectly sharpened.
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9. Like I said before in my opinion ''The End'' is the best prompt.
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11. I think all of her pictures are good for the prompts but if I had to choose a least successfully portray, I'd choose ''Yummy''.

Commercials - Free Shoot Assignment Ideas

PhotoJ - Website #5 - Spiral Staircases

http://petapixel.com/2014/12/19/disorienting-beauty-spiral-staircases-old-abandoned-buildings/


The website is about a german photographer who grew up in eastern Germany. He's working on his project to take pictures of old abandoned staircases.

Again I didn't really learn something new about photography, more like about the project the photographer is working on.

1. Picture

I really like the colors of that pictures and how the staircase is built downstairs. I think the spiral is perfect captured.

Actually I can just see the rule ''patterns'' on that picture because of the spiral going down.

This picture was taken by Christian Richter.

2. Tutorial
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3. Video
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PhotoJ - Website #4 - The oldest living things

http://www.rachelsussman.com/oltw/


This website is about a photographer who is doing a project, taking pictures of things older than 2000 years. She's working on that project since 2004 and is traveling around the world.

I didn't really learn about how to improve my photography. This website was more about a project a guy is creating. But I could clearly see that even she's using the simple photography rules we've learned too.

1. Picture

I really like this pictures, because I think the colors are beautiful, and it's amazing how he captured the weather.

The rules of photography visible are definitely ''depth in field'' and maybe ''lines'' because of the shape of the mountains.

The photographer was Rachel Sussman.


2. Tutorial
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3. Video
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PhotoJ - Website #3 - Style

http://petapixel.com/2014/08/25/approaching-problem-style/


This website was about how to develop your own style and you to improve it. It's not about that you have good basic skills, you should take photos of stuff you like but also do the stuff your client wants you to do.

I learned that I should first let my client have the picture they want and then I should ask them if I can experiment for a little bit so I can practice develop my own style.

1. Picture

I chose that picture because it was there were only 3 pictures on the website and that was the only one which I kind of liked the most.

I don't really see rules of photography because the website was more about how to find your own style and not about the perfect basic skills like the rules of photography.

The photographer was Robin Walker.









2. Tutorial
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3. Video
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PhotoJ - Website #2 - Great Portraits

http://blog.phowd.com/2014/09/7-tips-shooting-great-portrait-photographs/


This website was about how to shoot great portraits. It said a lot about how the model/client should act in front of the camera and how you can improve the portraits with doing something special like breaking the rules of photography.

I learned that it is a lot about breaking the ice and going out of the comfort zone with the model and of course doing not anything mainstream, more anything standing out like breaking the rules of photography or taking a picture of the model while she's doing something special.

1. Picture

I chose that picture, because I like how it shows the man with his profession or hobby.

Acutally I can just see ''background'' of the rules of photography, because it is a plain, white background.

There is also no hint who took the picuture

2. Tutorial

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3. Video

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PhotoJ - Website #1 - Model Posing

http://denisesalceda.com/a-beginner-models-guide-to-posing/


This website was about how to pose right while modeling. It described what you should do and what not and showed a video about a super model and how she does the perfect job.

The new things I learned are that ways I should act, when I model. I should never have the same pose longer than 3 seconds or I should really look for my hands, that they are not destracting etc.

1. Picture:
I picked that photo because I really like B&W photography and because this is a really good portrait in my opinion.

I can see the ''Cropping'' and ''Background'' rules of photography in that picture.

There is no hint who took the photo.

2. Tutorial
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3. Video (1.)
          The videos showed Coco Rocha while she was modeling for Gaultier. They showed us how to model ''perfectly'' with the example of Coco.
          The video is made by James Conran. He is Coco Rocha's husband and artist. He is not specifically a photographer but does art with pictures and videos too.
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          I didn't learn anything specifically new from the video. Just the same what I learned from the website: how to model ''correctly''

PhotoJ - Prompt Shoot #3

 The End

 Eight

 Yummy

Connected

PhotoJ - Best of 2014

My three favorite pictures in 2014

First of all I have to say, that I liked a lot of pictures shown for the year of 2014, but this one really stuck in my head and it's one of my favorites. Because the moment it was shot is for a picture I think the perfect moment every photographer is searching for. But it is also really sad, that this really good picture developed from the suffering of a person and her harm.

I also really, really like this picture. It shows the brazilian trainer during the semi-final of the soccer world cup, as he pointed a player from Brazil that Germany, brazilians rival in the shown match, already scored 7 goals and Brazil none. Of course I think it is funny because I am german and we won the world cup and that was the biggest event of the year in Germany. That is why I really like this picture. Maybe it is not the best pictures of 2014 but for me the background story is really important for 2014

I saw more really good pictures in the slideshows and I wasn't sure which one I should take to my three favorites. So I just randomly chose this one. I like that picture because everything is harmonic in it. It shows a girl swimming with tunas. I think it looks really good how she swims and how the tunes swim around her. But also the moment in which the photo was taken, was really nice.

The best song

Happy

It was really hard to find the ''best'' song of 2014, because I liked so many during the year. But I decided I want to take ''Happy'' by Pharrell Williams, because like the title of the song, it always made me and the rest of the world happy. I think it was an almost unbelievable phenomen how this song boomed. I mean when you hear it, it just makes something with you, that you have to smile and feel the desire to dance and move. But that did other songs too. Anyways, that song was something ''special''.

The best movie

Unbroken

In this category, I didn't need so much time to decide which movie I liked the best, because there weren't that many movies I watched or even liked. But ''Unbroken'' really touched me. Usually I don't like movies about war and people fighting, killing and violating each other but that was not only about how an olympic star fought torturing and trying to escape. It was really emotional and touching And how a person can do everything if he believes, even forgiving, that totally got me.

The most important news story

Ebola

I'd definitely say, that ebola was the most important news story this year, because it killed so many people and spread so rapidly, that most of the people could just watch and couldn't do anything. In my opinion, the people who helped in Africa fighting against the disease and taking care of the infected and dead ones were the bravest people this year. Because they weren't afraid to get infected or even die from Ebola. They have my full respect!

The most important person

Malala Yousafzai

I really think Malala was the most important person in 2014, because with just 16 years old, she influenced I'd say the whole world with fighting so hard for women's and children's rights. I think she is so brave and strong. And I was really glad that she got the nobel prize for peace! With her fighting she really changed something and will change more and this goal, most of the people never reach. I mean she is just 16 years old! For me it is unbelievable.

The biggest sports story

FIFA Soccer World Cup

I think there is no question why I chose the Soccer World Cup as THE sports story 2014?! First of all Germany is a Soccer-nation like America is with Football and second of all, we won!! This ''fairytail'' was just unbelievable and amazing. We really won again after 20 years! 

My holidays

1. I will definitely remember our trip to Dallas on the first weekend of the holidays. We went to Dallas to visit friends of my host family. It was such a nice trip, because it was only my host mom, her daughter and granddaughter and me. We had such a nice time with all of my mom's friends and rest of the family in Dallas on that ''girl's trip''

2. I don't really have resolutions for 2015, because I think it is stupid to say you just start with the beginning of a new year and you can't start like a week before or something like that. Of course I try to do things better but these are not really so called resolutions. But if you really want to hear one I'd say I really try to enjoy the rest of my exchange year and when I'll come home I'll try to get better grades for my graduation in Germany.

3. I really look forward to see my friends and family back home in Germany again but I also look forward to meet more people here and just enjoy the rest of my ''american'' life.