portrait

This is an upper body shot. It shows the upper body and face of the subject.

This is an example of three quarter-length stance. The subject is standing, and you can see three quarters of their body.

This is an environmental shot. Environmental shots show the main subject doing something they really do in real life, like a picture of a pianist playing the piano.

This is an example of a head and shoulder shot. You can see both the face and shoulders of the subject very clearly, and nothing else.

A portrait is a usually flattering picture of a person or a group of people posing. A good portrait can showtheir personality, or their character, and is a collaboration between the photographer and the subject.

There are different types of portrait photos, such as the head and shoulder shot, the three quarter length stance, upper body shots, and environmental shots.

buns

• Although Henrietta and Jaques had only known each other for a few hours, there on the very top of the eiffel tower a wonderful bond began to form between the two of them.

football

Football player Matt B. runs with the football after stealthily snatching it up from the opposing team at last Friday's game.

redo- frame within a frame

On the twenty second of September, Thomas Kahn illustrates his favorite Michael Jackson pose in a high school hallway.

picture examples

An example of simplicity in photography, because all you see is the pen, and there isn't a full background.

who: blue dry erase marker

what: blue dry erase marker

when: yesterday in 7th period

where: computer lab

why: It was simple and I had to show an example of simplicity in photography.

This is a picture of a blue-dry erase marker, which was sitting on a table yesterday in 7th period in the computer lab. The marker was on the table because the classroom is a learning environment, and dry-erase markers are often used in teaching.

 

An example of close-up in photography, because the lense is closest to the main subject.

who: Anna thostenson

what: typing her assingments

when: 7th period yesterday

where: computer lab

why: to exemplify a close-up

This is  Anna Thostenson, after typing on her computer in 7th period yesterday.  She decided to make a funny face while the picture was being taken, to make the picture more interesting.

This is an example of a frame within a frame. The window frame is the frame within the frame.

Who: Ashley 

what: making a funny face

when: yesterday in 7th period

where: in the junior hall

why: to show what a frame within a frame is. 

Ashley was standing on the other side of a school door yesterday when Brittainy took a picture of her making a weird face. 

The lines in the concrete are examples of leading lines in photography, because they draw your eyes towards the table, the main subject.

who: Picnic table

what: Picnic table

when: Tuesday

where: Outside in the concession area

why: to exemplify leading lines

This is a picture of one of the tables in the outside concessions at school. It was taken on Tuesday when the area was completely empty of people.

This is an example of the use of rule of thirds in photography, because the main subject is not centered, he is off to the side.

Who: Erik Lindeman

What: covering his face because he was mad at Hiller

When: yesterday 7th period

where: digital photo classroom

why:to show the rule of thirds

 

This is Erik Lindeman in the Digital Photo classroom yesterday. After sitting at his computer reading the day's assignment, he decided to sit on the table and cover his face because no one would listen to his complaints.

pinhole camera

This first picture is of our final product.




Over the last week we have been creating our own pinhole cameras. Cameras are machines used to capture images. The camera was first invented by an Iraqi scientist. The forerunner of the camera was the camera obscura. It was an instrument consisting of a darkened chamber or box into which light was admitted through a convex lens. A pinhole camera is a camera where the lens is replaced by an extremely small hole. This produces a more or less sharp image in light proof box. The smaller the hole, the sharper the image. The use of a pinhole camera is basically the same as a stock camera, except for the light/resolution is different. the lens takes scattered beams of light and focuses them into a cone or ray that projects n the film.

To construct our pinhole camera the first step we took was to cover a coffee can in foil so that there would be not light entering the can when a picture was not being taken. Then we poked a hole in the top of the can with a needle so that we would be able to let light in when we wanted it to take the picture. To cover the hole when we were not using the camera, we used black electrical tape. To load the camera you must be in a dark environment. You place the photo paper in the can. Once you have an object that you would like photographed, you put the camera so that the hole faces the object. Next remove the shutter and let the camera sit still for about five to fifteen minutes. After that amount of time has passed the shutter should be shut. The last step is to develope the pictures.

Constructing and taking pictures using a pinhole camera was quite a difficult task. We did not end up with a picture that worked. I believe that too much light was lit in in our pinhole camara. That caused the pictures to come out black after they were developed.

I would suggest to pick a spot that is not too bright. The place that we chose was very bright and the pictures did not turn out. Another suggestion I would make would be to make the inside of it black instead of using foil. I think that it would produce a better picture.

Main components of a pinhole camera:
light proof body
small hole/ pinhole
shutter
photo paper




Materials We Used:
can
needle
aluminum foil
tape

By: Ashley McNeil, Kasey Swanson, and Galen McKnight

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/pinhole_camera

Vocabulary

Rule of thirds
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds
A rule of thumb in photography that an image can be dividided into 9 equal parts and the four points formed by the intersection can be used to align features in the photo. This technique is claimed to cream more tension, energy, and interest than centering the picture.


Frame within a frame- foreground framing
http://www.betterphoto.com/article.asp?id=19
This is when something within a picture is used to highlight a particular part of the picture, or draw your eyes exclusively to that thing. This doesnt necesarily have to be square, but can be something like a window, branch, cave walls, etc.



Leading lines
http://www.aea1.k12.ia.us/lois/leadinglines.html
A line that leads your eye to the main subject of the picture. A leading line can be something like a road, fence, river, tree line, etc.



Close up
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close-up
Is close up on one object, focuses in directly on the thing. A close up is most commonly a picture of a person's face.
Simplicity



Mergers
http://en.mimi.hu/photography/element.html
Mergers are things in the background that merge with the foreground to produce unexpected results, this is usually undesirable.

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I would like to spend time taking pictures outside if possible and I really want to learn what makes a picture special and catch your eye. If there are special techniques concerning taking pictures and photography i'd like to learn about those as well. i really don't want to just spend time on the computer every day.