above the music

http://www.jostens.com/yearbook/Student_Life.asp   look at the fifth honorable mention.

shot by:George Guajardo

caption:none

I really like this photo because of the angle it is shot from.  It seems like it would be a difficult angle to get to.  This photo is candid. This photo is also in focus but one of the drum sticks are a bit out of focus.

posted by :julie sandlin

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help is on its way

Link: pick the third picture in the week of January 1-7, 2004

 http://www.time.com/time/potw/20050107/

 

By:  Corporal Belinda

 

Caption:

Sergeant Brett Louis conducts a preflight check under the wing of an Australian Hercules relief flight at the Medan Airport, bound for Aceh. The Royal Australian Air Force currently has eight C-130 Hercules aircraft delivering humanitarian aid and medical specialists to the tsunami affected region.

 

 

Critique:

            This is a very interesting photo for the way the photographer use the water to show the CVI. The wings of the plane act as leading lines to the CVI. They also work to frame the picture. It kind of shows emotion, but you cannot see it clearly in the water.  The CVI its close to the thirds line. The feet at the bottom of the picture also lead you to the main CVI.

 

 

Posted by: Karla Leon,   5^th period

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North Clear Creek Falls

Link: http://lightplayphoto.com/streams/str1_fr.htm (Thirteenth photo in the portfolio)

 

Photographer: Willian Pellouchoud

 

Caption: Slumgullion Pass leads out of Lake City to Creede. Along the way, beautiful North Clear Creek makes one tumultuous leap over the falls.

Critique: A slow shutter speed was used; because you can tell that there is motion blur in the waterfall. The shadow of a rainbow adds interest, and the rocky cliffs in the background gives texture and the play of light on the rock exagerates details. It was obviously taken from a perilous angle, which adds depth.

 

Posted by: Molly Miller

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voting for president

http://www.time.com/time/photoessays/moments/5.html


The reason why I picked this picture is because the emotion that the
People give is that maybe there voting for a president or somebody died and
They’re cherishing him because of the fact that he is a very important man to these people’s country.
crotics
I like this photo because I think that the people worshiping this person
Shows that in this city or town will fight for any body in there town that
They worship kind like the man in the picture that quit a few of them has.
caption
protests in lebanon and egypt elections in saudi arabia . palestinian prisoners returned do these events signal a larger shift in middle east politice.
photo person cris bouroncle.
jessica rios

Pitcher

Link: http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/ucla/sports/m-basebl/auto_action/110436.jpeg

 

Critique: This is a good photo because it fills the frame with the CVI, the pitcher. It also catches the peak emotion and facial expression that a pitcher goes through every pitch. The photo also has a short depth of field since the grass in the background is soft.

 

Posted by: Michael Owens

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blog

link:http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101050502/sobenedict.html

 

 

title:the turning point

 

critique: this is a very good photo beacuse it has both popes in same shot. everything is in focos enstead of the background which makes the shot very good.

 

 

Farewell Tears

Subject: The Pope's Last Journey

Link:http://www.time.com/time/photoessays/popelastjourney/4.html:

By:Dylan Martinez/Reuters

Caption:

Pallbearers carry the body of Pope John Paul ll past grieving mourners in a packed Saint's Peter Square, en route to the Basilica.Roman catholic cardinals from around the world met on Monday for the first time since the Pontiff's death to organize a funeral that is expected to draw heads of state and millions of pilgrims to the Vatican.

Critique:This is a very striking photo which conveys the sadness world wide.This image captures whats going on as the Pope at the bottom of the rules of third and the mourners are at the top.This image was shot with long depth of field as the expression of everyone is in focus.

Posted By: Elizabeth Cazares

football

Link: http://www.christiansinphotojournalism.org/issues/summer02/photos/image1.jpg

 

Caption:football player catches the ball.

 

Critique: This is a good photo because the frame is filled.  The photo shows emotion in the football players face.  The football is on a thirds line. the depth of field is short because only the players are in focus and not behind them.

 

Posted By: Angela Meeks

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self portrait of the artist

 

http://www.jostens.com/yearbook/academics.asp  look for the second honorable mention

 

shot by: Samantha Fisher

 

caption: none

This photo is shot from the top of the wall looking down. The angle looking down makes some things look distorted.  Such as tha floor, making it look really wide. The depth of feild is overall deep. You can see people at one end of the hall but then you can also see other things going on at the other end of the hall. The photo  is in focus. The photo is not candid and it doesnt show her actutally doing somthing.

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sunset

 

http://www.tropicalisland.de/DPS%20Bali%20Sunset%20on%20Kuta%20Beach%202_b.jpg

 

Caption: none

Shot by annonymous

 

I like the composition and the depth of field is very deep. And the colors in the picture are extravagant.The backround is definetly in focus. In the picuture the lighting is very unique. There's very little action and the picture is very still. It was obvious that the shutter speed was fast because of the sun.

 

Posted by: Stephanie Rodriguez

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Lone Pianist

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.kuconnection.org/april2002/images/pianist.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.kuconnection.org/april2002/news_awards.asp&h=214&w=325&sz=11&tbnid=xJl6-J-4tZ8J:&tbnh=75&tbnw=114&start=2&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpianist%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D

 

Citique:  This is an emotional photo because you can see the expression on the pianist's face and you can tell he's really into his music.  There is good use of the Rule of 3rds and there are good lines and shadows used.

 

Submitted by: Elizabeth Kidd

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Guy running

Subject: Guy Running

Link: http://www.photos.com/en/search/close-up?oid=3172625&a=&pt=&k_mode=all&k_exc=&cid=&date=&ct_search=&k_var=sports&bl=%2Fen%2Fsearch%2Findex%3Ff_h%3D1%26f_i%3D1%26f_o%3D1%26f_v%3D1%26f_b%3D1%26f_c%3D1%26k_var%3Dsports%26k_mode%3Dall%26big%3D1%26srch%3DSearching...%26&ofirst=&srch=Y&hoid=aeb19a28c868fe2f2ed62b7e3c01563b

Caption: none available

Done By: anonymous

Critique: This photo is very striking because of the blur going at an angle to the center of the photo. The blur is used as leading lines. The use of lights is also unique. The light is shining from one point of his body then the other side is dim. The background is not in focus so I can asume that this was shot in shallow depth of field.

posted by: Maisha Jones

Final Critique Shows

Critique Points (Should add up to 100)

• Critiques on the BLOG by April 22- 25 pts. each
• Composition powerpoint shows- 25 pt. each
• In-Depth Critique show (at least one)- 25 pts. each

Composition Slide Shows
Each slide show should be composed of five slides.
Each show will focus on ONE composition technique, so you must find good examples of these techniques on the web.
Click on the "comments" link and sign up for your technique.
No more than four people can do any one critique

The simple layout for the slides is as follows:

• Title- The technique
• Photo- Large, high quality example
• Name of photographer at bottom

Save this As "your_name_technique" (connolly_matt_leading_lines) in the "finished powerpoints" folder in the photojournalism folder

Possible Composition Techniques

1. Peak of action or emotion
2. Rule of thirds
3. Dramatic angle
4. Leading lines
5. Framing
6. Repetition
7. Simplicity

In-Depth Critique show
You must do at least one of these!
This will consist of 2 slides

Slide One
Title- Name of photographer of an excellent photo
Content- The photo

Slide Two
Title- "Critique"
Content- 5-7 sentence critique of the photo mentioning the following where appropriate:

Overall message or story
Focus
Exposure
composition

Make sure you mention specific details from the photo when discussing it.

Save this As "your_name_critique" (connolly_matt_critique) in the "finished powerpoints" folder in the photojournalism folder

Good sources of photos:
1. Google Images
Google.com -click on image tab

2. Best Still Photojournalism
http://www.nppa.org/competitions/best_of_still_photojournalism/2004/winners/still/

3. Current Pulitzer Winners
http://www.pulitzer.org/cyear/2004w.html

Shanghai:Women of the World

Link: http://www.time.com/time/photoessays/women/6.html

By: SILVER YOUNG / EPA

Caption: Visitors inspect an inflated model of a uterus on the streets of
Shanghai on Sunday. A hospital sponsored the exhibit to mark International
Women's Day and to raise awareness of reproductive health issues

Critique: This photo is really nothing special, it has rule of thirds, and
no special tricks were used to capture the image. The CVI really pops out at
you, but I think that mainly because you cant help but thinking 'wow that's
not something you see every day'. That's the main reason i chose this photo.
It really gets your attention. Not only for the 20 foot uterus in the middle
of the street, but because there are little kids checking it out! I know im
probably not going to get the best grade for this blog, but i cant help
passing up a picture like that

~Sarah Saker

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Golden Moment

http://www.time.com/time/photoessays/dogwalk/4.html

 

Caption: Handler Amy Rodrigues runs Austin, the winner of the Best in Breed award for Golden Retrievers

 

Critique:  This picture is really appealing to the eye.  I like how the background is completely not in focus and the CVI isn't all the way focused.  This picture was panned by the photographer.  The photographer moved with the CVI in the lens at all times.  This picture shows where the CVI just was and that the CVI is moving. 

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Subject: Saleh's Great Recovery

Subject:Saleh's Great Recovery

Link:http://www.pulitzer.org/year/2005/feature-photography/works/lionheart07.html

By:Deanne Fitzmaurice

Caption:Saleh's recovery went better than anyone expected. One night at Children's Hospital, he and a custodian, Khaled Abdorabihe, played soccer in the hallway until a nurse caught them and sent Saleh back to bed.

Critique: This photo brings a smile to your face that is beyond your control. The photo is picture of a little boy named Saleh who went under some traumatic life changing trials. Saleh was nine years old when he was maimed by an explosion in Iraq. He may have faced some very emotional obstacles in his life but this photo show many things that he faced throughout his time of mourning he in this photo is no longer facing. Ready to get back up on his feet and never get brought down again. The detail and focus of this photo helps greatly. Also the candid moment of this photo does a great amount to the story. There may not be a certain point to this picture except for the moment but it also has just enough to make this photo great.

Posted By: Linda Pittman

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Extra Credit - Things to Do

Go to The Jostens Web Site and review the photos for the Final Exam Contest:

http://www.jostens.com/yearbook/show_contest.asp


Go to the following Site and do at least 5 Photoshop text tricks for extra credit:

http://www.good-tutorials.com/tutorials/3

Surf the web and post to the blog!

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This picture show s my lot of emotion ,the pain that he is feeling  makes the picture

looks much much better than it would with out him show the tear of sadness.

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Suject: "Too Late" to save a life during a war.

Suject: "Too Late" to save a life during a war.

Link:http://www.pulitzer.org/year/2004/feature-photography/works/cole15.html

By:Carolyne Cole

Caption:TOO LATE: A soldier cries for his comrade who died in his arms after a frontline offensive on Aug. 2nd, as government soldiers fought to take back territory lost to rebel forces.

Critique:This photo is very emotional, showing and hepling the viewer feel the pain of the soldier. The story alone is helpful but with the detail and focus of the photo shows much more. Including things such as exact crease in his face the blood on his shirt. There is much more that can go with this, yet the photo speaks for itself

Posted By: Linda Pittman

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Up and Over

Link: http://www.time.com/time/potw/20050408/ picture
# 4

By: Ian Hodgson

Caption: Grey Abby, ridden by jockey Gary Lee, jumps
the last fence on his way to win the Betfair Bowl
Steeple Chase on the first day of the Grand National
meeting at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool Friday.

Critique: This photo has a good dept of field. Most of
the horse and the person riding it, the fence and the
grass are all in focus. There is a little blur at the
bottom of the horses foot. The subject is not centered
so the rule of thirst comes into play here. There is
some dead space to the left of the picture with the
sky being shot with nothing in it. The dead space kind
of goes with the photo becaue the picture wouldn't
look good if it just showed the hores and the person
riding the horse. The angle is dramatic because it
makes the subject look big and important.

Posted By:

Miguel Zaldivar

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floral flight

Link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/

click on the slide show of april 1-7 and go to picture number 3

 

shot by: Ferdinand Ostrop

 

Caption: a bee hovers before plum blossom in Cruchkoebel near Frankfurt, germany on april 2 as springtime sunshine lifted temperatures to 20 degrees celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit)

 

critique: this is a overall good shot because it has good things like being able to see the bee frozen.  With a high shutter speed, the photographer was able to get the bee frozen. Also good shot because it has a very short depth of field and it only concetrates on the bee and the flower and nothing else with a very soft background.

 

posted by ricardo gutierrez

 

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Blazing

 Link: http://www.time.com/time/potw/20050401/   picture 5

 

 Capition: A fire fighter shouts instructions at a fir in Beirut. A car bomb exploded in an indutriak suburb of Christian east Beirut on the day before Easter, causing a large fire and wounding five people.

 

Photogragher:Mohamed Azakir

 

Critique This photo is very bright. The lighting gets you good, i think the photogragher wanted everybody to look at this picture. The picture fills the frame and shows a lot of action. The people look scared but they aren't really showing it. The fire fighter in the middle looks like he knows what he is doing and brings a lot to the photo. The angle of the picture is cool because it is at an angle like the it is almost perfect in the middle.

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