Mural Project Preview

1. What theme could you use here at school to make your own mural that tells a unique Akins story? Sports can be the theme for the school. Adding all the sports that can be played by students, and maybe combining them. listing them by which sport were better at.

2.Why is this theme worth devoting time time and effort to capture? Why would other students care about this theme? there is a lot of students that enjoy playing sports or even watching sports. if this was the theme many students would be interested because maybe they play one of the sports or enjoy watching the sport.

3. What are the advantages and disadvantages to using a phone camera to do this project? the disadvantage would be you couldn't get as good pictures as using a better camera. the advantage would be people would know how to use the camera and not have such a bad time using the photos.

4. What are the advantages and disadvantages to using an SLR camera to do this project? advantages would be the pictures would come out a lot better than using a phone camera. a disadvantage would be some people don't always know how to use these types of cameras.

5.Should we use phones or SLR cameras for this project? Why? we should use SLR cameras because when they are printed or viewed, the photos that were taken would be a lot more clear and a lot better than phone camera photos.

Africa

This powerpoint was covered with a lot of cool photos of animals in africa. In this photo I chose, there is a lion cub sitting down looking at whats ahead of him. I chose this photo because the way the photographer took the photo without the lion realizing it, and how the sky looks and how the background supports the photo, makes the photo look a lot better. there was many pictures to pick from but this one caught my attention the most. The black and white makes it a lot better because it shuts out the color and makes you focus on the main subject of the picture. this photo also contains the rule of thirds because the lion isn't in the middle of the picture and is on the side of the picture, which make it better because then it shows the sky. 

Nick Brandt

what type of camera does he use? he uses Pentax 67 11 with 120 film

what is the reason to take the photos? he wants to record a last testament to the wild animals and places there before they are destroyed by the hand of man.

what is his hope for taking these photos? his photographs retain an aura of mystery and the vitality of life.

Quote 

"There is something profoundly iconic, mythological even, about the animals and landscapes of East Africa. There is also something deeply, emotionally stirring and affecting about those vast green rolling plains under the huge skies. It just affects me, as I think it almost inevitably does many people, in a very fundamental, possibly primordial way."

Academic Shoot Reflection

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos following the rules I set out for you? the challenges were trying to take a good picture but making sure the specific rule assigned was involved with the photo.

2.What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general did you find yourself thinking about the most? what I focused on the most was to get a good photo and to get the object in the photo to follow the rule correctly.

3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography? i would take academic photos and maybe even get better photos because of my knowledge of the rules.

4. What things would you do the same? id do everything the same.

5.When you go out with your next set of prompts, which rule do you think will be the easiest to achieve? getting lines in the photo would be the easiest to achieve.

6.Which rule do you think will be the hardest to capture? i think every rule is easy and could be achieved

7. What rule are you still not totally clear on and what can you do to figure out what that rule is? i am familiar with every rule and know how to apply it onto the photo.

Academic Shoot

Lines

1.What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos following the rules I set out for you? not crop out anything from the picture

2.What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general did you find yourself thinking about the most? make sure the camera is focused.

3.If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography? get students in

4.What things would you do the same? everything

5..When you go out with your next set of prompts, which rule do you think will be the easiest to achieve?  balance

6.Which rule do you think will be the hardest to capture? none

7.What rule are you still not totally clear on and what can you do to figure out what that rule is? i know every rule                                              

Simplicity

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos following the rules I set out for you? the challenges were trying to take a good picture but making sure the specific rule assigned was involved with the photo.

2.What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general did you find yourself thinking about the most? what I focused on the most was to get a good photo and to get the object in the photo to follow the rule correctly.

3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography? i would take academic photos and maybe even get better photos because of my knowledge of the rules.

4. What things would you do the same? id do everything the same.

5.When you go out with your next set of prompts, which rule do you think will be the easiest to achieve? getting lines in the photo would be the easiest to achieve.

6.Which rule do you think will be the hardest to capture? i think every rule is easy and could be achieved

7. What rule are you still not totally clear on and what can you do to figure out what that rule is? i am familiar with every rule and know how to apply it onto the photo.

Rule of Thirds

1.What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos following the rules I set out for you? none i knew what i was doing

2.What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general did you find yourself thinking about the most? get the rules in the photo 

3.If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography? get students in

4.What things would you do the same? everything

5..When you go out with your next set of prompts, which rule do you think will be the easiest to achieve?  balance

6.Which rule do you think will be the hardest to capture? none

7.What rule are you still not totally clear on and what can you do to figure out what that rule is? i know every rule                                     

Balance

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos following the rules I set out for you? the challenges were trying to take a good picture but making sure the specific rule assigned was involved with the photo.

2.What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general did you find yourself thinking about the most? what I focused on the most was to get a good photo and to get the object in the photo to follow the rule correctly.

3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography? i would take academic photos and maybe even get better photos because of my knowledge of the rules.

4. What things would you do the same? id do everything the same.

5.When you go out with your next set of prompts, which rule do you think will be the easiest to achieve? getting lines in the photo would be the easiest to achieve.

6.Which rule do you think will be the hardest to capture? i think every rule is easy and could be achieved

7. What rule are you still not totally clear on and what can you do to figure out what that rule is? i am familiar with every rule and know how to apply it onto the photo.

Framing 

1. How well did you follow the rule? I believe that i followed the rule well enough for people to realize what rule the pictures represents.

2. What is the subject? The subject is to take photos that represent each different types of guidelines for better photography and make sure the viewers can tell the difference between each rule.

3.Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is? I did the best I could so others can tell the difference and I believe others will know the rule of the certain photo.

4. If you didn't follow the rule well, what could you have done differently? I think the only thing I could've done better is take academic pictures and not so many other pictures.

5.When you go out with your next set of prompts, which rule do you think will be the easiest to achieve? getting lines in the photo would be the easiest to achieve.

6.Which rule do you think will be the hardest to capture? i think every rule is easy and could be achieved

7. What rule are you still not totally clear on and what can you do to figure out what that rule is? i am familiar with every rule and know how to apply it onto the photo.

Avoiding Mergers

1. How well did you follow the rule? I believe that i followed the rule well enough for people to realize what rule the pictures represents.

2. What is the subject? The subject is to take photos that represent each different types of guidelines for better photography and make sure the viewers can tell the difference between each rule.

3.Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is? I did the best I could so others can tell the difference and I believe others will know the rule of the certain photo.

4. If you didn't follow the rule well, what could you have done differently? I think the only thing I could've done better is take academic pictures and not so many other pictures.

Academic Shoot Preview

The Story

 

This photo shows the best story because you can see that the students are doing an experiment by the way the photo was taken. the photo itself tells the story and what the students are involved in. 

Action and Emotion 

This photo to me shows the best action because the experiment the students are doing, looks very interesting. it seems like each student are very focused on what they are doing, which makes this photo come out better.

Filling the Frame

This is a good example of filling the frame because the whole picture is being covered by the students who are working all together on an experiment. every student is being involved which makes the photo be an academic photo with filling the frame.

  

I chose this photo because it clearly shows a student working on a problem for school or an academic experiment. 

Balance, Avoiding Mergers, and framing are all included in this photo of a student working hard.