Fashion

Dove Evolution video:
1. The changes made in the first video on the model was she got her make-up and hair done then took the photo shoot. Now having the pictures, they went into photo shop and slimmed her body down, made her eyes bigger, elongated her neck, and raised her cheek and eyebrow bones.

Body Evolution:
2. Changes made:
eyes were enlarged
made skin lighter
slimmed her body
made legs longer
raised her eyebrows
cleared her skin
slimmed her face
highlighted her face

Crazy photo shop skills!
Changes:
3. The model was totally changed into a different person by making her super skinny
"growing" her hair
changed her face shape
made legs longer

Answers to questions:
4. No I do not think it is acceptable to completely change a person's appearance just to be "accepted" into what we call a perfect world when we all know that we are far from perfect. People try to manipulate young women into thinking that this is the way that we have to look in order to be "beautiful."
5. I definitely agree that in other countries photoshop is used more than others whether it be because of body shape or facial features but each country has a different perception of beauty and photoshop may be used more or less to achieve their type of beauty.
6. Changes like clearing the skin and doing other minor changes are okay but when to take a women or man and completely change them into a different person, like changing their body shape and face shape, then it becomes a problem.
7. Fashion photography has very different differences next to photojournalism because photojournalism is more in the moment and "this is what is happening now" where Fashion photography has a lot of behind the scenes that people don't normally see when companies post the picture days or weeks after they took the photo.
8. Each type of photography has a different relationship to reality whether it being manipulating reality or giving people reality the way it is. Some places try to change the reality that is happening to not make it see that bad.
9. Showing us these videos has allowed us to see what really goes into making a magazine cover, picture, or any other publishing company and not just taking a photo and publishing it.
10. All the videos are women because we as women somehow always have to "please" men by having this perfect body and change ourselves just to fit into their picture of a "perfect girl" when men on the other hand are not subjected to change.

Magazines part ll

Early Magazine Covers:
When magazines first started out, most of them did not have a cover to introduce viewers to the magazine. Most just had the title and the table of contents as their cover. Most magazines followed the layout of books that were out at the time. In the late 1800's magazine companies started to design their own covers more like a magazine and introducing what readers were going to see in the magazine.
Poster Cover:

Favorite

Parents, February, Show Your Love!

"Three-year-old Emily Keicher is adorable. She also has spina bifida, and will probably never walk on her own. This is the first time that a child with a disability has been on a Parents cover, and we got a tremendous amount of positive feedback. The special-needs community celebrated the fact that Emily wasn't chosen to illustrate an article about disabilities, but simply because she's a cute kid with a smile as shiny as her walker. Thayer Allyson Gowdy initially photographed Emily for a crafts article in the issue, but our photo director saw those pictures and realized she was cover-worthy."

- See more at: http://www.magazine.org/asme/magazine-cover-contest/past-winners-finalists/2014-winners-finalists#sthash.OQGuPlGt.dpuf 

In the magazine cover a three-year-old named Emily Keicher is posed for a formal-environmental photo shoot showing off her cuteness. The message that the magazine cover is giving off is that even though she may have a disability, she is still happy as ever. Composition of this photo is really well put together by having Emily all dressed up in her favorite clothing items and her shiny walker. Emily is in a room where she feels comfortable and shows off her personality. The exposure in this photo is close to perfect but the items are too much of the same color making the background look bright. But Emily has perfect lighting and exposure.

Best magazine covers of 2013- Cover of the Year

1. Formal

2. Informal

3. Environmental

4. Environmental

5. Informal

6. Formal

7. Informal

8. Formal

9. Formal

10. Formal

11. Formal

12. Formal

13. Informal

14. Informal

15. Formal

16. Informal

17. Formal 

Magazine tips

1. Emotionally irresistible
2. Intellectually stimulating, interesting 
3. Worth the investment of money and time 
4. The screen is never the right size
5. Vivid colors dull when printed

American Soldier slide show and captions (review)

A. The most powerful moment in the slideshow is image #7. As Ian leaves for the first time, his family has been "hit" with reality of Ian's choice to join the Army and will not be able to see him for a said amount of time. 

B. Set #1 at home in Denver- from image #1 to image #9

Set #2 at Basic Training- from image #16 to #28

Set #3 In Iraq- from image #51 to #70

Set #4 back in Denver- from image #71 to #82

Set #2 was the most powerful to see in the slideshow because seeing Ian in training shows how real this is and that you can't go back.

C. The images in the slide show work together to tell a story of a man who joins the Army right out of high school, and the process he goes through getting there, during, and after. 

A. For the photos in which Ian is the main subject, the verbs are written in present tense. 

B. The captions enhance the photographs by telling exactly what is happening and how people's feelings are affected by the acts of Ian.

Image #18

As Ian holds his bag in the air, he is desperately hoping that his commander will let them put it down soon. Ian is now aware of the consequences. 

Image #44
Ian faces the harsh reality of the army and not having the availability of going home to see his family on his own time. Ian stresses out over this news that he is given. 

Image #31
Reuniting with his family, he and his father embrace in a very long awaited hug in the airport. As the rest of his family is waiting for their time with Ian to come into turn. 

Self Portrait and Portraits Part One and Rules of Photography part two

Candids: Being Unobtrusive

You may want to make photographs of people going about their business—vendors in a market, a crowd at a sports event, the line at a theater. You don't want them to appear aware of the camera. Many times people will see you, then ignore you because they have to concentrate on what they are doing. You want the viewers of the image to feel that they are getting an unguarded, fly-on-the-wall glimpse into the scene.

17. Introduce Movement

Portraits can be so static – but what if you added some movement into them? This can be achieved in a few ways:

A mirror or some other reflective surface offers an even easier way to take a self-portrait. In most cases, the camera will be included in the scene (but this can help make a statement about your enthusiasm for photography). You can use your camera as a prop, and hold it away from your face. When you photograph into a mirror, be sure your reflection is in focus. An infrared autofocusing system will usually focus on glass if it's aimed into a mirror, and will focus at infinity if aimed at an angle. You might try focusing at an object that's the same distance as the distance from the camera to the reflection, lock in the focus, recompose the image to include yourself, and take the picture.

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I picked this photo for environmental portrait because I love how the photographer captured this lady who works at a carnival booth and how the colors really pop.

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I picked this photo because in this man's background, you can see that he is in a barbershop that I am assuming that he has been working at for a very long time and it is just good to see.

Photography Self portraits:

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I chose this photo because I found it intriguing to look at because how the photographer stopped the movement of the water and still have the girl in focus. 

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I chose this photo because I thought it was interesting how the girl is trying to create a message though the photo.

Casual self portraits

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I picked this photo because I thought it would be something that you would post on a social media account because this looks like it might be a senior photo.

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I chose this photo because this would be something you would ask a photographer to come out and take pictures for family/ friend purposes.

My plan for the portrait assignment I would like to take pictures of my aunt at the gym she works at because I feel that I can get an environment portrait shot of her doing her job. I would also like to go out of my comfort sone and take some photos in unusual spots while keeping photo rules in mind.

RULES OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Rule of thirds: Source