2. The best photo in the slideshow is photo #2, the Syrian Kurdish family. It makes good use of shallow depth of field, allowing the focus to remain on the woman and her children. Also, it includes balancing elements (the man in blue on left, the arm holding walkie-talkie on right) that help fill empty space. Finally, the background of the photo is as important as the main subjects, because it shows a lot more people fleeing like this family and uniformed people guiding them, giving it real-life significance.
3. My best photo this semester was the third one in this post, Lucas Williams jumping in front of a white wall. It is my best because it exemplifies a style of Philippe Halsman's, his "Jumps," which is what we were trying to emulate. It is extremely simple, no distractions, with simply one subject and a white background. There is also texture in the plain background, however, so that it doesn't look artificial or too flat. If I had more time, I would have looked for a better camera to take a photo that looks clearer and sharper, because my phone camera isn't well suited for capturing snapshots of subjects in motion.
4. use of focus, use of leading lines, balancing elements
5. This photo illustrates two of my rules.
Balancing elements - the darker rose on the left balances out the main subject.
Use of focus - the lighter rose is more clearly focused on, and is obviously the subject of the photo.
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6. get closer
7. Working in groups advantages:
- It allows students to separate and delegate tasks, for more efficiency.
- It also pools together our knowledge and skills.
- It lets us receive and input feedback within the group members.
- It helps us develop stronger communication skills with people who aren't necessarily friends.
- It also gives more self-awareness of our own strengths and weaknesses, such as what we do well and what we need to work on.
8. Working in groups difficulties:
- It can be unfair when there are freeloaders who don't participate equally.
- There is often disagreement on the non-factual aspects, such as creativity or designing.
- If members were originally friends, conflict within the group might break those relationships.
- It can take a long time to build trust for group members, enough to trust them with responsibilities.
- Also there is a chance one person might take over and become a dictator for the group, to the displeasure of the others.
9. My favorite photo by someone else in the class is second one in Kevan Mathis's post for his Masters of Photography project, the one with the hospital buildings.
10. We studied Philippe Halsman. He added an air of fun and less seriousness to photography, as he did a "Jumps" section that had the subjects in mid-jump. One of his major collaborations was with Salvador Dali - both artists with a quirky style. He also took portraits of many movie stars, including Debbie Reynolds. With 101 photos made covers of LIFE, he is, to date, the photographer to have the most LIFE magazine covers.
11. Dorothea Lange's most popular photo is "Migrant Mother." It was taken in February or March of 1936, at a campsite of out-of-work peapickers near Nipomo, CA. At the time, Dorothea Lange was employed by the Resettlement Administration.
12. LIFE was founded as a humor and general interest magazine by John Ames Mitchell and Andrew Miller. It shifted to photojournalism November 23, 1936 after it was purchased by Henry Luce.
13. Robert Capa was a founding member of Magnum Photos, a photographic cooperative. Magnum started in 1947.
14. Capa's "Falling Soldier" photo was taken on September 5, 1936 during the Spanish Civil War, in Cerro Muriano.
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