Big to Small Proportion

Christmas at Kohl

The Mansion itself

Thanksgiving Meal

Start with the Pumpkin Pie

Gotta have it

The Must-Have for Thanksgiving

Yumm

To soak it all up

Baraka

-This film was very interesting. Personally, the thing that captures my attention and keeps it is the emotion of a scene, whether that scene has living creatures or not, and this film definitely showed the emotion of every scene. The parts with human in them were especially interesting though. We take for granted how amazing people are in everyday-normal life but this movie showed the very essence of why people watching is so amazing. The different people, clothes, expressions, mannerisms, and energies of each individual was brought out so that you felt like you knew each of them just a little bit.
-The rest of the film, however long and tedious it could get, was interesting too. Some of the places that were shot were so wonderfully unexplored and spectacular that I couldn't have even imagined a place like it. The man who shot the film had such an eye for color and attractiveness, but what I saw was the specific character  for each place. Just seeing a few seconds of something shot in this style, I could almost think of the story behind everyplace. It was magnificent.

Facebook Photos

Dear Ms. Marinos,
There were some really awesome shot from the giants rally in the folder you showed me. I loved the emotion you captured within the photos, the San Francisco spirit was in the air and you got it. Another thing that caught my eye was the use of color to show just how the big event went down. I think my favorite picture is the one where the man is leaning in between the two signal posts. You could see the color of the lights, the anticipation of the parade to start and, in general, the lighting of the photo put a new perspective on the picture. Great Job!

-Anastasia Campos

Shadows

1Shot

Mercy railing at early morning

Sports Photography- Golf

Not necesarily an action shot but most definetly one of my favorite shots

Again not an action shot but shows the process

After math of the swing

Once again the after math of the swing

Swinging

American Photography 1900-1934

Brownie
-first publically accesable camera
- only $1
Postcards with photos became huge
- Kodak would print picture on cards no extra charge
Halftone in newspapers
-replaced drawing in magazines and newspapers
-could see real-life things going on in the world
Edward Curtis
-released a 20 volume set of pictures of Native Americans
-very exagerated
-not the natural life
Pictorials
-photos very never really considered art
-photographers began manipulating their potos to look like art
-scratching the negatives
-vasolene on lens
-chemicals on photo to look like painting
Gilbrooth
-attached lights to finger and would show patter of movements
-improved efficency
Lewis Hine
-was teacher
-then worked for the child labor committee  to help stop child labor
Paul Strand
-1915 started straight photography
-sharp and focused
WWI
-photos used to rally, in propaganda
-no dead American soldiers in photos
-anti war campaigns eventually showed gruesome death
Illustrated daily news
-tabloid with lots of attention grabbing pics

Rascal Weekend

My friend Jeri being goofy when at my house.

Courtney tried to trap Cathy in my pantry.

My best friends in the whole world at the Rascal Flatts Concert.

Two of the dhirts we worked hard to make, they turned out really well.

My friends dancing and being silly at the concert.

Self Portraits

Who I am at school...

I feel this shows me at school because this wasnt just any free dress day, it was Go Green day and although you cant see my complete outfit i am wearing green to show my spirit and have my usuals in it too... my beat up vans and my favorite blue Ray-Bans...

Me with Friends

I had a sleepover with my friends and although it may look like just another teenage photo it actually tels each persons personality. When we yelled "Lets do mustaches" we all chose to do somthing differnt some used their hair and some decided to just make strange faces, but i when i heard that i grabbed the pen on the table and drew a quick mustache on my finger. Each of the these poses shows 1000 words for each persons personalities.

Me at Home

At home I constantly find my self on the floor with my laptop on a lapdesk and my binder with homework next to me. However, During the weekends or when ever I have free time, I now find myself hitting the SAT books. I have a schedule to follow to prepares myself for college and this weekend it was time to study the colleges themselves, hence the College Bible at my side.

How I View Myself

My Grandfather passed away earlier this year and, unfortuanatley I have never really had the time to go visit him much since his passing. I finally got my driver's license on monday but i waited till tuesday to make my first trip because I wanted my first ride to be to visit my grandpa. I also remembered he loved his pumpkins so I did make a quick detour to pick up two little pumpkins to bring for him.

Journal Notes for 10/5

Portraits
-people are by far the most popular subject to shoot
Early portrait photography
-painting were expensive and time consuming
-photography replaced painting and was affordable
Gaspard-Felix Tournachon
-First great portrait photographer
-started in France in 1853\-used the pseudonym "Nadar"
-Used soft lighting and dark backgrounds
-created speaking likeness
--portraits that revealed a subjects personalities

August Sander (Germany, 1876-1964)
- First environmental portraits
--showing setting of subjects life and work
-1892-1954-documented everyday Germany
--wanted a huge portrait for his country

PhotoEssay: Teenagers and Their Food

Kiah and her Sprite

Emily on sugar

What to choose?

Gone in 3 minutes

I want Nutella!

Back off my chips!!!

Being resourceful...

Happy Birthday!!

Food Photography

- Lots of close up shots w/ focus on elements
- lots of use of color
- smaller light source off camera
- light direction with small mirrors
- use of shadowing and lighting
- Different jobs in food photography
  1) Packaging food
      -flat light
      -no creativity
  2) Advertising
      -similar to packaging
      -play with lighting and props
- shoot 10-45 degrees above table top or surface
-Most important tips for food photography
1) Crop tightly
2) Use shallow field of depth
3) Always add oil to subject for nice shine
4) Shoot from a low angle

Famous Portrait Photographer: Herb Ritts

Herb Ritts is considered one of the most influential portrait photographers of the 21st century. Ritts worked with a virtual who’s who of celebrities the world over and is celebrated for his black-and-white portraits taken in the style of classical Greek sculpture. Consequently, many consider him the grandfather of glamour photography. During the 1980s and 1990s, Ritts became the world’s leading celebrity portrait photographer. Some of his most famous work included the first pictures of a paralyzed Christopher Reeve and Elizabeth Taylor just days after she underwent brain surgery. Ritts’ notoriety also gained him unprecedented access to subjects, including President Ronald Reagan, actorJack Nicholson and singer Madonna, whose portraits have fetched millions of dollars.

See his work: http://www.herbritts.com/images/

Mercy Day Rally

The Colors of Mercy

Think Pink

My favorite pic of Mr. Currier

Pink Power!!!!

AHHHHH YEEEAAAAHHHH!!

Diseny Day Spirit

Mickey Ears

Snow White Witch

Cinderelli! Cinderelli!

Snow White herself

Mrs. Incredible

Group Exploration

The Koi pond on the patio

The patio from the planter

Journal Notes for 9/8

This is a portrait of a man using High Key lighting. Notice how there is a glow about him.
Citing: http://www.virtualbackgrounds.net/backgrounder/backgrounder-march10.html

This is a picture using Low Key lighting. The actual lighting in this is very subtle.
Citing: http://www.dolcepics.com/articles/low-light-photography/

This is a pictues taken on a very sunny day. While the highlights show up very well they are no darker light to accent it.

Citing: http://punkoryan.com/2009/07/28/sunny-days

The lighting in this picture use s very low lights to accent the subject, the surfer and his board
Citing: http://www.hp.com/united-states/consumer/digital_photography/inspirational/tips/index.html

Although the main focus of this picture is nice the color of the lighting tends to be a little flat with not much accent in color
Citing: http://digitalphotoproject.com/2009/05/