tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79532400062742105362024-03-14T01:47:16.824-07:00Pat Brown PhotographySteven Mahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04104932564925482344noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7953240006274210536.post-70425732162195980282010-11-18T16:00:00.000-08:002010-12-02T12:01:26.680-08:00Student Photos: Abstract PhotographyThis week, students were introduced to abstract photography. This includes various forms of macro-photography, water photography, and light/long exposure photography. We did some experiments with water, vegetable oils, paints, candles, flashlights, and creativity. Here are some of the results they came out with.<br />
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<img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OTGcKkyQjno/TPf5TU3pTJI/AAAAAAAACaE/VC_XqC_5fdQ/s320/Wendy+Garcia-357.JPG" width="320" /> <img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OTGcKkyQjno/TPf5wny4H3I/AAAAAAAACaI/BxU4nhSSvHA/s320/Wendy+Garcia-359.JPG" width="320" /><br />
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<img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OTGcKkyQjno/TPf6JNZv0tI/AAAAAAAACaM/1ubhDqtxyiI/s320/Wendy+Garcia-389.JPG" width="320" /> <img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OTGcKkyQjno/TPfZtSFaIuI/AAAAAAAACaA/fNQ6znwDK6Q/s320/IMG_0413.JPG" width="320" />Steven Mahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04104932564925482344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7953240006274210536.post-33542249574038605442010-10-26T15:29:00.000-07:002010-10-30T15:37:22.693-07:00Recap: Perspective<div style="text-align: left;">Perspective is all about angles. Taking a picture of something from above looking down usually devalues it, while looking up usually gives it greater significance. Closeups of of normally small objects like flowers can give attention to details, or give it greater prominence.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">We also looked at some <i>forced perspective</i> photography which positions something up close and something far away to give interesting illusions. It also takes advantage of abnormal camera angles.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Steven Mahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04104932564925482344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7953240006274210536.post-55101542442792789082010-10-21T15:24:00.000-07:002010-10-30T15:29:33.074-07:00Recap: Beauty in Everyday<div style="text-align: left;">The journal topic for today was: What is beautiful in the world?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Following that topic, we learned took a look a a photo collection that seeks to capture beauty in common everyday things.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>"Street Portraits" by Michael Itkoff</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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Framing occurs when the main object of a photo is surrounded by a frame that is part of the picture. A frame can occur on 2, 3, or all 4 sides of a photo. Here is an example of a frame:<br />
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Here are some student photographs that show off the Rule of Thirds and framing:<br />
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Here what you see in these pictures, the back is like a black and white, desert like background. The background symbolizes that nature is coming to an end and there is not enough people to save the planet. The important symbol here in these pictures is the flowers. The flower symbolizes hope and a chance to save the earth. The question that comes in to my mind is, “What can we do to save nature? Is there a day where nature is coming to an end?” My advice to myself is try to save it with other people, try to save nature because it is important to all of us because without nature, we have nothing.<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Faviola H.</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Jacky R.</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Liliana G.</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Wendy G.</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">"Scenes of Life" Collection by Lucie & Simon</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">"Urban Tree Portraits" Collection by Emma Livingstone</span></b><br />
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<img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OTGcKkyQjno/TK5whKfiJjI/AAAAAAAACT8/Lgx6-jWDioM/s320/livingston_2.jpg" width="320" /> <img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OTGcKkyQjno/TK5wihn-QTI/AAAAAAAACUA/usLhIg4O1lU/s320/livingston_4.jpg" width="320" /> <img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OTGcKkyQjno/TK5wj-q7XlI/AAAAAAAACUE/5IWT2Fo1hjM/s320/livingston_8.jpg" width="320" /> <img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OTGcKkyQjno/TK5wn6876RI/AAAAAAAACUI/0kZzINB6xJE/s320/livingston_9.jpg" width="320" />Steven Mahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04104932564925482344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7953240006274210536.post-5715258799019860762010-10-05T17:30:00.000-07:002010-10-07T23:15:07.420-07:00Student Photos on Simplicity & ContrastAfter the learning the techniques of simplicity and contrast in photography, students went throughout their school and practiced those skills. Here are some of their photos:<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Amaireni</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Irvina</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Jacky</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Liliana</span></b><br />
<img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OTGcKkyQjno/TK5thJYp9ZI/AAAAAAAACTg/AUlSfkd8t7Y/s320/IMG_0051.jpg" width="320" />Steven Mahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04104932564925482344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7953240006274210536.post-42579872944432202392010-10-05T16:45:00.000-07:002010-10-06T11:55:39.108-07:00Student Entry: I Just Want To Be Myself - Lily GomezIn Response to Journaling Topic: "Who are you?"<br />
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I see myself as a leader and not a follower and a role model to my siblings since I’m the oldest of my brother and sisters. They think I’m a nice and weird person sometimes. I want to portray myself as a very nice person and that’s there for a friend. I just want to be myself and never someone else. So people wont say that I’m not myself.Steven Mahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04104932564925482344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7953240006274210536.post-54868568992209671552010-10-05T16:30:00.000-07:002010-10-07T23:40:25.315-07:00Student Entry: Nature Means Everything To Me - FaviolaIn Response to Journaling Topic: "Who are you?"<br />
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What I am is just a person who invisible. I see things that people don’t see. People think I’m annoying, people think I don’t exist, and people think I’m paranoid. I am a person who loves nature and cares about it. What I want is to see more of nature, when I see pictures of the sun, the moon, and nature; I feel inspired. I see over a million people who tried their best to help nature and I want to be one of those people because I care about nature and nature means everything to me.Steven Mahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04104932564925482344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7953240006274210536.post-61382627440608238372010-10-05T15:30:00.000-07:002010-10-06T16:54:50.919-07:00Recap: Simplicity & ContrastThis week, students started learning the basic skills of photography composition. In this series called "Elements of Expression," various techniques taught are tools, not rules. They are intended to be useful guidelines that are used as elements to help photographers express their message.<br />
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Today, we went over the elements of Simplicity and Contrast. Simplicity is the art having a single object be the main focus of the photograph. This can be accomplished by having a plain background, removing any other unnecessary objects from the frame, or zooming/cropping in to the object of focus. Here are some professional examples of simplicity:<br />
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Contrast is the technique of making a part of a photograph stand out. An easy way of thinking about this is opposites. There are many different forms of contrast, but here are 3:<br />
1. Black & White - putting a very dark and very light object/background next to each other<br />
2. Color - Using opposite colors<br />
3. "Bokeh" or blur - Students briefly touched on this effect, and practiced it with their cameras. It is the technique of having one object in sharp focus, while everything else is blurred.<br />
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Here are some examples of photographs using contrast. Can you name which types they are?<br />
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<img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OTGcKkyQjno/TKzBZkkr_-I/AAAAAAAACSo/30Fd2DRENUc/s320/18-low-key.jpg" width="320" /> <img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OTGcKkyQjno/TKzDrFNlvCI/AAAAAAAACS8/FirGhKd7rj4/s320/IMG_2036.JPG" width="320" /><br />
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<img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OTGcKkyQjno/TKzBb0T492I/AAAAAAAACS0/ZT3mqnl4380/s320/bp37.jpg" width="320" />Steven Mahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04104932564925482344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7953240006274210536.post-630434741550479842010-09-30T16:50:00.000-07:002010-09-30T20:20:31.536-07:00Student Entry: First Day - Arsenia<div class="MsoNormal">This is my first time coming to photography class and I enjoyed it very much - there isn't a club after school that I have looked forward to staying for. I like this class because it allows different people to come together and be involved in different types of projects that catch our interest and revolves all around photography and this class is going to also help us develop different types of techniques and skills that can help us take more professional pictures. The First Day in this club I learned that pictures could express strong messages that can better the world and impact everyone on a personal level.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">By Arsenia Cabrera</div>Steven Mahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04104932564925482344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7953240006274210536.post-31407561251454664622010-09-30T16:45:00.000-07:002010-09-30T20:17:08.450-07:00Student Entry: Hope - Yazmin<!--StartFragment--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal">Today in my creative writing class I learned about the HOPE chronicles. The HOPE chronicles is a program where anyone can write their hopes down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We, the students in the creative writing class, have to interview different people and hear their stories they have to write down their hope. Any type of hope, whether it's for the world, friends, family, neighbors, or school, anything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the photography class there was a question that said, “If you can tell the world one message, what would it be?” and I think it relates to what I learned in creative writing class. It’s a difficult question to answer but I think the answer is to have hope, because without hope you can’t pursue anything, it's like giving up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think I’m going to like this class because one picture can send out multiple messages, there’s no right or wrong answer. Also we get to share out our perspectives, the way I’m doing right now, and I really like that.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">By Yazmin Escalera</div><!--EndFragment-->Steven Mahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04104932564925482344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7953240006274210536.post-4154324209313965642010-09-30T16:39:00.001-07:002010-10-07T23:24:09.737-07:00Recap: Photos That Tell StoriesToday's topic was on how photography can communicate strong messages and stories. Certain photographs in history have changed the world. During journaling, students thought about the question, "If you could communicate one message to the world, what would it be?"<br />
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We looked at and discussed a 10 photographs that had significant impact on the world. Here are a few of them:<br />
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Students also had the opportunity to roam through their school taking photographs of anything they wanted, as an initial dive into the world of photography. Here are some their pictures:<br />
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Anuly N. Arsenia C.<br />
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Jackie S.<br />
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Mayra S.Steven Mahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04104932564925482344noreply@blogger.com0