Guided Looking #5

1. Francesca Woodman, House #4, Providence, Rhode Island, 1976

2. SS: 2'.0, because the woman's movement is blurred, and the light is very obvious at the windows.

3. F: 16, because the whole picture seems to be in focus.

4. ISO: 400 because there does not appear to be any noise, and there seems to be no other reason for a higher ISO.

Guided Looking #4

-I like the clouds, they're pretty.-

1. Minor White, Barn and Clouds, 1955

2. SS: 30, because there is not any movement that needed to be captured and if it were to have been opened longer it would be over exposed.

3. F: 16, because pretty much everything seems to be i focus except for the grass at the very front of the picture which is a bit out of focus.

4: ISO:500, because the picture seems to be a bit "funky" in some places.

Guided Looking #3

1. Annie Leibovitz, Susan Sontag at Petra, Jordan, 1994

2.SS: 30 because there is not much movement

3. F: 16 Because all of the rocks are in focus, and everything up to "Susan" is in focus.

4. ISO: 200 because everything seems to be in order and there is no noise.

Guided Looking #2

-This photo is really great, in a single frame this photographer has captured the freedom of childhood and the precision that comes along with it-

1. Jacques-Henri Lartigue, De De diving with water wings, 1911.

2. SS: 400, the photographer needed to capture the movement of the child jumping into the water so a fast shutter speed was called for.

3. F: 5.6, only the boy and a bit of the water under him is still in focus and everything else is out of focus.

4. ISO: 200, the photo is clear and there is no reason to use a higher ISO.

Guided Looking #1

-I like this photo because it's like girl taking on city, but the girl seems to be less enchanted with the city and more disgusted or preoccupied with something going on out of frame-

1. Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still #21, 1978

2.  SS: 100, because their must have been a lot of light in the scene so the photographer would not want it to be over exposed, but their is not too much movement so it does not need to be that fast.

3. F: 6 because the woman is in focus, and the buildings behind her are not as crisp and as in focus as she is.

4. ISO: 200 because the picture is clear, and there seems to be no reason to use a higher ISO than that.

Camera Manual

First, collect your camera, put the camera strap safely behind your neck then turn your camera on by flipping the power switch to the on position.   Make sure that the mode dial is on manual, if it is not then turn the dial so that it is on manual.  Manual is clearly marked as an uppercase M.

Scenario 1- A bedroom lit by overhead incandescent lights.  Subject: Teddy Bear.

To first get the proper shutter speed we must evaluate the amount of light in the room.  The room is well lit and the teddy bear is under direct lighting so well will choose a faster shutter speed because we want less light to be let in.  Change the shutter speed by turning the main command dial to the right for a faster shutter speed. SS: 200

The aperture we are looking for will keep only the teddy bear in focus and will blur the background, an ideal aperture will be around 5.6.  To get this aperture turn the sub-command dial to the right.  Aperture: 5.6

Ideally when choosing an ISO, the lower the better, this doesn't mean that there won't be times when a high ISO will be called for, but using the smallest ISO possible will give you your desired effect.  For our use, in our well lit room, an ISO of 200 will be perfect.  To change the ISO look to the back of the camera, and right next to the monitor there will be a row of buttons.  Look for the thumbnail button that has ISO over it.  Hold down that button while looking at the control panel, and turn the main command dial to the left for a lower ISO.  ISO:200

When choosing a WB, it all depends on the lighting of the room or location you are shooting at.  Because we are inside a room that is well light by incandescent bulbs we will be choosing the incandescent setting.  To select a WB mode look again to the same row of buttons where we found the thumbnail button, and choose the button below the ISO button that has a picture of a key on it, and WB above it.  Hold down the button while you turn the main command dial with your finger, look to the control panel and when you see an icon of a lightbulb stop and keep it there.

Now you are ready to take your picture!

Movement/Mood

"The Take-Off"

SS: 1/300 A: 5.6

"The Athlete"

SS: 1/50 A: 6.3

My pictures were meant to express a mood of life and the contentness that sometime comes along with it.

My Kid Could Paint That- Post Two

I believe that the film did not answer the question “American dream or art world scheme?” because there is no definite answer. Modern art sprung from emotions, and feelings and a need for something different, for something that says something. It is indeed an American dream, because it is freeing, it is freedom. Being able to express whatever you want, in whatever way you want, whether on a canvas or through the hot glueing of trash, is an ultimate freedom. In many cases people will feel that they are being cheated by modern art, mostly because there seems to be a lack of effort and emotion behind some pieces. Maybe it is a scheme or maybe it is not, either way modern art is still beautiful and free and for now that is all that matters.

My Kid Could Paint That- Post One Choice B

The quote means to state that when one sees a piece of artwork the overall feeling or idea of the painting should be obvious at once. I disagree. I find that the person who stated the quote was maybe a bit lazy in the way that they view art. Many times art does not explain itself to the viewer, this is especially true for modern art. If one doesn't understand a piece of art it is not the arts fault, but nor is it the viewers fault. Art is very subjective. Many different people can have different views on artwork and that is okay.

In the film Marla paints modern paintings and because she is only four it creates quite a buzz. Modern art is often very abstract and not everyone gets it. In the movie the one women reporter, who wrote the first article on Marla, told us that her mother had believed that modern art was ridiculous because it was difficult to understand, and she believed that the an artist was committing a personal attack on her, saying that she was stupid because she could not understand modern art. I feel that that is a part of art, seeing a piece that you do not understand, their are different views and there are meant to be. If everyone felt the same way about the same piece of artwork, and everyone got the piece, then modern art would lose some of its meaning.

Over the Shoulder- Progression of a Broken Friendship