Chapter One
Introduction
Photography has served many purposes throughout its course. Whether it be art, hobby, passion or assignment, many have encountered a digital camera in their lifetime. If one contrasts that with how often a person uses a camera on their cell phone, the numbers would jump drastically. What makes these two photographing devices so different? This was the focus of my senior project. As technology continues to progress, many predict that photography careers will soon be a thing of the past. I chose to delve into the life of a photographer, and see what it takes to produce a ‘simple’ photograph. My goal was to prove that not everyone has the ability to do what photographers do, and more importantly, to find out the complexities
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The two of us spent a total of 32 hours editing the photographs from the four shoots. We spent approximately 4 more hours printing. On top of the commute to the shoots and back, plus the duration of the shoots and all work involved, a total of 76 hours was dedicated to producing the photographs. Upon my return to Sanger, I began to photograph different things I encountered in my daily routine. I started working on several single-subject compilations to prepare for my final set of photographs for the Art Hop in April. I continued working on my display until the beginning of March, at which time I finished editing, printing, and mounting eight photos that would be on display at the Art Hop. This is where my second mentor came into play. Dawn Pearson, who is the photography teacher at Sanger High School provided me with means of printing and mounting my photographs, and also helped critique my images. The process of taking, choosing, editing and printing these final photos took over two months to complete. Approximately 72 hours a week for 9 weeks was dedicated to producing the final eight photographs for …show more content…
I don’t make up these prices I have to weigh out how much I need to make with how much time it takes me to get things down and how much time I can afford to put into each project. Being over booked can be just as stressful as being under booked.
ML: Do you feel, with camera phone technology on the rise, that your job is becoming less appreciated?
JM: OH yeah! BIGTIME! Not so much camera phones but photo editing apps like instagram, little photo, vintage camera and any other app like that. It has presets that make people think it takes seconds to edit photos when in actuality I don’t use any presets at all on Photoshop. I do everything from scratch that way I can understand how these effects in these apps are achieved, where people that just use these apps have no idea how to get these looks with out the app. Everyone these days thinks they are photographers when you have an app that can make a picture look good, I’m not against these apps I use them on my phone too but to depreciate the skill it takes to edit is what
There you are holding your camera an arm’s length away from your face, posing in the most flattering position to capture your best angle. There you are taking a photo of yourself to share with all of your Facebook friends. Taking a self-portrait photo, also known as a selfie, is something almost everyone has done in this new generation. This action is typically done without a second thought. In Alex Williams’ article “Here I Am Taking My Own Picture” that second thought is provoked through exploring the quickly spreading trend of self-portrait photography. In the article while Williams’ provides interesting examples on a changing generation as this trend progresses through social media and modern technology; Williams also leaves something to be desired within the article due to a lack of direction in the author’s stance on the topic.
In this essay “Disconnected Urbanism” by Paul Goldberg that was published in 2016. Goldberg discusses how technology is affecting how people see the world. People all around the world own cell phones, but it seems the longer cell phones have been around the more people start to rely on them and start to depend on them. There was a time when people would get excited to see new things and go on exciting adventures. Cell phones are slowly but surely taking all the excitement away. Although Paul Goldberg mentions how talking on cell phones is an everyday use, he argues that cell phones are making people miss out on the true beauty the world has to offer.
In the essay “Our Cell Phones, Our Selves” written by Christine Rosen, the author presents a brief history on how cell phones were introduced into society and how this artifact changed people’s interactions in the physical space. Rosen describes the first cell phone that appeared in 1983 as “hardly elegant,” big and expensive (458). Cell phones at that time were mainly used by important and affluent people. However, seven years later, cell phones became smaller and affordable provoking a big change in society. This big technological advance did not only affect the United States, but the entire world.
In the article entitled, “Our Cell Phones Ourselves”, Christine Rosen describes how cell phones have changed the way we communicate. Rosen tells the readers the main purpose for cell phone use in the past, versus present day. Her purpose is to make society aware of how cell phones have influenced our lives in order to inspire change as to how we view our cell phones. Rosen directs her writing to everyone in the present day by describing the negative results of cell phone use and how it impacts our lives and those around us. Without a doubt, cell phones are going to be a part of our world, but it is the responsibility of every cell phone owner to exercise self control and understand that a cell phone is nothing more than a device.
Kodak is the world’s foremost imaging innovator. George Eastman put the first simple camera into the hands of a world of consumers in 1888. In so doing, he made a cumbersome and complicated process easy to use and accessible to nearly everyone. Since that time, the Eastman Kodak Company has led the way with an abundance of new products and processes to make photography simpler, more useful and more enjoyable. With sales of $13.3 billion in 2006, the company is committed to a digitally oriented growth strategy focused on helping people better use meaningful images and information in their life and work. (Kodak, 2007)
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I have addressed how I plan to carry out my exit project. I talked about what is required of me to complete my exit project, what I have done so far, and what I still need to do towards my progress and completion of my time lapse video. Doing this project has helped me discover my purposes for choosing it: to expand my knowledge, experience, and technique on photography, explore my photography capabilities, and to give me a overall opinion on my future in relation to photography. I also will use this project and the experiences that come with it as a test of my faith in myself, patience, and perseverance.
To begin with, photography appeared to me as something entertaining a simple step in which one took a camera and simply shot a photograph of oneself or a friend. When I was handed my schedule for Mrs. Jones’s class, I felt as if this class had in store a special reward for me. As the days went by, Instead of being anxious of getting out of class I had a craving for additional time in the class. The class kept my eyes glued to the screen ...
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Be that as it may, the smartphone changes our culture and our life as a whole which causes an impact on the older generation and the younger generation. As smartphone improves our communication and interaction with our friends, our families and relatives, or other peoples around the world, the smartphone creates disconnection, and degrades the social interaction around themselves. Although there are advantages and disadvantages of the smartphone that impact our culture, the smartphone improves our communication with other people. It is possible that “many of our cultures values will continue to change as our society becomes more dependent on technology.” (Zackary, 2015) To conclude, the communication technology such as smartphone indeed affects our culture as a whole in many
Smart phones consisted with a build in camera allowing users to take photos whenever they would in a split second with no hassle, blur or grain involved. The photography world we live in today has evolved into something more soul based and artistic in a way. People can walk around in an area and finding a leaf or a tree, and turn it into something that can be considered an art form. People can take photos of anything with a more variety of different types of cameras and lens and -unlike in the days when it was invented- can carry them around whenever and wherever. People see more in an artistic way than what other people in the 1800s did, no one was taking photos of trees, random objects or food in the way we do now. So in today's age of photography, we have access to multiple variety of software, apps and techniques that was not impossible back then. We are able to create and manipulate photos or images to either edit and alter a photo that one has taken to change the lighting, focus, quality and create a better looking and improved photo and create art which some don't even need to do. And some are to play tricks on peoples mind, leading them to believe it's true. When in reality, we don't know that what we're seeing is true, the media can sometimes revoke people in to believing that what they see can be true. Not to sound too dramatic but at this modern day people want to see what they want to see which leads away from what is actually the truth. Annie Leibovitz (1949-) was focused on her studying and eye for painting, but when she taken a trip to Japan that when then when she discovered her interest and eye was in taking photographs. When she was in school, she claimed to not have learnt about lighting and colour, but only in black and white leading to her teaching lighting and colour to herself throughout her years as a photographer. She then lead
Prior to this course, I knew photography was a part of my every day life. After experiencing this course, I know I knew little about photography. Photography is definitely part of my life, but as I reflect on my sixteen-week progression, I realize that everyone can take a picture but “taking a photograph” as an art. My initial thoughts were that with smart phones we are all “photographers” sharing and it has become part of our visual culture, but not all photos deserve appreciation. Although I believed I had an eye for interesting things and liked to shoot pictures from angles or interesting features, I realized that knowing more about the functions and diversity a quality camera could provide was missing. Photography has been a vital part of my personal history and now will be a bigger part of my life as I am armed with knowledge and experience with angles, lighting, settings and Photoshop so the memories I capture will have a stronger purpose. Point and shoot has transitioned into a passion for finding interest in a subject and utilizing my knowledge to create artful photos. Ordinary or standard shots will be a part of my past. Reflecting on my interest in photography as a potential path for my future, or a part of an overall career choice, I realized that if I continue on a public relations or marketing path, photography will be a critical part of my career. Photography 181 has given me invaluable information that will be carried on into my future in both business and personal arenas. My place in photography will continue to include sports action photography as I am an athlete and appreciate these, as well as in editorial or brand image photography as part of my career.
What do you consider art? Paintings, sculptures, drawings, or maybe something else. I know, when I think of art, I think of photography. Photography Is used for business, science, manufacturing, art, recreational purposes, mass communication, and more. Photography is using light to do amazing things, and some people think of photography as a story that just needs to be told. Ansel Adams probably believed this. He said, “You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” Photography has a long interesting history, like the fact that the word photography is made up of two greek words, photos meaning ‘light’ and graphein which is ‘to draw’ ! Photography also has some complicated techniques to get a hang of taking good photos. Have you heard of the rule of thirds? Or do you know how a camera works? Well, that will all be explained. Maybe, by the end you will take up photography too. This essay will explore the history and types of cameras and the basic rules for taking photographs.
Cell phones have changed from an item of luxury to an everyday necessity for some people. Twenty five years ago, a phone was just a way to contact someone. Mobile phones have become one of the most common tools of communications for both young and old. Cellular devices have redefined relationships and social conduct, and transformed the daily lives of many individuals. Cell phones no longer function just as a communication device. Today it has many other uses. Cell phones are used for games, calculators, texting, calendars, social sites, and pictures. In addition, there are many apps that one can download on a phone. Mobile phones help us keep track of our lives.
The world today is a result of centuries of evolution; one of the major adaptations is technology, specifically the invention of the smartphone. The smartphone is a cellular phone that has the capabilities of performing similar functions to that of a computer (Oxford Dictionaries’ online dictionary, n.d.). The smartphone is owned by youth for the most part; however, adults and seniors are also turning toward using this device. This in turn demonstrates the popularity of this marvelous device, and is the reason why it is constantly monitored by its users. The continuous evolving of the populations' wants and needs such as communication, searching of information, entertainment and recording, makes owning a smartphone essential, and beneficial as it is portable, reliable and efficient.