Final Exam

 Robert Capa was the famous photographer who stormed Normandy with the soldiers in World War. A few of his photos survived in World War 2. The agency that Robert created was the Magnum Photo agency. The founders were David Seymour, George Rodger, Henri Cartier-Bresson, William Vandivert, & Robert Capa.

Black & White edit

My edits: Photo credits to Brianna

This is my favorite photo because I like the shutter speed at 1/500 of a second,  like taking pictures of  landscape, & I like the colors.

This is my best picture because the photo is balanced out well, she is smiling, she is on her model status. 

Weebly link: http://www.mylabenjamin.weebly.com/
Three advantages of having a group is helping each other, sharing pictures, & similar opinions on things.
Three disadvantages of having a group is not helping each other, not sharing, & most of the work doesn't get done.

3 Best Photos

I took this photo because I like how there is a shadow in the back and I gotten closer to him.

I chose this picture because the lights reflects on the subject.

This photo is my best because he is in the middle which is one of my favorite rule of composition.

Favorite Pictures - Iron Chef

I like this picture because she didn't know that I was going to take a picture of her.

My favorite like this picture because she looks like a model and she is smiling.

I chose this photo because she looks very happy and also she is smiling too.

F64/ Alma Lavenson

Alma Lavenson was a photographer who took pictures of California landscape and people along with buildings. She was an amateur photographer, but she was in the f64 group w/ Ansel Adams, Brett Weston, John Paul Edwards, and etc. She is an inspiration because she made her pictures really cool & interesting

Reporting Data of Three Photos

Aperture: f/7.1, Shutter Speed: 1/250, ISO: ISO 100

Aperture: f/7.1, Shutter Speed: 1/400, ISO: ISO 100

Aperture: f/7.1, Shutter Speed:1/160, ISO: ISO 100

Studies in Shutter Speed

1/30 of a second is how slow the speed is.

1/500 of a second is how fast the speed is in a picture.

Feeling 22 - Studies in Depth of Field

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Five Favorite Photography Sites

My five favorite photography sites are National Geography, Lens New York Times, Life Magazine, Fashion Photography, Bryan Farley Photography.

One Photo Composition Rule

        The composition used in this picture is avoid the middle. Avoid the middle means to move your subject away from the center and get a feel for how it can be balanced with everything else in the scene

Composition Rules and Guidelines

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After

One of the composition rules that are useful is fill in the frame because you can make your subject smaller than it needs to be and can also leave viewers confused about what they're supposed to be looking at.

10 Top Photography Composition Rules

10 Rules of Photo Composition

25 Photo Composition Tips

18 Composition Rules for Photography

Top 10 Composition Tips

First Photo Outing - Principles of Design

Balance

First Portrait Assignment

Elements of Art Images

Elements of Arts used: Color, Line, Shape, Form, & Value.

My Photo Booth Pictures

First Post, First Quiz, Second Semester

                                                                                                          

Myla Benjamin
2-11-14
Period 1
Photo 1

A1:  The first photo sent "across the wire" was on January 1,1935.
A2:  The first photo sent was a black and white picture of a plane crash.
A3:  The first photo was sent to 25 cities.
A4:  The Hindenburg was a blimp explosion.
A5:  Glenn Miller's orchestra performed in the " In The Mood" during this era.
A6:  The magazine that use picture magic was Life Magazine. 

A7:  The Farm Security Agency documented poverty in the 1930's.

A8:  The first African-American who worked for the agency was Gordon Parks.
A9:  His most inspired photo was Ella Watson holding a mop and a broom.
A10: The famous landscape photographer is Ansel Adams.
A11: Pearl Harbor was bombed on December 7,1941.
A12: A pin up girl was a woman in bathing suits and heels, that impressed men for show.
A13: It took 13 years for the first photo to be sent "across the wire" during D-day.
A14: The famous photos of normandy beach during D-day was Rosenthal.
A15: Rosenthal's picture was Iowa Gina in front of the American flag.