2, 22, 9, 15, 16

1. Women with water vase, #2
2. Boats in sunset, #9
3. Trash and Paper #16
4. Eyes on TV #28
5. Blue Water #3

Updated Multimedia Poster

1) Why is this poster good?

    This poster is good because not only is it creative and interesting, but it is informative and clearing explains the event.

2) Why is it better than the last one?

     This poster is better than the last one because it is more organized, creative, colorful, and interesting.

3) What did you do to create the poster?

    I helped with the creative idea behind our poster of using a camera.

Poster Assignment

The Photo League Questions

1. What was The Photo League's credo?

The camera was more than a means of recording reality; it was a device with the potential to change the world.

2. What organization did The Photo League separate from?

The Film and Photo League

3. What was the workshop?

The Photo League’s school, offering photography classes to anyone with a camera and $5 tuition. Director Sid Grossman insisted the goal of the photographer was to achieve an emotional connection with the subjects.

4. Who taught "the workshop?"

Sid Grossman

5. If you were to devote one year of your life to one project, what project is worth your time and energy?
   In the aftermath of a lot of the social controversies concerning hate crimes and racial inequality, I would devote at least a year to juxtapose both the vast racial inequality as well as moments in which we cannot deny that people are brought together. I am not a police-hater, nor a majority-hater, but I do want people to notice that yes, there are these racial inequalities, but that the moments of incredible human kindness, compassion, and understanding are just as important. We need to fix the disparities, but we need a reminder every so often that those disparities are not the only relationships that exist.
6. What was The Harlem Document?

The Harlem Document is a portfolio of photographs that reveals Harlem’s poor living conditions and neighborhood in the 1930’s.

7. Who started The Harlem Document?

Aaron Siskind started The Harlem Document.

8. A photographer discusses a photograph where "the children looked like they came out of a __________ painting. Who was the painter?

Caravaggio

9. Why did the photograph mentioned in #8 look like it was by the painter?

The kids all looked very sweet and innocent, but specifically the one sitting on the right had a perfect ray of light hitting his face, illuminating him.

10. Who was Lewis Hine? (name two significant contributions)

He photographed child labor which showed children as young as eight working long   hours under dangerous conditions. Later in World War 1, Hine served as a photographer with Red Cross. He was also hired to record the construction of the Empire State Building.

11. Who was Weegee?

Weegee was a photojournalist who took images of the aftermath of New York street crimes and disasters.

12. How did The League change when The Nazis took power?

They became focused on supporting the war effort. They showed patriotism in America and gruesome descriptions of the war.

13. How did The League change during WWII?

Photo League members enlisted with armed forces and took part in battles on every theatre of WWII.

14. How did Siskind change after WWII?

Siskind turned away from the social and political world after WWII.

15. What was the Saturday Evening post?

The Saturday Evening Post was a photojournalism magazine similar to LIFE.

16. Who was Barbara Morgan? What did she photograph?

Barbara Morgan was an American photographer best known for her depictions of modern dancers.

17. What eventually undermined the Photo League?

The Photo League was put on a list of possible totalitarian, communist, or fascist organizations, created by Tom Clark.

18. What was the "Growing Menace" mentioned in the film?

Communism

19. Who agreed to serve as President when The League was under investigation?
    W. Eugene Smith
20. What happened to the league?
    FBI agent Angela Calomiris testified that Sid Grossman had recruited her from the Photo League into the Communist Party. Although the League was never officially on trial, people became scared and didn’t come anymore. Due to the loss of members, the Photo League closed down in the summer of 1951.

Multimedia Festival Poster

Period 3 - Semester Final

Favorite Photo

My favorite picture from the slideshow is picture number 7. This is my favorite because the position of the balloons show a depth of field, the subject itself is hidden in the dark which is interesting, and there is a beautiful contrast between bright and dark.

Best Photo 

The best photo from the slide show is picture number 3. It is the best because the photo takes advantage of the light provided and the time of day. It has an odd number of subjects, which is one of my three rules of composition, and makes the photo more visually appealing. Lastly the image captures the moment and its viewers can understand what is happening without reading the caption.

Best Work 

My best work this semester would have to be the Masters of Photography project which can be found here. It is my best work because I spent a lot more time and effort to complete it than any other work so far. I was able to learn my photographers rules of composition and  apply it to the photos I took. I learned a great deal about photography and also got better at photo taking through this project which makes it my best work this semester. If I had more time to complete the project I would've took more photos and also included a few pictures taken at night.

Rules of Composition 

My three rules of composition are the following: 

• Rule of odds 
• Take close up photos 
• Avoid the middle 

Illustration 

This photo I took clearly illustrate two of my rules of composition, rule of odds and avoiding the middle. In the photo there is only one subject and it is not centered in the middle but off the the side.

Farley's First Rule of Composition 

Your first rule of composition is getting closer. 

Working in Groups 

Five benefits of working in groups: 

• Plan and manage time efficiently
• Break complex tasks into parts 
• Share knowledge and skills 
• Receive different feedback 
• Take on more difficult tasks that one would not be able to do alone. 

Five difficulties of working in groups:

• Some members don't participate or contribute as much as others
• Ideas are not clearly discussed as a team 
• Ineffective communication between team members 
• Some members dominate the group  
• Conflict between one member and another 

Favorite Work by Classmate 

My favorite work by someone in this class would be Kevin Mathis's fourth picture in his Masters of Photography Project which can be found here.

A Little History 

1. My master photographer was Henri Cartier-Bresson. He was one of the major artists of the 20th century who pioneered street photojournalism. He captured many American events and because of his contributions he is considered the father of photojournalism. He is also known for The Decisive Moment which is a concept that refers to capturing an events that is ephemeral and spontaneous where the image represent the event itself. 
2. Dorothea Langes most famous photograph is the "Migrant Mother". She was employed by the Farm Security Administration and it was taken at a camp for seasonal agriculture workers in Nipomo, California on In March 1939. 
3. Life Magazines began publishing on November 23, 1936
4. Elvis was born on January 8, 1935.
5. Capa co-founded Magnum Photos in 1947 in Paris

Elvis Album Recreation

This is a recreation of the Elvis 56 album cover. 

Elvis 56