Alyssa's Photojournalism Blog

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos following the rules I set out for you?  When I was taking the photos and trying to get the rules down, it took me many tries to get a decent one. I thought I was shooting one rule, when really it was another.  2. What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general (focus, framing, holding the camera, etc.) did you find yourself thinking about the most? Provide a specific example of what you did to do this correctly. When I was taking the different photos, I noticed that I was adjusting my body, as in leaning over to get the perfect shot. I was also pressing the button to take a picture halfway to focus it.  3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography? I would have paid more attention to making the picture even, and I would've looked at the photo directly after to see what I needed to improve on and try again.  4.

                        Margaret Bourke-White Bread Line during the Louisville flood, Kentucky                                     1937 I chose this photograph taken by Margaret Bourke-White because of the propaganda in the background.   America was not just made of up white people, there were also other races, including the African Americans in the picture. I think it is important to look back at history and learn to never do this to anyone ever again, but it is still happening in America today which is very heartbreaking. Alyssa Baldwin                                                                         Ansel Adams                                                                         Nevada, Fall                                                             Yosemite, National Park                                                                           C. 1932 I love how simple yet so complex this photogra

In this photo, I used simplicity. There are two girls, the main subject of the photo, and then some people in the background. There is not much to the picture, and nothing to distract you from other things. In this photo I used balance, there are people on both sides of the hallway. Something I would change if I could do this assignment again is to make the photo more centered. In this photo I used framing, there are four subjects in this, and two on each side of the frame. It could be sliced into a grid of four. If I could change it I would angle my camera differently, lifting up the right side a little bit more to even things out. In this photo I used rule of the thirds. There are three main subjects, two students and the teacher. If I could figure out how to use certain filters, then I would blur out the background. In this photo I used simplicity, there is not much going on in the photo, very calm classroom. I would turn the flash off if I could retake this.

“The Story” I chose this photo because I can imagine a story being behind it. A play is being put on, and the young woman with her arms up sitting on the two boys shoulders is the leading role. This is her moment to shine. “Action and Emotion” This has a lot of action and emotion in it. The sparks flying is a metaphor, there are sparks actually flying, but it can have many meanings. 1. I chose this photo because it has so many colors from the sparks, and it is simple, but very complex at the same time. 2. I think the rule of photography that is shown in this photo is balance. Preview questions for Academic photo shoot: 1. I think I could take photos in my english classroom or my Spanish classroom. 2. I would visit Mr. Flickinger's classroom because we are always working on something so I would definitely get good pictures of people reading or working. 3. As a photographer, I will be very quiet and take pictures of the people who are working and not getting di

Ansel Adams was a photographer and environmentalist, which explains his landscape photography. Ansel was born in San Francisco, California to Charles Adams and Olive Bray. His grandfather was a wealthy timber baron and his father was a businessman. When he was only four years old, he broke his nose from an aftershock earthquake and fire of 1906. The broken nose marked him forever. In 1907, there was a financial panic, his family lost everything. Because of Ansel’s mark on his nose, he was made fun of at school. He had learning disabilities and did not perform well in school. He went to many schools and his father helped him, but none of it worked. He pretty much finished 8th grade and stopped school after that. One thing that he loved while growing up was nature. He would go on walks everyday. Ansel was 12 years old and taught himself how to play piano and to read music. He intended on being a pianist as his profession, but he later decided on photography. He chose this because

I think this photo resembles simplicity, because of the focus on the man in the center of the photo. I chose Rule of the Thirds for this photo because I can imagine putting a grid right over it. I chose Lines because the building has windows that appear as lines. I chose balance for this photo because it equally focuses on all four people. This photo is perfect for framing because it shows so much all in one picture. Such as the plane heading for the tower, and the smoke from the other plane crashing into the tower. This photo is Avoiding Mergers, because it doesn’t have many things in it, but it still has some things. The people and the water bottle are focused on.