Multimedia Festival Poster

1) This poster is good because we demonstrated our masking skills in Photoshop clearly with this poster.

2) This poster is better because this one looks much more professional and we demonstrated techniques specific to Photoshop.

3) We used masking to blend the pictures and used outer glow to give a glowing effect to the poster.

The Photo League

1. The Photo League's credo was social change could be achieved through documenting photography and a connection with one's subject.

2. Separated from Worker's Camera League

3. The Photo League School

4. Sid Grossman and Sol Libsohn

5. Any project that you have a passion to do. Could be anything you want to do. Devoting a year of your life to a dream you've had all of your life and fulfilling that dream is priceless.

6. Pictures of Black urban America in the 1930s

7. Aaron Siskind

8.) "The children looked like they came out of a Caravaggio painting.

9.) The photo looked like it was painted by Caravaggio because the boy in the photograph was illuminated by the sunshine and looked special. Many of Caravaggio's works are dark but have the main focus of the painting very well lit.

10. Lewis Hine was a photographer who worked to end child labor and photographed American Red Cross relief efforts during World War 1.

11. Arthur Fellig, aka Weegee, was a photographer and photojournalist that was known for his sharp black and white street photography.

12. When the Nazis took power, the Photo League received talented photographers who had escaped from Europe.

13. Photo league members used cameras to support the war effort in America. Many female members of the League took over operations of the effort at home while many of the Photo League's men photographers went overseas with armed forces.

14. Aaron Siskind brought the concept of abstract expressionism to photography, different from the sociological realism from the Harlem document.

15. The Saturday Evening Post was a bimonthly American magazine that was published weekly. Most of the photographs used in the articles were taken by members of the Photo League.

16. Barbara Morgan was an American photographer famous for her depictions of modern dancers. She was a co-founder of the photo magazine, Aperture.

17. The League's connection to Communism and Soviets

18. The Soviet Union

19. Eugene Smith agreed to serve as President when the League was under investigation.

20. Disbanded in 1951

Multimedia Festival Poster

Poster Assignment

Period 3 - Semester Final

1. My favorite photo is #5, the photo with the waves and the old lighthouse. I like this picture specifically because it is very colorful. I also like it because the rules of composition included in the photograph, combined, give it a very colorful and creative look out of an everyday situation. My third and final reason for liking this photo is because of its feel. The way the photo was captured from, you can see the sea spray washing up on the lighthouse and the rocks. These details make me feel like I am right there on the beach to experience this moment in real life.

2. I see photo #4 as being the best because of the rules of composition it displays. These rules are: Rule of Thirds, Space to Move, and Balance in the Photograph. It photo makes a situation as mundane as losing a hat seem so interesting and photogenic. Finally, I like it because of my love for airplanes, especially unique planes, such as the Air Force One.

3.I see my best work this semester in my very first blog post: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3iKpXCigP9f_dLegi3J8AoEy_mIR57zLvZ_MfIgT06E3-OZO-aoVVk0FCE8O3lmhf9vISgl75F9cufLtmEea9Lzuj9J2PP0QzJvefLY_A2sUFP5ax-O8PrvrkqseSi1VCk3EMTWGhWnd/s1600/20140918_111426.jpg.
I see this as my best work because I selected this photo out of 28 other photos and 15 of this exact same subject, the bell tower. This photo also used a combination of Rules of Composition that would later become some of my favorite rules, without even knowing of the Rules. I chose this one because it displays my school pride, this bell tower is symbolic and represents  Mission San Jose High School exclusively.

4. My three rules are: Natural framing, Rule of Thirds, and Depth of Field.

5.
      
This photo applies all three of my Rules of Composition: Natural framing, Rule of Thirds, and Depth of Field.

6. Your first Rule of Composition is the Rule of Thirds.

7. Benefits of working in a group:
     -You can ask your group for help
     -You can ask your group for advice
     -Knowing the people you are working with is beneficial
     -Being in a group can relieve some stress from an assignment
     -Being in a group can help with making difficult decisions

8. Difficulties of working in a group:
     -Group members can disagree
     -There may be conflicts
     -Sometimes you can get additional stress
     -Groups can sometimes influence you to make bad decisions
     -Disagreement can lead to conflict between friends

9. My favorite image taken by another person would be Gary Zeng's Portrait of Mr. Farley (with a box on his head): https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvOHenwBuGM_8nOcq30BUS79f-um77Q825ZC1I7c_FaoAz6FxnAMj7DLrHWP1AmO5gKjyEP7uNKPkUP2XuSsFnuXyt5Sljyj2jqm_SZdrCWyZaJAUdmJeIuAJ3EFqz_qDVacH0E_y9Xe8/s640/blogger-image-1503758909.jpg

10. Our master photographer was Clarence H. White. Clarence White was completely self-thought and was a founding member of the photo-secession movement. He also worked with more well-known photographers like Alfred Stieglitz.

11. Dorothea Lange's "Migrant Mother". Shot in Nipomo California. During February or March 1936. She was eployed by the Farm Security administration and and Resettlement Administration.

12. The creators of LIFE Magazine by John Ames Mitchell and Andrew Miller. It began publishing weekly on January 4th, 1883. They began publishing weeklies in 1978.

13. He founded Magnum Photos, and it started in Paris, 1947

14. Capa took the photo on September 5th, 1936 during the Spanish Civil War. Capa claimed he took the photo in the Spanish town of Cerro Muriano, but this is controversial.

Album Cover Recreation

Our group chose Patti Smith's "Horses".

My Recreation-

Link to the Original Cover-

http://civilianglobal.com/design/patti-smith-ann-demeuleemester-horses-mapplethorpe-fashion/

Masters of Photography - Clarence White

 

    Photo 1 Original                                      Photo 1 Edited

 

    Photo 2 Original                                       Photo 2 Edited

 

    Photo 3 Original                                       Photo 3 Edited

 

    Photo 4 Original                                       Photo 4 Edited

 

    Photo 5 Original                                       Photo 5 Edited

Time Period: Late 19th and early 20th century (1871-1925)

Location: Central U.S./East Coast

Object/Subject: People and Nature

Unique? He taught photography and was a founding member of the photo-secession movement. Gained fame for photos that captured the spirit of 20th century America.