Emotion Exercise

To capture an emotional photograph you really have to focus on the subject and cut out anything distracting from what really is making you feel the emotion. It's important to capture in photojournalism because that is what tells a story and as a photojournalist, your job is to tell a story. In this picture, he's just come home and is seeing his baby for the firs time and from the look in his eyes, you can tell he is overwhelmed he doesn't even know how to take in that he is holding his child. You capture emotion by a persons facial expressions, a persons reaction to something, you can capture emotion in any way really, but you have to tighten your shot and focus on what's really making you think. I love this picture because of the way he is looking at his baby. I couldn't imagine the feeling of coming home knowing you might not make it out and then being able to see and hold your newborn and first child.

Best 9

In photojournalism, we did "Top 10 Tips" these are 9 of our best from each tip which includes: Eye Level, Plain Background, Flash Outside, Vertical, Close Up, Rule of Thirds, Picture Director, Flash From Far and Lock the Focus.

Simple background.

In the background of this picture, you can see a lot but your eyes still focus on the flowers because they are standing out and are in focus. Therefore, you have a simple background and a bright subject.

Eye level.

This picture is at eye level therefore capturing the realness of the picture. Instead of shooting from a birds eye or worms eye view, you have it as if you were walking behind her giving a more realistic feel to the subject.

In class, we made a mosaic out of a picture of ourself and put pictures of ourselves and pictures that relate to us in the mosaic.

The view from below.

The sky is a beautiful sight, always. But taking a picture of it makes it a little harder to catch it's beauty. In this picture, the sun was poking through the tree's and the sky was a little overcast and I was able to capture a nice picture of the leaves on the branches as well as the sky. This angle is "worms eye view", and I was able to capture a little more than just the sky itself.

Framing.

Shoes can make a good photo. The color, the detail, the designs, the texture, and so on. You can capture that easily but you can add more to make the picture stronger. In this picture, I chose "framing" because I was able to frame the shoe by the red bar and my jeans but the red in the shoe stands out more than the bar and it brings your eye more to the shoe.

Fill the Frame.

I chose "fill the frame" for this photo because there are enough rocks to where you are not focusing on anything else but them. I liked that one of the rocks stands out a little more than most and has purple and then there's a lot of repetition and a worms eye view since they're on the ground.

I chose these 3 pictures because they stood out most to me. The lock I chose because I like the colors and the white background with it. The rocks I chose because they all fill the frame and look good together. I chose the flower because it's stands out from the leaves.

All About Me

In photojournalism, we had an assignment called "All About Me". And we made a collage out of photos showing what represent us and what we like. In a few pictures, I have people who are very important to me such as my family, friends, and my dogs. In others, I have items that I love such as the beach: we go to New York every summer and the beach is my favorite part. Arizona Tea: I love this drink because it's sweet and I love mangos. My camera: I love photography and hope to be one and I bought a new camera recently and I can't wait to really use it. Sushi: I love sushi. It's healthy and I think it's delicious. It's one of my favorite foods and something I crave a lot. The Vampire Diaries: A TV show about vampires and a girl that is in love with both of them. Definitely one of my addictions. My tattoo: It's a symbol of me being free to be who I am and to love and accept that about myself.