Reading Assessment for Chapter 5

1. I think the point that the author was trying to make was to give background information on the context of photographs to make better understand photographs when viewing them and to help us make better choices when we take them. Some of the context the author was trying to get across are internal context, original context, and external context.

2.  some of the things that I learned are the different kinds of contexts like external, internal, and original. According to the reading External context is "when the photographer is presented or found" (Pg.109).  Internal context is when "you pay attention to what is descriptively evident" (Pg.106). The way you view original context depends on the background knowledge of the photographer and viewer.

3. What I will take away from this chapter is how I view pictures, thinking of the context of which it is. Also knowing context helps you when taking a photograph, because you will keep in mind what the viewer maybe thinking.

Photographer for Presentation

The Photographer I choose to use for my presentation is Jon Cornforth. He is a wildlife photographer. I choose him because I enjoy wildlife photography and I enjoy the colors in his photographs.

Assignment Lighting

Part-1 Quality of Light- Zippo with Hard Direct Light.  ISO- 450, Shutter 1/5, EV-0.

Part-1 Quality of Light- Zippo using soft/diffused light. ISO-750 , Shutter 1/5, EV-0.

Part 2 Direction of light- Light from behind. ISO-500, Shutter 1/5, EV-0.

Part 2 Direction of light- Light from above. ISO- 500, Shutter 1/5, EV-0.

Part 2 Direction of light- Light from below. ISO-200, Shutter 1/5, EV-0.  

Part 2 Direction of light- Light from front.  ISO-200, Shutter 1/5, EV-0.  

Part 2 Direction of light- Light from side.  ISO-200, Shutter 1/5, EV-0.

Categories of Photographs

This is a photograph by Kenneth Josephson. It is called New York State (Ship) and was taken in 1970. It was done on Gelatin Silver Print. It falls into the theoretical category because it makes you think what if that boat was there? The URL is https://www.artsy.net/artwork/kenneth-josephson-new-york-state-ship. 

This photo was taken by Frans Lanting in 1989 in Botswana. It is called elephant at dawn. this would fall into the Aesthetically evaluative category because it is showing something beautiful to look at. The URL is https://www.worldwildlife.org/magazine/issues/winter-2015/articles/into-africa-photographs-by-frans-lanting.

This is a photograph taken by Marc Ribound during the Vietnam war. This falls into the ethically evaluative category because it is showing a person saying peace instead of war. The URL is       http://art180grantzulick.weebly.com/critiquing-photography-challenge.html.

This photograph was taken by Mary Ellen Mark. It is called Rat and Mike with a gun and was taken in Seatle Washington in 1983. This falls under the interpretive category because it is describing the life of these two boys, but you don't know exactly what is going on.  The URL is https://www.flickr.com/photos/31187481@N03/3094252512.

This is a photograph by Henri Cartier-Bresson. It is called Spain and was taken in 1933. This would go under the Explanatory category because it is showing a way of life. It is showing how and where these kids are living. The URL is https://pro.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MAGO31_10_VForm&ERID=24KL53ZMYN.

This Photo was taken with the Hubble Space Telescope by the ESA/NASA on October 20th 2017. It is a twisted cosmic knot . This photograph best fits the Informative category because it was taken for space research. The URL is https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/iotd.html.

Color Assignment

The first picture is the complementary color part of the assignment. In this case greens and reds. The ISO was 34 and the Shutter was 1/60. The EV was 0.

The second picture is suppose to represent the Monochromatic or Analogous Color part of the assignment with the black street being the main color with different shades. The camera settings were ISO-34, Shutter 1/640, and the EV was 0.

The third picture represents the patch of color part of the assignment with the white line representing the contrasting color. The camera settings were ISO-34, Shutter 1/640, and EV-0.

Reading Assessment of Criticizing Photographs Chapter 4

Some of the points I think the author was trying to make in this section are what interpretive photographs are, what ethically evaluative photographs are, and what aesthetically evaluative photographs are. The author explains this by telling you what these photographs are and then showing you examples.

Some things that I learned are that interpretive photographs "seek to explain how things are, but do not attempt scientific accuracy, nor are they accountable to scientific testing procedures" (pg.78). To be honest with you my favorite photograph example in this section was the boy looking up the girls skirt because it made me laugh. I also learned that ethically evaluative photographs "describe-some attempt scientific explanations, others offer personal interpretations- but most distinctively, they all make ethical judgements" (pg.83-85). My reaction to this is that it could be a way to express movements in the world or beliefs. Another thing I learned is what aesthetically evaluative photographs are. They are photographs "that point out what their photographers consider to be worthy of aesthetic observation and contemplation" (pg.91). My reaction to the material is that this is something that I feel the photographer has the most flexibility with because it is something that he or she believes people should see.

Depth of Field Part 1

The ISO for these two pictures is 34. The shutter speed is 1/1000 and the EV is 0.