tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922363996284191692026-03-18T10:22:27.800-04:00This is a blog about my teaching, research and service with some occasional personal comments thrown in. <br>These are my <b>notes</b> on a variety of topics. If you want to follow my blog posts on a specific topic, then see the Table of Contents in the right-hand column. While I try to work in the realm of facts, logic and moral absolutes, if there are any opinions expressed here, they are my own. -<b><a href="http://www.williamhartphd.com">WilliamHartPhD</a></b>WilliamHartPhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186409541942091616noreply@blogger.comBlogger410125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492236399628419169.post-39895184221012059482018-04-12T09:00:00.000-04:002018-04-19T11:52:37.695-04:00

Photo by&nbsp;Richard MasonerUsed under Creative Commons. Let's get a little metaphorical. Somebody who edits photos is a photo doctor. &nbsp;A photo doctor diagnoses a photo and then prescribes a treatment for a photo disease. For example, diagnose the photo to the right. &nbsp;What's the problem with it? &nbsp;What photo disease does it have? It is underexposed. &nbsp;Is that your

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Remember what Gordon Parks said about the camera as a weapon to social ills? "I saw that the camera could be a weapon against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social wrongs. I knew at that point I had to have a camera." -- Gordon Parks What would happen though if you as a journalist or even as a citizen, did not have the right to use your camera in public? To explore this idea,

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Besides composing a good photograph, photographers may also be involved in another type of composition. Photographers, especially photojournalist, may also compose captions for their photographs. Source They say that&nbsp;a picture is worth a thousand words. If that is true for news photographs, then the&nbsp;caption&nbsp;(the verbal&nbsp;description)&nbsp;for the photograph, is like the

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Earlier we've spoken of the power of photography to move, to motivate people. More recently we've spoken of the rights and responsibilities of a photographer. And, we've touched on the role of the photographer in society. This brings us to a powerful quote from Gordon Parks. Parks once said: "I saw that the camera could be a weapon against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social

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This week we look at documentaries about two famous photographers named Vivian Maier and Gordon Parks. Finding Vivian Maier Official US Theatrical Trailer Searching for Vivian Maier Half Past Autumn: The Life and Work of Gordon Parks Share this post with others. See the Twitter, Facebook and other buttons below. Please follow, add, friend or subscribe to help support this blog.

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We shift now from the serious issues addressed in the previous blog post to practical issues of photographing people of different skin tones. For some written advice read&nbsp;Photographing People of Color, if you are interested. &nbsp;But, here, let's watch a couple of videos with further instructions. The above videos covered what to do if your subject has darker skin, but&nbsp;what if

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The topics of race, gender and photography intersect in a variety of ways. Photojournalism: A Man's World? (Washington Post&nbsp;video &nbsp; Nov. 2013) Note also that National Geographic has recently publicly acknowledged their racist past. Also, did you notice anything about the women discussed above? &nbsp;Now that brings us to race.&nbsp; Something should be done to promote the presence

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You've heard of HDR photos? What is an HDR photo?&nbsp;What does HDR stand for?&nbsp;What type of photography is HDR good for?What apps (software) are needed? How To: HDR photography for iPhone and Android&nbsp;(CNET TV) What is&nbsp;bracketing&nbsp;and what does it have to do with HDR photos? In short, bracketing is "taking the same photo more than once using different settings for

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Photo credit:&nbsp;Anthony Quintano&nbsp;(cc) Ever taken a photo like the one to the right where the photo looks a little yellowish? &nbsp;This is a lighting problem. More specifically, this is a white balance problem. Miokte defines&nbsp;white balance&nbsp;as "the camera setting used to correct any subtle color shifts in an image that sometimes occur in different kinds of light. &nbsp;The

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In the field of statistics, a&nbsp;histogram&nbsp;is "a graphical representation of the distribution of data." &nbsp;The histogram below shows the distribution of black cherry trees according to height. &nbsp;Note that there are many trees between 70 and 80 inches tall and a few that are 60-65 inches tall and even fewer that are 85-90 inches tall. Graphic credit:&nbsp;Mwtoews.&nbsp;Used under

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Now that we've talked about depth of field, let's throw in a related concept. &nbsp;This concept ties the technical concept of depth of field back to the artistic discussion of photo composition covered earlier. What is&nbsp;bokeh&nbsp;and what does it have to do with depth of field? Bokeh&nbsp;is "the aesthetic quality of the blur produced in the out-of-focus parts of an image produced by a

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You like those "blurry" background photos? &nbsp;Would you like to be able to take this type of photo? Photo by&nbsp;yashh&nbsp;. &nbsp; Used under Creative Commons. If so, you'll need to control the depth of field in your photograph and in order to control depth of field, you'll need to better understand&nbsp;aperture. Depth of field is "the distance between the nearest and farthest

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There are two very useful online camera simulators that I'd recommend to help you get a better understanding of aperture, shutter speed and other aspects of photography. 1. Start with Photonhead's "SimCam - Shutter and Aperture" page. It'll allow you to control a few features of the camera. &nbsp;What settings would get you those blurry background photos? &nbsp;Why? &nbsp; Also, try out&nbsp;

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As a photographer, your task is to&nbsp;control light.&nbsp;You are a master of light. When you turn that dial from "auto" to "manual", you are taking control of the light coming into your camera. &nbsp;Two key ways of controlling the amount of light coming into your camera are by setting the f-stop and the shutter speed. Here now we have two options for coverage of f-stops, shutter speeds and

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Now let's take a look at how the camera works on the inside. &nbsp;Understanding how it works on the inside, helps with the understanding of how and why the settings do what they do. Let's start with, how does a digital camera work? What are the steps in the process (a list of the steps)? Along with this, what are the parts of the camera relevant to a discussion of how it works (a list of the

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Pixel is "short for picture element, pixels are the tiny components that capture the digital image data recorded by your camera" (B&amp;H). Resolution is "the number of pixels, both horizontally and vertically, used to either capture or display an image. The higher the resolution, the finer the image detail will be" (B&amp;H). Resolution is typically shown as the number pixel wide by pixel

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After comparing benefits of film photography to the benefits of digital photography, one of the next topics to be addressed would be how are digital photographs stored. &nbsp;With traditional film photography, the photographs are stored on film negatives, but what about digital photographs? How are photographs are stored digitally. &nbsp;On your phone, camera memory card, or computer, digital

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So, advances in technology have brought us the digital camera. &nbsp;However, just because it is new tech, does that mean digital photography is better than film photography? Compared to traditional film photography, what are the benefits of digital photography? automatic feedback by seeing photo on LCD digital photography allows for a smaller storage space and&nbsp; digital photography

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Itten's Contrasts and Color Composition Very soon we'll move to the technical side of photography. &nbsp;However, before leaving the artistic side, specifically photo composition, let's remind ourselves of Itten's contrasts and also look the role of color in photo composition. Please do revisit Itten's contrasts in the previous notes. Let's address here, a new topic, the color wheel and color

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Let's continue our discussion about composition in moving photography. First, note the techniques of getting a good hand-held video shot as laid out in the video below. &nbsp;The video below is about using a professional video camera, but the same techniques apply to you using your smart phone or tablet camera. And now, on to some more advanced aspects of video composition. Q: What is the

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We've previously talked about photo criticism and photo composition, the artistic aspects of photography. &nbsp;We'll very soon move into the technical aspects of photography. &nbsp;However, before we take a look at the tech, let's take one last look at composition. &nbsp;This time will not look at it in still photography, but moving photography. The&nbsp;"rules" of composition&nbsp;that you

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Earlier I shared a variety of&nbsp;secrets to academic success&nbsp;(methods of studying, etc.) and I suggested&nbsp;learning tools like Quizlet. Below is a continuation of that same conversation. A&nbsp;mnemonic&nbsp;is "any learning technique that aids in information retention" (Wikipedia). Mnemonic is pronounced like 'knee-monic' (think: a demon with really big knee caps). There are

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As beginning digital&nbsp;photogs, there are obvious apps and online services that you should be familiar with and should be using. &nbsp;Apps and online services like&nbsp;Flickr&nbsp;and&nbsp;Instagram&nbsp;come to mind. &nbsp;You can use Flickr and Instagram to show off the photography skills you are learning. However, a little less obvious app/service that you should be using&nbsp;is&

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Remember our bumper-sticker saying: "You don't&nbsp;take&nbsp;a photo, you&nbsp;make&nbsp;a photo"? Put another way: You compose a photograph. &nbsp;You don't just take it. Composition is the arrangement of the objects in the photograph or any other work of art. &nbsp;As a photographer you have some control of this arrangement in your photograph. &nbsp;You can move objects around. &nbsp;You

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When studying photography you are learning some knowledge/facts and some skills. &nbsp;For example, you are learning how to compose a photograph. How do you take a good photograph? &nbsp;What's the process? &nbsp;How do you do it? Learning how to shoot a good photograph is like learning how to shoot a good foul shot in basketball. Photo by&nbsp;mollyali (flickr.com). Photo used under&nbsp;

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