Notes : 2/7/12
-To freeze actions : Use manual, S, or action
-If using manual or S, make sure shutter speed is set to at least 500 . You will need lots of light
-Tip: If you are taking without light, change ISO to a higher number
-If using manual you will need to adjust exposure line under 0 to get proper
-If using manual or S, make sure shutter speed is set to at least 500 . You will need lots of light
-Tip: If you are taking without light, change ISO to a higher number
-If using manual you will need to adjust exposure line under 0 to get proper
Notes: 2/9/12
-To pan action, use manual, s or action
-Using manual or S: Start with 1/30 second and then play with slower ones. Depending on light and speed of subject you could use between 1/60 and 1/8 although at the slower end youll probably end up with camera shake on motion low. Move ISO as low as they go
-Using manual: you will need to adjust your exposure line under the 0 to get a properly exposed image.
-Plant your feet and move your body so youre following the action . click the shutter when its directly infront of you, keep moving the camera
-Using manual or S: Start with 1/30 second and then play with slower ones. Depending on light and speed of subject you could use between 1/60 and 1/8 although at the slower end youll probably end up with camera shake on motion low. Move ISO as low as they go
-Using manual: you will need to adjust your exposure line under the 0 to get a properly exposed image.
-Plant your feet and move your body so youre following the action . click the shutter when its directly infront of you, keep moving the camera
Notes: 2/13/12
-To blur action, use manual, s or action
-Using manual or S: Start with 1/30 second and then play with slower ones. Depending on light and speed of subject you could use between 1/30 and 1/8 although at the slower end youll probably end up with camera shake on motion low. Move ISO as low as they go
-Using manual: you will need to adjust your exposure line under the 0 to get a properly exposed image.
-F-stops will be high (22 and up)
-Use tripod
-Using manual or S: Start with 1/30 second and then play with slower ones. Depending on light and speed of subject you could use between 1/30 and 1/8 although at the slower end youll probably end up with camera shake on motion low. Move ISO as low as they go
-Using manual: you will need to adjust your exposure line under the 0 to get a properly exposed image.
-F-stops will be high (22 and up)
-Use tripod
Notes: Action Sports Project
-Take 30 photos of different sports events or of just one. Choose the best 5-10 photos documenting a single sports event and create a magazine style spread
-Photoshop: 8.5 x 14
-Four to five total, or (ONE sports portrait, TWO action shots)
-Title or tag line
-Short article (it can be longer, but keep it relevant)
-Use magazine to design your spread before you begin laying it out in Photoshop
-Photoshop: 8.5 x 14
-Four to five total, or (ONE sports portrait, TWO action shots)
-Title or tag line
-Short article (it can be longer, but keep it relevant)
-Use magazine to design your spread before you begin laying it out in Photoshop
Notes
Window > arrange > float all in windows
Week #1 Warmup
I agree that SOPA completely violates the rights of free speech and threatens the structure and functionality of the internet. I think it's ridiculous that this could be justified for piracy, when in fact its a broad opportunity to censor internet content. Entire websites would be taken down on the basis of featuring simply a copyrighted picture. This entirely limits what people could use the internet for. Not to mention, if the government has this power in the future, they could use this power how they see fit to shut down websites that loosely or vaguely violate copyrights. It allows the process to happen without a trial.
Week #2 Warmup
It seems like the Supreme Court has ruled generally in favor of freedom of speech rights, which is a good direction to be going in. These issues are still brought up constantly though, and as the article says, "there are no such guarantees" that the internet "will always remain the free and open medium that it is now." There is also the subject of schools blocking valuable resources, especially relating to LGBT content and bullying resources. I'm in favor of removing these filters, as they don't have any practical reason to do so and are severely limiting rights.
Week #3 Warmup (1)
I think it's good that the White House has come out and spoken out against the SOPA legislation. It's reassuring to hear this coming from high up in the government. Things wouldn't look good if support for this kind of legislation was widespread where it matters most. Aneesh Copra sums it up well , saying : “While we believe that online piracy by foreign websites is a serious problem that requires a serious legislative response, we will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet." The trade-off is too much to be worth it and it's nice to see someone high up agreeing. Not to mention internet giants like Google, Facebook, and Wikipedia are on board against SOPA, not because of the piracy issue but because of the rights it would compromise via censorship.
Week #3 Warmup (2)
The controversies with contemporary art pieces that show taboos is always going to run rampant. I am almost always against censorship, but there's a blurred line into what can be considered art. When you get into things like a model of Stephen Hawking plummeting off of a cliff, you have to wonder about the artistic merit. There's no reason people shouldn't be able to create stuff like this nonetheless, however. My thinking is: if it offends you so much, look the other way. At the end of the day, it's offensive but harmless.
Week #4 Warmup (1)
This article focuses on censorship's effects on feminism and the implications censorship has on people in general. I agree with everything said , as the conclusions she reaches are very logical. I agree that the responsibility should largely fall on the parents in deciding what their children learn about the world through all the input from media, arts, etc. I also like that she brings up that there's no concrete causal relationship between television, art, or literature and criminal behavior. The truth is that there are so many other factors that come into play that you can't be sure to isolate any of those are the primary cause. Ultimately , censorship takes unnecessary freedom away from people... even if its the freedom to depict Stephen Hawking falling off a cliff.
Week #4 Warmup (2)
Unlike many of the other articles about art censorship, this one focuses on possible solutions, or atleast a direction of reform. He takes a reasonable stance in arguing that conservative legislations seems to restrict more art, but that artists need to learn how to play the game. Seeing as this was written in 1990, it shows the issue of censorship has been around for quite some time. He quotes Sherry Milner: "Overpriced art assumes consensus, cheap art assumes commitment." This is a good way of summarizing the game of art; you can get away with more if its appealing to less people. Nonetheless, the author argues that these "radical" artists must get creative in bypassing these restrictions.
Week #5 Warmup (1)
As this article points out, the first amendment only comes into play when it involves the limitation of speech by the government, not a private party. The case in particular was a controversial ad on a billboard; the dispute was over whether the railroad company , sponsored by the government, had the right to remove it. I think an ad like that doesn't need to be in the face of the public... that kind of material can stay accessible, but not like that. I know if I saw a strong position on an ad I disagreed with it, I'd feel pretty upset that it was being displayed right there so openly.
Week #5 Warmup (2)
I don't agree with the heavy war censorship of journalists and photographers. I think it's important to relay the reality of war and not a sifted-through depiction of it. Turnley's photo of the grieving soldier is regarded as representative of the war, yet it hardly made it through censorship. It was even called by a veteran and the subject's father, " Finally we have a picture of what really happens in war."
Week #6 Warmup (1)
I think that censorship in photojournalism and news photography is ridiculously. I agree with Larry Price, who said “The idea behind a documentary photo is to show life in reality." But whether this will continue or not seems out of our control. There would need to be a massive cultural shift, as they point out. Most of the reason the editors censor graphic photos is because of their expected negative response, and they're right to expect that. Either people don't value the truth, or the governmental powers don't want the truth to be fully realized. Only consistent urgings for the truth can be done, and even then - who knows if it'll ever be true?
Week #6 Warmup (2)
The censorship discussed here is indeed a sensitive topic. Censoring images of the dead serves its purpose as a euphemism, making sure not to offend the family that may be affected. I think it's more appropriate to be able to publish nameless dead, not with identities. The interesting part about this kind of censorship is that, in the example they used of the Iraq & Afghan wars, it's not uncommon to see plenty of dead Iraqis and Afghanis dead. It's a hypocritical situation, but the government would rather have pro-war sentiment than anti-war protest. So this is just where the chips fall; we don't show our own dead, but boat of the ones we kill.
Week #7 Warmup (1)
I think censorship of music falls into the category of censorship of art. It's ridiculous to punish someone for their creative expression. It may be deemed inappropriate or unsuited for certain purposes or places. I understand not allowing certain music for a commercial or something like that, but the censorship musicians have faced is the blatant suppression of content. I can't agree with that, no matter what the content is.
Week #7 Warmup (2)
The time period this article talks about is when a huge surge for restriction of music came about from parents (mostly affiliated with congress). The things they demanded were ridiculous at times, like requiring song lyrics on the album covers of records. Luckily, Frank Zappa led the opposition, and I agree with everything he said. Particularly: that the restrictions the committee tried to pass was "equivalent to treating dandruff by decapitation." I understand parents wanting to protect kidsl.. but not everyone should have to suffer.
Warmup #8 Warmup (1)
The kind of actions taken here are just ridiculous. These are the kinds of things that make me ashamed to have a legal system that rules in favor of sentencing venue owners to 6 months jail for booking a rap group. Again, I understand private companies refusing to play certain things because that's entirely their decision (though their reasons are a bit stupid). But when courts are ruling against these things... except for the judge who ruled against banning common rave equipment , saying it would not in fact lower ecstasy use. Way to go, judge.
Warmup #8 Warmup (2)
This article sums up the people who have tried to censor music throughout the century : "Such attacks have traditionally been initiated by adults ready to attribute juvenile delinquency on a musical form that appeals almost exclusively to young people and which "few of its detractors comprehend." People trying to censor music just don't understand what the real repercussions would be. It would never make teenagers behave better, in fact it usually leads to backlash and outcry. The market censorship it describes is a sobering reality; that censorship works still, in greater ways than seen on the surface.
Warmup #9 Warmup (1)
This brings up book burning: which is , in my eyes, one of the most maladaptive thing people could do. This goes beyond censorship, which is the omission of material and takes it to destruction. When you destroy works of art, literature, however vulgar they may be, you're denying the truth and entirely circumventing any problem you might be trying to solve. People who could advocate this need to seriously reevaluate their values, because they are doing more harm than the books ever could.
Warmup #9 Warmup (2)
Here, a teacher is recalling when he faced a challenge to the literature he was teaching, completely shamed and ridiculed by his peers. It gives an account at the personal level of what happens when forces pull strings , trying to restrict what people can read and teach. As he says, the children are who suffer. Despite good response, good test scores, everything positive - parents still disagreed at times. This teacher had to wage battle for years, and I think he was on the right side of the fight. Like he says : "resistance isn’t always armed. We keep going."