Food Photography

3 Main Types of Food Photography:  Michael Kay

#1 Packing-
- Hardest type, technical and tedious
-Has to be a perfect portrail of what they give to you
- must show food in a realistic way
TIPS: cropping and propping the background which shoudl be predetermined

#2 Advertising-
Ex. Food ads, Menus
- (strict) given a layout and guidelines to follow
-make the picture look like you would want to eat it
TIPS: lighting BIG/ will make picture look great

#3 Editorial-
- Most favored
- good lighting is what critiques look for and what will make the picture great
TIPS: Shoot from lower angle
         - crop picture tightly
         - use shallow depth of field (focus)

Melissa Musgrove: Portrait Photographer

Portrait photography shows a story about the person you are taking it of. Useful for taking clean crisp photos is making sure that the lighting is controlled and maintained as well as being able to pose the people. To get the best results develop a comfortable atmosphere with your subject so that the images don't come out uncomfortable and awkard. Timing is important when shooting portrait photographer to achieve the amount of exposure to the photo that best sutes the image. In portrait photography there is nothing wrong with taking yourt time and also conversing with your subject can give you different emotions and expressions on their face.
http://www.melissamusgrove.com/famous-portrait-photography.html

Day 5 of Mercy Week

Energetic seniors rushing to the rally.

The new Mercy mascot pumping up the rally.

The Junior class Most Spirited Girl and the Runner Up.

A sophomore square enthusiastically representing her class.

At Mercy Day rally, students looking sharp in class colors celebrating.

Day 4 of Mercy Week

Sophomores eating in the Cafeteriac

Students eager and ready to start class.

Photographer capturing a moment.

Mercy girls ready to start Skittles day.

Mercy Juniors hard at work during the practice PSAT.

Day 3 of Mercy Week

A bowler in action.

The five SBO's looking fierce.

Two of the SBO's representing Kiss at bowl-at-thon.

Three juniors anticipating entering the bowling ally decked out in pink.

Mercy juniors decorating cars in honor of bowl-a-thon.

Day 2 of Mercy Week

Mercy students decked out in their Rockstar gear for sprit week.

Two inspiring mercy students gathering names for the Mercy Walk for Catholic Workers.

A studious Mercy student getting her work done on Rockstar Day.r

Mercy JV team coming in for the huddle.

Mercy JV volleyball player getting ready for a set.

Day 1 of Mercy Week

Mercy junior dressed in Alice in Wonderland costume for Disney Day.

Two Mercy Seniors dressed and enthusiastic about Mercy Week.

Mercy Cheer team showing their spirit.

Mercy SBO''s representing Mercy Disney Day preparing for the next rally.

Two Mercy Juniors dressed for Disney Day.

Group Exploration

This is a black and white image of the area around the labyrinth
on campus and  it to me signifies the bliss and peace of this place.

Photojournalism

a. Three firemen put up an american flag at the  wreckage of the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers. Shows the importance of the unity of our nation during hard times.
b. Taken by; Thomas E. Franklin, Centered the
three men instead of the wreckage to show them  with the American flag emphasisizing that they will  not give up in there search for survivors, becuase they know that they too would not want to be forgotten.

a. JFK Saluting his father at his funeral. This is important becuase it show sthe patriotism of a young boy who would later become our president.
b. Taken by: Stan Stearns, black and white. He put an emphasis on the young JFK who like the soldier standing near him is saluting his father. The impact is sad but also giving honor to a great man.

a. "Lunch atop a Skyscraper"- 
Portrays 11 men constructing GE Building in Rockafeller Center in 1932. This picture is important because it desplays a time when technology was limited and men risked there lives on a daily basis to construct the things we have today.
b. Taken by Charles C Ebbet. It is shot in black and white putting an emphasis on the men and how far from the ground they are. The mood gives a nervous feel but when we see the men they are completely relaxed. This shows me how that going to this extreme hight is not as big of an isssue as it may appear

a. President Barrack Obama at election night rally, First ever African Amreican president
b. Taken by; Pat Benic, The backdrop is not in focus the only thing that is is President Obama
Emphasising the esssence of him and portraying a mood of excitement for change and a new
beginning for the American people.

a. A picture of Buzz Aldrin on the moon. First moonwalk. Huge advancement for mankind and space travel.
b. Taken by: Neil Armstrong inside Apollo 11, Centered Aldrin walking on the moon. Put an emphasis on the vastness of the moon and what it looks like up close. The mood of this photo is excitement that science has brought us and has enabled us to travel to the moon

Principles and Elements

Using the black and white imaging i converted the whole image then focused spacifically on the stop sign to show emphasis on the word even though this object could have more red in it because of the fire truck.

                                          Variety- I considered this a good example of variety, it is at the Greenday concert looking over the crowd.

                              Value- I took this picture for value and made the surrounding scenery darker to put an emphasis on the fire.

Rule of Thirds

Using the rule of thirds I angled this shot to the left side of the frame looking through a hole in a wooden fence to get a view of the pool.

Pattern

 I took this picture at mercy of the flags overlooking the pool to show pattern and used the reflection of the light to put emphasis on the flags.

Texture

                          In this picture of a rapper I enhanced the color to make it have a smooth sence to it.

Line

I enhanced the reflection of the lines on the window to give it a better view.

Line

Line

Using color balance I was able to touch up te blue to create purple. I also used an
air brush tool to enhance the letter B.