American Soilder Slide Show

A. What is the most powerful image from the slideshows? Why? Photo # 12 I Think Its the most powerful image because he didn't want to shave his head at first and was kinda thinking about giving up but he didn't.

B. Through the photos, Ian is in different locations, each set of photos from the same location comprise a short series or set.

Set #1 At home in Denver - Tell me which image1-7

Set #2 At Basic Training - tell me which image 8-30

Set #3 In Iraq - tell me which image 51-70
Set #4 Back in Denver - tell me which image 51-83

Which set of images was the most powerful? Why?- Set 2 because it show all the work you have to do and how committed he was.

c. How do the images work together to tell a story?

Its In Chronological order.

3. Underneath each photo is the caption that ran in the Denver Post

A. For the photos in which Ian is the main subject of the photos, in what tense are the verbs usually written?Present

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For those of you who have forgotten your verb tenses see the example below.

Present Tense: John jumps down the stairs.

Past Tense: John jumped down the stairs.

B. How do the captions enhance the photographs?

It Tells The story it doesn't leave you guessing you know exactly whats going on.

4. Now its your turn to write a few captions - DO NOT COPY THEIR WRITING

A. Write three of your own captions to photos without looking at the caption written by the photographer. Be sure they are written in the following form. For this assignment you can make up names and facts to write your captions.
First sentence:

Subject -- action verb (present tense) -- object -- how -- why -- when -- where.

 Photo 48- With not a lot of time until Ian is off to Iraq Ian and his father spend quality time together Ian's tells him to be careful and that he will miss him dearly.

Photo 52 -Ian holds a cross that he keeps with him at all time.

Photo 56- Ian slowly tears up a photo of his girlfriend back home apon hearing she has found another boyfriend without telling him.

Mural Projects (Photos I Took)

Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO

1. What part of the body should we closely relate aperture? The Eyes; Pupil

2. Finish this sentence - the smaller the Aperture __________the less light___, the higher the Aperture ________more light________.

3. In your own words tell me how aperture impacts Depth of Field? the aperture impacts depth of field because it acts like the pupil of the eye and lets light in and kind of focuses on the main  picture and blurs out what you aren't focusing on.

1. If you were assigned to shoot at Blue and Gold night, which was earlier this month, what shutter speeds do you think you would have to shoot at the following events that night I would like you to answer the question for the following two situations:

At the beginning while the sun is still partially up and the courtyard has reasonable light

a.) the dunking booth-fast

b.) the food eating contest-fast

c.) the rock climbing wall-slow

d.) someone working at a booth-slow

e.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle- medium

f.) the Diamonds performance.- fast

Towards the end when there is no sun and has gotten dark enough that you can't see from one end of the courtyard to the other.

a.) the dunking booth- medium

b.) the food eating contest-slow

c.) the rock climbing wall-slow

d.) someone working at a booth-slow

e.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle-slow

f.) the Diamonds performance.-medium

1. What are the advantages of shoot at a higher ISO at a sporting event like basketball or a night football game?

2. What suggestions did the author make about using a low ISO?

3. What suggestions did the author make about using a high ISO?