Fashion Ethics

In my opinion, i dont think its that ethical to change a persons appearance. If they are a model, it should be for what makes them a model, or in that case everyone can really be one. The way they change things to make it look better. But then again, im kind of in the middle about it because of the fact of what exactly they can change. They did change a lot about the girl, but it still was her.

Under what circumstances is it worse than others? I think its worse than others, when the point of the photo is being changed from what its point is from the beginning. When they add and or delete stuff to try and make a different point.

What types of changes are ok, and what aren't? When fixing a little blemish on a person i think thats okay, when clearing up some of the photo thats okay, i think when changing or deleting something and creating it the way it should be to make it look better is not okay.


Explain what you think the differences are between fashion photography and photojournalism. What relationship does each have to reality, and how does this affect the ethics of each.
The differences between fashion photography and photojournalism is the fashion industry is mainly trying to sell the product, when photojournalism is trying to sell the event & the story of the photo. In reality everyone knows the models never really look like that in person, but in photojournalism it has a major living affect of how people see the world. The ethics of these change because many photos in the fashion photography change to improve the photo.

Photo manipulation 2

1. I think this photo is most unethical just because it doesnt show reality of the photo. It shows that this was a planned out photo, and someone arranged it to be the way they wanted everyone to see it.

The oprah one i believe is also unethical. For a women who portrays such pride in herself she shouldnt be ashamed of what she looks like, and should publish the real her.

2. This one i think is least unethical, because of the fact that it's not changing the point that is trying to be made, or get acrossed. The little bar in the backround wasn't telling the story, the people and the tragic was what really mattered, so I think this one is least ethical.

Photo Manipulation

1. The University of Wisconsin-Madison decided they needed to insert something to their photo, an african american face. In doing so, it caused many different problems within the school board. Many argued the reason for doing so was to show the diverse the University had to offer, others say it should have been a natural case. "...get another picture," said Barrows.
2. I think the University of Wisconsin-Madison was wrong for inserting a black persons face. If you wanted to show the diversity the school had to offer, they're are different ways of doing so, without causing any kind of problems. I think the photo of showing diversity should have been a more natural picture. Adding a different races face to show something to the audience isn't acceptable, don't plan diversity let it happen.

My captions

Long hours of sight seeing, susan eventually stops to get a sip of water. The 2 year sheep escaped from her main location, and many people wondered who she really belonged to, still no one has found susans true owner.

Sarah's kitten cuddles enjoys the taste of the vanilla flavored ice cream. Moments later cuddles took on major stomach problems, and did indeed leave some presents for her owner sarah.

Three year old dog diggy, takes an adventure walking down the streets of Austin, Texas. His owner Taylor Wilson dressed him up with some levi jeans and long sleeve, to express diggy's type of fashion.

Learning the new techniqu: Repitition

Doe-Eyed: Lisa Simpson appears on television screens on a new Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 after its inaugural passenger flight from Singapore to Sydney, Australia

Repitition: Obviously the seats and the faces on the seats are very repetitive. It catches your eye though cause it kind of leads you all the way down the airplane.

The Blues: Performers rehearse for the opening ceremony of the 6th National City Games in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei province. The sporting meet will begin on Oct. 25 in Wuhan

Repitition: The big squares and the people holding them are very repititive, when this happens your eye just follows from square to square.

Caption: Toil in the Fields :A farmer works at a laver (edible seaweed) farm at Gutong Village in Fujian Province, China.

The seaweed itself and where the camera got the photo is very well repeated.

The amount of space, the two holders holding the bridge thing and the lines that are coming down from where it goes into the water, are all very repetitive. It leads your eye to look all the way down through the lavers.

Sugar Hill

1) Besides photography Melanie Burford used her skill of giving in to the people she was taken photos of. She had let them trust her and bring her in, and actually took the time to take the photos and wasnt just an overnight experience. She was there for every kind of emotion that occured for this family. She also used all of the multimedia effects, besides just putting pictures in a slide.
2) The multimedia effects would be the singer in the backround. The effect of having the singer in the backround set the tone of the whole slideshow itself. It brought the power just for you to kind of just sit there & actually pay attention to what the story is trying to bring out. Also the song itself that the singer is singing, the words that she's saying gives you that tone. Tone of clarity. Also all the other things she included besides the slideshow like the backround, maps of the house, etc kind of lets you more inside the story.
3) I think the ones with the most interesting to me was the map, and the video from the pastor. To read where everything takes place, and to understand the living conditions of everyone really does put that point that Melanie Burford was trying to get across.
The video of the pastor just gives you that little piece of hope. For one man to come and try to change things in the area makes you realize that it really is just ONE man who is trying to do it all, and who pretty much has the hopes of Sugar Hill in his hand, and his hands only.

Focal Length: 70-200 mm USM zoom

Shutter Speed: 1/1000

Effect of shooting at this shutter speed: He was able to capture the physical activity that was taken place, and not getting the main purpose blurred.

Aperture: f/2.8

What is the effect of shooting at this aperture: more depth, and it gets the football player cleared, and the everything in the backround blurred, meaning it's showcasing the main importance of the photo.

Position: Im thinking the photographer is standing where the touch down is around the sidelines maybe where the 10 yrd line is.