Friday, December 6, 2013

Most Influential Teacher








            Yousuf Karsh was born December 23, 1908 in what is now Turkey. He was sent to live with his uncle George Naska a photographer who would start to teach Karsh how to start talking photographer even though he wasn't interested in being a photographer at first. Karsh planned to become a doctor when he first moved in with his uncle , but soon discovered he had an interest in photography. Secretly one of his friends enter one of his photographs in a contest which won first place. Karsh was then sent to work in Boston with the famous photographer John H. Garo.  Thats what started Karsh off and his photography was portraits that he said were based on "My chief joy is to photograph the great in heart, in mind, and in spirt, whether they be famous or humble." Karsh was mostly well know for photographing famous people who left a mark in this world as well which included people like Albert Einstein, Winston Chruchill, and people who served in war. Yousuf was one of the master of photography in the 20th century.
           Karsh influenced me to in some ways follow his method of taking photographs of people who have inspired me. The only difference from Karsh is my photography is on my teacher who has inspired me to do better in my education. My teacher Jessica Parfitt is a history teacher at Pittsburg Senior High School she has taught me to find U.S history very interesting. Karsh photographed portraits in black and white of people and I created the similar effect with the images I took. He either took photographs of people in a certain position or in the action of which they are known for. He influenced me to do so because I found it , it can be a way to honor Yousuf Karsh and My teacher. I captured Ms. Parfitt while teaching to represent way she is influential, just like Karsh would to people who made a change in this world through his portraits. Ms. Parfitt way of interacting with her students makes creates a comfortable zone in the classroom in which students like myself feel we can ask for help without being embarrassed. Her personality is one of the best from teacher I've seen so far she makes history interesting and understandable for students. Most teachers will just give a lesson straight from a textbook and except us to read ,but Ms. Parfitt takes the time to full make us understand why events given are historically important. Another thing that makes her an inspiring teacher is she is not afraid to challenge her students in the work she gives us it rather helps us prepare us for colleges who won't except late work as well. For those and many other reasons is why Ms. Parfitt is an influential teacher to me. 

Monday, December 2, 2013

Photography Tips

10 Links to Photography tips Websites.

1.Portrait Photography Tips
2.How to Take Portraits
3.14 Portrait Tips
4.Tips, Tricks, and Techniques
5.Essential Photography Tips
6.100 Tips from Professional Photographer
7.Better Photo Tips
8.20 Useful Photography Techniques
9.Basic Photography Tips
10.The Photography Tips

3 or More things I Learned to Better Portraits

Some of the things I learned while researching the links to a better portraits is that getting closer to the subject that it fills most of the frame, a viewer can appreciate a photo better. Capturing details behind the subjects makes the photography more interesting as well. A photograph is respond by everyone is a positive way when it has all the elements balanced and being able to work with your lighting to have the subject stand out instead of hiding in the shadows. The best way to do so is brightening up the subject using the exposure compensation. Another great tip is in focusing your camera using a wide aperture can decrease the depth of field so the best thing is focusing right on the subject.