I think that to have a good photo, you have to be able to capture the personality of the person. I believe that it wouldn't be a very good picture if it was just someone sitting there with a blank expression. Showing the characteristics and personality of the subject would make for a much better photograph.

I think that the next time I shoot, I would like to shoot other people. I think that because if I stepped in front of the camera it would be awkward and I wouldn't know what to do instead of capturing other people. 

Ethics in Fashion Photography.

1. List the changes that were made to the model's face in the computer. (Look carefully)
      They elongated her neck, made it smaller on the sides,thickened her eyebrows, and took some extra weight off the sides of her face, making her face look longer.

2. Is it ethically acceptable to change a person's appearance like this in a photo? Why or why not?
       I think it us ethically unacceptable to change a person's appearance like that, because it's not showing the world a real person. Its showing the people a mechanically altered person, something that they or anyone else for that matter, will ever be. 

3. Are there circumstances in which it would be more ethically wrong to do this type of manipulation?
      Maybe where they are claiming or selling a product that states that it changes something, and they change it in photoshop or something instead of the claim or product.

4. What types of changes are OK, and what aren't?
       I think changes in the brightness and contrast, or color are okay, but changing the actual subject of the photo is not acceptable.

5. Explain what you think the differences are between fashion photography and photojournalism.
          I think in fashion photography, it's mainly selling a product. They are advertising the makeup or the clothes or the shoes so they have to make it look perfect. In photojournalism they are showing the truth and issues that are real.

6. What relationship does each type of photography have to reality, and how does this affect the ethical practice of each?
         Fashion photography has more of a relationship to where they try to get the people to want what they have, so they try to portray an image that is perfect, so everyone wants it. In photojournalism, they have more of a relationship in showing the people what really happened, so it's their duty to portray the truth and nothing but.

Photo manipulation.

1. A. This article is basically explaining the effects of manipulating pictures. It states the backfires it has had when people change the picture for something to make it look better or fit with a story.

B. This type of photo editing is unethical because it makes the situation look different from what actually happened, and shows people in different ways that what they actually did or acted like.

2. A. I felt like this photo was the most unethical because it made the solider look very mean and heartless. The picture looks as though the man is running to the solider with an injured child while the solider is yelling at him to get back, which is an incorrect portrayal of the situation.

B. I believe that this picture was the least unethical because it played Mrs. McCaughney in a better light. They just fixed her teeth a little bit so she wouldn't be embarrassed at having her teeth in not so good condition in the cover of a national magazine.

Warm-Up

This is my favorite picture because its so in the moment and modern. I like how they captured something that only happens once a year into such a cool picture. I also like how its more modern, incorporating the Dubai skyline, because that's what a lot of people know nowadays, big cities.

I think I would submit a photo of people hanging out at Barton Springs. It's something really cool that Austin has to offer, and I think the eclectic array of people there could make for some pretty cool photo opportunities.

Abandoned Theme Parks.

1.    The park I would like to visit the most is Takakanonuma Greenland in Hobara, Japan. I liked this park because it is a big mystery to the world. The article says that some say it is abandoned because of causalities that turned into hauntings which sounds pretty interesting. I think it would be cool to walk around there and take pictures, hoping to find something paranormal. Also the park just looks eerie, which would make for some cool pictures.

3. 1- Abandoned buildings
    2- Cemeteries
    3. Castles
    4. Underwater
    5. Zoos

Chenonceau Castle

 5. I would like to shoot this place because it looks really magical. Its a big beautiful castle surrounded by the Cher River. I think some really interesting pictures could be taken there. I'd also be really cool to go in and explore to see and capture all of the history inside.

6. Because the castle is in France, I would need the expenses to go to France. For the equipment I would obviously need a camera, and maybe a tripod. There may be some laws not letting me go in, or get too close to the castle so I would need to find those out and take them into consideration.