Final Exam

4. My transformative photo that changed my style of photography as well as how I perceived the world was this photo.

Before taking this photograph, I was struggling with producing high quality work that I was content with. Most of the photographs that I produced before were messy and did not seem to have a purpose. Therefore, with the before-mentioned photo, I wanted to change my style of photography to be more simple and visually appealing in a whole. If you look at my later photographs, it is evident that my style has changed to adapt a much simpler viewpoint at the world around me. By doing this, I was able to escape from the messy photographs I took before and to produce of an overall higher caliber.

5. Shape and Form are different because shape is 2-dimensional and expresses length and width, while form is 3-dimensional and expresses length, width, and depth. These are my pictures on shape and form. In my shape picture, this element of art is demonstrated by the multiple squares and other 2D shapes found on the pine cone. In my form picture, form is shone by the 3D way the plant protrudes in multiple directions.

6. The difference between pattern and repetition is that repetition consists of only one object or shape being repeated, while in pattern, a combination of shapes and elements are being repeated. In addition, repetition tends to make the work seem active. These are my pictures on pattern and repetition. In my pattern photo, the posters are repeated in an orderly fashion. In my repetition photo, the safety cones are also repeated in an orderly fashion, but they also all have the same color and they all have the same form, which shows repetition.

7. This is my Weebly about page. This is a photographer who inspires me: Walter Iooss

8. My final three projects are: "First Commercial Shoot", "Presentation Project", and "Final Project". Out of these three, my best project was the Final Project. This project was overall better than my other projects because it required much more skill and determination to shoot and it also allowed me to view the world in a different way. To take a suitable picture, I went through considerable effort to climb Mission Peak, and my house just in order to capture a cool landscape. For the other 2 pictures, I had to find suitable settings where the sky was visible and there were structures around the protruded up form the ground. Overall. this project helped me discover new areas of Fremont that is prime photography material. In addition, I used one of my 3 rules, perspective, in this photo to create an aesthetically pleasing photo. I learned to see that photos that can be originally plain, like some landscape photographs, can be turned into something cool through only some Photoshop editing. All in all, this project was much more rigorous and used a lot of planning time in order to produce the desired results.

Final Project

Inspiration

Shot List: Bay Area from Mission Peak, x 2, Lake Elizabeth Parking Lot, Southern California, Fremont

Student Website Reviews

Period 1 Vedika http://msjdpvedikaaclickapic.weebly.com/
I think that the best photo that she took was this one.
This was her best picture because the off white color of the flowers provided a fulfilling mellow feel to the picture. However, she also provided a little contrast with the red branches and the green leaves that were peeking out of the flowers. Furthermore, she took the picture so that the cluster of flowers in the front were focused, but the background of other flowers and branches were blurry. Overall, this picture was very fulfilling and satisfying to look at, which distinguished it from the other photos that she took.

Period 2 Ethan Hsu http://hsuphotos.weebly.com/
I think the best photo that he took was this one.
This was his best photo because of multiple reasons. Firstly, he took the photo and cropped it so that it was very well framed. In addition to that, he also put plenty of white space in the photo. Lastly, the photo proved to be very candid because Ethan got close to the subject in order to capture the true emotion of the scene. However, he did not get close enough to disturb the subject; this demonstrated his skill as a photographer to take realistic photos and this photo demonstrated this skill more than all the other photos did.

Period 4 Nisha Ramesh http://nisharameshphotography.weebly.com/
I think the best photo that she took was this one.
this was her best photo because, like the photo in first period, the color scheme of off white was used. This time, the off white colorway was paired with comfort foods of coffee and cake. The photo subject and the colors used created an overall feel of comfort. However, this photo was not too plane because the floor, cake, and mug all had different sub colors that contradicted with white. This photo is distinguishable from her other photos because of the framing, color, and overall feeling that it conveys.

Presentation Project

5 Sports Action Commercials

My Blog

Inspiration for Sports Photos

We are doing a sports action commercial shoot for major sports brands.
Brad Mangin
Bob Martin
Walter Iooss

Place:Chadbourne Elementary and Mission San Jose High School (basketball court, track, and grass field)
Time:Around 5:00 P.M.
Type of shot: Action commercial shoot for various sports i.e. basketball, soccer, tennis, running

My five photos:
1. Ethan Hu throwing a football (Wilson Commercial)
2. Ethan Hu palming a basketball horizontally (Jordan Commercial)
3. Ethan Hu slamming a football down (Wilson Commercial)
4. Rudrik Suthar sprinting (Nike Commercial)
5.Ethan Hu crossing over Rudrik (Jordan commercial)

First Commercial Shoot

Taken by Me

Taken by Catherine Hou

Taken by Varsha Dinesh

Taken by Varsha Dinesh

Taken by Rudrik Suthar

This is the photo we modeled some of our poses after. We modeled crewneck sweatshirts and jeans.

3 Photos With Background

Before Edits

After Camera Raw

After Photoshop

And the Winner for Best Picture

My Best Photo that I Took:

Five Photographers I Like:
Luigi Bussolati
Marius Barbulescu
Ciril Jazbec
Alex Prager
Erica Mann and Lanny Mann

Photo Story MCW

 The assembly starts off with a dazzling performance by Jason's band. The music hyped up the audience and prepared them for the exciting assembly ahead.

 History and Psychology teacher Karl Hui begins with the first performance of culture for the assembly. Doing his ancestral Wushu, Mr.Hui stunned the audience with a taste of Chinese Culture.

French Ballet followed Mr. Hui's performance and continued the demonstration of perfectly choreographed and graceful moves. Their performance really showed the exquisiteness of French culture as a whole.

After French ballet, an Indian dance followed. the exciting spins and turns brought a contrast to the minimal French Ballet, and touched upon Indian culture.

Traditional Japanese drumming was next . They contrasted the Indian dance and their drumming was very rigid, as all the drummers had to drum to the same tune and the beat was variations of the initial tune. In the end, Japanese drumming ended off the assembly great.

Korean Taekwondo followed the Japanese drumming. Their performance showed the rigidness of Korean culture especially their martial arts and followed the theme of rigidness of the drumming. Their bowing at the end was a cool way of ending off the assembly.

Story with a photo - Varsity Swimming...or Running?

Exposure:-0.3
Tint:-28
Highlights;-26
Meet Alan. He is a junior boy in the varsity swim team at Mission San Jose High School. Average grades, average look, average height. All in all, Alan seemed to be an ordinary boy. However, Alan was not an ordinary boy, he was extraordinary- in swimming. His swimming teammates and coach all called him fishboy because of his maneuverability and speed in the water. Today however, was also an ordinary day for Alan. Today is the day of the Annual Swimming Booty Shorts Run. Every year, the boys swim team dons the shortest shorts they can find and run 2-3 miles in public. Alan was particularly not looking forward to this day. He knew that he is tragic at running, and therefore bought the largest energy drink he could find. Embarrassed by his revealing attire, Alan tried in vain to block my camera as I captured him in inappropriate for school clothes. In the end, Alan told me that he blacked out after running half a mile, and his teammates had to carry him back.

MSJMCW Story

Famished Fabian and Huge Hugh: Best of Friends Adventure in MSJ HOMECOMING WEEK

Famished freshman Fabian did not have a drivers license and therefore could not go out of school for lunch. Resorting to eat a variety of puke-inducing foods such as pizza with the cheese made of rubber and burgers with the patties made of humans. Fabian has now been to school for 205 days and for these 205 days, he had to suck up his tears and push down the disgusting school food. At this point in time, Fabian was considering moving to Irvington, where he heard the food was better, almost gourmet level.  On his 206th morning, Fabian was especially starved, and was dreading he thought of eating the school food. Arriving to school, Fabian was suddenly confronted by his favorite junior Huge Hugh. Huge Hugh then promptly gave Fabian a Huge Hugh Hug, and followed to explain his excitement. Multicultural Week is here! The making of school food shall be postponed for a week and students can now purchase food from restaurants. Fabian was especially excited for the "Chipotle Burrito", the holy grail of all fast foods. Sold by the class of 2016, the burrito was meaty goodness combined with delicious vegetables, all wrapped in a warmed tortilla. Hugh, a connoisseur in all fast foods, meticulously explained the joy of biting into a freely warmed burrito and  increased Fabian's interest. Lunchtime finally came, and Fabian sprinted to the class of 2016's booth. Giving up his 8 tickets in exchange for a burrito, Fabian unwrapped the burrito with his friend Hugh. Hugh, with adoring eyes, watched as Fabian's gaping mouth wrapped around the circumference of the burrito and crunched down on the delicious fillings. Overjoyed with the taste of this cuisine, Fabian then proceeded to buy Chipotle for the rest of Multicultural Week. After Multicultural Week ended, Fabian then left for Irvington, as he could not stand eating food that does not taste good. ~Fin

Shutter Speed and Everything Else

Partner: Rudrik Suthar

Lens Blog Photo
1. This picture has a fast shutter speed. This is shown because the cars that are supposedly moving super fast on the highway on the right side of the photo are captured and still. The trucks are not blurred, so it demonstrates the shutter speed must be fast to capture the photo clearly.

2. A rule of composition demonstrated by the photo is the "Rule of Odds." This is shown by the odd (3) number of trucks captured in the photo.

3. An element of art demonstrated by this photo is space. The distance between the trucks driving and the truck that crashed creates a sense of depth.

4. A principle of design used in the photo is movement. The eye first focuses on the red and blue truck because of its vibrant colors. Then, the eye shifts focus and is surprised at the truck that is laying on its side. After that, the eye focuses on the space between the red ruck and the truck that is lying down and zooms in on the green truck.

Tuesday with Farley's Kids
Edits:Highlights:-18
           Whites:-55
           Blacks:-13

 

Shutter speed was not stated but I think it is 1/250, because that is the minimum shutter speed to capture fast movement i.e. the football.

Principles of Design Variety

Highlights:-84
Shadows:-11
Whites:+30

This photo shows variety because it uses both emphasis and leading lines. The eye is first focused on the statue. Then, we follow what the statue is looking at, and it follows the veranda in the background. Finally, the eye ends on the green shrubs on the other end of the walkway. In a way, the veranda serves as a bridge to cross the white walkway.

Principles of Design Unity

Highlights:-45
Shadows:+15
Also cropped the photo

This photo has unity because the picture looks well balanced and has a feeling of equality of the photo. The photo is filled with many details but has focus points, the overhand and the bell tower. Furthermore, the colors of rust red, green, white, and blue creates a sense of completeness.

Lens Photo - Variety

This photo shows variety by using the principles of design of  balance and lines to create variety in the photo.
1.The balance comes from the equal amounts of whites and blacks in the photo, and the various textures included.
2.The leading lines comes from the flute and then carries on the the male drumming, and then carries on to the women dancing in the background.
3. The photo also uses emphasis on the two people in the front in order to cause the eye to look at those people first.

Principles of Design Rhythm

Contrast:15
Highlights:-15
Shadows:17
Whites:-25
Blacks:18
This photo has rhythm because it has different patterns in the photo. These different patterns such as the lines in the blue and the circles in the orange are repeated many times and causes the photo to look organized. Also, the photo also has a bit of variety between the different parts of the photo to keep the rhythm exciting and different.

btw this was taken of a mural in the b-wing.... so this is of stucture :)

Principles of Design: Proportion

Exposure:0.5
Contrast:-8
Highlights:-31
Shadows:-3
This photo shows proportion because every bush is differently sized but all have similar shapes. The different sizes look natural when compared to each other. The sizes are all relatively the same and vary by a small amount.

Movie Monday Part 3 +4

1. My definition of being successful is being affluent, and having a easy lifestyle. Also, being the CEO of a famous company wouldn't be bad
2. To be successful in the future, I first have to give up free time in my youth and I also have to work hard.
3. To become successful, Parks had to give up time with his family and chances of making money.
4. Genevieve young's father was the founder of the United Nations.
5. Parks was initially offered $5000 for his book, but eventually was offered $10000.
6. Parks was offered 0.5 million dollars.
7.Parks refused the money because he was sure that Muhammad would alter the final work of the story.
8. The Learning Tree was the first major Hollywood movie that a African American man directed.
9. The character Shaft was a hero for a lot of young African Americans because they could relate to him.
10.Gordon Parks' choice of weapons were film, photography, and writing.
11. Genevieve Young said that Gordon and her barely met and that things were not going well between them since she was unable to keep up with Gordon's busy life.
12. "12 Years a Slave"
13. Gordon Parks Jr. was Gordon's oldest son and he was also a successful film director.
14.My favorite Gordon Parks photo is his most famous one, where there is a cleaning women holding a broom and a mop in front of the American flag.
15. In ten years, I will remember about how hard Gordon Parks fought for racial equality and the countless sacrifices he had to make in order to achieve this goal.

Principles of Design Repetition

Exposure: -0.65
Shadows:-14
Whites:-30
Blacks:+5
Vibrance:-29
Saturation:-13
This photo demonstrates repetition because the warning cones are repeated in an orderly fashion and they all have the same pattern. In addition, the cones are all of the same style and vary in color only by a little. This creates a sense of unity in the photo.

Principles of Design Pattern

Exposure: -0.5
Contrast -8
Highlights: -48
Whites:-32
Blacks:-48
The campaign posters are repeated across the wall so it creates a pattern. The posters are all relatively the same size. Some are single posters and some are posters consisting of four combined small pictures. All in all, the object is repeated across the whole of the picture.

Principles of Design Movement

Exposure-0.55
Shadows:+48
Whites:-21
Blacks:+85

There is movement because the eyes first focus on the group of runners, especially the runner that is bright. Then, The eyes move towards the goal box in the middle of the picture, and then the eyes eventually focus on the runner in the front, in the shade.

Principles of Design Emphasis

Contrast:-24
Whites: -33
Blacks:28

The yellow fire hydrant stands out from the green background. Since the fire hydrant was the only yellow thing in the background, and the majority of the picture is green grass, the difference in color as well as texture between the rough grass and the smooth fire hydrant creates emphasis.I also used rule of thirds in this picture in order to focus more attention on the fire hydrant.

Principles of Design Balance

Shadows:-73
Whites:-100
Blacks:+13

The balance of this photo comes from the conflicting lines and the different colors. The lines are going at different directions but connect at the ends. Also, the bell in this photo counters the asymmetrical symmetry in the photo.

Elements of Art Texture

Highlights:-63
Shadows: +7
Whites: +17
Blacks: -11

Elements of Art Color

Whites:-10
Also cropped the picture

Elements of Art Space

Cropped Picture
Shadows:+10

Elements of Art Form

Cropped Picture
Clarity:+15
Whites:-10

Elements of Art Lines

Cropped Picture
Shadows:-5
Whites:+10

Half Past Autumn Part 1 Questions

1. The doctor
2. Gordon Parks was born in Kansas
3. Ms. McClintock told him that going to college was impossible for him because of his race and that trying to go to college would just waste his parents money.
4. His mother died when he was 15.
5. After his mother died, Gordon moved to St. Paul, Minnesota.
6. Gordon did not graduate from college.
7. he began his fashion photography career when he convinced an owner of a women's clothing store to hire him as a photographer.
8. Double exposure is using two images to create a single image when layered upon each other.
9. Joe Louis was a famous boxer during that time.
10. Gordon Parks played piano.
11. The Farm Security Administration documented the effects of the Dust Bowl and spread it around the nation.
12.Stryker's agreement was that Gordon could not take any pictures that would get them in trouble, such as the one of Ella Watson.
13.Ella Watson was the subject of one of Parks's most popular photo. She was holding a broom with an American flag and a mop in the background.
14.Grant Wood took inspiration from the town of Eldon, Iowa.
15.

Elements of Art Shape

Contrast: -13
Highlights: 0
Shadows: 10
Whites: -3
Blacks: +8

Andrew's and Rudrik's Assignment

My Favorite Photo from the "Look From Behind, With Feeling" album

1. I really like the painting of the boy peeking out of a wall in the painting. This painting really shows how devastated this house is, almost making it seem like the boy is scared of the outside.

2. I also like the pose of the man in the doorway, holding his helmet. It seems like he is finished searching or doing whatever he has done in the house and it seems like he is man with a job and purpose.

3.I also really like the contrast between the rich and the poor in the photo. The chandelier represents the former glory of the house before the hurricane hit, and the ground below shows the devastation that ensued.

Rules Used in the Photo
1. Texture: The ground below and the miscellaneous rubble added texture to the photo and showed the destruction the hurricane caused.
2.Rule of Thirds: The mini chandelier in the corner and the painting in the opposite corner reflects rule of thirds.
3.Symmetry: The man in the middle and the chandelier over him showed symmetry.

Best Pictures From "An Embedded Photographer Empowers the Poor"

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Poster #2

1. Why is the poster good?
 This poster is good because of the Photoshop skills required to construct it.We first took 3 photos and layered them on top of each other. Among the photos that we chose, 2 had a similar color scheme of orange and blue. The last photo was picture of a canvas bag, which created folds and texture in the picture.
2. Why is it better than the last one?
The last photo is better than the last one because it is more detailed and structured. Because the background of the original version was plain black, and that the pictures we used were not our, this poster is better. Furthermore, this poster is also more structured and easier to find information, which are highlighted by the colored boxes.
3.What did you do to create this one?
To create this poster, we first made the background by adjusting opacity and layering them on each other. When we reached an acceptable outcome, we then used a box tool to make a box. We then selected different colors for each box and then put the information on them using text boxes.

Questions

1. What was The Photo League's credo?

The camera was more than a means of recording reality; it was a device with the potential to change the world.

2. What organization did The Photo League separate from?

The Film and Photo League

3. What was the workshop?

The Photo League’s school, offering photography classes to anyone with a camera and $5 tuition. Director Sid Grossman insisted the goal of the photographer was to achieve an emotional connection with the subjects.

4. Who taught "the workshop?"

Sid Grossman

5. If you were to devote one year of your life to one project, what project is worth your time and energy?
   I will more than willingly devote one year of my life to document the inequalities in our national social system with pictures. Taking photographs of different social classes within our country, and juxtaposing them, will cast doubt over the saying “all are created equal.” By embarking on this journey, I hope to create reform much like Jacob Riis’s “How the Other Half Lives.”
6. What was The Harlem Document?

The Harlem Document is a portfolio of photographs that reveals Harlem’s poor living conditions and neighborhood in the 1930’s.

7. Who started The Harlem Document?

Aaron Siskind started The Harlem Document.

8. A photographer discusses a photograph where "the children looked like they came out of a __________ painting. Who was the painter?

Caravaggio

9. Why did the photograph mentioned in #8 look like it was by the painter?

The kids all looked very sweet and innocent, but specifically the one sitting on the right had a perfect ray of light hitting his face, illuminating him.

10. Who was Lewis Hine? (name two significant contributions)

He photographed child labor which showed children as young as eight working long   hours under dangerous conditions. Later in World War 1, Hine served as a photographer with Red Cross. He was also hired to record the construction of the Empire State Building.

11. Who was Weegee?

Weegee was a photojournalist who took images of the aftermath of New York street crimes and disasters.

12. How did The League change when The Nazis took power?

They became focused on supporting the war effort. They showed patriotism in America and gruesome descriptions of the war.

13. How did The League change during WWII?

Photo League members enlisted with armed forces and took part in battles on every theatre of WWII.

14. How did Siskind change after WWII?

Siskind turned away from the social and political world after WWII.

15. What was the Saturday Evening post?

The Saturday Evening Post was a photojournalism magazine similar to LIFE.

16. Who was Barbara Morgan? What did she photograph?

Barbara Morgan was an American photographer best known for her depictions of modern dancers.

17. What eventually undermined the Photo League?

The Photo League was put on a list of possible totalitarian, communist, or fascist organizations, created by Tom Clark.

18. What was the "Growing Menace" mentioned in the film?

Communism

19. Who agreed to serve as President when The League was under investigation?
    W. Eugene Smith
20. What happened to the league?
    FBI agent Angela Calomiris testified that Sid Grossman had recruited her from the Photo League into the Communist Party. Although the League was never officially on trial, people became scared and didn’t come anymore. Due to the loss of members, the Photo League closed down in the summer of 1951.

Notice these things too

1. The picture of Chicks Candy Store and the Charlotte Russe
2. Henry James
3. Frank Capra
4. Glenn Miller and The Andrews Sisters
5. The Photo Hunt
6. The Munich Agreement
7. Alfred Stiegligtz
8. Daguerre

Mission ROP Poster

Concert Tour Photo

Period 3- Semester Final

1. My favorite photo from today's Lens slideshow is photo number 7. Firstly the different colors and the many balls in the background of the shot is aesthetically pleasing. Secondly, the person in the middle looks like he is loving life, which made me smile. Thirdly, the stray, green juggling pin in the air contrasted from the other colors, which made me happy about my own uniqueness and special skills that define who I am.

2. The best photo from the slideshow is photo number 6. Firstly, the photo follows the rule of thirds, with the car in the bottom left intersection. Secondly, the colors are complementary to each other, blue to yellow, which made the photo aesthetically pleasing. Thirdly, the simplicity of the the photo focused more attention on the car, which helped define the picture better.

3. My best work this semester is the up close picture of the plant. This photo is my best work because it demonstrated my knowledge of composition rules, such as simplicity. The photo also demonstrated my editing abilities, as shown when dropped the saturation of the pebbles behind the plant. The third reason is the camera I took the photo on, since this was one of the first quality photos I took with my cell phone. If I had more time, I would have edited the picture better, since the editing made the final picture look extremely pixalated.
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4. My three rules of composition are: Perspective, Rule of Thirds, and Simplicity.

5.

I used rule of thirds and perspective in the picture.

6. Your first rule is "get closer"

7. The benefits of working in groups include: 1.Able to have people back you up and explain uncertainties to you. 2. You can learn information beneficial in the future and they can learn stuff from you. 3. As a group, tasks can be done more efficiently since everyone is helping each other. 4. As a group, communication skills will develop. 5. Hard tasks that may not have been able to be done alone can be accomplished by breaking complex tasks into parts and steps.

8. The difficulties of working in a group include: 1. inability to focus on the task. 2. conflict between team members. 3. Unequal effort from group members. 4. difficulty to meet up outside of class. 5. ideas not thoroughly discussed as a team.

9. My favorite work in this class is by Rudrik, who took the following: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBg_Bpi6tXPy1ZjagzHfhVjTXBQuabPEZTKQ25OqUugkVcL_LYlNcwVuXxQj_Fz-EpsJTufCGELjg6-t4dBK1r8Abwg7wtJuDNSwfVFyzTTrwYbAke_EY4E_krJdLxMoN-FqhFaGS91f5B/s1600/unnamed_1.jpg

10. The master photographer I was assigned is Philippe Halsman. He was as European photographer who moved to America. He specialized in portraits and took many of celebrity friends. His major contribution to photography was the ability to show people's emotions and personalities through his portraits.

11. Dorothea Lange's most popular photo is "Migrant Mother," which depicted a worn out mother with two children with her. This photo was taken in a frozen pea farm in Nipomo, California in 1936. When taking this photo, she was employed by the FSA, or Farm Security Administration.

12. The creators of LIFE Magazine are John Ames Mitchell and Andrew Miller. However, Henry Luce bought the magazine and turned it to a photojournalism magazine in 1936.The first publication of LIFE (photojournalism version) was in November 23, 1936.

13. In 1947, Robert Capa co-founded Magnum Photo.

14. The falling soldier was taken by Robert Capa on September 5, 1936 and was supposed taken in the battle ground of Cerro Muriano in Cordoba.

Album Cover Recreation

original

 Original: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/N.W.A.StraightOuttaComptonalbumcover.jpg

Masters of Photography Project Reflection

In doing this project, I realized that the photographs a photographer takes is their own fingerprint, that they are different for every photographer and represents their personality and their lives. In this way, I also relized that my classmates were all unique and their photographs showed the way they percieved the world. Because some of the photographers they chose were very specific in their photo subjects, some of my classmates found it difficult to replicate the photos. Instead, they chose a different photo subject, but their photos were still related in style to the artist. Their choice of the location and photo subject depicted their own view of the world and put it in a physical form.

1. As a student in this class, I have learned many photography skills such as cropping and using Adobe Bridge to edit my photos. For this project in particular, these skills were imperative towards turning the photo I took to a photo that is similar to one that Philippe Halsman took.

2. From the beginning of the school year until now, I have learned multiple photography skills. I previously had no knowledge in photography whatsoever and did not know what a "good" photo was. Now, I have learned basic rules of photography and have also learned personal skills that help in leading up to taking a photo.

3. By working with a group, I can ask my group members on their opinions on photos. For this project in particular, I asked my group members about possible poses and locations that would help the photographs become the best it can be.

4.The only disadvantages of working in a group is the amount of people. With the limited working space we had, there was no space for all of us to get a "Straight" picture of the photo subject. By this, I mean that some people had to take pictures from the side, or at an angle, which made it difficult to replicate Halsman's style.

5. Looking back at the project, I believe that some of the pictures could have been of a better quality, b/c when I cropped my pictures, they became blurry and pixilated.

6. Nope