They Fight The Fire That Will Not Out

 

I was given this iconic photo in photojournalism and was asked to tell about it. This photo was taken in May of 1963 in Birmingham, Alabama.It shows african american high school students being blasted with fire hoses by the police during peaceful protests. This photo was taken by Charles Moore and appeared in Life Magazine. The water was so powerful it could peel the bark off trees and even tore the shirts off protesters and rolled them down the street. This picture is iconic because it helped change how blacks were treated in this country by making people see how they were being treated and led to the passing of the Civil Rights laws. This picture really made me sad because I believe all people should be treated the same and I admire those who fought against discrimination.

Rules of Composition

Rule #6: Lock the Focus

Press the shutter halfway to focus on an object then move the subject from the middle.

Here is an example:

I took pictures of the birds outside of school. This one was hanging out on a bench.

Here is an example violating this rule:

The focus locked on the bricks not the birds like I wanted.

Rules of Compostion

Rule #5 Take Some Vertical Pictures

Make an effort to turn the camera sideways.

Here is an example of this rule:

Riding down the rode I saw this half way frozen fountain. I thought it was really cool. The whole fountain fits vertically in this picture.

Here is an example violating this rule.

This shot did not turn out well sideways. There is too much room left at the top and bottom.

Rules of Composition from Flickr

My assignment was to find 3 pictures on flickr that represent the Rules of Composition.

This first picture is rule #1 Get down on their level. I chose this picture because I love dogs and this picture makes me think of my dog. This is taken at floor level down with the dog.

My next picture shows rule # 2 Use plain background. I chose this picture because the white flower pops out from the plain background.

My last picture is for rule #4 Move in close. Moving in close shows more color and detail of the bird. I like how you can see the details of the bird's head.

Rules of Composition

Rule #4: Move in close.

"Fill the whole frame with subject"

I took pictures around school and my house.

Here is an example of this rule:

This is a cute doll on my mom's mantle. Moving close makes her look alive.

Here is an example violating this rule:

I did not focus in close enough to see the phone's details.

Rules of Composition

Rule #3: Use flash outdoors

"To make the object brighter when it is dark outdoors and when there are shadows"

Here is an example of this rule:

I took pictures outside during the freeze of icicles forming on the bushes outside of some townhouses by my house where the sprinkler was left on. The flash makes the icicles pop out.

Here is an example of violating this rule:

This is a shed at my grandpa's house. The flash really did not help this picture. I think I was too far away.