Food Photography

There are three main types of food photography: Editorial, packing, and advertising. For editorial food photography, the main purpose of the photographer is to make the food look good. Lighting plays a huge part in this. Some tips are to shoot from a lower angle, use a shallow depth of field, and close in on the image. Packing food photography is the hardest kind because it is the most technical and most tedious. Flat light must be used to reveal full detail of the food, and there can be no special effects. Advertising food photography is used mainly for things like food ads and menus. Although it is less tedious than packing food photography, it is still strict. Props and special lighting may be used in this type of food photography.

Photojournalism: David Burnett

David Burnett, a photojournalist for more than forty years now, has been covering the news and the people of today. Co-founder of a New York based photojournalism agency, Burnett has been named as one of the "100 Most Important People in Photography." Returning back to a job that he had had for fifteen years during the 1970s and 1980s, Burnett has been working for TIME magazine as a contract photographer since 2003. Burnett covers history's elements: war, sports, politics, the famous, the infamous, and the unfamous. To check out some of his work, visit the following website...

http://www.davidburnett.com/index.html

Mercy Week: Mercy Day Rally

Rochelle Sison

Senior Spectacle

Colleen McCann

This chick ruined my shot.

Bernadette Arrogancia

Can you teach me how to dougie?

 

Freshmen & Forever Freshmen

Mercy Week: Skittles Day

Justine Carion: Orange

Taimane Tuiasosopo: Starburst

Julie Ann, Annette Lee, Melanie Teepronpirut, Ripika Bedi, Coco Khan

Asians

Julie Ann: Calculus

Itzel Diaz: Conspicuous

Mercy Week: Bowl-A-Thon

Tanya Alvarez

Invincible

Ms. Horan

Crime Fighting

Jen Winnett, Trea McElhone & Leslie Baumann

Rock & Bowl

Briana McTiernan

S-E-N-I-O-R-S

You Wish You Were a Senior

Mercy Week: Rockstar Day

Tina Cuevas: Kiss

Jessica Duncan: Blue Steel

McKenna Stack: 182

Alana Dunn: Mug

Chelsea Glynn: Free

Mercy Week: Disney Day

Angeli Gomez & Midori Le
Woody & Marie

Coco Khan

Minnie Mouse

Annette Lee, Bernadette Arrogancia & Midori Le

Mickey Mouse tackles Marie to the ground while Prince Charming watches.

Chelsea Glynn & Tanya Alvarez

Mickey Mouse & Tweety Bird (equipped with Mickey hands)

Midori Le, Annette Lee & Angeli Gomez

Marie, Prince Charming & Woody stare off into the distance.

Group Assignment Photo

Reception Room

5 Photojournalism Pictures

The scene is of a bunch of people surrounding a pool for waste water in Japan. This pool of water waste is found at the Chisso Chemical Plant. This photo shines light onto the ecologically damaging fact that there's this pool that is filled with water pollution and chemical pollution. Eugene Smith took this picture. He framed it in a way that although the cracked ground takes up a majority of the photo, the numerous silhouettes of the people are still emphasized. The ground, dried up and starved of life, creates a mood of solemnity.

The scene of this picture is of two lucky bums relaxing on the beach. Although this doesn't seem to be an event of any special significance, one can assume that the events of summer or a Sunday afternoon are reason enough to just lounge on the beach. This photo was taken by Elliott Erwitt, who framed it so that the line of beach chairs, echoed by the line of the horizon, is perfectly centered. The expressions of the two guys and the black and white elements give off a calming mood. Life on those beach chairs is simple and relaxing.

The scene is of a curious young girl on the streets of Madrid. One can guess that she was tagging along with her parents as they loitered passed the vendors on the street when she came across this intriguing contraption. I find that this photo really displays what childhood is all about: Curiosity, and curiosity alone. I noticed that while this girl may have been interested by the warm air coming out of the ground, not once did she worry about her dress flying up and revealing her underwear. Cristina Garcia Rodero took this adorable photo. Framing this with regards to the rule of thirds, Rodero included the portraits in the background. The shape of the girl's dress is emphasized not only by its light value, but also by the similar shapes of the portraits in the background. The photo somewhat portrays a mood of wonderment.

The scene of this photo is of a woman clearly distraught. One can guess that she's hidden herself in a closet. The important thing is the question of "why?". Why is she hiding in a closet? From her body language and the fact that she has no clothes on, it's probably not because she's playing hide and go seek. This photo, taken by Werner Bischof, is framed in a way that keeps the woman's identity a mystery. The way the light hits the subject really emphasizes her body language. This photo creates a mood of anguish and despair.

This scene is of a young boy taking full advantage of one of Boston's water playgrounds. One can assume that this is no special event; It's just an image from the everyday life of a kid. That's what makes it significant. This photo really captures one of the many things that children cannot resist: playing with water. Taken by Christopher Anderson, this photo is framed so that the subject is at the center. The emphasis is clearly on the child freely drenching his face in the spewing water coming from the ground. The vibrant spray of the water portrays a mood of carefreeness.

All photos from http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/C.aspx?VP=XSpecific_MAG.AgencyHome_VPage&pid=2K7O3R1VX08V

Journal Notes (66-72) Examples

The top photo was taken with an exposure at f/8. As a result, the exposure is lighter than the one on the bottom. I took the bottom photo with an exposure at f/16. The exposure of this photo was darkened.

Taking advantage of one of South San Francisco's many overcast days, I took the top picture outside of my backyard. I then edited the photo and heightened the contrast. The result is the photo seen at the bottom. I compensated for the lower contrast of the first photo--caused by indirect from the overcast day--by increasing the contrast.

3-5 Elements & Principles Photos

Movement & Rhythm

Ps. Itz, don't kill me.

Value: My Muse Itzel

Radial Balance: Pretty Pink Flowers On My Neighbor's Driveway

Journal Notes (60-65) Examples

 

   

The photo on the left was taken with the camera set to f/3.5. This smaller depth of field, caused by a larger opening of the lens, allows for more focus on the trinkets while the background is blurred out. The photo on the right was taken with a camera set to f/22. The smaller opening of the camera's lens created a greater depth of field, and more components of the photo are in focus. 

The photo on the left was taken with a fast shutter speed (1/2000 of a sec.). As a result, the stream of water appears to be frozen in time in this photo. The ripples and fluid form of the water is able to be seen while the individual drops of water are easily spotted. The photo on the right was taken with a slow shutter speed (1/15 of a sec.). The water seems to blend and flow together into a stream of ghostly white.

The photo the on top was taken with an ISO of 100. This slow film speed is one of the factors that rendered this photo blurry. I twitched a little after taking this picture, and the slow film speed caused it to blur the image. On the bottom, the photo was taken with an ISO of 3200. This fast film speed allowed for the object to stay in focus without any blurring. 

Journal Notes (36-41) Examples

  

This was a photo that I took during our photo quiz. Displaying just one of the many doors found at Mercy, this photo depicts the principle of symmetry. These doors can be found right in front of the fish pond.

The subject of this photo, Julie Ann, is seated on one third of the whole photo. This picture that I took of Julie Ann during lunch at Mercy displays the asymmetrical balance of the rule of thirds.

This picture of Berney was taken by a friend during Mercy's welcome rally--Berney looks welcoming huh? Anywho, the color of blue found throughout the photo unites the picture as a whole and portrays the principle of unity.

This photo, taken at a friend's house one weekend, shows the principle of variety. Berney, a dark-haired filipino who is dark, is paired with Briana, a red-headed Irish girl who is not dark. Such contrasting elements in this photo creates variety.

This photo, taken by Rochelle Sison, captures a moment of pure silliness and complete disregard for the fact that this was at Mercy when school ended--and when the parking lot was filled with parents and the lawn was littered with students (most of whom probably witnessed this). This photo captures the movements of Briana and me as we danced away.

The whiteness of the streaks of light is emphasized against the pitch blackness of the background. I took this picture off a balcony at night and moved my camera around after taking the picture so that it would produce this scribbled effect. The light of a street light portrays the principle of emphasis.

The plugs in this photo appear to be much larger than the stereo in the background. I took this picture in a monochromatic setting so that the colors would not take focus away from the large proportion of the outlet and the plugs. This photo displays the principle of proportion.