Blog 17: Answer 3

What is the most important element to go into a memorable digital photograph?

I don't know how the order of the answers work, so just in case I'd like to change my second answer of form to my third answer, and insert "an easily recognizable object" as my second answer. I already did a blog for form so in its place right now I will give my reasons for why the subject matters. I am also still trying to figure out if I should say "easily recognizable" or just "recognizable", I'm still working out the wording.

One of the most important elements to go into a memorable digital photograph is allowing an easily recognizable object to be the subject of the picture (see what I mean by wording, I'll get to figuring that out so it runs smoother).

I do not have many examples for this because they are kind of hard for me to explain. I started doing research on memory, and although photography is where I am at right now, the science of memory is not my forte. It is in short, hard for my to transfer memory terms into photography terms. I will try though.

The experiments that took place in the memory research lab in MIT was conducted mainly with graphs. They would show a set of forty-eight different graphs and have people rank them from most memorable to least and when they ran out of graphs to remember, they would show them the other graphs they missed and start all over again. My first answer, color, is what they found to be most memorable. My second answer, a recognizable object, it what they found to be triggering memory next.

The graphs with pictures, like a soccer referee and dinosaurs, had more impact on people. rather than the graphs with foreign foods and their layers of ingredients.

A recognizable object can affect us at other times too. Like when you are looking at pictures of people you do not know, versus, people you do know. The people you do know will stand out to you more than the strangers. Just walking around at school, we pass by the people we do not know as well, but stop to talk to a friend.

For most people, a red hammer will stand out rather than a green screwdriver. When we are young most of the time the first tool and color we learn is red and hammer.

Multiple Authors. "What Makes a Visualization Memorable?" CVCL. MIT. 1 August 2013. Web. 27 February 2015. <http://cvcl.mit.edu/papers/Borkin_etal_MemorableVisualization_TVCG2013.pdf>

Memory is so very intricate. No one person is the same. What I find more memorable may be completely different to you. But, we all have a common ground. We just need to work towards it.

Blog 11: Holiday Project Update

It is necessary to constantly be working towards the essential question by consistently being proactive with senior project. Most of the time on my break I was looking through a camera lens and researching famous photographers and the tactics they used most of the time. During the summer I did not have the opportunity to be using a camera or being active with photoshop, so I really needed to take the time to get back to getting in touch with my subject.

I think the most important thing I learned is that taking pictures really does project a story and every story is different.

If I could do a ten question interview with anybody, I would interview Annie Leibovitz. I think she is a genius. She's bold and not afraid to speak her mind and it really shows in the way she photographs and what she photographs.

Blog 10: EQ

I reviewed the rule of three for writing an EQ.

a.  What is the most important factor in healthy weight loss?
This is a pretty solid EQ. It's an open ended question and 'healthy wight loss' and 'most important' are two debatable areas. I do not know much about weight loss but I would say this is a specific enough question.

b.  What is most important to securing a conviction in a criminal investigation?
Open ended, check. I believe this can be argued extensively. It is specific enough.

c.  What is most important in creating a hairstyle that best satisfies a customer?
It is indeed open ended. This sounds nice, but it is not really debatable. Customer gets what customer wants, do not try to get creative on their specific request. Just do not cut their ear off, maybe. Other than that, the question is understandable.

d.  How can an anesthesiologist best treat chronic pain?
This is open ended. And it is debatable... I like it, I like it... It makes sense. I think this may be my favorite question, great job.

Blog 5: Mentorship and Research Reflection

Finding a mentor for digital photography was pleasant. Jack was my ROP teacher last year and he had no TA (for the biggest class he has ever had!) before I asked him to be my mentor, so we were both about as equally excited.

Wow, well the most important article I have read so far has been "Visual Design: Using Color in Photography" by David Peterson. So far I have been focusing mostly on the color use in photography. This man is a genius! He has explained color so well in this article, it was eye opening and mind blowing. I know what color is but he knows how to use it, when to use it, and he is excellent at explaining color. All of his articles are magnificently explanatory. I have never understood when and how to use black and white photography; he has another article specifically for that. Also very informative. Black and white photography may not be my personal challenge any longer. Peterson even explains why he uses what controls in Photoshop and on his camera!

Blog 3: Topic Choice and Working EQ

1. Digital Photography
2. What makes a picture look good?

Blog 5: Mentorship Reflection

1. Looking for a mentor is horrible. I can not drive. I am not allowed to do so many things, I live in a cave. I had a mentor but I do not even think I can go back because it is too far and I have no way of getting there. I am trying to look for mentors but they are all too far away. Looking for a mentor makes me feel like I failed already. This is stressful.
2. The most helpful information I have read so far is WHAT IS WILDLIFE REHABILITATION? Facts and Myths by the New York State Wildlife Rehabilitation Council. All articles I have come across so far have been the same, like they plagiarized off of each other. This article is still explaining wildlife rehabilitation but at another angle. the easiest way define something is to first define what it is not, and that is what this article does.

Blog 3: Topic Choice and Working EQ

1. My topic will be wildlife rehabilitation.
2. So, what is wildlife rehabilitation?
3. I accidentally made my working blog on my other email and I could not get it to transfer to my email that this account is on. Just in case it does not want to be on the side panel, here it is.

Thank you.