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WEBSITE 1:

Briefly describe what you looked at on the website (2-3 sentences, make sure you write enough to really make it clear that you spent time looking at the website).
This website instructs beginners on how to pose when modeling. They give a lot of tips and tricks to look very comfortable and relaxed when modeling. The author of the article also gave links to videos regarding modeling.
What did you learn new?

I learned how to pose. I didn’t know that three seconds in the same pose is the maximum time to hold it. I also learned that one has to remember to relax their hands, and avoid the deer in the headlights look.

If possible, post your favorite photo from the site.

If you have a photo to post, please answer the following questions:
a.     Why did you pick this photo?

I like the photo because the models look very relaxed and comfortable while still looking confident and with great posture. They are perfect examples of good models.
b.     What rules of photography do you see in the photo?

Background. The background was strategically chosen to balance out the picture. The models are very skinny and vertical, and the horizontal lines in the background help them not look like sticks.
c.     Who took the photo?

Not mentioned

If you looked at a video, please do the following:
a.     Describe what you saw in the video.

A model was posing and being very diverse in her modeling. The video showed us her shoot with a magazine and helped us see what a professional model does.
b.     Try to figure out who made the video. If it was a photographer look them up on google and see if you can learn more about them.

The person who posted this on vimeo is Coco Rocha.
c.     If there is a story about the video on the website, paraphrase it in 2-3 sentences.

NA
d.     What did you learn new?

I got to see what a professional model poses like. It helped me get a better understanding on the art of modeling and I got to see how they behave in a studio environment.

WEBSITE 2:

Briefly describe what you looked at on the website (2-3 sentences, make sure you write enough to really make it clear that you spent time looking at the website).
The website gave tips on how to create great portraits. It includes lots of great suggestions that will aid with model to photographer communication and how to make the model feel comfortable.
What did you learn new?
That bringing the model out of the comfort zone can help getting beautiful images. I also learned that making your model comfortable with you will really change the mood of the shoot.
If possible, post your favorite photo from the site.

If you have a photo to post, please answer the following questions:
a.     Why did you pick this photo?

I really love how unusual it is perfectly focused on the berry.
b.     What rules of photography do you see in the photo?

Rule of thirds.
c.     Who took the photo?

Rajib Mukherjee.

WEBSITE 3:

Briefly describe what you looked at on the website (2-3 sentences, make sure you write enough to really make it clear that you spent time looking at the website).
I browsed through pictures of spiral staircases in abandoned buildings. Christian Richter is a architecture photographer in Germany that created a photo series titled “Abandoned staircases”.

What did you learn new?
That bringing the model out of the comfort zone can help getting beautiful images. I also learned that making your model comfortable with you will really change the mood of the shoot.
If possible, post your favorite photo from the site.

If you have a photo to post, please answer the following questions:
a.     Why did you pick this photo?

It looks like a painting. It doesn’t look like a picture!
b.     What rules of photography do you see in the photo?

Leading line.
c.     Who took the photo?

Christian Richter

WEBSITE 4:

Briefly describe what you looked at on the website (2-3 sentences, make sure you write enough to really make it clear that you spent time looking at the website).
The website gave me an opportunity to browse through portraits of Barbie dolls. The photographer took pictures of the dolls in UV light so that they would look more real. Also, she styled the barbies hair and applied skin products to them.
What did you learn new?
NA- just browsed.

If possible, post your favorite photo from the site.

If you have a photo to post, please answer the following questions:
a.     Why did you pick this photo?

I really love the Barbie looks like it’s actually posing.
b.     What rules of photography do you see in the photo?

Background..
c.     Who took the photo?

Hamid Blad.

WEBSITE 5:

Briefly describe what you looked at on the website (2-3 sentences, make sure you write enough to really make it clear that you spent time looking at the website).
The website gave me an opportunity to browse through portraits of Barbie dolls. The photographer took pictures of the dolls in UV light so that they would look more real. Also, she styled the barbies hair and applied skin products to them.
What did you learn new?
NA- just browsed.

If possible, post your favorite photo from the site.

If you have a photo to post, please answer the following questions:
a.     Why did you pick this photo?

I really love the Barbie looks like it’s actually posing.
b.     What rules of photography do you see in the photo?

Background..
c.     Who took the photo?

Hamid Blad.

WEBSITE 5:

Briefly describe what you looked at on the website (2-3 sentences, make sure you write enough to really make it clear that you spent time looking at the website).
I watched a video of people spinning steel wool and it was reversed and it was sooooo cool.
What did you learn new?
NA
If you looked at a video, please do the following:
a.     Describe what you saw in the video.

People spun steel wool and it looked cool.
b.     Try to figure out who made the video. If it was a photographer look them up on google and see if you can learn more about them.

Richie Johnstonline
c.     If there is a story about the video on the website, paraphrase it in 2-3 sentences.

NA
d.     What did you learn new?
NA