...of the greatest feeling someone can is accomplishing a goal. It can change everything from one second to another. When I completed my first photography portfolio it was one of my greatest achievements. To complete my first portfolio it took dedication where it sparked a personal growth and a new understanding of myself and others. When I created my first portfolio I had to put hard work and commitment in order to be able to finish my final product. I realized I loved taking pictures and I started to do a small photography business. I realized I never had my own photography portfolio, then I set my mind into completing one. I set up different photography shoots in order to set up my perfect portfolio. Each shoot was different, but they all had something similar. The photography shoots all had my personality in it and everyone could see it shine through. Each picture had its own background story and they were meaningful. I was able to pick the book and each picture going on. I went in and...
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...understanding of its goal will dictate its design. All the layout, information, functionality and its content should focused only to its main purpose. For this report, let us design a photographer’s website for a portrait studio specializing in family and children, even newborn babies, and event photography. Photo sessions can be taken in a studio location or to the clients’ homes, or to any location of their choice. The intended target for this website is primarily for families, but also caters to anyone who wants to have their pictures taken, whether on a formal studio setting or on any place of their choice. The content of the website will include the Homepage, Portfolio, Galleries, About, Contact, and Blog. The Homepage will have a grid layout of images from the most recent photography sessions. The Portfolio will have two menu selections for Portraits and Events, to showcase the photographer’s image processing ability. The Galleries section will show selected images that may or may not show under Portfolio, to promote the photographers versatility in every kind of special events and occasions. The About section is the photographer’s resume, qualification and maybe his current photography tools and gears. Contact section is the clients section to contact the photographer for appointments and special events. Blog section is where the photographer describes his personal experiences regarding a particular session. Tutorials may also be provided on this section to give clients a...
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... and even selfies. Within regulation, drone photography is even possible, allowing people to see the park from a whole new perspective. This mass accumulation of photos creates a new perspective of the national park, and preservers the memory for the rest of existence. However, the mass growth of this nature “repository” leaves many memories forgotten, and images often get buried under piles and piles of cute dog photos and implicit memes. While memes were not an issue back in the 1940’s, the rapid expansion...
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...Media Studies- Magazines Similar to my chosen Nikon magazines Popular Photographer Magazine Popular Photography Magazine is made, simply put, to help readers become better all-around photographers. Published once per month, this publication delves into all aspects of photography – from top to bottom and from expert level to beginner level. This magazine is true to its name; it is indeed popular. It has the largest circulation of any imaging magazine. Each issue of Popular Photography offers easy-to-follow instructional items, top-notch photography and reviews of the latest techniques, coverage of the latest technologies, and more. Issues Per Year- 12 Publishing Frequency- Monthly First Published- 1937 Publisher- Bonnier Outdoor Photographer Magazine Outdoor Photographer Magazine is an in-depth photography publication that is created for both professional photographers and amateur hobbyists alike. This monthly photography magazine features advice that you will use to enhance your photography, reviews of the latest equipment, portfolios of top-notch photography, and more. Outdoor Photographer focuses on landscape, wildlife, sports, and travel photography but doesn’t leave other important parts of photography hanging out to dry. Eleven times per year, this magazine publishes an unmatched resource for outdoor photographers. Issues Per Year- 11 Publishing Frequency- Monthly First Published- Not Known Publisher- Werner Publishing Shutterbug Magazine Shutterbug...
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...Choosing a subject to photograph • Set up of equipment, lighting and the studio • Editing negatives or slides • Editing digital photos • Scanning slides or negatives • Developing photos • Reading photography journals to keep up with innovative techniques and equipment. • to use them; • seeking out appropriate photographic subjects and opportunities; • carrying out research and preparation for a shoot; • working in different locations, and in different circumstances, to get the right image; • using an extensive range of technical equipment, including cameras, lenses, lighting and specialist software; • communicating with photographic subjects, putting them at ease, encouraging them and directing them; • arranging still life objects, products, scenes, props and backgrounds; • liaising with other professionals, including graphic designers, writers, gallery managers, picture researchers, commissioning editors and art directors; • managing the processing and use of images, discussing technical problems, checking for quality and dealing with clients' concerns; • preparing proofs for approval; • compiling finished products for sale, including albums and framed prints, for example; • understanding traditional film and digital photography and keeping up to date with industry trends, developments and new techniques; • developing expertise with software to digitally enhance images by, for example, changing emphasis, cropping pictures...
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...he wants to give a glimpse of the impoverished lifestyle of his subjects. While it is interesting to see the disparity between our culture and theirs, it’s also shocking to realize that people live like this every day. Although he denies it, Adams’ photographs are frequently seen as exploitive because they create a distorted image of society for his own personal gain. The photographs’ dismal qualities seem to display a lifestyle where the people look distraught amidst a culture of despair. Despite the controversial appearances of his photos, his finished works still make an impression on society, whether it’s a good or bad one. The photographs are professionally done, and they reveal his prowess as an artist and photographer. While the photography of Shelby Lee Adams is widely criticized for being exploitive of the Appalachian culture, it should be valued for its validity in the eyes of his subjects and artistic qualities. While Adams has been criticized for faking his camaraderie with the people of Appalachia in order to gain their trust, his link to the area cannot be disputed. He was born in Hazard, in eastern Kentucky and after moving around from place to place, he returned to Hot Spot, KY where he attended high school. He accredits his childhood experiences as the inspiration of his photographs. His statement, “When your blood’s connected, and you’re born and raised in a place, you’re always connected”, pretty much sums up the bond he feels with the Appalachian residents....
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...Career Research for a Photographer Why I Chose My Career I chose this career because I find photography very interesting. I’ve always liked photography so I think this would be a good fit for me, because I like to capture the moment. I have even job shadowed a photographer and found it to be interesting. I try to take pictures as often as I can and I have thousands saved onto my computer. I would really like to become a photographer after I graduate. What I Already Know If I became a photographer I would want to start my own business. I know that I wouldn’t have set hours, I might have to work in the morning, evening, or on the weekends. I would work both indoors and outdoors, I would take the actual photos outside but I would edit them inside....
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...operations to respond to external environmental changes. In this way, through carefully analysing the political, economic, social and technological changes in its external market, Jessops has been able to develop new business opportunities. 2. What has been happening to margins at Jessops? How have these margins been affected by changes in the economy, and by changes in competition in recent years? Jessops has been a leader in the photographic business for over 75 years. The Jessops story began in 1935, when Frank Jessop opened a photography store in Leicester. Today, the company is the UK’s premier photographic retailer operating from over 200 stores around the UK. In addition it has an online shop and call centre. Jessops is the trading name of The Jessop Group Limited, which is a subsidiary of Snap Equity Limited. A key part of Jessops’ product portfolio is its photo and imaging business. Jessops operates in two main sectors of the photography market. The modern photographic industry has changed radically. The business originally focused on producing prints from...
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...better. Megan Rion, who is a photographer at Imagine Photography, captures magical movements on camera all the time. She recently captured what many people would consider the perfect photobomb. Megan was taking a picture of Tiffany Gill-Rogers' son named Connor. Connor is one month old. The photoshoot was quite a memorable experience. A curious deer decided that she was going to wander onto the scene to see what was going on. Connor was being photographed at Sam Houston Jones State Park, which is located in Moss Bluff, Louisiana. Tiffany laid her sleeping baby on a bale of hay prior to the photo shoot....
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...next evolutionary step for the company was one year later in 1885. This is when the first transparent photographic film came to market. With this groundbreaking and revolutionary product, EASTMAN Negative Paper opened a wholesale office in London England. The next few years were so good at EASTMAN Negative Paper that they were able to employ a full-time research scientist to help the company in the commercialization of a flexible, transparent film. A few years later in 1888 the name Kodak was born and they adopted and marketed the slogan “You press the button – we do the rest”. The next years for Kodak were filled with the growth of their film product and the cameras that used the film, while they developed many new products for the photography industry they always stayed true to their core business of producing film and cameras. That is until the digital camera killed the film industry. The History and Core Business of Fujifilm In 1934, Fuji Photo Film Co. LTD was established because of a Japanese government plan to create a domestic film manufacturing industry. The...
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...photographer, picture-taking is an event in itself, and one with ever more peremptory rights – to interfere with, to invade, or to ignore whatever is going on” (Sontag, 11). Photography narrates the world. A simple photograph can freeze time, halt any moment you please. Photographers have a choice to choose between telling a narrative and expressing art. But when it comes down to it, no matter how complete or comprehensive a narrative appears it will always be the product of including some elements and excluding others based on what the creator wants to be viewed. Inclusion/exclusion is part of what construction is all about, but knowing what is best included or excluded requires an understanding of context. With narrative or art photography events are not found objects waiting to be discovered, they are created, whether by the photographer or the person within the photograph. If it is a live action, journalistic photograph, something led up to that moment in time, it was created. In photography, narrative is related to the idea of context, that is where the photographer comes in and adds their point of view and taste on a subject matter. Ralph Eugene Meatyard uses a narrative format to portray exactly what he wants to be seen in his photographs “Untitled” ca. 1960 and “Romance (N.) from Ambrose Bierce #3” from portfolio 3 ca. 1964. Susan Sontag’s ideas of Plato’s Cave and Allan Sekula’s idea of possible meaning; will relate to what Meatyard is depicting throughout his photographs. He...
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...run. In 2000 Black and Decker Corporation was still reeling from the financial and strategic problems stemming from the company's acquisition of Emhart Corporation in 1989. In late 1998 Black & Decker management celebrated the completion of an almost decade-long effort to divest nonstrategic business gained through its 1989 acquisition of Emhart Corporation and expected the company to enter a long-awaited period of growth as its entire management refocused its attention on its core power tools, plumbing, and security hardware business. Archibald believed that "This portfolio restructuring will allow us to focus on core operations that can deliver dependable and superior operating and financial results." However the portfolio restructuring did little to improve the market performance of the company's securities. Yet Archibald and the management continued to express confidence that the company's streamline portfolio would allow Black & Decker to achieve revenue and earnings growth that the market would find impressive. So far the 1998 divestitures have not produced steady increases in the company's stock price, but look promising for the future due to the efforts to refocus efforts on the successful power tools line. Strategic planning team evaluation Over the years, Black & Decker has branched off into many different directions in order to gain as much market share as possible. The diversification program in the 1980s produced mixed results for shareholders, and later...
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...work and needs to plan accordingly. One main question that is always a difficult one to answer is how long one needs to work before they can comfortably stop working and rely on their financial portfolio to take care of expenses after work. In order to analyze these questions, a deterministic model of an investment portfolio was created and stochastic modeling was used to determine the likelihood of being able to accumulate the necessary finances over the desired period of time. Quantitative Analysis: 1. Using the given deterministic model, the annual outflows were estimated from the retirement portfolio over the retirement years and the estimated return on the account was also calculated. It was determined that under these basic assumptions of salary and portfolio growth rate the portfolio could expect to grow to $452,900 within thirty years. However, this assumed a fixed salary growth rate of 5% as well as a 4% annual investment rate. Given the high rate of inflation and the projected expenses after retirement, it was calculated that if this money was to last for the retirement, then even pulling out $50,000 per year in expenses would cause the account to run out after just a few years. 2. Adjusting the annual rate to 8% from 4% had a major effect. Although the portfolio fell short of the one million dollar goal by only reaching $853,633, this was a major effect as it allows the individual the ability to pull $100,000 each year from this account and still sustain...
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...Strategic Plan BUS 475 April 21, 2014 Strategic Plan Photography companies allow people, families, friends, and organizations to capture memorable moments that will be seen for years to come. Megan Elizabeth Portraits is an individually owned photography studio based in Dallas, Texas. The studio specializes in newborn, maternity, and family portraits using natural light to enhance the portraits. Each photography session is centered around the type of picture the client wants. There are guidelines that each client must follow in order for each photo session to be successful and each client to be satisfied. Megan Elizabeth Portraits wants to make each experience a lifelong memory and an experience that will capture the essence of each client. The vision of Megan Elizabeth Portraits is to capture the beauty of the environment and nature (Elizabeth, 2014). The studio wants to give the client unique portraits that will last a long time and give the client something to share with others. The vision of this studio will help to make clients feel comfortable and make them feel like their decision to have Megan Elizabeth Portraits as the photographer was the best decision to make. Clients are able to do photo shoots with nature as a backdrop and other different kind of backdrops that will bring a fresh view of the environment through the picture. The type of pictures that this studio wants to produce and the kind of experience each client should have further exemplifies...
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...Kochman’s and Badarinathi’s mathematical case for upside deviation deals with portfolio upside deviations being divided by a market’s upside deviations to so show the resulting ratio and how it facilitates other tests for positive or negative skewness. The article discusses how CAPM is inappropriate for the evaluation of portfolios given that is not only assumed that the returns on distributions are symmetrical, but that the beta (performance and return-to-risk ratios) underestimates the risk of larger numbers of mutual funds. Kochman and Badarinathi needed to answer two questions; can upside deviation be the means for portfolio evaluations and can this be done by taking the upside deviation of portfolios and divide those figure by the upside deviation of the market? Kochman and Badarinathi believe that to make a case for upside deviation as a means for portfolio evaluations is to take the upside deviation of the portfolio(s) and dividing it by the market(s) upside deviation. This would result with a ratio that facilitates another test of positive or negative skewness. To test whether the ratio of portfolio-to-market upside deviations as a success, a test on fund returns would need to be conducted to ensure a meaningful difference between upside deviations, portfolios, and markets. The overall findings showed that the relationships between low betas and low upside volatility appeared to be weaker than the relationships between high betas and high upside volatility. In addition...
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