Time magazine top ten 2008

By the time the networks announced it, Barack Obama's Electoral College–landslide presidential victory was as inevitable as it had once seemed impossible. The election of the first black President of the United States of America had been an epic journey, not only by virtue of the racial barriers it smashed but also by dint of the campaign ingenuity and inventiveness that marked a generational shift in American politics. At the center of the drama was Obama himself, heroic but self-possessed, outdistancing formidable rivals, always the smartest and most charismatic figure in the room. It remains to be seen, of course, whether all the ecstatic political soteriology of his campaign can overcome the economic apocalypse Obama will inherit, along with a vexing list of adjunct crises from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to the dysfunction in American education and health care. But for a moment on Nov. 4, Americans across the board were invited to renew their faith in the true magic of their country's story.

best song of 2008

I think the best song of 2008 was lollipop by lil' wayne because it was a bestselling song and everyone always listened to it. It was my favorite song because most of the other songs are not my type of music and i could listen to this song over and over again without getting bored of it.

Welcome back

The downtown core of Vancouver and the Lions Gate Bridge rise above a morning fog in this view from Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver, British Columbia November 17, 2008. (REUTERS/Andy Clark)

Lightning bolts appear above and around the Chaiten volcano as seen from Chana, some 30 kms (19 miles) north of the volcano, as it began its first eruption in thousands of years, in southern Chile May 2, 2008. Cases of electrical storms breaking out directly above erupting volcanoes are well documented, although scientists differ on what causes them. Picture taken May 2, 2008. (Carlos Gutierrez)

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama waves to the crowd at a rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)


The picture of Barack Obama should be the photo of the year because he was just elected the president and there was a lot of exitement, so they should use this photo.

Happy Akins Building Photos

Tips for portraits and self portraits

1.FRAMING-Shooting with a wide angle lens attached to your camera can help create some memorable shots when you’re doing portrait photography.
At very wide focal lengths you can create some wonderful distortion. It might not be the type of shot you take of your wife or girlfriend (unless she’s in a playful mood) but using these focal lengths will enlarge parts of the face or body that are on the edge of the frame more than what is in the centre.
It can also give a wide open and dramatic impact when your subject is in an impressive setting.

2.THE BACKGROUND-The person in your portrait is the main point of interest - however sometimes when you place them into different contexts with different backgrounds you can dramatically alter the mood in a shot.
Sometimes you want your background to be as minimalistic as possible.

Portraits

I think what makes a good photo is good focus and good compositions. The way everything else should look good and balanced, like the colors and how the thing or person is . If someone is standing on a rock I wouldn't want them to stand only on the left I want them in the middle. That's what a good photo should be. In my photos I'm going to use everything I just stated and evrything else that makes it look good.

Dove evolution of beauty

they changed the lady's hair, eye color, her eye shape, and her facial features. I don't think its ethically OK to change someones appearance because it makes someone somebody they want them to look like. they could make someone feel different about themselves like they don't belong.
the types of changes i think are ok is changing someones hair or haircolor, and changing their weight.
the differences of fashion photography and photo journalism is that they take pictures of people they can change and make different and photo journalism is taking still life pictures or taking pictures of people(without changing them).