Elements of Photography

This picture is an example of a picture in motion. I am kicking the ball and the girl behind me is running onto it. You can tell by the way I am standing that I am in motion. My legs are bent and my body is tilted. You can tell which direction we are going by the way we are positioned. 

In this picture I used Simplicity. The shoe is the main focus of the picture. Even though there is stuff in the background, the shoe is what you focus on the most. 

With this picture I used the angle element. Since we are looking down on the object, the appearance is different then it would look if we were looking at it straight on. The angle we are looking from makes Hannah Montana's head appear larger than it actually is and her body a lot smaller than it really is.

Pirating and Copyright Infringement

In the podcast we created we used our own work. We used our own picture and the music/jingle was pre downloaded and it was only 10 seconds. We also recorded it ourselves and made up everything we said.

Downloading music is wrong because it is illegal and takes money away from artists and producers. They work hard to produce this music for us to enjoy so we should repay them by actually purchasing the song instead of pirating it. Therefore, copyright laws should exist to protect songs so if someone does illegally download music the artists has some justice. Piracy is prevalent in our society today because people don't think its a big deal to download music without paying for it. They don't think they are hurting anyone by doing this but in reality they are taking money from the artists who deserve to be paid for what they do. If someone used my podcast without my permission I would be upset because I worked hard to put it together and they are using it without having to do any work.

Years of Copyright Isn't Worth The Years in Jail

I think copyrighting is when one takes another's work without asking permission. I learned that it is much more than that. Some people go to jail for copyrighting because it is another form of stealing. When people copyright, singers and producers don't get paid for it and lose money.

An example of Copyright Infringement is from the popular music sharing website Lime Wire (a website for downloading music without paying). On this website, people can go to it, chose any song, and download it for free onto their computer. And they can do this with as many songs and albums they please. This person is breaking the law by stealing songs from artists and producers instead of purchasing it and allowing artists and producers to make money from their songs. Punishment for this ranges from fines to jail time, depending on how many songs have been illegally downloaded. I believe this is a fair punishment for the crime. Stealing is wrong no matter what it is that you are taking. Any form of stealing or wrong doing should be punished.