Sontag argued that just like paintings and illustrations, photography gives us an incomplete representation to the world, which will likely to be falsely interpreted. Despite providing an “anthology of images”, photographs give us miniatures and glimpses of reality about the world (1). Images taken by the camera cannot fully capture the beauty and reality of the…
“Photographs are “easy” to understand in visual terms as they are composed of elements found around us and more importantly they allow viewers to envision themselves in the photograph.”…
Kenny’s lifelong love for photography began when he first picked up his mother’s Kodak Instamatic camera. “I had never used one before,” Kenny said. Yet his curiosity turned into fascination with an eagerness to learn more. He studied the greats — Ansel Adams, Minor White, among others — but Kenny felt the most connected to White’s work. “[His influence] was really important,” Kenny said. “He did a lot of abstract stuff, and I saw the connection right away.”…
In the world of art, the photograph has conventionally been used to establish original subjects that document and reflect cultures as accurately as possible. However, in Philip Gefter’s essay, “Photographic Icons: Fact, Fiction, or Metaphor”, Gefter points out that, “just because a photograph reflects the world with perceptual accuracy doesn’t mean it is proof of what actually transpired. (208)” What Gefter is telling us is that it is that the ordinary reality of the image is not what is important; the metaphoric truth is the significant factor. What makes photojournalism essential is that it helps show us how to view the world in an individualized way. It is, essentially, a public art, and its power and importance is a function of that artistry. From the war photography of Mathew Brady (who was known for moving dead bodies to create a scene) to Ruth Orkin (who directed a second shot to capture “American Girl in Italy”, when the first “real” shot was not to her liking), Gefter underscores that, although these shots are not the unedited version of life,…
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“What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.” - Karl Lagerfeld…
People are so busy nowadays that it is difficult to keep track of all the moments that make life worthwhile. In an article entitled “Why I Take So Many Pictures” by Leslie Blanche, the author supports this theory saying, “My brain is too full of to-do lists and work tasks to hold all the precious moments with my family. And so, I refuse to put my camera down.” In addition to all the clutter a person’s brain has to hold on a daily basis, memory fades as people age and their minds can become unreliable. Therefore, it is reasonable to want to capture every moment, even the seemingly ordinary ones, on camera. For instance, many people document enjoyable times with friends; they are aware that in the future, it will be difficult to remember the jokes they laughed at, the parties they went to, or the places they went together. These are moments that are significant to people and bring joy, so naturally they would want to capture these special times and remember…
Sobieszek, Robert A. Photography and The Human Soul 1850-2000. Los Angles: MIT Press and Los Angles County Museum of Art, 1999…
Working in care requires that in order to provide the best possible service for those you care for, you need to be able to reflect on what you do and the way you work and to also identify your strengths and weaknesses. It is important to examine the work that you have done and identify areas where you know you need to carry out additional development.…
The Museum of Modern Art’s exhibition had a lot to offer educationally, and offered a lot of creative ideas. As a student it’s very easy to try and capture the most famous scenic image that we know for example, the Manhattan skyline, the Brooklyn Bridge, or images from Central Park. These artists featured in the Museum of Modern Art are exploring ideas that are much more personal to them. Personal ideas, feelings, and issues are coming up as a topic of discussion in photography, which hopefully can expand outward, beyond photography so that we don’t overlook and dismiss our own feelings and the feelings of the people around…
We can promote equality and diversity by treating all staff and students fairly and creating an inclusive culture for all staff and students. Ensuring equal access to opportunities to enable students to fully participate in the learning process and enabling all staff and students to develop to their full potential.…
An image can have a power effect on a viewer’s mind even images that we might not know what happen can trigger emotions inside of us back to that moment. Our minds start to wonder what happened or what didn’t happen. In Barbie Zelizer’s “The Voice of The Visual in Memory” she addresses how images can play a role in a person’s collective memory. Collective memory is the memory that people share about events that happened in the past. People use images on the internet, books, magazines, newspapers etc, because images capture specific moments in time that we can always look back on and see that day again. Zelizer explains how images have the ability to suspend an event midway at its most powerful moment.…
"Pictures allow us to remember the past while celebrating the present. Future generations use photos to learn about the past and the journey their…
Throughout the story "An Uncertain Grace: Photography and the Alchemy of Light and Time" there were seven pictures that were talked about. The article talked about these specific pictures because each photo represents different things and different modes when looking at the image. The five elements in photography are the thing itself, the details, the frame, the time, the vintage point. The images that were shown in the article each represent at least one of the five elements of photography. The article talks about historical events that helped understand things better, as well as stories that helped me understand more of the different moods that an image can bring on.…
Looking at the picture you will impress the smile on the young women with her kid make the picture more harmonious between the magnificence natural. Picture show us the route life, in the morning, starting for the new day with the buffalo for planting her small plot of steak rice paddies. On the other view, the route life of Hmong woman is so hard, maybe strict to the normal woman, when they have to work on the early morning to the nighttime. The wild beautiful landscape of mountain make the women be smaller, undefended but the Hmong woman prove to the viewer the strength, relief to the life she lives. The smiling on her face like erases the cold of the winter, the foggy in the morning and brings more energy for the new day. Additional, she is on the way to go to work with her buffalo, she seems not fear the cold, and the hard things come to her and her child, she smile because she believes what she will do. The unique costume she wears it is not enough to protect her from the wind blow in early morning but her feeling is good, no scare, make the viewer’s impression be love to the picture.…