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    Photography: Saving Nature

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    Photography: Saving Nature “A good snapshot stops a moment from running away.” - Eudora Welty. There are many different types of photography: Portraiture‚ commercial advertising‚ nature photography and photojournalism. Nature photography‚ in particular‚ can be used to document life and nature on planet earth that could be destroyed within seconds by a natural disaster. It can also be used to help preserve and raise public awareness of the wilderness just like Group f/64‚ Ansel Adams and Imogen Cunningham

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    Black and white photography can be misunderstood in a modern artistic perspective. This type of photographic depiction is captivating and speaks through the image into the mind where it processes the lack of color by visualizing the depth and contrast vividly. An image that used in colorless photography was seen prior to the 20th century as the normal way to take pictures‚ but now we have color photography. However‚ photographers are still finding that black and white images are important to documentation

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    people. But also images can play an important part of telling a lot about someone because there is always a story behind an image. Many images come to mind when thinking of things that represent who I am. The imagery I would include in my metaphoric portrait would be a stage‚ Disney World‚ and a plane. Generally‚ the stage is the first thing that comes to mind when I think of a metaphoric image that represents me. During high school‚ I was very involved in the theatre department and always felt I could

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    make history due to the duality of their purpose. Documentary photography first captures history when photographs are taken of major events. Those photos then have the ability to make history when they call the public to action‚ or bring attention to an issue that they were previously unaware of. Because of their capacity to not only document but also make history‚ documentary photography serves an important purpose within society. Documentation has been an important aspect of photography since

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    Portrait of a serial killer

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    PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER PAGE 2 A serial killer is a person‚ who has committed a series of two or more murders‚ as separate events by one offender acting alone. Common found characteristics of serial killers include: There are four basic types of serial killers. Power and control-Experiences sexual gratification by humiliating and controlling Visionary-

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    Photography in Social Media In theory‚ social networks can be used to boost confidence and make a person feel closer to his or her peers in their social lives. Teenagers in this day and age no longer live in a world of handwritten notes passed back and forth in class. They are living social lives on a completely public forum. The youth of this generation have the access to take a picture of anything they wish and have the ability to post the picture to any social networking site for the world to

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    Portrait of Marten Looten

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    Christian Gutierrez Dr. Wendy Slatkin ART 213 19 November 2012 The Portrait of Marten Looten There have been many great artists throughout the history of mankind. World famous and household names such as Leonardo da Vinci‚ Michelangelo‚ and Picasso may be the first to come to mind. However there is one artist who perhaps surpasses the aforementioned names in terms of technical skill; a man who is incredibly proficient in the fields of painting and especially etching; a man who’s work symbolizes

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    Portrait of Augustus as General Roman portraiture was one of the most significant periods in the development of portrait art. The characteristics of Roman portraitures are more modest‚ realistic‚ idealized‚ and natural. Also‚ the body compositions‚ muscles and facial expressions of portraits and sculptures are more advanced. Many roman portraits are directly linked to specific individuals‚ such as gods and emperors. They were often used for propaganda purposes and included ideological messages

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    photographer is a career I have been interested in for a long time. I am interested in the art and the creativity of it all. Photography is fun and enjoyable. It allows the photographer to capture memories of family and friends. I like the idea of traveling to different places and taking photos for people. Meeting new people and seeing new things is a very good benefit that comes with photography. There will be some challenges concerning how to get a job in this career such as budget. However‚ I am still very

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    Portrait Lady

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    Page No: 3 1.Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context. the thought was almost revolting an expanse of pure white serenity a turning-point accepted her seclusion with resignation a veritable bedlam of chirrupings frivolous rebukes the sagging skins of the dilapidated drum Answer the thought was almost revolting – The thought that the author’s grandmother was once young and pretty raises a doubt in the mind of the author. He finds it too hard to believe. an

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