and of four novels‚ and seven non-fiction books. States that "Photographs tend to transform‚ whatever their subject; and as an image something may be beautiful - or terrifying‚ or unbearable‚ or quite bearable - as it is not real life." These words spoken by Susan Sontag explain almost every aspect that goes into evaluating a photograph. For instance a picture can be horrific in nature as to what is actually going on in the photograph. But depending on the setting; time of day‚ background‚ or the
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Capture the Beauty Lisa Eisele Brown Mackie College Capture the Beauty Three photographers that have taken amazing photographs are Gregory Crewdson‚ Nicholas Samaras‚ and Ansel Adams. Although all of these photographers capture the perception of beauty and nature‚ they show some similarities but differ in many ways. Gregory Crewdson captures American realist landscape photography‚ Nicholas Samaras captures the sea underwater and its creatures to bring out the beauty of the marine life world‚ and
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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;
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Michelle Pacheco A Picture Is Only Worth A Thousand Words In America we regard photographs as powerful. From coast to coast millions of postcards are sent from one household to the other. Postcards are to share experiences‚ so the friend in Idaho who may never see the beaches of Hawaii can understand your excitement and the adventure. Pictures can in reality be a handicap which inhibits the opportunity for the desire for personal endeavors to encounter unique places for oneself. Recently
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Jackson Cung Prof. Ted Shank English 908 24 March 2013 Famine in Uganda This photograph was taken by Mike Wells on April 1980. It was taken in the driest region of Uganda‚ the Karamoja district during the 1980 famine that wiped out twenty-one percent of the population. The photograph has a hand of a missionary holding the hand of a starving child; its purpose is to show the audience how severe the famine is in Uganda by contrasting the two hands. I believe that the target audience would be the
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Whenever someone takes a photograph they leave behind a lasting memory. No matter what the original photographer meant to capture‚ everyone has their own interpretations of the image. When people view a set of images‚ they can pick apart and see common links between them. A set of photographs will always be trying to convey a meaning‚ we just have to look for it. In this set of photographs‚ number four‚ five and six‚ the feeling that they are trying to convey is perseverance. Perseverance is
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their work using the following categories for interpreting photographs found in Terry Barrett’s Criticizing Photographs: 1) Descriptive 2) Explanatory 3) Interpretive 4) Ethically Evaluative 5) Aesthetically Evaluative 6) Theoretical I will explain why I have placed each of these images in such categorization. I will then go on to discuss‚ in my personal yet humble opinion why I believe or do not believe it makes for a successful photograph. I will also discuss the value (if any) the image holds in
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meant to find beauty in the world and capture it. For example a beautiful photo of a sunset makes an actual sunset banal‚ why search and wait for a sunset when it can be seen whenever you want. This heightens Sontag’s claim that the act of taking photographs replaces an actual experience by creating an illusion that distorts reality through nostalgia. In other words‚ a fantasy world that gives the viewer a sense of participation of what was once reality. This arbitrary relationship sets up a “chronic
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view photographs may be the most important. The relationship between photography and power can be weaved together to make a variety of opinions. Sontag’s view of photography is not of an ordinary view. In fact‚ Sontag views photography as an art form. She views photos for its meaning and not its image. In Sontag’s point of view photographs explain everything‚ (Sontag‚ 1997‚ p. 780)‚ “Photographs furnish evidence. Something we hear about‚ but doubt‚ seems proven when we are shown a photograph of it
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the Dead Death in tabloids has been a pressing issue for decades. During Vietnam this was an especially prominent‚ and has continued into the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. No matter the place or the time people will always disapprove of death in photographs. It just seems like they feel it is disrespecting and disgraceful. I for one personally believe that some pictures should be shown in tabloids. Yes not all images should be seen by the public‚ but there is no better way for people to learn the truth
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