Essays on Photograph

Documentary photography is often used as a synonym for photojournalism, and the documentarians are seen as a different species of the photographer. The idea of a film with a purpose and documentary character can be traced back to France (What Is Documentary Photography 2013). Documents were seen as a form of evidence to teach something or inform. However, even the most abstract photographic images carry an image. It is when a photograph is taken with the lens cap on to create a document of worth; one reaches an entirely different platform. Alfred Stieglitz and his photograph Steerage of 1907 ...

Syria Massacre in Houla Condemned as Outrage Grows

This altered image should not be published because it spoils the meaning of the original photo. The original photo was taken 13 years ago and shows the child who jumps over the line of dead bodies. All those people were killed during the Saddam regime. The altered photo should not be published as one that depicts the bodies of children, which soon be buried. Firstly, the newspaper cannot publish the unreliable images like this altered photo. Secondly, the main goal of the photo is to support the text, which is written in the newspaper. However, the altered image cannot ...

The council of the slew of generals President Abraham Lincoln had to tread through, was not unlike dangerous waters which were constantly shifting amid the complexity of the Civil War. The events surrounding the Civil War era, the Lincoln presidency with its turmoil of revolving generals, and the hotly debated issue of slavery form the most contested episode in United States’ annals of history. Among the short string of military generals under the auspices of Abraham Lincoln include George B. McClellan, Joseph Hooker, Ulysses S. Grant, and George G. Meade. Whether or not people agree with Abraham Lincoln’s ...

Entomology is the investigation of bugs, which are those creatures that have an exoskeleton, 6 legs, 3 body portions, 1 sets of radio wire, and 1 sets of compound eyes. The quickly developing field of measurable entomology is extensively characterized as the utilization of the investigative investigation of creepy crawlies and their arthropod relatives to lawful matters. Scientific entomologists regularly manage non-creepy crawly arthropods, for example, arachnids, bugs, and ticks. Thusly, the essential meaning of "criminological entomology" amplifies past "entomology." Inside of the scientific sciences, legal entomologists can set up a part of the after death interim (which is ...

Introduction

Among the contemporary poets, Margaret Atwood is a name which resonates highly among the literary society. Aged 75 years as of today, she has become face of the feminist critic, while also writing several famous prose and poetry alike. Some of the most common themes in her poetry are -- feminism, westernisation versus civilisation, exploitation of nature etc. She became an established and well read author in the very early phases of her writing career, owing much to the fact that her poetry is realistic and contemporary in nature. For the very reason, I have decided to work on ...

In order to facilitate communication and collaboration within a group that is working on a team project for a corporation, management can utilize proven strategies for success. First, developing a thorough and detailed plan for the project is crucial. All team members need to be aware of the project goals, timeline and budget. An open environment of trust, with a focus on problem solving, will encourage individuals to speak honestly and often about the solutions they are working out. Managers should also ensure the availability of all needed materials and access to necessary information to ease the completion of ...

Analysis describing your thoughts about the photographs in relation to their subject, form, content, and meaning.

The four photos show some sort of movement which is captured by an unobtrusive medium. This is because the human subjects in the photos have their back turned to the camera and appear unaware of the photographer. They represent a moment in time in a busy day as people in different occupations go about their duties. The short shadows of the various people or forms captured in these photos indicate that they were all captured either just before or just after midday in natural light.

The use of perspective to indicate distance and depth is done successfully. This helps to capture ...

Visual Argument

Visual arguments are the quintessential form of conversing with the general masses with the claims, evidences and the assumptions and thus engage the people seeing the visual to the utmost degree. This picture in context was taken by a photographer named Kevin Carter and it depicts a child and a vulture in the land of Sudan. The photograph was taken as a document of the colossal calamity in the nation during a famine which left the world shocked by the extent of brutality of the nature and fate.

The photograph goes on to persuade the viewers to accept the idea that the famine ...

What is photography? How is it used?

Photographs are remarkable. Through photography people preserve history, photographs are used to recall important events. Photographs evoke the essence of places or things that people would like to venture in or should never forget. With photographs, one can transcend someone virtually to where the photograph was taken even without them physically being there (Flusser,2013). Moreover, photography has become a career to many people who are doing digital photography for economic purposes. Photographic essence is not defined by the use of powerful, expensive equipment. It is a skill and thought put in the photography that matters the equipment only ensures that ...

Modernism became a genre of photography in the early 1900s, when photographers desired to distinguish themselves from their pictorial counterparts in both medium and intended audience effect. This paper will examine a photograph of a well-known modernist photographer, Alfred Stieglitz, and discuss the elements of the composition that make it part of the modernism era.

Photographers adhering to the modernist ideals of the early twentieth century believed that photography should distinguish itself from the medium of painting because paintings were not as true to real life as photographs could be. Therefore, modernist photographers did not produce works of art that resembled ...

How Photographs Influence What People Believe

How Photographs Influence What People Believe People have many ways that they examine information to decide whether it is factual. Talking to others, doing experiments, looking at pictures, reading, and doing research are just a few ways that people form ideas about the surrounding world. Most people are familiar with the phrase, “seeing is believing,” which suggests that visual confirmation is a good way to establish whether something is true or false. It is easy to imagine how this works, because using the evidence of what is seen in order to make decisions is an essential part of life for ...

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It includes a detailed study of three literary works and their importance and execution in daily life. The discussion discusses in detail with reference to the mood, style, theme and tone of the three compositions. The three compositions as chosen are

- The movie by Roman Polinski Starring—Adrian Brody, Emilia Fox, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman is the first non-literary work that I have chosen.

- The second non-literary work would be that of a photograph by Charie Cole taken at the Tianenmen Square in 1989 named the Tank Man.

- The third composition is a literary source by ...

Introduction

Understanding self- identity in ‘selphie’ portrait photography looks at the influence of social media on the way people take mobile phone pictures connected to editing a new identity as portrayed in the photographs shared on Internet social networks. The amazing popularity of phone camera (see Figure 1) technology, photography, and the number of self-portraits finally appearing on Internet social networks continues creating a phenomenon. The effect looks at how social networks influence how people take selphie (Oxforddictionaries.com, 2014) photographs and edit them. Comparisons of film and digital photography linking to self-identity show a connection ...

Introduction

The fashion images have now changed and they become surreal because of the easy availability of the editing software and the photography tactics and tools. Such software, tactics, and tools are letting the designer and photographer to do as much of the processing and editing as their mind come up with, which has changed the fashion images. Now the images do not look real because they are changed to such an extent that their originality is lost. Being a photography student, in this paper, I have focused on the the improvement in the photography, the use of tactics in order ...

Using subversion in images, paintings or art is a process in which the system of values and principles which are operating in a society or a place is being contradicted. It is usually common for attacking the public about the political and social system in place. It could also be used to attack the public about their concept of morality. Subversion is common in the paintings during the medieval and renaissance age. In this essay, two paintings are analysed about their use of subversion. The essay also opts to explore the impact of the image during its development and in the modern ...

When does affirmative action apply?

Rejection of Abigail Fisher by university of Texas at Austin on the basis of race is based on the federal court that upheld the right of admission. The concern as they were presented in 2003 on Grutten v. Bollinger case of admission at University of Michigan Law School was ruled on the affirmative action. Giving the disadvantaged group priority has been positively accepted in distribution of the available chances (Brown, Langer and Stewart 327). In the case of Fisher concerning the interpretation of the admission rule, the main idea is on understanding how the affirmative actions are based and ...

Question 1

Racial prejudice continues to play significant roles in the contemporary American society as evidenced by the essay loot or find by Harris and Carbado.

Question 2

Many scholars and civic society continues to argue that racial prejudice is outdated. However, the two distinctive authors Harris and Carbado, of the essay loot or find brings out great sense of sarcasm in the entire concept.

The two authors strive to bring out the idea racial prejudice in the current American society using the events of the hurricane Katrina. The authors utilized two image photographs’ captured by two different photographers from two different media ...

Introduction

This examines how a photographer Todd walker (1917-1998) used to take photographs before the start of computers in digital world .It further examines how he started to apply computer in his photographic work so as to digitalize the images and other photographic work. This is examined across three decades opt the Todd walker’s work. The use of technology in digital photography is important as the photographs are visualize in three dimensional outlook .When we see Todd walker’s photograph can visualize what it means, how it was taken and the distance the photograph was taken.

The use of computers ...

The agreement to take a photo alongside a perpetrator shows one element of forgiveness. In this stage forgiveness, both the survivor and the perpetrator come to terms and the acceptance that in order to move forward they must at least try to work their differences. Body language revealed in the photos presents the other major stage of forgiveness. Under body language, numerous degrees of forgiveness can be inferred from; It poses, distance, closeness, facial expression and coziness among others. Jean Pierre and Viviane's photo shows a comfortable and fewer formal photo pose. Interpreting this photo could mean that the perpetrator is ...

Visual expression is very important for me because an image is worth much more than words. When reading a book people also make mental images and even films are made based on the novels. I am very intrigued by photography and it is my passion. The notion that I will capture a moment in time is somewhat magical for me. Since the development of digital photography it has become easier to make quality photos. However, every true artist likes to use the old techniques as well. Developing photos will never be outdated. Black and white photography will also have visual impact ...

Introduction

This photograph shows the loaded with log at a location near the blue mountains in the north eastern region of Oregon. This gives an account of the transportation department in Oregon. This photograph was captured and placed in the Oregon State archives in 1937.This photograph gives us the way in which logs were transported from the mountains to the factories for further processing to make other wood products.

Very tall trees are seen from the scene showing clearly that it an area where the main activity is logging for the purposes of timber and other wood products. The trees are ...

Perception is the identification, organization, and interpretation of set of information in order to explain the understanding the environment and its elements and factors affecting the environment (Balcetis & Lassiter, 2010) (Sheila, once again, why use an outside source when the points come from using our textbook?). To an extent perceptions, are influenced by poor or inadequate information or inaccurate information otherwise published by a biased authors. It could also be defined as the process of becoming conscious of a familiar environment, understanding a diverse environment that has never been familiar and how communication determines how people perceive issues (source?). This paper ...

This book focused on the degree of happiness in the ten different countries under study. In the book it is clearly demonstrated that our happiness depends on our relationship with those around us. The author has always focused on the unhappy events all over the world therefore his live revolved around the unhappy conditions and events all over the world.

Chapter 1

The first chapter relates to the state of happiness in Netherlands and the effects of bliss of the people. His study was based on the city Nondescript of Rottingham.Here; he based his studies on happiness on areas of marriage, ...

In recent years, there has been concern over the rising numbers of violent crimes in the United States. Crime statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI 2011) indicate that 58% of murder victims are youthful African Americans. The trend is estimated to rise since in 2011, the prevalence was 58% which was 8% more than it was in 2007. Young men and boys of color are therefore the most vulnerable populations when it comes to violence. The photo chosen was appropriate to this issue because it addresses the concern that the African American community has over the rampant ...

Part One: Due Process Hearing

The due process hearing was set up after there was no resolution that could be reached between the petitioner (student/parent) Carolyn Morris, and the respondent which in this case was Harmony Science academy. The action was regarding an issue with the charter school that the petitioner felt was covered under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) as well as the state and federal regulations. Mediation was offered however it was denied so no mediation was reached in this case resulting in the hearing. Mediation is a process where the petitioner and the school might reach an agreement outside ...

- Court deciding the case: United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit

- Parties: Plaintiff; Dustin Hoffman Defendants: 1st Defendant Capital Cities, 2nd Defendant-Appellant L.A Magazine Inc

- Procedural history/ Case nature: In the year 1997, a complaint was filed by Hoffman in the district court against Capital cities/ABC inc. the parent company of L.A magazine. ABC inc. took the case to federal court, and Hoffman included L.A Magazine (LAM) as a defendant. The district court bench trial found in favor of Hoffman on all of his claims and against L.A Magazine rejecting L.A Magazine argument that, its actions ...

While artistic license was applied to the film version of Soldier’s Home, the variances to the short story are relatively miniscule as scenes added to the movie were done so in order to apply perspective and depth in areas as needed. Both provide a powerful narrative of the challenges faced by those returning from war as they attempt to reintegrate into the society left behind. Krebs’ growing disassociation and aversion to those around him are detailed by his actions and reactions throughout both, while in the movie it is vividly apparent that he is trying to reconcile himself from ...

In American history, the Great Depression ranks second as the longest and most severe crisis ever experienced only dislodged from the first position by the Civil War. The Great Depression marked a period of economic downturn that resulted in severe declines in output, acute deflation, financial insecurity and severe unemployment rates. This was a sharp contrast from the early 1920’s when the country was experiencing a period of tremendous economic growth and prosperity. The Great Depression was brought about by a number of factors that included the declining consumer demand, a natural slowdown in the cycle of business, misguided government policies, panics within ...

Environmental sociology is a sociological discipline that is aimed at the research, analysis and communication of the diverse societal and environmental interactions, and may take into account the diverse interactions among human societies and their environment (Environmental). There is an increasing need to examine the relationship of humans to that of their environment hence the development of “a considerable breadth of approaches examining the factors underlying environmental degradation and, more recently, social organizational arrangements promoting environmental improvement” (Humprey et al). On the other hand, sociology of the environment involves focus on the sociological study of environmental processes, as well as its ...

Cats and humans share a great number of traits, most of them plainly observable. Among those is our shared tendency to sleep in certain observable ways. Among others, they experience the same phases of sleep we do: a single phase of Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep, along with four stages of Non-REM sleep which form a predictable cycle. (NINDS) Observing two sleeping cats -- one sitting up, eyes closed and motionless except for an occasional rotation of the ear or motion of the whisker; the other curled up, mostly flaccid but with paws and lips twitching -- these two kinds of ...

Introduction

The second take is much different from the first take draft for one main reason. In the first draft, my interpretations of the picture were based in what I could see and how I could interpret the appearance of the photograph. By this I mean that the first draft was influence by my own perspectives of the photograph and what it represents. I did not have the advantage of having the information regarding the background of the work or the artist, and therefore embedding these factors into the interpretation. For instance, the aspects of color in the photograph meant ...

Yayoi Kusami Japanese artist is one of the most celebrated artist in Japan and worldwide. Her worlds were built on one ideology and that revolved around her such that has at most times or all times used art to convey a message. Much of Kusama’s work is attributed to her decision to leave her mother country Japan for New York since she considered that the political and social climate within Japan was limiting her ability to explore art and artwork. Over the years, she has been able to build a career and an identity with much of her work depicted ...

Chapter Analysis

This chapter begins with interior monologue/meditation of one Walt Whitman, who tries to distinguish between beauty and ugliness, valuable concepts and useless ones; from the annals of cultural heritage. Then, he finds it unnecessary to try to establish the differences highlighted above unless they are necessary. He then resorts to accept the actual reality of the American experience. There was a purported cultural revolution, which was to happen in 1855, archived in the book leaves of grass first edition. However, the much-anticipated revolution did not take place because it is virtually impossible for anyone single poet to change the ...

Photography embraces various aspects of Art, which affirms that it is a form of Art. Artworks virtually develop their ideas through photography. It is apparent that photography employs high levels of Artistic elements and expertise. Furthermore, photograph conforms to the philosophical definitions of the art proposed by popular philosophers such as Socrates, Tolstoy, Wilde and Plato among others. The paper analyzes the concept of photography in line with the argument that photography is an Art. The philosophical beliefs argued by popular philosophers such as Socrates, Tolstoy and Wilde firm that photography is an Art. Socrates argued that Art is ...

Introduction

Privacy law is a vast area of law that encompasses many things from data collection and security to photography. Although there is no specific United States Constitutional Amendment which guarantees the right to privacy in the same way that the right to free speech and the right to bear arms is guaranteed in the Bill of Rights, the right to privacy is presumed from the interpretation of other rights guaranteed by the Constitution primarily in the Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments. Furthermore, a number of state and federal laws have been enacted to protect the privacy of individuals. Similarly, a significant percentage of ...

The image shows a lone Jewish settler struggling against the Israeli Anti-riot police in the wake of riots against the forceful eviction of settlers in this site to the east of the town of Ramallah. Pulitzer Award winning Israeli documentary photographer Oded Balilty captures this moment in the event, in the politics of Israeli. Oded Balilty is a photographer working with Associated Press and captured this event in the wake of eviction of settlers in this Israeli township, sanctioned by the Israeli high court (PRODIG, par 4). Photographs serve many roles in life. Social, political, informative the messages that a photograph ...

Galen Rowell, died at the age of 61, in a plane crash in California, with his wife Barbara. Rowell was the most famous outdoor photographer in the world, regularly shooting features for National Geographic during a life spent touring in remote countries around the world. Galen Rowell was a man who went into to the edge of the sea, the mountains, into the desert, to the last great wild places in the world to be absorbed by their grace and magnificence. That is what he did for himself. He shared his vision with the release of a shutter, creating photographs as timeless, as ...

Jobs was a unique leader and a vivid example of the role of personality in history. He has already entered the history of management as a lone hero. Director of the Leadership Institute at the University of Southern California of Los Angeles Warren Bennis says that this is one of the few cases where the code of the company is wired in the brain of one person. It is not that Apple is not able to create outstanding market developments. The point in the presentation, product philosophy, which was translated to buyers and investors by Steve Jobs. According to Burrows, Grover & Green ( ...

INTRODUCTION

This project is undertaken to find out how natural user interfaces can enhance the use of devices for illiterate people. This is given the fact that the rate of illiteracy is an issue of concern in South Africa and the world over. This chapter will focus on previous research which have been carried out and the gap that is lacking in this field. It is important to understand the work that has been carried in order to research on what is still lacking in this field.

What is Natural user interfaces?

A natural user interface (NUI) is a system for human-computer interaction that the user ...

The cover of the February 2014 edition of Vanity Fair was a real head turner for me. It featured the Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon flanked by two bikini clad ladies. This cover stood out from the humdrum crowd of magazine covers peppered with words and some male or female model looming large. This basic template is also followed by Vanity Fair but nonetheless it is attractive especially to the metro-sexual and the chic and happening crowd. What makes it attractive to this hip crowd is the mention of Jimmy Fallon along with the promise of discussing the really attractive ...

Chemistry can be described as the branch of science concerned with the substances of which matter is composed, the investigation of their properties and reactions, and the use of such reactions to form new substances.

The Mechanisms and Synthesis of Aspirin

Aspirin is also known as acetylsalicylic acid (ASA). It is a salicylate drug used as an analgesic (something that relieves pain without producing anesthesia or loss of consciousness) for minor aches and pains, as an anti-inflammatory drug, and as an antipyretic to suppress fever. (Vane & Bottling 2000) The name “Salicylic acid’ was derived from salix, which is the willow family of plants. In ancient ...

Ansel Easton Adams is a renowned photographer in America. He was born in the year 1902 February the 20th in the Western Francisco, California. In the year 1927, he had his very first portfolio produced which was called Parmelian Prints of the High Sierras. In this portfolio, he featured his famous photograph Monolith the Face of Half Dome. This portfolio earned him a good amount, 3900 dollars. In the 1930's, he published books on photography and laid to rest on April the 22nd 1984.Adam is popularly known for the black and white landscape photographs where he featured the American West mainly ...

The Boston Photograph’s By Nora Ephron’s Photos of Abu Ghraib

The first amendment to the constitution of the United States had enforced in the year 1791. The amendment imposes certain limitations on congressional legislators' terms of making laws about the established religion and people's right to a free exercise of religion. It, further, asserts prohibition of any laws that condense the freedom of speech or violate the press freedom, hinder a peaceful assembly or prohibit US citizens entering into litigation for a governmental redress of grievances. The first amendment took effect in December 15, 1791 is one of the ten amendments formulating the Bill of rights. The law reference to the ...

Communication

Part I Photos Actual Photograph of Object (Potatoes) Part II The subject chosen for the current assignment were few potatoes that were tied in a net envelope. I chose potatoes as the subject as these were readily available for photography and could be varied with lights and digital photography effects to make them appear as stones or mud or even dirt or dust in dark light. In order to conduct the current assignment, the subject that included potatoes were subjected to many different forms of lights under tube light, dim lights, bright lights and along with other ...

Voluptuous Mors

It is a matter of prominent curves running through a black veil that flows beneath them. A game between the lights and the angles. Seven models position themselves to form a skull as the artist stands on the side with an alarmed gaze. Salvador Dali, a Spanish painter, partners with photographer Philippe Halsman to create a surrealist human skull (1951). The image depicts Dali standing next to the models with an "enfreaked gaze” as Ann Millett would write. He is looking at the possible third spectator, implying that there is something in the image that should be looked at awareness, if not caution. This ...

Introduction

- This presentation will outline the brief aspects of photography and painting. - It will talk about how the histories of photography and painting are intertwined since centuries. - It will also provide a broader perspective on the modern methodologies of both arts – the way painting influences art and vice versa. - According to Bazin (Bazin & Gray, 1960), the modern painter is freed from the resemblance complex. - It is up to the viewers and the public who will decide the resemblance between photography and a painting that is related to photography. - In his writings ( ...

Photography originated from the Greek word photos meaning light and graphein meaning to draw. The scientist known as Sir John F.W first used the word in 1939. It was a method where images were recorded using the action of light with a sensitive material. Alhazen (Ibn-Haytham) who lived in the middle ages came up with the first pinhole camera. The camera was called Camera Obscura. The inventors using the camera were able to explain why cameras were upside down. Aristotle made the first noted and observed the first optic laws which, made cameras possible. In 300 BC, Aristotle questioned the reason ...

Ernest Cole, the local, historical context of Apartheid in South Africa

Ernest Cole (1940-1990) is a South-African photographer that presents some of his artwork in Grey Art Gallery in New York University. The show illustrates powerful images of life in South Africa in the 60s. All the photos taken have a lasting impression. Some of his photographs are on view at the NYU gallery while others appear House of Bondage, his book published in 1967. Hasselblad Foundation in Gothenburg is a Swedish firm that supports Cole in his photography and other invention. The premier of Col’s gallery took place in Johannesburg in 2010. Presently it is available in European countries as well ...

Throughout its long history, China managed to establish its own place in the world through its arts. Chinese visual culture is so broad a term and usually refers to paintings, calligraphy and other arts that have a socio-political and philosophical relevance. 1 It is a truth universally acknowledged that Chinese art is the avant-garde amongst the Asian countries and the primary root of several cultures such as Japan, Korea and the Southeast Asian coutries. Chinese artists and craftsmen often incorporate the philosophy of Confucianism and Taoism in their artworks such as the unity and harmony of the design. China’s art was ...

A picture is worth a thousand words, definitely pictures can express human thoughts, emotions and dreams that can never be uttered by the lips. Back then, people can record physical appearance and historical events through paintings. On the other hand, a Frenchman named Joseph Niepce took the first permanent photograph in 1827 (Madgwick, 28). Photography made it easier for people to record history without resorting to paint the entire scenery that they see. Rich men and women, especially those who belong to the aristocracy choose photography for their personal portraits; adding a touch of modernism to their noble countenance. In short, the ...

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere – Martin Luther King, Jr.

Introduction You all have seen the degrading photos. You remember how you felt the shame, seeing what looked like electrical-shock wires attached to human flesh, whose head was covered by a black cone-shaped hooded cloak. Perfidious sensory deprivation ensued. Someone once conveyed the following words of misery: “Only by experience can anyone realize how deep, and dark, and foul is that pit of abominations.” These words were written by Harriet Jacobs, a black woman in American history whose first-hand account recorded the atrocities of her captivity and cruelty of slavery (“Harriet Jacobs Fugitive Slave”). The tortures she suffered are unspeakable. ...

The world of modern photography knows a few examples of outstanding photographers who take their photojournalistic calling very seriously. Jacob Riis, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Dorothea Lange, are only some of the top names which along with documenting heartbreaking human condition dictated the standard in documentary photography. Luckily, the demand for it never ceased; therefore, the legacy continued with new names paving the way out of the 20th and into the 21 century. Such photographers as Gerd Ludwig and Ernest Cole have massively contributed to the heritage of human history through their photographs. Both photographers, Gerd Ludwig and Ernest Cole, were ...

Activity 22.1:

Historical Research Questions Which of the following questions would lend themselves well to historical research? The questions that would lend themselves well to historical research are:- - What was life like for a woman teacher in the 1920s? - What were the beginnings of the modern social studies? - Is the deception of research subjects ever seen as appropriate by students? - How were women portrayed in 1930s fiction? - How has the age of children leaving home changed between the years 1920 and 1980?

Activity 22.2:

Primary or Secondary Source? In the space ...

This chapter explores various techniques to approximate ``Yosemite moonrises “photograph dates as drawn by Anselm.Yosemite national park forms a background for the formation of moonbows and moonrises. A moonbow is formed as a result of absence of a clear sensitivity at night by the eyes (Olson, 114, 2013). Moon and half dome are some of the most important photography of Anselm. However, the photograph ``moon and half dome, Yosemite national park” is dated 1960.Howevere, 1960 could not be the precise date an aspect that is linked to Anselm’s claim that his dates are guesses. The “Half dome refers to when ...

Negative Effects of Photojournalism

Introduction Photojournalism is a distinct form of journalism that employs the use of images to present a news story. This form of journalism encompasses the collection, edition and presentation of news items I form of images for broadcast or publication. There have been numerous debates concerning photojournalism and its effectiveness in the society. These debates have been of both sides with individuals arguing for and against photojournalism in the society. The arguments and debates are an essential element in the society today because it highlights all the important issues related to journalism, especially photojournalism, hence enhancing proper understanding of the ...

The first photograph shows five young boys frolicking in the cold. One boy is flailing his arms and one can almost imagine him moving his legs in an animated way. His jacket is much too big for him. The central shot of the photograph is centered on a younger boy, dressed in a hoodie and appears to have been hit with a snowball with some remnants of snow still visible. He is cold and shivering, but the subjects of this photograph seem immune to the cold, as is typical of youngsters. The black and white background of the photograph is a stark ...

In the United States, claims of unwarranted police brutality against the average citizen – whether official or not – are as old as the country itself. Over the decades since the country was founded, those citizens who decry the overzealous physical interference and control of the police have come from all walks of life, including immigrants and native-born, young and old, male and female. For a time, U.S. police forces were corrupt and thoroughly autonomous. However, as police began falling under standardized guidelines and a more uniform body of law, the country’s citizenry had a fighting chance to file complaints, protest in ...

The word ‘picture’, used colloquially, is also nonspecific. A picture book could be a book of drawings or photographs, and in common speech a painting, drawing, or simply a print is often called a picture. Equally important Crimp defines a picture in its verb form to refer to a mental process as the production of an aesthetic object. The rationale behind Crimp definition is that he moves away from the catalogue text for pictures and focuses on specific issues and an aesthetic phenomenon of a picture. Aesthetic, in the world of art, is used to illustrate the principles and position of nature, as well as ...

Introduction

Photography, undoubtedly more than any other medium, is symbolic of the nature of the modern western societies and is widely practiced. Photography is often employed in various fields including manufacturing, business, mass communication, art, science, as well as recreational purposes. Ansel Adams argued “people do not take a photograph; they make it.” Adams contends that it is important to put much effort while taking an image (Bryant 1996 p 29). Photographs are primarily concerned with appearances and through photos, the past blends well into the present (Bryant 1996 p 24). It is through images captured by the camera that we can gain a ...

A Book Review Susan Sontag's book, "On Photography”

About the Author Susan Sontag is known for a variety of her works from different genres that have all garnered distinct attention from the public. Relatively, this recognition of her good practice in writing has provided her with the proper reputation she needs to be able to get the attention of the general public. In her book “On Photography”, she notes of the most complex ways by which the evolution of photography has become a distinct course of determining the evolution of how humans from different generations are able to express their appreciation for the said form of art from ...