Photography Essay

When I get older, I would like to become a photographer. Photography is a about seizing a moment, then editing the pictures taken. It's about living in the moment and capturing what one sees, something you may never see again. By capturing a moment you save memories so they can never be forgotten. These photos will forever be engraved into your mind, they will also be a physical piece of your memory as well. Cameras are a fragment of technology, which can be complicated if not learned how…

morally inadequate or morally stable. The common misconception of war photography is that people believe the purpose is to notify the viewers of the physical damage and trauma with the end goal of people making a change to help. However, the real end goal of war photography is not to change the global situation. When we confront these vulgar photos, we are required to see it and we begin to contemplate of what we can do. War photography reaches out to us personally as viewers. People are drawn…

In 2013 when John Szarkowski left us, the photography lost an influential and defining figure. Szarkovski known for his importance in post-war American photography, but many others know him for his skills as a great critic and an extraordinary curator. His role of curator and critic was very innovative, he started lots of arguments based on his unconventional thinking. 
In 1962, when just 36 years old John Szarkowski started his career as a director in The Museum of Modern Art in New York, he…

picture says a thousand words. Photography keeps memories alive and prosperous because it freezes a scene that lasts forever. Many people have cameras just for that reason. When you take a photo, you capture not only the scene, you capture the feeling and emotion. Some people like photography as a hobby because it is very relaxing and euphoric. Photographs are used to convey messages without having to say a single word. That is how strong a single photograph can be. Photography is a beautiful…

For me I like photography because it puts the world into a different perspective. Photography has made me more aware. I’ve discovered how to use my eyes. I love it when I am shooting an image and the magic moment presents itself. I imagine myself as a hunter, searching for the perfect light and angle that makes the photograph come together. I'm always searching for the perfect picture. From the little things that would be good macro shots, to the people that would make nice portraits, or to the…

is dead but there is proof that Gardner and O'Sullivan moved the man's body to the place that he image depicts to have a better scene. The collodion process allowing for multiple printing of clear, crisp images greatly increased the range of photography to be spread around. Roger Fenton taking images of the Crimean war, and of the many photographs throughout the American civil war, these are only two examples of how because the collodion process allowed for multiple prints to be made of these…

War Photography is an “invitation to pay attention, to reflect, to learn, to examine the rationalizations for mass suffering” (Sontag, 117). Photography had a great impact on the public's perception of the United States Civil War. The war ran from 1861 to 1865 and was the first war to be extensively documented with photography and distributed among various newspapers, and magazines across the nation. Photographers captured images of everyday life, battle scenes, but most influential, the…

There seem to be three major components to the art of photography: the subject, the photographer, and the audience. The subject must simply exist while the photographer captures its presence, documenting its significance by determining the way the photograph is taken; this process includes endless aspects that are adjusted to the photographer’s liking, such as exposure, framing, lighting, and so on and so forth. These two components work together to create an image. The only “job” of the…

American History PERIOD 3 Katie Gardner How Photography Changed America ___ By Nate Levinzon INTRODUCTION Everyday, millions of people are bombarded with graphic imagery. From “the” next car to toothpaste, advertisements and designs made to captivate us end up making us numb to their very existence. Desensitized by the fact that the convicting images of lust, desire, and horror contained in these mediums make us barely bat an eye. One no longer looks at a Carl’s Jr advertisement and sees…

My business is called SB Photography. Which stands for my name Sarah Brooks and the business will be all about taking professional pictures for people. My business will be centrally located in Blanchard, Oklahoma and I will run it from my home there. Though I will be traveling quite a bit to different locations to get the best pictures for different occasions or if a client has a specific location they would like to take the images at. But at my central location I will use it to edit the images…