Digital image

Photos are a record of fleeting moments. Photos tell a story through the eyes of the photographer. Black and white photography can express a story that color photography simply cannot. Thus, when color is removed, the viewer can get an enhanced impression of the models personality and what the photo says about the relationship between the artist and the viewer. Alfred Stieglitz was an inspirational photographer who understood how to capture moments that expressed his feelings towards his models,…

The picture I chose is of me in Colorado, taking a senior picture. I chose it because I think it makes me look good. People choose to present themselves in a way that’s seemingly more aesthetically pleasing than the other people they interact with, or because they want to feel good about themselves when they post it. I chose it because it caught what I perceive as the best view of me - externally. Photos only focus on the external and what’s skin deep. My skin was filtered to be clearer. I can…

“A picture is worth a thousand words.” This popular quote means that a picture can tell a story just as well as a large amount of text. Painters try to convey a message through their artwork. Salvador Dali is a better painter than Claude Monet because the style of his art was more relatable to the people, his artwork is more popular and different, and he had more meaning behind his artwork. Salvador Dali tried to connect with the people. He would paint his feelings and many people could connect…

Soon after the invention of photography, people began to speculate what it would be like to capture moving images. Early on, the idea was pursued by scientists wishing to study motion through photography. There were several innovators around the world in the 1800s, when cinema technology began: among them Thomas Edison, Louis and Auguste Lumière, Georges Méliès, and many others. Eadward Muybridge was one of the first to use photographs to capture motion through an experiment to see if a horse…

This photo, taken by Gustave Le Gray in 1857, is one of the first examples of a combination print. To produce this image, Le Gray combined two separate negatives (one of the sea and one of the sky) into one composite seascape. During this time period, photography was often regarded as an objective record of truth and reality, a notion that Le Gray challenged in performing this manipulation. In addition, by working with two separate negatives, Le Gray was able to overcome the inability of early…

Introduction Thesis: Why was photography important during the Civil War. Hook: Photography, meaning “drawing with lights” in Greek, is an art as well science of capturing light and storing it on some medium. Photographs have been used for over a century now for capturing moments of mankind and things around him, although photography dates back to 4th century B.C. But since its use, arguments have fired up to know whether photography can reflect the truth, the reality or instead push us away…

“Mother to Son” is a poem by Langston Hughes. The poem was written in 1922. “Mother to Son” is about a mother who is telling her son that life isn’t easy; there are difficulties, but he has to keep moving forward. It tells us that sometimes life gets hard, but it’s harder if one gives up. There are bumps in the road of life. Langston Hughes uses symbolization, extended metaphor, and imagery in “Mother to Son” to illustrate that life is a difficult journey. In “Mother to Son,” symbolization…

worn path along a stream, carrying a camera. I look for thing to take a picture of. I look up at the Tug Hill and see the beautiful colors of the fall. Photography is interesting, and the camera with the right setting you capture interesting images. They can have cool coloring. And things that you don't see with your eye alone. For example you see a red sunset in a picture, however from the eye alone you see a light orange or just the sun. I like photography and taking pictures…

The use of visual images is an advocacy strategy used in the blog.24 An example of a visual image used in the blog is a generalised image of a man giving emotional support to another man juxtaposed with bold text ‘Helping those behind’ and ‘your family expert’. This emphasises on the important role of friends and family in preventing male suicide and motivates readers to actively think about their role in suicide prevention. The use of narratives is another advocacy strategy used in the blog24.…

Edie stood in front of the grave of her parents Eduardo and Ana Salazar, holding in her hand two long stemmed red roses on a cool autumn day. Silently she monitors and captures the everlasting magnificence and amicable nature sound that encompasses her. Melodic sounds of singing birds sitting in the towering oak trees in their autumn color beauty of yellows, oranges, and reds scattered throughout the cemetery. Along with its vibrant fall shower leaves sheltering the deep green grass and the…