Digital photography

Pictures can capture people, places, time periods, and emotions. Although the photographer might have a certain mood in mind when taking the photo, each viewer receives different emotions from the picture due to their own personal mindset and personal experiences. Some pictures have captured similar visual background but different emotions through the details. This can be seen by comparing Venice 2003 by Marck Wells and Venice by Barrie Hopkinson visually and emotionally. These pictures of…

realistic is photography and film. With its emergence in the 19th century photography played a significant role during national conflicts in different countries and World War II. The way a picture can capture a moment cannot be underestimated, as it is one of the most realistic and reliable kinds of evidence one can provide. Photography is a truth-telling technology. War is only one of many subjects that lured early photographers, but it was one that promised a large audience. Conflict…

As art developed and changed, the improvement of technology and the continuity of innovation were integrated into art. The relationship between photography and art has became increasingly integrated. Photography was adopted as one of the mediums to document, extend, and even immortalize dance. Philip Trager was one of the photographers that was at the forefront of this revolution. In discussing the emergence and development of Trager as one of the most accomplished and acknowledged photographers…

In the essay “Regarding the Pain of Others” by Susan Sontag, it is an essay about the manipulation and functions of photography. Sontag goes through many functions of photography. Sontag starts off with beautifying. According to Sontag beautifying is, “ classic operation of the camera, and it tends to bleach out a moral response to what is shown.” (653). In others words Sontag means beautifying makes photo appear better than the actuality of the image. Uglifying according to Sontag is “showing…

The piece that I selected by Gordon Parks is, Red Jackson, Harlem, New York, it was taken in1948. Gordon Parks was born November 30, 1912 in Fort Scott, Kansas. He was the youngest of fifteen children born to Andrew and Sarah Parks. His Father was a tenant farmer, and his mother sometimes worked as a housekeeper. His mother taught the virtues of hard work, dignity, and love, which led to his success. He was a film maker a writer and a composer, but he used a camera as his weapon of choice. The…

1) The photography effect had a great impact on the way art was viewed in the 19th century. Photography caused a shift to Romanticism, which emerged as a reaction to the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. It searched for a direct connection to nature rather than subject itself to scientific, industrial rules and regulation. It created an alternate world, one that appreciated the beauty and simplicity of nature, in response to the materialism of the industrialization. This is evident when…

between Straight Photography and Pictorialism Straight photography is the based on the idea of creating images that accurately portray the reality of the world by faithfully depicting what is in front of the camera lens without manipulating the image in any way. Straight photography encourages experimentation with the limits of the camera itself as opposed to manipulating the image with a brush after it has been printed. In contrast to this, Pictorialism is a style of photography where the…

When talking about the rhetorical aspect of images, people are usually unaware of the potential power that a photograph has to convince someone. However, images such as those of veterans meeting their relatives in tears use emotional appeal to convince their viewers so those viewers are far more likely to agree with the message behind the photo. What makes those images so powerful? And why does it matter that those images have such power? While photographs may seem harmless, it can be used to…

case. The ordinance would only stand if the park were private property, in which the town would be able to set any rules about photography as long as it did not outright remove the right…

This image shows Mother Mary talking to her Mother St.Anne. I love this image because as an religious kid, this photograph demonstrates my love for my religion. The quality I like best about this photo is how I edited it. I loved the way I kept the background the same yet I lighten up Mary and St.Anne. The one and only thing I would do differently would be to experiment with the contrast and the brightness a little more or even try this photo in black and white. I had no trouble at all taking…