Documentary photography

The hallway is lit by a single light attached to the middle of the popcorn ceiling. There used to be two lights but one bulb flickered and died leaving the hallway dim. The popcorn ceiling is picked off and gone in some spots, mostly around the light and close to the walls. There are also a few tan stains that are darker around the edges and lighter almost white as they go in. The stains might be water stains from who ever lived in the house before. The flooring in the hallway is a worn dark…

Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others is one particular work that discusses war photography and its implications in the public sphere. Sontag critiques the images of war that people consume, calling into question the responsibility to take action when dealing with war. She contemplates with the notion that we may want to end wars with…

PROP CREATION – Create a prop which can be used in your Puppet Theatre performance (the main puppet is not included in this assessment component) – take photos of the prop for your process diary and discuss: How will it be used in performance? How was it created? My prop is a film of transparent plastic which a printer has printed ink onto it. This is used in accordance with a projector to display a black or white image onto a cloth or screen. To make it all you needed to do is select a…

Throughout this essay, I will be looking and comparing two photographers who use street photography and the candid approach within their work. The candid approach is photographing the subject without them knowing which this came from the pioneer of street photography Henri Cartier Bresson and his decisive moment. The decisive moment is method which involved being in a particular place, at a particular time to capture a particular moment. Throughout looking at the photographers, I will be…

The National Geographic Cover picture for February 1982 was altered from a horizontal image to a vertical one. The image displayed two pyramids and a camel train walking in front. This would not have been a big deal if National Geographic flipped the rotation of the image, but they physically cut the picture and moved the components closer together so it would fit the vertical layout of the magazine. Additionally, while the photographer was setting up his camera equipment a camel train passed by…

Brain Caswell explores the themes appearance and reality, showing how appearances can be deceptive and how humans are complex in his novel, Double Exposure. He does this by using the metaphor of double exposure, and characterisation. Caswell also effectively used intertextuality to ensure that the reader has a greater understanding of the main themes, and to convey different ideas that are explored during the novel. Double Exposure deals with ideas of how appearance and reality can be…

After looking for so long at the two very different pieces of art I understood that there is no way these can be compared. The website Humans of New York by Brandon Stanton is a website where people open themselves to the world to who they are, to how they feel and what do they make of themselves. The photo of the person is there to just go with the story, some visual for others to see. Each story gives a sound of hope for the future no matter what is the present or the past was. These stories…

own. Simply holding a camera or even just looking at lenses brings a joy I can't even describe. I have been told that I always look my happiest with camera in hand and I believe this opportunity will bring that joy tenfold. For as much as I love photography and capturing those special moments, I can say I love the country and culture of Japan just as much. While I don't know much Japanese, I have always been interested in the culture. It all started with anime and it grew and grew while I…

David Hockney is a great painter,but he has also known fame through photography, although he does not mince his words when he says ‘Photography will never equal painting!’ In the early 1980s, Hockney began to produce photocollages, which he called "joiners," first of Polaroid prints and later of 35mm, commercially processed color prints. Using varying numbers of Polaroid snaps or photolab-prints of a single subject Hockney arranged a patchwork to make a composite image. One of his first…

the course of capturing this image followed by my recommendations and a list of the equipment I brought with me. First I’ll tell you all about the wonderful facets associated with capturing this image followed by the bad. Having a passion for photography is certainly my main motivation in getting the “perfect” image but, If I can share a few thoughts and provide a little assistance to a fellow “artist” … I’m in! The Good - Stunning location! Planning a photo shoot in clear weather can…