Photojournalist Examples

Photography by: W. Eugene Smith

I believe photojournalist speak with both words and pictures and they sometimes are able to show things to a viewer that may not be able to be said in words. Most often they are the terrible deeds of the world, my example shows where W. Eugene Smith was able to show both the good and bad in this world not just weighing the scales to one or the other.

Photojournalist and Their Roles in Society

I have to say that I agree with most of the article, a photojournalist speaks in two different languages word and photos. I t is good to have those journalist who record a side of a story that may otherwise go untold and to raise the awareness of certain situations by using pictures because they do speak more loudly then words. The only thing is I myself do not want to dwell on just the bad of every situation I would hope that with everything that goes bad in this world that there is still some good and would like to see both sides and not dwell on just one or the other.

Poster Analysis

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The poster reminds me of the Uncle Sam's "I want you" poster, it really isn't not as powerful as the original because it is done in neutral colors. I believe that it would have more of an impact if it had color even if it was just the wording. I believe it would giveit more punch and catch your attention. The only thing that caught my eye when I turnedthe page were the dark colors around the ear area and I focused more on that to figure out what it was. I guess what I am saying is it really did not impact me too much at all.

Week 5 Reading Questions

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• The posters shown range from the late 1930's to early 2000 the way I based my answered was not merely on the poster I just happened to know that the first poster the Wizard of Oz was released in 1939 it would have been hard to guess to figure the year by the poster because the photo of the cast are in custom and unless you knew who the actors were to guess by their star power it would be kind of deceiving. The second poster for the movie Buffalo Soldiers I estimate to be early 2000 because of the actor presented on the poster and the camo type fatigues were used later by the army. The third poster of Vertigo I place in the late 1950's I base this opinion on the actors and their style of dress and the fact they list it as an Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece. The fourth and final poster is easily a 2000 film mainly because it is in my time frame the computer imaging look of the poster and the web site listing at the bottom.
• To figure the kind of movies represented by the posters starting with number one a family story book movie because it is based on a children's book and the way the actors are dressed in character on the poster. Buffalo Soldiers a comedy because of the subtitle on the poster " Steal all that you can steal" and " a story so outrageous you couldn't make it up". The third poster because it is an Alfred Hitchcock movie has to be a thriller and the front shows a drawing of two people in somewhat of a life saving clutch. The fourth and final poster the Matrix Revolution is a sci fi going by the computer imagery and the style of dress that the characters are wearing plus the title its self.
• For the time period the Wizard of Oz poster would have been very bright in color the use of b&w photos with the color drawings was a precursor of what was going to happen in the movie as going from b&w to color. The Buffalo Soldiers uses the flag as a bright catch your eye to draw you in. Vertigo uses the red to catch your eye then the yellow to push out the title also the type of lettering used also catches your eye. The matrix uses it black to fade to light green and its lighted lettering to push the title at you and give you that futuristic feel.
• Wizard of Oz goes from top to bottom the title is in red catching your eye. Buffalo Soldiers draws you in to the title then to the man on the front who then is pointing up to the title. Vertigo draws you to the couple on the front first because it is placed on a red background and makes the picture pop out at you then to the drawing at the right hand side that points you to the top then your eyes tend to go to the yellow showing the title.

Edward S. Curtis

Photos By: Edward S. Curtis

Rhetorical Analysis:

Above are are just a few of the pictures I enjoyed in this collection I feel that in these photographs it show just how proud and brave these people were of their lives. And this was taught at a very young age to their children. It also has the essence of a time lost when people really did live one with the openness of the land and nature..

Week 4 Homework

Photographer: Alfred Palmer

Rhetorical Analysis:

In the above photographs by Alfred Palmer I believe that they were showing that women could do a mans job but still be a woman. The reasoning for this is thought is the women are dressed nicely and wearing make up. In my opinion bit nicer than I believe they would have been on a normal work day for the job they are shown doing. Notice that they are posed for the picture and smiling giving you a sense that they enjoy the job they are doing. Like they are saying come joy the party and get a job you will love it.

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On the three photographs I feel that they seem to all be mother and child in the photos I think in most cultures we would tend to feel they are loving relationships a way to show that love and child to others in the photo. Maybe the only thing I would feel I should be careful about is maybe it isnt mother and child maybe it is grandmother and grandchild.


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• It shows the emptiness of the area and what the actions of mining and the after effects of pollutants have done to the land in other words it is not a place for people and or all living things to be.
• It tells the story why it is empty not fit for man.
• If theses photo were in regular format it would not give you the feeling of how large the problem was it would downplay the vastness of the areas.
• The black and white helps confirm the cold and darkness of the area it punctuates the concept that the mining ruined the area.
• The photos make you feel you are sitting right on the edge of it looking in. It helps to create a feeling of emptiness.

Analyzing Documentry Photography Questions

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1. I would guess the photo was taken in the 1930's and in the winter time because of the style and type of clothing. The location the photo was taken I am using the railing in the background as a reference and the fact that there is nothing else in the background except sky so I would guess high on a building, ship or bridge in the northern part of the country maybe New York, Chicago or even Seattle.
2. I would say that they know each other perhaps the far right people are husband and wife and the girl on the far left is a daughter. I am thinking this by what age they look. But I also because the women have their hands folded in front of them and the gentleman has his hands in his pockets maybe they were just acquaintances.
3. I would say the people live pretty well by the clothing for instance the woman on the far right is wearing a fur coat and both women are wearing jewelry. The man seems to be wearing a very nice suit with a nice over coat. As for their personalities of the people a maybe alittle high class snobbish.
4. The photo was probably taken in the moment not really planned because the man has his head turned. Maybe they are on holiday and they were able to have someone snapped the photo for them

Ernst Haas

This photo shows the rule of thirds and the car is small to the vast background. Even though the car is small in the photo your eyes go right to it because it is darker then the background. I am also thinking it might also fall in the category of near to far because of the distance of the car and how the surroundings seem to engulf it.

Arrangement

In this Photo by Charles Moore you are in the scene as it had happened years ago. I would say this would fall in the catagory of "before and after". In the sense that we have come along way since this photograph was shot first taken. The fact that it was taken at an angle like it was taken in a hurry or maybe making it like a dream state asking yourself "Is this really happening?"

Ernast Hass B&W Photograph

This photo has the thirds rule, it has depth and contrast and that is why I believe it works so well in the black and white format. I believe it would have been too busy in color and would have taken away from the focus of the cross in the photograph.

Ernst Haas Color Photo

What I liked about this photograph is how the color and light pops out at you. I believe this is because everything is very wet taken right after a heavy rain so you have the reflection of light with in the water. I do not believe this would have worked as well in black and white i do not think the contrast would have shown as well and the detail would have been washed out.