By-Ed Clark
"Going Home"
Image Source- http://www.thegreatleapsideways.com/?p=209
Photo of- Navy ship man Graham Jackson
This photo is of Graham Jackson. He was a Navy ship man and is very emotional because he is playing for Franklin D. Roosevelts burial. He and the other people are very emotional. This was a very emotional time for a lot of people. Clark did a very good job of capturing the emotion of the people and how they were feeling at that time. I can not stress enough how there is so much emotion that just pours out of the photo. These people obviously had a lot respect and love for Franklin D. Roosevelt. You can see when looking deeper into the photo that some of the women in the background are also very emotional about the loss of the leader. Clark took this picture from what seems to be a little bit of a distance. His distance was perfect to capture the emotion without it looking like people were posing for the photo. The course content video talks about how photojournalists should "tell peoples stories" and I think that Clark did a great job of this. He really showed how those people were feeling at that time and I think he did it tastefully. It means so much to me that one person could have such a major effect on such a large group of people.
Subjects Expression- The subjects expression really brings this picture together. Graham does not look posed at all. This is raw emotion I do not think that he is hamming anything up at all. He is crying. This is not a candid shot at all.
Is the image black & white or color- This image is black and white. This photo had to be taken in black and white. It is a great black and white photo.
In or out of Focus- The image is very sharp. Graham is very very clear and as you look deeper into the photo the women become a little out of focus. This adds to the intensity of Graham's emotion.
Image of Truth
By- Michael Gaffney
This is the image of truth I picked. This is a photo of three very famous boxers. the boxers are Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Sugar Ray Leonard. I know this seems like like a strange photo to pick for this topic but to me it shows truth. To me it shows even though these me are fierce competitors in the ring they are just normal people. It shows how just because they portray one thing in the the ring they can be completely different outside the ring. One of the articles talks about how photos could be a facade. I feel that this photo is not a facade I feel like they are actually like this. It shows how they can be friends and competitors. This photo shows there softer side. It tells the truth about how they are not always so series and how they can have fun. Professor Nordell talks about biases in the media. It would have been very easy for the photojournalist to capture a more serious forcefully picture of them because most people are biased towards boxers images. It shows that you can not judge people off of one aspect of there life's. This is a great photo that makes all of them look good. Professor Nordell talks about how easy it is to take "not so flattering photos" of people to make them look bad. This photo however makes them all look good, but I am sure if the photojournalist wanted to he could have taken a very unflattering photo. One of the articles talks about how "the photographer, storyteller, has the control of the stories." This photojournalist does a great job telling a story.
Depth of field- The right amount of area is focus. The three men are in perfect focus to draw your attention to them. It uses maximum depth of field. The depth of field directs your attention to the three men.
Obvious Main Subject. The Obvious main subject is very easy to identify. The three men are obviisly the main subject. They are in the middle of the photo. Since there are three men the main subject takes up a lot of space.
Texture- There is a smooth texture to the photo. It helps to add character to the photo. It helps to add a rustic feeling to the photo.
I do not think this is a truthful photo. I do not think it is truthful photo because this kid is obviously way to young to be driving.There is no way this photo can be true because it would be very hard for this little to operate a vehicle. It is also ethically murky because kids that young should not drive or think it is okay to drive. As one of the articles states " A technically proficient image may trick the viewer into thinking he or she is seeing something of substance". This photo represents this because we are being tricked into thinking the little boy is driving. Another article talks about how "you know certain things because you can apply logic and reasoning". When you logically look at this photo you can tell it can not be true.
Keep it Simple- This is a very simple photo. There is only the car and the boy in the photo. The photo is of the boy in the drivers seat which is very simple.
What feelings does the image create?- This photo is very eye catching and to me it makes you feel like it is not true. I feel like this because this boy is obviously not old enough to drive. The photo is very shocking because you do not see to many little kids in the driver seat of a car.
Background compliments or detracts from composition- The background of this photo compliments the composition. Nothing really competes with the main subject of the photo. The background which is the car is in focus.
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