What make a photograph so captivating that it actually moves people? Some of the world’s greatest photographs captures extraordinary humans rebelling the government or people getting hurt by their own government. Two photographs in particular, have captured this; the Tiananmen Square picture, also known as the “Tank Man,” and the Kent State Shootings. These photos caught acts of bravery, courage, pain, and emotion. Even though photographs don’t say anything, they tell us everything. In 1970, the
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A picture with a purpose either good or bad can take on many different meanings. One single still image can have ability to change the opinion and beliefs of the masses, when reality is transformed into a tangible picture. It often takes on a new meaning for the person holding it, not just a random moment in time. It’s a still shot of an entire group of people who don’t know you personally, but yet hating you for the person you love. As seen in the picture from the Washington Post following the
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Beyond the three image functions, the colors and shapes also play crucial roles in creating meanings as hermeneutic images. These two elements that are labeled as ‘cognitivist-oriented’ that predominantly rely upon the contemporary social ideology and cultural influences (Forceville, 90). With reference to Lakoff and Johnson’s (1980) Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Blending Theory, they indicated that the distinctive semantic inputs embody certain interpretations of metaphors in mind based upon memories
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An atrocious genocide is taking place in Darfur, Sudan. Many people are misplaced and dead because this conflict. The emotions of the effects of the genocide have been captured in many different media, including video, poetry, music, and photography. Each medium has its advantage or disadvantage in the portrayal of a country that has been under civil unrest for many years. They individually have their own ideal use. Poetry is a form of self expression and the poem “Tears of Darfur” expresses the
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Defining a photograph today, the age where digital technology is dominant comes with great difficulty. The traditional use of chemicals to produce fixed photographic pictures and analogue photography being the pioneers of the first photograph are gradually being forgotten. Traditional photography is no longer widely practised and may soon, no longer be in existence. Grant Romer says that, “the stretching and blurring of the definition of “photograph” is a direct result of the evolution of electronic
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Steve McCurry, a Penn State alumnus, is one of the most renowned photographers of our time who has had his work displayed in countless books, magazines, newspapers, etc. He is most famous however for his photograph of Sharbat Gula, or as most of the world knows her, “The Afghan Girl”. Unfortunately, McCurry has come under fire for a recent botched photograph that shows careless and blatant use of photoshop. This image has since sparked up controversy, as more and more visibly altered photographs
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Everyday, thousands of photographs are taken; whether it’s by professional photographers or your everyday iPhone user. Most photographs are never seen and some are. The ones that are viewed by millions of people sometimes merit to be regarded as one of the best photographs ever taken. Pete Souza, a former Chief Official White House Photographer had the privilege of being the photographer during Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama’s presidencies. Throughout his 8 years with Obama, he took almost 2 million
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11% are suburban and rural users. Only 7% of daily uploads come from instagram among the 4 top social media platform. When it was out for about 2 years it had attracted over 100 million users in just about 2 years. Instagram is primarily used for fashion, art, and day to day activities/events. This platform lets you take pictures that reflect you or your personal style. The app also allows you to follow others pages and like their posts.The more popular users on the platform can easily influence everyday
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photographs have to describe, explain, and express ideas and messages. Yet, Susan Sontag claims photography is detrimental to the world’s ability to think and dictate its emotions. However, Sontag’s claim that photography limits our understanding of the world is untrue, as photography is the only form of communication that can fully express every possible sentiment around the world, regardless of language. Photography has the power to explain and deliver a complex and intricate issue in an instant. In the
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In this video we take a look at Cindy Sherman’s Untitled Film Still #21 1978, this work of art is called a film still and is made to look like one however it is actually a photo using Gelatin Silver print. This is only one piece in a series of 69 self-portraits that Sherman did over a number of years, this film still is one of her earliest ones. Most people don’t even realize that the women in this photo is actually Cindy Sherman herself, most of this series of photos is of her in different clothes
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