My Take on Photojournalism

Photo by: Frank and Frances Carpenter Year Created: 1890 Principle #1: Is the Image black & white? The photo being black & white gives it a more dramatic feeling. The image was taken when color was possible but I think if the image was in color it would take away from the aesthetic of the image. I also believe the black & white look matches the expression and moods of the gentlemen’s faces in the photo. Principle #2: In or out of focus I believe the image was very sharp and every small detail was able to be seen clearly. The only part of the image that was blurry and out of focus was the background. The background should be out of focus because it caused the men and the objects surrounding them to be more focused. Principle #3: Subjects expression The subjects look relaxed as if this was there natural stance or pose you would normally find them in. It looks as if it was candid shot but two of them knew he picture was taken since only they were look right ...

The dry plate collodion was introduced in 1871 by Richard L. Maddox. It was when a glass plate was coated with a gelatin emulsion of sliver bromide. It has to be stored and when exposed it will be brought to darkroom for development. Many say that this process had its advantages over the wet collodion process. One advantage was that the plate could be prepared and developed immediately after exposure. It became so popular that in 1879 the first dry plate factory was established. Being that with the dry plate method the photos could be developed at a later date, it means the photos could be stored longer. This affected photojournalist because they could take photos and have them last longer than before since they didn’t have to develop them right away. This probably aided in keeping the photos at high quality for years to come. Another way this process affected photojournalist was that it allowed the images to have cleaner edges and overall a clear photo compared to ot...

As simple and minimal photographs can be at times, I believe they definitely have the power to change the world or at least influence people. The photograph I believe affected me the most is this image a young African American boy holding a sign during a protest that states “Racism isn’t born, its taught.” This image affected me the most because knowing the story behind the pictures and protests makes me sad and to think a young boy is a part of an event like this is even more heartbreaking. It’s also interesting to see that he understands enough to know that racism isn’t something someone is born to know, it’s something that has to be taught. It proves how easily the youth can be influenced to be taught the good from the bad. With the direction, our world came from and the path its slowly going back down, it’s important to see young people understand what’s right from wrong. More images like this should be viral, so that people know the best way to raise their children. I...

Photo By: Jonathan Auch Icon Photography School in the blog post What is Photojournalism? , gave me a great definition as follows: “Photojournalism is the process of storytelling using the medium of photography as your main story telling device.” This means that instead of using the typical paper and pencil to tell stories, you use a camera to capture the visual aspect of a story. I believe the theory behind photojournalism is that a photo is worth a thousand words. Photojournalists take photos that can be actually analyzed and have a story be depicted from it. These photos create some discussions and can control people opinions on them. Photojournalist are able to capture emotions and stir up feelings in their viewers that didn't even think they had. Photos can be as powerful to cause action to be taken and capture many different eyes.  It's important to know the history of photojournalism because knowing the roots helps you really appreciate it more. Fr...