Press photography is commonly used to freeze a moment in time captured in the image. It is often used in news, magazines, papers, and websites, to record life stories and events. The goal is to use a photograph to portray the specific emotion that one should feel when viewing the image. It should have the ability to capture the event time after time with every glance. Art photography "Photography that is done as a fine art -- that is, done to express the artist's perceptions and emotions and to share them with others". Art photography uses certain images or altered images to display the feeling of the photographer. Unlike press photography where the image is used to display the emotion within the event, it does not necessarily have to be feeling of the photographer. Art Photography  |
| Through the Peephole Photography By: Brunner Hill-Yard http://artphotographytips.com/2008/04/what’s-in-your-junk-drawer-artistic-photos-through-the-peephole/ |
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| Sports Letter Art Photography "O" By: Beccari http://letterphotos.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/o28nored.jpg |
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| By Joerg Colberg Feb 13, 2004Conscientious: World Press 2003 http://jmcolberg.com/weblog/2004/02/world_press_photo_2003/ |
This photo shows an Iraq POW consoling his son during a time of hardship and distress. The photo is able to capture the moment of loneliness, comfort, and uncertainty. The fact that the image was taken thorough bob-wires can show separation at the time of the event. The land is not vegetated and dry, distinguishing the struggle and poverty that surrounds.
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| Reuters Andrew http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/04/protests_at_the_g20_summit.html "A demonstrator throws a computer screen at the windows of a branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland, near the Bank of England in London April 1, 2009. Thousands of demonstrators converged on London's financial district on Wednesday, chanting "abolish money" and "storm the banks" in a heavily policed protest to coincide with the the G20 summit of world leaders." This image depicts the anger and frustration that was evident at the event. The moment was one that displayed the controversy during the event, it is one that you can see was captured by many photographers. The difference between art photography and press photographer is that art photography is used to express the feeling of the artist. It does not have to depict an event or moment, it just has to be able to convey a message from the artist. This type of art is allowed to be altered, and does not have to religiously follow the guidelines set forth for photojournalist. The images are allowed to be altered and distorted to the preference of the artist. Press photography has to make sure that the truth is being displayed to capture the moment. It must have an accurate time line and present a fair representation of the moment. The image viewed years from now, should have the same meaning and story. Press photography does not have much to do with the photographers feeling, but the feeling at the event. This type of art needs to follow more guidelines, for example the journalist ethics code protects art from being altered, unless it is for quality and clarity of the image. I believe that press photography should not be altered, if the image has to be altered it is clearly not displaying the event at hand. Altered press photography would not be able to tell the truth within a moment. If one alters pictures today, how would we understand or remember or past in the future. If one feels that a photo needs to be altered for other purposes than quality, then they should re-take the image to capture the moment they would like to preserve. All the photographs viewed in this blog can be used to erected emotion. Whether it is feeling of the photographer or the event, the image has meaning. There is a reason for every image that is taken, despite the area that it used in. Both types of photos have a purpose and can be viewed as art. Work Cited http://www.photography-schools.com/photojournalismhistory.htm https://gbc.blackboard.com/webct/urw/lc5122011.tp0/cobaltMainFrame.dowebct http://www.prospects.ac.uk/press_photographer_job_description.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine-art_photography |
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