A world without photographs would be boring. We would forget people, memories and our past a lot easier without photographs. Without photography, we wouldn't able to capture moments that create history and to create art through light. A world without photography is not a world I want to be a part of. A lot would be missing and I would be lost without the ability to express my emotions, ideas and beliefs.
#2: What does the word "photograph" mean to you?
Photograph means an artistic expression through light. The light captures emotions, memories, history and information. It is my ability to express myself and is an art that I respect.
Photograph means an artistic expression through light. The light captures emotions, memories, history and information. It is my ability to express myself and is an art that I respect.
#3 “Photography deals exquisitely with appearances, but nothing is what it appears to be.”~Duane Michals. Write a brief reaction to this quote. Is this quote applicable to your experience with photography? What does it mean to you? Do you agree with the idea presented or disagree?
I can agree and disagree with this quote. There are so many various areas and types of photography that some utilize playing with appearance and using editing to change what you think it really is. But at the same time, there is photography where what you see is the raw truth, nothing is changed and that is how it is. Personally, I have not enjoyed editing photographs as much as creating the art right in the moment that you press the release and from there you keep that raw image. I love the idea that the moment that you found and captured is the art not what you change of it.
I can agree and disagree with this quote. For me personally, photography is how I express my emotions, my thoughts and how I capture memories that create stories. My photography has a lot of my beliefs expressed in the art such as one project that I did to express my idea of equal rights for the LGBT community. In the project I captured the story of my beliefs and the stories of the LGBT community that I talked to. Another project that expressed a story was when I photographed members of the UAW to express the stories of their lives. For others, this may not be true. I know many that find their way of expression and ability to tell stories is through writing especially creative writing such as poems which is just as much art in my eyes as photography. I think photography has the ability to capture the emotions of stories and expresses the visual aspects of the stories perfectly. For words, you can still express visual aspects but I don't think it is as strong, personally. Other times for words is when you have stories that are very fact based and not much of an emotional base.
I can agree and disagree with this quote. There are so many various areas and types of photography that some utilize playing with appearance and using editing to change what you think it really is. But at the same time, there is photography where what you see is the raw truth, nothing is changed and that is how it is. Personally, I have not enjoyed editing photographs as much as creating the art right in the moment that you press the release and from there you keep that raw image. I love the idea that the moment that you found and captured is the art not what you change of it.
#4 “If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera.” ~Lewis Hine.
Write a brief reaction to this quote. Is this quote applicable to your experience with photography? What does it mean to you? Do you agree with the idea presented or disagree? Describe situations when photographic images reveal “the story” (as compared to words). Describe situations when words reveal “the story” (as compared to images).
I can agree and disagree with this quote. For me personally, photography is how I express my emotions, my thoughts and how I capture memories that create stories. My photography has a lot of my beliefs expressed in the art such as one project that I did to express my idea of equal rights for the LGBT community. In the project I captured the story of my beliefs and the stories of the LGBT community that I talked to. Another project that expressed a story was when I photographed members of the UAW to express the stories of their lives. For others, this may not be true. I know many that find their way of expression and ability to tell stories is through writing especially creative writing such as poems which is just as much art in my eyes as photography. I think photography has the ability to capture the emotions of stories and expresses the visual aspects of the stories perfectly. For words, you can still express visual aspects but I don't think it is as strong, personally. Other times for words is when you have stories that are very fact based and not much of an emotional base.
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