Photojournalism and Bias

Photojournalism and Bias

In this picture I can see that a very emotional navy shipman paying his respects at the Franklin D. Roosevelt's burial. When looking at this picture I see a lot of passion and love from this shipman. This could mean that he respected Roosevelt and what he stood for.

Photo taken by Ed Clark

The three principles that is used for this image were Black and White, Background compliments, and Subject Expression. The Black and White element helps the image look more powerful. Emotional images look better when made in Black and White. Background Compliments was also a huge factor because you could see all of the supporters that were at the funeral meaning that Roosevelt was well loved and respected. The next principle that was used was the Subject Expression, this is clearly shown in the picture. You can see the emotion that the shipman shows which sends a clear message to what he is thinking.

Photo taken by 

Natalie Nougayrede

Truth Photo: This picture depicts the reaction of Britain leaving the European Union. The hot air ballon represents the country being isolated from the rest of the European countries. The truth behind this is that there will actually have to look after themselves rather then being in a committee. On the other hand it can show freedom and it shows that Britain can look after themselves rather then being in the EU. When looking at module 10 Professor Nordell stated "Its of vital importance to look at the biases of the publications that presents imagery, So that the good think about this image because it isn't one sided.  This picture can send a message in various of ways which is why this image is so fascinating.

One of the principles in this image is Rule of thirds. The hot air balloon is positioned on the left so it looks like it’s moving away from everything else. Which again sends a clear message to the audience what the topic is about. The next principle is Background compliments. You can see clouds in the distance were symbolized freedom from other countries of the European Union. The next principle is that it sends a clear message to the audience of what this image is about. When looking at the picture you automatically know what the topic is about.

Photo taken by 

Michael Curtis

False: This picture was taken from when Neville Chamberlain arrived back in London after having talks with Adolf Hitler. This image was false because you could tell that his facial reactions wasn’t similar to his physical actions. This showed later on when promises were broken between the two countries.

The first principle that is used in the image is Black and white, this image makes the stamen more powerful and at the time it needed to be when people had to be convinced that what Chamberlain did was for the good of the people. The next principle is that there is a main subject which is Chamberlain holding the white paper up in the air. The image focus on her while the background is blurred out. The last principle used is there is a feeling created when looking at the image. This picture can make people feel angry because it made Britain look weak and desperate.