Concluding Chapter
Yes,
after taking this class I now have a better understanding of what
photojournalism is. After going through modules I have come up with a perfect
way to define photojournalism, which is the way how we communicate with others
by using still images. Theses’ images can be located in a variety of sources i.e.:
magazines, books and social media. I have seen photojournalism grow from back
when the first camera was made until this present day. Through that time, I
have been educated by various of methods that photojournalism has used. So when
this question was asked at the start of the year I had some kind of knowledge
on photojournalism but now I know a lot about it.
It’s
very important to know the history of photojournalism because before this
course I didn’t know the obstacles that journalist had to face when trying to
take picture. During the civil war photojournalist had to carry a lot of heavy equipment
just to take photographs and because it was so heavy it was hard to take
multiple shots on a particular thing. I also didn’t know the challenges that photojournalist
took so they could get their picture. So what I’m trying to say that it’s
important for students to be educated about their past and what it was like for
them to doing specific things. In today’s society we don’t face as many
challenges as them because it’s all about smaller devices that contain a large
sum of features.
When
I was doing research on Kenji Nagai for module 14 I started to find out what
kind of photojournalist he was. Kenji was a photojournalist that took pictures
in dangerous places and he took risks that could have ended his life. He was later killed by a solider but my Ah-ha
moment was making a product that allows photojournalist to get up close when a
war is going on and they won’t run the risk of being killed. This will allow
them to take more pictures because they won’t have
I
do think Photographs to change the world because I believe it can change how
people think about events. In today’s society people are more likely to look at
a picture of a subject rather then read the article. So in that case
photographs are changing the world. The good then about photographs is that it
can be about anything that is a talking point in the world. Topics like
politics and economy can easily be summarized in a photograph
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I learnt from Linnea Herbertsson that Paul Hansen, a
famous photojournalist took his camera with him so he could have the courage to socialize with others and not be awkward. I thought that this was really interesting
because from that stage onwards he became a well know photographer in Sweden.
Another point that I found interesting was from Robbie Ollari when he pointed
out that Neil Leifer, an award winning photojournalist had his work published in more than 200 sports illustrated and people covers. I found this intriguing
because Neil started from the bottom and worked his way up to the top and now
his work is seen across the globe. Lastly Mercy Dankyi – Amoah stated that
David Guttenfleeder moved to east Africa and leant the native language of Swahili.
I thought this was inspiring considering that in the US and decided to move and
freelance in a different country.
When looking at the Creative
Experiential Exercise I have found out that
my knowledge for taking pictures has improved because I know now what grabs
people attention when planning to take pictures. So I decided to download
clashot on my phone were it is much easier to upload pictures straight from my
phone. With technology growing in today’s society it just shows that you can
still take quality pictures from an IPhone and sell online and that is why I
think photojournalism is growing now a day because lest equipment is needed to travel
because you have these gadgets that can do multiple things at once.
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The pictures that I have selected have had a huge
impact in photojournalism. They may have a more effect on me because their
pictures that I am fond off but I am sure that others will appreciate this in
the photojournalism world. The amazing thing on photojournalism is that anyone
can take part in it. There is no qualification that is needed. It’s simple just
picking up a device and letting your imagination doing the rest. As I have said
before technology is improving everyday as there are multiple ways to capture
something truly amazing.
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So as required for this assignment I took three
images that I thought were attractive to look at. The first image that I used
involves one of my dogs in a still position looking towards me. The other thing
that makes this stand out is the background to this, you can see the trees in
the background with the sun glaring on them. The second picture that I took off
was at the back of a house. I like this pictures because there is a variety of
layers to this picture which I think makes it unique to look at. Also I took it
because it was a nice day out in England and we don’t get many of those. Lastly
my third picture that I was able to take was another picture involving my dog
going to the park. Again what highlights this is the background of this image.
The way you can see the trees and the fact that the skies are clear. People wouldn’t
believe that this was taken on the same day as the first picture.
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