Photojournalism Blog

Photo by: Photochrom image of Piccadilly Circus – no listed photographer (Londonist). Image Address : https://assets.londonist.com/uploads/2022/03/i730/piccadilly_circus__london__england.jpg Image Source : https://londonist.com/london/art-and-photography/early-colour-photographs-london-1900 Year Created: 1900 Principle #1: Depth of Field: This photograph is a good example of depth you can see far down the street. The roads allow for depth of field as the colors get darker, giving the image a greater sense of distance with the contrast. Additionally, the further the background goes back, the less focus the area has, which adds to the depth. Principle #2: Rule of Thirds: I also think the rule of thirds is displayed as the green statue in the middle of the road is on the line. The statue's positioning and the point on top of the statue is at an intersect point which draws your eyes to the statue. This gives focus and balance to the picture while providing interest...

I love Westerns! I have always seen these old-fashioned cameras in films and was interested in learning more, so I researched Dry Plate Collodion. According to Britannica dry plate is a "glass plate coated with a gelatin emulsion of silver bromide" that was used to take pictures in 1871 (Britannica). Further research discovered the plates were " sensitized with silver salts " (National Museum of African Art). I found an article, "Brief History of Black and White Photography," by Rosie Torres, that gave me more information about Dr. Maddox. I found that Dr. Richard Leach Maddox, who invented dry plates to improve the current photography method of wet plates, really enhanced photography. His invention was very innovative because it was more versatile ( Torres ). After all, it was dry. Further investigation showed that Dr. Maddox's new invention was safer as it did not use the dangerous chemicals of the wet process and had quicker processing (National ...

When reading Module 3, I found interesting reference material in the article " 100 Photographs that Changed the World ", published by Life Magazine and written by The Digital Journalist, to support my idea that photographs can impact the world. I feel the picture is not the thing that changes the world, but after the world changes the image is what people remember. In "100 Photographs that Changed the World," they mentioned how many photos are influential and powerful but still not chosen as cover pictures. The article illustrated that while impactful images like the Hindenburg and Holocaust survivors all have impact and significance, they influence each viewer differently (Digital Journalist). Additionally, the article mentioned an e-mail from Gary and Anita Fender with an attached picture of their grandson where they explain, "He's changed our world, the Fenders wrote, implying a truth that underlies every picture in these pages. It is, in the end, a per...

A : Question : Paul Almsay was quoted in this week's lesson regarding expressing the "human condition" and conveying this honestly; why do you believe he said this, and how does it apply to photojournalism? My answer : Ideas are often images; showing a photo skips the middle step of words and quickly releases information along with a story. You could convince someone to care for children dying in a foreign country with a lecture, but it would take far longer to convince them than to show them an image of that starving child. Photojournalist Paul Almsay, quoted in the World Health Organization for this week's lesson, spoke about the "human condition" and how we can and should express it honestly. I think this is the power of photojournalism, providing an honest story and an unfiltered picture of our history. Question : This week's lecture features a video: Why study history? By Video Pursuit of History , which spoke about a quote from George Santayan...