American Soldier

The most powerful picture to me would have to be the chapter 5, 19th photo. This picture is very simple and it makes the subject stand out well. I think this picture is great even though it's unbalanced, the army men look superior and strong. great picture.

In my opinion, chapter one is a strong sequence of photos since it shows the soldier enlisting in the army and you can see the emotion not only in his eyes but also the relatives that are there showing support. Since these are real photos, you get a real outlook of what leaving to the army right after high school looks like.

These images show the main points of Ian's life and they tell a story because the images come right after the other. Every picture tells a piece of the whole story, but these pictures in the sequence go very well together.  They all fit perfectly and there's so much emotion in each picture. It seems like they show his life in a sequence of photos and audio.

Most of the verbs are written in present tense.
The captions make a better understanding of the photos because they say what the picture is showing. They also give you some insight and what Ian is saying or thinking at the time. The captions also tell what the picture does not show, for instance, what happens after or right before the picture.

1. Chapter 8: Coming Home
Picture #18.
Ian Fisher toasts with his friends Jonathan and Harvey on the night he gets home from Iraq while his girlfriend, Jenny, is in the background just watching. This is the first time Ian has seen Johnathan and Harvey in over a year and they toast to making more memories and having more fun times just like the good ol' days.
2. Chapter 2: In The Army
Picture #6.
Ian Fisher closes his eyes and reminisces while he is getting his hair shaved his third day in the army. Ian has had his head shaved multiple so this is no big deal for him.
3. Chapter 5: Army Blues
Picture #24.
Ian's dad, Mark, wakes him up for his big day to go to Basic Training in Little Rock, Arkansas. Ian's mother was in the kitchen cooking him up a good breakfast for his last day at home.
These videos make the photographs better since they give a detailed description about the photos and you can hear the emotion in the voices and the background music just enhances the sadness.
Videos with audio and captions are sometimes better than  just the photograph itself because you don't have to to try to figure out whats happening in the picture, videos just tell and show you everything. They use sound along with sight to tell a story, whereas pictures just use sight. An example would be the Video Chapter 2-First Days and Second Thoughts video.
I think videos are much better than photos by themselves because with photographs you can see the emotion but in videos not only can you see it but you can also hear it. Videos help comprehend the story the photos are trying to tell since you can hear many different points of the story.

Show & Tell

Amy’s Ice Cream Man Joe Morris
I found this video most interesting to me because I love Amy's Ice Cream, literally LOVE.   I enjoyed listening to what Morris talked about: ice cream flavor ideas, about the people in the workplace, enjoyment of the ice cream, etc.

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I love how this photo's main focus is on the flower.  This can tell many stories, maybe someone died here, or maybe this is where a young couple went just to be adventurous and the boy gave the girl this flower.  Whatever the reason of this picture, it also has some of the rules of photography included such as: Rule of thirds, lines, depth & viewpoints.  The way the light hits the picture is perfect, it hits the railing of the tracks and as you can see the sun makes it shine, allowing the flower to stand out. All of these things make the photo interesting to look at.

Marlboro Marine

skill: the music playing went along very well with the pictures taken. There was also good sound effects that went well with objects in the slide show.. The text was from the persons point of view which i really like because he was actually there to tell the facts that he knew. At the end when he was explaining how the man had a good ending

effect: to show you how Iraq or any war could effect a person. The pictures from the war added a lot of power to this slide show because it showed how bad the conditions could be toward anything it added a lot of effect and emotion.

most powerful image:I think the most powerful image is when you see the guy wounded and the soldiers trying to help the guy in the most helpful way they can it shows how many people die and have severe injuries going trough this war experience.
most powerful sequence: In my opinion, the most powerful part in this piece was when Blake was having suicidal thought. I found that really sad especially when he didn't understand how he was still alive and why.  Then he started to think that he didn't deserve his wife, which is just so upsetting.
enhancing: The audio makes the photograph more meaningful in a way that makes you feel like the sadness and understand why one would feel so depressed after going through what Blake did.

working together:The images work together to make a story about a mans life and how war could effect the rest of your life. Also how he wanted to talk to people about his suicidal thoughts but got over them and just certain photos of his everyday life after the war.

Great Black&White Photographers part3

Brassai

OBELISK AND FOUNTAINS

What caught my eye the most is the scene of this photo.  Its so elegant and perfect, something you'd imagine the perfect world to be like.  The statues are placed so nicely in the photo, its almost like you're looking out of a window and just take a picture.  It has so much detail,  everything fits in perfectly.  I love how it looks like this picture was taken at night when lights are on in the fountain and you can see the water spraying.

NOTRE DAME

In this picture i see a shadow of what looks like a castle and what is most likely Notre Dame. A big building across the street from the castle-like figure. I see empty roads going different directions and lights lighting the dark streets.

I smell the wetness outside when it rained yesterday.  I also smell the coolness coming in for the season. The fresh French bread coming from the towns bakery dominates all smells.   

I hear the sound of one car driving through the town alone.  I hear a sleeping city at midnight. I hear almost nothing but myself breathing.

I taste the mist in the air from the rain.
I feel a little cold, wish I was wearing a jacket or a raincoat for the misty weather.  I also feel scared to be here alone at night, somewhere unfamiliar.

PLACE DE LA CONCORDE

In this photo i see bright lights everywhere and the reflection of them in the water.  I also see, what I'm very sure is the Eiffel Tower. I see bridges and street lights.
I smell the water from the lake or whatever that body of water is.  I smell traffic and cars.
I hear all the cars honking and also the sound of them driving in rain.
I feel relaxed where I am. Also entertained by the city lights in the night.

photography

The Story

This picture easily tells the person looking at the photo a story.  The main subject is wearing rain boots, obviously that must mean its raining.  As you can see, she is also conducting a band on what looks like a football field. So put all this together and you get a rainy half time show.

Action & Emotion

 

 This photo shows action and emotion as a whole.  Most of the children are looking at the reader which shows interest.  And the attention is drawn to the reader in which he is obviously showing the children a picture and they seem to enjoy it.

Filling the Frame

  

 This photo perfectly fills the frame.  There is detail in every inch of this picture.  The subject of the picture is drawing which draws attentions to what he is drawing.  Then after you look at the very detailed picture he is drawing, makes you want to look at every detail of the whole photo.