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.