Image stitching

Traditional Photography. Custom photography. Lifestyle Photography. Photojournalism. These are all terms used to describe different photographic shooting styles, and they are all fairly well-known terms nowadays too. I have found though, that despite the number of people who have heard of these terms, very few actually know what the difference between them is. In the rest of this article, you will find explanations for what each term means and why you might choose to use one photographic style over

Introduction: “A picture is worth a thousand words” is a common saying among people today. The famous photojournalist, Steve McCurry is known for his captivating photographs that essentially tell a story without words. Many pieces of his work include war photos or photos that were taken in dangerous situations. They include vibrant colors and controversial material. There has been recent discussion about McCurry’s work and use of Photoshop. It is said that some of his photos appear differently on

The image-maker may feel that by printing their film photographs using a gruelingly difficult process, their work is given a different level of credibility, which makes it feel closer to art, or printmaking, as it relies on skills beyond composing and taking the image. Since it has become so easy to take an image on a digital camera and print it out using an inkjet printer, many photographers are turning back to film photography and historical printing processes to provide a unique edge to their

“Some images [visual and multimedia] are so iconic that they become part of our cultural memory.” (Pg.326). Take, as an example, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge video—an ingenious idea, a powerful visual argument that is spreading ALS awareness nationwide. For the past few weeks, social media have been shown videos of people pouring icy water on themselves for the ALS Association. If, before the video, the image of people throwing icy water on themselves was associated with summer games--or with the

‘The Camera’s rendering of reality must always hide more then it discloses’ – Susan Sontag. This quote by Sontag can be interpreted in many different ways. To me it shows that there is always something more to what we just see in an image and that there is also a story behind it. It’s almost as if it’s a form of deception and that what you see in a camera lens is never going to be as simple as it looks. This is why I have chosen ‘Dovima with Elephants’ to compare to this quote and fully analyse.

Photography and film are becoming more popular every day with people trying to one up each other and also trying to figure out new and inventive ways to use the camera. In Paul Strand’s essay Photography the New God, he wanted to make his point that photography was assessable to anyone and everyone and that man does all the work not the machine. In Extracts from the Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, Walter Benjamin explains that works of art have always been easily reproduced for

which is why Lila Quintero Weaver decided to use images to support her ideas in her graphic novel, Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White. Her graphic novels looks back at her childhood when she moved from Argentina to Mobile, Alabama during the era of Jim Crow’s laws and the Civil Rights Movement. Weaver uses a variety of images to support her idea that racial segregation continues even after segregation had been ruled illegal. In one of Weaver’s images, the 8th grade students are put into a classroom

there is a downward slope going from the furthermost right, to the furthermost left of the image. The colors seem varied and dark, contrasting the coats of the individuals with the stark white bags, and the intrusive bright colors of the billboard, this creates a contrast in the mood of the apparent glee of the billboard, with the traumatic expressions of the individuals. Although black and white, the image uses a wide range of light and dark, going from the bright white of the bags and billboard

“Afghan Girl” Photography is more than just an art, it is a form of living, in a way. It is history, art, all the emotions humankind has to offer. Bruno Barbey once said, “photography is the only language that can be understood around the world”, Aaron Siskind quoted “photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever. It remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.” Steve McCurry, whose picture is above once stated, a

Since there are photographs in the scrapbook that can be attributed to John Thomson, this photographer and his ten-year Far East trip deserve an entire section. As mentioned earlier, Edinburgh-born photographer John Thomson was one of the first photographers who traveled to the Far East, and, along with Milton M. Miller, he was also one of the pre-eminent European photographers in nineteenth-century China. In 1862, Thomson left for Singapore and embarked on a ten-year sojourn in Asia. Upon arrival