1 “…photographs [are]…moments that [are] gone forever, impossible to reproduce” said Karl Lagerfeld. Photography is how moments are captured through observation of my surroundings, paying attention to types of photography, my philosophical view on photography, and the ups and downs of this passion of mine. Photography, the art of capturing moments, is more than a hobby, it is a passion through which I express my artistic skills and observation of my surroundings.
2 Photography is freezing a moment in the time continuum, and putting it into a frame, whether coloured or black and white. To start with, I was first photographed when I was born at Al-Hadi Hospital in Jabriya then when I first grew my first teeth that were another frame. Later,
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Portraits are made of age, facial expression, and focus. Portraits are composed differently based on age because a photograph of a child is dynamic and filled with vibrancy, while a photograph of an old individual is flat and, mostly, black and white. Nevertheless, that does not mean that each age group is restrained to the previously described composition because facial expressions play an essential role. In my opinion, facial expressions are especially emphasised in a person’s eyes, since they are like the windows or doors to an individual’s soul, and facial geography since they depict a person’s raw naked emotional state. Having said that, eyes are a necessity in all subjects because most human beings look at other’s eyes, when they meet, which I have the tendency to do because I am fascinated and infatuated by eyes. While on the other hand, facial geography is mostly a requirement when it comes to photographs of old beings because it shows times impact, just like a tree’s age is known by the circles in its trunk, and the experiences they have been through and seen is illustrated in their face, believe it or not. Old individuals have wrinkles, which show their approximate age, and scares, which show the events they have been through, from accidents when young to unhealed skin from surgeries. Furthermore, facial expressions are asserted by
There's an old saying that says; “A picture is worth a million words.” Photography is an important
Many say that the eyes are the window to the soul. Often the eyes can be a determining factor in someones mood, so if
Nearly every time our family eats in Cracker Barrel, we get a laugh about some of the old photographs hanging on the wall. It is hard to believe that those people had to be perfectly still for a very long time to just take one picture. In the time it has taken me to write this paragraph, my dad took a bunch of pictures of our cat. On just our phones alone, the picture quality, speed, and color were probably unimaginable 100 years ago.
A photograph can mean so much to different people, but it’s ultimate purpose is to capture an important moment in someone’s life and be able to hold onto a physical copy of a memory. Photographs enact a certain nostalgia for the past, the good times or perhaps an important person or location; it’s a memory you want to last indefinitely. It’s a subject many people don’t touch on when they examine a film like Blade Runner (1982), but director Ridley Scott’s film does place an emphasis on the importance of photographs and what they can mean to people. The film depicts photos as a gateway to nostalgia, the immortalization of important figures and how photographs can deceive their owners. When you hold onto a photography they are generally a preserved version of a past memory that is important or a time of happiness.
A photograph is more than just a simple image; it tells a story. A story beyond a particular moment in time, it holds secrets and memories. The eagerness to comprise a moment in the perfect shot seems to become an obsession for many. In Kim Edwards ' novel The Memory Keeper 's Daughter, Edwards uses photography as a motif which coincides with the novel 's idea of secrets. David Henry, the antagonist of the novel, becomes fascinated with photography after choosing to give away his daughter and compresses his guilt with photography.
The largest contributor to the problems plaguing the Eastman Kodak Company is its failure to predict, innovate, and establish market share in the imaging industry’s change to the digital sector. The success experienced by Kodak in the last 100 years was a direct result of their ability to adopt disruptive technology with regards to film sales and development to stay one step ahead of its competitors. Their refusal to do the same at the start of the digital age slashed any chance of major success down the road for the company. Table A1. SWOT Analysis.
"The photographic image is the object itself, the object freed from the conditions of time and space that govern it. No matter how fuzzy, distorted, or discolored, no matter how lacking, in documentary value the image may be, it shares, by virtue of the very process of its be- coming, the being of the model of which it is the reproduction; it is the model." "Photography does not create eternity, as art does, it embalms time, rescuing it simply from its proper corruption. The aesthetic qualities of photography are to be sought in its power to lay bare the realities."
Though countless ignoramuses argue that the superficial signs of age--wrinkles, haircuts, and sagging--represent the depth of change, these differences are only skin deep. Though we can only see the sisters appearance, it’s clear from the similar photos that their lives have contained little unique transformations. The endless monotony of the snapshots is mind numbing: the same black and white style, identical never-quite-smiling expressions, and carbon-copy physical
Moreover, when we look at any artistically drawn painting, picture and the like, we know it represents a separate realm or context from the one we are living at that moment and makes us feel like we are looking through some magic window or door that lets us travel in time and see what’s on the other side. Similarly, when we read an interesting novel, story, etc. or even watch a really good movie, we just get lost in our thoughts and imaginations that we seem to be temporarily living inside a fictional world of the ‘imagined identity’ or narrator. I also think the eyes and facial expressions of the people in paintings are important to give us a
Just as Sontag emphasises in her essay, photography is useful tool that captures the memories, defenses against anxiety, and brings familiarity. In additional, personally I also believe that photos can empower the world by sharing
CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 2.1 Introduction: This chapter would analysis photography under conceptual review as the main concept of this study, it would look at the history of photography, types of photography, and types of cameras available till date, followed by empirical review and lastly the theoretical framework would come at the end of this chapter. 2.2.1 History of photography The concept of photography was coined out of a Greek words “photo” meaning light and “graphy” meaning writing and when merged together the word means writing with light. Although different scholars proffered different definitions of photography, the concept, however still remains the same.