Images and Words Essays

The power of the written word will always play a vital role in the field of journalism. However, in an effort to have a more emotional impact journalist need the use of visuals to really drive their point in. I think that today photos can be more persuasive than the written word. Photos allow journalists to capture a viewer that they otherwise would not have been able to reach. Thomas Nast was one of the first journalists to show the power that images can have. Nast used the power of visuals to expose

The do’s and don’ts of stock photography You already know that using your own images is the best way to visually portray your brand. But there are still times when you simply don’t have the photo you need. Then, you’ll need to head to a stock photography website to find the right image. Take a deep breath, though. Stock photography has come a long way. And with the right tips, you can find some dazzling images to market your business. And gasp! If you do it the correct way, your customers may not

and damaged credibility. Nowadays, the excessive use of Photoshop in the media causes viewers like me to become increasingly skeptical about the outlets that produce them. The influence of an image on viewers’ perception is stronger than that of words. John Long accentuated this statement when he said, “Words can tell us the facts, but photos hit us in the gut” (671). Unfortunately, it is difficult for the public to recognize how easily small factors contributed to a photo can severely influence their

is someone who takes pictures, typically on a camera, to record an event or capture a particular moment as a profession (Photographer). Because images are there when people are absent, photography is a way of keeping memories alive. Sir John F.W Herschel, in 1839, used the word photography for the first time. The word derived from the Greek words photo, meaning light, and graphein, meaning to draw. Photography is a

that I have taken and the connection I have to them. The images that I capture have a great importance to me as they greatly reflect my identity. Fully living life and cherishing each moment , including both the good and the bad, are key aspects that deliberate my values. I searched through all the photos that I am either in or have personally captured and formed some of them into collage that mimics a polaroid. A polaroid is an image or photograph that is instantly printed and cannot be manipulated

Images allowed me to visually acknowledge what the writer was talking about in their post with a picture. Without images I may have had a different perspective that may have been wrong, due to not having an image that went along with their post it. I think images help express visuals very well and sometimes words are not enough to explain a visual to its full extent. Without visualizations my perspective would have without a doubt been different in some way. I have had good experiences reading

artists to communicate and illustrate what is important to them, create emotions within the viewers in ways that words simply cannot and most importantly, preserve history. Not only does photography facilitate communication between cultures but it also has the power to influence public opinion through the presentation of emotionally provocative images. In Visual Communication: Images

The illustrator of this image is seriously brilliant, in the place they chose for each person inside and outside the vehicle. In this illustration, the artist's purpose is to inform the audience of the dangers of distracted driving and to make them think of both sides of the situation before picking up the phone while driving. The image is impactful, yet conveys the message that the illustrator is trying to get across. Life can stop in just a moment; Is the call worth your child's or someone else's

Umberto Eco states that an iconic image “no longer speaks of that single character or of those characters, but expresses concepts” (Wikipedia, (n.d)) I would have to agree with mass media and even more today with social media a photograph can have an impact larger than the subject or the photographer. The moment an image that has the potential to create an impactful visual expression. The public absorbs it more quickly than any words written or spoken. Eddie Adams Vietnamese prisoner being

software: distorted perceptions and damaged credibility. Nowadays, the excessive use of Photoshop in the media causes viewers like me to become increasingly skeptical about the outlets that produce them. The influence of an image on viewers’ perception is stronger than that of words. John Long accentuated

When the suffering of others is commercialized by photography Over the long history of art and the past few decades of photography, the use of pain in image making has been significantly prevalent. Dead and suffering bodies and devastated landscapes have been a trendy part of contemporary art projects and the art market. Beyond the art production, the pictures of the sufferers of natural disasters, hunger and starvation, chronic and pandemic diseases, genocide and massacre, civilian fatalities in

viewed by the observer and how the image is presented can leave the observer with multiple impressions. These impressions may leave the viewer with not only an impression of the individual portrayed in the painting or photograph, but also the society in which the image was produced. Mirzoeff touches upon how a self-portrait and a selfie are very similar. He uses the Webster dictionary definition of selfie and gives multiple examples of the context of the word. He uses the selfie as a juxtaposition

a photo is taken, how it is saved, and how it is edited. This is all due to the rise of image-based social networking sites, all made for the smartphone. The most popular phones being the newly released Samsung Galaxy S8 and iPhone X, both phones having built-in 12-megapixel cameras. Gone is the need for dark rooms as now everything is digitalised and all editing processes are in the palm of your hand. An image can be taken, edited and published simultaneously in a matter of minutes on one single

From the numerous photographic essays of great authors such as Teju Cole and W.J.T Mitchell, I kept in mind their common approach of basing my photographic essay on personal experience, while also giving an insight of the perception of others in times of facing pitfalls. In regards to the personal aspect of my photographic essay, I believed that it would be far more relatable to my audience, following the argument stated by Catherine Moore and Andrew Sullivan. Due to this, it would be most beneficial

the subject (focal distance. For example, an image with a shallow depth of field was taken with a wider aperture, longer focal length, and was closer to the subject, while a longer depth of field would have a narrow aperture, shorter focal length, and a longer distance between the camera’s lens and the

Giving life for a shot or getting the shot of a lifetime? Photojournalism life seen from different perspectives Press photographers document stories as they happen. Regarded as real and truthful, they convince the viewers to believe what they see. This essay considers the consequences and impact of photojournalism on those involved – the photographer as an eyewitness, the subject as a victim and the audience being the spectator of traumatic reality. To begin with, social objectives are the pivot

Visual Assignment Essay I chose to do my visual assignment essay on a classic print advertisement from Jeep for the Jeep “CJ” Model. At the very top of the ad, centered perfectly in the middle, read the words “JEEP CJ”, both in big letters and bolded, solely for catching one’s attention. Directly beneath it reads an overlapping slogan, that states “We build ‘em tough Because you play rough!” The ad depicts a young man and his dog, driving an orange Jeep CJ “Renegade Edition” descending a dirt

I am writing in response to Curtis Wilkie’s article “Words Triumph Over Images”. My first reactions to his comments about the TV, radio, and print media accounts of Hurricane Katrina were of complete shock. He not only implies that those forms of news source are basically useless compared to written words on newspaper, but states that “TV news had morphed into a mutant reality show”. In his article, Wilkie states that he had “given up on radio as a news source”. It is unfair for him to make up

Throughout her article “In Plato’s Cave,” Susan Sontag makes several claims regarding photography. Sontag guides her reader through the many benefits, flaws, and uses of photography. She even compares photography to the words of ancient philosopher in Plato’s infamous, “The Allegory of the Cave.” Throughout her writings, Sontag made it evident that photography is much more than visual stimuli produced for human pleasure; it is a way of interpreting the world, and can be used as a tool for one’s benefit

Through the technological advancement of digital photography new doors have open for photographers and their images. But also through these doors new questions have risen on whether or not manipulated photographs are ethically acceptable. People often view photography with the idea that a camera is a simple machine that is only capable of documenting the world exactly as it looks, forgetting about the person behind the camera who decides where to point it and when to press the button. The fact that