My take on photojournalism

Photography could no longer be the same once the colored film came out. It allowed new advances in all views of the world from the colors that are shown. The color film provided photojournalists the ability to capture pictures in their realistic setting, which would be immensely better in perceiving the picture than capturing photos in only black and white.  Before digital cameras and all the high tech lenses, everything was black and white and because of this, photojournalists would have a tougher time capturing the mood of a photograph. If a photo has a really happy and uplifting mood, it is really hard for the photojournalist to depict that in his image if he only has black and white film. From people not being able to tell if it was a fall or spring from the color of the leaves on the trees in the background, or a clearer picture of what someone specifically looks like by their hair color, skin color, red blush from anger or embarrassment, none of this was told through bl...

  Image By Robert Giroux/Getty Images  Photo By Richard Drew Pictures everywhere have had a large impact on everyone's lives, due to them being able to capture moments when they are most wanting to be taken for significance. Everyday moments are captured and events are significant because these moments are captured by a photojournalist . In a TED talk on how photos can change the world the speaker says, “Images provoke reactions from people and those reactions to cause change to happen.” Change happening will always stir the emotions of one's around them.  9/11 could be reminded to everyone in one of the most influential time in US history. Due to the terrible hardship, New York Trade Center took capture of many men, women and loved ones being lost in the ones throughout the terrorist that hijacked two planes. Personally being a young kid at the time, it was very shocking and saddening hearing about family in distress about loved ones perishing in the act...

Photo Journalism is “ photographs created to be published in journals .” There are many different ways to view photojournalism, I view it as a way to capture significant times in history in one still, complete image. Unlike any other form of releasing news or specific information out to the public eye to see for their criticism to take over and control the topic with their opinions, many forms come through, video, sketches, broadcast, but none other like a photo of the exact moment in time an act was done to change history forever. Becoming familiar with the history of photojournalism because, in order to appreciate it, you need to understand how far it has come. In his video, Professor Nordell says, “ Photojournalism started with Mathew Brady’s photos from the civil war .” People used to have to go to an exhibit to admire the pictures, and now they are broadcasted all over the world for society to see.  Photo by: Mathew Brady Photojournalism provides enough information ...

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