Photojournalism and Bias

 A.

Photo by: Ed Clark

B. In this photograph, I see a man playing the accordion while crying. The people in the background look upset as well. It seems as though they are at a funeral or some other sad event. The title suggests that someone is going home, likely referring to heaven. To me, this photo is beautiful. Everyone is coming together to honor and remember someone they care about. The man playing may be playing for the deceased. As someone who works in a nursing home, I attend a lot of funerals. It is always nice to see when someone plays music, especially if it is that person's favorite song. Unfortunately, I bet this photo sold a lot because it depicts bad news, and bad news tends to sell most. 

C. Black and white: This photo is black and white gives it a dreary saddened feeling. While the image was taken during a time when it could have been colored, keeping it black and white increases the impact it has on viewers. If it were to be more colorful, it would seem more happy and not give off the emotion the photographer is trying to give. 

Subject expression: The subject is clearly crying and mourning. The subject did not pose for this image to be taken. This subject's photo was taken in action while he was playing his accordion. 

Feeling the image creates: This image creates a sense of depression along with the subject. It makes me want to cry with him. My eyes are drawn immediately to the subject, questioning why he is crying and wanting to know the full story.

D. 

Photo by: Horst Faas

This image depicts the truth for me because it was taken in action. It was able to follow the guidelines of photojournalism. The photo depicts verbs; a group of non-criminals, hoping to make legitimate news interest. While I believe it is true, it is also of vital importance to look at the possible biases of the photojournalism itself. The idea of this photo being false must not be ruled out.

E. 

Photo by: Tony Corocher

This image depicts the untruth for me because the subject seems to be posed, ready for the image to be captured. The photo does not follow the photojournalism guidelines. The photo's main subject is not performing a verb. I believe this image would be considered under the "faked's interviews and stories" category. Photos play a key role in making fake news stories go viral, and I believe this was the photographer's intention. 

F. Ways of Knowing read. I know what I know because someone has taught me so. My parents taught me how to read. My teachers have taught me how to comprehend what I read on a deeper level. I know what I know through language and authority. A higher figure telling me so. Through reading, I can understand and feel what is being written and understand different points of view. With understanding and comprehension, I can empathize, sympathize, and understand pieces of works and writings through words without visuals needed. It can sometimes be more meaningful to me as a reader to visualize what is written rather than plainly seeing photos and videos. This is because I can put myself as the one who writes down their story or experience and imagine myself in their situation or life. 

G. Truth- Rule of thirds: The photographer avoided placing the subject in the middle/center of the frame. He instead placed the subject towards the right of the frame, or right (outer) third. However, I am not positive the man in the front in white is the main subject.

Keep it simple: There is a lot going on in this photo. The image is quite cluttered with many people in the background in the photo. It is hard to know who the subject is, or if all of them are.

Background detracts from composition: If the man in white in the front is supposed to be the subject, the background is very distracting from him. The large crowd pulls the attention off the subject and spreads it evenly across the entire photo. However, this may have been the photographer's goal; to fill the frame with people.

Not truth- Obvious main subject: The subject takes up the majority of the image. The subject takes up close to 2/3 of the photo. This makes it so there are no distractors, and your attention is drawn directly to her.

Use of shadows: Shadows in this photo were used to give the photo a sense of depth. Natural sunlight was used to give this image the shadows it has. It makes the photo seem more realistic and lively.

                  

Exposure time: The shutter time had to of been on at least a little bit. The photographer was able to clearly capture the man walking in the background of the photo. The use of a shutter was able to show that there is movement occurring in the background.