Assignment #1 - Discovering "Your" Type of Photography?
Photography (image writing) allows the photographers to capture a moment in time. What are these moments in time? What stories do they tell?
Your job is to answer the following question:
What is “My” Type of Photography?
What is “My” Type of Photography?
To help you in this assignment take time to explore the world of photography online. You may wish to use the following:
As you are exploring take note of the photographs that grab your attention, that evoke a feeling, that make you stop and take a closer look.
After taking some time to look at a variety of photographic images online, you will select one photograph that you are drawn to and that represents your “type” of photography. This image will be printed off and included in your writing.
- Google Images search for “photography”: use descriptors to help narrow the search to subjects you are interested in
- National Geographic: http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/traveler-magazine/photo-contest/2013
- Globe and Mail: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/multimedia/camera-club/in-photos/
- A Day in the World: http://www.aday.org/explore-photos
As you are exploring take note of the photographs that grab your attention, that evoke a feeling, that make you stop and take a closer look.
- Do they have anything in common?
- Are you drawn to one type of photograph over another?
After taking some time to look at a variety of photographic images online, you will select one photograph that you are drawn to and that represents your “type” of photography. This image will be printed off and included in your writing.
- Please give reference to where it came from. (For now you can copy and paste the URL under the image). If you wish to properly reference the image use the following guidelines:
- Marsh, D. (Photographer). (2013, March 21). Freight shed. [Digital image]. Retrieved from http://daliceswords.blogspot.ca/2013/06/motion-buzz-downtown.html
- This is not an English class; it is not required to be formal writing. It is a personal piece that shows your own thoughts. Basic grammar and writing skills are still expected.