Exploratory Essay 500 words

SEEING AND WRITING EXPLORATORY ESSAY # 1

WRITE A FORMAL ESSAY USING THE FOLLOWING PROMPT: 500-750 WORDS – MLA STYLE OF FORMAT AND PARENTHETICAL AND WORKS CITED DOCUMATTION. 200 POINTS

1. When Welty observed that in her photographs, she tries to capture, “the moment in which people reveal themselves,” what assumption is she making about photography and spontaneity? Draft an analytical essay in which you defend or challenge the assertion that the subject’s awareness of the photographer precludes the possibility of capturing a spontaneous moment. Whichever side you argue, support your claims with evidence and anticipate—and rebut—the arguments of the other side.