photo paper

Guidelines on the final paper:

We have been reading about and viewing examples of the way point of view affects photographic imagery. Understanding how subjectivity on the part of the photographer and/or editor alters the meaning of an image is an important skill in critical thinking. Consider this idea and the examples you have viewed then find two images on your own that demonstrate this phenomenon. The images should be of the same subject or event. One should be a more objective, unbiased point of view, while the other should be more bias and subjective.

These two images will be your topic for your essay. Spend the first page describing the two images then spend at least one page comparing and contrasting them. Discuss how the point of view in the more subjective image might influence the opinion on the viewer. Describe in detail what decisions the photographer and/or editor made that resulted in the image’s biases.  Be specific and use proof from the images. Lastly, describe what the photographer and/or editor would have to do to create an image from a more neutral point of view.

I want and expect your opinion, but you need to back up what you are asserting with specific references to the images. For instance, do not just say the image was shot form a low point of view. Explain what parts of the perspective of the image reveal the camera position. Include the two photographs you have chosen with your document.

Check list - don’t worry, I won’t count words or pages – below are just guidelines to help you write a solid paper:

1. Two photographs of the same subject/event (you can find this on the internet, periodicals, books, news, or take the images yourself.) = 5 points

a. One image showing an object viewpoint.

b. One image showing a subjective (bias) viewpoint.

2. Minimum 1 page describing the subject/event. If you don’t know how to describe an image, the easiest way is to start with the objects in the foreground follow by the background. The technical aspects such as lighting, mood, focus… Finally, interpret the aesthetics of the photograph = 5 points

3. Minimum 1page compare/contrast the two images = 10 points

4. Minimum 1 page discussing how the subjective viewpoint image might have been created/edited/used to influence the audience’s opinion(s) = 5 points

5. Describe how the photographer/editor could have done to establish a more neutral point of view = 5 points

6. Format = 3 points:

Font - Times New Roman font.

Size - 12.

Double space.

Minimum for the whole paper - 5 pages.

Please proofread your writing. Use grammar check and spell-check. Read your paper out loud and have it proof read by others. As always, do not represent the work of others in a way that it can be confused with your own. This means DO NOT cut and paste articles from the Internet and turn these in as your own paper. If you are quoting someone or referencing an article/book/interview, please cite the source.