Essays Tagged: "photographs"

Analysis of Nan Goldin's photography.

people who stray from the norm, and therefore shunned by society. To view part of her collection of photographs was a pleasure, and immediately two photographs seemed to be calling for my attention. T ... somewhat blocky candle holder in the color of blue on top of the cage.After having observed the two photographs for an extensive period of time I saw no other alternative but to use an analysis in the ...

(7 pages) 247 1 4.6 Feb/1997

Subjects: Art Essays

A Memorable Expierence In Photograpy, the works of Robert Capa

A Memorable Experience in PhotographyTo experience photography, one must have a certain style ofphotographs to really appreciate or admire. Photographs are picturesqueimages and views that really ... represented 3 categories:1. Images of battle.2. Images of the effects of war.3. Images of calamity(Photographs,Introduction).His work also had a swift understanding and sympathy for the peoplewho suf ...

(2 pages) 93 0 4.8 Oct/1995

Subjects: Art Essays

A creative piece of writing about an important experince in my life.

emember in detail pivotal events in my life. Kindergarten, my first day at primary school, all like photographs tattooed in my memory so I'll never forget, but they would all have been nothing without ...

(2 pages) 120 2 4.6 Aug/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

The essay is about the Cuban Missile Crisis.

ba. After taking numerous pictures of the area, the United States did their routine analyzes of the photographs. After months of suspicion of Russian nuclear weapons installation, it was proven that t ... apons installation, it was proven that the Soviet Union was installing nuclear weapons in Cuba. The photographs suggested that two types of missiles were being installed. "The first was medium-range b ...

(9 pages) 114 0 1.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The Impacts of Images: Photographic Languages.

ith distinctive meaning depending on the culture of the viewer. According to the semiotic approach, photographs can be considered a signifier, presenting a connotative meaning. As Graeme Turner explai ... is the mental concept referred to. Together they form the sign." (55) When applying this theory on photographs, the picture of snow is the signifier; its formation, a mental concept of snow and winte ...

(9 pages) 134 0 5.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

The History of the Poster This essay discusses the history of the poster and where it originated from. It talks about two posters in particular which have double meanings

, occasionally there is genuine poster art created solely for pleasure to look at. Most posters use photographs now rather than the traditional method.Around 1845 the mass production of posters came i ...

(4 pages) 72 1 4.7 Feb/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

What is QuickTime VR technology?

ser prepares visual material for QuickTime VR from a computer generated 3D artwork from a series of photographs. To use the photographs, the object must be photographed from different angles. QuickTim ...

(3 pages) 42 0 4.8 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Has Man Really Landed on the Moon?

moon.You must have heard of the saying, 'A picture says a thousand words'.So, let us start with the photographs and footage.There are two sources of light in the movies and the stills from the moon wh ...

(2 pages) 51 0 3.9 Feb/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy

American Photography

famous Victorians who could pay for such a privilege. Only in the 20th century did the goal behind photographs shift away from capturing a reallife moment to posing for the camera. Although photograp ... e have to hold still allowing the camera to capture an image.In slightly over a century and a half, photographs have gone from being precious objects that were passed from generation to generation to ...

(12 pages) 69 1 4.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

My Last Day At School

n" they cried and were very sad. They gave me gifts and threw a party for me in class; we took some photographs, and danced and enjoyed alot.My teacher asked me to write to her and send a photogrph ...

(1 pages) 143 7 1.9 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Three scenes on domestic violence in a small community.

consists of a low table and a few broken and mismatched chairs. The house has a few bright touches, photographs or paintings, but they are hanging crookedly from the walls and the rest of the house is ...

(6 pages) 44 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Isearch on the career of a photographer

lds of photography. Ever since I was young and received my first camera, I've always enjoyed taking photographs. It would be such an experience being able to gain access to big events where you need a ...

(5 pages) 98 0 4.8 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Design Arts

Dorthea Lange

a teacher, by her parent's request, Lange worked both being a secretary and occasionally restoring photographs at the local photography Due to an unhappy employee quitting before a job appointment, L ... d people to look past this. Lange proved herself again however, producing a book of her documentary photographs, which expressed her deep connection with her subject matter.Lange's next undertaking se ...

(5 pages) 83 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

The relationship between News and Ideology

ifferent Ideologies in different political environment.In Stuart Hall's "The determinations of news photographs", he perceive two levels of news value. The first one is the formal news value, which be ...

(3 pages) 52 0 4.3 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Entertainment in the 1920's

s were made regularly on Lambert's design, cars were becoming more popular and widespread everyday. Photographs, first used in the Civil War, were becoming more common and more advanced. With the adva ... A including basketball in 1891, and volleyball in 1895. With the help of newspapers, magazines, and photographs these two new sports were able to receive national recognition. Some people believe that ...

(4 pages) 49 0 4.3 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History

The reputation of anyone who is subjected to media scrutiny will eventually be diminished

ber and types of media outlets that are available today. Intense competition for the most revealing photographs and the latest information on a subject has turned even minor media events into so-calle ...

(3 pages) 35 0 4.0 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

How Home Networking Works

sShare a single Internet connection among all the computers in your homeAccess shared files such as photographs, MP3s, spreadsheets and documents on any computer in the housePlay games that allow mult ...

(17 pages) 207 1 3.6 Jun/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

A tour of Esfahan

ut this combination of different styles of architecture makes it unique in the world.We made enough photographs to give this mosque its own page, but we decided to keep it down to two pictures on this ...

(4 pages) 27 0 2.3 Jun/2004

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Cindy Sherman frames analysis

977's Untitled Film Stills series, is the main model and protagonist. Although, the majority of her photographs are pictures of her, these photographs are most definitely not self-portraits.Seldom con ...

(4 pages) 90 0 3.5 Jun/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Jacob Riis' "How the Other Half Lives"--Some opinions about the nature of the photograph for historical purposes.

Half Lives, chronicling the horrors of the slums. His logic being a book of writing, statistics and photographs would be better able to capture the emotion and the need for immediate attention he felt ... s helped to create laws for better housing, education, child labor and playground construction. His photographs captured the very worst of the New York slums and helped create a mandate for social ref ...

(3 pages) 80 1 5.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History