Responding to Technology Photos

By combining our understanding of 'AIMME' which helps us created good photos and 'TEEAC' which helps us write good paragraphs, we can write good paragraphs about good photos which will make us successful communicators both visually and in written responses.

Topic = Audience & Intention

Technology has been used to convey meaning in photography, such as from the modernist movement, and in my photograph, the the intention is to represent emotions, such as loneliness and emptiness.

Note: You have not been asked to consider audience for this particular project so you are not required to mention this. In the future, you will be required to do this.

Explanation & Evidence = Make, Method & Editing 

Loneliness and emptiness are represented in this image in a variety of ways. For example, to make the image, my subject is a building which has fallen in to disrepair. It shows signs of neglect and the absence of human presence. In the background is bright light and nature, creating a contrast between the idea of life and living outside and the emptiness and loneliness inside. The method to capture this was a high aperture as this allows audiences to identify what is in the background and a low shutter speed so that there is enough light inside while still giving it a dark and depressing vibe. Editing steps included using a colour filter to make the image black and white and increasing the contrast which contributes to the sombre mood and sense of conflict. 

Analysis 

This photo used the same techniques as a modernist photo because it utilised sharp focus, high contrast and black and white visual choices while conveying emotions even when capturing an empty space. To improve it, I would aim to try and communicate the same idea more abstractly, with more of an emphasis on shapes and less on space to try and challenge myself.

Conclusion 

Through the use of subject matter, camera choices and editing, this photo represents ideas of loneliness and isolation, using similar techniques to modernist photographers to create meaning.