Well hello everyone! Okay, so this post was super easy and actually fun. We had to pick 5 different pictures of objects you could find in the home that deal with media. After that, we had to say why we chose the photo we did, so to keep things short in sweet I'm going to explain before you look. In general, i picked all the photos I did - one, out of limited supply and two because they were the most artistic photographs I could find. I absolutely love the "artsy" look a simple, mundane artifact can have just by setting. In the first photograph, you will see a telephone. It is not set in a crazy background, however, the color of the telephone gives it an "old timey" look and is extremely aesthetically pleasing to the eye. The next photograph was chosen due to the fact that it is completely out of place. I love when an artist takes an object and puts it in a different element. To me, it expresses how technology is really the sole focus of the present day rather than nature. Thirdly, we have a man holding a camera. To me, this was the most appealing photograph of a camera because it is not only showing a media device, but it is showing it in use. I love the double perspective. Next, there is a picture of a computer. At first it comes of as a photo of a kitten and that's why i choose this particularly one. It's all about what the doesn't focus on that I like to pick out. Therefore, I was thrilled to find a photograph that had the sole focus of the assignment displaced in the background. Last but not least, there is a simplistic picture of a radio. The fact that the radio is so old is the main point. I wanted to take us back to the time when a radio was so simple with no more than a few buttons. Simple is beautiful.
Another part of our lab was to describe a video that we found on archives. After typing in the word "photography", we were to find a video that we wanted to watch and then describe it. I went straight to the one with the title "FASHION" in it. I was so entertained by this video because it just brought out the uniqueness in the 1920s. In this video, there was a central narrative that described what the characters were doing. However, the main point was what the woman were wearing. I not only emphasized the trends of the "olden" days but the values it placed on society as well. It constantly brought in side talk to make the film run smoothly, and the main topic was what their men were doing and how they could please them. Like I said, I thoroughly enjoyed this short film as it went through the fashion of the women from stripped blouses, to shoes and hats. I actually learned a lot !
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