Reactions Essays
200903450 French
Hyein Jin
Even though some people simply think taking pictures is just leaving memories, but still we found a variety of emotions from photography. There are bunch of photography dealing with same subjects, but they are always somehow different from each other. Here are photographs showing a group of children in common. The first one is "Village School" by Margaret Bourke-White. The second is "Children's Puppet Theatre, Paris 1963" taken by Alfred Eisenstadt. However, they are fundamentally different in terms of emotion and techniques while handling same subject.
Students are strictly organized in a row in "Village School". In this picture, we only see boys. They are sitting on the desk without smiling. It seems that they are waiting for something unpleasant. They look similar each other because their facial expressions are same at the same time. Their faces show the sense of discomfort filled the room. The light only rays strike on their face. Except some boys, they are wearing dark and same style clothes so that it takes the whole contrast up in the picture. This picture's high contrast maximizes the tension. Their postures, the periphery of the picture, their arrangement in a form of inverted triangle and the dramatic usage of the lightening build the uncomfortable and unwelcomed emotion in the picture.
In "Children's Puppet Theatre", each child's face is full of emotion. From their various facial expressions, we can see the excitement, feeling of expectancy and astonishment. Girls and boys are mixed together, and it seems they are watching something surprising now. Some girls are yelling, while the others are overwhelmed. There are some faces in the background, however, only the faces in front are deliberately emphasized. The main interest of the picture is a boy shouting loudly. Thanks to the wide range of emotion appeared in each face, this photography is lifelike.
In both pictures, a group of children are shown but the whole emotions they give are totally different. It is easy to guess that children in the first picture are facing something frightening. They are momentarily frozen. The techniques of lightening and contrast support the emotions running in this picture. In "Children's Puppet Theatre", everything is opposite from the picture of Margaret Bourke-White. The light is equally spread out over their faces and it stresses the vibrant emotion of the picture. While the first picture shows the group of boys in organized in row, the second picture captures natural motion and reaction of children.
Both photographs are displaying groups of children. The first one is restrained, while the second is liberal. Their usage of lightening, the center of main interest, and contrast adequately support the intention of photographer. "Village School" depicts the calmness and tension, and "Children's Puppet Theatre" drives out liveliness from children. It is very interesting to know how the techniques and intention of the photographer can diversify almost same subject.
To Hyein Jin From Jisu Song 201001709 Assignment Reaction Essay
ReplyDelete1. What I like about this piece of writing is that your essay is well organized and you analyzed the photos in detail.
2. Your main point seems to be your reaction to each of the two photographs and comparison between them.
3. These particular words or lines struck me as powerful: your last sentence “It is very interesting to know how the techniques and intention of the photographer can diversify almost same subject.” I think this sentence clearly shows your topic and sums up the two photos very well.
4. Some things aren’t clear to me. These lines or parts could be improved (meaning not clear, supporting points missing, order seems mixed up, writing not lively): in your last sentence of the first body paragraph, you wrote “Their postures, the periphery of the picture, their arrangement in a form of inverted triangle and the dramatic usage of the lightening build the uncomfortable and unwelcomed emotion in the picture.” I think in this sentence ‘the periphery of the picture’ can be seen as a parenthetical clause. I think you should separate it from others more clearly.
5. The one change you could make that would make the biggest improvement in this piece of writing is grammatical mistake. In your first sentence, you used ‘even though’ and ‘but’ at the same time. I think in this case omitting ‘but’ is right.
1. What I like about this piece of writing is that your essay is details about photo with good vocabularies.
ReplyDelete2. Your main point seems to be that though they display same subjects, there are many differences in those photos.
3. These particular words or lines struck me as powerful:
“It is very interesting to know how the techniques and intention of the photographer can diversify almost same subject.”
Personally, this sentence reveals some reflection of how you feel about those pictures.
4. Some things aren’t clear to me. These lines or parts could be improved (meaning not clear, supporting points missing, order seems mixed up, writing not lively):
“The light is equally spread out over their faces and it stresses the vibrant emotion of the picture.”
I think you may explain how the light works different in those photos.
5. The one change you could make that would make the biggest improvement in this piece of writing is using more complex structures.