Press photography
USA. NYC. 9/23/2001. Outside the Prayer for America ceremony at Yankee Stadium.
Photo by: Bruce Gilden
Website : Magnum Photos
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SOUTH VIETNAM. Tien Giang. Near My Tho. A bunker inside a peasant hut to be used as shelter in case of incoming artillery fire. The area is controlled by the Vietcongs (Communist guerrilla).
Photo by: Abbas
Website: Magnum Photos
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Art photography
Photo by: Daryl Benson
Website: Photography.ca
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Photo By: Phil Borges
Website: Photography.ca
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Compare and Contrast
Press photography and Art photography are similar and different in many ways. From the photos I selected, I can see many similarities. They all are monochrome or really de-saturated. The two press photographs are of situations or topics that are not really pleasant, so the black and white was picked to help express the sadness of the situation in these photos. The art photographs seem to express the same kind of mood, therefore monochrome seemed like the right choice. Children are present and seem to be the main focus of these photos with the exception of one. The mood is already be established with the colour scheme and I feel that focusing on children really brings that mood out even more, children have a innocent aura to them and when they are place in photographs they seem to more easily and more effectively express the feeling the photographer wanted. Location is also important and it seems like in all these photographs the photographer carefully chose the setting. The setting helps to not only to establish the mood, but also in telling the story that the photographer is trying to tell. Even with all these similarities there are also some differences. The press photographs have more people in them, while the art photographs seem to be focused on one or two. This may be because the press photos are taken in the moment and the number of people that appear in the photos were uncontrollable or it could be because these press photos are mainly about telling a story, and not just one persons story but a story of a situation at affected many people's lives, and the art photos are more about expression and emotion. In my opinion it is easier to express an emotion more strongly when its more focus so the eye won't drift around to much. The art photos also seem more touched up and edited this to exaggerate the photo to help the photographer express their vision even more so than they already have, and to make it even more appealing to the eye. The press photos aren't edited to help preserve the authenticity and realism and to avoid bias. So even with all the similarities and differences press photographer and art photographers are able use one medium to do two different things and the outcome is undoubtedly stunning.
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