Blog Post 7: Photography

Photography dates back to the early 1800’s when the development of chemical photography began. A French inventor by the name of Nicephore Niépce was the first ever to produce a photograph, with earlier help from his brother, who helped to come across the idea of photography. Nicephore Niépce was also the first person to fix a photo so it would not deteriorate as quickly. From then on, photography has constantly been used to capture special moments. It’s amazing how much progress has been made over years and years of work in developing and editing photographs.

I find photography to be a beautiful thing, and there is nothing more precious than being able to capture a moment, and treasure it forever. While I am no professional photographer, I love to captivate the feelings of life and the grace of nature. I believe there is neither a right nor wrong way in how a person may perceive this growing attraction. Whether we are simply snapping shots of friends and family, or setting out to find that one-of-a-kind picture, which most of us will search for on photobucket.

Photography has played a part in all of our lives in someway or another. This is the reason we are able to look back on our past and remember all the times, from entering this world, to our first date, to all the fun- filled times in college. I think that we take a lot of things unappreciatively in life, photography being one of them. We never really stop to enjoy the wonder that comes from simply looking at a photo, and imagining the possibilities. What is this picture telling us? What was the photographer thinking? From time to time I like to walk into those art galleries, which most people tend to pass, and just get lost. The world contains such beauty, and everyday we take it for granted. This is what photography can do for us; help us to remember.

Blog Post 6: Logos

In the video, “the red”, Pete Loeffler (the lead singer) starts off by walking into a dim hallway as he makes his way to the anger management session. He is soon approached by a lady, in the front of the room, asking him to come up to the stand. From here on, the video is portrayed by Pete’s “story”. This video seems to be viewed towards more of the troubled, and possibly middle to lower class croud. As you look at the different people in the video, you begin to notice that all of the attendants in the class are dressed and approached in a different manner than the lady calling everyone up to the stage. In a way, it portrays how the middle to upper class are not necessarily helping the others, but judging them in a sense.

The video is constructed in a way that gets the point across, if you’re here then you’re a freak. As seen though, the audience, clearly, does not appreciate the thought of even being judged, or compared to others in which society sees as “normal”. So is this video maybe an approach to how society creates social construction? Definitely. We have rules that we follow in life, rules that we have been taught since birth; those of us who decide that those rules are not for them, well, they become social outcasts.

The arrangement to this video lays down a great deal of importance in creating the proper structure. There is only one specific place in which the story is held, and which doesn’t confuse the audience. An anger management class is the most appropriate place for the video to occur. Not only do you begin to understand the lyrics more, but you start to see how they play together.

In the middle of the video, color really starts to take affect which also helps to put the pieces together of how this anger is happening. The beginning of the video is mostly a tone of neutral colors, but as time progresses we start to see a lot of flashing red. Just using color alone, really helps to incorporate ethos and pathos into the picture. Because color is such an important part of this song and video, it shows more than just a picture, but an entire process coming together. There is tone, feeling, emotion, language, reason, opinion, etc. where there should be.