Monday, 23 September 2013

Photojournalism - Part 1

Photojournalism - Explain what it is.
Taking photos for a news story. Used a lot in the war especially by the Russian's because most of the country were illiterate.
 
Henri Cartier Bresson -

Why is he famous?
He had the ability to be in the right place at the right time so took some very famous shots (e.g.a decisive moment).

Why is his work significant in Photojournalism?
He captured a lot of shots from the war. This led to people asking what the war achieved, other than bloodshed and destruction.


Find and upload to your blog some work of theirs.
 

What Camera/Technique did he use?
Leica camera (very advanced for the time).
He set up the shot and waited because he knew life would enter the shot at some point.

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