When I first looked at these, I laughed out loud. What a fun night that looks like it was. You mentioned in class you were worried about the content of the photos, but that's precisely what I love about them so much. They have this incredibly real and raw feel to them, and it makes them very relatable. Did you warn the people at the party that you would be taking pictures or did you kind of just steal the moments when you saw something that would work? I also was curious about your arrangement, the last photo seems as if it would work well in place of the first... was there a reason you chose to order them in this way; are they chronological with the nights actual events? I particularly liked the fourth photo in your series- I think it brings a nice touch of fear to the overall theme :)
As a reader, I want more. I can sense that you desire to share vulnerability, but remain overly guarded. There is a poet in you that exists between the lines as if edited out as an afterthought. That poet neared the surface in your analysis of the mourning dog photo, but still, you held back. In your Why I write post, you said, “When I am angry or sad I write to express my emotions that I shouldn't say in certain moments so writing helps to calm me down.” As your reader, I want to see that vulnerability before you have been calmed down. Let it free, man, let it free.
For your photo essay, how can you convey an emotion in such a way that the reader will sense it as an emotion rather than just a definition type understanding (i.e. “When I am angry or sad…” “…this photo brings out the emotions I have…” )? In telling the story behind the images, how will you make your reader care about it? Are there going to be experiences that they have – most likely – had that you can draw from (i.e. everyone has most likely been cold and noticed things like thick breath, tense muscles from shivering, etc)?
When I first looked at these, I laughed out loud. What a fun night that looks like it was. You mentioned in class you were worried about the content of the photos, but that's precisely what I love about them so much. They have this incredibly real and raw feel to them, and it makes them very relatable. Did you warn the people at the party that you would be taking pictures or did you kind of just steal the moments when you saw something that would work? I also was curious about your arrangement, the last photo seems as if it would work well in place of the first... was there a reason you chose to order them in this way; are they chronological with the nights actual events?
ReplyDeleteI particularly liked the fourth photo in your series- I think it brings a nice touch of fear to the overall theme :)
As a reader, I want more. I can sense that you desire to share vulnerability, but remain overly guarded. There is a poet in you that exists between the lines as if edited out as an afterthought. That poet neared the surface in your analysis of the mourning dog photo, but still, you held back. In your Why I write post, you said, “When I am angry or sad I write to express my emotions that I shouldn't say in certain moments so writing helps to calm me down.” As your reader, I want to see that vulnerability before you have been calmed down. Let it free, man, let it free.
ReplyDeleteFor your photo essay, how can you convey an emotion in such a way that the reader will sense it as an emotion rather than just a definition type understanding (i.e. “When I am angry or sad…” “…this photo brings out the emotions I have…” )? In telling the story behind the images, how will you make your reader care about it? Are there going to be experiences that they have – most likely – had that you can draw from (i.e. everyone has most likely been cold and noticed things like thick breath, tense muscles from shivering, etc)?
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ReplyDeleteYou are not keeping up. 400-500 words posted to your blog with this much notice in the assignment should not be difficult to keep up with.
Kirk