Final project

 

a.      I don’t think my definition of photojournalism has changed much, because I had a good idea of what it was before. I do think my ideas on photojournalism have expanded more though in the way that I understand more now about the actual job itself, the dilemmas photojournalists sometimes face, and the experiences they have to go through. I think I see photojournalism now as a more life risking career and I know a lot more about the ethical issues photojournalist face, and the other types of things they have to do within the job. So, if anything my knowledge of what photojournalism was before has just expanded and furthered my thoughts and ideas that I believed more.

 

b.      I think my ideas were verified of why it was important to know the history of photojournalism. I don’t think my ideas have really changed much, I think it’s still important to know the history of a situation, or the reason or results from certain photographs. I have seen though from learning in this class just how important it is to the know the history of photojournalism, especially when you’re the one doing the job so you can learn from others mistakes. I’ve learned seeing the history of photojournalism can show certain strengths and struggles so you can learn from that in your own career. Also, to know the history of photographs and there meaning is essential in photojournalism, as I felt before as well. So, I think I’ve learned even more ways that the history of photojournalism can be very important, and different real life situations when it was.

 

c.       I think when we learned about truths and non-truths I had a big learning or “ah-ha” moment. This is because it expanded my thoughts a lot on what I saw a photo as truthful or not truthful, and what the definition really was for those two ideas. This topic opened my mind because I learned so many ways to view photos from my classmates, and other photojournalists. I now see truth and non-truth in photos so differently and in a way, I never thought about it before.

D. I think photographs do change the world, as I felt before but I got to see some great real life examples of when they actually have changed the world this semester. One picture that I just talked a lot about in my photojournalistprofile that changed the world in a lot of ways was the famous photo taken by Eddie Adams of a Vietnam war execution. This photo proved to “change the world”, because it changed so many different people’s thoughts and views based on just one photo. Many people after this photo viewed the war differently, Americans felt that that America should not be in a war like that, it worried and scared people so that photo changed a lot of peopled views and feelings ultimately changing the world.

Image source: https://afranklin5.wordpress.com/2014/03/01/grandfather-passes-love-of-cinema-to-granddaughter-by-sharing-story/

photo by: Eddie Adams

 

There have been many other photos I’ve seen, and learned about in this class as well that have changed the world, or a majority of people’s thoughts and opinions. Another one being a photo we learned about with the ethics of photojournalism. In this instance, there was a man who fell in front of a train and a photographer took a picture. Everyone felt it was wrong that saw the photo for someone to photograph a man as he was falling to his death, and the fact that nobody stopped to help him but had time to snap a photograph. This picture made it to the front page of the New York post, and caused an outrage. Many people felt it was ethically wrong in so many ways to do this, and changed their view on photography, the way they looked at photojournalists and probably the post in general.

Image source: http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2012/12/04/ny_post_subway_death_photo_of_ki_suk_han_why_r_umar_abbasi_s_image_disturbs.html

                                                                    Photo by: J. Bryan Lowder

 

 I think whenever a photograph has a big outcry or response to something changing a lot of people’s views it has ultimately changed the world in a way. Another photo that had a big impact on me was the picture in the course content talking about women in photojournalism with a women on the life magazine cover. This photo talks about “great men of stature making life what it is” not even acknowledging women at all was kind of a big deal article so this picture impacted me in that I was shocked people talked like this. Especially living in time as I do now, where gender inequality is a big deal. Especially since, as professor Nordell states “a women was the first person to take a picture for time magazine”  you’d think the magazine would point out both genders rolls.

 

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Photo by: John Nordell

 

 

I did my creative process based off a photojournalist/photographer named Ansel Adams. Adams main focus in his career, and what he is known for is his incredible still black and white photography that captures nature as it is. So based on this concept, I went out and took some nature, and outdoor photographs in black and white to try and capture some of his type of ideas in photographs. I tried to get some nature and landscape photography all in its natural setting. His ideas were to portray the world and nature as it is, without setting it up or fixing anything, which is what I tried to portray in my photographs, showing nature in their natural beauty with a twist of black and white.

 

Photo by: Jessica Callahan

With this image, I basically just tried to capture nature in its natural form without setting it up, or moving it in any sort of way to capture the leaves, and what everything looks like without setting it up.

 

Photo by: Jessica Callahan

With this photo, I did more of a close up of nature to show its fine detail again, showing what it looks like in its natural environment and showing its natural beauty by showing all of the plants details. And of course in black and white, to show Ansel Adams type of photography in my own way.

 

Photo by: Jessica Callahan

This photo I did a little bit of a close up again. I showed the flower close up to show all of its features without moving it or doing anything too special. Though, I thought this photo came out really cool because you can see the water droplets all over the flower from the past rainfall. And I like how it focuses in on the flower and blurred the background a little to show the natural beauty of the flower.

 

 

Photo by: Jessica Callahan

 

With this photo, I took even more of an Ansel Adams approach, by doing a full landscape shot. Most of his pictures were a lot like this doing less close up, and more showing the whole beauty of a place. Though my photo isn't in the middle of the snowy mountains or somewhere beautiful like that, I took the idea of showing a landscape in its naked beauty like he did within his photos.

 

 

 

Comparing the photos, I took in my creative experiential process with my different thoughts in my self-reflection immediately I realized how much deeper my understanding of photojournalism has become. Based on the pictures I took with experimenting to be like a certain photographer, I realize just how important the history of photography is and how important it is to know about it. Old photographers and photography styles inspire new types of photography or a new way of doing things. If we didn’t have old pictures or events to base things off of we wouldn’t be able to grow. As I did with this project, I looked at a photographers work and way of doing things and with a twist did my own version of his pictures. I realized with this project you need other photos and experiences to grow and make your own kinds of creativity. I also now see the definition of photojournalism better within this creative assignment as photojournalism is a way for you to portray your own message, and your own interpretation of events. With this assignment and the photos, I took I showed my own expression of nature the environment, and what I saw to be true natural nature pictures. Though they weren’t exactly the same types of photos as the photographer’s photos, they were how I felt about what he once did and my own interpretation which is what I see photojournalism to be about.

 

Some more things I learned about the history of photojournalism while viewing my classmate’s photojournalist profiles is how important photojournalism was through different past eras. Like for example the photojournalist Anja Niedringhaus  who worked during the war era and explains how important photojournalism was to get war coverage. This helps to understand how important photojournalism was in the past and how necessary it was during the wars, to get pictures and make the world aware of what was going on. And it was important to get brave strong women like her who could do it.

 

 

Image source: https://www.ap.org/press-releases/2014/photographer-anja-niedringhaus-killed-while-working-in-afghanistan-regional-correspondent-kathy-gannon-wounded

Photo by: Ap.org

Photo of Anja Niedringhaus.

 

 

 

Then there are people who worked in a later era, the post war era. This was just as important, if not more in the way that photojournalists of this time have to portray and show all the post-war issues, so there was a lot for them to report on. Hetherington states just how important by saying “Today’s conflicts demand experienced chroniclers to record a nuanced truth- and to counter the rampant distortion and propaganda of the Digital Age”. This helps us to understand how important photojournalism was in history in different eras. I also learned more about the cameras and technologies used and how they were essential, or not so important in different eras.

 

Image source: https://photothisandthat.co.uk/2011/04/21/devastating-loss/photographer-tim-hetherington-at-the-rebel-lurd-fronltine-hq-during-the-liberian-civil-war-this-photo-is-not-for-general-stock-sale-use-please-contact-office-before-use-a%C2%A9tim-a-hetherington-ph/

 

Photo by: Tim Hetherington, photo of Liberian civil war rebels.

 

Like for James Nachtwey , who used the SLR camera for his war film photography and says it allowed him to travel easily on foot, and get the photos he needed easily. Reading about his experiences with the SLR helped me to understand the camera more, and see what it was good for and how it was used best, like it was for him while taking war photos.

 

 

 

                       Image source: http://woodenkimonos.com/therealmurphy/tag/james-nachtwey/

Photo by: James Nachtwey.  War photo with the SLR Camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

photojournalist profile

 

 

 “Adams' close-up portraits and emphasis on intimate storytelling presented a new way to photograph war” -npr.com

 

Obvious main subject: In this photo Jerry Lewis’s face takes up pretty much the whole photo. His background and shirt are dark while his face is bright and colored which makes that stand out over everything. There is nothing else in the photo except his face so he is the obvious subject of the photo.

Subjects expression: In this picture his face looks pretty serious. It’s also interesting though, because half his face is painted like a clown. Clowns usually are something funny, or scary so for him to look relaxed and serious with that on his face is kind of strange. I do think though I get his expression more clearly from the side that isn’t painted because it’s easier to see. So maybe if his whole face was painted I would feel different about the expression he is trying to make.

Keep it simple: This photo is very simple. There is not a lot going on at all, the only thing is that half of his face is painted. Besides that, it’s a very plain background and plain colors. This really directs your attention to the one thing that is going on which is his painted face making it very simple picture.

 

 

Feeling the image create: This image created a range of different emotions I’d say. This picture shows pain, fear, and represents the war in general. In this picture the subject is in the midst of being shot and killed so that in itself created a whole mess of feelings. I think many underlying feelings emerge from this photo like fear, sadness, and even pain all in one photo, for not only what it is showing, but also what it is representing.

In or out of focus: This photo is out of focus for the most part, but it goes with the photo being shot. This photo is clearly an action shot and is catching a moment. The little bit that is out of focus in the picture goes with the image, and the moment it was shot in. It happened so fast and goes with the idea of the picture so it works.

Other work I’ve seen: I think in a way this reminds me of other war photos I’ve seen. Though, many war photos aren’t quite like this one of someone being shot execution style, in war photo we see a lot of death and pain like we do in this one. I think the representation of this photo is like what I see in a lot of other war or violence photos.

 

 

Background: I think this background in a way competes for attention with the women in the photo. I think both parts the skulls, and the women equally grab one’s attention. Though maybe the women, or maybe the background is supposed to be the main subject I don’t think the photo would be as unique, or is what it is without one of the two. Though at first, they may appear to “compete for attention” ultimately, I think they go hand and hand.

Black and white: This photo is in black and white, which a lot, if not most of Eddie Adams photos are taken in black and white. His style is a lot of black and white photos so it isn’t odd to these this picture in black and white. Along with that, I think the black and white goes along with the feel of the photo as it may not have this type of genuine, deep feeling as it does if it were in color.

 

Rule of thirds: This photo uses good rule of thirds with placing the women to the right. The skulls cover pretty much the whole space in the background so I think it was good to place her more to the right to get both aspects of the photo. This photo used rule of thirds well to show the two different aspects and themes it was trying too.

 

 

 

Depth of field: this photo shows a clear deep depth of field. The way they are lined up, and at an angle you can see how far the army expands. It clearly shows that there is a lot of men there so it depicts a truthful photo.

Use of lines: This photos is made of lines and that’s what makes it look so cool. The men are standing in a line, there outfits show clear lines going up and down. This photo uses lines to make it look creative and interesting.

Contrast: the contrast in the photo I’d say is somewhere in the middle of high and low. Though at first the contrast looks low, there isn’t a lot of bright colors or areas and the main subjects have rather low contrast, due to their dark colors and the photo overall isn’t that bright. Though the contrast from the men, to the back ground is higher showing the sky and their faces it grabs your attention to their faces. With the contrast being a little higher near their faces and the back ground behind there head making you focus on them.

 

Sources

 photos by: http://www.monroegallery.com/photographers/detail/id/811

http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/photography/articles/105916.aspx

 

Npr.com

 

 http://totallyhistory.com/eddie-adams/

 

 

http://famous-photographers.com/eddie-adams/

http://www.photoworkshop.com/photoworkshop/html/registered/workshop/interviews/eddie_adams/interview_adams.html

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

What motivates photojournalists?

 

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Photo by: Pinterest

 

 

Photo by : Tim Hetherington

Image Source: https://pro.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MAGO31_10_VForm&ERID=24KL53IWY0

Tim Hetherington was a British photojournalist who grew up in Liverpool, UK. and attended Patrick’s catholic primary school. Later attending stony hurt college and oxford in 1989. Shortly after graduation, his grandmother passed and he got 5,000 from her will. With the money, he spent the next two years travelling from India, to China, and Tibet. After this is when he realized he wanted to take pictures and explore for a living. later, he decided to go back to school to study photojournalism.  After this before he died he live in New York and was a photographer for vanity fair magazine. What inspired him the most to start photojournalism was his passion for travelling and learning about the world.  “His interest lies in creating diverse forms of visualcommunication.” He loved to communicate in interesting ways through photographs and that was his inspiration to become a photojournalist, and make other great works throughout his life. He died tragically while covering a civil war in Libya so you could say he died doing, and for the thing he loved most. United States Air Force combat photojournalist Stacy Pearsall has also been in the line of fire, and dangerous situations as well because of her photojournalistic career. She talks about her experiences in the veterans portrait project video about how she has sustained many injuries in her career while trying to get the shot. After one incident, the military said she couldn’t do photography anymore for them, but she continued to she says “for herself” outside of the military. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=87&v=J0yguEoqCgY Based on just two of the heroic people that go into battle field and put their life in danger just to get the picture, and to portray what is going on in the world, to the world. We see how much there want and motivation is to do this job, and how much they love this job with Hetherington, even dying for it, and Stacy who has come very close to as well.

 

Portrait:

 

Image source: http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/20/asia/hong-kong-photographer-maid/index.html
 

Photo by: CNN




 

 

Image source: http://petapixel.com/2015/01/23/filipino-domestic-worker-earns-prestigious-magnum-fellowship-photography/

 

Photo by: Xyza Cruz Bacani

Xyza Cruz Bacani, is a photo journalist from the phillipines. Her photojournalism journey started off with a camera bought with borrowed money. As stated by interaksyon.com, in the course content material, Xyza says her “passion for photography took off four years ago, when her employer -- whom shedescribes as a "great lady" -- lent her the money to buy her firstcamera, a Nikon D90.” she started off just enjoying to take pictures of simple things, like landscapes family members and just anything she saw really. Interakyson added, she said “When I had (the camera), I shot landscapes to flowers to (portraits of) my mom, and then I did street photography." Her motivations to become a photojournalist and take pictures seem to have sprouted just from interests in photography. It then kind of turned into a way for her to survive and make a life for herself when she decided to leave her job as a maid in Hong Kong, and make it a living. Now her motivations have changed a little, with her work becoming more and more noticed, she says she wants to do documentary photography to try to draw attention to abuses. Interakyson.com added, Xyza says “That's what I want my photography to do, to be able to help people...to me photography is a very powerful tool to change someone's perspective toward an issue." And now her hard work may be starting to pay off. "She recently has been selected as one of the seven Human rights fellows by the Magnum foundation to spend six weeks at New York’s university, Tisch School of the Arts. A very honorable fellowship," they will give her the skills to pursue documentary type photographs in her home country, as stated by CNN.

 

Steven McCurry

 

Image source: http://www.phaidon.com/agenda/photography/articles/2015/july/10/steve-mccurrys-advice-for-young-creatives-2/

Photo by Phaidon.com

 

Image source: http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/23/world/steve-mccurry-afghan-girl-photo/index.html

Photo by: Steven McCurry

Steven McCurry is a photojournalist who is known best for his remarkable color photography. 121clicks.com, states that Steve was born in Philadelphia, and graduated from the College of Arts and Architecture at the Pennsylvania State University. Originally he had wanted to do documentary films, until he got a taste of still photography working for the college newspaper, and enjoyed it. So, instead when he graduated he worked at a newspaper for three years doing photography.This is when he decided to pursue this passion and travel to India to do some freelance photography. He said to national Geographic that “It was in India that helearned to watch and wait on life.” Saying that, "If you wait," herealized, "people will forget your camera and the soul will drift up intoview." “His career was launched when, disguised in native garb, he crossed the Pakistan border into rebel-controlled Afghanistan just before the Russian invasion.” National Geographic adds.  He went in with rolls of film, that later were published around the world as the first to show the conflict going on there. After this he was noticed in magazines everywhere for capturing such photos that nobody else could get. As professor Nordell states about his own motivation, “Seeing my name published next to one of my images never gets old! Giving voice to the underdog motivates me. The chance to meet new people motivates me.  Making money by selling my images motivates me.” Similar to McCurry’s motivations, like Success which motivated him to keep going, and travel more places to get photos like this. And he did, his most famous known photo now is his Photo called “Afghan girl” which is now a famous photo recognized everywhere all around the world. His successes motivated him more to keep going, Steve has said about what motivates him is his love to travel and explore the world. He's said on his website, SteveMcCurry.com “My life is shaped by the urgent need to wander and observe, and my camera is my passport.”
 

 A lot of these photojournalists motivations are very similar to my motivations. I think for most people what drives them and what makes them want to accomplish something is if they have a real passion for it. I think passion and want is what drives people the most which is a motivation I put on my map, and is also the main reason these three photojournalists have gotten where they have in their careers, and done and seen the things they have. Though everyone’s wants and passions may be different, as these photojournalists are different from mine, and from eachother’s as I outlined in my map, having determination and passion for something will always help motivate people. Another thing I put in my map which I think is a big part of motivation and inspiration is positive reinforcement and self-esteem. Once I see myself do good at something I’m trying to accomplish it makes me want to keep going. If I am getting help and praise from others for what I’m doing, or start to see a positive outcome and success it always makes it that much more motivating to keep going. I think that is also true for these photojournalists. Once they saw themselves accomplish something small, or say there first photjournalistic project it makes them want to keep going. For example Xyza Cruz Bacani’s first photojournalistic pictures were just of people walking down the street or simple things like that. Once she got positive responses for those photos, it made her want to continue and keep working harder and do even more. Previous successes and love for something always motivates people more I think as it has for me, and for these three photojournalists as well.

my motivations map:

Since my map goes in a circle it may be a little difficult to read, this is what it says.

Determination

Love

Passion

A purpose/reason

Past experiences and successes

Positive reinforcement

Rewards

Confidence

Want

Self-esteem

Cause

 

 

 

Photojournalism and Bias

 

Subjects expression:

The soldier looks very emotional as do the people around him. You can tell this guy is feeling a lot of emotion and is very sad by his facial expression, and is looking up to the sky like for help. You can tell by the look on his face how deeply he is feeling whatever has happened, and from the people around him. There expression also looks very unhappy or even focused on the guy and sad.

Black and white:

This photo being in black and white makes you feel the emotion more within it. I think in color you could still feel the emotion, but the black and white makes it feel more real. I think the black and white also helps to explain the times it was taken in, and what life was like then. 

Abstraction:

This photo is representational with all the emotion and feeling it shows. Meanings emerge in this photo just based on the subject’s facial expressions. You can tell the man and the people in the background seem angry or upset so that is the meaning that emerges for me. It makes you feel how there feeling because of the strong emotion shown and makes it come to life.

 

 

 

 

 

I think this photo shows so much emotion. It looks sad like maybe he is playing his music for a sad event that had just happened. But it also looks like he is playing with so much soul. Like he is playing his music for a cause, and with a purpose. It doesn’t look relaxed and casual but like he is more into it than that. The people in the back also don’t look happy but also not quite sad either. They look a little more concerned or focused more emotionless then the man, the main subject of the photo. I think the people in the background are like this because they are very focused on him or the situation at hand it  just feels like a very emotional photo. This photos emotion is a lot Like that of the feminist photo Bettye Lane: A Feminist Photojournalist’s Arresting Images,because they both portray a meaning. Though the feminist photo is a little clearer, holding a sign and marching down a street its clear there asking for equal right for women. Though the Going Home picture isn’t clear as to what exactly there doing, at least not to me, but you can feel the emotion in the strong facial expression and body movements. This goes to show images can portray things in so many different ways, and everyone can see a picture so differently.

 

 

Image source: http://www.ecstudents.net/14springb3f/thuang/issue.html

Photo by: ecstudents

 

                                                                            Texture:

 

 This photo shows a lot of texture. It shows wetness from the water where the kids are standing. And there is texture with the kids and their bodies because there coming out of the water. It helps make the picture more detailed, and feel more real and 3D even seeing the ripples in the water adds to the texture and reality.

                                                           Feelings the Image Created:

 

 The image created a feeling of sadness sort of because it looks like kids are working. Usually children this age you see out having fun but instead they appear hard at work. Also, the two boys looking at the camera don look mad, but more serious so it gives a feeling of seriousness to the image that you usually don’t see in children. Which makes this photo kind of depressing.

                                                                 Quality of Light: 

 

I like the quality of light in this photo because it works well to compliment the kids. Since its outside, I’m assuming its natural light which makes it even more authentic. The light looks like it shines maybe coming from behind the camera towards the kids, or from up above. This makes the background darker, and where the kids are lighter bringing your attention more to them and not what’s behind them.

 

This photo represents truth because it appears to be showing African kids in their real environment. I think it hard to tell if any photo is telling the truth because anyone can stage anything. Also, everyone has a different opinion of what a “real’ photograph is.  As the video “I want to live” with Shahidulalam says, “there is an assumption that there is only one truth, or onlyone at of looking at things… a story has many truths and many levels.” I agree with this idea; one person can look at a photo and see it as untruthful and another look at it and see the truth. It’s all about perception and how someone looks at a photo which is based on their life, and their experiences. To me a real photo is one that is unedited or not photo shopped. I think a photo that has any type of photo shopping is the most fake kind of photo there is. I also think a photo is truth if the feelings or vision portrayed from it are what’s actually going on. The way these children in this photo are dressed, and where there playing is really how it usually is for them. That looks like somewhere they could possibly be around a lot and to me it portrays truth. That’s as truthful as a photo can get. And as Nordell says, in his Photojournalism and bias-part 1 video, “your Truth and bias can change over time.” I think that’s true as well, and the two really go hand in hand, truth and bias. What you see as truth can always change like he says too because as you grow and your life changes, everyone starts to see things differently. With that being said, as you grow and see, and realize more when looking at photos for truth or not truth is always changing, as are your thoughts and feelings on truth. Language and authority is what made me feel like this image is real. From learning in classes, and seeing things in life is what has made me able to realize what it is like in Africa, and what they go through. This gives me previous knowledge on children like these where I have some insight to determine if the image is real or fake. If I never had seen anything from Africa or learned about it, I wouldn’t be able to determine at all if this is how they really lived, or looked like to determine if it could be truthful.

Image source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2981273/Ultra-orthodox-Jewish-children-dress-clowns-cuddly-bears-scarecrows-celebrate-traditional-festival-Purim.html

Photo by: Dailymail.com

 

In Focus:

This photo is very much in focus. You can see the colors and details very clearly. And even though his face isn't that close, you can see his facial features in focus as well. The background is a little more out of focus then the subject, but it is still clear. and the background being less clear, brings more attention to the subject being more in focus.

Obvious Main Subject:

This image shows an obvious man subject because the boy takes up pretty much the whole shot. Also, because he is wearing a bright color compared to the background it makes him stand out more. And since he is in more focus you can easily tell right away he is the clear main subject.

Keep it Simple:

This photo is very simple because there isn't a lot going on. What makes it simple is that it is not cluttered with a lot of different things to look at. The subject is really the only thing that grabs your attention making it very simple and clear.

I think a photo being not the truth is a photo that portrays anything not real or that is fake. I think this photo is unreal because it appears to be a boy dressed up as something he is not. He is dressed up as like an old king of some sort and appears to be costume which I think makes it untruthful because it’s not portraying who he really is. Other things that make an untruthful photo are things like Photoshopping in many cases like I said, or taking a picture in a way that looks different than reality I think makes it not real. like Nordell’s post; photojournalismand bias part too shows a good example of not showing the whole picture. First he presents a photo of a crowd that shows depth of field all the way back to the tree so you can see how many people are there. Then it shows a second photo close-up of just a couple people. The close-up can in a way be “not real” because if people just saw that photo and weren’t there it would look like there wasn’t a lot of people, which wasn’t the reality. It can be little things like this that changes the viewer’s perception which then makes the photo look unreal. Another photo that shows this type of thing is in the article called The Rules of Photojournalism are Keeping us From the Truth. It talks about images not portraying the truth, even when they look like the truth. It goes on to say “Amplified technique threatens to dominate the image, and it will lead to picturesque gluttony.” This is referring to how overused technique, or photo editing can take way from the photo. Sometimes making it not present the whole truth, as it does in a couple of photos in this post. Like the photography from the Orange Revolution, shown is bad because It doesn’t portray what the revolution was actually like in the photo shown. With this being said though, I think it’s not always a photographer not trying to show realty or trying to show a fake photo but sometimes, like these cases I think the photographer may not even realize what there presenting in not the truth. It’s really how people view it weather its truth or not to them. With this image, I used logic and reason to perceive it as not true. I know that this is a young Jewish boy and using my own logic and reasoning I know he typically doesn’t dress like that because I know what they typically wear. In this photo is looks like he is dressing up as someone like a king or something from ancient times. I know this based on what I previously have learned and know that it looks like a costume. Making this photo of a boy dressing up is portraying an untruthful photo. And I would probably not know this was untrue without my logic and reasoning.