The Camera Talks

 

As a group we went around the school taking lots of photos using different angles, framing and distances to communicate meaning and different narratives. It was really interesting learning about how the way a photo is taken can have many connotations and are able to tell a story just from the angle or distance it was shot. Underneath each photo I used a hashtag to show the camera technique, the denotation of the photo and connotation. For example for our low angle image, the denotation was a man standing at the top of the stairs but the result of the angle, framing and distance of the photo it gave connotations of power to the man in an almost sinister way making the receiver feel more vulnerable and weak in comparison feeling like there is no escape and they are cornered creating an entire narrative just from one photo.

Now, I can take everything I have learned and transfer it to when I do my future media productions like my music magazine orĀ  my social media account. I will now consider the angle I take the photo as if I wanted to convey my artist as more powerful I now know I would use a lower angle. Moreover, I now know the key terms of different types of shots and framing which will help me in the future as I can now recognise why different media producer use those techniques and I will be able to decode the connotations which will help me design my music magazine.

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